A UMD professor is working to make drainage infrastructure more sustainable by using recycled plastics in pipes.

How did plastic become so ubiquitous? The answer lies deep beneath the surface of the earth. In her new book Plastic Inc., ...

While plastics are very useful on their own, they can be much stronger when reinforced and mixed with a range of fibers. Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which are commonly ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / For decades, the economics of plastics have been deceptively simple: ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a method to convert a commonly discarded ...

Compleximers”—materials that can be molded like window glass but that resist impacts like plastic does—shouldn’t exist, ...

Leaders push for policies to boost US manufacturing, recycling, and fair trade at the Plastics Industry Fly-In ...

Freight rates jump up to 10x, polymer prices rise 60%, while supply disruptions and supply chain delays strain MSMEs and the ...

Two chemicals commonly used to make plastics more flexible are connected to newborn deaths and premature births, according to ...

New Tech Plastics, a Miami County-based company specializing in custom flexible plastic packaging, is expanding its operations in Piqua. This move is expected to create 30 new jobs, marking a ...