Composites specialist Permali has won UK Government funding to develop a lightweight composite solution that will allow existing diesel-powered buses to be retrofitted with zero-emission hydrogen powertrains.

This week's print issue of our sister publication Plastics News is devoted to one subject: The "Rapid Responders" of the plastics industry around the world who stepped up to fill the supply chain as the coronavirus pandemic spread globally.

European thermoforming packaging specialists Waddington Europe, a division of Novolex, has launched of two food packaging material options made of 100% recycled plastic that are also 100% recyclable.  

The Ocean Cleanup, an organisation founded by Dutch inventor Boyan Slat in 2013,  is on a mission to rid the oceans of plastic waste.

VinylPlus, the European PVC’s voluntary sustainable development initiative, announced at the recent, successful virtual edition of its annual VinylPlus Sustainability Forum its plans to develop a new 2030 sustainability programme that will continue to build on the achievements of the past ten years

Plastics may well be called a modern marvel, bringing untold benefits to society and saving lives. At the same time, they have become a modern scourge, polluting the environment and forming a health hazard to man and beast.

A leading manufacturer of HDPE and PVC pipes in Israel, Palad HY, has invested in a new solEX NG 75-40 from Bad Oeynhausen, Germany-based battenfeld-cincinnati.

Schwarz Group, Europe’s largest retail store operator has embarked on a pilot project for the use of transparent film bags made from certified circular polyethylene (PE) in vegetable packaging.

A group of Nordic nations kicked off a campaign Oct. 19 for a global treaty to regulate plastics, comparing it to efforts to build international agreements around climate change, biodiversity and toxic chemicals.

Materials firm Americas Styrenics LLC (AmSty) has set a goal of 25 percent recycled content in all foodservice and food packaging applications by 2030.