Spanish centre launches R&D projects on bio-based packaging and recycling composite materials

Scientists from German Helmholtz research centre discover bacteria that eats polyurethane waste

Antibacterial polypropylene film being developed for hospital use / Project funded by EU “Horizon 2020”

New process for precursor adipic acid / Greening of polyamide chain

Food-grade films with chitosan barrier layer

Vision to revolutionise 3D printing filament in terms of material and quality / Recycled plastics to be used for the filament

Industry calls on EU council for bigger research budget / Planning starts on programme's first four years

Strategies to reduce carbon footprint of polymers / California study examines scenarios to make the industry more sustainable

Singapore scientists convert PET waste into aerogels / Customisable surface treatments

EU establishes "polynSPIRE" project / Four-year programme comprises 22 partners with funding of nearly EUR 10m

Finnish project to develop small, mobile factory to remove marine plastic waste / VTT unit to contain plastic-eating microbes / Plan for pilot unit in Baltic Sea in 2021

Quantifying a biopolymer's degradation in soil / Microbes convert PBAT into biomass and carbon dioxide / Implications for agricultural films

Catalyst partnership with German institute / Steps toward chemical recycling

Consortium formed to develop compostable materials for single-use plastics

Scientists in Singapore develop eco-friendly route to ethylene / Artificial photosynthesis system