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

Korea-Germany Materials Center founded to promote research on lightweight applications

Company consortium begins Germany-based study / Sheet moulding compounds in lightweight production

German collaboration EPC offers solution for HBCD problem in recycling / "CreaSolv"-based technology is ready for use

EUR 7.7m EU funding for research into antimicrobial surfaces for use in food packaging / Active polymer films based on natural halloysite nanotubes

“HyperBioCoat” project is established / Improved barrier properties for bio-based packaging

Aimplas collaboration with Ainia on “Sostpack” research project / Aim to improve properties for use in food packaging