DOE Grant Supports Sustainable Rubber Synthesis
Bridgestone Americas has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to...
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Aug 221 min read
Mitsubishi Chemical Investigates End-of-life-tire Conversion to Carbon Black
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) has launched a study chemically recycle of end-of-life tires (ELTs) by utilizing the coke ovens at...
Feb 52 min read
Microparticles From Road Tires are “High Concern” Pollutants, Research Shows
The word is starting to get out. Plastic microparticles released into the environment from common road tires should be treated as a “high...
Jan 162 min read
Plastics added $250 billion to U.S. health costs in 2018?
In 2018 global plastics production was valued at $712 billion according to Statistica. Let's conservatively assume that the U.S....
Aug 16, 20234 min read
T-PLAS to Make Strong Comeback in Bangkok, Thailand This September
Hot topics include Recycling Solutions Zone and Circular Economy Conference T-PLAS, the International Trade Fair for the Plastics and...
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Nanofiber Reinforces Rubber Tires, Hoses, Belts
Teijin Frontier has developed an eco-friendly staple polyester nanofiber that offers excellent performance to reinforce rubber uses in...
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Plastics is the new coal? Really?
An interesting report from Beyond Plastics appeared on our computer screens recently espousing plastics as the new coal in terms of...
Sep 20, 20212 min read
Korea is really going green
The spate of green-tinged announcements from South Korea's petrochemical sector continues. Following on from its rebranding, SK Geo...
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