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UK Unveils Plans for Plastics Research and Innovation Hub

May 11, 2018

The UK Government has confirmed plans to bring together businesses and research bodies from across the world to help tackle scourge of plastic in seas and oceans. The UK is already working with the governments of Canada, India, and ...

Tags: Innovation Hub, Plastics Research

Microplastic Ocean Pollution, in Varying Concentrations, Everywhere in The World

Jan 6, 2015

Six years ago, the 5 Gyres Institute formed to answer a question the world had put in its too hard box. Marcus Eriksen, PhD, director of research for the 5 Gyres Institute, explained, “The 5 Gyres Institute’s work began six ...

Tags: Plastic, Oceans, Packaging

Using Tomato Fiber for Making Bio-Plastic Auto Parts Is Heinz

Jun 12, 2014

Automotive manufacturer Ford Motor has partnered with the US-based HJ Heinz Food Company to research if the tomato fiber can be used to develop a more sustainable bio-plastic material for vehicles. With the collaboration, the automaker ...

Tags: Vehicle, Auto Parts

Berry Plastics Group has launched recyclable thermal management packaging technology

Sep 25, 2013

Berry Plastics Group has launched the new recyclable thermal management packaging technology Versalite in the form of to-go-cups. Berry Plastics chairman and CEO Jon Rich said, "The Versalite cup creates the solution consumers have been ...

Tags: Berry Plastics, Packaging Technology

The Clothing Worn by Doctors Plays An Important Role in Breaking Infection Chains

Mar 19, 2013

The clothing worn by doctors and nursing staff plays an important role in breaking infection chains in healthcare systems. This has been shown in a study carried out in a hospital in Jerusalem (Israel) which examined the germ contamination ...

Tags: surgical gowns, staff apparel, clothing

Dow Europe GmbH Has Introduced Improved Lab-Scale Equipment Providing Formulation

Apr 26, 2012

Dow Europe GmbH has introduced improved lab-scale equipment providing formulation and testing capabilities at the Performance Plastics Innovation Centre at its European headquarters in Horgen, Switzerland. Dow adds that this comes as a ...

Tags: market view, lab-scale equipment, membrane

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