Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...

The "High-density Polyethylene Global Market Report by Feedstock, Application, Manufacturing Process, Countries and Company ...

Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...

When it comes to boat construction, all sorts of materials can take part in the assembly. Bigger vessels need heavy-duty structures to last, but even materials like polyethylene can make an excellent ...

Researchers develop a one-pot, low temperature catalytic method to turn polyethylene polymers into alkylaromatic molecules. When we started using plastics about 70 years ago, not much thought -- if ...

Around one-third of all plastics produced contain polyethylene, a lightweight, durable thermoplastic with a global value of $200 billion per year. Such plastics are cheap and easy to produce.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The polyethylene market is expected to grow by USD 39.96 billion during 2020-2024. The report also provides the market impact and new opportunities created due to the COVID-19 ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has imposed an import ban on ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on the world’s plastic consumption and lack of effective recycling. In an ...

Plastics normally bound for the landfill are getting a new life from California startup Novoloop. The company upcycles polyethylene, a plastic that’s widely used but rarely recycled. With $11 million ...

Polyethylene plastics—in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape—are notoriously hard to recycle. They're sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they're recycled at all, ...

Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a way to break down the polymer - ...