VistaTek creates manufacturing company for specialty line to manufacture plates, bowls and other items from plant-based plastics. At major league ballparks across the country, teams are increasingly ...
Although plant-based polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastic is acclaimed for its biodegradability, it can take quite a long time to degrade if the conditions aren't quite right. Bearing this fact in mind, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Researchers from Washington State University have developed a new way to convert rarely recycled plastic waste into a sturdy 3D printing material, the school announced.
Peak heat resistance of up to 120°C (HDT B) is now achievable with high-performance grades of polylactic acid (PLA) resin from bioresin manufacturer Purac (Lincolnshire, IL). Target applications ...
Developing efficient strategies for the conversion and recycling of polylactic acid (PLA) has gained significant attention in recent years. Literature studies have reported photoreforming strategies ...
After months of historically high prices, some North American polymer prices are starting to fall. In this month's Polymer Points Live, Frank Esposito talks about some of the factors that are driving ...
Larry West is an award-winning environmental journalist and writer. He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. Polylactic acid (PLA), a plastic substitute made from fermented plant ...
Dublin, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Polylactic Acid Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2020-2030F" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...
Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million ...
At its Autoeuropa factory in Portugal, where it assembles 100,000 cars a year, Volkswagen has deployed a fleet of desktop three-dimensional printers made by the Dutch firm Ultimaker. Last year, the ...
The company’s polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastic compound line now includes impact modified grades for select semidurable and durable applications. The company’s polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastic ...
In early 2000, the Cargill Dow joint venture announced that it would build a 300 million-lb-per-year plant in Blair, Neb., making polylactic acid (PLA). The product was going to be the first commodity ...