Biopolymers

Barley plastic, compostable facemasks from corn, PLA’s good news, bioplastics cups in the swim, presidential biopolymer benches, a bio-economy boom.

Packaging

The newly formed Responsible Recycling Alliance says bills would roll back state’s environmental gains and kill jobs.

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

The screw is at the core of the extrusion process. This article summarizes how it works and details the importance of length-to-diameter ratio, channel depth, flight width, and other parameters.

Materials

Plastics market reports for PET, cosmetic packaging, thermoform packaging, thin-wall packaging, polyethylene furanoate (PEF), functional films, and more are featured in this slideshow.

Medical

Here’s a glimpse of the micro-molding capabilities exhibitor Accumold showcased at the event.