These are topsy-turvy times for the nascent textile recycling industry. The clothing behemoth H&M Group has cofounded a textile recycling firm that promises to become a huge global producer just as ...

This project builds on the partnership between NEXTCHEM and Röhm, one of the world's leading manufacturers in the field of ...

A combined team of chemical and biomolecular engineers from the University of Delaware, and the Center for Plastics Innovation, both in the U.S., has developed a way to chemically separate fibers in ...

Before we bade farewell to 2023, I wrote a Forbes Technology Council article diving into the impact of chemistry on sustainability and sharing my two cents on several considerations and opportunities ...

A report by the advocacy groups Beyond Plastics and International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) says chemical recycling of plastics creates large amounts of toxic waste, contributes to climate ...

Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first product I’d seen born of what’s being touted as ...

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Professor Kotohiro Nomura's research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the exclusive depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PET bottles and ...

Global petrochemical company ExxonMobil recently announced the expansion of its operations at its Baytown, Texas, chemical recycling facility with the addition of a second recycling unit. Combined ...

Portland, Ore. — Some state environmental officials trying to write regulations and laws around plastic waste say they struggle with a central question regarding chemical recycling. Is it a necessary ...

SK Chemicals said Wednesday it would launch a joint venture with Chinese plastic recycling company Kelinle to build a ...