Thursday, January 31, 2013

Petrochemical capacity to expand in China in 2013

New method to give long-lasting fragrance to plastics and polymer-based materials

Polymer film can generate electricity by harnessing the power of water vapor

Considerable demand increases in global Polypropylene market, expected to grow at a healthy rate to 2020

Global wind energy industry continues to expand amid changing government policies causing financing delays

Wind energy market set to boom in Japan as doubts over nuclear power remains

Dynamic development of global propylene demand to over 20 million tons by 2017

Growth in Asia-Pacific and North American solar panel sectors to drive demand for EVA

Friday, January 25, 2013

Asia to have 46.3% of global bioplastic production capacity, South America over 45%, by 2016

Seismic Fabric delays collapsing of walls due to earthquakes

US plastic film demand to rise 1.9% annually through 2016

Growth in Asia-Pacific and North American solar panel sectors to drive demand for EVA

Growth in Asia-Pacific and North American solar panel sectors to drive demand for EVA

Thin color-changing films in sensors to detect food spoilage and security

Bioplastics to grow to 7% of total plastics market by 2020

Plastics to drive US demand for caps and closures to an estimated US$10.4 billion in 2016

Shale gas dominates in 2012; a challenging year despite signs of improvement

Rotational moulding industry in Europe experiences cautious recovery, growing well in India

Cheaper natural gas feedstock from shale to revitalize North American Polyethylene business

Friday, January 04, 2013

External and internal antifog agent options for biopolymers

Super-absorbent thermodegradable polyolefin soaks 40 times its weight in oil, membranes for oil spill cleaning

Self-assembling polymer increases hard disk drive memory capacity by a factor of five

Artificial lens from nanoscale polymer layers near identical to human eye lens