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Well, that’s torn it – Bisphenol A’s (BPA) days are officially numbered. It’s making teenage girls fat; science proves it. 18 June 2013
Focusing on metal replacement applications in Europe, US-based PolyOne has signed a cooperation agreement with French plastics resource organisation Matériautech. 17 June 2013
One worker was killed and 72 others were injured in a 13 June explosion at a plastic feedstocks plant operated by Williams in Geismar, Louisiana. 14 June 2013
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has derided a report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), which claims that pregnant woman and their babies are at risk from plastic packaging. 13 June 2013
The latest data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) suggests that plastic could protect astronauts on deep space missions against radiation hazards. 13 June 2013
The European Commission (EC) has proposed re-imposing tough definitive countervailing and antidumping duties on imports of PET into the EU from India. 12 June 2013
The manufacturer of an anti-theft device for the scrap metal market has benefited from the materials knowledge of Intertronics, which helped identify the best potting compound for the unit’s electronics. 12 June 2013
More than 15 billion drinks across 25 countries have been sold in the PlantBottle, Coca-Cola's bio-based PET alternative. The material made up about 8% of Coke's plastic bottles last year. 10 June 2013
Biomolecular engineers at the University of Sydney have created CO2-based polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polymers that they claim will transform the biodegradable polymer industry. 4 June 2013
European PET packaging group La Seda de Barcelona has begun the formal process of closing down its Greek PET and packaging preforms subsidiary Artenius Hellas. 4 June 2013
Polyolefins major, Borealis, has inaugurated a cracker at it site in Linz. The move is part of a €100m (£85m) investment at the plant. 4 June 2013
Ineos Barex, part of the Ineos Group, is acquiring Mitsui Chemical’s polyacrylonitriles business for an undisclosed sum. 29 May 2013
Philadelphia-based Chemtura, which calls itself a world leader in hot-cast urethane prepolymers, has launched a thermoplastic polyurethane product line under its Ultralast brand. 21 May 2013
A plastic with a texture inspired by the structure of a moth’s eye has been developed by researchers at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A-STAR), working with commercial partners. 21 May 2013
The sixth annual nanotechnology conference, EuroNano Forum 2013, will bring together nanotechnology experts and decisions in Dublin this June. 20 May 2013


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