IDTechEx report examines three production routes for bio-based chemicals, revealing critical differences in sustainability ...

Plastics that mend their own cracks have long been a dream of materials science, but most self-healing polymers still depend ...

Researchers have developed an integrated machine learning framework that predicts four key properties of bio-based monomers ...

Malvina Hoxha, director of U.S. marketing at Hyosung TNC, shares how the fiber maker is bringing bio-based spandex to the ...

After being used for military purposes during the Civil War, coal was first used to generate electricity for homes and factories in the 1880s. As a fossil fuel, coal played an important role in the ...

Textile ETP is calling for bio-based and circular materials to account for at least half of the fibre consumed in the EU by 2050, with the value chain producing them rooted in Europe.

This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the 1930s, the DuPont company created the world’s first nylon, a ...

It’s the year 2050, and humanity has made huge progress in decarbonizing. That’s thanks in large part to the negligible price of solar and wind power, which was cratering even back in 2022. Yet the ...

The global bio-based polymers market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% between 2022 and 2027. It currently represents a small fraction of the total production volume ...

To tackle the growing global plastic waste problem, researchers from Chiba University, Tohoku University and the University ...

Consumers who are paying close attention will soon notice a change in products they use every day. Some diapers, clothing, athletic shoes, and automobile tires currently made from petroleum will ...