Is this the Future of Making Plastics?

When we think of the process of making plastics there are two things that we think of: petroleum and recycled plastics. However, it looks like we could be thinking of another process in the future involving some unlikely ingredients – sugar and carbon dioxide.

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Discussing Bio Plastics – Developments In The Plastic Industry

You will have noticed that within our blog we like to identify the positive developments that are taking place within the plastic industry and particularly those that will help protect our environment. Bio plastics are created from renewable biomass sources such as vegetable fats, sugar cane, starch or microbiota, straw or cotton. It is thought…

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The Plastic Industry celebrates young innovation!

The Annual Design Innovation in Plastics competition is celebrating the win of Nottingham Trent University Student Annabel Burton’s design of the buckle and strap that fastens around the horse’s girth. This longstanding competition is open to undergraduates and postgraduate students registered in the UK and is co-organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining…

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A Very Plastic Christmas

It’s that time of the year again, we spend our weekends out and about getting those last minute presents to give to our loved ones on the 25th December. We find some fantastic gifts that we just can’t wait to hand over.  Have you ever stopped to think that we can be thankful to the process of…

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