Representatives of the National University of Singapore announced the opening of a new method of plastic processing. According to scientists, now plastic can be processed into special substances – aerogels, which, thanks to their unique properties, will find application in many areas of production and construction. Airgel is a substance with the lowest possible density, […]
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Year: 2018
Ukrainian developers and manufacturers of polymers fell under counter sanctions
The Russian government introduced retaliatory sanctions against individuals and legal entities of Ukraine on November 1, the relevant Resolution of November 1, 2018, No. 1300 was signed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. According to the decree published on the government’s website, special economic measures are introduced in relation to individuals and legal entities of […]
SC JOHNSON APPLIES BLOCKCHAIN FOR UTILIZATION OF PLASTICS
The American manufacturer of household cleaners SC Johnson and environmental organization Plastic Bank are planning to open several plastics processing centers in Indonesia, offering tokens to local residents for collecting waste. Such information appears in the press release of the companies. SC Johnson, which owns brands such as Glade, Ziploc and Mr. Muscle, released the […]
British satellite learned to catch space junk by network
The British satellite successfully deployed a network in orbit to demonstrate how to capture space debris. The event took place at an altitude of more than 300 km above the Earth. This was one part of a series of tests that in the near future will demonstrate various technologies for removing excess equipment that flies […]
ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE PLANT AND NEW WASTE COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY IN LVIV
For two years in Lviv should earn a waste recycling plant. He will be the first in Ukraine, built on the European model. For example, only in neighboring Poland such 150. In addition to the construction of the plant, in Lviv they also plan to introduce a new system of separate waste collection. We asked […]
FREP will close line number 1 PE in China for repairs October 30
Fujian Refining & Petrochemical (FREP), a major producer of petrochemical products in China, plans to close polyethylene (PE) production on October 30 at line 1 at a plant in Fujian province (Fujian province, China) for scheduled repairs, a company source told ICIS. According to the source, this line with a capacity of 500 thousand tons […]
8 hectares of waste and mountains of junk: an illegal dump was found in Kharkov
Unauthorized dump right in the middle of Kharkov. The territory of the former factory “Hammer and Sickle” was turned into a site for the illegal export of waste. They began to dump everything: from clothes and furniture to building materials. Now, a few kilometers from the center of Kharkov, 8 hectares of garbage. Without exaggeration, […]
The European Parliament approved a ban on 10 types of plastic products
In the European Union, by 2021, they plan to ban the production of ten plastic products, to which there is an alternative. Of the 658 members of the European Parliament, this proposal was supported by more than 570. Disposable tableware, drinking straws, sticks for balloons and cotton swabs will be banned. The measures are designed […]
HDPE began to become cheaper in Russia
The end of the period of preventive downtime of the largest producers and the seasonal decline in demand led to a decrease in prices for low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) in the second half of October in the Russian market, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Review. September and the first half of October are traditionally the period […]
BIOLOGICAL POLYETHYLENE WILL BECOME RUSSIAN BREAKTHROUGH IN GLOBAL SCIENCE
Joint scientific work of scientists of the Russian Economic University. Plekhanov and the Institute of Biochemical Physics. Emanuel RAN ended with the creation of a fundamentally new packaging biodegradable material based on the combination of vegetable fillers and polyethylene. The technology developed by scientists will make it possible to create a new type of environmentally […]