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This summer has been quite eventful so far given no travel restrictions and the hottest temperatures and conversations around sustainability and climate change. Join Gayatri Keskar VP, Research as she …
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MC 849902 Seaqual® from Marine Plastic Sea Marine plastic is a post-consumer recycled polymer chip made from 100% Marine plastic litter. It is made from 100% recycled plastic P.E.T. found in …
Dr. Gayatri Keskar joins the "Hotel of Tomorrow" inspiration webinar in introducing various sustainable products that can be used in the hospitality service industry now or in the near future. …
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MC 701702 MEBA BIORESINE® from MEBA S.A.S. This material is a bio-based thermo-setting resin derived from agricultural waste that offers exceptional quality and design flexibility for premium …
MC 827301 / FILAVA from Isomatex S.A. This is an alternative to carbon and glass fibers made from the surprisingly abundant volcanic rock, basalt. The chemistry of these fibers is uniquely stable, in …
Provenance and careful processing are key. Versatile, fast-growing, ubiquitous, and one of the few materials that screams sustainability, bamboo can be a viable basis for a lot of packaging designs. …
The perfect packaging solution does exactly what you need it to: protect the product, present it beautifully, provide seamless and functional use of the product when desired, and then disappear …
In this month's Miniscape, Materials Specialist, Jessica Brenner discusses food-derived innovations for the fashion and packaging industry. Here, she reviews a few companies that have been developing …
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In this Ask An Expert, Materials Specialist, Jessica Brenner addresses a few common misconceptions in terms that are frequently used when referring to the end-of-life for …
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It was only a matter of time in this series before the wonders of fungi, or mycelium, were presented. In just a few years, following the formation of the originators, Ecovative Design this wholly …
Scientists are slowly weaning this omnipresent polymer away from reliance on fossil fuels. Polyurethane (PU) is a victim of its own success, at least when it comes to sustainability. Comparatively …
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FibriTech is a fibrous, lightweight bio-composite made from renewable organic resources. MC 1137601 / FibriTech from FibriTech FibriTech materials have around 90% cellulose or lignocellulose …
