Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Tokyo) plans to acquire a polyvinyl chloride compound plant in Bellevue, OH from A. Schulman, Inc. (Akron, OH) in a move to expand the presence of its North American ...

Lead's time in medical devices is quickly running out and opportunistic plastics suppliers are jumping into the void being left by out-of-favor toxic metal to offer polymer compounds that offer ...

A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty ...

Mount Vernon, Ill. — Manner Polymers has opened a $54 million, 100 percent solar-powered PVC compounding plant in Mount Vernon, expanding its annual production capacity by 100 million pounds and ...

NANTONG, JIANGSU, CHINA, March 17, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — When global procurement teams search for a dependable, scalable source of polymer film and compound ...

While recognition of airborne microplastics is increasing, there are still limited data on the microplastics within the aerosol size fractions most relevant to human inhalation (PM 10 and PM 2.5).

Plastic waste in rivers and oceans is constantly releasing chemicals into the water. Until now, it was unknown how large these quantities are and which substances are released particularly strongly.