In two studies, researchers present new ways to convert common waste plastics, polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), into high-value chemical products, including alcohols, aldehydes ...

A new chemical conversion process could transform the world's polyolefin waste, a form of plastic, into useful products, such as clean fuels and other items. The conversion process incorporates ...

According to Towards chem and Materials consultants, the global polyolefin market volume reached 241.98 million tons in 2025 ...

In the last year, recovered polyolefin plastic prices made considerable gains, with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) reaching previously unseen levels. However, as the year drew ...

Polyethylene and polypropylene plastics constitute about two-thirds of post-consumer plastic waste ... “Polyolefin waste to light olefins with ethylene and base-metal heterogeneous ...

Single-use plastic scrap continues to be a growing problem internationally with only 9 percent of the 8.3 billion tons of plastic produced in the last 65 years being recycled. One of the biggest ...

Aug. 29, 2024 — Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and ...

This new form of plastics recycling focuses on polyethylene and polypropylene, ... While some polyolefin items (like milk jugs) can be recycled, many of them (including sandwich bags) ...

In this interview AzoM speaks with Venkat Nandivada, Manager of Technical Support at Master Bond Inc., about the challenges and considerations for successful bonding of polyolefins with adhesives, ...

The polypropylene and polyethylene segment held a significant share in the polyolefin catalyst market in 2020 and is growing at a CAGR of 5.6% during 2021-2026.