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Plastic objects, whether they are recent or firmly-established cult objects, have revolutionised the world of design, changed habits and left their mark on our daily lives for several generations

Features and Interviews
Innovative, smart, surprising but often overlooked…plastics have not finished surprising you!
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Daily life 7 min
Plastics go off on an adventure
Discovering the world, sporty hikes, camping... each has their own vision of how best to spend the summer holidays. However, everyone aims to relax and simplify life, which is why plastics also go on ...
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Expert views 4 min
"Without polymers, we would not be able to have such a successful design"
An interview with Bastian Thomas, Technical Manager of German motorhome manufacturer Concorde....
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Daily life 8 min
Packaging in search of greater virtue
Although often singled out, plastic packaging is often more virtuous than we might think. Faced with the climate challenge, they are reinventing themselves. Here is an overview of the innovations alre...
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Expert views 4 min
The "Reduce, reuse, recycle" principles guides us from the drawing board phase
An interview with Stefanie Gunz, Head of Marketing at German company Geka, one of the world leaders in plastic cosmetic packaging....
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Daily life 5 min
Architecture: polymers in the limelight
Although plastics have long been used in the building industry, they were initially used mainly for their functional properties. Little by little, architects have taken a different look at them and be...
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Expert views 5 min
Ferrari: “The diversity of polymers and our sense of innovation are the keys to our success”
An interview with Françoise Fournier, tensile architecture market manager at Serge Ferrari, one of the world leaders in flexible composite materials....
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Expert views 4 min
Ghana, when the circular economy benefits women
An interview with Dana Mosora, co-founder of the Asase Foundation in Ghana. Asase, through the "closing the loop" project, encourages women to create social enterprises for recycling plastic waste....
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Planet 7 min
Marine litter: fishing for solutions
On the upside, plastics bring many innovations in terms of technical performance, comfort and environmental benefits, most of which are largely unknown. On the flip side, too much plastic is discarded...
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Expert views 3 min
Polymers in search of the magic filter
An interview with Kumar Varoon Agrawal, tenure-track Assistant Professor at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Head of the Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS)....