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Plastics have found in school supplies, and particularly, in writing instruments, a permanent outlet for which the diversity and technical performance of polymers are more important than the quantitie...

The recent popularity of recreational fishing has brought with it a thorough overhaul of equipment in which plastics are widely used....

For more than fifty years, plastic materials have provided exemplary support for the extension and replacement of drinking water distribution networks....

It is commonly believed that plastics and high temperatures do not go well together! These beliefs are often misleading and unfair to the material: in fact, some polymers love the heat, to the delight...

Champions of design and mobility, plastics bend to all the whims of event organisers aiming to captivate an increasingly demanding public....

The animal cause has been heard, as evidenced by the many countries who have integrated it into their legislative arsenal. Animal welfare is almost second nature to plastics, so much so that they even...

Praised for their durability and ease of maintenance, vinyl coverings have long been confined to public spaces. As their design and quality have evolved, they have ended up in much more prestigious sp...

There are many, and sometimes spectacular, innovations to help disabled people to live their daily lives. It is time to beam the spotlight on these technological innovations that would not have been p...

Plastics drive the success of single use products thanks to their high technical performance and low manufacturing costs. The trend has however been decried, except for professional uses where safety ...