Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic material more durable and less likely to shed dangerous microplastics. Their study has identified a secure way to attach chemical additives ...

Semon eventually succeeded in discovering how to synthesize rubber in 1939, just in time for World War II. Goodrich shared Semon's invention with its competitors, the Goodyear and Firestone tire and ...

PVC, aka vinyl or polyvinyl chloride, is a versatile component found in many of the products we use every day — from siding and pipes to medical supplies to car upholstery and record albums. Along ...

Plastic is one of the world’s most ubiquitous materials, essential to daily life as we know it. Production is growing at a rate of 3.4 percent—three times faster than our global population growth.

In the past, PVC included lead (Pb) as a stabilizer, but due to the health and environmental hazards associated with Pb, it has gradually been phased out of numerous products. Concurrently, certain ...