“Polyester is the most widely utilized fiber on the planet, and it’s time for transformative change,” said Eddie Ingle, Chief Executive Officer of UNIFI, Inc. “Textile brands can now create solutions ...

Teijin Ltd., JGC Holdings Corp. and Itochu Corp., each based in Japan, have announced an agreement to establish a joint venture company, RePEaT Co. Ltd., to license technology to chemically recycle ...

Scientists have long been fascinated with the origin of life on Earth, namely the transition from simple pre-biotic organic molecules to living cell systems. How did these chemical reactions come ...

Recycled polyester has been promoted as fashion’s environmental redemption arc. Turning plastic bottles into clothing promised a cleaner future: less waste, lower emissions, and a more “circular” ...

It is a crucial analytical field that is able to enhance the profitability and efficiency of polymeric products and supports research and development applications of polymer materials. In severe cases ...

The new joint venture will use a chemical-recycling technology called dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), which decomposes and converts polyester (PET) and then repolymerizes it. Notably, the DMT method ...