TPE vs TPU: discover the key differences between these flexible filaments and find out which one is best for your 3D printing ...

Novoloop, a California materials-science startup, has launched what it’s billing as the world’s first thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) made with post-consumer recycled polyethylene waste, such as ...

Strips of plain TPU (top) and "living" TPU (bottom) at different stages of decomposition over five months of being in compost. A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s ...

One reason plastic waste persists in the environment is because there’s not much that can eat it. The chemical structure of most polymers is stable and different enough from existing food sources that ...

Düsseldorf, Germany — United States-based Novoloop Inc. is advancing its circular plastics technology through a new manufacturing partnership with Shanghai Huide Science & Technology Co. Ltd. aimed at ...

The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more. Most TPU plastics used today end up in landfills.

A new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) developed by Huntsman is reportedly fully recyclable, UV protected, and can be extruded into a film and then easily expanded into foam sheets. Irogran TPU was ...

Hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic are created and discarded every year. The vast majority are petroleum-based, and they do not naturally degrade. Unless plastic is recycled, and very few ...