Global polyethylene demand growth is expected to see robust growth fairly soon. Gains will match overall world economic growth, and will be propped by an acceleration in consumer spending and manufacturing activity. Polyethylene will continue to be the most widely used plastic resin in the world. Development of ethylene feedstocks from new sources such as shale gas, coal, and biobased materials will also give polyethylene a sustainability advantage relative to other plastic resins. Moreover, continually improving polymerization catalyst technologies will enhance the performance, customization, and yield of polyethylene resins. To know more, readGlobal demand for polyethylene to rise 4% pa to almost 100 mln tons in 2018

Resorbable polymers break down in the body’s aqueous environment. A new cheaply made, resorbable polymer may have the potential to replace existing materials used in medical device manufacturing. Once it is synthesized, the material can be broken down in a few days. Another team in building a material that is already inherently, intrinsically antioxidant by using a newly synthesized material that contains antioxidants in its very structure. The new biomaterial may find applications outside of vascular grafting, such as in creating scaffolds for tissue engineering, coating safer medical devices, promoting healing in regenerative medicine, and protection during drug delivery. Read more inMedical tech to benefit from inexpensive resorbable polymer, inherently antioxidant biodegradable biomaterial