Duncan, S.C.-based Cryovac is among a handful of companies girding for what they anticipate will be a switch away from PVC… Cryovac-plans-site-for-non-PVC-medical-film | Plastics News Skip to ...

TekniPlex Healthcare, a leading provider of advanced healthcare solutions, has announced the launch of its new bio-based medical-grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds. The compounds are the ...

It features a Shore A hardness of approximately 35, has a low density and is light weight (0.90 and up) which makes it an ideal replacement for PVC in medical applications.

In the framework of the European project FLEXPOL, members of the UA NANOBIOPOL group are designing formulations with antimicrobial properties from essential oils. In Europe each year, over 500,000 ...

Selbyville, Delaware , Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical Packaging Films Market was valued at USD 8.1 billion in 2023 and is projected to be worth USD 15 billion by the end of 2032, as per ...

Yet for all the ways plastic has revolutionized the medical industry over the past century, it’s now being scrutinized for what happens after it’s done its job.Plastic can easily end up in ...

Roughly 20 years ago, Richard Thompson, a marine biologist, first discovered a worrisome accumulation of small plastic particles in ocean habitats and coined the word “microplastics.” Since ...

Researchers from Holst Centre and imec have demonstrated the first ever X-ray detector produced on a plastic substrate that is capable of medical-grade performance. The proof-of-concept device ...

The Washington-based Vinyl Institute has awarded $460,000 in grants to six organizations finding ways to improve the recycling rate of post-consumer PVC across the United States.

EVERETT — After a traditional blessing by a Shinto priest, Achilles USA executives cut a ceremonial ribbon to open their new plastic film production plant on Nov. 1.