Each year, thousands of tons of nylon end up in landfills. But small-scale experiments may offer big hope for efficient recycling of some types of the material. Nylon-6, an artificial polymer used in ...

Researchers at Northwestern University have taken a step toward making it easier to chemically recycle nylon 6. The polymer is used in products including carpets, textiles, packaging—and fishing nets, ...

In the world of engineering polymers, nylon is in a class by itself. When designers want to replace a metal structural part with a plastic one, more often than not, nylon is the first polymer they ...

Nylon 6 specialist Domo Chemicals of Leuna, Germany, acquired resin compounder and formulator Technical Polymers LLC of Buford, Ga., on June 30. Terms were withheld. The move to establish a ...

HOUSTON, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of nylon 6,6, announced another round of global price increases on its polyamide polymers, ...

TAINAN, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With industries under pressure to replace metals with lighter, more durable materials, All Around Polymer (All Around Compounding), known for its Ardlon® brand, ...

Scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in the search for more powerful and lower-cost lithium-metal batteries by ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascend Performance Materials, the world’s largest fully integrated producer of nylon 6,6 resin, today announced its plans to increase production capacity across its ...

Despite the reputation of polymers used with FDM 3D printing like nylon, ABS, and PLA as being generally indestructible, they do come with a whole range of moisture-related issues that can affect both ...