The World of Plastics
What Is Biodegradable Plastic?
Biodegradable plastics are plastics that, under specific conditions, are broken down by microorganisms into water, carbon dioxide (or m...
What Is ABS Plastic?
One of the most widely used materials in our industry is ABS plastic. It entered the industrial world in the 1950s and, thanks to its o...
Food-Grade vs. Industrial Plastic Jerrycans: A Difference at the Molecular Level
On the outside, a 20-liter plastic jerrycan used for cooking oil may look just like one used for detergents or motor oil, but at the mo...
50 Years of Change in Iran’s Plastics Industry: A Look at Sapel’s Experience
Over the past half-century, Iran's plastics and polymer industry has gone from being entirely dependent on imports to becoming one of t...
What Is a Hopper Dryer on a Plastic Injection Molding Machine?
Moisture: The Hidden Enemy of the Plastics Industry
In the complex, precise world of injection molding, the biggest enemy of quality i...
The Microplastics Crisis
Until now we may have thought of plastic pollution as nothing more than a sad picture of a dirty beach, but for a strategic manager tha...
Plastic Recycling Symbols Explained: What the Triangle and Numbers 1–7 Mean
It is easy to misread the numbers inside the plastic recycling triangle. Many people think the number shows how many times the plastic ...
