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Why Great Ideas Are Not Enough

What do humanoid robots, artificial skin and innovative medical devices have in common? They all depend on materials that make new technologies possible. But turning pro

The Unexpected Ways Plastics Change Lives

When we talk about plastics, we often think about packaging, recycling and waste. But what about the plastics that become part of the human body — sometimes for decades?

What It Takes to Make Circularity Mainstream

Circular plastics are no longer just a sustainability ambition. They are becoming a strategic business opportunity. But what will it take to move from early adopters to i

Looking at PVC with Fresh Eyes

PVC has been around for decades — and so have many of the perceptions surrounding it. But how much has the material, and the industry behind it, changed? In the latest e

A CRISP Vision for the Future of Manufacturing

What does it take to make industry truly future-ready? In this episode, we speak with Gunther Weidinger, founder and chairman of Estanium and former Siemens executive, a

When Recycling Starts with Design

Another episode of our series with Plastics Europe Deutschland is out! This time, we look at why successful recycling often starts long before a product reaches the end o

Beyond Sustainability: The Strategic Value of Circularity

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jens Hamprecht,  VP Global Plastics Steering Committee & Sustainability at BASF, about the transformation of the plastics industry and

Scaling What Matters: From Innovation to Industry

Last week in Berlin, Germany’s innovation ambitions took center stage. Our series with Plastics Europe Deutschland continues with another example of the technologies and

Turning Germany’s Industrial Strength into Action

This week, Germany’s plastics industry takes its innovation story to Berlin — and our series with Plastics Europe Deutschland looks at what it will take to turn industria

A Front-Row Perspective on the Plastics Industry

Our series with Plastics Europe Deutschland continues with a perspective from someone who has been observing the chemical and plastics industries from a front-row seat fo

The Invisible Chemistry Behind Safer Materials

Flame retardants rarely get much attention. Yet they play an important role in enabling the plastics used across electronics, electric vehicles, renewable energy technolo

When Conventional Recycling Isn't Enough

Our series with Plastics Europe Germany takes on another key question for the future of plastics: What happens when conventional recycling isn't enough? In this episode,

Building the Energy Infrastructure of Tomorrow

The energy transition isn’t only about generating renewable energy. It’s also about how we transport and distribute that energy — and the materials that make this infrast

Rethinking How We Innovate Materials

 New episode of our series with Plastics Europe Deutschland, exploring “What HighTech is made of – Plastics as the Enablers of German Innovation Goals,” is live. Episode

Building Circularity at Industrial Scale

Germany’s future technologies share one common denominator: plastics. In our series with Plastics Europe Deutschland, we talk to the people turning that into solutions —

The Next Chapter for Germany’s Plastics Industry

Germany doesn't have an ideas problem. Eight years of shrinking industrial production. Christine Bunte, Managing Director of Plastics Europe Deutschland, calls it what i

The Plastic That Fades Away, and Ends Up Saving Coral Reefs

What started as an effort to create a better alternative to conventional plastic straws led to something nobody expected. In this episode, we speak with Brad Laporte and

Are Circular Plastics Ready for the Mainstream?

Circular plastics have moved beyond pilot projects. Today, companies are investing in mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, renewable feedstocks, and even CO₂-based m

Is Seaweed a New Hope for Sustainable Packaging?

In this episode, we speak with Neil Morris, founder of Kelpi, about how seaweed-based materials could help reshape the future of packaging — and what it really takes to m

Is Plastic Recycling in Europe Really Broken?

What if the problem isn’t that we’re failing to recycle, but that the system itself is working against it? In this episode, we speak with Joan Marc Simon, founder of Zer