Nylon-6 is a tough, non-biodegradable plastic that cannot be recycled by conventional methods. A new way has now been introduced by a team from the U.S. in the journal Angewandte Chemie International ...

Invista is converting nylon 6,6 production at its plant in Camden, South Carolina, from fiber for the carpet market to polymer for the engineering plastics market. The company says it is reacting to ...

Nylon-6, a popular material among fashion purveyors, has long been a major hazard to the environment—the plastic in the fibers makes it too durable to degrade on its own. The scientists have developed ...

Synthetic polymers are employed in a wide range of industries, including food, automotive, and packaging, for a variety of applications. The caliber of the polymers or polymer blends utilized during ...