Plastics
Can plastic ever be fantastic again? I entered into the belly of the Big Plastic beast in Dusseldorf – at K-2019, the world’s largest plastics trade fair. My two take-aways were: 1. Plastics are here to stay. Don’t be naïve and think they will disappear; they are too useful. 2. The industry is deeply unsustainable and has to reinvent itself to regain its social license to operate. Judging from the 3,300+ exhibitors, this is starting to happen. Companies like Domo, BASF, Covestro, 3M and others are rapidly redesigning plastics to be low-carbon, non-toxic, bio-based, carbon-sequestered, recycled, recyclable, 3D printable, compostable and circular.
— Wayne Visser
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