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Volkswagen was following in the footsteps of the German toy industry in 1992, when it commercialised the first in-mould assembled (IMA) dashboard air vents for its third generation Golf hatchback car 24 February 2010

Mario Maccaferri's efforts to produce and market a quality plastics guitar may have failed, but they were certainly visionary 29 January 2010

The Surface table from London-based Established & Sons shows the striking results that can be achieved when the very different worlds of furniture design and race car engineering come together 29 January 2010

The 1987 model year Buick LeSabre T_Type 1 from General Motors in the US did not at first sight appear to be one of the most radical automotive designs, but it marked a real innovation in automotive manufacturing by introducing on-line painted injection moulded fenders in a high volume series production vehicle 19 January 2010

Plastics materials often fascinate artists because of their mouldable qualities which offer so many different opportunities compared to wood or metal. Gilbert13 – a design studio based in the UK – certainly found this to be the case when it decided to use plastics to explore making 3D shapes using auxetic structures 19 November 2009

In the 1970s Bic transformed the act of shaving with its plastic, disposable razor 19 November 2009

Some notable plastic designs come about after years of research and study, while others are merely a happy accident. This is certainly the case with Silly Putty 19 November 2009

The history of sport is littered with technological innovation – would Usain Bolt have set his 9.58s 100m sprint record in canvas gym shoes? Unfortunately, some innovations simply bring too many advantages. And Speedo’s LZR Racer swimsuit demonstrated that only too well 22 October 2009

Back in 1966, a product development team within the German food ingredients company Wild came up with the idea of a single-serve orange juice drink formulated specifically for children - the Capri Sun 2 October 2009

The Step ’n Pep salt and pepper set, first launched in 2002, was designed to be a ‘happy’ product, with contrasting aspects of salt & pepper, black & white, ying & yang, male & female 8 September 2009

Although designed and built in Europe, the phenolic Beolit 39 radio from Danish electronics company Bang & Olufsen was heavily inspired by the art deco designs of the US automotive industry and, most notably, the revolutionary automotive designs that Harley Earl was producing in Detroit for General Motors 15 July 2009

• Ineos may leave the UK to cut growing tax bills 5 March 2010
• Energy savings make sense for processors 3 March 2010
• Schulman shows natural solutions 3 March 2010
• New BPA study puts pressure on regulators 9 March 2010
• Amroy aims to become nano-leader 5 March 2010

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• "Imagination" can turn CO₂ into a feedstock 19 December 2008
• Plastics on track for success on railway 15 December 2008
• Extruwood launched as new WPC profile producer 30 October 2009
• European PET bottle collection rises 11% 28 October 2009
• French senate mulls ban on BPA in food packaging 11 August 2009

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