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2006 was the year of the polymer breakthrough in football, as it heralded the introduction of the Teamgeist ball for the World Cup in Germany 16 July 2010

Most furniture designers seem intent at some point in their career on creating the perfect chair. René Holten is no exception, producing the Lotus concept for the Artifort collection in 1997 26 May 2010

2010 marks the 50th anniversary of a versatile and highly effective protective plastic packaging product that also doubles as a stress-relief tool for millions of people worldwide – Bubble Wrap 22 March 2010

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

• Reckitt Benckiser buys SSL International 27 July 2010
• Amcor sells Tobepal units to Constantia Flexibles 27 July 2010
• US researchers design shape-shifting polymers 27 July 2010
• Nolato grows in US with Contour acquisition 27 July 2010
• Invista considers sale of US PET resins business 27 July 2010

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• "Imagination" can turn CO₂ into a feedstock 19 December 2008
• Supply tightness lifts prices 22 March 2010
• No relief for converters as prices continue to rise 21 April 2010
• Thermoplastic prices continue to rise in May 20 May 2010
• Plastics on track for success on railway 15 December 2008

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