Five unique ways people are using recycled plastic
Everyone from artists to designers to researchers are getting creative with recycled plastic.
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Zinc Hits Six-Year Low, But Technavio Expects Positive Long-Term Growth
China’s economic slowdown has hit commodities hard, but it’s not all bad news for zinc.
How the US Controls Helium (and Why That’s Important)
Our global supply of helium is disappearing. All jokes about balloons aside, this is a really bad thing.
Pet Owners Beware: Xylitol Use Will Grow Significantly in the Next Four Years
A recent rash of accidental dog poisonings have been attributed to the low-calorie sweetener xylitol.
Long-Term Outlook for Nickel is Positive, Despite Record Lows
Last week, nickel hit its lowest value in more than a decade, joining a number of commodities seeing record lows amidst a slowdown in China.
Global Focus on Health and Wellness is Driving Sales of Bioactive Ingredients
The global bioactive ingredients market is getting a boost from the health and wellness movement, and is expected to grow by more than $11 billion from 2014-2019, according to a new research report from Technavio.
Silver Nanoparticle Market to Reach $1,470 Million by 2019, Despite Elusive Standards
It is estimated that silver nanoparticles are one of the most widely used nanomaterials in consumer products. They have antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties, making them a unique and exciting product for applications as broad as healthcare, textiles and electronics. But as these tiny particles gain popularity and prominence in more of the products…
GM Seeds Market Expected to Top $35 billion by 2019
It wasn’t so long ago that we discussed the effects of high food demand and dwindling arable land on the global pesticides market. As governments worldwide take steps to ban harmful crop protection products, a lot of innovation and research is taking place in the global agroscience market. This innovation is expected to help the…
Antioxidants Are Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind
Antioxidants were once all the rage, widely touted as the key to good health and disease prevention. Food and beverage vendors far and wide rushed to slap sweeping claims about the benefits of their products on labels, and consumers scooped up everything from green tea to dark chocolate with gusto. But the hoopla around antioxidants has…
Europe is the King of Seed Exports: Market to Increase Almost $10 Billion by 2019
The seed market in Europe contains nearly 7,200 seed companies, totaling more than 50,000 employees and accounts for 20% of the total production of oil from crops such as sunflower seeds, maize, and rape seeds. France, Netherlands and Germany are three of the top four seed exporters in the world and will play a key…