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SMX Says Oil Volatility Elevates Recycled Plastic
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The articles converge on the idea that energy volatility and rising transport costs are turning plastic recycling from a sustainability gesture into a core economic strategy, as the “Age of Parity” sees recycled plastic increasingly compete with virgin material. They underscore how global tensions, fuel spikes, and affordability pressures are reshaping the materials economy, pushing governments and companies to treat recycling as an economic necessity rather than a fringe objective, with real-world examples from Syria, Bangladesh, and broader markets illustrate the shift.
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Nobel chemist who discovered conductive plastics dies at 90
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— Sep 3, 2026
Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Hideki Shirakawa, famed for discovering and developing conductive polymers that enabled polymer electronics, has died at age 90. His work with MacDiarmid and Heeger overturned the belief that plastics cannot conduct electricity and spurred advances in flexible electronics and everyday devices.
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Alec Baldwin’s Ex-Wife Looks Unrecognizable, But Theme of Baby Shower She Was at Is Even More Concerning
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— Mar 9, 2023
Actress Kim Basinger, the ex-wife of actor Alec Baldwin, was almost unrecognizable in photos from their daughter’s baby shower Monday. Of course, it’s not unusual for an aging former movie star to undergo plastic…
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