You can saw it, you can sand it and, if you want to, you can carve your sweetheart's name into it. But beware: Mementos etched into this park bench won't last forever. That transient quality is one of ...

Newark, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brainy Insights estimates that the global plastic lumber market will grow from USD 5.38 Billion in 2022 to USD 15.41 Billion by 2032. In comparison to ...

Boosted by new environmental regulations and growing demand for lumber, a Cary manufacturer is on a roll, producing a woodlike plastic that company leaders say is more durable than the real thing.

Specialty additives will help plastic lumber gain wider acceptance and capture new markets, according to several speakers at the Progress in Woodfibre-Plastic Composites Conference 2002 in Toronto.

Bethlehem Township’s new pedestrian bridge combines recycling creativity and low-maintenance practicality. The roughly 16-foot-long bridge, built within the last month across a swale along the fitness ...

A new localized effort in Alaska recycles post-consumer plastic, marine debris and industrial plastic waste into lumber that could be used for infrastructure or industrial work. Anchorage, ...

The global plastic lumber market is experiencing growth due to several factors such as growing government regulations and incentives and properties of plastic lumber such as durability and low ...

The innovation consists in introducing reinforcing pultruded rods in the plastic matrix during the extrusion process, without any substantial modification of the existing production plant used for ...

Q: We purchased a wood-and-metal outdoor bench years ago. When weather started to weaken the wood slats on the seat, I obtained polylumber slats in similar dimensions, hoping to avoid rot. I painted ...