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Researchers synthesize polyester from safer BPA alternative

January 2nd, 2026

Polyester could one day be produced without endocrine-disrupting bisphenol. Image: Dreamstime.com/© Yulia Gapeenko  Polyester and other plastic products could potentially be manufactured with nontoxic and sustainable BPA alternatives identified in a study by researchers in Sweden.   A team of chemists, data scientists, toxicologists and material experts at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University wanted to find safer alternatives to bisphenol A (BPA). The study paid […]

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CBP collects $1 billion since end of de minimis loophole

January 1st, 2026

In mid-December U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that it has collected more than $1 billion in duties on more than 246 million low-cost shipments since the phasing out the de minimis loophole began May 2, 2025. The phaseout began with low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong no longer being eligible for duty-free […]

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