Sustainability Among the Many Niches at Niche Polymer
Seems like Dr. Saurabh Naik was ahead of his time in this whole circular economy proposition. He started looking for markets for recycled post-industrial scrap back in the 1980s. In 1978, he earned his Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from U-Mass Lowell, then spent some time with Martin Marietta and International Paper doing R&D work on incorporating mica as a filler in the thermoplastic formulation.