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Made from durable and recyclable polyolefin plastic, the chair and sofa designs could be inflated at home using only a hair dryer.—Jeremy White, Wired News, 26 Apr. 2026 That’s thanks in large part to its midsole, which is made of polyolefin (POE), a softer, more durable material than standard EVA.—Outside, 9 Dec. 2025 The polyolefins Marks is referring to are what trash bags, plastic wrap, squeeze bottles, and other disposable single-use packaging are made of.—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025 Both types also predominantly released four types of synthetic polymers: polyolefins, polyterephthalates (or polyethylene terephthalate), polyacrylamides and polystyrenes.—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025 Just by adjusting how much of each polymer type goes into the multiblock polymer, our team created a wide range of materials with properties that spanned across polyolefin types.—Emma Rettner, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2023 The cell consisted of a double-coated anode and a double-coated cathode surrounding a polyolefin separator, rolled up together.—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Aug. 2017