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Due to the growing awareness for a more circular economy, the industry is now on a constant lookout for renewable feedstocks and recycling solutions.

Biobased additives and polymers are being increasingly used now but there is still scope for improvement for their use in demanding applications and there is a need to find new solutions for end-of-life challenges.

Recycling of plastics is the need of the hour and researchers and companies alike are investing their time for new ways of recycling, like using NIR-sortable additives and masterbatches or using more recycled content in the polymers.

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Nov 29, 2023 | Industry News

Evonik's Alabama Site Achieves ISCC Plus Certification for Isophorone-based Products

Evonik’s site in Mobile, Alabama, has been awarded the ISCC PLUS sustainability certificate for its use of renewable acetone in the production of isophorone-based products. The accreditation of...

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Nov 29, 2023 | Product News

ChengDU Silike Launches Hyperdispersant for Uniform Dispersion of Flame Retardants

ChengDU Silike announces the launch of its modified silicone additive SILIMER hyperdispersant in order to promote the uniform dispersion of flame retardants or flame retardant masterbatch in the...

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Nov 24, 2023 | Industry News

Clariant's Catalyst Selected for Shenghong Petrochemical's MA Production in China

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, announced that it has been awarded a major contract by Jiangsu Shenghong Petrochemical Co., Ltd, to use Clariant’s SynDane 3142 LA...

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Nov 23, 2023 | Industry News

AIMPLAS Concludes Plastics Recycling PLASREC Seminar

AIMPLAS concludes its second edition of PLASREC, the International Seminar on Plastics Recycling. A total of 160 professionals from the plastics recycling sector participated in the event...

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Nov 23, 2023 | Industry News

ICIQ Researchers Describe More Sustainable Process to Recycle Biobased Polycarbonates

Researchers from ICIQ describe a circular process to recycle polycarbonates, a specific polymer often used in plastic applications, using less chemicals and user-friendly conditions...

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Nov 22, 2023 | Industry News

Sparxell Earns 2023 Ray of Hope Prize® for Pigments Derived from Plant-based Cellulose

The Biomimicry Institute has awarded the 2023 Ray of Hope Prize® to Sparxell, a UK-based startup creating the next generation of colors and effects with vibrant, metal-like pigments, all from...

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Nov 21, 2023 | Industry News

Toray Receives ISCC PLUS Certification for Carbon Fiber Plants in South-west France

Toray Industries announces that its French subsidiary, Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A., has obtained ISCC PLUS certification for its Lacq and Abidos production plants in South-West France. This...

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Nov 17, 2023 | Industry News

Fakuma 2023's Triumphant Conclusion Emphasizes Digitalization and Sustainability

The 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing was held successfully from the 17th through the 21st of October 2023. With 1636 exhibitors (10% more than at the last Fakuma in...

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Nov 17, 2023 | Industry News

Evonik to Achieve €1 Billion Circular Economy Sales Target by 2030

Evonik is significantly expanding its commitment to developing solutions for the circular economy. From 2030, the specialty chemicals company aims to generate at least €1 billion in additional...

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Nov 16, 2023 | Industry News

Scientists Utilize Waste CO₂ as Monomer to Produce Recyclable Plastics

A scientific team led by chemists at the University of Liège has developed a new polyurethane production technique using CO2 to create new types of easily recyclable plastics. The study, published...

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