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Sustainability / Natural Solutions


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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Apr 10, 2024 | Industry News

Orion Set to Produce Conductive Additives for Batteries at Texas Plant

Orion broke ground on a plant in Texas that will be the only facility in the U.S. producing acetylene-based conductive additives. These additives will be for lithium-ion batteries and other...

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Apr 9, 2024 | Industry News

Avient’s Malmö Site Secures ISCC+ Certification for Healthcare Solutions

Avient Corporation announced that its site in Malmö, Sweden, completed the requirements to receive the ISCC PLUS certification for its Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-Based Polymer Solutions manufactured on...

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Apr 9, 2024 | Industry News

Mitsui Chemicals to Close Phenol Plant at Its Ichihara Works

Mitsui Chemicals announced that it has decided to close the phenol plant at its Ichihara Works by no later than fiscal 2026. The Mitsui Chemicals Group’s Basic & Green Materials Business Sector...

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Apr 8, 2024 | Product News

Avient Presents Colorants and Additives for Packaging at Propak Vietnam 2024

Avient Corporation showcased its extensive range of sustainable and specialty colorants and additives for both rigid and flexible packaging at Propak Vietnam 2024. Avient featured its latest...

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Apr 8, 2024 | Industry News

Neste and Lotte Chemical Team Up for Renewable Chemicals and Plastics

Neste and Lotte Chemical are teaming up to make chemicals and plastics more sustainable. The companies embark on a strategic collaboration to replace fossil resources with renewable raw materials...

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Apr 5, 2024 | Product News

Tosaf to Highlight Environment Friendly Laser Marking Additives at NPE 2024

Tosaf's new series of environmentally friendly laser additives offer versatile light and dark color marking on various backgrounds. They ensure transparency and an excellent cost-benefit ratio...

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Apr 4, 2024 | Industry News

Researchers Transform Sulfur Waste from Refinery into Degradable Polymers

Elemental sulfur is a waste product of crude oil refining. It represents a promising possibility for the synthesis of degradable materials, i.e. the combination of elements to form new...

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Apr 4, 2024 | Product News

Milliken to Unveil Two New Solutions for PP and PE at NPE 2024

Milliken & Company will bring its full range of additive and colorant solutions for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) plastics to NPE 2024. Milliken joins industry leaders for the expo to...

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Apr 3, 2024 | Industry News

Momentive Performance Materials Group to be Fully Acquired by KCC Corporation

Momentive Performance Materials group (Momentive) is expected to be fully acquired by KCC Corporation (KCC), its majority shareholder resulting in the exit of minority shareholder, SJL Partners LLC...

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Apr 3, 2024 | Product News

Sun Chemical to Present their Sustainable Pigment Solutions at Chinaplas 2024

Sun Chemical will showcase its sustainable pigment solutions for the plastics industry during Chinaplas 2024. It will be presented under the theme of ‘Experience. Transformation.’ Together with...

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