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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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Sep 6, 2021 | Industry News

U.S. DOE Grants Fund to Produce Bioplastics from Food Waste

Stephanie Lansing, professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland (UMD), is leading two new grants totaling $6 million from the U.S. Department of...

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Sep 6, 2021 | Industry News

Twelve and LanzaTech Partner to Transform CO₂ into Polypropylene

Carbon transformation company Twelve and LanzaTech have partnered to transform CO2 emissions into polypropylene. Twelve’s carbon transformation technology converts CO2 into materials that are...

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Sep 3, 2021 | Product News

Circa Offers Alternative to Chlorinated Solvents in Polyester Synthesis

A study using Circa’s renewable solvent Cyrene™ and new solvent Cygnet 0.0 showed that they have enhanced performance in the production of membranes, as well as when used as solvents in the...

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Sep 2, 2021 | Industry News

New Greener Method to Produce Nylon 6-6 Without Zinc

Researchers have developed “greener” methods to produce nylon 6-6. They have used alternative metals in place of zinc as a catalyst. They might even be able to substitute waste iron in the form of...

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Aug 31, 2021 | Industry News

U.S. EPA Calls for Nominations for the 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

The American Chemical Society (ACS), in partnership with the U.S. EPA, announces the call for nominations for the 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards to recognize businesses, academic institutions...

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Aug 30, 2021 | Industry News

Agilyx, Kumho Petrochemical to Construct Chemical Recycling Project in South Korea

Agilyx and Kumho Petrochemical have announced a collaboration to explore the development and construction of a chemical recycling project in South Korea...

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Aug 30, 2021 | Industry News

New Bioprocess Converts Plant Matter into High-value Chemicals

A team of scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has developed a bioprocess using engineered yeast that completely and efficiently converts plant matter consisting of acetate and...

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Aug 26, 2021 | Industry News

KLK OLEO Expands Business in America with New Sales Office

KLK OLEO has expanded its business footprint to the Americas with a new sales office at Woodbury, NY, USA. KLK OLEO Americas (KLKOA) will oversee the sales and marketing in the United States, Canada...

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Aug 24, 2021 | Industry News

Sumitomo Chemical to Build Chemical Recycling Pilot Facility for Acrylic Resin

Sumitomo Chemical has decided to construct a pilot facility for chemical recycling of acrylic resin (PMMA, poly-methyl-methacrylate) at its Ehime Works in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The...

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Aug 23, 2021 | Industry News

Mitsui Chemicals & Partners to Establish Plastic Recycling Blockchain Consortium

Mitsui Chemicals, IBM Japan and Nomura Research Institute have agreed to establish a consortium to realize a resource circulation society. Planned activities at the consortium include supporting...

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