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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 30, 2020 | Industry News

Groundbreaking Method to Produce Renewable PU Without Toxic Precursors

NREL researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for producing renewable polyurethane without toxic precursors, using nontoxic resources like linseed oil, waste grease, or even algae. NREL's...

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Sep 24, 2020 | Industry News

Researchers to Develop Tailor-made Chitin Copolymers with Changeable Properties

A research group led by Prof. Sabine Laschat at the University of Stuttgart investigate the use chitin and its derivatives to develop materials in a water-based process. The materials developed will...

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Sep 23, 2020 | Industry News

NatureWorks Adds Lactide Monomer Purification Tech. to Increase PLA Production

NatureWorks has announced a slate of manufacturing technology projects, including lactide monomer purification efficiency, that will increase the availability of the full Ingeo™️ (PLA) biomaterials...

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Sep 16, 2020 | Product News

Emery Oleochemicals Unveils Biobased Fatty Acid Esters Line for Multiple Applications

Emery Oleochemicals announces the release of its EMERY® E general purpose fatty acid esters product line. These fatty acid esters offer good color stability, low odor, and good biodegradability...

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Sep 7, 2020 | Product News

Emery Oleochemicals' New Biobased Plasticizers Offer Improved PU Performance

Emery Oleochemicals has announced the release of its new EMEROX® Ester Plasticizer product line. EMEROX® Ester Plasticizers offer low viscosity, low water solubility, excellent low temperature...

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Aug 25, 2020 | Product News

LANXESS Unveils Bio-based MDI Polyether Prepolymers for Reduced CO₂ Footprint

LANXESS has developed Adiprene Green, a new range of MDI polyether prepolymers containing renewable, bio-based raw materials. The products are suitable as replacement for existing fossil-based...

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Aug 19, 2020 | Industry News

Researchers Use Cellulose Nanocrystals to Make Tougher Carbon-fiber Composites

In a new study, Texas A&M University researchers have used a natural plant product, called cellulose nanocrystals, to pin and coat carbon nanotubes uniformly onto the carbon-fiber composites. The...

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Aug 19, 2020 | Industry News

ADM and P2 Science to Commercialize Renewable Plant-based Products

ADM and P2 Science have executed a JDA for commercialization of renewable plant-based products. The first products covered by the JDA include renewable terpene monomers and polymers, mid-chain fatty...

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Aug 17, 2020 | Industry News

Innovative Bioplastic Made Using Wood Waste and Gelatin

A student of the NUST MISIS Master’s program has created a new material based on renewable resources from wood waste, gelatin, glycerin and water. The material is an alternative to traditional...

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Aug 6, 2020 | Industry News

UC Santa Barbara & UCLA Receive USD 23.7 Mn for Biobased Polymers Project

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named UC Santa Barbara and UCLA joint partners in BioPACIFIC MIP project. This new MIP project holds great promise in terms of addressing the grand...

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