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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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Feb 26, 2021 | Industry News

Braskem Invests USD 61 Mn to Increase Sugarcane-derived Ethylene Production Capacity

Braskem will expand its capacity to produce green ethylene, a raw material produced from sugar cane ethanol and used to produce renewable resins that capture CO2 from the atmosphere. The expansion...

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Feb 24, 2021 | Industry News

Researchers Develop Fully Recyclable Polymers from Lipoic Acid

Scientists from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) and the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) in Shanghai produced different polymers from lipoic acid, a natural...

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Feb 16, 2021 | Industry News

Researchers Modify Cyanobacteria for Large-scale Production of Bioplastics

Researchers at the University of Tübingen have now succeeded for the first time in changing the metabolism of cyanobacteria in such a way that they produce bioplastics, a by-product of...

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Feb 12, 2021 | Industry News

Milliken Promotes Adoption of Biobased PHA Polymers in Packaging Applications

Milliken & Company’s Chemical Division has joined the Global Organization for PHA (GO!PHA) to help address the technical and market development challenges related to PHA biodegradable biopolymers...

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Feb 11, 2021 | Industry News

Lygos & Flexible Solutions Join Forces to Advance Bio-aspartic Acid Production

Lygos announces a strategic investment from Flexible Solutions and its subsidiary NanoChem Solutions to advance Lygos’ Bio-Aspartic™ Acid technology. The investment is part of Lygos’ ongoing...

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Feb 8, 2021 | Article

Plastics Industry Skills You Want to Nail in 2021 with SpecialChem Online Courses

By SpecialChem

Discover the hottest trends & formulation skills in 2021 & how our courses help you upskill yourselves to develop optimized plastics products – from material selection to testing and compliance with...

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Feb 2, 2021 | Industry News

Palsgaard’s New Pellet Line Supports Demand for Plant-based Polymer Additives

Palsgaard opens new 10,000 tones pellet line that also expands production capacity for Einar® brand plant-based polymer additives. “We are seeing a fast-growing demand among consumers, brand owners...

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Feb 1, 2021 | Industry News

Trinseo Receives ISCC Mass Balance Certification for Its Bio-based Styrene

Trinseo announces that its feedstocks plant in Terneuzen, The Netherlands received an International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its mass balance processes used to validate its...

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Jan 28, 2021 | Industry News

Researchers Develop Biodegradable Plastic Using Red Seaweed

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has developed a bioplastic film using marine seaweed, Kappaphycus alvarezii and PEG-3000 which could have a huge impact on limiting the usage of...

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Jan 22, 2021 | Article

PVC Plasticizers and Stabilizers Following Safer Sustainable Path!

By Donald Rosato

Get in-depth knowledge about the three value-added PVC plasticizer & stabilizer options that exceed the emerging requirements of REACH, European Union (EU) regulation, and ESPA guidelines...

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