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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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Nov 12, 2019 | Industry News

Avantium Inaugurates Plant-based Mono Ethylene Glycol Demonstration Factory

Avantium has inaugurated its plant-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) demonstration factory. The opening celebrates a milestone in commercializing the production of plant-based MEG, a vital ingredient...

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Nov 11, 2019 | Product News

Nynas’ Naphthenic Oils Offer Technical Advantages for PVC Application

Nynas aims to create sustainable value for customers with the help of naphthenic oils. In flexible PVC applications such as soft cables, naphthenic oils reduce friction during extrusion and improve...

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Nov 7, 2019 | Article

Bio-based Bacteria Beating Antimicrobial Additive Solutions!

By Donald Rosato

Explore the recent developments of bio-based antimicrobial additives in the field of food packaging plastics like multi-layer films, and medical devices such as TPU catheters & needleless...

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Oct 31, 2019 | Industry News

DSM to Offer Bio- or Recycled-based Plastics Alternatives by 2030

DSM has announced that its engineering plastics business will offer a full alternative range of its existing portfolio based on bio- and/or recycled-based materials by 2030. In this way, DSM...

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Oct 30, 2019 | Industry News

Researchers Transform Biobased Feedstocks into Polycarbonates

Texas A&M chemist Karen Wooley and her multidisciplinary research group have succeeded in synthetically transforming bio sourced feedstocks into sustainable polycarbonates. The polymers degrade in...

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Oct 29, 2019 | Product News

DIC Develops Plant-derived Plasticizer for PVC, Food Packaging Applications

DIC Corporation has developed a new polyester plasticizer derived entirely from biomass resources and can be used in food contact materials. Plasticizers can impart flexibility to thermoplastic...

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Oct 23, 2019 | Industry News

Borealis Partners with Neste to Produce Bio-based Polypropylene

Borealis and Neste to begin a strategic co-operation to produce renewable polypropylene, by the end of 2019. The co-operation will enable Borealis to start using Neste’s 100 percent renewable...

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Oct 22, 2019 | Industry News

Kaneka Showcases Bio-based Polymers for Food Contact Applications at K 2019

Kaneka is showcasing Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer PHBH™ technology at K 2019, following recent food contact material approval in the EU, Japan and the US. PHBH is biodegradable in natural...

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Oct 10, 2019 | Industry News

New Project to Produce Biodegradable Plastics from Weeds

MPI CEC has launched a new project to produce sustainable chemical products from weeds. The group is trying to produce "green" chemical products - such as biodegradable plastics from weed oil...

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Oct 3, 2019 | Industry News

Researchers Develop Eco-friendly Plastic Material Using Waste Coffee

Researchers have found a plastic material made from up to 20 percent coffee waste. It has more than 400 percent increase in toughness over pure poly‑lactic acid (PLA), the type of plastic that is...

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