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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 26, 2023 | Industry News

Toray with Honda Motor to Recycle Glass-fiber Reinforced Nylon 6 Into Caprolactam

Toray Industries announces that it signed an agreement with Honda Motor to jointly develop a chemical recycling technology for glass-fiber reinforced nylon 6 parts recovered from end-of-life...

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Sep 25, 2023 | Industry News

BASF to Obtain Long-term Access to Bio-based 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) from Qore

BASF is obtaining long-term access to QIRA® bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from Qore® LLC (Qore), a joint venture of Cargill and HELM AG. BASF and Qore have concluded an agreement to this effect...

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Sep 25, 2023 | Industry News

Dow to Start New MDI Distillation and Prepolymers Facility in Texas

Dow announces the start-up of a new MDI distillation and prepolymers facility at its world-scale manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas. This investment optimizes Dow’s existing asset...

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Sep 22, 2023 | Product News

Teknor Apex Relaunches Its Sustainable Masterbatches and Additives' Portfolio

Teknor Apex is relaunching its Terraloy® brand in a dedicated effort to build up a portfolio of products that will meet the challenges of today’s rapidly changing industry. The company is...

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Sep 21, 2023 | Industry News

Origin Materials to Leverage Its Bio-based Technologies for U.S. Department of Defense

Origin Materials announces that it has been awarded funding from BioMADE, a Manufacturing Innovation Institute catalyzed by the U.S. Department of Defense. BioMADE announced a suite of projects...

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Sep 21, 2023 | Product News

Orion to Present Circular Carbon Black at Compounding World Expo North America 2023

Orion S.A. will present its first circular specialty carbon black for polymer applications at the 2023 Compounding World Expo North America. In addition, Orion (booth 411) will highlight its broad...

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Sep 20, 2023 | Industry News

Evonik and REMONDIS to Recover Main Components of PU Foam via Recycling

Evonik is one step closer to its goal of closing the material cycle in the polyurethane industry. The company has joined forces with the REMONDIS Group, one of the world's leading recycling...

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Sep 20, 2023 | Industry News

Researchers Develop Reference Material to Help Eliminate PFAS from Firefighting Foams

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released new reference materials to expedite the efforts to detect, monitor and eliminate the AFFFs. Aqueous...

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Sep 19, 2023 | Industry News

Orion Invests €12.8 Million In Climate-neutral Carbon Black Production Method

Orion is investing €12.8 million, including €6.4 million in funding from the German government and European Union to further develop and demonstrate a climate-neutral process for producing carbon...

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Sep 19, 2023 | Industry News

Braskem and Vitol Collaborate to Transform Plastic Waste into Feedstock

Braskem and Vitol S.A. have announced an agreement for circular feedstock derived from plastic waste. Under the agreement, Vitol will start to supply Braskem Netherlands B.V. with pyrolysis oil...

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