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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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Aug 31, 2023 | Industry News

Researchers Develop an Eco-friendly Method to Make Building Blocks of Polyamides

Researchers at Mainz University and Evonik have developed an innovative method to cleave and oxidize double and triple-bonds in hydrocarbons. Polyamides are present in many different products, such...

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Aug 29, 2023 | Product News

LANXESS Introduces Phthalate-free Plasticizer with Reduced Carbon Footprint

LANXESS has launched a more sustainable solution for its plasticizer Mesamoll. The phthalate-free, well-gelling and exceptionally saponification-resistant plasticizer can be applied to a wide range...

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Aug 29, 2023 | Industry News

Researchers Have Raised Concerns for Presence of PFAS in Eco-Friendly Paper Straws

According to a recent study, ‘Eco-friendly’ paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the...

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Aug 25, 2023 | Industry News

Covestro Develops New Process for Closing the Loop for Polycarbonate Recycling

Covestro develops an innovative process for recycling polycarbonate, i.e., polychain plastics. In this process, plastics are converted back into their monomers, a precursor of plastics, so that they...

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Aug 25, 2023 | Industry News

Nippon Shokubai Establishes New System for Evaluating Products’ Carbon Footprints

Nippon Shokubai has established a new system for calculating the carbon footprint of products (CFP). The company will begin providing CFPs for our products manufactured at the Himeji and Kawasaki...

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Aug 25, 2023 | Article

Unveiling REACH PFAS Restriction Proposal – Addressing Concerns and Ensuring Safety

By SpecialChem

Find out the latest restriction proposal on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by REACH – the forever chemicals that are a growing concern to health and environment in various industries...

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Aug 24, 2023 | Industry News

Neste & Partners to Produce PET Bottles Using Bio-based Renewable Feedstock

Neste enters a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) resin made with renewable Neste RE™ on a commercial...

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Aug 24, 2023 | Industry News

FRX Innovations Signs MOU with LANXESS for Sustainable Flame-retardants

LANXESS and FRX Innovations, a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally sustainable polymeric flame-retardant additives, have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding for...

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Aug 23, 2023 | Industry News

Nexam Chemical Receives Another Patent for Recycling Polyethylene

Nexam Chemical announces that the European Patent Office will approve a second important patent in Reactive Recycling™ technology. This complements the patent from July this year, concerning...

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Aug 22, 2023 | Industry News

Scientists’ Proof of Concept Study Shows Grinding Destroys upto 100% of PFAS in Soil

Dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ left in the soil from firefighting foam could be destroyed by grinding, according to a proof-of-concept study by University of Auckland scientists collaborating with...

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