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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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Jul 12, 2023 | Industry News

Azelis Collaborates with Solvay for Blowing Agent Distribution in EMEA Region

Azelis announces the signing of a letter of intent with Solvay, a global leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals. This latest win is for Solvay’s sustainable blowing agent Alve-One®...

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Jul 11, 2023 | Industry News

Avantium Partners with SCGC to develop CO₂ Based Monomer & High-value Products

Avantium N.V., a technology provider in renewable chemistry, announces that it has agreed to partner with SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited (SCGC), a leading integrated chemical player in Asia...

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Jul 10, 2023 | Product News

CAI Performance Additives Unveils Functionalized ABS for Reinforced Materials

CAI Performance Additives launches their latest product, ST-4210™, a highly functionalized Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) that is used to improve the compatibility and mechanical properties...

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Jul 7, 2023 | Industry News

INEOS to Acquire TotalEnergies’ 50% Share of Petrochemical Business in France

INEOS has signed a deal to acquire TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie (720 ktpa steam cracker), Appryl (300 ktpa polypropylene business), Gexaro (270 ktpa aromatics business) and 3TC (naphtha...

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Jul 6, 2023 | Industry News

Tosaf Fusion Announces Expansion for Polymer Compounding and Packaging Industries

Tosaf Fusion, a developer and manufacturer of customized solutions for compounders and packaging producers, is clearly on course for expansion. The small but dynamic company was founded in 2017 as...

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Jul 5, 2023 | Industry News

Syclus to Build Renewable Ethanol to Ethylene Production Plant using Axens’ Technology

Syclus intends to build and operate a plant for the production of renewable ethylene from sustainable ethanol in Chemelot Industrial Park, Geleen, The Netherlands. With an annual production...

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Jul 4, 2023 | Industry News

Solvay and NJDEP Announce Agreement for Resolving PFAS Claims in New Jersey

Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, a subsidiary of Solvay S.A. (Solvay) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announce an agreement resolving certain PFAS related claims...

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Jul 3, 2023 | Industry News

Teijin’s Carbon Fiber & PAN Precursor Fiber Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

Teijin Limited announces that its Tenax™ Carbon Fiber and the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fiber produced at Teijin’s Mishima Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan have received ISCC PLUS...

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Jul 3, 2023 | Product News

PPG Introduces Performance Silica for Tires Offering 50% Energy Savings

PPG announces the launch of their PPG AGILON® performance silica technology which in research demonstrates energy savings and other manufacturing benefits for tire makers. The research showed that...

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Jun 29, 2023 | Product News

Ampacet Unveils Acetaldehyde Scavenger for PET and rPET Applications

Ampacet introduces AA Scavenger 0846, an additive designed to reduce the level of acetaldehyde in PET and rPET bottles and preserve the organoleptic properties of water. One of the most common...

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