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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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Mar 1, 2022 | Industry News

LANXESS to Offer EPDs for Synthetic Iron Oxide Pigments

LANXESS is the first manufacturer of synthetic iron oxide pigments to offer verified environmental product declarations (EPDs) for selected product groups. These EPDs allow LANXESS to deliver...

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Mar 1, 2022 | Industry News

Shin-Etsu to Increase Silicone Capacity to Meet Growing Market Demand

Shin-Etsu Chemical to make 80 billion yen in facility investments for its silicones business with the aim of further expanding and strengthening the business. Shin-Etsu Chemical increased its...

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Feb 28, 2022 | Product News

Nynas Launches Bio-based Tyre Oil for Rubber Applications

Nynas launches bio-based tyre oil NYTEX® BIO 6200. One important feature of Nynas’ strategy for continued global growth is the launch of products that support their customers’ long-term...

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Feb 28, 2022 | Product News

Ampacet’s Compatibilizer Gets How2Recycle Prequalification Status from SPC

ReVive™ 311A compatibilizer, a blend of functional additives from Ampacet, has received How2Recycle prequalification status for store drop-off in eligible multi-layer PE film structures from the...

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Feb 28, 2022 | Article

Sustainability in Plastics - How Material Suppliers Work Towards Circular Supply Chain?

By Desika Prabakar

Take a look at how plastic material suppliers work towards circularity by understanding the 4C approach (communication, composition, contemplation and collaboration)...

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Feb 25, 2022 | Industry News

Mitsui Chemicals Supplies First Bio-based Phenol in Asia

Mitsui Chemicals Inc., announces that it has shipped bio-based phenol for the first time in Asia. Derived from bio-based hydrocarbons that Mitsui Chemicals received at its Osaka Works in Takaishi...

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Feb 25, 2022 | Industry News

Encina to Produce Circular Chemicals Using Technip’s Pyrolysis Reactor

Technip Energies announces that it has signed an agreement with Encina Development Group, LLC (Encina) to deliver the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of the fluidized bed catalytic pyrolysis...

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Feb 24, 2022 | Industry News

Cabot to Start Operation at New Specialty Compounds Facility in Indonesia

Cabot Corporation announces the groundbreaking of a new specialty compounds facility in Cilegon, Indonesia. The new facility is co-located with Cabot’s existing carbon black manufacturing site and...

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Feb 24, 2022 | Industry News

Covestro & Mitsui Enter Agreement on Mass-balanced Raw Materials Supply

Covestro has entered into an agreement with Mitsui Chemicals on the supply of raw materials phenol and acetone from ISCC Plus certified mass-balanced sources. Both components will be used for the...

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Feb 22, 2022 | Industry News

Honeywell to Supply Recycled Polymer Feedstock to TotalEnergies

Honeywell and TotalEnergies announce a strategic agreement to promote the development of advanced plastic recycling. Under this agreement, Honeywell agreed to supply TotalEnergies with recycled...

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