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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 1, 2021 | Product News

UPM Launches Functional Fillers to Reduce CO₂ Emission of Plastics

UPM launches UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) that represent latest revolutionary development in sustainable solutions. They address the urgent need to reduce CO₂ emissions of...

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Oct 29, 2021 | Industry News

TotalEnergies to Expand Mechanically Recycled Polymers' Facility at Synova

With the expansion of the Synova facility in Tillières-sur-Avre, TotalEnergies is doubling its production capacity for mechanically recycled polymers...

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Oct 29, 2021 | Industry News

Dow Announces Advancements for Circular Polymers' Supply

Dow announced several advancements in its efforts to prevent plastic waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide customers with recycled plastic products that provide the same performance as...

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Oct 28, 2021 | Industry News

Kraton to Offer Performance Additives to Plastiship for PCR Applications

Kraton Corporation to partner with Plastship by offering CirKular+™ performance enhancement and compatibilization additives on Plastship Additives Selector platform. Plastship, leverages its...

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Oct 28, 2021 | Industry News

Dow to Build Ethylene Cracker & Derivative Site for Reduced Carbon Emissions

Dow announced plan to build the world's first net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions. The project would...

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Oct 27, 2021 | Industry News

VOELPKER Gets EcoVadis Silver Medal for Sustainability Efforts

VOELPKER announces that the company has been awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal for its sustainability efforts, making it one of the best 11 percent of the rated companies. The VOELPKER® Plastic...

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Oct 26, 2021 | Industry News

Shell & Pryme Sign Offtake Agreement for Pyrolysis Oil from Plastic Wastes

Shell Chemicals Europe BV and Pryme BV today announced a strategic cooperation and offtake agreement for pyrolysis oil made from recycled plastic waste. Pryme will supply Shell from its first plant...

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Oct 25, 2021 | Product News

Ascend Showcased High-performance Product Portfolio at Fakuma 2021

Since the last Fakuma, Ascend purchased three well-established engineered plastics facilities. These acquisitions increased the company’s global footprint and greatly expanded their product...

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Oct 22, 2021 | Industry News

Dow to Produce Circular Polyethylene Using Pyrolysis Oil Feedstock

Dow announces a first step agreement is in place with Haldor Topsoe to leverage lab-scale capabilities to support the design and engineering of a new 10 kiloton per year market development unit...

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Oct 22, 2021 | Industry News

Covestro and Interseroh Collaborate for Recycling Plastic Waste to Raw Materials

Covestro and Interseroh intend to cooperate in the field of innovative recycling of plastic waste. This includes resistant plastic products made from Covestro materials, such as polyurethanes and...

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