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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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Sep 27, 2021 | Industry News

Borealis Cracker Tests Renewably-sourced Feedstock

The Borealis cracker in Stenungsund, Sweden, is carrying out its first test run of a feedstock derived solely from vegetable-based waste streams. The test, which will be carried out throughout the...

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Sep 22, 2021 | Industry News

European Plastics Producers Call for Mandatory EU Recycled Content Target

European plastics producers support the European Commission’s proposal for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging and are today calling for a target of 30 percent for plastics...

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Sep 22, 2021 | Industry News

Dow Partners to Develop Recyclable Packaging Using Circular Polymers

Dow and Bolloré have joined forces on a pilot project which enables the use of recycled content in new food contact packaging applications which can in turn be recycled after use. This partnership...

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Sep 21, 2021 | Product News

Milliken to Present Clarifiers, Performance Additives and more at Fakuma 2021

Milliken & Company to showcase its portfolio and allow access to the vast technical knowledge of its various experts at Booth B2-2105 at Fakuma 2021. Milliken offers many ways to improve resin...

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Sep 20, 2021 | Industry News

Agilyx’ Technology to Convert Waste Plastic into Monomers Receives Patent Extension

Agilyx Corporation has been granted a patent continuation for its process of breaking down waste polystyrene into its chemical building block, styrene monomer...

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Sep 20, 2021 | Industry News

LG Chem and ADM Collaborate to Setup PLA Plant in the US

LG Chem has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the establishment of a Lactic Acid (LA) and Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) joint venture at the ADM headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, in the presence of...

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Sep 17, 2021 | Industry News

Danimer Receives Grant to Use HOSO for PHA Production

Danimer Scientific receives grant from the United Soybean Board expand the Company’s evaluation of high-oleic soybean oil (HOSO) as a feedstock in the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)...

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Sep 15, 2021 | Product News

BASF Launches Additive Solutions to Aid Mechanical Plastic Recycling

BASF has launched IrgaCycle™, a new range of additive solutions to address the imminent needs in plastics recycling. The new IrgaCycle™ range includes additive solutions that can help increase the...

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Sep 15, 2021 | Industry News

Sunlight Breaks Down Marine Plastics into Water-soluble Chemical Compounds

A group of scientists have found out that sunlight chemically transforms plastic into a suite of polymer, dissolved and gas-phased products. A new study showed that long sunlight exposure can...

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Sep 14, 2021 | Industry News

SCG Chemicals and Braskem to Produce Bio-based Ethylene in Thailand

Braskem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the SCG Chemicals to perform studies to jointly invest in a new bio-ethanol dehydration plant in Thailand to produce bio-ethylene and...

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