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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 26, 2021 | Industry News

Research Finds Enzyme-based Plastic Recycling as More Energy-efficient

Researchers in the BOTTLE Consortium have identified using enzymes as a more sustainable approach for recycling PET that are becoming increasingly relevant in addressing the environmental challenge...

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Jul 26, 2021 | Product News

Clariant Offers Certified OK Compost INDUSTRIAL Pigments to Color Plastic Products

Clariant’s business unit Pigments is contributing to the growth in compostable plastic articles, with a range of certified OK compost INDUSTRIAL pigments, offering customers new coloring...

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Jul 22, 2021 | Industry News

Eastman & Partners to Study Recycling of Mixed Plastic in Automotive Industry

Eastman has announced a collaboration with the United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP) and automotive recycler PADNOS for a concept feasibility study to demonstrate a closed-loop...

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Jul 21, 2021 | Industry News

Researchers Turn Methane into Methanol at Room Temperature

A team of researchers from Stanford University and the University of Leuven in Belgium has elucidated the process of turning harmful methane into useful methanol at room temperature...

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Jul 20, 2021 | Product News

Roquette’s Succinic Acid Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

Roquette has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The product, BIOSUCCINIUM® succinic acid, is now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights...

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Jul 20, 2021 | Industry News

LANXESS Offers Pigment Analysis to Bioplastic Formulators

LANXESS supports masterbatch producers in the process of formulating colored biodegradable plastics. LANXESS offers a unique service by providing its customers with recommendations regarding the...

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Jul 14, 2021 | Industry News

New Economical Way to Produce Bioplastics from Agricultural Byproducts

According to a new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife research scientist, bioplastics can be created in a more economical and environmentally friendly way from the byproducts of corn stubble, grasses and...

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Jul 14, 2021 | Industry News

Covestro Commissions Mini-plant to Produce Carbon Monoxide-based Polycarbonates

Covestro is contributing its expertise to the Carbon2Polymers subproject which is investigating where cross-sector networking between the steel and chemical industries is possible. The German...

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Jul 13, 2021 | Industry News

DSM and Fibrant Reduce GHG Emission of Caprolactam and PA6

DSM and Fibrant announce the accomplishment of a major reduction in the GHG emission of Caprolactam and thus subsequently also of PA6 as produced in Europe by July 2021. The GHG emission saved is...

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Jul 13, 2021 | Industry News

New Demineralization Process to Recover Purified Carbon Black from Waste Car Tires

A new process developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP is able to isolate almost all of the mineral ash from recycled waste tires – allowing both the carbon black and the...

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