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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 8, 2021 | Industry News

New AI-based Robotic System to Efficiently Sort Recyclable Soft Plastics

Researchers from the Centre for Internet of Things (IoT) and Telecommunications at the University of Sydney are developing a unique method to increase recycling of soft plastics – by creating a...

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Jul 7, 2021 | Industry News

Researcher Gets Fund to Develop Bioplastic from Pulses

University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. Yongfeng Ai has been awarded $2.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to improve the processes of transforming pulses into new bioplastics...

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Jul 6, 2021 | Industry News

Borealis Acquires Stake in Recycling Solutions Provider to Accelerate Circularity

Borealis acquires a minority stake in Renasci N.V, a provider of innovative recycling solutions and creator of Smart Chain Processing concept to jointly develop novel recycling solutions. The...

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Jul 1, 2021 | Industry News

BASF Launches Sustainable Plastic Additives Brand

BASF has focused the sustainable solutions of its plastic additives’ portfolio under the new global brand VALERAS™. VALERAS™ bundles the company’s longtime experience, innovative solutions, and...

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Jun 30, 2021 | Industry News

Covestro's CO₂ Technology Among Finalists for European Inventor Award

The team behind Covestro's CO2 technology are among the finalists for the European Inventor Award. They were nominated in the industry category. The CO2-technology makes it possible to use harmful...

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Jun 30, 2021 | Industry News

SK Global Chemical Invests in Loop Industries to Recycle Waste PET Plastics

SK Global Chemical makes investment in Loop Industries. The companies intend to partner in a Joint Venture with exclusivity to commercialize Loop’s sustainable PET plastic and polyester fiber...

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Jun 29, 2021 | Industry News

Clariant's Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis Contribute to China's Carbon Neutrality

Clariant's MegaMax catalyst series for CO2-based methanol production helps China reach its carbon neutrality target. Capturing and converting CO2 emissions is a cornerstone of the technology roadmap...

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Jun 29, 2021 | Industry News

World Economic Forum Recognizes Carbios as Technology Pioneer

Carbios was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”. Carbios is opening new sustainable and competitive avenues for the virtuous management...

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Jun 28, 2021 | Industry News

Indorama Ventures Completes CarbonLite’s PET Recycling Facility Acquisition

Indorama Ventures has completed its acquisition of CarbonLite Holdings’ facility in Texas as part of the company’s commitment to increasing PET recycling capacity. The Dallas site produces...

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Jun 25, 2021 | Product News

Valtris Specialty Chemicals’ Plasticizer Receives USDA Bio-based Certification

Valtris Specialty Chemicals announced has received the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Bio-based Product label for Santicizer® Platinum G-2000...

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