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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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Jun 25, 2021 | Industry News

New Chemical Recycling Plant Converts Non-recyclable Waste into Plastic Additives

AIMPLAS’ LIFE ECOMETHYLAL Project has constructed a chemical recycling plant capable of converting one kilo of non-recyclable waste into half a kilo of methylal, a substance that can be used as a...

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Jun 24, 2021 | Industry News

Perstorp’s Methanol Production Project Receives EUR 30 Mn Grant

Project AIR by Perstorp, Uniper and Fortum has now been allocated approximately EUR 30 million by the Swedish Energy Agency. The project is an industrial concept to produce methanol from a large...

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Jun 24, 2021 | Product News

Orion Engineered Carbons Unveils Renewable-based Carbon Black

Orion Engineered Carbons has announced the commercial launch of ECORAX® Nature, a new family of products developed for rubber applications utilizing industrial grade, plant-based oils...

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Jun 22, 2021 | Industry News

LyondellBasell and Neste Collaborate to Make Renewable Feedstock-based Polymers

LyondellBasell and Neste have announced a long-term commercial agreement under which LyondellBasell will source Neste RE™, a feedstock from Neste that has been produced from 100% renewable feedstock...

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Jun 22, 2021 | Industry News

Mitsubishi Chemical Gets License to Use Mura Technology’s Plastics Recycling Process

Mitsubishi Chemical has entered into a license agreement with Mura Technology pertaining to a process (HydroPRS™) for manufacturing raw materials (regenerated oils) from plastic wastes. HydroPRS™ is...

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Jun 21, 2021 | Product News

Braskem Launches Sugarcane Ethanol-based Polyethylene Wax

Braskem develops polyethylene (PE) wax made from sugarcane ethanol. The PE wax is intended to produce adhesives, cosmetics, paints and compounds used in the transformation of thermoplastic resins...

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Jun 17, 2021 | Industry News

Genomatica Licenses Bio-BDO Manufacturing Technology to Cargill

Genomatica has licensed its GENO BDO® biomanufacturing process technology to Cargill, which is using it in its joint venture with HELM, Qore, to produce renewable 1,4-butanediol (BDO). The...

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Jun 15, 2021 | Article

5 Latest Bioplastic Innovations to Help Focus Your R&D in Right Direction

By Donald Rosato

Take a look at new developments in bioplastics and compounding additives allowing their use to go beyond packaging to more functional uses in automotive, industrial, and other high-end sectors...

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Jun 10, 2021 | Industry News

Cargill, HELM Form JV to Build Renewable BDO Facility in the US

Cargill and HELM are entering into a joint venture, Qore, to help brands replace fossil-based chemistries with bio-based intermediates. QIRA can be used for making spandex and other polyester-based...

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Jun 2, 2021 | Industry News

Synthos Forms Partnership for Bio-butadiene Technology Development

Synthos has started cooperation with Lummus Green Circle in the further development of bio-butadiene technology. The Parties launched a Feasibility Study for a bio-butadiene plant with a production...

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