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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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May 3, 2021 | Product News

Emery Oleochemicals Unveils Bio-based Alternative to Castor-based PVC Lubricants

Emery Oleochemicals has developed a new combination lubricant suitable for various rigid PVC applications. LOXIOL® G 19 is a bio-based functional alternative to 12-HSA with very similar processing...

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Apr 27, 2021 | Industry News

Cosun Beet Company & Avantium to Build Plant-based Glycols Production Plant

Cosun Beet Company and Avantium announce their ambition to jointly construct and operate the first commercial plant for the production of plant-based glycols using Avantium’s Ray Technology™...

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Apr 27, 2021 | Product News

Cardolite Unveils Polyether Diol Derived from Cashew Nutshell Liquid

Cardolite has launched NX-9212 which is a new polyether diol derived from cashew nutshell liquid. NX-9212 is low in viscosity enabling low or zero VOC polyurethanes and ease of handling...

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Apr 21, 2021 | Industry News

Scientists Create Plant-based Polymers with Recyclable Properties

Researchers at the Laboratory of Cluster Catalysis at St Petersburg University have synthesized polymers from biomass. What makes them different is that they can be easily recycled. The new polymers...

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Apr 20, 2021 | Industry News

Avantium Successfully Develops Polyesters Using Its Plant-based Glycol

Avantium has completed the application validation for its plant-based glycols plantMEG™ and plantMPG™ produced in the Ray Technology™ demonstration plant in Delfzijl. Key applications of plantMEG™...

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Apr 14, 2021 | Industry News

Project Develops Sustainable FRs, Biopolymers Using Marine & Municipal Waste

AIMPLAS is the coordinator of the European DAFIA Project, whose aim has been to recover municipal solid waste and marine rest raw materials from the fishing industry to obtain high value-added...

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Apr 7, 2021 | Industry News

New Biodegradable Polyurethane Derived from Fish Waste

Researchers discuss devising a safer, biodegradable alternative to polyurethanes derived from fish waste. If developed successfully, a fish-oil based polyurethane could help meet the immense need...

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Apr 6, 2021 | Product News

Clariant to Feature Sustainable Additive Solutions at CHINAPLAS 2021

Clariant will be at CHINAPLAS 2021. New for the Chinese market will be the Exolit® OP Terra range, renewable-based halogen-free FRs. Licocare® RBW VITA will also be presented that are 100%...

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Apr 5, 2021 | Product News

CAI Performance Additives Launches Processing Aid for Biopolymers in North America

CAI Performance Additives has announced its specialist processing aid for bio-polymers, ST-PA210. It shows low loading for great processing outcomes for PLA, PHA and PBAT and provides no loss in...

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Mar 31, 2021 | Industry News

Scientists Turn Wood into Durable, UV-resistant Plastic

A research team has created a high-quality bioplastic from wood byproducts. The researchers say the resulting material shows a high mechanical strength, stability when holding liquids, and UV-light...

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