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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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Feb 11, 2021 | Industry News

Lygos & Flexible Solutions Join Forces to Advance Bio-aspartic Acid Production

Lygos announces a strategic investment from Flexible Solutions and its subsidiary NanoChem Solutions to advance Lygos’ Bio-Aspartic™ Acid technology. The investment is part of Lygos’ ongoing...

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Feb 8, 2021 | Article

Plastics Industry Skills You Want to Nail in 2021 with SpecialChem Online Courses

By SpecialChem

Discover the hottest trends & formulation skills in 2021 & how our courses help you upskill yourselves to develop optimized plastics products – from material selection to testing and compliance with...

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Feb 2, 2021 | Industry News

Palsgaard’s New Pellet Line Supports Demand for Plant-based Polymer Additives

Palsgaard opens new 10,000 tones pellet line that also expands production capacity for Einar® brand plant-based polymer additives. “We are seeing a fast-growing demand among consumers, brand owners...

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Feb 1, 2021 | Industry News

Trinseo Receives ISCC Mass Balance Certification for Its Bio-based Styrene

Trinseo announces that its feedstocks plant in Terneuzen, The Netherlands received an International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its mass balance processes used to validate its...

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Jan 28, 2021 | Industry News

Researchers Develop Biodegradable Plastic Using Red Seaweed

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has developed a bioplastic film using marine seaweed, Kappaphycus alvarezii and PEG-3000 which could have a huge impact on limiting the usage of...

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Jan 22, 2021 | Article

PVC Plasticizers and Stabilizers Following Safer Sustainable Path!

By Donald Rosato

Get in-depth knowledge about the three value-added PVC plasticizer & stabilizer options that exceed the emerging requirements of REACH, European Union (EU) regulation, and ESPA guidelines...

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Jan 21, 2021 | Product News

UBE's Glycerine Carbonate Receives USDA Certified Bio-based Product Label

UBE’s glycerine carbonate has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified bio-based product label, for being able to display a unique USDA label that highlights its percentage of...

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Jan 14, 2021 | Industry News

New Biobased Polymer with Easily Changeable Physical and Chemical Properties

Scientists from Bath's Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies have made a sustainable polymer using xylose. The new nature-inspired material reduces reliance on crude oil products and its...

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Jan 11, 2021 | Industry News

Sulzer’s Technology to Enable Production of Biobased Lactide in China

Sulzer Chemtech’s proprietary separation technology for lactide production has been selected for Zhejiang Depei New Material Co.’s latest plant in China. The processing equipment will enable...

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Jan 11, 2021 | Industry News

DSM and Clariter Aim to Chemically Recycle Biobased UHMWPE-based Products

DSM and Clariter to pursue chemical recycling for products based on DSM’s Dyneema®, an UHMWPE fiber. Sample products - including ropes, nets and ballistic materials made with Dyneema® - were...

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