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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 17, 2024 | Industry News

Chimcomplex Wraps Up €2.43M Project for Making Polyols from Natural Oils

Chimcomplex SA Borzești concludes the project to make the production processes ecofriendly and align the company’s activities with circular economy principles. The project was implemented at the...

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May 17, 2024 | Industry News

NSF Launches Initiative with Companies to Drive Sustainable Polymer Innovation

The U.S. National Science Foundation has launched a $9.5 million research funding opportunity in partnership with BASF, Dow, IBM, PepsiCo, and Procter & Gamble. Sustainable Polymers Enabled by...

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May 16, 2024 | Product News

Cabot Corporation Launches Circular Black Masterbatches with ISCC+ Certified Content

Cabot Corporation announces the launch of its new REPLASBLAK® universal circular black masterbatches with certified sustainable material. With this launch, Cabot has introduced two new products...

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May 16, 2024 | Industry News

MOL Inaugurates EUR 1.3 billion Polyol Complex in Tiszaújváros, Hungary

MOL Group held an inauguration ceremony in Tiszaújváros to celebrate the completion of its largest organic investment, the polyol complex. MOL's EUR 1.3 billion polyol complexes in Tiszaújváros...

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May 15, 2024 | Industry News

Orion Partners with Alpha Carbone to Enhance Recycled Carbon Black Output

Orion S.A. announces that it is investing in Alpha Carbone, a French tire recycling company. The partnership will enable Alpha Carbone to scale up and produce commercial volumes of tire pyrolysis...

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May 15, 2024 | Industry News

Researchers Use Fibers from Avocado Trees as Reinforcing Material in Packaging

A study published by the University of Cordoba, in which the University of Girona also participated, has found a way to manufacture a prototype of a material for food packaging that is more...

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May 14, 2024 | Article

Partnering with the Polymer Industry (and Beyond) for a Low-carbon Future

By SpecialChem

Discover how Imerys leads sustainable innovation in polymers with its specialty minerals to provide low-carbon solutions for automotive and EV markets...

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May 14, 2024 | Industry News

Birla Carbon's Indian Plants Earn ISCC PLUS Certification with Zero Non-conformities

Birla Carbon announces that its three plants in India – Renukoot, Gummidipoondi and Patalganga, have secured the ISCC PLUS Certification with zero non-conformities. These plants have been...

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May 14, 2024 | Article

Omya Smartfill® Enhances the Ductility, Sustainability, and Cost of Engineering Polymers

By SpecialChem

Elevate polymer performance sustainably with Omya Smartfill®, a natural calcium carbonate that enhances ductility and reduces carbon footprint and cost...

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May 13, 2024 | Industry News

DKSH and KRONOS Partners for TiO₂ Pigment Distribution in Asia-pacific Region

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials will provide business development, marketing, sales, logistics, and distribution services for KRONOS’ range of TiO2 pigments. They have applications in...

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