Additives

sustainability

Orion Aims to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

The company aspires to align its sustainability objectives with the Paris Climate Agreement.  

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Red-Shade Blue Pigment Boasts Maximum Chromaticity

Shepherd Color’s new Max-Croma or MC Blue has the highest red (a*) value and bluest (-b*) masstone values compared to other pigments when matching colors.

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Broad Range of Colorants for Healthcare Applications

Avient’s premier healthcare colorants line, Colorant Chromatics Transcend, formulated to provide ultra-high-heat resistance and performance to medical devices.

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Commodity Resins

Sustainable Lightweight PP Honeycomb Panel with Flax Fiber Composites

Belgium’s EconCore and Flaxco ‘pioneer’ use of flax in place of glass and carbon fiber composites in thermoplastic honeycomb.  

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Carbon Black Free Colorants for Packaging

Chroma Color’s NIR Sortable Black Technology passes APR test protocol for NIR sorting  

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BASF and Chinese Compounder Partner to Develop High-Quality Recycled Plastics Compounds

Zhejiang REEF Technology to use BASF’ IrgaCycle sustainable additives in its recycled thermoplastic compound.  

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color

Colorants with Synthetic Leather Look for HDPE Blow Molded Packaging

  Ampacet’s Synthetic Leather color palette projects luxury look of leather.  

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Flow Additive Leaves No Residual Effects in PLA Compounds

CAI’s ST-PA210 bioplastic lubricating agent tested by third-party lab for impact on food-contact compliance.

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NeoGraf in Exclusive Technology Agreement with Australia’s First Graphene

The 10-yr deal sets the stage for explosive growth for NeoGraf’s graphene products in a range of markets, including the thermoplastics and composites industries.

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High-Temperature Foaming Agents Reduce Weight and Costs for Engineering Resins

iD Additives’s Micro Fine Cell product line increasingly used for PC, PC blends, nylons and more.  

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