Recycled Materials

Survey Reports 61 Million Pounds of Expanded Polystyrene Transport Packaging Recycled

Report suggests programs to recover polystyrene from secondary packaging have yielded results in North America.

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Thermoforming

Origin Materials Unveils CapFormer for Producing PET Caps

Factory acceptance test completed at commercial scale.

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Braskem Introduces Bio-Circular Polypropylene

Derived from used cooking oil, Wenew PP will supply the restaurant and food industry.

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LyondellBasell Recycled Polypropylene Compound in Dacia Duster

Starkle material enabled by CirculenRecover is used by Romanian auto manufacturer Dacia.

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sustainability

TPEs with 60% Postconsumer Recycled Content

Teknor says its new Monprene R6 CP-10100 series reduce carbon footprint by up to 36% while maintaining translucency for vibrant colors

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NPE2024 Materials: Spotlight on Sustainability with Performance

Across the show, sustainability ruled in new materials technology, from polyolefins and engineering resins to biobased materials.

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Elastomers

TPEs With Higher Levels of Recycled Content

A portfolio of TPE compounds containing postconsumer and/or postindustrial recycled content from Hexpol TPE has been further expanded with grades that feature higher PCR/PIR content for various applications.

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Indorama and Varun Beverages Plan Recycling Operations in India

Increased demand for recycled PET expected in response to escalating recycled content regulation.

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sustainability

Prism Launches Car Mats Molded from Recycled Tires

Lines of mats are made of proprietary TPE formulated with 50% tire reclaim.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction