sustainability
Recycled-Content TPEs for Overmolding Globally Expanded
Avient has expanded its reSound R recycled-content TPE range in North America and Asia that are compatible with PC, ABS, and PC/ABS and launched over 80% recycled content versions in Europe.
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PFE Further Expands into the European Plastics Recycling Industry
PFE is not only the first U.S. testing facility to achieve accreditation to perform RecyClass testing, but is also the world’s only lab accredited to perform testing in all four product categories
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Shrink Packers Now Can Use 100% Recycled Shrink Film
KHS shrink packers for bottles now can handle shrink film with up to 100% recycle.
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Designing Recycled Content: How Processors Fit In
Brand owners, material suppliers and processors weigh in on the challenges and opportunities of designing applications with recycled content.
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Distinguishing HDPE from LDPE at the Blink of an Eye/Push of a Button
BASF’s trinamiX adds new PE application for plastic sorting to its mobile NIR spectroscopy solution.
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Scratch-Resistant PP for Complex Interior Automotive Applications
Compounder Polykemi and subsidiary Rondo Plast launch first of new PP-based compound and sustainable variants that boast both high scratch resistance and UV stability.
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Pilot Plant to Produce Multipurpose Bioplastic from Soy Residue
Four Finnish companies in collaboration to develop the first process to produce compostable bioplastic from food and feed production side streams.
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Arkema’s 40th Anniversary of its Pebax TPEs Includes Some Big Steps in Sustainability
Among Arkema’s new Pebax developments is a wide portfolio of advanced bio-circular solutions.
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Pure Loops Shredder-Extruder Delivers Impressive Recycling of Challenging Production Waste
Erema’s Pure Loop technology can efficiently handle thin-walled HDPE drip tapes and HDPE irrigation pipes.
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Chemically Recycled EPS Adopted by Leading European Home Appliance Manufacturer
BSH Hausgeräte to use chemically recycled EPS bead from BASF for ‘luxury’ line of dishwashers
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