Materials

Biopolymers

Avantium Holds First Piling Ceremony for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Scheduled for completion by end of 2023, the plant will enable the commercial launch of PEF from 2024 onwards.

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Postconsumer

Encina Announces Major Investment in New Advanced Recycling Manufacturing Facility

The $1.1 billion investment will lead to a state-of-the-art advanced recycling facility in Point Township, Penn., to convert PCR to feedstock for new products.

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sustainability

Established Interior Automotive TPE With High Recycling Ratio

Kraiburg TPE is expanding its portfolio to included TPEs made of up to 38% recycled raw materials, depending on hardness.

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sustainability

Nova Chemicals and Enerkem Advance with Chemical Recycling Technology

The ‘partners’ are closer to commercialization with the move to pilot stage in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Sealed Air Becomes Newest Member of Cyclyx Consortium

The consortium-based supply chain innovation company’s mission is to increase the recycling rate of plastic from 10% to 90%.  

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Additives

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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High-Performance Polyacetal Series for Medical & Healthcare Applications

Polyplastics’ expanded portfolio of Duracon POM PM series geared to drug contact and delivery applications.

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Additives

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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sustainability

Starlinger Viscotec rPET100 Wins Award

The heat-resistant, fully-recyclable material won Re|focus Sustainable Innovation in Material Award 2022

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Medical

Medical-Grade Nylon 6, Nylon 6/66, and PET

DSM Engineering has expanded its Medical Care portfolio of engineering materials for medical devices.  

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