Colouring plastics is a standard procedure throughout the industry, but what if instead of simply getting the desired colour of an application a colour masterbatch could have an added value on its ...
There are different types of static charge control additives for polymers: these are permanent, internally added, and externally applied, depending on the level of performance and application. Croda ...
Material manufacturer Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) and biotechnology pioneer Genomatica (San Diego, California, USA) announced an important industry milestone to advance sustainability resulting ...
According to the industry association European Bioplastics (EUBP), Berlin Germany, global production capabilities for bioplastics will almost double in 2022 and are estimated to reach 2 % of global ...
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland) recently unveiled its new Vita 100 % biobased surfactants and polyethylene glycols (PEGs) to help directly address climate change by helping remove fossil carbon from ...
Deifel, the masterbatch specialist based in Schweinfurt, Germany, is celebrating a double anniversary in 2021, not only does the company turn 100 it has also been involved in masterbatches for ...
The new BioMineralComposites created by Albrecht Dinkelaker, Polymer- and Product Developement in Zell im Wiesental, Germany are made with compostable and waterproof polymer/wax blends marketed by ...
It may not occur to you immediately, but many biobased plastics are vulnerable to pest attacks and can result in huge damage and losses to the application (cf. bM 04/2016).
Biopolymers – together with polymers from CO2 and recycled materials – are one of the future pillars of a sustainable chemical and plastics industry. Replacing fossil raw materials such as crude oil, ...
At PCD, the Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics and Design show, last January in Paris, France, PolyOne (headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, USA) launched OnColor™ Naturals, the latest addition to its ...
Especially in bioplastics, the origin of processing aids - although used in small concentrations - is more and more considered by the processors and compounders to be ideally also a sustainable and ...
While the total market for bioplastics is still relatively small compared to the overall plastic market but for anyone working with bioplastics in any form, there are a wide range of options when it ...
Bio-masterbatches from Albrecht Dinkelaker, Polymer- und Produktentwicklung (Zell im Wiesental, Germany) are made with the compostable, waterproof carrier material Caprowax P™. They are suitable for ...
Clariant adds high-performing solutions based on non-food competing biomass to its broad portfolio of waxes for bio- and conventional plastics applications.
Multiplast Systems, Inc. (Solon, Ohio) recently introduced a range of masterbatches made with RenewCal™, a renewable biogenic, highly purified oolitic aragonite (calcium carbonate). This unique ...
Sukano AG (Schindellegi, Switzerland) is proud to have embarked on the bioplastics journey over a decade ago (cf. p. 51). By leveraging their expertise, focus and dedication in conventional polyester ...
Biopolymers are derived from a living source. The first of two different types of biopolymer types is synthesized directly by an organism (examples are DNA, RNA, proteins, and polysaccharides). The ...
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