For more sustainable mattresses, upholstered furniture, shoes and automotive seats Significant reduction of CO2 emissions from cradle-to-gate2 Rapidly implementable solution with consistently high quality   Covestro now also offers a renewable TDI obtained via mass balancing with biomass waste. One important application is flexible foams for upholstered furniture. © Covestro Covestro is again expanding its range of more circular raw materials and now offers customers in various regions … Continue reading Covestro pioneers the supply of renewable¹ TDI

ORTEGOL® LA 3scavenges formaldehyde and acetaldehyde to improve vehicle interior air quality New scavenger designed for good processability and high emission reduction performance Supports automotive industry to meet increasingly stringent emission demands  One of the biggest challenges for the automotive industry is to remove odors from car interiors. With a key requirement to reduce emissions from aldehydes, Evonik has developed its new second-generation aldehyde scavenger, … Continue reading Improved vehicle interior air quality with Evonik’s new Aldehyde Scavenger for polyurethane applications

Toyochem Co., Ltd., the polymers and coatings arm of Japan’s Toyo Ink Group, today launched a new low-odor, low-VOC acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA), the Oribain™ EXK 21-046, for use in enclosed spaces such as vehicles and building interiors. EXK 21-046 PSAs not only demonstrate good bonds to metals, plastics, textiles and other substrates, but they are also are capable of reducing total volatile organic compounds … Continue reading Toyochem Develops Low-Odor, Low-VOC Acrylic Adhesive for Vehicle & Building Interiors

Covestro, textile technology company Huafeng and green fiber technology company Cyclone from China have jointly developed a solution to produce high-quality running and sports shoes in a much more sustainable way than before: recycled fabric made from CYCLONE® recycled polyester (rPET) yarns is used as the shoe upper and selectively coated using Huafeng’s HAPTIC® technology. In the process, Huafeng uses a polyurethane (PU) dispersion from the INSQIN® portfolio of … Continue reading 3D HAPTIC® textile printing with partially bio-based INSQIN® system on recycled PET

Acronal RCF 3705 and Acronal RCF 3706 combine good adhesive properties with easy removal from the recovered paper stream during recycling of paperboard packaging Positive effect on recyclability certified by “Papiertechnische Stiftung” (PTS foundation) BASF contributes to a circular economy in the global label and packaging industry BASF has achieved a breakthrough in the development of adhesives that do not interfere with the recycling of … Continue reading BASF has developed new adhesives for labels that no longer interfere with paper and paperboard recycling

Evonik is expanding its portfolio of amorphous poly-alpha-olefins for the adhesives industry to include a sustainable product range. The new products are marketed under the brand name VESTOPLAST® eCO and consist of more than 90 percent ISCC PLUS-certified, mass-balanced sustainable material. The use of these sustainable raw materials significantly reduces CO2 emissions compared to the qualitatively equivalent, petrochemical-based VESTOPLAST®. By using renewable energy in production, the CO2 footprint can … Continue reading Evonik develops sustainable amorphous poly-alpha-olefins for the adhesives industry 

Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, announced that its flagship STYRON™ Polystyrene Resins, MAGNUM™ ABS Resins, and TYRIL™ SAN Resins now are available with renewable content. These materials combine fossil-based polymers with renewable raw materials according to a mass balance process, resulting in a bio-attributed composition from 80 to 95 percent. STYRON™ CO2RE™ BIO Polystyrene, MAGNUM™ CO2RE™ BIO … Continue reading Trinseo Broadens Portfolio with Bio-attributed Polystyrene, ABS, and SAN | Bio-attributed composition from 80 to 95%

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, is showcasing two additives for processing biodegradable plastics at the 16th European Bioplastics Conference: its VINNEX® additive system based on polyvinylacetate technology and its silicone-based performance additive GENIOPLAST® for thermoplastics and engineering plastics. Both additives enhance the processing and material properties of bioplastics. Latest tests show that the products are even more effective when combined. WACKER will present its test … Continue reading WACKER to Present Additives for Biodegradable Plastics at the European Bioplastics Conference

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Now possible for the first time: reproducible marbling patterns for unique serial production BASF’s polyarylethersulfone offers unlimited color possibilities for household appliances, catering bowls and containers as well as visible parts Marbled bowls showcased at Fakuma 2021, Friedrichshafen, Germany With a patent pending BASF technology it is now possible to produce marbled serial components made of Ultrason® using a standard injection molding process. The coloring … Continue reading Decorative marbling for injection-molded parts made of Ultrason by BASF

IrgaCycle™ improves the properties of mechanically recycled plastics for different target industries Novel plastic additive combinations for recyclers, compounders and converters Tailored to enhance the quality of post-consumer and post-industrial polyolefin material for re-use in rigid, flexible and molding applications Newest addition to VALERAS™, BASF’s brand for its plastic additives portfolio that enables customers to achieve their sustainability goals   BASF has launched IrgaCycle™, a … Continue reading BASF to introduce IrgaCycle™, new additive solutions for mechanical recycling of plastics

Design allows weight reduction while improving production processes Material convinces with high flowability and temperature resistance The trend to panoramic roofs is ever increasing in the automotive industry. Car customers include panoramic roofs at the top of the list of extras when buying a new car. This trend coexists with the need to reduce the weight of all automotive components to minimize CO2 emissions. With … Continue reading Lightweight and emission reduction – roof frames made with Ultradur High Speed

allnex Composites is the market leader in the manufacturing and distribution of composite materials in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. POLYPLEX® SURFBOARD LAMINATING RESIN is a medium reactivity, orthophthalic-based unsaturated polyester resin, designed for use in FRP Surfboard constructions and has been specially formulated to provide rapid glass fibre wetting properties, low colour and rapid cure rates following gelation. The resin is non-thixotropic, UV … Continue reading allnex composites to launch new, improved formula for market leading surfboard laminating resin

Eastman announced the launch of Eastman Cristal™ One, a portfolio of Resin Identification Code 1 (RIC1) resins engineered to meet the exacting demands of thick-walled packaging for luxury cosmetics. These innovative products are the first RIC1 materials that enable production of transparent jars up to 12 mm in thickness. FusionPKG, an Aptar Beauty + Home company, is introducing several new products using CristalOne as well as other sustainable resins … Continue reading Eastman to expand their portfolio of sustainability offerings with Cristal™ One recyclable resin for thick-walled packaging for luxury cosmetics

For two years, Arkema has worked closely with the Swiss sportswear manufacturer On to design a fully innovative running shoe.It is the world’s first bio-based polyamide 11 shoe, fully recyclable, and sold using a monthly subscription model. To produce this shoe, On chose to partner with Arkema as world leader in Advanced Bio-Circular Rilsan® polyamide 11 derived from sustainable castor beans and as a leading supplier to the … Continue reading Cyclon, the first 100% recyclable running shoe thanks to Rilsan® by Arkema