3 Oct 2022
INEOS STYROLUTION’S 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT OUTLINES COMPANY GOAL OF NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050
INEOS Styrolution’s, the world’s leading styrenics supplier, has stepped up its commitment to climate protection and increased circularity. Its latest sustainability report focuses on the company’s measures to reduce its carbon footprint, while expanding and scaling up its ECO portfolio.
29 Sept 2022
Palsgaard and Korean PE film manufacturer collaborate to optimize the shelf-life, aesthetics, safety & sustainability of sensitive food packaging
Palsgaard, a leader in plant-based additives for the plastics industry, has announced that its Einar® 611 bio-based anti-fog surfactant has been successfully specified by a major Korean supplier of food-grade polyethylene (PE) film solutions. The customer had been looking for a cold anti-fog additive that would effectively protect the packaged food from spoilage by preventing the formation of condensation droplets on the inside of the film. At the same time, the surfactant had to eliminate regulatory concerns with regard to its chemistry and provide superior functional performance at cost-effectively low concentration.
29 Sept 2022
An avocado first: seeds to replace microplastics in cosmetics
For the first time ground avocado seeds are being used in beauty products replacing the now banned and environmentally harmful plastic micro-beads previously used. After three years of research, development and product testing, Westfalia Fruit’s business in the UK is supplying the ground avocado seeds to the premium beauty brand Dr. Craft for use as a part of a range of cosmetics.
29 Sept 2022
INEOS Styrolution and COEXPAN claim food contact standards across all dairy formats using 100% mechanically recycled polystyrene
INNOTECH (Grupo Lantero’s research and development center for packaging solutions) has today announced the successful completion of trials with the full range of yoghurt cup formats. The trials addressed formats used in both European and American markets using Styrolution® PS ECO 440FC MR100 material, a 100% post-consumer recycled polystyrene grade produced from household food packaging waste. All dairy formats have been produced and tested to food contacts standards.
29 Sept 2022
Solvay Expands Amodel® PPA Capacity to Address Growth in Demand in the Automotive Industry
Solvay announced today it is increasing its Amodel® polyphthalamide (PPA) resin capacity to 15% at its Augusta manufacturing site in Georgia as a result of operational excellence initiatives. The new capacity facilitates the production of innovative and more sustainable Amodel® PPA grades that offer a reduced CO2 footprint due to manufacturing improvements.
28 Sept 2022
Milliken, together with EREMA and PreZero, to showcase technology for producing top-quality recycled polypropylene
Milliken & Company, a diversified global manufacturer with more than 70 locations worldwide, is partnering with European recycling leaders EREMA and PreZero at the upcoming K 2022 show to highlight the use of our Hyperform® HPN® performance additives in recycled polypropylene (rPP) compounds. Our common purpose is to close the loop and advance circularity.
28 Sept 2022
OQ advances trend towards flexible packaging with series of multilayer solutions
OQ, the fast-growing and multifaceted Oman-based integrated energy company, continues to make progress towards product optimisation and innovation as it caters to the growing demand for flexible packaging solutions.
28 Sept 2022
At the 2022 Aluminium Show, create your colorful world with the new Heubach: the color experts for aluminum
As a global industry leader and sought-after partner for Aluminum Finishing, Heubach together with its long-time distributor for Europe, Middle East Africa, and India, Omya (Schweiz) AG, will be showcasing its portfolio of high-quality dyes, process chemicals and printing inks for the anodizing industry worldwide at ALUMINIUM in Dusseldorf later this month.
The new Heubach offers one of the world’s most complete portfolios of organic, inorganic and anti-corrosive pigments, pigment preparations, dyes and specialty materials with a focus on new application technologies and sustainability. The company has one of the widest portfolios of colors for aluminum in the industry.
