Plastics


Syensqo launches market-first non-fluorosurfactant perfluoroelastomer

Syensqo launches the market’s first non-fluorosurfactant FFKM to meet the evolving needs of the industry with greater sustainability. 
(Photo: Syensqo, PR048)Syensqo, a leading global provider of advanced performance materials and chemical solutions, announced the introduction of a brand new range of high-performance perfluoroelastomers using the company’s proprietary non-fluorosurfactant (NFS) technology. The Tecnoflon® FFKM NFS products have been specially engineered to expand Syensqo’s successful FFKM offerings for semiconductor manufacturing and other highly demanding markets.

Beaulieu Fibres International at IDEA25: showcasing fibres that build futures - high in performance and sustainability

Beaulieu Fibres International at IDEA25: showcasing fibres that build futures - high in performance and sustainability.
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)As thousands of industry leaders look towards IDEA25 in Miami Beach in April, Beaulieu Fibres International is exhibiting its next-generation sustainable fibre solutions for high performance nonwovens in various industries.

Syensqo achieves breakthrough in mechanical recycling of PVDC multilayer food packaging

Syensqo have successfully demonstrated the open-loop recyclability of PVDC multilayer structures from food packaging within standard PE waste streams. (Photo: Syensqo, PR044)Syensqo, a leading global provider of advanced performance materials and chemical solutions, is pleased to announce the successful completion of an ambitious recycling initiative. The results of comprehensive trials have proven that multilayer food packaging structures with Ixan® polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) can effectively be recycled into valuable feedstock for other applications within a standard polyethylene (PE) based waste stream. The trials have been conducted by CSI, an acknowledged provider of testing and certification services for controlled environments, part of IMQ group.

Syensqo and Vartega collaborate to advance circularity of carbon fiber composites

On the left, Gabriel Molina, Sustainable Development Director Composite Materials Business at Syensqo and on the right Andrew Maxey, CEO of Vartega. (Photo: Syensqo, PR057)Syensqo, a global leader in advanced materials, and Vartega, a pioneer in carbon fiber recycling technologies, announce a technical and commercial collaboration to create an ecosystem to foster the use of post-industrial recycled carbon fiber products in high performance applications.

Zero greenhouse gas emissions for Perstorp’s Waspik site: a milestone in low footprint production

Zero greenhouse gas emissions for Perstorp’s Waspik site: a milestone in low footprint production. 
(Photo: Perstorp)Leading global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), today announced that the Animal Nutrition focused plant in Waspik, the Netherlands has officially reduced its direct emissions (Scope 1& 2) to report zero over 2024. 

Mondi’s re/cycle SpoutedPouch replaces plastic tubs for paint

Mondi’s re/cycle SpoutedPouch replaces plastic tubs for paint. 
(Photo: Sherwin Williams, PR319)Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, collaborated with Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in paints and coatings, to introduce re/cycle SpoutedPouch as a refill option for its concentrated paint, sold on the UK market. Leveraging the expertise in its Halle/Steinfeld plant in Germany, Mondi introduced a wider spout for easier filling and pouring, while ensuring the mono-material pouch is designed to protect its contents.

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