Higher mechanical properties with lower density make polypropylene an interesting alternative to polyethylene for a large number of applications. New catalysts and production processes offer a wider range of products. Monolayer films and recycling are under development. In the meantime, China consumes almost one-third of the PP produced worldwide.

The ReOil pilot plant at OMV AG in Schwechat, Austria, converts plastic wastes with poor recycling properties into cracker raw material, and hence into potential monomers

Growth through Sustainability and Technical Specialization

Polypropylen-Platten

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Polypropylen

Polypropylene (PP)

Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers, today announced that CEDAP, Compagnie Européenne Des Applications Plastiques, joins the organisation.

SCS develops solutions to combine the benefits of polystyrene in Form, Fill and Seal (FFS) dairy packaging with circularity

16:9

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CEDAPJoins Styrenics Circular Solution

The Danish company Plastix recycles old fishing nets and ropes. The granules produced are used by JSP International, among others, to manufacture expanded polypropylene (EPP).

11 % of the plastic waste in the sea comes from the maritime industry. For the recycling of old fishing nets and ropes, accurate sorting is very important

Expanded Polypropylene from Maritime Plastic Waste

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Weight reduction is one of the major requirements of automotive components. Regardless of the vehicles in which they are used. One of the lightest materials that can be considered is polypropylene (PP).

The Chinese manufacturer NIO uses carbon fiber-reinforced PP compounds for the center console support of the ES8 electric SUV

PP Compounds for Automotive Lightweight Construction

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Milliken PP additive for thermoforming uses cleaner chemistry to deliver brighter look.

With its growing range of Hyperform HPN high-performance additives, Milliken helps converters improve their processing and enhance the performance of their final PP parts

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New PP Additive for Thermoforming Food-Contact Applications

To ensure better stability of expanded polystyrene insulation panels on the house wall, they are fastened with an additional polypropylene (PP) anchor. However, the fact that two different materials are used results in thermal bridges due to different thermal conductivities (TC), which can be seen visually as the formation of mold and algae, but also cause energy losses. The motivation for this work was to adjust the WLF of the two materials by using a filler, but not to negatively influence the mechanical strength of the anchor.

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Modification of a polypropylene matrix by the use of hollow glass microspheres

Milliken & Company will be showcasing its product portfolio of polymer additives and colorant capabilities at booth 01/A22 at Interplastica 2022 in Russia.

DeltaMax performance modifiers for polypropylene impact copolymers.

Polymer Additive Solutions

Mars Petcare will use Sabic’s BCT18F impact-resistant polypropylene copolymer for the retort pouches of its Sheba cat food brand.

In the future, Sheba wet cat food will be sold in retort pouches with recycled content.

Sustainable Retort Pouches

Batteries in electric vehicles must be specially protected to counter the risk of fires. Battery trays made from aluminum frequently offer insufficient protection.

To be suitable for the underbody protection of electric vehicles, a material must first pass a bollard test

Underbody Protection for Batteries in Electric Vehicles

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Optik

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Polypropylene Beats Aluminum

A different take on successful recycling– it has won Sirmax the Racer Edge Award 2022. The compounder received the award for its reuse of a former General Motors’ site.

Lorenzo Ferro (third from left), Country Manager of Sirmax North America, accepted the award in Oklahoma City from the decision makers of Racer Trusts: Bob Hare, Bruce Rasher and Elliott P. Laws (from left to right).

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Sirmax Receives a US Award and Invests Heavily

Milliken has developed a number of additives. Many of these are designed to reduce energy consumption in production, weight, and the amount of material used.

Nucleating agents lead to UL-certified energy savings of 5 to 8 % for PP containers.

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

kunststoffe-international.com

kunststoffe.de

Polyethylen

Save Energy when Processing Polyolefins

PP is a material with good future perspectives. It is attractive as it combines several different properties. It is economical, covers a wide application area – and can be readily recycled.

The “Monobloc” from PP, here in a green version, is one of the most affordable and versatile seating furnitures worldwide (photo from the movie “Monobloc” by Edition Salzgeber).

Wachstum trotz Krise: Wieso Polypropylen (PP) ein Werkstoff mit guten Zukunftsperspektiven ist.

Polypropylene (PP): Growth despite Crisis

Technische Kunststoffe

Kennzahlen

Qualitätsmanagement

The Future of Polypropylene Lies  in the Circular Economy

Bio-Fed’s booth will be dedicated to the topic of bioplastics in all their facets, and will be run jointly with Akro-Plastic, AF-Color and parent company K. D. Feddersen.

Bio-Fed‘s K trade fair presentation is dedicated to the topic of bioplastics in all its facets.

Kunststoffe, biobasiert

Biokunststoffe

Kunststoffe, bioabbaubar

Organic – both Inside and Outside

At the trade show, Chinese additives manufacturer UniteChem unveiled its expanded range of light stabilizers.

Stabilisatoren

Stabilizing Polyolefins

The K 2022 offered an immense range of innovations and application examples for – and with more – sustainable materials. Interestingly hereby was that bio-based versions were extremely popular.

Shoes made from waste gas: genetically modified bacteria produce ethanol from waste gas, which is then used to create plastic, e.g. for the Cloudprime shoes from On.

Silikone

Masterbatches

Streifinger, Florian

Polylactid

Polyamide

Effektpigmente

Faserverbundwerkstoffe

Andere Werkstoffe

Silikonkautschuk

Kautschuk / Elastomere

Is Bio the New Standard?

ExxonMobil Doubles PP Production at Baton Rouge

The new unit in Baton Rouge, LA/USA, increases polypropylene (PP) production capacity along the Gulf Coast by 450,000 t per year.

The new unit in Baton Rouge, LA/USA, increases polypropylene (PP) production capacity along the Gulf Coast by 450,000 t per year, meeting growing demand for high-performance, lightweight and durable plastics, particularly for automotive parts that can improve fuel efficiency and reduce vehicle emissions.

Polypropylene, a polymer with several applications, is also used to improve the safety and efficiency of everyday products like medical masks and food packaging.

“With the start-up of this new production unit, we are well positioned to responsibly meet the growing global demand for these high-performance polymers,” said Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions. “The ingenuity of our people and our investments in technology enable us to produce high quality products that are essential to daily life.”

The company maintained its investments in this advantaged project through the Covid pandemic and related economic downturn. The total capital investment was more than USD 500 million. The unit started operation according to planned cost and schedule.

During construction, the project employed more than 650 workers and with full operational status, requires an additional 65 full-time ExonMobil jobs.

ExxonMobil’s integrated operations in Baton Rouge include a more than 500,000 barrel-per-day refinery, as well as chemical, lubricants, polyolefins and plastics manufacturing. The company has more than 5500 employees and contractors in the Baton Rouge area.

2022-12-22 ExxonMobil

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