The non fossil fuel-based portfolio offers same high quality and performance for applications in all industries.

The Bornewables portfolio is suitable for the production of the most demanding applications, including hygiene and food-contact

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Gehäuse aus Kunststoff

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Kunststoff Werkstoffe

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Borealis Launches Portfolio of Circular Polyolefins

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

Schaumstoffe und Vorprodukte

Schaumstoffe

Recycling

Umweltmanagement

Polypropylen-Compound

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

From Fishing Net to Particle Foam

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

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Verpackungsmaterial

Logistik

Polypropylene (PP)

For a long time, chemical recycling was considered an unfinished addition to established material processes. In the meantime, however, some technologies are making the leap into large-scale industrial use: an overview of the various processes and providers.

Overview of the Various Processes and Suppliers

Polyurethan

What Is Happening in Chemical Recycling?

Susanne Schröder will become editor-in-chief of the magazines Kunststoffe and Kunststoffe international on December 1, 2020. The current editor-in-chief Dr. Karlhorst Klotz will leave the company by mutual agreement.

Susanne Schröder will become editor-in-chief of the magazines Kunststoffe and Kunststoffe international on December 1, 2020. Until now she has been editor-in-chief of the trade journal FORM+Werkzeug

Werkzeuge für Leichtbauwerkstoffe

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Change in the Chief Editorial Office of Kunststoffe

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

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

ABS / ASA-Kunststoffe

Polystyrol-Platten

CEDAPJoins Styrenics Circular Solution

Until now, only metal has been used for the tailgates of VW cars. In its top of the line electric model, the ID.3, Volkswagen is now using a plastic-metal composite for the first time. One of the materials used for its production is a long glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene from Celanese. The material was required to not only satisfy the mechanical demands, but also enable an attractive appearance.

The ID.3 is Volkswagen’s first car with a tailgate made partly of plastic.

Tailgate of the Volkswagen ID.3: Fiber-Reinforced PP Enables the Use of Plastics

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Andere Werkstoffe

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Long Fibers, Smart Look

Milliken & Co., Ghent, Belgium, has developed a new variant of its well-established Millad NX 8000 clarifying additive for polypropylene that it has tailored for use in the extrusion blow molding (EBM) process. This new additive performs significantly better in higher melt-flow-rate (MFR) grades of PP, and yields excellent results in both optics and productivity. 

Yields Glass-Like Optical Properties 

Additive

Extrusionsblasformen

Millad NX 8000E Clarifier 

After the explosion of developments in polymer formulations over the last year, it is worth taking a closer look during Fakuma at details such as functional additives or application-specific modifications. Overall, lightweight design continues to spur development but defined surface characteristics are also in demand. The reported innovations do not just follow current consumer trends but also provide ideas for advanced product and process developments. 

Functional Modifications Characterize Developments in Additives and Compounds 

Polyamide

Compound

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Farbstoffe

Pigmente

Additive Fertigung

Oberflächentechnik

Medizintechnik

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Distribuenten

Polymers Can Be Expected Everywhere 

Lightweight is no longer just a matter of replacing metal. More and more often, plastics already in use are substituted by lighter weight polymers. New low-density compounds exhibit not only good materials and processing properties. On top of that, they offer various secondary advantages, such as are illustrated by an engine room bulkhead cover and a car door sill.  

Reducing Density and Part Weight via the Material without Altering Existing Processes 

Strong Flyweights 

The many different additives in plastic compounds make their composition extremely complex. Special stabilizers help to prevent the generation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) resulting from the interaction of components in subsequent, long-term automotive applications. 

Stabilizer Reduces VOC Emissions from Polypropylene with No Drawbacks in Processing 

Stabilisatoren

Weichmacher

Not for Sensitive Noses 

ZEAL has been optimized to deliver superior propylene yields while maintaining the base catalyst performance. 

Commercial Launch of New Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Additive  

BASF Introduces ZEAL to Deliver More Propylene for Refiners 

TER HELL PLASTIC GMBH, one of the leading distribution and compounding companies for plastics raw materials in Germany, Europe and China. It is an important partner of well-known, global plastics manufacturers such as Azoty Tarnow, Chevron Phillips, Clariant, DSM, Evonik, Franplast, Momentive, Lucobit, Polimeri, Sabic, Samsung, Teknor Apex and Total Petrochemicals.

Ter Hell Plastic GmbH  

https://www.terhell.de

Antistatika

Flammschutzmittel

Styrol-Copolymerisate

Treibmittel

Verarbeitungshilfmittel

Wiederaufbereitung

Whether it was the motto presented by the trade fair’s committee or threatened prohibition proceedings: material producers are getting more involved with sustainability. While some are participating in campaigns and initiatives, others are investigating more closely the basis of their raw materials and their products. In view of the challenge to create a circular economy for plastics, all other topics take second place this year.

Fig. 2. Because of the heterogeneous feedstock, PET bottles of recycled material frequently exhibit slight discoloring – particularly noticeable on the bottle necks. Clariant is working on a masterbatch that will permit a uniform color quality 

Raw Materials Producers See Signs of the Times, and Implement them in Different Ways

PVC-weich (Compounds)

Werkstoffe für additive Verfahren

Verarbeitungshilfsmittel, allgemein

Kreislaufwirtschaft

About Drivers and the Driven

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

Warmformen / Thermoformen

New PP Additive for Thermoforming Food-Contact Applications

Milliken & Company will begin production at its new clarifier plant in Blacksburg, SC/UDS, in the fall.

According to the global manufacturer, this new facility will increase production capacity of its Millad NX 8000 polypropylene clarifier by more than 50 %. This significant additional capacity will address strong worldwide demand for clarified plastic products.

“This represents the largest clarifier plant investment in Milliken history,” said Cindy Boiter, president of Milliken’s Chemicals Business. “Engineering is complete, and we are in the process of commissioning the plant. When we launch production in the fall, it will allow us to address both current market needs and increasing demand for these products well into the future.”

“Global demand for Millad NX 8000 clarifier has grown at an 11 percent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for each of the past nine years,” added Boiter. “Global clarifier demand grew by 16 percent in just the past two years,” outstripping the growth rates for global polypropylene (PP) resin. “All regions have contributed to the growth of clarified PP, with Asia leading the way.”

Milliken’s own customer research underscores the importance of being able to clearly see the products they are buying. Millad NX 8000 provides close to glass-like clarity in PP packaging, which improves customer confidence during their buying process, especially for food products. This clarity enables brand owners to replace PET, polystyrene, polycarbonate and more with PP — shown by studies to be a more sustainable option, as stated in a press release.

The current soaring energy prices, meanwhile, have also spiked interest in any resins or additives like this one, which can help converters to save energy during processing and improve production efficiency. As a result of these certified savings, brand owners using PP clarified with Millad NX 8000 ECO can display a UL Environmental Claim Validation label on their injection molded parts.

Polypropylene is not only lightweight and durable; it reportedly also is one of the least energy-intensive polymers to make and recycle compared to other clear polymers.

Additionally, the pandemic has dramatically altered many consumer habits, perhaps permanently, in the case of increasing e-commerce and the growing popularity of food-delivery services. Thin-wall injection molded containers made using clarified PP – with their lightweight, durable and transparent characteristics – have proven to be a popular solution to packaging challenges facing both the e-commerce and food-service industries.

Milliken Chemical Div. of Milliken & Company 

https://www.millikenchemical.com

With increased production capacities, Milliken considers itself well equipped to meet increasing demand for clarifiers.

2022-06-29 Milliken

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