The plastics industry has a variety of materials and technologies available for significantly reducing the ecological footprint of products. There are very few applications for which it is not possible to replace at least a portion of the fossil material with recyclates or bioplastics. Various methods, standards and software tools are available to determine what savings this can achieve.

Determining CO2 Savings from Recycled Materials and Bioplastics

Simulation

Software

Recycling

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Recht allgemein / sonst.

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Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

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Kunststoff-Rezyklat

Reducing the CO2 Footprint

Electrical and electronics manufacturers want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their products and optimize waste management and recycling for them. This can be achieved, among other ways, by using more sustainable thermoplastics and quality-assured recyclates. A close cooperation between companies to establish material cycles and the recycling-friendly design of equipment are also important.

16:9

Driving Sustainability Trends in the Electrical and Electronics Industry with Polymers

Elektronik

Technische Kunststoffe

Thermoplaste

Polycarbonat

Kreislaufwirtschaft

Support for a Greener E&E World

The increasing demand for recyclates and the shortage of food-grade PET flakes pose challenges for batch quality and color consistency.

Repi offers various additives for recycling PET, which can be used, for example, to prevent the material from darkening.

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Polyethylenterephthalat

Additive

Compensating for Darkening in Recycled PET

Bioplastics are comparable to conventional materials, not only in terms of their mechanical properties. By adding simple mineral additives the fire protection of these materials is improved substantially. Different flame retardants were tested for a sandwich board from bio-based polyurethane with linen cover layers, and their performance has been proven. 

Fire-Protected Sandwich Panels Made from Natural Fiber-Reinforced Bio-Based Polyurethane 

Polyurethan

Flachfolien- und Plattenextrusion

Platten

Fasern

Good Fire Protection with Simple  Flame Retardants 

About five million metric tons of aniline are produced annually worldwide; the total volume has been increasing by an average of about five percent every year. Until now, only fossil raw materials had been used for the production of aniline, which plays an important role in the chemical industry and is used as starting material for numerous products.  

Improved CO2 Footprint  

Schaumstoffe und Vorprodukte

Technik Trend

Aniline Derived from Plants 

Sustainable development is the focus of the Israeli company Tosaf’s trade show presence. The company presents functional, color and combined masterbatches for processing by extrusion and injection molding. These will include color masterbatches for recyclates with a special focus on post-consumer plastics as well as biodegradable masterbatches.

Special masterbatches can be used for permanent orange coloring of high-voltage components in electric vehicles

Masterbatches

Farbstoffe und Pigmente

Elektromobilität

Mobilität

Messe Fakuma

Farbkonzentrate (Batches)

Farbstoffe

Masterbatches for Current Trends

Under the motto “It‘s all Wittmann”, Wittmann Battenfeld is presenting its machines and systems in the new Wittmann design for the first time.

Automation cell with SmartPlus 90 for manufacturing a spirit level.

Spritzgießen

Schaumspritzgießen

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Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

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Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Naturmaterialien

Verstärkungsstoffe

Green DC Current for the Injection Molding Machine

This year, the world’s leading trade show K has succeeded in presenting practical solutions for greater resource efficiency on a broad front. A first foray through the trade show grounds.

K 2022 gave numerous practical examples showing visitors how recyclates can be reliably processed with digital aids.

State-of-the-Art Injection Molding Solutions for Greater Resource Efficiency.

State-of-the-Art Injection Molding Solutions at K 2022

Doriat, Clemens, Dr.

Solar / PV

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Mehrkomponenten-Spritzgießen

Condition Monitoring / Prozessüberwachung

Instandhaltung

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

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Elastomer-Spritzgießen

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Silikonkautschuk

Kautschuk / Elastomere

Compoundieren

It Can Be Done!

By means of high-performance processes, chemical recycling converts plastic waste into high-grade material for new plastic products. Moreover, freedom of design results by selecting a suitable process and the matching waste material. Hereby, the right combination permits customized polyols to be created for the desired application area.

Not only can multifunctional recycling plants split polyurethane by means of different processes; they are also able to recycle other plastics

Solvolysis Using Different Solvents in Practice

Polyurethan-Schaumstoffe (PUR)

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Plastic Waste into  Custom-Made Polyols

Borealis, Clariant, Remondis, LyondellBasell – many of the big names in the plastics industry announced partnerships with Neste at, or in advance of, K 2019. The Finnish company is a sought-after partner in the industry.

Interview with Mercedes Alonso, Executive Board Member at Neste

Streifinger, Florian

“Chemical Recycling Is Not yet Ready for Commercial Use”

In this interview with Kunststoffe, Alfred Stern, CEO of Borealis, explains why he considers fixed recycling quotas to be necessary and why voluntary commitments do not work.

Together with Tomra and Zimmermann Recycling, Borealis has built a demonstration plant in Lahnstein. According to its own information, the most modern plant for mechanical recycling is intended to show what is possible with modern technology and equipment in a state-of-the-art plant for mechanical recycling

Alfred Stern, CEO of Borealis, Talks about the Circular Economy

Schröder, Susanne

Kunststoff

Bauwesen

Baustoffe

“Unfortunately, the Only Globally Accepted Ideology Is Money”

Bio-based plastics can lock away vast quantities of CO2 in durable, recyclable applications and make a real contribution to climate protection. All that is needed for this is the right product design and a functioning circular economy. By focusing more on this approach, the plastics sector has the chance to evolve into a key industry of a green economy.

Furniture and furnishings with a long service life are the ideal applications for bioplastics

20:7

How Bio-Based Polymers Can Help Sequester CO2 for the Long Term

Kunststoffe, biobasiert

Kunststoffe, bioabbaubar

Kunststofffasern

Into the Future with Biopolymers

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

Polypropylen

What Is Happening in Chemical Recycling?

Henkel significantly expands partnership with social enterprise Plastic Bank. The partners opened their first three plastic waste collection centers in Cairo

Henkel and Plastic Bank opened the first three collection centers in Cairo

Polyethylen

Kunststoffhandel

Dienstleistungen

Handel

Henkel and Plastic Bank Open First Collection Centers in Egypt

A new chemical recycling unit at Borealis production site in Stenungsund, Sweden, is expected to commence operations in 2024.

Aerial view of Borealis production location in Stenungsund, Sweden

More Circular Base Chemicals and Plastic Products

Calculating and Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Drawing on various joint projects conducted with customers, BASF will demonstrate how to significantly improve carbon emissions from products.

Drawing on various joint projects conducted with customers, BASF will demonstrate how to significantly improve carbon emissions from products. The projects were spread across the automotive, construction, E&E, packaging and consumer sectors.

“They range from products that have net-zero or low product carbon footprints to new products made from recycled raw materials to conserve fossil raw materials,” says Dr. Martin Jung, President Performance Materials at BASF. To this end, the company has developed various materials that reduce the carbon footprint through the use of renewable or recycled raw materials. A corresponding bio-based polyurethane, for example, is already being used for a safety shoe. The constituent material is REDcert2 certified. Also on display at the booth will be Vaude-brand outdoor pants made of PA6 Ultramid Ccycled. The raw materials for the PA are sourced from chemically recycled end-of-life tires, among other things.

Pyrolysis Oil Turns into a  Circuit Breaker

The sustainability of products can also be increased through a long service life and reduced weight. At the trade fair, BASF will feature various examples to show how this can be achieved. On display, for instance, will be safe and durable PAs for high-voltage components aimed at the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

The company will also present an environmentally sound miniature circuit breaker (MCB) for the E&E sector that it has developed in cooperation with Schneider Electric. It is composed entirely of a PA6 compound obtained from pyrolysis oil sourced from end-of-life tires. The switch’s ruggedness has not been compromised as a result, says the company.

Another focus of BASF will be on digital and data-driven value chain models to help customers transition to carbon-neutral products. To this end, the chemical company has introduced a tool for calculating the carbon emissions of some 45,000 of its products.

With a view to improving recycling itself, BASF will introduce various additives from its IrgaCycle range. These are said to enhance the quality of mechanically recycled plastics waste.

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Vaude’s outdoor pants use a PA6 from BASF made from chemically recycled car tires. 

PA6 made from chemically recycled  end-of-life tires is used in Schneider Electric’s circuit breaker.

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