Neste, Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, and Fibrant partner to enable the first stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials

The majority of the Bugaboo Donkey strollers’ plastic parts are made using DSM Engineering Materials’ Akulon 100% bio-based B-MB polyamide 6, which in turn is made using bio-based feedstock from both Fibrant and Neste.

Kunststoffe, biobasiert

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Biokunststoffe

Kunststoffe, bioabbaubar

Stroller Portfolio Made with Bio-Based Materials

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.

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

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Organic – both Inside and Outside

At K 2022, it was clearly shown that with suitable materials not only can CO2 emissions be reduced, but also advantages in component design achieved.

The Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei showed its concept vehicle at K 2022. The domed roof in particular could lead to a few changes in future automobiles.

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With suitable materials CO2 emissions can be reduced and advantages in component design can be achieved.

Automotive Highlights of K 2022

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Elektromobilität

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Streifinger, Florian

Polyamide

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Polycarbonat

Suitable Materials for Smart  Vehicle Design

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.

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Faserverbundwerkstoffe

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Is Bio the New Standard?

Products made from bio-based plastics must undergo the same testing procedures as conventional plastic products to access the market of the European Union (EU). Thereby a health risk for consumers is excluded. Biodegradable or compostable plastics must undergo additional tests.

Biodegradable plastics certified for industrial composting have to meet a fixed limit for heavy metals and other toxic and hazardous substances

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Qualitätssicherung

Bioplastics Meet All EU Safety Standards

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

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

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Into the Future with Biopolymers

Different kinds of methods are available for the processing of bead foams. Common to all processes is the welding of the single expanded beads, which can be challenging. A research project shows that the process can also be carried out with blends of PLA and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate PHBV.

Fig. 1. Sintering of the foamed beads takes place between the two melting points of the used polymer, which can be seen from the DSC curve (schematic diagram)

Blends of PLA and PHBV as Replacement for Expanded Polystyrene

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Bio-Based Polymer Alternatives  for Bead Foams

PEX Pipe Blue is the world’s first pipe portfolio made from PEX with renewable feedstock accredited by mass balance accounting under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC PLUS) scheme.

The pipes are the world’s first variants to be made with ISCC Plus certified bio-based PE-X.

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Plastic Pipes with 90 Percent Smaller Carbon Footprint

Plastic manufacturer Dow has announced the launch of more sustainable polyolefin elastomers. The new brand will help the footwear industry to unlock a lower carbon footprint and develop more sustainable products.

Crocs is the first footwear brand to go-to-market with this new material technology.

Walking on Bioplastics

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches its latest lightweight thermoplastic composite bearing.

Trelleborg’s enhanced dual-layer bearing with a low-friction modified PEEK layer that reduces friction and increases wear performance for use in bearing, wear ring, and bushing applications.

Lightweight Thermoplastic Composite Bearing

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions showcased two new additions to its Isolast PureFab FFKM material range at Semicon Europa 2022.

At Semicon Europa 2022 Trelleborg Sealing Solutions showcased two new additions to its Isolast PureFab FFKM material range.

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Spritzgießen

Halbleiterfertigung

Elektronik

Perfluoroelastomers for Semiconductor Sealing

Woodly’s heat-sealed bags serves for food-to-go products on long-distance trains.

“We are excited about the opportunity to offer a wood-based and sustainable packaging solution to VR and also to the travelling consumer at the restaurant car. The fact that Woodly is now a part of long-distance public transport is a great milestone for us,” comments Jaakko Kaminen, Woodly’s CEO. 

Carbon-Neutral and Wood-Based Plastic Material

The use of TPE materials with recycled content increases the sustainability of vehicles. They are also used more and more in the interior.

The selection of high-quality recyclate enables their use in demanding automotive applications.  

Recyclate Reduce the CO2 Footprint in Seals and Interior Applications

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Soft, Elastic and Recycled

Swedish company RenCom AB announced the start of production of Renol, an thermoplastic biomaterial that can be used to replace fossil-based plastics, with Coperions ZSK twin screw extruder.

RenCom has chosen Coperion’s ZSK twin screw extrusion technology to enable the production of the thermoplastic biomaterial Renol

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Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

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Extrusionsanlagen

Extrusionsanlagen für KU-Verarbeitung

Kunststoffverarbeitungsmaschinen

RenCom Starts the Production of its Biomaterial with ZSK Technology

A decade of successful collaboration between FKuR Kunststoff GmbH and India‘s SKYi Innovations LLP, acting as distributors of the FKuR bioplastics range, has laid the foundation for a promising presence in the Indian market.

Joint Venture SKYi FKuR Biopolymers started production of biodegradable, partially bio-based plastics (left to right): Amit Jagtap (Director SKYi FKuR Biopolymers Pvt Ltd.), Nikhil Kurankar (Head of Operations, SKYi FKuR Biopolymers Pvt Ltd.), Dr. Sachin Jain(Director at SKYi FKuR Biopolymers Pvt Ltd)

Unternehmen

FKuR and SKYi Establish Joint Venture in India

TPC with up to 72 Percent Biomass Content

Dupont is adding new, more sustainable grades to the Hytrel TPC-ET product family. Hytrel Eco B is based proportionately on renewable raw materials.

Hytrel ECO B is a family of bio-based thermoplastic copolyester elastomers (TPC-ETs). Plastics manufacturer Dupont will use K 2022 as an occasion to showcase these products, which are designed to help brand owners improve the environmental footprint of their products. According to Dupont, they offer the same performance as their fossil counterparts and come with a biomass content of up to 72 wt . %. The drop-in materials can replace previous TPC-ETs without the need for requalifying products or retooling, it says.

Dupont uses the biomass balance approach to manufacture the product family. The products are certified to the ISCC Plus standard. The TPC-ET is made with second-generation biomass. Being bio residue and waste, it does not compete with food and feed production and so does not lead to increased land use. The materials are intended for the consumer goods, sports goods, consumer electronics and the furniture industries, and others. They also appeal to the automotive industry, where Hytrel grades based on fossil raw materials are already used to make CVJ boots.

According to Dupont, the materials match rubber for strength while maintaining the flexibility and aesthetics of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE). They offer the same durability, strength and great flexibility as the company’s fossil-based versions, and will remain flexible even in extreme cold and to retain their properties in extreme heat. They are chemically resistant and can be overmolded onto many rigid thermoplastics, and are also reportedly easy to recycle because of their melt stability.

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