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.

16:9

Kautschuk / Elastomere

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Thermoplastische Elastomere

Thermoplaste

Walking on Bioplastics

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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Kunststoffe, biobasiert

Biokunststoffe

kunststoffe.de

Polyethylen

Kunststoff-Rohre

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Rohre, allgemein

Plastic Pipes with 90 Percent Smaller Carbon Footprint

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, 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.

Compound

Polypropylen

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.

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

Automotive Highlights of K 2022

Silikone

Elektromobilität

Mobilität

Streifinger, Florian

Polyamide

Polymethylmethacrylat

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.

Masterbatches

Additive

Polylactid

Effektpigmente

Faserverbundwerkstoffe

Andere Werkstoffe

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Silikonkautschuk

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

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Dienstleistungen

Kunststoffhandel

Handel

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

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

20:7

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

Recycling

Umweltmanagement

Kunststoff

Bauwesen

Baustoffe

Kunststofffasern

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Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

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

Blend

Partikelschäumen

Schäumen / Reaktive Verarbeitung

Bio-Based Polymer Alternatives  for Bead Foams

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.

Elastomer-Spritzgießen

Spritzgießen

Halbleiterfertigung

Elektronik

Perfluoroelastomers for Semiconductor Sealing

Kraiburg TPE’s latest thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) has been specially developed for consumer and industry applications and contains up to 40 % post-consumer recyclate (PCR). In accordance with standard ISO 14021, the manufacturer recycles materials that end consumers from households and the industry can no longer use for their intended purpose.

The latest solution from Kraiburg TPE makes a post-consumer recycling proportion of 40 % possible. The TPE is partly made from household waste. 

TPE with a Post-Consumer Recycling Proportion of 40 Percent

Kraiburg TPE is expanding its portfolio of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) for automotive interiors with grades with a recycling content of up to 38 %.

The post-industrial recycled raw material used is waste material derived from the manufacturing process for plastic products. © Kraiburg TPE

Recycling Content for Automotive Interiors

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).

Compoundeure

Polypropylen-Compound

Unternehmen und Unternehmer

Wirtschaft

Sirmax Receives a US Award and Invests Heavily

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

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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