Plastics
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16 May 2019
Expanded automotive aftermarket portfolio by Avery Dennison
A significantly expanded automotive toolkit is showcasing at this year’s Avery Dennison FESPA stand. Additions to the range include three new Supreme Wrapping™ Film colours, a new option for paint protection and a comprehensive range of automotive window films.
16 May 2019
SABIC introduces LNP™ ELCRIN™ iQ upcycled compounds to extend useful life of PET bottles and help reduce plastic waste
SABIC today introduced its LNP™ ELCRIN™ iQ portfolio of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounded resins derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) to support the circular economy and help reduce plastic waste. By chemically upcycling consumer-discarded PET (primarily single-use water bottles) into higher-value PBT materials with enhanced properties and suitability for more-durable applications, the company is encouraging the use of recycled resins. These products also offer a smaller cradle-to-gate environmental footprint than virgin PBT resin, as measured by Cumulative Energy Demand (CED) and Global Warming Potential (GWP).
A specially developed twin-screw extruder in the SANITIZED AG TecCenter allows even faster development of new masterbatch combinations and the manufacture of test amounts of polymers with individual antimicrobial additives. This investment especially allows the targeted, customer-specific development of antimicrobial masterbatch qualities in nearly any type of polymer.
Fleet wrapping projects and affordable vehicle customisation have received a welcome boost with the launch of a new Mactac ColourWrap Series of cast films. The new Mactac ColourWrap materials, in 50 different colours, will be under the spotlight at the brand’s FESPA 2019 stand.
A series of LNP™ technical summits held by SABIC in Greater China over the last four months to mark 70 years of its LNP product line concluded on April 23 in Beijing. In all, around 750 delegates from processors, end-users and design houses came to see and hear about the latest solutions in engineering thermoplastic compounds and copolymers from the company, which has pioneered numerous innovative developments in the field. They also had in-depth discussions with the scientists and technologists behind the LNP product line, who are committed to providing unique offerings and help create value for the customers.
The figures are nothing short of alarming. By 2050 plastic will outweigh fish in the world's oceans if every year another nine million tons of plastic trash find their way to the sea via unsecured landfills and rivers.