Month: April 2017

Companies

Aimplas: Inauguration of its new R&D building

Aimplas inaugurated on March 23 its new R&D building where new bioplastics, nanomaterials and materials with advanced properties will be developed. Following the inauguration, a demonstration of the technological capabilities of the centre took place. Aimplas has already 9,500m2 dedicated to R&D. Aimplas, the Plastics Technology Centre, inaugurated on March 23

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Recycling

Multiple factors including lightweighting, labels, colourants, can negatively impact water bottle recyclability

The most common strategy deployed by many water bottlers to meet sustainability initiatives has been to significantly lightweight their PET containers. However, a recent study found that oftentimes these bottles might meet consumer expectations for convenience and price, but may not minimise the carbon footprint. While PET resin suppliers have benefited

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Materials

Masterbatches to restore rPET for high-value packaging needs

Clariant offers enhanced formulations of CESA-extend masterbatches that restore important material properties to recycled condensation polymers including PET, PLA, and PC. This means even high percentages of regrind can be incorporated with virgin resin without significantly reducing physical properties required in food-contact and other high-performance packaging applications, says the specialty chemicals

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