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Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per…

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TAGS:  Sustainability and Bioplastics  Dow has launched a range of REVOLOOP™ Recycled Plastics Resins. These resins incorporate post-consumer recycled (PCR) material into cable jacketing to address customers’ needs and circularity goals worldwide. Helping Power and Telecom Customers Meet Sustainability Goals The latest addition to the REVOLOOP™ Resins portfolio delivers similar performance to virgin plastic in cable jackets.…

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Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. announces the execution of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) adding Elevated Materials as a provider of repurposing services for its Tacoma, Washington facility. Under the three-year agreement, Elevated Materials will repurpose Toray scrap prepreg materials, including slit-edge and full-width prepreg sheets. Aim to Make a Positive Ecological Impact by Reducing Waste…

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Dow has announced the launch of NORDEL™ REN Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymers (EPDM) at the German Rubber Conference (DKT) 2024. This is a bio-based version of Dow’s EPDM rubber material, used in automotive, infrastructure, and consumer applications. Aids in Decarbonization of Building and Construction Sectors A key component of automotive weatherseals and hoses, NORDEL™ REN EPDM…

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Xenia® Materials presents its new range of PVDF-based compounds for 3D printing pellet-fed applications. This new group of materials ensures the carbon fiber properties mixed with the exceptional PVDF features. It opens new opportunities for additive manufacturing production where high performance and chemical resistance is necessary. Reduced Electrical Resistance Meet ATEX Standards Xenia® Materials introduces to the market…

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Hexcel Corporation and Fairmat announced a 10-year agreement to recycle carbon fiber composite materials from Hexcel Salt Lake City. It will be reused in composite materials sold into various commercial markets. Advancing Sustainability in Carbon Fiber Industry Fairmat is an international carbon fiber recycler and material manufacturing company. It recently opened its new 15,000 square…

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Exel Composites and Fairmat have announced a partnership to close the loop of carbon fiber scrap. Fairmat will recycle Exel Composites’ carbon fiber composite scrap at its Nantes manufacturing facility to produce second generation CFRP chips, high performance composite units, significantly reducing waste. Beginning in Q2 2024, the carbon fiber composite scrap will be transferred…

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Dow has formulated a breakthrough option of polyolefin elastomers (POE)-based artificial leather. It is a solution that addresses the automotive industry’s need to shift towards increasingly animal-free product alternatives to leather. The POE alternative leather option has been commercialized by HIUV Materials Technology. It is a China-based partner and qualified by an electric car manufacturer in…

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At CHINAPLAS 2024, BASF will unveil a total solution photovoltaic (PV) frame. It is developed with Jiangsu Worldlight New Material Co., Ltd (Worldlight), a global manufacturer of PV composite frames. The PV frame is made with an industry-leading total solution that combines polyurethane (PU) composite with a water-borne coating solution. It results in an 85% reduction in…

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