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Category Archives: Green
Toray Plans Commercialization of Bio-PBT Molding Compound
An injection molding plastic made with renewable feedstocks generated by a genetically engineered microorganism is being sampled as a prelude to mass production by Japanese chemical giant Toray. [..]
Algae As A Bioplastic Feedstock: Is it Hype or Hope?
Algae continues to receive considerable hype as a potential feedstock for plastics as well as a biofuel. Most of the hype is coming from researchers, as well as [..]
High-Tech Plastics Star in Solar-Powered Cross-America Flight
Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane loaded with innovative light weighting plastics technology, will attempt a flight across America in early May starting in San Francisco and reaching New [..]
KNN, Anoxkaldnes Move Closer to PHA Plant in the Netherlands
KNN of Groningen, the Netherlands, and Anoxkaldnes of Lund, Sweden, have reached agreement to work toward polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production in Northern Netherlands, according to an announcement on the [..]
Meat Firm Supports Process To Convert Animal Blood To Plastic
There’s a growing movement in the plastics industry, specifically for medical applications, to make sure there are absolutely no traces of any animal tissue in compounds. It’s partly [..]
Mack Tweaks Tool, Process To Mold Recycled PVC Flooring
An interesting project at Mack Molding shows the challenges of using waste materials in sophisticated manufacturing processes. Mack, based in the environmentally conscious state of Vermont, is working [..]
California Cap-And-Trade Could Hike Bioplastics Demand
Bioplastics demand may grow as a result of California’s implementation of a carbon cap-and-trade system on Jan. 1. The state, which constitutes the ninth largest economy in the [..]
PHA Plastics are Made From Industrial Waste, Animal Gas
A California startup received patents last year to produce plastics from methane gas produced by animals and from industrial waste, specifically volatile organic compounds. Armed with seven awarded [..]
Moldable Compound Consists Mostly Of Tire Waste
A new German company called Ruhr Compounds is commercializing a compound made up as much as 80% waste from tires and other discarded rubber products. A polypropylene matrix [..]
Boeing and BMW Tackle Carbon Composite Recycling
Re-use of carbon composites will be a major factor in the future of the strong, lightweight material. Boeing has launched several initiatives to find meaningful second uses for [..]