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Avient Expands Therma-Tech™ Portfolio with Natural Graphite Based Thermally Conductive Formulations, Supporting Lightweighting and Electrification Goals

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Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, today announced the expansion of its Therma Tech™ product portfolio with eight new thermally conductive grades that leverage natural graphite to deliver high thermal conductivity and cost efficiency for applications such as LED lighting, automotive heat sinks, and heat exchange systems. Natural graphite offers a lower product carbon footprint and typically requires less energy to produce than synthetic graphite, while still maintaining thermal conductivity performance. As electrification accelerates across transportation, industrial equipment, appliance, and electronics sectors, engineers face mounting pressure to manage heat more efficiently, more cost-effectively, and with less weight. Metal components such as aluminum heat sinks and die-cast enclosures remain a standard approach but they carry inherent limitations: added mass, susceptibility to corrosion, complex manufacturing processes, and constrained design freedom. For ori...
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Avantium publishes updated Life Cycle Assessment confirming up to 88% lower carbon emissions for releaf®

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Avantium N.V., a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, today announces the results of an updated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its plant‑based polymer PEF (polyetehylene furanoate), branded as releaf®. The LCA shows that releaf® can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 88% in 500 mL beverage bottle applications, compared to conventional PET under representative European conditions. At resin level, emissions can be reduced by up to 71%, with further reductions expected over time as feedstock, processes and energy inputs improve. The results demonstrate that a significant reduction in the environmental footprint of plastics can be achieved while maintaining performance and compatibility with existing recycling systems. The LCA was conducted with nova‑Institut and Tereos, using industrial data representative of future industrial production. Results have been peer‑reviewed and follow internationally recognised ISO standards. The work was carried out within the European C...
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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž : ๐ˆ๐ง ๐๐•๐‚ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง ๐๐•๐‚ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ — ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž. PVC is a notoriously demanding material. Its formulations often contain fillers, stabilizers, and additives that make processing both corrosive and abrasive. Wear manifests not only as dimensional loss and reduced output, but as higher energy consumption as machines work harder to maintain performance. Replacement-heavy strategies are increasingly incompatible with sustainability and budgetary goals. Rethinking component design changes that equation: - Advanced materials such as Nitralloy offer harder surfaces and improved wear resistance, eliminating chrome plating and extending service life - Worn conical twin barrels can be machined and restored using bimetallic treatments, pre...
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Extra low fogging recycled PP for headlamp housings: New launch by Sumika

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As recycled content targets move closer to becoming a regulatory requirement in Europe, the automotive industry faces a growing challenge: increasing the use of post-consumer materials while maintaining the performance standards required for technical vehicle components. Headlamp housings represent one of the more demanding applications, where fogging performance, thermal stability, and long-term durability remain critical requirements. Developed by Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe, the new rPPGF Thermofil Circle Extra Low Fogging is designed to address these constraints. Response to future ELV requirements Made from European post-consumer recycled materials, the glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene compound meets the stringent requirements of headlamp housing applications, where fogging performance is a key criterion. The development comes as automotive manufacturers prepare for stricter recycled content requirements under future European regulations.   With this innovation, Sumika...
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๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐›๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ’ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

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  Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. is expanding its lineup of bio-based hydrocarbon derivatives – including biomass chemicals and biomass plastics – under the #BePLAYERTM brand, as part of its efforts to promote the use of #biomass throughout society in order to help address climate change. #MitsuiChemicals’ biomass plastics based on the mass balance approach have now been adopted for various plastic parts used in #moldedtransformers compliant with 2026 Top Runner standards manufactured and sold by #Toshiba Industrial Products and Systems Corporation as well as for coils in extra-high-voltage molded transformers. Mitsui Chemicals is contributing to this initiative through the provision of raw materials as part of the supply chain*. This initiative represents a practical example of efforts aimed at achieving #carbonneutrality across the entire value chain, in line with Toshiba Group’s Environmental Future Vision 2050. In addition to addressing environmental considerations from a functi...
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