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Avient Corporation, a provider of specialized and sustainable materials solutions and services, announces a successful collaboration with its long-standing and valued customer, Hager Group. Avient supported Hager to incorporate 27% recycled ocean-bound plastic into its new cubyko leaf waterproof outdoor sockets and switches, providing its customers with a more eco-conscious option. This success was achieved in further collaboration with Plastic Bank. It provides the recycled ocean-bound plastic waste that Avient formulates into high-performance polyolefin materials. Replaces Primary Materials by Meeting Technical Specifications Avient constributed to this success by developing customized versions of its Maxxam™ REC Recycled Polyolefin Formulations. It contains 50% recycled ocean-bound plastic content, using Social Plastic® feedstock from Plastic Bank. As a result, the final assembly of the Hager cubyko leaf includes 27% ocean-bound plastic content. These formulations effectively replac

A new composite material is finding its way into the construction industry. Made from natural stone, carbon fibers and biochar, it is an alternative to reinforced concrete. It is characterized by a particularly good CO2 balance. The DITF is leading the joint project “DACCUS-Pre*”. The basic idea of the project is to develop a new building material that stores carbon in the long term and removes more CO2 from the atmosphere than is emitted during its production.        In collaboration with the company TechnoCarbon Technologies, the project is now well advanced – a first demonstrator in the form of a house wall element has been realized. It consists of three materials: Natural stone, carbon fibers and biochar. Each component contributes in a different way to the negative CO2 balance of the material: Two slabs of natural stone form the exposed walls of the wall element. The mechanical processing of the material, i.e. sawing in stone cutting machines, produces significant quantities of st

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Injection Molding creates non-monotonic crystallinity gradients through the thickness, and corresponding non monotonic elastic modulus. On one hand the rapid quench of the skin (combined with fountain flow) reduces crystallinity of the most outer layers leading to typically half the nominal modulus ( PP data). The high shear just below (frozen skin) will produce strong "flow induced nucleation" and more crystallinity ( and oriented structures). These layers can be 4X stiffer than the skin in PP. Finally the core section undergoes a more quiescent crystallization with slower cooling and shear rates and will have "average" crystallinity, larger non-oriented crystals and pretty much the data-sheet kind of modulus . source:Vito leo

 CJ Biomaterials, Inc, continues to expand the applications for its advanced PHA technology, announcing that their biopolymers are being used by California-based Beyond Plastic to develop the world’s first completely biodegradable plastic bottle cap. CJ Biomaterials is a division of South Korea-based  CJ CheilJedang  and a primary producer of  polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)  biopolymers. Both Recyclable and Compostable: “ We are proud to be working with Beyond Plastic to help make this innovative solution a reality. These PHA-based bottle caps not only address the pressing environmental concerns associated with traditional plastic caps, but also demonstrate the versatility and effectiveness of our PHA technology in delivering sustainable alternatives, ” says Max Senechal, chief commercial officer at CJ Biomaterials. “ We remain committed to advancing eco-friendly solutions that contribute to a healthier, more sustainable planet. ” Derived from nature and produced sustainably, CJ Biomateri

Milliken & Company will bring its full range of additive and colorant solutions for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) plastics to NPE 2024. Milliken joins industry leaders for the expo to explore novel and sustainable pathways for plastics, enabled in part by the company’s comprehensive polymer additive portfolio. Opportunity to Collaborate with Plastics Value Chain: Milliken works across the value chain to enable PP and PE formulations that make plastics more reusable, recyclable, and efficient without sacrificing performance. With a range of clarifier and nucleator agents, masterbatches, polymeric colorants, and viscosity and performance modifiers, Milliken’s portfolio helps its customers and brand owners achieve their own sustainability goals. “We look forward to NPE, as it’s an exciting opportunity to collaborate with the entire plastics value chain under one roof,” shares Milliken’s global vice president for Plastic Additives Wim Van de Velde. “Milliken offers a suite o

  Want to know more about business opportunities in Polymer Composites Cylinder manufacturing?? Want to understand how to set up a Type4 H2 Cylinder manufacturing plant?? Join me on  April 24th, 10AM-12.30PM IST at IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat.   I will be hosting a workshop on Type 4 Hydrogen Cylinder manufacturing and sharing my experiences, and also address  challenges in the liner and overwrapping cylinders manufacturing process, material selection, future of the hydrogen economy, etc.  Don't forget to be there, you can register here  https://lnkd.in/d2dbcra3 Look forward to seeing you at this workshop, let's connect, and build a clean energy future together! #polymers   #polymerscience   # composites   #plasticsindustry   # hydrogen   #compositematerials   # manufacturing   #hydrogeneconomy #storagetank  # india   #cgd   # pipeline   #natural gas   #gas #greenhydrogen #electrolysers #ccus #alternativeenergy   #renewableenergy   # environmental #cleanenergy #netzero #c

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Hengshen’s carbon fibre materials are used in a 143-meter-long wind turbine blade.The blade is 143 meters long and has an impeller diameter of 292 meters. It is one of the wind turbine blades with the largest impeller diameter in the world.  The carbon fibre fabric used in this blade is exclusively supplied by China’s Hengshen which has annual production capacity of 5,000 tons of carbon fibre. The product portfolio covers raw silk, carbon fibre, sizing agents, fabrics, liquid resins, adhesives, prepregs, carbon fibre composite parts, and aviation composite structural parts.  In 2021, Hengshen’s 24K carbon fibre, fabric and carbon plate products obtained DNV certification from the international authoritative certification agency, becoming the first domestic carbon fibre unit to obtain this certification. Up to now, Hengshen has supplied products such as carbon fibre pultruded sheets and warp-knitted fabrics in batches to domestic and foreign wind turbine man