Mineral fillers | materials feature
– that does not use agricultural land or resources – and is cost neutral,” said Farrant.
Preferred supplier US-based Laurel Biocomposite has opened a new 2,000 sq m facility in Laurel, Nebraska, and completed the first 3,200 tonnes/year line for its Bio-Res PE compounds. Bio-Res compounds are produced using the
by-products of distillers’ grain and are blended with traditional polymers as a filler, in order to replace non-renewable content. BioRes blends easily with PE, PP, PLA and PHA
polymers, to produce a range of products. A renewable content of up to 40% can be attained, says the company. A second expansion phase is also planned, including
a second production line and bulk material handling, which should raise capacity to nearly 22,000 tonnes/year Meanwhile, US compounder RheTech has established
an alliance with Eco Bio Plastics Midland (EBPM) allowing it to use the latter’s patented technology for incorporating ground paper as a polymer reinforcement. The EBPM technology, developed by its Japanese parent Eco Research Institute, involves dry grinding
paper and pulp to form a micro-sized powder (30-50 microns) that is suitable for use in polypropylene and other types of thermoplastic resin. “All of our customers are looking for
ways to meet stricter environmental standards in the products they make, and RheTech continues to provide a broad range of compsoite solutions that meet those needs,” said Jim Preston, vice president of strategic growth for RheTech. Production of the new compounds, which will be marketed under RheTech’s Rhevision bio-composite and EBPM’s Mapka brands, will be located at the company’s Whitmore Lake plant in Michigan.
Click on the links for more information: ❙
www.cfmachinery.com ❙
www.laurelbiocomposite.com ❙
www.biopreferred.gov ❙
www.rhetech.com ❙
http://ecobioplastics.com
Seppa is a filler derived from seashells that is compounded into LLDPE
Underwater pelletizing systems.
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