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industry to create a series of polymer additives based on sunflower, rapeseed and sustainable palm oils,” said Bjarne Nielsen, the company’s business development manager for polymers. The vegetable oil-based
antistat, Einar 601, is said to be suitable for all LDPE, LLDPE and HDPE applica- tions, including coextruded and laminated films. “Producers can market packaging free from amines or amides while delivering the antistatic performance required,” said Nielsen. Palsgaard has also introduced Einar 611 and Einar
614, two bio-based alternatives to traditional antifog- ging additives. “Both have been independently tested to deliver
outstanding performance in extruded PE film packag- ing,” Nielsen said. “At the same time, the additives themselves are safe enough to eat and can remove all concern over food contact.” Still on the bio-front, PolyOne recently announced that its OnColor Bio colour concentrates have received OK compost HOME certification from Vinçotte, the Belgian accredited inspection and certification organisation. “By selecting these advanced masterbatch color- ants, manufacturers who produce bio-degradable polymer packaging can avoid the significant costs and time required to test their products for at-home compostability,” the company said.
PolyOne claims to be is the first company in the polymer colorants industry to be able to offer OK compost HOME certification for a full range of colour concen- trates compatible with bio- degradable polymers. “Our OnColor Bio concen-
trates have been designed to help our customers comply with new, increasingly rigorous
home composting legislation,’’ said Christoph Palm, vice president and general
manager of colour and additives for EMEA and India. “Combining our advanced colorant technology with bio-based polymers reduces the risk and cost of post-process testing, allowing processors to take full advantage of the emerging market for bags and packaging capable of home composting.” PolyOne claims that OnColor Bio solutions “address
a previously unmet market need by enabling packaging producers to proactively meet toughening legislation, such as France’s new Energy Transition Law.” Begin- ning January 1, 2017, this new law will require single- use carrier bags thinner than 50 microns – often called fruit and vegetable bags – to meet the French standard (T51-800 standard) for home composting. The law also applies to plastic packaging used to mail publications. OnColor BIO colour concentrates are said to perform
well with the bioplastics used in home compostable film applications. Available in a full palette of colour choices, the colorants do not compromise the organic decompo- sition of the polymers they enhance, PolyOne claims.
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