NEWS
Kraton goes CirKular+
Specialty polymer produc- er Kraton Corporation has launched the CirKular+ line of polymer additives to improve recycling of post-consumer and post-industrial plastics. The CirKular+ products
are said to enable multi- resin compatibilisation and performance enhance- ment in a wide range of applications, including typically non-compatible polymer combinations and difficult-to-recycle engi- neering polymers. “Our CirKular+ additive
products enable us to meet increasing consumer demand, performance requirements and emerg- ing regulations for circular plastics solutions, from end product design recyclabil- ity to cost efficiency,” said Bob Hall, Senior Director, Global Marketing at Kraton. �
www.cirkularplus.com
Chemical recycling plant destined for Chemelot
Recycling Technologies, a UK company specialising in chemical plastic recycling technology, has signed an agreement with Brightlands Chemelot Campus that will see the installation its first RT7000 chemical recycling machine outside the UK on the Brightlands campus at Sittard-Geleen in the Netherlands. The Brightlands Chemelot Campus is part of the Chemelot industrial park, one of the largest research and industrial sites in Europe. The two compa- nies said in a statement that the process of gaining the required permits and planning site layout is under- way prior to commencement of groundworks. The RT7000 is described as modular, small-scale technology, which is designed to fit easily onto existing waste treatment and recycling sites. It
Recycling Technologies’ Brightlands project follows Neste investment in Scotland
recycles low-grade plastic waste into a feedstock, trademarked as Plaxx, for new plastic production. The move is a further move towards commerciali- sation for Recycling Tech- nologies. Earlier this year the Finnish renewable chemicals group Neste and investment firm Mirova each invested €5m in the company “to accelerate the development of chemical recycling and foster the transition to a
circular economy for plastic”. That funding will support construction of the first commercial-scale RT7000 system at the firms’s HQ in Scotland. Recycling Technologies
also reached an agreement with Citeo, Total, Mars and Nestlé late last year to develop chemical recycling of plastics in France. �
www.recyclingtechnologies.co.uk �
www.brightlands.com �
www.neste.com
Clariant and Floreon to work on biopolymers
Clariant’s Additives business and Floreon-Transforming Packaging, which specialises in PLA-based compounds containing 70-90% renewable plant-based raw materials, have announced a collaboration that aims to make biopolymers a viable alternative to conventional polymers in single-use and durable applications. Clariant will be contributing its
A technician in Floreon’s tech centre 8 COMPOUNDING WORLD | May 2020
Exolit OP Terra, Licocene Terra and Licocare RBW bio-based additive knowhow to help Floreon improve the performance and processing charac- teristics of its materials. “The scope of
benefits is vast. Examples include achieving less energy use and faster cycle times by increasing the process- ing efficiency or adding completely new properties to the material,” the company said. Key target markets will include rigid
and flexible packaging, electrical and electronic equipment, hygiene products, consumer goods and automotive. The first products are expected to be introduced to the market during 1H 2020. �
www.clariant.com/additives �
http://floreon.com
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: NESTE
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