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chain, from automotive and electronics to furniture, you have materials that make parts, which are assembled into finished goods. Each step of that process includes factory emissions, material emissions, packaging emissions, and logistics emissions. Combining all of this primary data into a unit-level Carbon Report, for example, one com- pleted vehicle or a single plastic pallet that is used 50 times, can be more accurate than LCA modeling.” A challenge for suppliers is that customers are
starting to ask for emissions information when bidding on new business. Almond said that with the Carbon Report, each partner in the value chain can contribute their small part. “Our ultimate goal of Carbon Report is to be a value-add to suppliers, identifying opportunities to create new income streams and optimise their operations, improving recycling efforts, and driving change. This is where we believe we can truly drive adoption by creating value rather than only being a compliance tool,” he said. In addition to the masterbatch and the reporting
tool, Heartland is looking at other industrial opportunities for hemp, spurred in part by its participation in BASF’s Chemovator business
incubator. Last May, BASF’s Chemovator invested in Heartland, building on an existing partnership between Heartland and BASF’s North America Open Research Alliance. Almond said that the program provided opportunities for guidance and mentorship and revealed new ways to drive impact for industrial uses of hemp in other areas in addition to performance materials.
Multi-phase filler Georgia, US-based Sawgrass Sustainable recently developed eco-flow, a multi-phased, microcrystal- line cellulosic filler system for thermoplastics that is designed to create controlled visual patterning on the surface of moulded parts. The company is currently providing fully formulated compounds and working with mould makers to determine optimal processing to produce consistent pattern- ing, said Jon Buchan, a Managing Partner at Sawgrass Sustainable. The two-part system is based on process and material factors such as velocity, density and lubricity of the phases. It is being used in consumer products, such as flowerpots, where it provides good results, and is in the commercial-trial stage in automotive applica-
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