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Mocom develops recycled PC grades for light guides


German compounder Mocom is now offering light diffusing compounds based on recycled polycarbonate. The compounds contain both post-con- sumer recyclates (PCR) and post-indus- trial recyclates (PIR) and form part of the new Alcom LD Eco (Light Diffusion) and Alcom LG Eco (Light Guiding) portfolios. “New regulations in the automotive sector will increasingly demand recyclate-based solutions in the future, even in applications where it would not be expected,” said Kurt Maschke,


Nexam gains new reactive


patent Swedish additive maker Nexam Chemical has announced that the European Patent Office has informed it that it will approve a second patent covering the company’s Reactive Recycling technology. The patent covers the


use of the additive technology to recycle PE polymers; it complements a patent from July this year covering additives to recycle PP.


Christer Svanberg,


Chief Technology Officer at Nexam Chemical, said: “The method means that even the largest recycling streams can be used in more products than was previously possible.” � www.nexamchemical.com


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Senior Director Global Marketing Automotive at Mocom. The company says the production


process for the new Eco grades involves careful screening of the materials. Photometric proper- ties are individually adjusted and specified for each grade, which can contain up to 100% polymer recyclate. n In a separate move, Mocom is moving towards implementation of a ‘uniform brand presence globally’ by renaming its Albis Plastics Corporation


A transparent light


diffusing element moulded in Mocom’s new recycled PC


in Monterrey, Mexico, to Mocom Compounds Mexico with immediate effect. It said the renaming will not affect customers, contractual partners, or existing business relationships. �www.mocom.eu


Polyplastics to re-compound


Japanese engineering thermoplastics supplier Polyplastics has launched its Duracycle re-compounding initiative for recycling performance plastics which, according to the company, “applies to a variety of sustainable solutions that contribute toward achieving a 100% recycling rate for engineering plastics.” The move marks the first phase in the company’s plan


to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. It said it expects the Duracycle re-com- pounding service business to be able to offer high- quality mechanically recycled materials from March 2024 onwards. According to the com-


pany, re-compounding is a clear departure from conventional recycling. It says its aim is to capitalise on “horizontal recycling”


methods, which transform products back into the same products. For the immediate future,


the Duracycle system will focus on pre-consumer waste materials as they have traceable manufacturing histories so pose little risk of contamination. However, it hopes to develop recycling technologies for PCR in the future. � www.polyplastics-global.com


Kureha ups PVDF capacity


Japanese speciality chemi- cal and polymers producer Kureha says it is to increase production capacity for polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) at its Iwaki Factory in Fukushima, Japan, more than doubling capacity from its current level of 6,000 to 14,000 tonnes/yr. The additional produc-


tion capacity, together with the 5,000 tonne/yr output of


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its existing plant in China and some group wide de- bottlenecking programmes, will take the company’s total annual capacity for the specialty polymer to around 20,000 tonnes by 2026. The company’s plans also include sustainability improvements.


PVDF is used as an engineering polymer in a variety of industrial applica-


tions as well as finding a role as a binder in production of lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). The latter is an application sector where Kureha said it is seeing rapidly growing demand. The company plans to


increase its global produc- tion capacity for PDF polymer to between 30-40,000 tonnes by 2030. �www.kureha.co.jp


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