MATERIALS | TECHNOLOGY MASTERBATCH


Black grades cut


GHGs Cabot has launched its Replasblak circular black masterbatches with certified material. It says the three new


products are its first ISCC Plus-certified black masterbatch products. The grades – Replasblak rePE5475, rePE5265 and rePE5250 – are 100%, 70% and 60% circular black masterbatches, respectively. The first claims to deliver more than a 60% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction compared to a standard black master- batch. It delivers medium tint strength, making it suitable for sheet extrusion applications. The second claims to reduce GHGs by nearly 50% and delivers high gloss and jet pigmenta- tion in thermoplastics. The third claims to cut GHGs by nearly 50% and delivers high tint strength – so is suitable for sheet extrusion applications relevant to the automo- tive sector. � www.cabotcorp.com


BIOPLASTICS Bio-based raw materials for sustainable packaging


Neste and Mitsui Chemicals have used bio-based materials to make more sustainable food packaging solutions for Co-op, a brand of the Japanese Consumers Co-operative Union (JCCU). In the first phase of the collabora- tion, bio-based raw materials will


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replace their fossil equivalents to make packaging for a seaweed snack. In future, the companies intend to use the packaging for other products. Neste supplies its Neste RE, a polymer feedstock for made from bio-based raw materials. Through


Mitsui Chemicals, the feedstock is processed into renewable polypropyl- ene (PP) – under the brand name Prasus – then turned into food packag- ing for JCCU. � www.neste.com � https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/


December 2023 | FILM & SHEET EXTRUSION 39 ADDITIVES Alternative to pearlised BOPP


Void Technologies says its new voiding agents serve growing demand for recyclable opaque films. Its VO+ PE 1300 series can be used to make voided polyethylene (PE) film structures that are compatible with existing PE recycling streams and meet the needs for a range


POLYSTYRENE Styrenics help to build a future


Italy-based EdilPlast has used styrenic polymers from Ineos Styrolution in a new range of building products. Cover Innovation is a


new roofing sheet solution that uses Luran S Eco – a sustainable material from Ineos Styrolution. “This has allowed us to


reduce our ecological foot- print by using sustainable materials in our produc- tion,” said Giulio Mantelli, president of EdilPlast’s parent company, First Corporation. “The new material has proven to be an optimal solution for products exposed to atmospheric agents.” Luran S is an acryloni-


trile styrene acrylate (ASA) polymer that offers long- term performance when exposed to UV light and heat. Its low maintenance and high weather resistance make it an ideal material for many outdoor applications. It can be mixed with PVC – or used to cover it – for applications such as roof


tiles, gutters and drain down pipes. The company says that Luran S Eco is its first sustainable ASA solution – with up to 39% lower carbon footprint. Using these materials will help EdilPlast to raise its use of bio-attributed raw materials from 30% to 50%. � www.ineos-styrolution.com


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of recycle-ready packaging applications. The series is being used to develop voided machine direction oriented (MDO) HDPE films that combine low density and high opacity – which it says is not feasible with mineral pigments such as TiO2


. VO+ PE 1300 offers a PE


alternative to pearlised BOPP, says the company. “We are seeing strong demand for this new product because it enables the recycle-ready packaging designs that brand owners and converters are seeking,” said James Gibson, CEO of Void Technologies. � www.voidtechnologies.com


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