EXHIBITION PREVIEW | K2025
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(including thin-wall packaging, housewares and durables), with good flow and stiffness-impact balance; and four PP random copolymers with enhanced transparency and organoleptic perfor- mance, aimed at housewares, closures, and food containers. They are engineered to meet a range of industry
needs, including: packaging that helps reduce food waste and energy consumption; water storage solutions; and transparent, reusable rigid packaging. �
www.oq.com
Above: Palsgaard says its Einar 987 anti-fouling additive is safer than ethoxylated amines
solutions cut carbon footprint and improve the performance of plastic products. It offers pre-con- sumer recycled grades, including Omyaloop FC for general purpose applications and Omya Smartfill 55-AV for engineering materials and biopolymers. These grades reduce emissions by up to two-thirds and support compliance with EU sustainability directives, says Omya. “Our mineral solutions reduce environmental impact while enhancing performance,” said Marco Viel, vice president of polymers at Omya. Its Omyasphere 900 series of hollow glass
microspheres are engineered to reduce product weight while maintaining strength. These fillers are aimed at automotive, aerospace and electronics, offering improved flow, higher filler loading, and enhanced thermal and dielectric performance. They support dimensional stability and are suitable for advanced polymer and construction applica- tions.
In addition, new Omyafilm developments enable the production of thinner films without compromising process stability or product quality. Beyond minerals, Omya distributes other
materials including bio-based additives through partnerships with material manufacturers. It recently launched Omya Performance Polymers Distribution (OPPD), which combines Omya’s distribution network with Distrupol. �
www.omya.com
OQ will showcase some of the 17 new polymers that it has developed over the last year, for applica- tions in packaging, durables and infrastructure. “This expansion reflects our commitment to delivering solutions that align with what matters to our customers: durability, speed-to-market and operational-efficiency,” said Abdulrahman Al Tamtami, vice president of global marketing at OQ. The 17 new grades include: six PP impact copolymers for rigid packaging applications
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Palsgaard says its Einar 987 anti-fouling additive for the PE and PP polymerisation process is a safer alternative to ethoxylated amines. The active compound of Einar 987 – which is supplied as a clear, viscous liquid – is a polyglycerol ester (PGE) blend of fatty acids from vegetable oils. As a non-toxic, food-contact-approved anti-fouling additive, it offers a drop-in solution to incumbent EAs that is regulatory-compliant. “Polyolefin resin producers will benefit from this, as its anti-static properties help ensure the polymer powder does not cling to the reactor wall during polymerisation,” said Laura Juhl, application manager for bio-speciality additives at Palsgaard. “This stabilises reaction temperature, sustains a high production performance and enables consist- ent product quality.” Einar 987 is effective at low dosages of 100-300 ppm and helps deliver long catalyst mileage without any compromise in performance. Palsgaard has already conducted several trials of it with resin producers. �
www.palsgaard.com
At K2025, Steinert will show how modern sensor technology and artificial intelligence can sort difficult material streams – including black packag- ing, thin films and contaminated food containers – with an accuracy of over 98%. While part of this this will be on its stand at the
show, it is also organising tours of its test and development centre in nearby Cologne, and the RePlano sorting plant in Bochum. On three days of the event, shuttles will take visitors to the test centre. During the four-hour tours, visitors will see the AI-supported sorting programme Intelligent Object Identifier (IOI), which UniSort PR Evo 5.0 uses to separate food-grade packaging from other plastic packaging, as well as precise flake sorting down to 0.5 mm with MSort AK. On Friday 10 October, a joint tour (with VDMA) will take visitors to the sorting plant of RePlano –
www.filmandsheet.com
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