BIO-BASED PLASTICS | MATERIALS
specialty chemicals company is also planning to replace the additives used in its plastics with sustain- able equivalents. In early June, Lanxess announced that it was working with finance company Advent to create a joint venture involving its HPM business and DSM Engineering Materials. The latter company is already strong in biotechnology, having several polyamides in its portfolio that are either partly bio-based or 100% bio-based. At K2019, for example, it announced that by 2030 all of its Stanyl PA46 grades would be available in a format with at least 25% bio-based raw material. EcoPaXX PA410 is already bio-based and is certified 100% carbon neutral from cradle to gate. Some grades of ForTii PA 4T are also partly bio-based. In May, Solvay launched the Kalix 10000 series
of materials for precision electronics components used in smart devices. “The newest high-perfor-
mance polyamide (HPPA)-based material is set to take both performance and sustainability to the next level,” it says.
Solvay says Kalix 10000
grades are partially bio- based, made with renew- able feedstock from non-food competing sources, and also produced with 100% renewable electricity. Covestro has started
supplying what it claims are the world´s first climate-neutral polycar-
bonate from its Uerdingen site in Germany.
These Makrolon PC grades are climate-neutral from cradle to gate, thanks to the usage of renew- able electricity for Covestro production processes and the introduction of raw materials coming from mass-balanced bio-waste and residues. In April, Trinseo launched a more sustainable version of its established Magnum ABS for the automotive market. Trinseo uses the mass balance approach, combining fossil-based polymers with
Left: Avient has expanded its sustainable portfolio with nine new reSound Bio TPEs formu- lated with up to 75% renewable, plant-based content
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