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refrigerators. By using post-consumer waste from end-of-life refrigerators as feedstock, the consump- tion of fossil resources can be reduced. � www.basf.com


Above: Bieglo now offers Peek grades from China’s Pfluon


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tions with polarising light, such as virtual and augmented reality devices and automotive head-up displays (HUDs), while being processable for large-scale production of injection-moulded optical components. It has also developed a recycling technology that


recovers continuous carbon fibres from CFRP (carbon fibre-reinforced plastic) pressure vessels used in automobiles. Using electrolysed sulphuric acid, the process decomposes the resin matrix while preserving the original strength and structure of the carbon fibres. Unlike conventional recycling methods – which result in chopped fibres – this technology preserves the continuous nature of the fibres. � www.asahi-kasei.com


BASF has launched a reduced Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) product range of materials – called rPCF. It says they are available after it switched its European materials plants to renewable electricity powered by solar and wind energy. “With rPCF, customers can customise their


products’ carbon footprint by opting for renewable energies in our production process,” said Alexan- der Weiser, head of BASF performance materials Europe.


At K2025 it will also show products in which


fossil resources are replaced with renewable feedstock using the biomass balance approach. These include: a circuit breaker from Siemens that uses Ultramid BMB and Ultradur BMB; certified compostable and soil-biodegradable biopolymers Ecovio and Eecoflex® BMB; and a Zara bodysuit made from Ultramid BMB. In addition, it replaces fossil resources with feedstock from the chemical recycling of plastic waste in a Kask safety helmet that uses Neopor from its Ccycled range. In collaboration with Krauss Maffei, Rampf and


Liebherr, BASF is developing a chemical recycling process to return polyurethane to the same material cycle. Recycled polyols, produced in a depolymerisation process, can be used to make new PU rigid foams as insulation material in


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Polymer specialist Bieglo will unveil an expanded materials line-up from Asia and the US at K2025. Most notable is a new Peek partnership with China-based Pfluon Advanced Materials. This sees Bieglo acting as non-exclusive distributor for the company’s PAEK materials, using its European distribution network to reach the automotive, aerospace and industrial market segments. It also offers Mitsui’s Aurum thermoplastic polyimide (TPI), which has a glass-transition temperature of 245°C. Aurum is used in mechani- cal applications such as bearings, thrust-washers and gears, as well as an insulation material in electrical and electronic environments including high-voltage EV coils, busbars and as an insulation layer for medical devices. The company says it also closes the loop on post-industrial Peek by collecting, cleaning and re-granulating residues into Dexnyl R-Peek 143G. Mechanical properties are retained after recycling, enabling cost-effective substitution of virgin Peek in high-temperature components while cutting carbon footprint. Bieglo offers natural recycled Peek grades in different viscosities and compound- ed recycled Peek. � www.bieglo.com


Restaurants and bars at this year’s K show will be offering reusable cups made from Borealis foamed polypropylene. The initiative will serve as a pilot for assessing


the effectiveness of scalable reuse systems at large events. Messe Düsseldorf will analyse usage patterns – tracking how many cups are used, re-used, and recycled. The insights will contribute to the development of more sustainable solutions for future events. During K, Messe Düsseldorf will install special collection containers. Visitors can return the cups to service points, place them in special collection containers or take them home for personal use. “Introducing reusable cups to replace single-use


cups at K2025 supports our sustainability goals,” said Thomas Franken, K director at Messe Düsseldorf. The foamed PP for the cups is produced using chemically recycled feedstock using OMV’s ReOil technology.


Maximilian Grasserbauer, senior vice president for the circular economy at OMV, said: “ReOil is our chemical recycling technology that converts


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