ADDITIVES | MATERIALS
Adding more functionality to materials
Additives can help the plastics recycling cause in all sorts of ways, from performance enhancement to delayed decomposition and traceability. James Snodgrass finds out what’s new in the world of additives
A rosy future is predicted for the additives market, as is to be expected after an enforced pause in productivity. The latest report from Ireland-based Research and Markets indicates good growth for the global plastics additive markets in the next five years (the report lists the market segmentation for the additives sector into packaging, consumer goods, construction, automotive and others). The pause caused by the global Covid pandemic, of course, has “had a detrimental impact on the market”, says the company. But it forecasts the global plastics additive market to rise from $46.6bn in 2020 to $59.9bn by 2027, with a CAGR of 5.6%. One company anticipating growth is BASF. The German multinational announced in March 2022 that it is to increase production of HALS (hindered amine light stabilisers) at two of its European factories: Lampertheim, Germany and Pontecchio Marconi, Italy, in reaction to growing demand for light stabilisers in the durable plastics market. HALS are used to protect plastics from light degradation – whether from exposure to the sun or from artificial lighting – and help extend the working life of plastics. Achim Sties, Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals, Europe, at BASF, says: “We see a growing demand for sustainable materials used in applications like automobiles, construction materials, and greenhouses, to tackle the global
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challenges of today and the future. As a globally leading manufacturer and supplier of light stabilis- ers, we are expanding our production footprint to be able to meet the growing demand of our customers. The complementing infrastructure investment will also help to increase the resilience and efficiency of our operations.” In March BASF signed a strategic agreement with Zhejiang Reef Technology in China (a subsidi- ary of Veolia Huafei Polymer Technology, which is a joint venture company of France’s Veolia Group). Under the agreement the companies have pledged to develop “state-of-the-art recyclate formulations for applications used in the automotive, packaging and consumer industries”. Under the agreement, BASF will provide its new
IrgaCycle additive products and technical consul- tancy and support for recycled polymer formula- tions conducted at BASF’s test facilities. Hermann Althoff, Senior Vice President, Perfor- mance Chemicals, Asia Pacific, says: “Our goal is to help deliver higher quality, safer and more effective products while supporting the plastic circular econo- my and helping reduce the use of virgin plastic material. In this way, we support our customers and partners to achieve their sustainability targets and create sustainable innovations together.” Shirley Wu, General Manager at Reef, says: “We
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Main image: Milliken has launched its DeltaFlow range of viscosity
modifiers for recycling
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