Plastic additives enhancing sustainability through science and chemistry
Milliken Chemical, a leading global supplier of additives and colorants for plastics and division of global manufacturer Milliken & Company, will use its presence at the K 2019 trade fair on Oct. 16-23 to demonstrate the many ways in which it is “Enhancing plastics with Color, Care, Clarity and Performance. Together.”
With an eye on advancing the circular economy, visitors to the fair in Düsseldorf, Germany want to know how they can increase their use of recycled plastic, boost re-use of end products, cut greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to better recycling. They also want to reduce energy use and limit the waste they generate during production.
“Waste reduction and the recycling of plastics are necessary megatrends impacting today’s consumer products sector,” notes Herrin Hood, global marketing director of Milliken’s Plastics Additives business. “As we all work to limit excess plastics use, support the recycling of polypropylene and move toward a circular economy, Milliken is fully supporting these efforts with sustainable technological innovations that impact color, care, clarity and performance.”
There are many possible approaches to tackle these issues, and those stopping by Milliken’s booth (Hall 6/A27) can learn the various ways in which the company’s advanced plastics additives and colorants are helping the cause.
Taking care to enhance the planet
Milliken’s stated goal is to assist in “enabling plastics to improve people’s lives and transform the impact plastics have on the environment for the better.” In aligning itself with the chemical industry’s long-standing Responsible Care initiative, Milliken is committed to being a good corporate citizen through its products, processes and partnerships.
In addition to constantly working to advance the sustainability of its entire product portfolio, Milliken also is helping customers to lower their carbon footprint, reduce dependence on single-use plastics with more durable and recyclable alternatives, and reduce overall waste.
Milliken has partnered with Chicago-based PureCycle Technologies to advance closed-loop recycling of polypropylene (PP) resin. Using technology developed and licensed by Procter & Gamble Co., PureCycle plans to open in Ohio by 2021 its first plant employing a patented recycling method that restores virgin-like quality to waste PP resin. This will enable the recycled material to become truly circular and be reused in its original application, as opposed to having to be downcycled into lower-value products.
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