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After limiting imports, China aims to boost domestic plastic recyclingRebecca KanthorA Shanghai resident puts household waste into neighborhood bins, part of a trial launched this year in more than 40 Chinese cities to boost recycling and waste management.Xiamen, China — While China's move to stop imports of scrap plastics has altered global trade flows and upended the recycling industry, there's a shift going on within the country that may be just as important for plastics recyclers.Since early 2019, more than 40 Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an and Kunming, have rolled out pilot waste sorting programs for recyclables and trash.It's a big change for Chinese homes, and it's inspired debate, confusion and humorous online memes among residents as they grapple with being forced to separate recyclables, wet kitchen trash, dry waste and hazardous waste for the first time.For the scrap plastics industry, the focus on sorting waste could have positives.At the industry's big Replas conference and trade show in Xiamen earlier this year, some industry officials said the mood is changing.Zheng Kai, one of the organizers, said that while government campaigns over the past few years like Green Fence and National Sword have made the industry feel targeted, the new prioritization of domestic recycling could lead the industry to being more valued.In the past, he said, scrap plastic recycling was not talked about much among the general public and still has a negative image to many people. Companies would not want to openly admit to using recycled materials in their products."Now you look at these big companies, whether you are Nestle, Pepsi, Coca-Cola or Adidas, they are actively committed to recycling old materials that they sold," he said. "So it becomes a glorious deed and a contribution to humankind. It's now a huge focus."Zheng, who is chairman of the China Synthetic Resin Supply and Sale Association in Beijing, said the conference's focus on waste separation and the pilot legislation reflects the "enormous impact" this will have on the industry."China has incorporated waste recycling into the country's top-level design, which is considered critical to the development and the life of the country," he said, adding that waste recycling is seen as more critical to national development.The conference was organized by the Zheng's group and one of its units, the China Plastic Recycling Association, as well as Beijing Guojia Foundation Information Consulting Co. Ltd.Ben Ho, president of the China Thermoforming Association, said he's been heavily involved in helping the government create the new waste sorting laws and has been watching closely how the industry has reacted."If you check how many [new] companies register … there is a trend, more recycling companies are registering this year," he said. "People know there will be potential good business for recycling."He noted, for example, that there's a shortage of 2 million metric tons of PET bottle flake from imports, so more PET bottle waste is needed: "The [recycled] PET is now more expensive than virgin material."Duan Li, whose company Dollar King Industrial Co. is a large exporter of plastic daily-use items, said it moved in-house plastic scrap recycling operations to Southeast Asia when China cracked down on imported materials.Duan said Dollar King set up operations in Malaysia to make pellets and has also opened a scrap sorting warehouse employing 20 people near Chicago."We do the scrap sorting, then manufacture pellets [in Malaysia] and then export them back to China as pellets according to China's standards," he said.For his company, China's push to increase domestic sorting won't have as much impact because Dollar King imports finished pellets to its Chinese factories, where they are then molded into products like hangers, garbage cans and storage boxes, which are exported to the United States.The industry is in a period of change, he said."This is a time of great challenge and of great opportunity because we're starting again from scratch," he said. "You start over and reshuffle the cards, in the process a lot of the competition will be eliminated, especially those with no vision or global strategy."Duan estimated that the volume of imported pellets has increased three- or four-fold since the scrap import ban but said the imported pellets are only a fraction of the volume of scrap that used to come directly to China. That still leaves a gap in demand in China."To be honest, the imports are about half the volume as before; there's 50 percent capacity to fill," he said. "There's a lot of space to grow."That could bring more foreign companies into China's recycling market, Duan said. But Zheng said some Chinese restrictions, like stricter limits on using recycled content in plastic beverage bottles, may make it more difficult for closed-loop recycling in China."For example, Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola promised to recycle plastic bottles, PET bottles, and reuse them," Zheng said. "In the United States, this is permitted by law as long as it is [Food and Drug Administration] certified. However, it is not allowed in China."He said China is developing standards around imported recycled pellets."I guess it will take a year or two. The market has not fully recovered," he said. "Why? The reason is that the Chinese government always tries to overcorrect things."It's like a doctor operating on a cancer," Zheng said. "Your tumor is only a small piece, but all the edges around it will also be removed at the surgery to prevent the cancer spreading. Some innocent companies may get hurt."Ho added that it will take time for China to implement waste collection systems."I think this year, the 46 cities can only focus on educating people and forcing people to follow the rules to sort the waste first," Ho said. "Real recycling and reuse is a [whole] other task. It is still too early to think about real recycling."Frankly speaking, it will take about one year," Ho said. "The government needs about one cycle to figure out the cost and result. Then we will see if they move forward to do real recycling and reuse the waste."Until then, one expert said, informal recyclers will continue to handle the brunt of collecting waste plastic and other scrap."There is a space for them," said Rich Brubaker, whose consulting company Collective Responsibility has done extensive research on Shanghai's informal scrap collection industry."I honestly do not see this changing even at full implementation as the [government collection] trucks are only designed for wet and dry, and the separation of plastics, paper [and] metals are all occurring at the community level," he said. "The city cannot balance that without significant investment [in trucks and separation equipment]."source : https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/after-limiting-imports-china-aims-boost-domestic-plastic-recycling
editor 2019-12-28
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Hemp Inc. taking hemp into bioplastics▲Hemp, Inc., founded in 2008, aims to make eco-friendly products which can often replace petroleum-based products.Hemp Inc. has begun processing industrial hemp for bioplastics at a location in North Carolina.In an Aug. 22 news release, officials with Las Vegas-based Hemp said the work is being done to help fill growing demand for sustainable products and to enter the firm's third natural product venture.Hemp material now is being processed for bioplastics at an 85,000-square-foot industrial processing center in Spring Hope, N.C. The firm also operates a processing center in Medford, Ore., and a 500-acre hemp growing site in Golden Valley, Ariz.Products being processed include a proprietary blend of hemp and kenaf – a separate plant – that's specifically formulated for the hemp bioplastics industry, officials said. Hemp Inc. previously has developed two products for the CBD oil industry.Officials added that the firm's hemp bioplastic has completed positive beta testing. The blend will be provided to "multiple companies" to help fill growing demand for natural and hemp-based products for the bioplastics industry, they said.Hemp Inc. CEO Bruce Perlowin said in the release that "I have always been an environmentalist … which means being part of the supply chain for hemp bioplastic has me beside myself, walking on cloud nine.""This is a venture no one else is doing in America and what hemp was put on this earth to do," he added. "While everyone focuses on CBD, we are here focusing on the next big thing, which is the industrial part of the plant – the part that can help save the world.""As a company that has always been at the forefront of everything we do, this next venture into the hemp bioplastics industry with these products makes sense for the company…Entering hemp bioplastics is positioning the business for the early phase of expansion."source: https://www.plasticsnews.com
Editor 2019-08-25
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Royal DSM Royal DSM is expanding its footprint in India with the acquisition of SRF Ltd.Dutch chemical company Royal DSM is expanding its presence in India with the acquisition of the engineering plastics business of leading specialty materials company SRF Ltd.The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of the year, subject to customary closing conditions, DSM announced May 13, without giving further details on the financial size of the agreement.The company described the unit as "highly complementary to DSM's business in India," helping to further consolidate its position in the country as a key player in the engineering plastics field.Driven by increasing domestic demand from a growing middle class, and the ongoing move to reduce weight and replace metal in the automotive industry, the Indian market is anticipated to grow significantly in the coming years.The acquisition, DSM stated, fits with its strategy to gain a leading position in fast-growing economies around the world. It also saves the company the capacity investment that would otherwise have been required for further growth in India.Founded in 1979, the main operations of SRF's Engineering Plastics business are located in Pantnagar, in northern India.The unit posted sales of about 33 million euros ($37.1 million) in 2018 and has seen double-digit growth in recent years.The business unit's customers are "well-known brands" in the automotive and electrical and electronics industries in India, DSM said.SRF's portfolio of the unit includes nylon 6 and nylon 6/6. traded under the brand name Tufnyl.The company also manufactures polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) engineering resins, polycarbonates, PET engineering resins and polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) polymers.The unit also has a dedicated application development facility at its plant in Manali, near Chennai, in southern India.The research unit, according to SRF, is equipped with "latest generation extruders and testing equipment" and develops tailor-made grades for its customers.DSM's total sales in India have grown 17 percent year over year to 250 million euros ($281.3 million) in 2018.DSM Engineering Plastics operates a compounding facility and a research center in Pune, in eastern India.
Editor 2019-05-15
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North American polyethylene still growing amid some challengesIHS/Global Plastics SummitVafiadasChicago — Growth opportunities are still presenting themselves to North American makers of polyethylene resin."This is a most exciting time for our industry," David Morgan of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. said Nov. 1 at Global Plastics Summit 2018 in Chicago. "We've got new applications and new supplies of material."Morgan is senior vice president of polymers and specialties for CP Chem, which is based in The Woodlands, Texas. CP Chem is one of many firms that have used low-priced U.S. natural gas feedstock to add PE capacity. The firm has built two new PE units in Old Ocean, Texas, each with annual capacity of around 1.1 billion pounds.Morgan pointed out that CP Chem was the first firm to announce a major North American PE capacity expansion when it did so in 2011. CP Chem's Martech technology also has 80 licensees and accounts for 20 percent of global production of high density PE."These [PE] plants are 9-10 times as large as they were 40 years ago, but they have a lower environmental footprint," said Morgan, whose career began in 1979 with Phillips Petroleum. "And the U.S. Gulf Coast gives us an advantage, since it's the most well-equipped petrochemicals hub in the world."USGC advantages, according to Morgan, include feedstock availability, robust pipelines and storage facilities, rail infrastructure, access to ports and an educated work force. Overall, he said that more than 300 U.S. chemicals investments have been announced since 2010, totaling more than $200 billion in investments.By 2025, Morgan said, these investments will have created almost 800,000 direct or indirect jobs and almost $340 billion in economic output. But even with a growing global middle class consuming more plastic per capita, Morgan said that challenges remain in the form of global plastic pollution."When it comes to plastics in the environment, negative images influence public opinion, even if the costs of alternatives to plastic remain higher," Morgan said. "Single-use plastic bans are on the rise, and even though most ocean plastic pollution comes from 10 rivers in Asia, we need to collaborate on a global basis.""No one organization or trade group can do it," he added. "Everyone has to have an understanding of what the different options are. We as an industry have done a poor job of letting people know about the benefits of plastics.""It's not easy to do — it's going to take lot of work — but we're an industry of problem solvers and we can make it work."In an interview at GPS 2018, Nova Chemicals PE Senior Vice President John Thayer said that North American PE demand growth is "really strong" at 6 percent in 2018. "The market's been more balanced this year," he added.Calgary, Alberta-based Nova was the first PE firm to add capacity in the recent wave, bringing on a new production line in Joffre, Alberta, in late 2016. Nova plans to add a new PE line in Sarnia, Ontario, by the end of 2021 and is part of the Bayport Polymers joint venture that will open a new PE unit in Bayport, Texas, also in 2021."We're building in North America to supply global demand," said Thayer, who's been with Nova since 1997. "When you look at per capita consumption of polyethylene, there are a lot of great opportunities."Nova is seeing end-market growth in both durables and flexibles, according to Thayer. E-commerce is creating needs for new types of packaging, he said, and PE pouches are becoming used more widely for products ranging from sugar to pet food.On the durable side, the need for infrastructure investment is leading to growth in HDPE pipe. Interest in sustainability and lightweighting also are increasing interest in Nova's PE materials, Thayer said.Nova in August took a step toward reducing plastic ocean debris when it pledged to invest almost $2 million during the next three years to prevent plastic debris from reaching the ocean.The investment supports Project Stop, a new global initiative to reduce marine plastic pollution, especially in countries with high leakage of plastics into our oceans.Nova's investment will support the first city partnership in Muncar, Indonesia, a coastal fishing community.Project Stop was co-created in 2017 by materials firm Borealis — a sister company of Nova's — and SYSTEMIQ, a sustainable land use and energy firm. Nova may invest in two other Indonesian cities as well, Thayer said."We need to train communities in how to handle waste and find markets for recycled products," he added. "And we need a full supply chain approach to this. We want this to be an example for what needs to happen across Asia."At GPS 2018, IHS Markit analyst Nick Vafiadis provided an update of the regional PE field. He said that some North American capacity additions that had been delayed because of Hurricane Harvey and other factors now are fully operational, and more are expected during 2019.The ongoing tariff fight between the U.S. and China caused some PE exports from the U.S. to be rerouted during 2018, Vafiadis said. The issue of sustainability gained more traction in 2018 as well, he added, and could be a challenge to PE makers in 2019 if more bans take hold.The global PE market currently has a surplus, but demand is expected to grow at a 4.5 percent annual rate through 2023. Vafiadis described current market conditions as "pretty healthy," but he added that PE demand "could be threatened" by external factors.North American operating rates for low density PE are around 92 percent, with HDPE operating rates around 90 percent and those for LLDPE lower at 84 percent. Ultimately, Vafiadis said that he expects around 20 billion pounds of new PE capacity to be added in North America in the 2016-22 period."We've been talking about a [PE] renaissance for some time," he said. "And now shale gas has propelled North American [profit] margins higher than western Europe and southeast Asia."Vafiadis added that the wave of new PE capacity in North America has been "a net win for [North American] processors in pricing and demand.""Domestic [PE] sales are nine percent ahead of where they were [in 2017]," he said. "That's s solid evidence that demand is growing and that processors are benefiting. At NPE, we talked to a lot of processing machinery companies who had backlogs of orders."
Editor 2018-12-25
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- Evonik develops high resistant, flexible PEBA powder for 3D printingEvonik has developed flexible plastic material based on PEBA (polyether block amide) for use in 3D printing. The new high-performance powder stands out for its high elasticity and strength and is suitable for a variety of powder-based 3D printing technologies.3D printed parts made from the new PEBA powder show a high degree of flexibility, excellent resistance to chemicals and outstanding durability over a wide temperature range from -40°C to 90°C.The powder is also ideally suited for the manufacture of functional 3D high-tech plastic parts – for prototypes as well as series products.The company's PEBA material is suitable for a variety of powder-based 3D printing technologies such as laser sintering (LS), high speed sintering (HSS) or binder jetting.The flexible synthetic powder was optimized for use in EOS laser sintering systems as part of an intensive development collaboration between the specialty chemicals company and the leading technology provider for industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers. It has been successfully adopted into the material portfolios of multiple service providers. EOS marketed the powder material under the name "PrimePart ST".“Flexible polymer materials significantly expand the options for additive manufacturing because they allow us to realize new, demanding applications in attractive markets,” said Fabian Stoever, senior product manager for polymers at EOS, the global technology and quality leader for high-end solutions in the area of additive manufacturing from Germany.“In addition, the variety of materials not only enables us to produce individual high-tech functional components, but also to develop much more sophisticated 3D concepts that make use of the entire material range.”The development of the flexible high-performance powder expanded Evonik’s existing product portfolio of synthetic materials for 3D printing. The specialty chemicals company is a world leader in the production of polyamide 12 powders (PA 12), which have been used in 3D printing for over 20 years. Evonik produces the powder materials at its largest global site, the Marl Chemical Park.Source: CPRJ International
Aeyoung Park 2018-09-03
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SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, announces the launch of STADECK™, its new heavy- duty panel for the building and construction industry. Made from glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, the panel is extremely lightweight and offers significant advantages across a wide range of construction applications and building techniques where weight saving is important.Although the panels are low weight, their innovative construction and design makes them remarkably strong. Additionally, STADECK™ panels have great weather- and chemical resistance, have anti-slip properties and excellent fire behavior. STADECK™ panels are NEN-EN 12811-1 certified which makes them a good candidate for scaffolding applications.When compared to standard wooden planks, commonly used in the building industry, STADECK™ panels are a more sustainable option, due to their excellent recyclability and weight savings, which can be as much as 60 percent. Added to which, cost savings of up to 32 percent, the panels deliver significant handling advantages along with financial benefits - in addition to reducing overall construction weight.“SABIC has always played a pioneering role in the development of ground-breaking new materials,” said Mr. Peter van den Bleek, Senior Product Manager. “The addition of STADECK™ panels to our portfolio of innovative products is further testament to SABIC’s forward-looking capabilities and commitment to delivering greater productivity, safety and profitability to our building and construction customers.”Corrosion-free and moisture resistant, STADECK™ panels have been shown to have a significantly longer life than wooden planks. The new panels are particularly well suited to building applications such as scaffolding, frame works decking, fencing, floodwalls, jetties, sheathing, and wheel chair ramps, among many others. Quickly installed, STADECK™ panels are also well suited for temporary applications such as flooring at events and festivals.The panels can be produced in different colors like wood, stone and grass variated colors - and come in the following standard dimensions, although custom lengths can be supplied on request: gauge 55 mm; width 230 mm; and lengths of 3,000 mm and 6,000 mm. For more information: sfs.sabic.eu/product/lexan-building-systems.
Aeyoung Park 2018-08-20