Covestro Announces Investment in Pilot Plant for Recycling of Elastomers

Covestro recently announced plans to build a pilot plant for recycling of elastomers. The company will fund the development and construction project of the state-of-the-art pilot plant at Covestro’s site in Leverkusen, Germany. The construction is estimated to take about one year until technical completion. According to Covestro, the technological development to recycle Vulkollan® marks […]
Enabling Sustainable Solutions for Packaging Hot Melt Adhesives with Functionalized Polyolefin Elastomers

Hot-melt adhesives (HMA) are formulated systems with extensive use in packaged goods, particularly in the bonding of cardboard boxes. This type of system requires the application of a formulation that includes polymer, tackifier, and wax in the molten state, which, due to its low viscosity at the application temperature, spreads over the substrate and rapidly […]
Arkema Completes Elastomers Production Capacity Increase

Arkema announced that the company has successfully started its new Pebax® elastomer unit at its Serquigny plant in France. This new unit, designed with the latest advancements in industrial processes, can produce both the bio-circular Pebax Rnew® and classical Pebax® elastomer ranges. These advanced materials are used extensively in sports equipment such as running shoes, […]