Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven 01-02-2022 - Arhive
Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
-Solvay introduces recycled-content polyamide line
Polymers producer says its Omnix polyamide resins have at least 33 percent recycled content.
Brussels-based polymers producer Solvay has introduced what it calls a high-performance polyamide (HPPA) compound family based on a minimum of 33 percent recycled content. Known as Omnix, the blends include a resin consisting of 70 percent post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content Solvay says is “highly secured and has a controlled process by the supplier. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
Omnix ReCycle HPPA technology is part of Solvay’s One Planet roadmap designed to be “continuously improving the environmental footprint and circularity of its product portfolio,” says the firm,
“As Solvay’s first-ever recycled-based HPPA with 50 percent glass fiber reinforcement, Omnix ReCycle is a real breakthrough in the market of polyamides for household appliances,” says Claire Guerrero, global marketing manager for packaging segment and sustainability at Solvay
Adds Guerrero of Omnix, “It combines the outstanding mechanical properties of virgin semi-aromatic HPPA with better flow, lower water pickup and best-in-class surface aspect. In addition, its unique performance and sustainability profile offers an attractive material solution for brand owners and manufacturers who seek to increase the recycled content in their products without compromising dimensional stability, high stiffness, impact resistance and processability.” Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
Solvay cites household appliances as an application in which Omnix can deliver “higher durability than provided by standard PA6 or PA66 polymers.” Adds the company, “This helps OEMs reduce breakage and damage returns while meeting the growing awareness of consumers for longevity and lower environmental impact in their product choices. PE-PP-Prices – recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
With its excellent surface appearance, the new recycled-based HPPA can also eliminate the need for painting, which adds to its overall sustainable benefits and facilitates the end-of-life recyclability of applications in an increasingly circular plastics economy. Another target is wear and tear resistance for lightweight interior components in transportation and automotive.”
-Recycled resins :Revolution unifies brand identity
The company says its single brand identity will help it better serve markets with sustainable manufacturing and recycling solutions.
Revolution, a manufacturer of recycled resins and recycled-content plastic products, says it is uniting its brands under the Revolution name and launching an updated brand identity. This company says the change reflects its growth through acquisitions and organic investments. In addition to its Little Rock, Arkansas, headquarters, the company operates corporate offices in Flower Mound, Texas, and additional locations throughout the U.S. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
Revolution is vertically integrated, enabling it to recover and recycle plastic film and manufacture products. The company says this approach results in products containing up to 100-percent-recycled content while diverting hundreds of millions of pounds of waste from landfills each year.
In recent years, Revolution has expanded by applying its circular approach to a growing portfolio of brands and products that include agricultural film, trash can liners, consumer carryout bags, construction sheeting and stretch film. With the transition to a single identity, Revolution says it will no longer operate under its previous portfolio of brands and instead will align under strategic Revolution business divisions designed to streamline operations and better serve its customers, target end markets and communities. These divisions include Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Commercial, Sustainable Consumer, Sustainable Stretch Solutions and Sustainable Materials.
“These are exciting times for Revolution,” says Sean Whiteley, Revolution CEO. “Our company’s continued rapid growth has necessitated this transition to a single, consistent and collaborative brand. Unifying our business entities under one identity will enable us to more effectively convey a unified message in championing solutions that empower everyone to contribute to a more sustainable future. In doing that, we not only help the environment but also help our partners meet their environmental, social and governance goals, build on our industry leadership and create more sustainable growth.” Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
– “The most efficient economy is a circular one where you’re continually reusing materials.”
Sustainability and impact were not hot topics when Ron Gonen, founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners, was in high school, but he knew that was the field he wanted to be in. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
Sustainability and impact were not hot topics when Ron Gonen, founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners, was in high school, but he knew that was the field he wanted to be in. He feels grateful to have been able to turn his dream into a career path that includes founding two companies and serving as deputy commissioner of sanitation, recycling, and sustainability for New York City. Gonen recommends everyone spend some time in public office because it is rewarding. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
His current firm invests in a variety of solutions to creating a more circular economy. Gonen explains that a circular economy is one that continually reuses materials, which is much more efficient. He shares that people are the most important part of business and he spends a lot of his time on recruiting and culture. Gonen believes the best impact a company can have is providing good jobs for employees.
The inspiration was always to be doing this. In high school, I would talk about my interest in sustainability and impact. I feel very fortunate to be somebody that has really been able to fulfill their aspiration. There’s been a number of ups and downs, but the trajectory has always been something that I’ve hoped for.
Today, if you’re running a sustainability company, everybody claps for you and there’s different funds for you.
I don’t think that was the case in 2004 when you ran RecycleBank. What was that experience like? Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
I went back to business school at Columbia Business School in 2002. Previous to that, I’d been in management consulting at Deloitte. It gave me a really important foundation. But my real passion was in sustainability and the intersection between social impact and targeting great financial returns.
My first day at Columbia Business School, everyone was asked, “What do you want to do when you graduate?” There were a bunch of responses regarding investment banks, strategy consulting, and hedge funds. Then I communicated my interest around building a company at this intersection between sustainable business practices and maximizing returns. People literally thought that I had come to the wrong meeting. PE-PP-Prices – recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
-Oerlikon Nonwoven to make Filtech debut
Oerlikon Nonwoven will exhibit at Filtech, one of the key trade fairs for filter and filtration systems, which takes place in Cologne, Germany from March 8-10, 2022.
The Neumünster-based manufacturer of nonwoven systems and equipment will be making its debut at the exhibition where it will be taking the opportunity to focus on market- and customer-oriented system solutions for filtration applications.
Trade fair visitors will be able to meet the team and delve into the company’s comprehensive product and process know-how at trade fair stand B18 in Hall 8.
“We love building systems, machines and components that sustainably manufacture the materials your successful products are made of,” said Dr. Ingo Mählmann, Head of Sales at Oerlikon Nonwoven, adding that unique and highly-sophisticated nonwovens for filtration, insulation and sorption applications can be simply and efficiently manufactured using the company’s meltblown technology.
The polymers used to produce the filter media and membranes are as diverse as their field of applications. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
The spectrum ranges from classical polyolefins (PP, PE), PET, PLA, PBT and PA all the way through to special plastics such as PPS and TPU. All these, and other raw materials, can be reliably processed using the Oerlikon Nonwoven meltblown technology. Visitors to the stand will also discover how filter media can be efficiently electrostatically charged with the ecuTEC+ electro-charging unit developed by Oerlikon Nonwoven for increasing the filtration performance of meltblown media without reducing air permeability. It distinguishes itself from other concepts currently available on the market as a result of its extreme flexibility. Users can choose from numerous possible variations and hence set the optimum charge intensity for their respective filter applications. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
Spot prices for both polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) rose $0.02 to 0.03/lb, depending on grade, the first meaningful gains since the summer.
The first weeks of the new year saw a strong flow of both resin buyer requests and seller offers, with a high percentage of opportunities coming across the PlasticsExchange trading desk being filled as transactions. In fact, completed volumes so far in January are already the highest the resin clearinghouse has experienced since July. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
Prompt resin availability seemed to thin out as the week wore on. By Jan. 21, several grades were outright difficult to find with underlying demand remaining, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update. The commodity resin market had been embroiled in an extended down leg of the cycle with almost constant price erosion before managing steady the past few weeks. Supply/demand dynamics seemed to have just crossed over the week of Jan. 17, at least in the short term, and spot prices for both polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) markets rose $0.02 to 0.03/lb, depending on grade. These were the first meaningful gains since the summer. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
PE producers push for $0.04/lb increase on contracts
As the spot market exhibits firmness and the first signs of prices bottoming out, at least for the moment, it brings current price increase initiatives back to the forefront. PE producers have a $0.04/lb price increase on the table for January contracts. When initially nominated during December, it appeared that the increase was pie in the sky, with best hopes to stem the slide in resin prices that eroded $0.15 to 0.17/lb during the quarter. PE-PP-Prices – recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
While it still seems unlikely that an increase can take hold this month, producers have announced another slew of contract increases for February, which also average $0.04/lb, so there is some additional upward pricing pressure.
-Why are oil prices high, and any relief in sight?
Anyone who’s bought food, paid rent or looked for a used car recently has come up against the billowing inflation that has engulfed the U.S. economy.
And, with surging oil prices keeping gasoline high, so has anyone who’s filled up a car. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
Energy costs have been one of the main drivers of what’s become the highest inflation in a generation. In recent days, the price of a barrel of U.S. benchmark crude oil hit a seven-year high — $87 a barrel, a dizzying jump of about 36% since Dec. 1.
That price spike reversed a nearly equally steep plunge that began in late October. Because oil has a direct effect on the prices of gasoline and home heating oils, consumers have been battered by the wild volatility. For now, a gallon of regular gas is averaging $3.33, according to AAA, compared with $2.40 a year ago.
What’s going on?
For one thing, the ever-evolving state of the viral pandemic has played havoc with both supply and demand. As a consequence, energy has been gripped by violent price swings. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
“COVID has upended everything,” said Andrew Gross, spokesman for AAA. “It’s even made a lack of predictability even more unpredictable.”
Other factors, too, have kept energy prices high. And most analysts say they think prospects for any relief soon are dim. Most urgently, Russia’s buildup of a military presence along the Ukraine border has raised fears of an imminent invasion and a consequential impact on global energy supplies.
TENSIONS WITH RUSSIA
Russia supplies much oil and gas to the rest of the world — a supply that could be cut off if tensions escalate to the point of an invasion.
As it stands, Russia has deployed approximately 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border and has demanded that NATO promise it will never allow Ukraine to join — a demand that Russia is unlikely to see fulfilled. On Sunday, the U.S. State Department ordered families of American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country.
Any Russian invasion into Ukraine would almost surely trigger economic sanctions form the U.S. and its European allies. That could lead to oil and gas shortages around the world and, most likely, higher energy prices.
Russia provides 30 to 40% of Europe’s oil, gas and coal, noted Kevin Book, managing director at Clearview Energy Partners. In any given year, he said, Russia’s exports supply 4% to 5% of the world’s energy. Recycled-polyamide – Nonwoven
“So what does the world do if you have a cutoff of some significant amount of that sort of 5%?” Book said. “Well, the price goes up everywhere.”
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