Arkema has introduced a new advancement in manufacturing processes that incorporates up to 40% post-consumer recycled content into its powder coating resins.
Powder coating is renowned for its solvent-free and low-waste characteristics, and Arkema's latest innovation enhances its sustainability by integrating recycled content. The new recycled-based powder resin utilizes post-consumer PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) sourced from end-of-life packaging. This material produces products that contain up to 40% recycled PET.
"Alongside our Bio-based and Mass Balance offers, increasingly incorporating recycled feedstocks is another step towards ensuring more circular high-performance solutions and a more sustainable lifestyle. Arkema's new recycled based powder resins further enrich sustainable solutions for our partners, enabling end markets to increase the percentage of recycled content in their finished products," said Richard Jenkins, Sr. Vice President, and member of the Executive Committee.
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Trend Themes
1. Recycled-material Integration - Manufacturing processes are increasingly incorporating post-consumer recycled materials, like PET, into products for enhanced sustainability.
2. Circular Economy Materials - Innovations in powder coatings are driving the adoption of circular economy principles by utilizing end-of-life packaging materials.
3. Eco-friendly Coatings - There is a rising trend towards eco-friendly coatings that focus on solvent-free and low-waste solutions integrating sustainable materials.
Industry Implications
1. Coatings and Paints - The coatings industry is evolving with sustainable solutions that incorporate significant percentages of recycled content.
2. Recycling and Waste Management - Advancements in recycling processes are essential to create raw materials, such as post-consumer PET, for innovative uses in new products.
3. Sustainable Packaging - The push for sustainable packaging fuels demand for post-consumer materials, impacting industries that supply and process these resources.