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  • Fantastic plastic

    Here are several recent developments in the bioplastic world ranging from renewable-based to recycle-based manufacturing. A more comprehensive article on renewable and biodegradable plastics might be coming soon in September from ICIS Chemical Business (the magazine I work for). In this BusinessWeek...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-08-2008

  • Plumping plastics with ethanol

    The US Department of Agriculture's research unit discovered that distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a coproduct of ethanol production, could be used as plastic fillers . DDGS concentrations between 25 and 50 percent worked best, according to the researchers. Other bio-based fillers such...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-20-2008

  • Construction gets healthy with soy

    If you want your house and other buildings to look healthy and strong, feed them with soybean-based chemicals and products. According to the United Soybean Board , products such as adhesives, coatings, lubricants and plastics made from soybeans are increasingly being incorporated in the construction...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-12-2008

  • New green chemicals offerings - March Madness

    Plastics and wastes seem to be the focus of new green products and technologies launched last month and here are some of them: 1. Plastinum blendymer plastics - Plastinum Polymer Technologies commercialized its first compounds made from recycled mixed post-consumer plastics manufactured using the company's...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-01-2008
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