Arkema Develops Technology for More Sustainable Powder Coating Resins
French chemical producer Arkema has reported a breakthrough in new manufacturing processes that incorporate up to 40% recycled content from old packaging into its powder coating resins.
The company’s new recycled based powder coating resin innovation uses post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) coming from end-of-life packaging as an alternative to traditional fossil based raw materials to create products containing up to 40% recycled PET and reducing product carbon footprint (PCF) by up to 20%.
This new technology would allow end markets to better respond to increasing societal expectations in terms of resource conservation and climate impact reduction, the company said.
Richard Jenkins, senior vice president and member of Arkema’s executive committee, commented: “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.”
