Extrusion International 5-2022

66 Extrusion International 5/2022 K 2022 Circularity Through Plastics Additives in the Spotlight A t this year’s K 2022 Milliken & Company will showcase new measures to advance the circular economy through chemistry – part of the company’s 2025 Sustainability Goals. Additionally, Milliken is part- nering with more than 30 partners in purposeful collaborations that will be on display throughout the K Show , in- cluding its ongoing partnership with PureCycle Technologies, whose pat- ented technology turns recycled poly- propylene into virgin-like material. A glimpse at what will be on display at the booth: • Millad ® NX ® 8000 ECO, clarifying agent for polypropylene (PP), boosts clarity, enables faster production rates and reduces energy use. • DeltaMax ® , performance modi- fiers for recycled PP. This product is unique in its ability to balance melt flow, impact strength, and stiffness to increase overall performance for re- cycled materials. • DeltaMax performance modifiers for virgin polypropylene impact copo- lymers (ICPs) enables resin producers to balance the properties of ICP res- ins more effectively, while affording them the opportunity to optimize processing efficiencies. DeltaMax also helps converters reduce energy by running machines with faster cycle times or lower temperatures. • DeltaFlow™ Viscosity Modifiers, solid concentrates designed to spe- cifically help PP recyclers by increasing the melt flow rate of recycled polypro - pylene (rPP) for extrusion and injec - tion molding processes. • Hyperform ® HPN ® performance additives for PP which deliver an im- proved balance in properties between stiffness and impact resistance while reducing energy use. • UltraGuard™ Solutions which en- able downgauging to reduce material usage and part weight while also im- proving barrier properties in polyeth- ylene (PE), allowing designers to cre- ate more mono-materials products, improving recyclability. Many of Milliken’s products are designed specifically to yield sustain - ability benefits. These qualities in - clude: reduced energy consumption and lightweighting, better reuse po- tential, increased net use of recycled content, improved recycling and recy- clability, and the replacement of less- sustainable resins. Milliken is future-focused and proud to be part of the solutions that will en- able the entire industry to advance circularity and boost the percentage of plastics being recycled. To this end, the company is actively engaging in several industry-spanning initiatives, including the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, The Recycling Partnership, the Association of Plastic Recyclers, the HolyGrail project to improve the sorting of waste plastics via digital watermarks, and the RecyClass recy- cled-content certification program for packaging. Milliken & Company milliken.com, k2022.milliken.com K 2022: Hall 6, Stand A27 Millad ® NX ® 8000 ECO clarifying agents for PP (All photos © 2022 Milliken & Company) Hyperform ® HPN ® performance additives for PP DeltaMax ® performance modifiers for polypropylene impact copolymer