Oct 16, 2013 - ability to tune crystallization rate and stiffness (above the glass transition temperature) for custom fo
Press release
NatureWorks Commercializes Cost-Effective High-Performance Ingeo Grades for Injection Molding and Extrusion Compounds Designed for Durable Goods Three new commercial grades enable cycle time reduction and higher heat performance while maintaining exceptionally high bio-content levels MINNETONKA, Minn., (October 16, 2013) — NatureWorks announced today the commercial availability of three new Ingeo™ high performance biopolymer grades designed for injection molding and extrusion applications. These new grades allow formulations comparable in performance to engineering thermoplastics at costeffectiveness not previously achievable with high-biobased content polymers. Customers will find cycle times and production rates faster, a 15 ˚ C improvement in heat deformation temperature, and a three-to-four fold increase in bulk crystallization rate. “The commercialization of these new grades follows the very positive market feedback NatureWorks received from customers during pilot sampling over the last year,” explained NatureWorks Durables Industry Global Segment Manager Frank Diodato. Key features and benefits of Ingeo 2500 HP, 3100HP, and 3260HP The three new grades extend the Ingeo property range and give users the ability to tune crystallization rate and stiffness (above the glass transition temperature) for custom formulations. The high flow Ingeo 3260HP and the medium flow Ingeo 3100HP both provide broader molding temperature windows, leading to more robust process parameters for injection molding. Higher viscosity Ingeo 2500HP is designed to provide higher heat performance for extruded products. NatureWorks expects to see the new high performance Ingeo grades in applications such as consumer durable and semi-durable products and food service ware. “At NatureWorks, our focus is to bring cost competitive, market driven solutions to reality,” said Marc Verbruggen, president and CEO of NatureWorks. “These new grades are the result of intensive research and development and significant long-term investments in our state-of-the-art production process.
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Compounders will be able to use their expertise to introduce durables with the highest bio content ever achieved on this cost-effective commercial scale.” Hear Frank Diodato describe these innovations at K 2013 in Düsseldorf on October 19 during the Bioplastics magazine bioplastics business breakfast – bioplastics in durable applications at 9:05 AM. For technical information on the new high performance grades, click on 2500HP for extrusion and 3100HP for injection molding and email NatureWorks at
[email protected] for additional information. For general information on Ingeo, visit www.natureworksllc.com. A sampling of current Ingeo products can be found online in the NatureWorks’ Ingeo LookBook. Follow NatureWorks on Twitter (@natureworks) for the latest updates. The international Ingeo users’ forum Innovation Takes Root will be held February 17-19, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. Download this press release from http://bit.ly/19McpwC ### For Editorial Information: Europe GB Network, Milano Contact: Silvia Loda Email:
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About NatureWorks NatureWorks LLC is a company dedicated to meeting the world’s needs today without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow. NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available, low-carbon-footprint Ingeo™ lactides and biopolymers derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with performance and economics that compete with oil-based intermediates, plastics, and fibers, and provide brand owners new cradleto-cradle options after the use of their products. NatureWorks is jointly owned by Thailand’s largest chemical producer, PTT Global Chemical, and Cargill, an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. Ingeo and the Ingeo logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NatureWorks LLC in the USA and other countries.
Ingeo™ innovations are made from plants, not oil.
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