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INEOS Styrolution’s Sustainable NAS® Eco Selected Cuts CO2 Emissions by 93% in Healthcare Application
Eco-inject, an innovative UK based solution provider for the healthcare industry[1], announced today that they have selected INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable NAS® ECO material for a new generation of single use autoinjectors. The new Eco-inject solution has been specifically designed to meet the needs of a growing healthcare market, combining environmental sustainability with cost reduction. The new autoinjector line offers intuitive usability and versatility at lower cost; reduced plastic waste; and a housing case based on bio-attributed polymers. It is available for 1ml or 2.25ml pre-filled syringes in a single device configuration. The company has selected INEOS Styrolution’s NAS® ECO 21 BC70 for the housings of the new line. NAS ECO 21 is…
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INEOS Styrolution and Bayreuth celebrate 10 years of successful R&D collaboration
Partnering to pave the way towards sustainable styrenics Discovering together, the right formula for customer centric innovations INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics and NMB (Neue Materialien Bayreuth), together with the University of Bayreuth, today reflect on a decade of successful R&D collaboration that has led to a broad range of styrenics based innovations. Ten years ago, representatives from NMB, the University of Bayreuth and INEOS Styrolution signed an agreement1 that became the basis for an R&D partnership that considerably changed the industry. Today’s broad portfolio of sustainable ECO products from INEOS Styrolution would not have been possible without the work of the teams from NMB, the University of Bayreuth and…
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INEOS Styrolution and Sinopec inaugurate new ABS facility in Ningbo, China
The world scale facility uses INEOS Styrolution’s world class Terluran® ABS technology Annual production of 600,000 tonnes ABS for the world’s largest ABS market Customers to benefit from greater supply security and better local service INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced the official opening of a new world-scale ABS[1]facility located in Ningbo, China, together with its joint venture partner SINOPEC. The facility has an annual nameplate capacity of 600,000 tonnes. The official opening ceremony was attended by Caroline Wilson DCMG, British Ambassador to China and Hua Wei, Executive Vice Mayor, Ningbo Municipal People’s Government, among other institutional representatives. “INEOS Styrolution is committed to growing in China, the world’s largest…
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First Corporation SRL Selects Sustainable Luran® S ECO material From INEOS Styrolution
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announced that EdilPlast SRL, part of First Corporation group, has chosen the company’s sustainable styrenics solutions for their latest generation of building products. First Corporation group, leader since 1966 in the production of plastic products for buildings, offers a wide range of solutions, from the ground to the roof, entirely made in Italy and distributed throughout the world. EdilPlast SRL, with the goal of constant innovation and development, has selected INEOS Styrolution’s Luran® S ECO materials for Cover Innovation, a new roofing sheet solution. Luran® S is an ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) polymer that offers superior long-term performance when exposed to UV…
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Tonies selects sustainable styrenics from INEOS Styrolution for new audio product for children
Selected grade is made with 50% renewable feedstock Carbon Footprint Reduction is up to 71% tonies, the global provider of “smart” audio systems for children, selected INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable ECO polymer to reduce the environmental footprint of their new audio product “Clever Tonies”. The company decided for INEOS Styrolution’s ABS[1] material Novodur® ECO P2H-AT BC50, a material that is partly based on renewable feedstock. tonies audio systems offers children an intuitive way to discover the world and get inspired. The system is built for children three years or older to experience storytelling in the digital age – stimulating their imagination in ways other media can’t and providing educational messages in a…
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INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable styrenics solutions at FAKUMA 2023
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, presents moulding solutions and customer applications made with the company’s sustainable ECO products at the FAKUMA show in Friedrichshafen, Germany (October 17-21, 2023). Booth B4-4206: ALBIS presents customer applications based on a range of INEOS Styrolution’s ECO materials and the new Luran® S SPF 60 for high gloss and best-in-class UV protection Booth A3-3101: Arburg demonstrates injection moulding with INEOS Styrolution’s Terluran GP-35 on their new hybrid injection moulding machine Booth A1-1208: Barnes Molding Solutions presents moulding with INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable styrenics ECO polymers Booth A5-5010: The Austrian Fill Gesellschaft m.b.H. showcases Novobead® ECO, a recently unveiled innovation developed by INEOS Styrolution and partners…
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INEOS Styrolution launches new U.S. produced, NAS® ECO grade of bioattributed polymers for the Americas region
Decatur, Alabama facility to produce bio-attributed NAS® ECO with lower carbon footprint New drop-in solutions support companies in meeting sustainability goals INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announces the introduction of their U.S., domestically produced NAS ECO grade of sustainable polymers. The new grade contains bio-based renewable materials and is now available in the Americas. The addition of NAS ECO into the company’s ECO product portfolio, provides their customers with a growing selection of drop-in solutions for domestically produced, bio-attributed styrenic polymers without costly process changes.1 Produced at INEOS Styrolution’s site in Decatur, Alabama, NAS ECO is based on the mass balance ISCC PLUS certified approach. NAS ECO…
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INEOS Styrolution introduces new ASA grade to address the growing market of small medical devices for home and hospital
Luran® S MED 797S SPF30: One of the first ASA[1] materials in the market specifically for medical device housings. High impact and UV resistance with good processability and strong chemical resistance against disinfectants. Also compliant with ISO 10993-5/10[2]. Luran® S ECO MED 797S SPF30 BC40: Also available using renewable feedstock. INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announced the introduction of a new ASA “MED” material dedicated to applications in the healthcare industry. It was designed specifically having small medical device housings and casings in mind. The new Luran S MED 797S SPF30 is a member of INEOS Styrolution’s ASA product family Luran S. Luran S excels with strong property…
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INEOS Styrolution partners with EGN and Tomra to recycle post-consumer polystyrene waste into food contact polystyrene
Process enables closed-loop circularity for polystyrene (PS) at food contact quality levels First large-scale mechanical recycling facility to process recycled PS suitable for food packaging Start-up expected by mid-2025 INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics; Tomra, the world leader in waste transformation; and EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein, a leading recycling company, have today announced a ground-breaking project to convert post-consumer polystyrene (PS) waste into recycled polystyrene for food packaging applications. EGN, a subsidiary of the SWK AG, will build a green field state-of-the-art advanced mechanical recycling facility processing with a capacity to process 40kt of post-consumer polystyrene (PS) waste per year. It is expected to be the first large-scale facility…
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INEOS Styrolution introduces styrenics based “green compounding” with ceramic-like appearance
Initial interest from producers of hygienic consumer items Food contact compliant solution available as well INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced that a range of styrenics based polymers are an effective and sustainable alternative for ceramics, compared to traditional resin-based applications. The styrenics based approach allows for recycling and there is no loss of the distinctive appearance of ceramics. In addition, energy consumption during production is significantly lower using a styrenics based solution than firing ceramics. Together with partner Microfol Compounding[1], INEOS Styrolution has been evaluating a range of polystyrene and SBC[2] based solutions to act as a substitute for ceramics. The results have been very…
