In the world of the plastics processing industry, innovative ideas and sustainability in product design are emerging as a guarantee for long-term economic success. We recently met this dual requirement in collaboration with Holzmühle Westerkamp: our flow improver bFI A 3745 was used as a processing aid to optimise the production of fast-food products under the Arweco brand made from PLA, natural fibres, oat husks and other renewable raw materials. The result is a fully organic product which, on the production side, is characterised above all by excellent handling during processing in the hot runner. Of course, this is not the only advantage of this innovative combination of materials.
Our polymer additives are ideal for bio-based polymer composites, as they counteract high processing temperatures, which often lead to material damage and consequently to rejects in the process. Anyone processing PHA or similar materials, for example, may find a new technological approach to previously uninteresting materials. We also recently reported on the potential and challenges of handling PHAs in our blog post.
The temperature-reducing use also has an impact on the energy costs incurred. Savings here lead to more cost-efficient production and, in terms of sustainability, also to a corresponding reduction in the CO2 footprint. This circumstance also helps in the endeavours to become generally more committed to and fit for a circular economic system and to become more resilient in terms of raw material procurement and supply chains.
Conclusion: Better product quality and a more balanced environmental footprint - that sounds like optimisation through bio-based polymer composites. If you are interested in an environmentally friendly addition to any production process, please get in touch with us, because some obstacles are overthrown faster than you can imagine.
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