MOSCOW (MRC) -- European Ineos Styrolution, a global leader in styrenics, has launched its first specialty acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) with recycled content, the company said Sept. 8.
The new specialty AMOBS grades, NovodurECO and Novodur ECO High Heat will contain up to 70% and 50% mechanically recycled post-consumer waste respectively.
The company states that the new products have identical mechanical properties to their virgin ABS counterparts, Novodur and Novodur High Heat and can be used as drop-in solutions in their respective applications.
The company already produces TerluranECO, a version of its general purpose ABS Terluran brand with a recycled ABS content of up to 70%.
As MRC reported earlier, in April 2021, INEOS Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo announced that they had reached a significant milestone in their plans to build commercial polystyrene (PS) recycling plants in Europe. Recycling Technologies has been selected as the technology partner.
According to MRC's ScanPlast report, ABS imports into Russia grew in January-July 2021 by 33% year on year to 24,300 tonnes from 18,200 tonnes a year earlier. The share of South Korean shipments fell to 57% (13,700 tonnes) from 63% (11,400 tonnes) a year earlier.
INEOS Styrolution is the leading global styrenics supplier, with a focus on styrene monomer, polystyrene, ABS Standard and styrenic specialties. With world-class production facilities and more than 90 years of experience, INEOS Styrolution helps its customers succeed by offering solutions, designed to give them a competitive edge in their markets. At the same time, these innovative and sustainable best-in-class solutions help make the circular economy for styrenics a reality. The company provides styrenic applications for many everyday products across a broad range of industries, including automotive, electronics, household, construction, healthcare, packaging and toys/sports/leisure. In 2020, sales were at 4 billion euros. INEOS Styrolution employs approximately 3,600 people and operates 20 production sites in ten countries.