Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a pacesetter in engineering thermoplastics, has introduced the event of two new Durafide polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) grades that incorporate mechanically recycled content material. The new grades, Durafide rG-PPS 1140A1R00 and 1140A1R30, function 100% and 30% recycled glass fiber-reinforced PPS content material, respectively, and are set for launch within the coming months.
The introduction of those new supplies is a part of Polyplastics’ Duracycle initiative, which goals for 100% circularity in engineering plastics. These grades are being supplied by a re-compounding service that reprocesses course of scrap from prospects into new merchandise underneath the corporate’s “Open PIR Mechanical Recycling Scheme.”
The PPS course of scrap collected from accomplice corporations undergoes rigorous inspection, sorting, and reformulation to make sure high-quality manufacturing. The re-compounded supplies are topic to the identical high quality assurance protocols as virgin supplies and will likely be distributed by Polyplastics’ world gross sales community. However, the gathering course of presently focuses on particular grades of glass-filled Durafide PPS supplies.
For the continued success of its re-compounding enterprise and the institution of the “Open PIR Mechanical Recycling Scheme,” Polyplastics is concentrated on creating new functions and strengthening assortment routes. This initiative seeks partnerships not solely with present prospects but additionally throughout varied waste-to-value industries.
The firm is exploring the addition of extra mechanically recycled PPS grades to its lineup to fulfill market calls for. Polyplastics goals to determine self-contained “local production for local consumption” recycling chains worldwide. By increasing the vary of constituent supplies to incorporate post-consumer recycled (PCR) content material, Polyplastics plans to reinforce its functionality to provide high-quality, dependable recycled supplies, thereby lowering environmental affect and higher serving various buyer wants.