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Clariant Healthcare launches PLASTIWARD

In partnership SICPA SA, the leading global provider of    liquid-vehicle technology. MEVOPUR brand products
  secured identification, traceability and authentication  are formulated only in dedicated, ISO13485-certified
solutions and services, Clariant Healthcare Polymer        manufacturing facilities using ingredients pretested to
Solutions is announcing PLASTIWARD™, a new plastic-        USP <87>, <88> and ISO10993.
based anti-counterfeiting system. Through the SICPA
partnership, Clariant provides a covert taggant additive,   Teknor Apex developing
                                                            TPE made using waste gum
available in polymer compounds or masterbatch
concentrates, which are manufactured using the same                       Ma t e r i a l s
ISO 13485 protocols as its MEVOPUR® brand of Controlled,                                                          producer
Consistent and Compliant polymer colors and functional                                                      Teknor Apex Co.
additives. The taggants then become part of the eventual                                                    has teamed up with
plastic product, where they are readily detectable using                                                    a recycling firm to
SICPA’s proven deployment and monitoring platform.                                                          convert chewing
The PLASTIWARD solution delivers one seamless package                                                       gum waste into
that includes security assessment, definition of needs,                                                     a raw material
security system design, system deployment and on-going                                                      for thermoplastic
performance monitoring.                                                                                     elastomers (TPEs)
Healthcare Polymer Solutions is also introducing a new                                                      to make boots.
series of MEVOPUR liquid color and additive concentrates,                                                   Gumdrop Ltd.,
including a USP/ISO range with amber color for PET           which specializes in the recycling of waste chewing
and PETG packaging, and liquid color and additive            gum, approached Geleen, Netherlands-based Teknor
concentrates for use in liquid silicone elastomers. The      Apex while working on a program for reclaiming
liquid concentrates combine the benefits of the MEVOPUR      pre and post-consumer gum for use in its Gum-Tec
‘Controlled, Consistent and Compliant’ formulation and       compound. “We assembled a multi-disciplinary team
manufacturing approach with Clariant’s Hi Former®            drawing on our capabilities for materials analysis,
                                                             process engineering, and manufacturing,” said
                                                             Stef Hordijk, Teknor Apex senior market manager,
                                                             The waste chewing gum forms up to 30 percent of
                                                             the new gum-based TPE compounds. According to
                                                             Hordijk, the Gum-Tec compounds, like standard TPEs,
                                                             have a low compression set, can be formulated for
                                                             either glossy or matte finishes, accept colors, and
                                                             are recyclable.

                                                             Gumdrop was founded in 2009 and specializes in
                                                             the recycling of pre and post-consumer gum waste,
                                                             converting waste gum into Gum-Tec compounds which
                                                             can be used for a number of different rubber and
                                                             plastic applications, including boots.

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