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material, it complies with increasingly stringent Chemical received two Winner awards in the
global environmental regulations while ensuring "Material and Surfaces" category of the Design
enhanced human safety. The material is suitable Concept discipline. Since 2015, the company has
for a wide range of products where premium earned a total of 28 awards across the world's
exterior design is essential, including outdoor three leading design competitions, once again
speakers, home appliances, IT devices, and mo- demonstrating its differentiated global com-
bile products. petitiveness in materials design. This year's
LOTTE Chemical stated, "This recognition re- award-winning concepts are distinguished by
flects our proactive adoption of AI agents spe- the integration of design-specialized AI agents
cialized for design, enabling us to maximize the throughout the entire development process,
functionality, aesthetics, and emotional appeal enabling a sophisticated fusion of advanced ma-
of our materials. Going forward, we will con- terial properties with the latest design trends.
tinue to provide intelligent integrated solutions The achievement also reflects the company's
that combine materials, design, and AI, based broader AI transformation strategy, as LOTTE
on close collaboration and communication with Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin has consistently
our customers." Established in Germany in 1955, emphasized AI-driven innovation and enhanced
the Red Dot Design Award is one of the world's business competitiveness during key manage-
most renowned international design competi- ment meetings.
tions, alongside Germany's iF Design Award and
the United States' IDEA Design Award. LOTTE
PFAS-Free Additive PPA Masterbatch
As global regulations formance. Suitable for blown film, cast film,
continue to phase out extrusion coating, lamination, pipe, profile, sheet
fluorinated processing extrusion, and recycled polymer processing, the
aids, Kandui PFAS-Free masterbatch provides excellent dispersion at
PPA Masterbatch offers a low recommended dosage of 1–3%, ensuring
a future-ready solution cost-effective production.
for polyolefin extrusion.
This advanced fluorine- Kandui's PFAS-Free PPA is non-hazardous,
free processing aid ef- food-contact compliant, and meets major global
fectively eliminates melt regulatory standards including REACH, SVHC,
fracture (sharkskin) and RoHS, EU No. 10/2011, US FDA, and PFAS-free
die build-up, delivering requirements.
superior surface finish, consistent film quality,
and improved processing stability even at high It enables manufacturers to achieve higher pro-
shear rates. ductivity while supporting sustainability, regula-
tory compliance, and environmentally responsi-
Designed for mLLDPE, LLDPE, and HDPE ap- ble manufacturing
plications, it enhances throughput while main-
taining sealing, printing, and downstream per-
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