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Eastman and Gruppo Maip, one leading international plastic formulation manufacturer and compound producer headquartered in Turin, Italy, announced a collaboration to develop new sustainable polymer solutions for automotive interior applications. This will create a formulation portfolio based on Eastman's advanced recycling technology, providing a series of biological and molecular recycling component solutions, including Tritan Renew copolyester and Trēva Renew engineering bioplastics.
Tritan Renew uses Eastman's polyester recycling technology to provide up to 50% of certified recyclable components from post-consumer and post-industrial waste streams (ISCC certified through mass balance distribution). Unlike mechanical recycling of plastic, Tritan Renew has the same high performance as virgin plastic.
Trēva Renew has a biological content of up to 48%, comes from sustainably managed forests, and is certified by the BioPreferred program of the United States Department of Agriculture. In addition, Trēva Renew also benefited from the use of mixed waste plastic carbon recycling technology, as a substitute for polycarbonate, ABS and PC/ABS, providing an additional 23% of certified recycled content.
Scott Ballard, Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Plastics of Eastman said: "Gruppo Maip is the right strategic partner to help bring new sustainable polymer formulations to the automotive industry. They are a company with formulation expertise. The company has a close relationship with manufacturers, and most importantly, they have a deep commitment to sustainability. Together we look forward to bringing a new level of sustainable development to the automotive industry."
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