Polyplastics, a global leader in engineering plastics, announced the launch of LAPEROS® bG-LCP, a sustainable solution based on biomass-derived materials (mass balance approach) that reduces CO2 emissions and improves the renewable content ratio. This introduction expands the company’s DURACIRCLE® initiative, which already includes DURACON® bG-POM.
LAPEROS® bG-LCP, which is scheduled to be available in spring 2025, is manufactured like conventional products and has the same chemical and physical properties. Polyplastics plans to extend this new solution to all grades of LAPEROS® LCP. The mass balance approach combines raw materials derived from biomass with those derived from fossil resources. By combining them in the resin manufacturing processes, a portion of the resulting product can be considered biomass-derived, depending on the proportion of biomass raw materials used.
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This sustainable option eliminates the need to produce biomass-derived products and fossil-derived products separately. Users also do not need to re-evaluate performance and quality for each separate category. Thus, the approach effectively contributes to achieving carbon neutrality and the circular economy more quickly.
LAPEROS® LCP offers thin wall and high flow characteristics, as well as superior heat resistance and strong mechanical performance. It also has higher strength per unit area at reduced thicknesses, as well as a low coefficient of linear expansion close to that of metal. It is used in many ultra-small precision connectors and other parts of increasingly compact advanced computing devices, including tablets and smartphones.
DURACIRCLE® is an initiative that encompasses the use of renewable raw materials as well as resin recycling and recomposition operations to generate higher performance and value. This includes biomass-balanced products such as LAPEROS® bG-LCP and DURACON® bG-POM, expanding the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) sources, chemical recycling and developing raw material technology that reuses CO2 emissions.
SOURCE: PRNewswire