Ascend Performance Materials previewed some corporate updates and highlights in advance of K 2022 at a recent press conference in Rotterdam. Under the theme of “Advancing Together”, Ascend outlined the ways it is helping customers solve some of the most pressing technical challenges globally.

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced today Ultraflex Systems Inc. has become part of the SGP Community as a gold SGP Patron.

BTT’s woven geotextiles can reduce CO2-emissions in infrastructure projects by a factor of 10 compared to more conventional methods

Product specific Environmental Product Declarations for woven geotextiles transparently communicate their sustainability
EPDs an essential tool to communicate sustainability performance
Helps carbon-conscious customers in their purchasing and decision making

Borlink™ HVDC technology plays a key role in energy transition projects worldwide including the German Corridors project

Launch of first Borcycle™ M jacketing compound containing up to 50% post-consumer recyclate
Entire Borealis Wire & Cable portfolio to be ADCA-free by end of 2022

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Increase nonwoven & engineered fabric performance with new fibres that reduce carbon footprints & support design for recycling
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Giving packaging waste a second life in Personal Care applications

Designed to be recycled again and again: colorless bottle with 100% Post-Consumer recyclate content (PCR), equipped with a printed deinkable full-body shrink sleeve
Full sortability in current recycling infrastructures possible
Innovation unveiled ahead of K 2022: step-wise introduction of individual solutions like additives, PCR, and suitable inks, available directly to the market

Mondi partnered with the National Test Centre Circular Plastics (NTCP) in the Netherlands to prove effective sorting of its plastic packaging during the recycling process.

Real-life scenarios were created to prove Mondi's mono polypropylene (PP) pouches and reel material are designed for recycling, can be identified during the recycling process and sent to the correct recycling stream.
The tests validate how Mondi's recyclable mono-material packaging can contribute to European plastics strategy recycling targets.

Flexible packaging: Urgent need for action to implement the circular economy

Koehler Paper represents the paper industry's strong arguments ▪Paper-based packaging solutions support the circular economy

A complete switch from laser to inkjet printing can reduce energy-related emissions from printing by more than half (52.6 per cent) of current levels by 2025, saving around 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, according to a recent study by Dr Tim Forman, Cambridge University, commissioned by Epson.

Constantia Flexibles and Plasthill B.V., a company of the Dutch Oerlemans Packaging Group, are bringing the CompresSeal technology developed by Constantia Flexibles together to the European market. The CompresSeal film has a higher seal strength than standard polyethylene film and weighs up to 30% less. The film will be available to the first customers in selected markets from August 2022.

Presentation of alternative technologies and ways to save gas

Explanations based on best practice examples
Consistently positive feedback from customers
Saving energy is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. The spiralling gas prices, in particular, are driving production costs to previously unknown heights for many companies.

Epson recognized for ESG initiatives that contribute to social sustainability