Additives & Colorants

Bio-based additives support sustainable plastics, but cost premiums, feedstock volatility, and compliance pressure complicate adoption.

Many medical devices rely on fluoropolymers, and evolving PFAS regulations are creating new compliance and supply-chain challenges.

Mechanical recycling can change the color response, surface quality, and mechanical performance of thermochromic polypropylene used in smart packaging.

Halogen-free flame retardants improve fire safety, but compounders still balance processing, durability, smoke, and electrical performance.

PFAS restrictions are forcing plastics suppliers to reformulate high-performance materials without sacrificing heat, friction, or durability.

Plastic additives enabled global polymer growth, but today they also create new challenges for recycling, compliance, and circular material design.

Carbon black pigments limit NIR sorting, raising recyclability, compliance, and cost challenges for black plastic packaging.

A composite polymer coating improves bamboo flame retardancy, water resistance, char formation, and smoke suppression.

Researchers synthesized a cobalt aluminate pigment (CoAL2O4) that acts as both a flame retardant and colorant in polylactide (PLA).

Researchers developed a promising solution to prevent flame retardant migration in Polyamide 66 (PA66) while increasing durability.