TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics Automotive
Trinseo announces the launch of new recycled-containing acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) resins. These are available under the MAGNUM™ ECO+, MAGNUM™ CR and TYRIL™ CR trade names.
Exclusively use PCR Styrene Obtained from Household Waste
MAGNUM™ ECO+ ABS resins are dedicated to the mobility industry. They are being introduced to the market during the 2024 Plastics in Automotive Engineering Conference in Mannheim, Germany (June 18-19). The resins exclusively use post-consumer recycled (PCR) styrene obtained from household waste, and the end-applications can achieve any hue with the use of color concentrates.
MAGNUM™ ECO+ ABS maintains the same performance and qualities that made its all-fossil counterpart a reliable, versatile resin. These are suitable for both visible and hidden applications in vehicles. MAGNUM™ CR and TYRIL™ CR are grades dedicated to industrial, and consumer goods applications, such as edge bands, coffee machine water tanks or toothbrushes.
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Our portfolio already includes a recycled containing resin - the PULSE™ GX ECO PC/ABS and a bio-attributed solution - MAGNUM™ BIO ABS, but we are constantly working to broaden our sustainably advantaged offering. The MAGNUM™ ECO+ ABS resin is the next step in our journey, and it is an especially important step because the styrene monomer comes from recycled household waste, meaning today’s trash is becoming tomorrow’s high-performing plastic; being a PCR-containing resin, we are not only helping OEMs lower their vehicles’ overall carbon footprint, but we are also helping them be compliant with the EU directives on the use of PCR plastic in mobility,” said Ivan Angelov, global business director Copolymers, Trinseo.
Drop-in Solution with up to 18% Carbon Footprint Reduction
The sustainably advantaged resins contain up to 60% chemically recycled styrene. The recycled styrene is combined with fossil-based polymers during polymerization according to the ISCC+ Mass Balance process. Because the recycled styrene becomes identical in chemical composition to its virgin counterpart during feedstock cracking, segregation during manufacturing is unnecessary.
The materials are structurally and functionally the same as the virgin counterpart. They can be used with existing tooling and equipment under the same processing conditions. This makes the new Trinseo materials a drop-in solution, all while offering a potential drop of up to 18% in carbon footprint compared to the average ABS and SAN industrial grades.
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Trinseo’s solutions for industrial & consumer goods applications already includes ABS and SAN with up to 95% bio-attributed content, however our aim is to offer customers the right choice for their applications. These recycled containing resins not only offer the same features and benefits with an improved carbon footprint compared to their all-prime counterparts, but they also help reutilize waste that would have otherwise been burned or sent to a landfill,” added Romulo Bouzas, Copolymers product manager EMEA at Trinseo.
Source: Trinseo
