Nov 11, 2024 · Recently, Envalior announced the launch of a new line of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) composites, Pocan® X-MB, based on biorecycled 1,4-butanediol (BDO). The sustainable components of this thermoplastic have been certified and classified according to the ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) standard.

Oct 15, 2024 · Envalior is currently launching the Pocan ® X-MB series of new PBT compounds based on bio-circular BDO. The sustainable content of the thermoplastics is certified and classified in accordance with the ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) standard.

May 1, 2013 · Parts molded from biobased PBT possess equivalent performance and processability to petroleum-based PBT resins. The successful bench-level production reportedly provides Toray a significant boost towards commercial-scale production of partially biobased PBT.

Toray Industries, Inc. today jointly announced with Genomatica, Inc., a leading company in renewable chemicals process technology, that Toray has successfully made a partially bio-based PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) using 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made with Genomatica’s bio-based process technology.

Jan 24, 2025 · As required under section 6(h) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, EPA has taken action to reduce exposures to certain chemicals that …

Jul 19, 2012 · Poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) is a well-known thermoplastic aromatic polyester that is used in a wide variety of engineering applications. PBT has a fairly high melting temperature of around 225 °C, and has the exceptional …

Jun 27, 2013 · Lanxess and Genomatica announce that Lanxess has run a production campaign of bio-based polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). Their world-scale PBT plant, with a capacity of 80,000 m.t./yr, uses 20 metric tons (m.t.) of bio-based butanediol (BDO) made with Genomatica’s commercially-proven process.

Jun 26, 2013 · With the help of 20 t of bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) utilising the process technology from US biotech company Genomatica (San Diego, California; www.genomatica.com), German speciality chemicals producer Lanxess (Leverkusen; www.lanxess.com) has produced bio-based polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) for the first time at its Hamm-Uentrop site ...

Apr 25, 2013 · Toray Industries Inc. has jointly announced with Genomatica Inc., a leading company in renewable chemicals process technology, that it has successfully made a partially bio-based PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) using 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made with Genomatica's bio-based process technology.

Lanxess used their world-scale production plant to make bio-based PBT from 20 tons of bio-based BDO made with Genomatica’s process technology. Shown here, the PBT plant at Hamm-Uentrop, Germany, used by Lanxess for this conversion.