Cabot introduces its first-ever ISCC PLUS certified black masterbatch products powered by EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions
As the manufacturing market becomes more amenable to recycled material content, it needs that content to be to specification, consistent and in volume. This is not normally achievable by start-ups. So, it is good news for the recycling sector when a global player and key supplier to the rubber industry steps into the game with sustainable products that the manufacturers will accept.
Cabot Corporation has announced the launch of its new REPLASBLAK product family of circular black masterbatches with certified material. With this launch, Cabot has introduced three products, which will be sold as the company’s first-ever International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) certified black masterbatch products powered by EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions. Cabot’s recently launched EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions technology platform is designed to deliver products that offer sustainable content with reliable performance at industrial scale. The REPLASBLAK circular black masterbatches powered by EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions will enable Cabot to deliver the reliable performance, quality, and consistency that the plastics industry requires at scale for certified solutions.
Cabot’s EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions technology platform is designed to deliver sustainable reinforcing carbons and other performance materials across three sustainability categories – recovered, renewable and reduced.
Cabot has launched three new black masterbatch products powered by EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions under the recovered category including, REPLASBLAK rePE5475 100 per cent circular black masterbatch, REPLASBLAK rePE5265 70 per cent circular black masterbatch and REPLASBLAK rePE5250 60 per cent circular black masterbatch. All three products leverage an ISCC PLUS certified mass balance approach. REPLASBLAK rePE5475 100 per cent circular black masterbatch leverages 100 per cent ISCC PLUS mass balance certified material made from reclaimed carbons from end-of-life tyre pyrolysis and mechanically recycled polyethylene. It delivers more than a 60 per cent GHG reduction in comparison to a standard black masterbatch and adheres to the ISCC PLUS voluntary add-on GHG emissions requirements. It delivers medium tint strength, making it suitable for applications that require higher circular content including compounding, recycling, injection moulding and sheet extrusion applications relevant to the automotive, agriculture, packaging, and construction segments.
- REPLASBLAK rePE5265 70 per cent circular black masterbatch leverages 70 per cent ISCC PLUS mass balance certified material made from mechanically recycled polyethylene. It reduces GHG emissions by nearly 50 per cent in comparison to a standard black masterbatch and adheres to the ISCC PLUS voluntary add-on GHG emissions requirements. It delivers high gloss and jet pigmentation in thermoplastics, making it suitable for compounding, recycling, injection moulding and sheet extrusion applications relevant to the automotive segment.
- REPLASBLAK rePE5250 60 per cent circular black masterbatch leverages 60 per cent ISCC PLUS mass balance certified material made from mechanically recycled polyethylene. It reduces GHG emissions by nearly 50 per cent in comparison to a standard black masterbatch and adheres to the ISCC PLUS voluntary add-on GHG emissions requirements. It delivers high tint strength making it suitable for compounding, recycling, injection moulding and sheet extrusion applications relevant to the automotive segment.
“We are proud to launch our new REPLASBLAK portfolio as we advance in our sustainability journey and develop new products and processes with a sustainability benefit. As the largest global manufacturer of black masterbatch, we have the capacity and expertise to deliver innovative solutions that help our customers solve their sustainability challenges as well as meet our own sustainability objectives,” said Jeff Zhu, executive vice president and president, Performance Chemicals segment and Asia Pacific Region.
“Our new black masterbatch products powered by EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions will be manufactured at our plants in Pepinster and Loncin, Belgium, which recently achieved ISCC PLUS certification. This gives our customers third-party validation that our products are leveraging circular value chains and certified feedstocks in the product manufacturing process. With several projects at various stages of development, we are excited about our progress and look forward to continuing to collaborate with our customers and industry partners on building out our product pipeline to enable a more sustainable world.”
