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First commercial applications for three new 'eco' fillers

Processors looking to lower the carbon footprint of their plastics found several intriguing new compounds made with sustainable/recycled fillers presented at the Society of Plastics Engineers' latest GPEC technical conference in Orlando last March.

The new eco fillers include micro cellulosic fibers from the waste product from paper recycling, structural lignocellulosic fibers made from corncobs, and high cellulose fibers from wheat straw. All three became fully commercial last year.


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