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Industry News
DuPont wins award
DUPONT received the 2010 Premio ECO Award in the
Sustainability in Products category for its role in a closed loop
recycling process for agrochemical multilayer bottles.
DuPont Latin America president Eduardo W Wanick accepted
the award during an international ceremony. “It is a great honour
to be recognised not only for the environmental impact of this
recycling programme, but for the science behind it,” said Mr
Wanick. “Multilayer containers pose a great recycling challenge
due to the variety of plastic materials used in the construction.”
The “Virtuous Cycle using Fusabond®” project relies on the
unique characteristic of DuPont™ Fusabond coupling agent
to compatibilise and bond dissimilar polymers in the recycling
process. Fusabond also improves impact resistance, surface
finish and processability of parts and films so the recycled product
can be used to form other articles with little material loss and great
added value.
Empty agricultural chemical packaging is collected by the
National Institute for the Processing of Empty Packaging (inPEV),
launched by government mandate and initially supported by 22
founding companies, including DuPont. Since 2002 more than
150,000 tons of empty packaging has been collected, eliminating
the need for 374,000 barrels of crude oil and more than 160,000
tons of CO2 equivalents.
Brazil is a leader in collecting used agricultural chemical
packaging, with a 95% collection rate, compared with Canada
(73%), Germany (76%), France (66%) and the United States
(30%). “Innovative programmes such as these evolve when the
entire value chain is engaged,” said Mr Wanick.
DuPont – USA
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Larikka name change
SINCE the 1970s Leo Larikka has provided the pipe pre-
fabrication world with solutions for manufacturing tubular parts
such as tees and manifolds.
Larikka’s company image has now undergone a major
renovation. In renewing the company’s brand identity, careful
consideration was given to the company name. The previous
company name, Lacol, never gained the brand value and strong
recognition within the market that the Larikka name enjoys, so
it was decided to change the company name to Larikka. An
updated logo creates a more modern look, reflective of the Larikka
technologies for collaring, cutting and welding tubular parts.
Larikka Ltd – Finland
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