Chroma Corporation and Evive sign exclusive Agreement. Chroma will now compound and supply the FIRST and ONLY ASTM D-6954 certified biodegradable concentrate in the world.
McHenry, IL,August 2011– Chroma Corporation and Evive signed an exclusive agreement, where Chroma will compound and supply biodegradable master batches based on the patented and proven P-life additive. The P-Life additive products are the only ASTM approved master batches in the market place today. Products made with the P-Life additive have been tested to emphatically prove that the products are 100% biodegraded. The P-Life additive has been tested to end of life, which is different than the other products in the market place that test for several weeks, and then extrapolate the end of life calculations. These masterbatches allows processors to make standard polypropylene, polyethylene and PET biodegradable. The product is FDA sanctioned and RoHS directive compliant. This new technology initiates a natural process in polypropylene and polyethylene to return the plastic back to nature.
“The advantage of Chroma’s new concentrate is that processors of typical PP, PE and PET resin can now offer biodegradable products. The shelf life of the product can be controlled by the amount of concentrate the processor uses. This product allows plastics that have the biodegradable additive to also be recycled without causing damage to the recycled resin stream, which the PLA resins will cause. Unlike PLA resins, this product can be used in standard tooling, offers enhanced physical properties and at a much lower overall costs”, says Stuart Swain, Chroma’s Director of Sales and Marketing.
In terms of processing, it works well in both conventional and high-speed thin wall injection molding, sheet extrusion, blow molding and blown film. The product was designed for use in food packaging, closures, blow molded bottles, disposable thin wall containers, blown film and other applications. This product can also be added with Chroma’s color concentrates, which will have little to no effect on the degradation process.
The new concentrate is designed to lower the molecular weight of the polymer compounds to allow quicker oxidative bonding. Uses naturally occurring elements, such as sunlight or heat and oxygen to initiate the oxidative degradation of high molecular weight polymer chains into low molecular weight compounds that can be further aerobically degraded in the natural environment to produce water, carbon dioxide and biomass.
"Consumer companies are looking for products and packaging that is good for the environment,” says Jay Schapira, President of Evive. "Our new FDA sanctioned biodegradable additive allows companies to offer products that are biodegradable, but can also be recycled. This is a flexible cost efficient additive that has test results from reputable outside laboratories that document and substantiate the biodegradation claims”.
The use of different use rates, typically between 1 and 4 percent, allows processors to control the shelf life of their products.
About Chroma Corporation
Founded in 1967, Chroma Corporation is a global thermoplastic-compounded raw material leader. Product offerings include the broadest range of custom color, special effect, and specialty additives in masterbatches and precompounded products in commodity and engineering thermoplastic resins. Materials are designed for extrusion, injection molding, blown film and a multitude of other processes and applications including rotational molding. For more information, please visit www.chromacolors.com or e-mail chroma@chromacolors.com
About Evive
Founded in 2009, Evive is a supplier of a patented P-life additive which is the only additive that has received ASTM 6954 certification, which emphatically shows that products made with this additive are 100% biodegradable. Evive also has a division, Green-Up which engineers products that are environmentally friendly, biodegradable, and cost effective.
For more information on Evive please visit www.evive.com.
About GreenUp
GreenUp is the nation’s leading producer of Eco-friendly products using P-Life. GreenUp produces Biodegradable Can Liners, Disposable Utensils and other Eco-friendly disposable products. With a growing commercial and consumer customer base, GreenUp products can be found in Hotels, Schools, Shopping Centers, Restaurants, Facilities and Municipalities throughout the US. The company is currently expanding its product line to include several more retail products and packaging solutions for a wide variety of industries. More information about GreenUp can be found at www.greenuplife.com
