Castor Bean Plant – An Important Source for Bio based Flooring
Hello readers, This post at Castoroil.in briefs a few excerpts from an article at the Contract Flooring Journal, which was narrated on biobased flooring. The author explains his experience at Ecobuild,...
View ArticleBASF Now Offers Bio-based Nylon for Textiles
German chemical giant BASF has said it will now offer its bio-based nylon, which is derived from castor oil, in a version suitable for monofilament applications that can be used for textile fibres....
View ArticleMicroorganisms for Bio-Based Nylon Intermediates
Genomatic, a U.S. Biotech company, has planned to develop technologies for the production of bio-based nylon intermediates- hexamethylenediamine, caprolactam and adipic acid. Approximately, revenue of...
View ArticleGrowing Castor Oil Industry
Castor oil manufacturing is similar to that of other oil seeds and hence it can be manufactured by utilizing the existing equipments that are locally available. The castor seeds contain about 48 – 50%...
View ArticleFulgar Develops Castor Oil-Based Fibre
Italian synthetic fibre business Fulgar has launched a new high performance nylon fibre made from biopolymer extracted from castor oil seed. The fibre, Evo, is suitable for all applications,...
View ArticleArkema Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Bio-based Nylon
Arkema group celebrated 70th anniversary of its flagship product Rilsan nylon 11 series of high performance polymers. Rilsan PA 11 is sourced from castor oil and is a bio-based member of the nylon...
View ArticleArkema to Invest in New Bio-based Nylon Production
Arkema has planned to invest 300 million euros for expansion of its bio sourced nylon 11 production in Asia. By establishing this plant, the company would increase the global production of bio sourced...
View ArticleBiobased PA 6.10 Compounds Added to Portfolio of BioFed
German biodegradable and biobased plastics producer Bio-Fed has added renewable resource-based polyamide compounds, the “MVera ECS” products, to its portfolio. The main focus of Bio-Fed is on...
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