Arkema’s commitment to advanced bio-circular polyamide 11 is honored with a Sustainable Leadership Award for Societal Contributions by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), according to the company. The award recognizes products, processes or initiatives that illustrate a commitment to innovating for a sustainable future for society. Arkema says it is currently building the world’s largest bio-factory for advanced polyamide 11 in Singapore while also co-founding and driving “Pragati,” reportedly the world’s first sustainable castor farming program and launching its flagship Virtucycle program for partially and fully recycled advanced bio-polymers.
Arkema says it is a global pioneer in advanced polyamide 11 materials derived 100% from sustainable castor oil and the company is a founding member of the Pragati initiative for sustainable castor bean farming in India. Several thousand castor bean farmers and their families reportedly have been trained and certified by the Pragati initiative so far.
Arkema created its Virtucycle recycling program in 2019. The program develops loops for the collection and regeneration of high-performance polymers while minimizing CO2 emissions. Recently Arkema announced the planned acquisition of Agiplast, its historical partner in recycling operations, which will enable the company to offer a full service to customers in terms of materials circularity.
ACC recognized the Sustainability Leadership Award winners at its virtual annual meeting.
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