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Under the brand name ACTGreen® Sustainable Coatings,
ACTEGA also launched a sustainable portfolio of overprint
varnishes for folding cartons, publications, and commer-
cial prints. The portfolio includes products based on recycled
raw materials of fossil origin and bio-based materials, as
well as coatings on the basis of renewable raw materials in
the form of plant-based resins.
In addition, Schmid Rhyner AG, which was acquired by
the ACTEGA division in the year under review, brought an
innovative UV silver coating onto the market that achieves
high metallic brilliance in printed products. This process
produces significantly less waste than the conventional process
with metalized board or hot / cold foil decoration.
At BYK, too, solutions promoting a circular economy
have already been established on the market. RECYCLOBYK®
is a group of additives that improve the processing and
long-term thermal stability of plastics such as polyolefins and
polyethylene terephthalates (PET), enabling new, high-
quality applications. For instance, plastics from used car batteries
can be redeployed as plastics in the same or even
a higher-value application after reprocessing. When it comes
to recycling used plastics, especially food packaging materi-
als, odors often pose limitations for reuse. The origin of such
odor emissions is often small amounts of volatile components
generated during processing or they come from residual
amounts of the filling material. Products from BYK can
bind these odor-causing substances and remove them from
the plastic.
In addition to these specific product developments,
ALTANA is also involved in national and international initiatives,
such as the German Chemical Industry Association
(VCI) and the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC).