Clariant's Licocare RBW Vita Range, Licolub FA 1 and Licowax have been awarded the "OK compost INDUSTRIAL" certificate. In addition, Licocare RBW 102 Vita was granted the "OK biodegradable SOIL" label.
To support the development of industrially compostable plastics and biodegradable coatings for agriculture, Clariant has worked on additives for biopolymers which have now been certified for industrial compostability.
The OK compost INDUSTRIAL certification assures that the additives added to the formulation of specific plastic products - such as yoghurt pot packaging or textile fibres - meet the stringent requirements of TÜV Austria Cert GmbH regarding compatibility with the industrial composting facilities used to recover biomass at the end of their use lifetime.
Among Clariant's certified products, there are Licocare RBW Vita additives. These additives are based on >98% renewable content and ensure faster processing, higher performance in terms of glossier, smoother surfaces and higher durability for the final product.
"Converting bioplastics into commercially viable goods has long been limited, among the others, by the lack of suitable bio-based additives. Our performance-boosting, renewable solutions take on this challenge. And as they do not compromise the compostability or biodegradability of the final products, they make a valuable contribution to creating truly circular packaging and consumer goods, and reducing fossil waste generation", states Manuel Mueller, Global Market Segment Leader at Clariant BU Additives.
Licocare RBW 102 Vita has also been awarded the OK biodegradable SOIL label. In fact, this product can also be used to enhance agricultural coatings for applications such as fertilizers, adjuvants and seeds. In these areas, Licocare RBW 102 Vita can contribute to better film forming and flowability, increased water resistance and anti-caking. In addition, the biodegradable feature can decrease the environmental impact of coatings in the soil.
The OK compost INDUSTRIAL certification strengths Clariant's collaboration with its customers to advance biopolymers' commercial adoption into an ever-wider range of applications. An example of this kind of collaboration is the development of compounds based on PLA which contains 70-90% renewable, plant-based raw materials with Floreon-Transforming Packaging Limited.
Several products of the Licocare RBW Vita range carry also the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute's Gold level Material Health Certificate.