[News] PHA-based Pens and Pencils

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ISPA - Aug 30, 2010  (http://www.omnexus.com)


In order to develop more environmentally conscious products, the Paper Mate division of the Newell Rubbermaid company has selected a polyhydroxyalcanoate (PHA) material to manufacture its latest innovative product range of pens and pencils available under the trade name ‘Paper Mate Biodegradable’. 


The grade that has been chosen is a Mirel™ material from Telles, a joint venture between Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) that uses proprietary technology for large-scale microbial fermentation. The aim was to produce a new product line having 60% biodegradable content. As a result, the barrel, nosecone and clip of the pens and pencils have been produced by Qingdao Changlong Stationary Co. Ltd and Hanmate Pen Co., Ltd. by using the PHA Mirel™ P1003 grade. 


Manufacturing these products using the new PHA grade provides cycle time reduction compared with conventional petroleum-based components. Tests have even shown that a 20% reduction in electrical consumption in molding has been achieved compared to similar ABS- or polycarbonate (PC)-based pens.


附註:
什麼是PHA? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhydroxyalkanoates
產品的網站 http://www.papermategreen.net