Milliken's Millad® NX ™ 8000 polypropylene clear has been recognized by the industry for its energy saving advantages and has been proven in practice. Today, many downstream customers, especially those in Asia, have realized this advantage. After integrating this advantage into the production process, they further improved product performance and obtained UL Environmental Declaration Verification (ECV) label certification, thereby enhancing market competitiveness.
Milliken Chemical has worked closely with the China Plastics Association Plastic Housewares Special Committee to let consumers know more clearly that the use of Millad NX 8000 in transparent polypropylene products can save energy and reduce emissions. Independent environmental claims certification agency UL Environment (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories of the United States) confirmed that the use of Millad NX 8000 transparent agent in injection molded transparent polypropylene products can reduce energy consumption by about 8-12%.
"The China Plastics Association Plastic Housewares Special Committee has been committed to leading the domestic plastic housewares industry towards a more efficient and environmentally friendly future. Therefore, the commitment to energy conservation and emission reduction shown by UL label certification is of great significance." Xu Kailiang, Head of Liken China, said. "Although this work is still in its infancy, currently five advanced member companies in the association have agreed that they will apply for corresponding UL certification label authorization for plastic parts using Millad NX 8000 as a transparent agent in the manufacturing process. . "
"At present, more than a dozen upstream manufacturers of transparent polypropylene resins have adopted UL certification labels," added Wang Ronghui, marketing director of Milliken Asia. "Many leading household goods brand companies in Thailand, mainland China and Taiwan, such as China Xitianlong Technology Development Co., Ltd. and Thailand's Picnic Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd., have been successfully authorized to use the UL certification label. At the same time, we also look at More and more international brand companies have shown great interest in this certification. "
In 2013, Milliken Millad NX 8000 achieved UL certification for its energy saving advantages for the first time. Today, downstream foundries and brand owners have begun to recognize the value of this concept.
Millad NX 8000 has been proven to provide polypropylene with superior performance advantages while also contributing positively to environmental improvement. With the help of this clearing agent technology, the performance and haze of polypropylene have been significantly improved, thus providing convenient conditions for the development of high-quality, transparent plastic household products. More importantly, the use of this additive in the injection molding process can also reduce the conversion temperature. As a result, the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of processing plants will be reduced accordingly. Several industry tests have shown that the use of Millad NX 8000 can reduce the required processing temperature from 235 ° C to 190 ° C (455 ° F to 374 ° F), which can save about 8-12% of energy consumption. At the same time, CO2 emissions have been reduced.
Today, for all industries, energy conservation, emission reduction and sustainability are on the agenda. Therefore, these advantages brought by Millad NX 8000 clearing agent are undoubtedly a major technological progress.
Milliken pointed out that there are many unconfirmed product environmental claims on the market. After successfully obtaining UL certification for the first time, UL environmental declaration verification provides Milliken with an independent and reliable third-party environmental certification. Milliken emphasized that the company is committed to promoting innovative activities that help the plastics industry develop sustainable processes and reduce environmental impact. The verification of the energy saving effect of Millad NX 8000 through UL Environment is a big step for the company in this direction.
"The anti-reflection modified polypropylene resin with Millad NX 8000 can bring huge environmental benefits. We are very pleased to see more and more brand owners and customers beginning to recognize this fact." Milliken China Guo Rui, head of the downstream market, said. "They have realized that applying this clearing agent technology and displaying the ECV label on their products can help them differentiate in an increasingly competitive market environment."