{"id":21512,"date":"2014-07-21T03:06:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T01:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=21512"},"modified":"2014-07-18T08:44:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T06:44:07","slug":"api-unveils-renewably-sourced-raw-materials-based-apigo-bio-tpo-compounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/api-unveils-renewably-sourced-raw-materials-based-apigo-bio-tpo-compounds\/","title":{"rendered":"API Unveils Renewably-sourced Raw Materials-based APIGO BIO TPO Compounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

API SpA, a historic company in the field of soft thermoplastic compounds and for several years actively engaged in research and development in the field of bioplastics, announces the introduction of APIGO BIO, a new family of olefin (TPO) based compounds containing raw materials from renewable sources.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In recent years API has recognized and successfully interpreted the increasing environmental awareness through cultural change, generating high-sustainability solutions and products.<\/p>\n

Bio & Beyond represents a further step along API’s journey from the development of the first APINAT biodegradable polymers to offering a complete range of polymers and compounds with a high content of renewability. With the aim of providing solutions in line with a market that is becoming increasingly sensitive to the eco-sustainability of products, API is committed to developing a wide range of biomaterials able to reproduce their current full range of products in a bio-based version.<\/p>\n

APIGO BIO has a content of renewable source ranging from 20% up to 90%.<\/p>\n

This aspect is resulting in a benefit measured by the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in accordance with the ISO 14040-14044 standards and is a method that analyses the environmental impact of a product throughout its entire life cycle, from the selection of raw materials to its final end disposal.<\/p>\n

As these products are based on raw materials from renewable sources and vegetable crops, they contribute not only to the reduction of CO2<\/sub> emissions and greenhouse gases thereby saving fossil resources, but also to a more efficient use of agricultural resources and consequently to the development of rural and economically depressed areas that are not suitable for the production of food crops.<\/p>\n

APIGO BIO compounds show physical and mechanical properties comparable to conventional TPOs derived from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

Available in hardnesses ranging from 70 ShA to 66 ShD they can be processed using the traditional technologies of injection molding, extrusion, extrusion-blow molding and over molding and are available in various grades suitable for contact with food, in accordance with the European 10\/2011\/EC standard and\/or American FDA regulations.<\/p>\n

The APIGO BIO family of compounds easily adapt to different fields of application including Personal Care, Building, Packaging, Furnishing and Automotive thanks to the wide range of formulations possible.<\/p>\n

APIGO BIO represents a further move forward in API’s Bio & Beyond strategy aimed at the world of Bioplastics.<\/p>\n

And so the APIGO BIO joins API’s already extensive range of bioplastics that includes the APINAT compounds of 100% biodegradable materials and APILON 54 BIO from renewable TPU based sources.<\/p>\n

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About API SpA<\/h3>\n

API SpA has been working in the research, development and production of customized thermoplastic compound materials and elastomers for a vast range of sectors since 1956, over 50 years aimed at customer satisfaction. What makes API truly unique in a context of compound producers is that it offers a complete range of TPU, TPE, PU and the latest biodegradable elastomers to clients who demand tailor-made solutions and exceptional performance. API is dedicated to finding innovative products with low environmental impact which are achieved by carefully selecting raw materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

API SpA, a historic company in the field of soft thermoplastic compounds and for several years actively engaged in research and development in the field of bioplastics, announces the introduction of APIGO BIO, a new family of olefin (TPO) based compounds containing raw materials from renewable sources. In recent years API has recognized and successfully […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[],"supplier":[7606],"class_list":["post-21512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","supplier-api-spa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21512\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21512"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=21512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}