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Solegear Bioplastics and Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc., an Illinois-based plastics extruder, have entered into a commercial partnership to manufacture and distribute Solegear\u2019s next-generation Traverse TF\u00ae bioplastic. Traverse TF\u00ae is best known for its high bio-content in rigid packaging that can resist high heat shipping conditions. Through this agreement, Solegear and Ex-Tech will benefit from shared access to new market intelligence, technology and contacts to capitalize on business opportunities to grow the penetration of Traverse TF\u00ae, in the North American market.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSolegear is very pleased to partner with Ex-Tech, a respected leader in bioplastics sheet extrusion, who have a track record of exceptionally high standards of quality and levels of customer satisfaction,\u201d said Toby Reid, CEO of Solegear. \u201cWe believe this alliance will allow Solegear\u2019s Traverse TF\u00ae to reach new audiences who have been waiting to be introduced to our next-generation products, while leveraging Ex-Tech\u2019s exceptional reputation, customer base, and ability to scale order fulfillment efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n Solegear\u2019s Traverse TF\u00ae Bioplastic is designed to replace Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging applications that require both high heat resistance (\u2265 55\u2103) and high optical clarity. Traverse TF\u00ae is composed of up to 45% bio-content and meets international shipping requirements, validated by SGS laboratories. At the end of its life, the material can be recycled, as with conventional petroleum-based plastics.<\/p>\n \u201cSolegear\u2019s Traverse TF\u00ae high-heat resistant bioplastic is an excellent addition to our offering of durable plastics for rigid packaging use and we are very excited to be able to begin marketing this product to our customers,\u201d says William Riesbeck, President of Ex-Tech Plastics Inc. \u201cTraverse\u00ae is a great material for those retailers or manufacturers seeking to reduce their carbon footprint while maintaining high levels of performance and reliability in varied conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n Ex-Tech has manufactured a multi-ton purchase order on behalf of Solegear\u2019s customers, and will begin to jointly market and distribute Traverse TF\u00ae starting April 2015.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc. was founded in Richmond, Illinois in 1983 as an innovator in recycled plastics sheet. Building on that foundation, Ex-Tech was one of the first extruders to successfully produce and market sheet made from sustainable materials. Ex-Tech delivers a diverse array of sheet solutions in PET, bioplastics, olefins and vinyl to domestic and international customers.<\/p>\n Solegear, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an innovator in the field of next-generation plastics. The Company is an advanced materials firm that engineers, produces and distributes high-performance bioplastics (bioplastics are a category of plastics that are bio-based, compostable, or both). Founded in 2006, Solegear has developed, and is commercializing, proprietary bioplastics technologies that utilize annually renewable plant-based ingredients formulated using green chemistry, to address the growing North American market opportunity for rigid consumer packaging and durable plastic goods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Solegear Bioplastics and Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc., an Illinois-based plastics extruder, have entered into a commercial partnership to manufacture and distribute Solegear\u2019s next-generation Traverse TF\u00ae bioplastic. Traverse TF\u00ae is best known for its high bio-content in rigid packaging that can resist high heat shipping conditions. Through this agreement, Solegear and Ex-Tech will benefit from shared access […]<\/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":[9563,2124],"class_list":["post-25206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","supplier-ex-tech-plastics","supplier-solegear-bioplastics-inc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25206","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=25206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25206\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25206"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=25206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About Ex-Tech Plastics Inc.<\/h3>\n
About Solegear Bioplastics Inc.<\/h3>\n