Origin Materials envisions developing and selling a range of 100% bio-based, low-carbon, fully recyclable PET/F polymers. These innovative materials have the potential to replace traditional packaging materials such as glass and aluminum due to their sustainability benefits and superior performance characteristics. With the help of their patented technology platform, the company aims to achieve large-scale production of FDCA, polyethylene furanoate (PEF), and PET/F.

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This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the advancement of eco-friendly polymers for packaging solutions. The PET/F polymer offers exceptional mechanical strength and barrier properties, resulting in extended shelf life for products. By adjusting the manufacturing conditions and the amount of FDCA copolymer utilized, the properties of the hybrid polymer can be tailored to meet specific requirements.

WMG has an extensive range of plastic design, manufacture and research technologies across its facilities which will now work together in the new Centre.. It will have its own bespoke building by 2017 with facilities for training, research and development, and will also house a fully equipped elastomer technology laboratory

About Husky Technologies: As the leading provider of injection molding equipment and services in the plastics industry, our team at Husky is made up of engineers, designers, innovators, material and software specialists, and problem solvers. With a global workforce of over 4,300 dedicated individuals, we are committed to delivering success and profitability for our customers, who are based in more than 140 countries around the world.

Origin Materials and Husky Technologies have teamed up to develop and commercialize a hybrid polymer called PET/F, which has the potential to revolutionize sustainable packaging. By combining furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) with PET, Origin Materials created a tunable hybrid polymer with enhanced performance properties and full recyclability. Husky Technologies, a leading injection molding supplier, played a crucial role in molding the PET/F polymer into preforms and bottles using its advanced manufacturing equipment. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the advancement of eco-friendly polymers for packaging solutions. The PET/F polymer offers exceptional mechanical strength and barrier properties, resulting in extended shelf life for products. By adjusting the manufacturing conditions and the amount of FDCA copolymer utilized, the properties of the hybrid polymer can be tailored to meet specific requirements. Origin Materials envisions developing and selling a range of 100% bio-based, low-carbon, fully recyclable PET/F polymers. These innovative materials have the potential to replace traditional packaging materials such as glass and aluminum due to their sustainability benefits and superior performance characteristics. With the help of their patented technology platform, the company aims to achieve large-scale production of FDCA, polyethylene furanoate (PEF), and PET/F. The partnership between Origin Materials and Husky Technologies underscores their shared commitment to material innovation and cutting-edge polymer processing technologies. By leveraging their respective expertise and capabilities, the two companies aspire to transform the plastics industry and drive the adoption of sustainable polymers on a global scale. Although specific pricing details for PET/F were not disclosed, Origin Materials has emphasized that the hybrid polymer is expected to be cost-effective, fully recyclable, and significantly reduce the carbon footprint compared to traditional petroleum-based materials. Furthermore, PET/F boasts impressive strength, thermal properties, and barrier properties, making it an attractive option for a wide range of packaging applications. This collaboration between Origin Materials and Husky Technologies represents a major step forward in the pursuit of more sustainable and environment-friendly packaging solutions. With their combined efforts, these companies are poised to make a lasting impact on the industry by offering a viable alternative to conventional materials and promoting a greener future. About Origin Materials: Origin, the global leader in carbon negative materials, is dedicated to facilitating the worldwide shift towards sustainable materials. Leveraging groundbreaking technology and innovative processes, Origin has created a platform that converts biomass carbon into valuable materials while simultaneously capturing carbon emissions. This scientific breakthrough has evolved from its early stages of proof of concept to successful pilot demonstrations and beyond. Notably, in 2016, Nestlé Waters and Danone partnered with Origin to bring to market the platform's inaugural product: plant-based PET plastic with an impressively low carbon footprint. Recognizing the immense potential, PepsiCo joined the NaturALL Bottle Alliance in 2018, further reinforcing Origin's commitment to revolutionizing the materials industry. About Husky Technologies: As the leading provider of injection molding equipment and services in the plastics industry, our team at Husky is made up of engineers, designers, innovators, material and software specialists, and problem solvers. With a global workforce of over 4,300 dedicated individuals, we are committed to delivering success and profitability for our customers, who are based in more than 140 countries around the world.

WMG at the University of Warwick has established a new National Plastics Processing Centre (NPPC) which will provide a national hub for innovation and research in plastics processing.

“The research focus of the Centre will be in innovation in the manufacturing processes and processing of advanced functional plastic and elastomer materials. We will work collaboratively with industry to deliver significant added value, engage in technology transfer and provide training and further education to the sector.”

“Materials for premium cars in the future need to combine both light weight and multi-functionality with world class aesthetics. New developments in advanced plastics have great potential to satisfy all of these requirements but the challenge is not to make a few prototypes but to make parts in hundreds of thousands at high quality and sustainable cost. This unique new centre will provide the UK with the capability it needs to exploit this potential. “

About Origin Materials: Origin, the global leader in carbon negative materials, is dedicated to facilitating the worldwide shift towards sustainable materials. Leveraging groundbreaking technology and innovative processes, Origin has created a platform that converts biomass carbon into valuable materials while simultaneously capturing carbon emissions. This scientific breakthrough has evolved from its early stages of proof of concept to successful pilot demonstrations and beyond. Notably, in 2016, Nestlé Waters and Danone partnered with Origin to bring to market the platform's inaugural product: plant-based PET plastic with an impressively low carbon footprint. Recognizing the immense potential, PepsiCo joined the NaturALL Bottle Alliance in 2018, further reinforcing Origin's commitment to revolutionizing the materials industry.

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This collaboration between Origin Materials and Husky Technologies represents a major step forward in the pursuit of more sustainable and environment-friendly packaging solutions. With their combined efforts, these companies are poised to make a lasting impact on the industry by offering a viable alternative to conventional materials and promoting a greener future.

From the early days of their research, WMG recognised that plastics offer significant design flexibility advantages for industrial application – examples include:

The new NPPC brings a fully integrated approach to plastics design, manufacturing and disposal, encompassing multifunctional design and low environmental impact.

Origin Materials and Husky Technologies have teamed up to develop and commercialize a hybrid polymer called PET/F, which has the potential to revolutionize sustainable packaging. By combining furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) with PET, Origin Materials created a tunable hybrid polymer with enhanced performance properties and full recyclability. Husky Technologies, a leading injection molding supplier, played a crucial role in molding the PET/F polymer into preforms and bottles using its advanced manufacturing equipment.

WMG has an established track record of innovation and technology transfer in plastics processing. It has developed extensive capabilities and facilities across a wide range of processes and working with both large global companies and SMEs across a variety of sectors to develop and embed plastics processing. The capability offered from WMG is that most widely used within the plastics industry's processes including extrusion/compounding, injection moulding, thermoforming, blow moulding and rotational moulding.

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“Our new Centre’s research will be built upon four principles for materials processing: innovating the manufacturing process, added functionality to material and component, full integration into structure, and sustainability and holistic environmental design, including end of life.”

Although specific pricing details for PET/F were not disclosed, Origin Materials has emphasized that the hybrid polymer is expected to be cost-effective, fully recyclable, and significantly reduce the carbon footprint compared to traditional petroleum-based materials. Furthermore, PET/F boasts impressive strength, thermal properties, and barrier properties, making it an attractive option for a wide range of packaging applications.

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“The manufacture and processing of plastic and rubber materials is a multi-billion pound industry central to the future prosperity of the UK. There isn’t an industry which is not underpinned in some manner by plastics materials, from telecommunications, energy, transport and defence to healthcare. The centre will have capability in every polymer process with pilot scale equipment and larger, extensive testing and characterisation facilities.”

The partnership between Origin Materials and Husky Technologies underscores their shared commitment to material innovation and cutting-edge polymer processing technologies. By leveraging their respective expertise and capabilities, the two companies aspire to transform the plastics industry and drive the adoption of sustainable polymers on a global scale.