Teknor Apex, UBQ Materials extend sustainability

Teknor Apex, the compound solutions provider for vinyls and acrylics, and climate tech developer UBQ Materials, maker of materials made from waste, announced an expanded partnership.

“UBQ and Teknor Apex have been working as an integrated team for some time, bringing forth new applications to support our customers’ sustainable product development journeys,” said Don Wiseman, CEO of Teknor Apex, which celebrates 100 years this year.

UBQ said its waste conversion technology breaks down the organic matter into its basic particulate constructs – lignin, cellulose, fibers, and sugars – and then reassembles them into a matrix.

The company said its patented conversion process begins with the receipt of residual municipal solid waste; everything from food residues and mixed plastics to cardboard, paper, and even dirty diapers.

“Our expanded partnership with Teknor Apex perfectly reflects the purpose of our UBQ Partner Ecosystem Program,” said Patricia Mishic O’Brien, chief commercial officer of UBQ Materials.

With a focus on durables, from industrial to consumer applications, the companies are poised to open new revenue streams for sustainable material integration. 

The extended collaboration, she said, “seeks to develop collaborative, mutually beneficial relationships with compounders, manufacturers, distributors and retailers, and connect these partners together along the value chain.”

Also, the firm said its solar array generated 100% of the energy required to produce these UBQ thermoplastics.

“Our first hundred years of plastics innovation were motivated by a strong sense of environmental and social responsibility. As we look to the next century of material innovation, sustainability is at the forefront,” said Wiseman.