Kenrich Introduces New USA Pine Tree Plant Based Titanate
BAYONNE, N.J., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "There is market pressure to use domestic plant derived sustainable materials in polymeric compositions. We chose the American pine tree as an oleic acid raw material source for our new titanate as it is widely available and eliminates any supply logistics concerns; comes from responsibly managed forests; is consistent in supply all year round; does not compete for land with food crops (non-edible); does not require land use change; is non-genetically modified (non-GMO); and palm oil free," explains Sal Monte, Kenrich President/Owner/Inventor.
- BAYONNE, N.J., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "There is market pressure to use domestic plant derived sustainable materials in polymeric compositions.
- Monte is hopeful the new coupling agent with a 90% "bio-content" will gain commercial traction as a nano-surface modifier additive in new sustainable polymeric formulations.
- "Typical PMN (Pre-Manufacture Notification) evaluation times for a final determination of new chemical materials are taking about 12-14 months.
- Since 1973, Kenrich has been a global supplier of Ken-React® organometallic coupling agents based on titanium, zirconium, and aluminum with 34 U.S. composition-of-matter patents attributed to Monte – a member of the Plastics Hall of Fame – class of 2021.