{"id":11509,"date":"2021-01-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/01\/22\/regenerating-difficult-to-recycle-plastic-waste-into-consumer-goods-contributing-to-the-resolution-of-the-global-plastic-waste-problem-with-furukawa-electrics-unique-technology\/"},"modified":"2021-01-22T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T08:00:00","slug":"regenerating-difficult-to-recycle-plastic-waste-into-consumer-goods-contributing-to-the-resolution-of-the-global-plastic-waste-problem-with-furukawa-electrics-unique-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2021\/01\/22\/regenerating-difficult-to-recycle-plastic-waste-into-consumer-goods-contributing-to-the-resolution-of-the-global-plastic-waste-problem-with-furukawa-electrics-unique-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Regenerating Difficult-to-recycle Plastic Waste into Consumer Goods &#8211; Contributing to the resolution of the global plastic waste problem with Furukawa Electric&#8217;s unique technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n                            <!--<a class=\"format-txt\" href=\"{baseURL}\/View\/{release.id}?_download=1\">View this article in .txt format<\/a>--><\/p>\n<p>TOKYO, JAPAN &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\">Media&#13;<br \/>\nOutReach<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 22&#13;<br \/>\nJanuary 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furukawa.co.jp\/en\/\">Furukawa Electric<\/a> has developed a unique technology to&#13;<br \/>\nregenerate difficult-to-recycle plastic waste, such as Flexible packaging&#13;<br \/>\nwaste, into high strength reinforced plastic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><img src=\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/500x0\/119183\/Picture1.jpg#image-119183\" width=\"500\"\/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Flexible packaging, due to its&#13;<br \/>\nlightweight, durability and quality, is regularly used for the protection of&#13;<br \/>\nfood and daily goods.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">However, since&#13;<br \/>\nflexible packaging is often made from layers of different plastic materials, as&#13;<br \/>\nwell as Aluminium and paper, for most cases such waste ends up in landfill or&#13;<br \/>\nincinerated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>The technology which we have developed&#13;<br \/>\nutilizes the Cellulose Fiber of paper waste as a reinforcement source, by&#13;<br \/>\ndefibrating the paper into Cellulose fibers, and to disperse the fibers into&#13;<br \/>\nthe plastic in a single process.\u00a0 With&#13;<br \/>\nthis technology, the tensile strength of the original plastic can be increased&#13;<br \/>\nup to approximately double that of its original state, allowing the regenerated&#13;<br \/>\nmaterial to be used for various end applications.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>Since 2019, this technology has been&#13;<br \/>\nused for our cable related products, and has further succeeded in producing&#13;<br \/>\nballpoint pens made from various flexible packaging with the co-operation from&#13;<br \/>\nZebra Co., Ltd, and have put to use.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>Not limiting to our company&#8217;s products, we&#13;<br \/>\nwill continue to coordinate and collaborate with all parties in the recycling&#13;<br \/>\nvalue chain by expanding the range of this technology&#8217;s use to include&#13;<br \/>\napplications such as stationery, furniture, electrical appliances and&#13;<br \/>\nautomobile parts.\u00a0 By enhancing plastic&#13;<br \/>\nrecycling worldwide, we will contribute in solving the problem of plastic&#13;<br \/>\nwaste.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13; <\/p>\n<p>News release URL:&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.furukawa.co.jp\/en\/release\/2020\/fun_20201218.html\">https:\/\/www.furukawa.co.jp\/en\/release\/2020\/fun_20201218.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/View\/62084#Contact\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO, JAPAN &#8211;\u00a0Media&#13; OutReach\u00a0&#8211; 22&#13; January 2021 &#8211; Furukawa Electric has developed a unique technology to&#13; regenerate difficult-to-recycle plastic waste, such as Flexible packaging&#13; waste, into high strength reinforced plastic. 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