Hendrik Wermter Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG

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Eco-Friendly and
Sustainable Solutions
Progressing Circular
Economy

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Budenheim – The Company at a Glance
Budenheim offers solutions for the Life Science and
Material Science Market

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Competence in Polymer Processing
Technology know-how
(Extrusion/injection molding, compacting)
Single pigment concentrates, Masterbatches
Formulation
Circular economy solutions
Our Contribution
Your Benefit
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Chemical Competence for High
Performing Polymer Ingredients
Eco-friendly solutions
Safe & sustainable
by design
Take care for chemical
regulations
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Ingredients
Masterbatches
EnCeram® is an internal start-up from
Budenheim and develops, produces, and
distributes proprietary binder systems and
feedstocks for CIM (Ceramics Injection Molding)
PHA
QolorTech®
Circular Economy Solutions
Advanced Additive Systems
High Performance Colors
EPS
BUDIT®
Halogen-Free Flame
Retardants, Foaming, Laser
Marking/Welding
EPSOLUTE®
Polymerization Control
PA PBT
High performance plastics
Engineering plastics
Standard plastics
PE/PP
rPE/rPP
PEEK

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38%
Other Industrial Combustion
21%
Transport
20%
Other Sectors
12%
Buildings
9%
Budenheim Contribution to Improve the CO2
Footprint in Polymer Processes and Application
Global CO2
Emissions 2021
Polymer
Processes
Emissions from
(Source: Statista 2023)
Polymer Production
Fabrication Process
Supply of Goods
Usage and
Recycling
Raw Material Supply
 Enable use of Polymers
with better CO2 footprint
 Reduce polymer consumption
 Increase energy efficiency
 Lightweight materials
 Circular economy solutions
 Ultimate Goal:
Use of biobased and
biodegradable MB´s

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Improve CO2 Footprint
Convenient and Light Weighting Packaging with No
Compromise on Performance
The industry has been already done some
progress on the packaging area, but how to
go even further into the consumer needs
considering the current challenges of the
industry?
• HOW TO INCREASE
RECYCLABE CONTENT EVEN
MORE?
• HOW TO DOWNGAUGE
PLASTIC CONTENT AND
KEEP OR EVEN IMPROVE
BARRIER PROPERTIES AND
TOP LOAD?
• HOW TO REACH ABOVE
MENTIONED TARGETS AND
STILL GET FOOD CONTACT
CLEARANCE?
• HOW TO EMIT LESS CO2 IN
THE VALUE CHAIN?
 Urbanization
 Busier lifestyles
 “On-the-go”
 Single person households
 Population growth in
developing countries
DEMOGRAPHIC &
LIFESTYLE CHANGE
SUSTAINABILITY
KEY DRIVER IMPACT
 Public/consumer pressure
on brands to reduce
plastics
 Regulatory developments
 Increased convenience
of packaging for food
and drinks
 Increased demand for
smaller pack sizes
 Packaging light weighting
with the same performance
as the traditional ones
 Usage of recycled plastics
or bioplastics
TREND

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Improve CO2 Footprint:
In Order to Meet the Market Trends, We Wanted to Improve
Polypropylene Properties in the Direction of Polystyrene
While Downgauging It
Thermoformed Polystyrene
Thermoformed Polypropylene
(downgauging with QolorTech® IQfilms)
High stiffness
High
processing
window
Brittle
Stiff
Wider processing window
In between PS and
PP
Thermoformed Polypropylene
Not stiff
enough
Narrow
processing
window
High ductility
THE BEST OF
BOTH
1,2 kg CO2
savings
CO2: 3,2 kg CO2: 2 kg

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Improve CO2 Footprint
Thermoformed Cups Trials Showed No Compromise on Performance
with Clear Additional Benefits:
Results observed during trials making PP sheets using a Battenfeld sheet extrusion line, with sheet
thickness of 1.2mm and 1.1mm
67 | Deck
title
vs. standard PP: Key Benefit vs. standard PP:
Saving 10% weight
while maintaining top
load
Retention of haze and
gloss
Similar
shrinkage
NO
COMPROMISE
ON
PERFORMANCE More uniform wall
thickness with less PP
10% less weight with
same density
LIGHT-
WEIGHTING /
LESS
PLASTIC
Waste can be fully
recycled internally and
less force to punch was
observed
Up to 14% less energy
consumption in extrusion
and thermoforming
REDUCTION OF
1,122 mt of CO2
EMISSIONS/year*
*considering 1 year production of ~900M
cups
NO
EQUIPMENT
CHANGE
IMPROVED
MECHANICA
L
PROPERTIE
S
20% lower Water
Vapor and Oxygen
Transmission Rates
INCREASED
SHELF LIFE
TOP
LOAD
TRANSPAREN
CY
AND GLOSS
SHRINKAGE
PUNCH
SKELETON
WTR &
OTR
WALL
THICKNESS
CUP
WEIGHT
TEMPERATU
RE
EXTENDED
LIFE OF
EQUIPMEN
T
LIGHT-
WEIGHTING/
LESS
PLASTICS
Key Benefit

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Improve CO2 Footprint
QolorTech®IQfilms
Water white
(no yellowness)
Low odor
High Tg
Low molecular
weight
Enhanced clarity
Better melt
viscosity match in
PP/PE polymer
blends
Excellent UV and
oxidative stability
Not susceptible to
migration
Improved corona
retention
Product Benefits Performance
Benefits
Ensures a high degree of hydrogenation
of the hydrocarbon resin backbone
molecule
QolorTech‘s proprietary manufacturing
process utilizes the latest processing
technologies
Optimal compatibility with polyolefins

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Improve CO2 Footprint
Film Benefits (PE) for PE Film/Plastic Modification
Masterbatch
QolorTech® IQfilms
Improved film
optics (gloss)
Value
proposition
Improved
barrier
Improved
heat
sealing
Improved
processing/
production
Increased
stiffness
Improved
film optics
(gloss)

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BUDIT® L24
Heat Management of Thermoplastics with Enhanced IR Absorption
BUDIT® L24 is a very efficient, wavelength-absorbing ingredient that is easily dispersible in all
polymers.
Applications
Heat management of thermoplastics (PP, PE,
PET, PC) during energy-assisted forming
processes such as thermoforming

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Energy efficiency
Heat Management of Thermoplastics with
Enhanced IR Absorption
BUDIT® L24 is suitable for NIR light and converts the infrared light energy into
thermal energy, resulting in rapid and homogeneous heating in the polymer.
Convenient to dose, the masterbatch allows for an easy dispersion and processing
in a broad variety of polymers.
Benefits
 Energy savings of up to 20 %
 CO2 footprint reduction
 Enables faster cycle times
 Large processing windows, especially for transparent materials
 Reduced rejects
 Homogeneous heat distribution due to controlled IR absorption offering high
quality geometries
 Free from antimony, bismuth and tin making it safe for food and medical
applications
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Transmission
BUDIT® L24, 3mm sample thickness

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Energy efficiency
Energy Savings of up to 20 % at Low Loadings
Description
Overall
heating [%]
Energy
emitted per
preform [W/h]
Energy gain
compared to
Standard PET
[%]
Standard
PET 86 10.32 -
25 ppm 83 9.96 3.5
100 ppm 78 9.36 9.3
1000 ppm 64 7.68 25.6
The following table lists the heating power required to reach a blowing temperature
of 110°C for all the variables and the corresponding energy emitted per preform to
reach the blowing temperature of 110°C.
 To reach the same blowing temperature, overall heating can be reduced
significantly

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Energy efficiency
Enhanced Heat Absorption at Low
Loading
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Description
Overall
heating [%]
IR camera
Sidel [°C]
FLIR camera
[°C]
Standard
PET 84 109.6 109.3
25 ppm 84 110.2 109.7
100 ppm 84 113.2 113.0
1000 ppm 84 +/- 130* NA**
*: The preforms of variable 31019 D were melting and hence deformed too much; this resulted in a machine stoppage; the
temperature of preform no 4 could not be read; the value reported here is an estimation of the temperature of preform no 4
based on the temperature readings of preform 1 and 2
**: As the preforms deformed too much and the machine stopped, preform no 4 could not be removed and hence not be
measured with the FLIR camera
Heat Absorption at fixed heating conditions
PET Standard 25 ppm 100 ppm

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Energy efficiency
Color and Haze
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Description L* a* b* Haze [%]
Standard
PET 95.33 -0.03 0.49 0.25
25 ppm 95.26 -0.04 0.54 0.81
100 ppm 95.11 -0.02 0.65 1.77
1000 ppm 94.40 0.00 1.05 5.80
Without Flash
With Flash
 similar values for all samples, except the one containing 1000 ppm
of BUDIT L24  significant impact on the bottle transparency
L*a*b* CIELAB Color Space
ASTM D1003

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Growing Demand of Lightweight Design
Lightweight
Material
Trend towards
lighter plastic
parts in aviation
and
transportation
The global polymer foam market size is projected to expand at a CAGR of
6.6% from 2016 to 2024 (Source: Grand View Search)
CO2
reduction as
fundamental
driver for
lightweight in
automotive
Growing
applications
in various industries
are expected to
drive the market
demand

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The Numbers Behind
Up to
40%
Up to
20%
weight reduction
due to cell
structure or new
mold design
shorter cycle
times due to
injection speed,
cooling times
reduced injection
pressure
reduced clamp
force
less plastic resin
The exact numbers depend on mold geometry, polymer and equipment!
Up to
20%
Up to
20%
Up to
50%

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The Principle of Chemical Foaming Agent
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From Chemical Leavening…
Budenheim is worldwide recognized to be specialist in
chemical leavening of baked goods
We know how to control
pore structure activation T density / gas yield

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…to Chemical Blowing Agents
Budenheim’s endothermic blowing agents BUDIT® F Series for thermoplastics
are designed for
 Endothermic chemical foaming in extrusion
 Endothermic chemical foaming in injection molding
 Control of nucleation in physical foaming

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Process Optimization by Foaming
Plastics
 Improvement of melt flow with reduced viscosity (15 – 30 %)
 Higher injection speeds
 Reduced clamping force and injection pressure
 Shorter cooling times
 Shrink compensation for better surfaces without sink marks
 No distortion of injection molded parts

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Cellular Structure Improving Product
Properties
 Aesthetic and decorative surfaces
 Better surfaces without sink marks
 New component design due to foaming
 Improved heat insulation
 Improved sound absorption
 Improved shock absorbing properties

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An Innovative Two-Stage Foaming Technology
 Azodicarbonamide (SVHC)
 Sulfonyl Hydrazide
 5-Phenyltetrazole
 others
Exothermic
agents
State of the art
 Sodium bicarbonate
 Citric acid and its salts
Endothermic
agents
State of the art
 Special phosphate-based
concentrates (easy-to-use)
BUDIT® F Series
NEW
Single acting
Eco-friendly
Single acting
Eco-friendly
Single and double
acting
Anhydrous
Double-acting agents
 allow to control the reaction between the different active ingredients
 boost effect at 2nd step and micronized cell formation
Anhydrous foaming agents are a unique solution for engineering plastics susceptible to hydrolysis

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Effective at a Wide Range of Temperatures
BUDIT® F21
BUDIT® F23
BUDIT® F24
Two-stage Technology
Two-stage Technology
Anhydrous
150°C 200°C 250°C 300°C 350°C
250 – 350 °C
200 – 290 °C
180 – 245 °C
Recommended processing temperature
Reaction Profiles
BUDIT® F10
BUDIT® F11 155 – 230 °C
155 – 230 °C
BUDIT® F Series - an easy-to-handle masterbatch

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 Weight reduction: > 13%
 Cycle time reduction: > 15% (5sec)
 Melt flow improvement: +17%
 Cell size: Mainly around 100 µm
 Narrow cell size distribution
Case Study I
Neat PP vs PP with BUDIT® F21
 Weight reduction: > 16%
 Cycle time reduction: > 11%
 Melt flow improvement: +22%
 Cell size: Mainly 90-100 µm
 Narrow cell size distribution
Case Study II
Neat HDPE vs HDPE with BUDIT® F21
Neat PP
Source: Budenheim laboratory
Melt flow
Spiral melt flow Melt flow
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Number
of
cells
Cell Size Distribution
Total # of cells 250
µm
Improved Melt Flow in Complex Mold Geometries

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Anhydrous Foaming of Engineering Plastics
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50
60
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Number
of
cells
Cell Size Distribution
Total number of cells 250
µm
 Weight reduction: > 10%
 Cell size:
mainly around 50-60 µm
 Narrow cell size distribution
Case Study - PA6.6 (50%
GFR) with 2% BUDIT® F24
BUDIT® F24 suitable for engineering plastics

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Advantages of Foaming Agents
 No special equipment is needed
 Appropriate for all machine suppliers
 Usable for low and high product numbers
 Applicable in all types of polymers
 Cellular structure improving product properties
 Optimization of your injection molding
/extrusion process
Benefits
Foaming of plastics leads to
an improved CO2 footprint

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 Robust color package system
maximizing the usage of recyclates
 Economic loadings of 1 - 3 % in the final
compound
 Eco-friendly carrier polymer based on
recyclate
 Combine a colorful brand experience with a
polymer base on recyclate
 Cost savings due to high usage of recyclate
and high production yield due to reduced
efforts upon switching to new recyclate
batches
Safe and Sustainable by Design
Circular Economy Solutions
 NIR detectable color MBs
 Different colors available,
from light grey to dark/black, with high level
of opacity in the final product
 Full NIR detectable and recyclable
 Customized compounds solutions fulfill
demanding requirements
 In-depth expertise from QolorTech‘s
technical team
QolorTech®NIR QolorTech®ReQolor

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 Facilitates the upcycling of recycled
feedstock and enables circularity
 Slows down the degradation of mechanical properties
 Yields excellent melt flow retention after multiple
extrusion cycles enhancing second life performance
 Broader processing window
 Performs identical to 100 % virgin resins under
accelerated weathering
 Proves little color deviation (Delta E) and outstanding
gloss retention over extended UV exposure
QolorTech®ReQreate
Safe and Sustainable by Design
Circular Economy Solutions
AO Test

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 Development of masterbatches based on
carriers compatible for biobased and
biodegradable polymer application
=> No Microplastics – considered to be safe to
environment
 Foaming
 Reduction of expensive biodegradable polymers
 Easier degradation
 Color
 Profound expertise on biobased and biodegradable
color masterbatches
 Partner with us to develop ready to use
masterbatches
QolorTech®Bio
Safe and Sustainable by Design
Biobased and Biodegredable Solutions

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Power
38%
Other Industrial Combustion
21%
Transport
20%
Other Sectors
12%
Buildings
9%
Budenheim Contribution to Improve the CO2
Footprint in Polymer Processes and
Application
Global CO2
Emissions 2021
Polymer
Processes
Emissions from
(Source: Statista 2023)
Polymer Production
Fabrication Process
Supply of Goods
Usage and
Recycling
Raw Material Supply
 Enable use of Polymers
with better CO2 footprint
 Reduce polymer consumption
 Increase energy efficiency
 Lightweight materials
 Circular economy solutions
 Ultimate Goal:
Use of biobased and
biodegradable MB´s

31. Thank you.
Dr. Hendrik Wermter
Division Material Science | Polymers
Hendrik.wermter@budenheim.com
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