At this year’s K 2022 trade fair in Dusseldorf on 19-26 October, Milliken & Company, a diversified global manufacturer with more than 70 locations around the world, will showcase new measures to advance the circular economy through chemistry — part of the company’s 2025 Sustainability Goals.

Additionally, Milliken is partnering with more than 30 partners in purposeful collaborations that will be on display throughout the K Show, including its ongoing partnership with PureCycle Technologies, whose patented technology turns recycled polypropylene into virgin-like material.

“At Milliken, we work closely with our trusted partners to develop additives that build a better world,” said Cindy Boiter, president of Milliken’s Chemical Business.

“Together, we solve the challenges our customers face. We are partnering and working with many throughout the value chain to make plastics more reusable, more recyclable and more efficient,” added Wim Van De Velde, global VP of plastic additives.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replace

Many of Milliken’s products are designed specifically to yield sustainability benefits. These qualities include: reduced energy consumption and lightweight, better reuse potential, increased net use of recycled content, improved recycling and recyclability, and the replacement of less-sustainable resins.

Milliken is future-focused and proud to be part of the solutions that will enable the entire industry to advance circularity and boost the percentage of plastics being recycled. To this end, the company is actively engaged in several industry-spanning initiatives, including the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, The Recycling Partnership, the Association of Plastic Recyclers, the holy grail project to improve the sorting of waste plastics via digital watermarks, and the RecyClass recycled-content certification program for packaging, to name a few.