Green products: Nouryon offers solution to restore rPP performance in packaging; BASF/Lindex bring recycled PA to lingerie sector
Specialty chemicals supplier Nouryon has introduced Perkadox PM-60ST-GR, a new organic peroxide technology for recycled polypropylene (Rpp) that is designed to restore performance in degraded, recycled plastic material. Said to be the first commercially available organic peroxide solution of its kind, this solution enables plastic recyclers, compounders and processors to use more recycled material in packaging, automotive and consumer goods applications that have traditionally required virgin PP.
“Recycled plastic has enormous potential but performance limitations have kept it out of many applications where it could make the biggest difference,” said Alain Rynwalt, senior vice president for Performance Materials at Nouryon. “Perkadox changes what’s possible. For the first time, recyclers and processors have a practical tool to restore the performance of recycled polypropylene and get it into packaging, automotive and consumer goods that the industry has traditionally assumed needed unprocessed plastic. That’s a significant step forward for our customers.”
Added during the extrusion step in polymer recycling, Perkadox rebuilds the polymer's molecular structure, restoring the strength and consistency manufacturers need. In testing, the product increased the plastic’s resistance to deformation when molten by up to 10 times and increased the melt viscosity, giving processors more control over the recycled material’s behaviour during processing.
In other news, Sweden’s Lindex has partnered with German firm BASF’s loopamid
to accelerate textile-to-textile recycling and advance the shift towards more circular material solutions in the fashion industry. Together they introduce loopamid to the lingerie sector.
For Lindex, the use of loopamid builds on its long‑term work to increase the use of recycled materials and reduce dependency on virgin raw materials. Building on progress in textile-to-textile recycled cellulosic fibres, Lindex is now driving innovation in polyamide within lingerie.
“As a major lingerie player, we have a clear responsibility and opportunity to drive change in this category. Polyamide is an important material category for Lindex, where our scale allows us to drive real impact. With loopamid, we are moving from ambition to action, advancing more circular solutions while supporting long‑term, sustainable growth and reducing the use of virgin material. Progress at this level requires new technologies and close partnerships across the value chain, and BASF plays a key role in enabling this development,” said Anna-Karin Dahlberg, Chief Sustainability Officer at Lindex.
Developed by BASF, loopamid is a recycled polyamide 6 made entirely from textile waste such as post-industrial waste and post‑consumer waste. The technology enables the recycling of polyamide materials that are otherwise difficult to process, including blended textiles, while maintaining material quality comparable to virgin polyamide 6 and enabling multiple recycling cycles.
First lingerie products made with loopamid are planned to be introduced in selected Lindex lingerie styles at the beginning of 2027. The collaboration and use of loopamid support Lindex’s overall material ambition that by the end of 2026, 100% of materials used will be recycled or sustainably sourced.
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