Material handling products made with sustainable material Sustainable material handling products such as pallets and crates are necessary to move consumer and industrial goods. As more companies take a closer look at improving their sustainability practices, material handling has come under increased scrutiny. Although it is estimated that more than 90% of wooden pallets are recycled in the USA, an estimated 50% of the annual U.S. hardwood harvest is dedicated to their production. Further, the ability to reuse plastic pallets and crates many times over is frequently cited as a reason to inve ..read more

Cradle-to-grave carbon footprint of BioDur biocomposites The key objective of this report is to share potential environmental impacts of Spectalite BioDur biocomposites by using life cycle impact assessment method. This report presents cradle-to-grave climate change impact (global warming potential – carbon footprint) of houseware products made with BioDur. Carbon footprint assessment framework Carbon footprint of a product presents the life greenhouse gas emissions as part of the process of creating, storing, transporting, using, recycling, or disposing of a product. This report incl ..read more

Cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of BioDur biocomposites based products The key objective of this report is to share potential environmental impacts of Spectalite BioDur biocomposites by using life cycle impact assessment method. This report presents cradle-to-gate climate change impact (global warming potential – carbon footprint) of houseware products made with BioDur. Carbon footprint of a product presents the life greenhouse gas emissions as part of the process of creating, storing, transporting, using, recycling, or disposing of a product. This report includes cradle-to-gate carbon foo ..read more

Carbon footprint assessment of BioDur biocomposites The key objective of this report is to share potential environmental impacts of Spectalite BioDur biocomposites by using life cycle impact assessment method. This report presents cradle-to-gate climate change impact (global warming potential – carbon footprint). Carbon footprint of a product presents the life greenhouse gas emissions as part of the process of creating, storing, transporting, using, recycling, or disposing of a product. This report includes cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of biocomposites, until it is manufactured. C ..read more

A great way to create value out of crop waste More than 500 Million Tons of crop waste is produced in India every year. About 350 Million tons of this gets discarded or burnt creating no value to these renewable resources, and instead resulting in pollution. Especially crop-waste burnt on the farms have higher risk of releasing green house gases such as methane and nitrous oxide. Instead of polluting the planet, these crop waste can be rich source of organic carbon that be locked into various useful products. At Spectalite, our biocomposites are made with crop-waste and fast-renewables f ..read more

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Plastics can fight climate change Plastics have become essential components of products and packaging because they’re durable, light weight, versatile and economic. But though they offer numerous benefits, most plastics originate from fossil resources and emit significant amount of greenhouse gases in the process of making them. While switching the process of making plastics to renewable energy may reduce green house gases of plastics by 50%, this is still not enough considering the increased use of plastics. When developing solutions, it’s important t ..read more

Circularity for the product lifecycle The current way of thinking about product life cycles is fundamentally linear. Circular economy, often also referred to as circularity is fundamental to our fight against climate change. It has to be incorporated across the product lifecycle and not just at the end of product’s use. To move toward circular economy, products must be designed from inception to optimize the ability to reduce the use of new materials at the beginning, recapture materials when the product has completed its first use phase and ensure second, third or even infinite use phase ..read more

How can we make plastics more sustainable Rising consumer consciousness is continuing to heighten demand for plastic that is earth-friendly. There are a number of strategies for limiting the impact of plastic, and no single one is likely to solve the sustainability problem on its own. One such strategy is to use renewable feedstock to make plastic without losing forest and disturbing the food production. They help us to make better use of the materials that have already been produced and ensure that we’re not pushing the problem of petroleum-based plastic production off on the next generatio ..read more

Let us teach sustainability to our children, with one toy at a time After all it if for their future. More than 90% of the toys around the globe are made with plastic that results in high carbon footprint besides few other challenges. Today, we don’t have the planet that we have known during our childhood. The planet is less stable as a result of global warming resulting in erratic weather patterns and difficult living conditions. Plastics are the default choice for toys as they are extremely versatile, scalable and economic to use in a wide range of toys applications. They are unfortunately ..read more

Spectalite is recognised as a global innovation leader for sustainable materials by StartUs Insights We are truly humbled to be featured in the list of top 10 innovative companies that provide sustainable materials by “StartUs Insights”, a global Data Science company headquartered in Austria. It is a testimony to our core competency with Biocomposites and the efforts put in research and development of value-added sustainable materials, products and solutions. International Recognitions like these keep us motivated to work towards innovations, creating positive social, environmental and economi ..read more