Kolon Industries launches world-first low-carbon medical plastic
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10838699
- Published
- 2026-08-12 11:29:31
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-12 02:56:54
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Kolon Industries said Wednesday it will begin commercial production of a low-carbon engineering plastic for medical applications, claiming a global first. The product, Kocetal ECO-E, is a type of polyoxymethylene, or POM, made using methanol derived from renewable energy. The company said it retains the durability, wear resistance and dimensional stability of conventional POM while reducing carbon emissions. POM is an engineering plastic widely used in precision components because of its low fri
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