Transparency & Green Materials: Key Building Blocks for Tomorrow's Brand Leaders, with Andrew Dent, Material ConneXion

“Materials Matter”
Material
Connexion Inc.

Andrew Dent, Material
Connexion Inc.

Andrew Dent, PhD
Vice President, Materials Research

Material ConneXion Inc.

MATERIALS
MATTER
We believe the right material
choices can invigorate design,
revolutionize industries, and
create better, more sustainable
environments.
Every Idea Has A Material TM

Solution
Copyright 2009 Material ConneXion® CONFIDENTIAL

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A global material
consultancy. We
create innovation
through smart
material sourcing
and thinking.


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Presence in 3 continents

50+ Multi-Disciplinary Experts
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Designers
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The world’s largest resource for
advanced and innovative materials.

OUR LIBRARY

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Manufacturers
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Shakers’
Innovators

OUR NETWORK

WHAT WE DO


CONSULTING
SERVICES
We provide the
innovative solutions
your company needs
to maximize your
growth
opportunities and
dominate your
competition.


We Expand Your
Innovations In Five Ways:

Brainstorming sessions for new product
initiatives

Workshops on new material developments and
sustainability

Custom materials research for
product/packaging improvement

Sustainability Strategies for better material
sourcing

Material Technology Trends Reports for
strategic material selection

SUCCESS STORIES

From out of the box
solutions to real
business challenges.


SUSTAINABLE
MATERIAL
TRENDS


“GREEN” (and all its derivatives)
#1 on Michigan’s Lake Superior State University’s 34th annual list of words
that should be banished from our vocabularies this year*

—The New York Times, Jan 5, 2009

*From The List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen’s English for
Misuse,
Overuse and General Uselessness


THE ‘FREE’
MOVEMENT


PVC FREE

Many Companies
Now Comply

PVC still prevalent in many
industries, and is considered
essential in some medical uses
The environmental impact of
this material is often
dependent upon its application
Alternatives to PVC include
TPU (thermplastic
polyurethane) and TPO
(polyoelfins such as HDPE and
PP)


PHTHALATE FREE

‘As Goes California, So
Goes The Nation’ (After
Following The EU Lead)

Phthalates are used in flexible
PVC, in hairsprays and nail
polish, and in lotions, powders
and shampoos for adults and
infants


FORMALDEHYDE FREE

Stricter Regulation
Is Coming

Formaldehyde is a
component of many
adhesives and binding resins
for interior products such as
particleboard and laminates

Known carcinogen at certain
levels and is closely
controlled as a volatile
organic (VOC)

Current restrictions vary from
country to country


PFOA FREE

Stricter Regulation
Is Coming

Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) is
used to produce nonstick
cookware (fluoropolymers such
as Teflon)

Persistent in the blood of the
US population and is believed
to be a ‘likely carcinogen’
according to the EPA

Voluntary stewardship of its
use is aiming to reduce PFOA by
95% by 2010 and to eliminate it
by 2015


BPA FREE

A Red Flag For Future
Concerns

Bisphenol A is one of the
building blocks of
polycarbonate (PC)

Canada likely to ban
products containing this
substance

The scare has been enough
to stop consumers from
using PC in water and baby
bottles

Hype always wins over
science

BIOPOLYMERS
BRANCH OUT


COMMODITY PLASTICS FROM
PLANTS

BIOPOLYMERS FROM
SWITCHGRASS
(NOT A FOOD SOURCE)


COMMODITY PLASTICS FROM
SUGAR

HDPE FROM
SUGAR CANE


ENGINEERING PLASTICS FROM
PLANTS

NYLON FROM
RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
(CASTOR PLANT)


BETTER,
MORE EFFECTIVE
RECYCLING


CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING

TAKE BACK
PROGRAMS REMOVE
THE NEED FOR VIRGIN
MATERIALS


FDA APPROVED RECYCLED
PLASTICS

CLOSE CONTROL OF
SOURCES ALLOWS
FOR EFFECTIVE REUSE
OF COMMMODITY
PLASTICS


THANK YOU!

sustainability@materialconnexion.com


Transparency & Green Materials: Key Building Blocks for Tomorrow's Brand Leaders, with Andrew Dent, Material ConneXion

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