26 Mar 2020 --- Advancements in Near-Infrared (NIR) detectable carbon-free black pigment technology has afforded black plastics a new lease of life in a marketplace demanding increased recyclability. Carbon-free pigments enable full-detectability of black plastics on recycling sorting machines at existing Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and Plastic Recovery Facilities (PRFs). Suppliers are coming on board in increasing numbers with solutions boasting such technology, notably Berry M&H’s carbon black-free masterbatch for HDPE bottles, Klöckner Pentaplast’s (kp) Kapture PET black trays and rigid films range and Ampacet’s REC-NIR-Black masterbatch for rigid packaging.
