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Profile Information
- Job title:
- Marketing Analyst
- Company/organization name:
- EcoSynthetix Inc.
- Company/organization's primary business:
- other
- Company/organization website:
- http://www.ecosynthetix.com
- Professional interests:
- sales/marketing, marketing
- What steps are you taking to reduce your footprint? (reducing travel, improving energy efficiency, reducing office waste, carbon audit, etc.)
- EcoSphere® is a new biobased material that is an alternative to petroleum-based latex. It can broadly substitute for oil-based latex in diverse applications, such as paper and paperboard, architectural coatings, carpet backing, and building products. A an example, in the paper industry, EcoSphere biolatex™ binders represent a new family of commercially available products for the manufacture of coated paper and paperboard, providing a traditional industry an alternative to non-renewable petroleum chemicals. These products result from the transformation of annually renewable crop resources via the company’s patented processes into a dry biopolymer nanoparticle agglomerate powder that can be used dry or pre-dispersed in water.
Paper 360 Article: EcoSphere®, September 2008
Jeff van Leeuwen's Content
EcoSynthetix Inc. Presents A New Way To "Green" Your Magazine
Latex coatings provide a valuable aesthetic that enhances the gloss and printability of magazine paper; unfortunately, their financial and environmental costs can be great. In response to these problems, EcoSynthetix Inc. has developed a sust… Continue Posted on July 7, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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