Partners since 2022, Teknor Apex and UBQ Materials have now announced that they are now expanding and deepening their collaboration with a view to the further development of innovative and sustainable material solutions based on UBQ’s new sustainable product portfolio.
Founded in 1924, compounding company Teknor Apex has been in the business for 100 years.. “Our first hundred years of plastics innovation were motivated by a strong sense of environmental and social responsibility along with meeting the functional requirements defined by our customers. As we look to the next century of material innovation, sustainability is at the forefront,” said CEO Don Wiseman.
The collaboration with UBQ, a company that has devised technology that enables it to produce advanced materials from waste, is evidence of that shift. New solutions stemming from the partnership will enable customers across the value chain to meet multiple sustainability objectives including greenhouse gas emissions removal and avoidance, increased use of recycled materials, circularity and a reduced reliance on fossil materials.
“Collaboration ensures we deliver benefits holistically; it’s not about hitting one sustainability KPI, but rather providing lifetime value and addressing customer needs on every level,” added Wiseman.
The focus will be on opening up new opportunities for sustainable material integration in durable industrial and consumer applications.
“Our expanded partnership with Teknor Apex perfectly reflects the purpose of our UBQ Partner Ecosystem Program, which seeks to develop collaborative, mutually beneficial relationships with compounders, manufacturers, distributors and retailers, and connecting these partners together along the value chain,” said Patricia Mishic O’Brien, Chief Commercial Officer of UBQ Materials.
Teknor Apex and UBQ Materials will both exhibit at NPE2024, which will take place from 6 to 10 May 2024 in Orlando, Florida. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:00 a.m. (daily), the two companies will co-host the conversation “From Landfill to Leading-Edge: Experience the UBQ Revolution” at Teknor Apex’s booth, S24049.