Discover the power of NaturFil™, a sustainable and biodegradable wood flour concentrate crafted for both rigid and semi-rigid polymer composites. With the highest bio-content available, our concentrate offers an affordable and eco-friendly way to decrease the environmental impact of your products and achieve your sustainability goals.
Like conventional wood flour, our NaturFil wood flour concentrate delivers a variety of benefits compared to other commonly used mineral and bio-fillers as well as traditional fossil fuel-based polymers. Compared to most mineral fillers like calcium carbonate and talc, NaturFil is lighter weight and, most importantly, a renewable material that can aid in achieving sustainability goals. These benefits are also present versus polymers in addition to being more cost-competitive. Lastly, NaturFil is typically less damaging to equipment than conventional wood flour and other bio-fillers.
As a result of its ready dispersibility, our NaturFil Wood Flour Concentrate delivers enhanced strength and rigidity of the final material while also lowering weight and reducing cost (please refer to our material comparison chart for more details). In processing, our concentrate provides a clean, safe, and easy-to-convey format compatible with conventional compounding systems. Further, due to the high wood flour content (over 90%), our concentrate bio-filler enables high bio-content incorporation levels while maintaining high throughput.
NaturFil delivers an improved total cost of production versus other bio-fillers and fossil fuel-based polymers. Also, on a cost-per-pound basis, NaturFil can often be a fraction of the cost of biopolymers. Compared to mineral fillers, NaturFil's lighter weight and lower density can translate into substantial cost savings in shipping and transportation.
Yes, beyond the performance and cost benefits, one of the biggest advantages of using NaturFil as a filler is the sustainability benefits. Unlike minerals and fossil fuels, which are mined, NaturFil is derived from residual materials produced in the lumber and wood products industries. For more details regarding the sustainability of our products, please contact us for more information or a life cycle assessment.
No, one of the great advantages of integrating NaturFil into your compounding or converting processes is that the material can be used with your existing equipment with no additional setup or maintenance. NaturFil is also less damaging to equipment than other bio fillers. Thus, the transition from your current materials to integrating NaturFil is quite easy.
NaturFil is compatible with a wide range of thermoplastics, including polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and bioplastics such as polylactic acid and polyhydroxyalkanoates.
Yes, Lignetics has a fully functioning test lab staffed with technical experts. Lignetics also has a broad vertically integrated network of processing facilities that can be used for testing and trialing during development.
Yes, Lignetics is a national leader in the processing of wood and manufacturing of wood Concentrate with a significant network or processing facilities across the country. This network makes Lignetics a market leader in wood flour and wood flour concentrate production capacity and capability.
Bio-plastics offer a substantially greener alternative to traditional plastics. Made from renewable resources like our NaturFil wood flour concentrates, bio-plastics offer a more sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics. With 32% of global plastic waste ending up in oceans or landfills, bio-based materials are designed for easier breakdown, helping address the growing waste challenge.
Contact us today to learn more about how Lignetics' NaturFil can enhance your bio-plastic solutions.
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