Nagase & Co., Ltd. announced that Nagase & Co., along with the NAGASE Group's core manufacturing company Nagase ChemteX Corporation and Nagase Viita Co., Ltd. have succeeded in developing a new grade of super-absorbent polymer (SAP) with a high biomass content, and testing by a third-party organization (ASTM D6691) has confirmed it has the required biodegradability to be certified as marine biodegradable (degrading by 90% or more after 180 days in the ocean).
This material is a new grade of what was press released in February 2023.
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Related press release:
Bio-based super absorbent polymer with high biomass content successfully developed (February 01, 2023)
