GreenMantra Technologies is a

clean technology Clean technology, also called cleantech or climate tech, is any process, product, or service that reduces negative environmental impacts through significant Efficient energy use, energy efficiency improvements, the sustainable use of resources, o ...

company that produces value-added synthetic waxes and specialty polymers from post-consumer and post-industrial

recycled plastics Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products. Recycling can reduce dependence on landfills, conserve resources and protect the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling rates lag beh ...

. These products are used in various applications including roofing and paving, plastics processing, and plastics composites. The company is focused on " up-cycling" recycled plastics into specialty materials, creating a more

circular economy A circular economy (also referred to as circularity or CE) is a model of resource Production (economics), production and Resource consumption, consumption in any economy that involves sharing, leasing, Reuse, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and ...

for plastics where they are beneficially reused rather than

landfill A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials. It is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s. In the past, waste was ...

ed. Official Address ; 216 Pipit Lake Way, Erie, CO 80516

Background

GreenMantra Technologies uses a proprietary thermo-catalytic system and patented manufacturing process to convert recycled plastics such as

grocery bag Shopping bags are medium-sized bags, typically around 10–20 litres (2.5–5 gallons) in volume (though much larger versions exist, especially for non-grocery shopping), that are used by shoppers to carry home their purchases. Some are intende ...

s, film,

bottles A bottle is a narrow-necked container made of an impermeable material (such as glass, plastic or aluminium) in various shapes and sizes that stores and transports liquids. Its mouth, at the bottling line, can be sealed with an internal st ...

, caps and lids, straws, packaging, and carpet fiber into value-added waxes,

polymer additive Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers. Their defining characteristic, plasticity, allows them to be molded, extruded, or pressed into a diverse range of solid forms. This adaptabi ...

s and other specialty chemicals. The company's end products, which are sold under the Ceranovus brand name, are

polyethylene Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic. It is a polymer, primarily used for packaging (plastic bags, plastic films, geomembranes and containers including bott ...

and

polypropylene Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer Propene, propylene. Polypropylene belongs to the group of polyolefin ...

additives that can be custom-formulated to meet specific performance requirements. These products can be used in asphalt modification for roofing and paving, plastics processing, plastic composites, and other applications. The company's headquarters and manufacturing operations are in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. In 2017, the company announced the development of an allied technology that converts post-consumer

polystyrene Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. It is an inexpensive resin per unit weight. It i ...

into unique styrenic polymers with applications in inks, coatings and insulation. Greenmantra began construction of a demonstration plant for this technology in 2018 that is scheduled to be completed and operational in 2019.

News

* In late 2017, the company announced it had developed technology to convert waste polystyrene into styrenic polymers for use in ink formulation and insulation applications. and would build a demonstration plant for polystyrene conversion. * In 2018, the Business Development Bank of Canada announced it would providing financing investment in Greenmantra Technologies and three other high-potential clean technology companies.

Products

Asphalt Roofing and Paving Applications

CERANOVUS® A155

CERANOVUS® A125

CERANOVUS® A120

CERANOVUS® A115

Plastic Processing Composites

CERANOVUS® PN55

CERANOVUS® PN25

CERANOVUS® PN20

CERANOVUS® PN15

Certifications

Recycled Content Certification

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) based on LCA

REACH Compliance

Recognitions

* In 2016, GreenMantra received the R&D100 Gold Award for Green Technology. * In 2017, GreenMantra was recognized as one of the top 100 clean technology companies by Global Cleantech. * In 2017, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association honored GreenMantra with its Sustainability Award for clean technology. * In 2017, GreenMantra won the Ontario Export Awards' Clean Technology Award. * In 2018, GreenManta was named one of Canada's 500 fastest growing manufacturing companies.

References

Website

* {{Official website, http://www.greenmantra.com Brantford Companies based in Ontario Recycling in Canada Plastic recycling Recycling organizations Privately held companies of Canada Plastics companies of Canada