26. Jun 2017
Sungo and Evonik partner on development of new sports drink bottle
The new, lightweight, unbreakable sports bottle from Taiwanese company Sungo has more than just its good looks going for it. The Ludavi bottle is made from Evonik’s Trogamid Terra, a transparent microcrystalline polyamide made with more than 50 per cent renewable raw materials, such as palm kernel and coconut oil.
This lightweight, abrasion-proof material is resistant to heat and chemicals, making the bottle suitable for drinks of every kind, including hot tea, carbonated drinks, and spritzers.
The product’s simple, high-class appearance is a perfect fit for exercise and business environments alike.
“Philosophically we want to create a drink bottle with a soul of love, which means the material needs to be not just healthful to people but also to the earth,” says Ken Lu, General Manager at Sungo. “In Asia for example, many people drink hot beverage, thus the material should be also good in boiling-hot condition, and quite chemically stable for all kinds of beverages”.
When it came to the material selection, Sungo turned to Evonik for help. Aware of Sungo’s green lifestyle approach, Evonik kept its focus on environmental properties from the start of the development.
In collaboration with Sungo, experts from Evonik’s High Performance Polymers Business Line, ultimately pointed to Trogamid Terra as the material of choice.
Alexander Richter, Head of Consumer Goods at Evonik, said: “The combined properties of appearance and environmental aspects set our materials apart. Thanks to our many years of experience in the area of high-performance polymers, we are able to develop plastics with specific characteristics for our customers.”
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