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- Issue 06 | 2013
Strong and compostable plastic bag alternatives
As global demand for compostable and biodegradable bags grows, by some estimates as much as 15% over the next five years, a range of compostable bag options are being developed to address all desired ... - Issue 06 | 2013
Compostable packaging nets
Worldwide polyethylene nets are abundantly used for packaging organic products, such as potatoes, onions, green beans, garlic, shellfish, etc. However, the disposal of these nets causes problems to ... - Issue 06 | 2012
High barrier PLA films
Over recent years, Amcor Flexibles has carried out extensive research into SiOx coating of renewable films. PLA (polylactic acid) has proved to be a suitable base film and Amcor Flexibles has ... - Issue 06 | 2012
Green films in all colours
Huhtamaki Films is an internationally recognised manufacturer of special films of the highest quality - individually developed according to customer requirements. - Issue 06 | 2012
Plastic bags in California
A discussion of plastic bag bans and the future of biobased bags in California - Issue 06 | 2008
A New Mater-Bi Grade for Garden Waste Collections: A Specifically Taylor-made Application
Besides other Mater-Bi® grades for smaller biobags made for kitchen waste collections, Italian supplier Novamont has also developed a different material specifically designed for the production of ... - Issue 06 | 2008
Performance of Mirel in Agricultural Mulch Film Applications
An evaluation of agricultural mulch film made from biobased PHA polymers (Mirel™ from Telles™, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA) was conducted by Professor Michael D. Orzolek, Department of Horticulture at ... - Issue 06 | 2008
Latest Innovations in Flexible Packaging Films
Increasing the range of applications that can be served by biopackaging requires constant innovation e.g. the development of moisture barrier properties. It also requires expansion beyond the ... - Issue 06 | 2008
New Bioplastics For Multilayer Systems
Advantages of multilayer systems: Approximately one third of worldwide plastics production is used for the production of film, making film extrusion one of the most important processing procedures ... - Issue 06 | 2009
Deep-Freeze Bio Packaging
Deep freezing is a method of preserving foodstuffs containing water. During deep freezing the storage temperature of the food is set significantly below freezing point (at least -18 °C), thus slowing ... - Issue 06 | 2009
Carbon-Neutral and Compostable Films - A Holistic Approach
Sustainability has long been more than just a buzzword at the packaging film manufacturer alesco from Langerwehe, Germany. The business is committed to pursuing a holistic approach in this respect – ... - Issue 06 | 2009
PLA Film Applications
The trend toward using biopolymers and environmentally friendly films continues to expand into traditional plastic film applications. The flexible packaging, lamination, bread bag, windowing ... - Issue 06 | 2009
PLA Films are a Team Sport
As the supplier base has grown recently, a wide diversity of Ingeo™ films are being used in bags, wraps, lids, and labels. Among all the products in the bioplastic industry, films may best exemplify ... - Issue 06 | 2009
Compostable Film Structures, New Performance Profiles for Food and Non-Food
The demand for compostable bioplastics has been steadily growing for many years at an annual rate of between 20 and 30%. The research related to these polymers derived from RRM (Renewable Raw ... - Issue 06 | 2009
High-Performance and Biodegradable
At the 4th European Bioplastics Conference (see page 10) BASF presented a new biodegradable plastic branded as Ecovio® FS. BASF has optimized this new plastic for two specific applications: for ... - Issue 06 | 2009
Bioplastic Films from the Netherlands
Responding to the increase in the demand for biodegradable and compostable films and packaging Oerlemans Plastics bv, a packaging producer from Genderen (the Netherlands), is cooperating with FKuR in ... - Issue 06 | 2010
Next Generation PLA Films
Huhtamaki Films, manufacturer and converter of films from Forchheim, Germany, recently presented new developments and the next generation of Bio films based on Polylactic acid (PLA) at the Fachpack ... - Issue 06 | 2010
New Developments in PLA Packaging Films
Companies manufacturing and using packaging materials are often accused of being responsible for most landfill waste production. - Issue 06 | 2010
Chinese Compounder Enters Biodegradable Co-Polyester Market
With an annual compounding capacity of 1,200,000 tonnes the Chinese company KINGFA Science & Technology Co., Ltd. can be considered the world’s largest modified plastics manufacturer. Among other ... - Issue 06 | 2010
How to Produce BOPLA Films
Biaxially oriented PLA films have certain properties which are advantageous for specific packaging requirements. Their excellent optics combined with high stiffness make BOPLA an attractive cover for ... - Issue 06 | 2010
Machinery for BoPLA from the USA
Parkinson Technologies from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA touted its recent developments producing biaxially oriented film and sheet made with IngeoTM biopolymers from NatureWorks at the K’2010 trade ...