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- Issue 02 | 2008
Improving heat-resistance of PLA using poly(D-lactide)
In 1987, Tsuji & Ikada were the first to publish about the handshake of mirrored polylactides: - Issue 03 | 2008
Chain Extenders Improve Processing of PLA Biopolymers
As the number of environmentally conscious consumers continue to grow into a transformative global force, the market demand for biopolymers also continues to increase. This, in turn, puts pressure on ... - Issue 03 | 2008
‘Green‘Packaging for Electronic Components
Transparent Antistatic Masterbatch for PLA - Issue 03 | 2008
Master Batches Enable the Biopolymer Industry
The bioplastics industry is highly dynamic. The more established biopolymers such as polylactic acid, thermoplastic starch blends and the polyhydroxyalkonoate family (which is still in its early ... - Issue 05 | 2008
Nano-Alloy Technology for High-Performance PLA Applications
Against the backdrop of global warming, curbing CO2 increase in the atmosphere has become a pressing issue. As conventional plastics are manufactured using fossil fuels such as petroleum, ... - Issue 06 | 2008
Braskem Announces the First Bio-Polypropylene
The Development of green PP of renewable origin is an unprecedented feat by Brazilian company Braskem, which was also the pioneer in launching the first green polyethylene. - Issue 01 | 2009
Innovative partnership approach for PLA production
PURAC from Gorinchem, The Netherlands, a pioneer in the field of lactic acid and lactide, team up with Sulzer Chemtech and other plastics industry-partners to offer a unique approach that lowers the ... - Issue 03 | 2009
Material Combinations by Extrusion Coating or Laminating
New compostable film structures, offering completely new performance profiles in the food and non-food areas - Issue 03 | 2009
Blends of PHBV
As dicussed in other articles, PHBV is one of the simplest members of the polyhydroxy alkanoate (PHA) family. Typically, the valerate co monomer is present at around 5% by weight of the polymer ... - Issue 04 | 2009
Stereocomplex PLA Offers High Durability Comparable to PET
Teijin Limited from Osaka, Japan, announced that it has upgraded its BIOFRONT™ bioplastic with substantially improved resistance to hydrolytic degradation in hot and humid conditions, creating new ... - Issue 04 | 2009
Polyamides Based on Biotechnological Succinic Acid
The Fraunhofer research group develops innovative biobased polymers. - Issue 04 | 2009
Biodegradable High Barrier for Packaging
Soarus LLC from Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA recently introduced ‘Nichigo G-Polymer®’, a unique multi-functional barrier and water solution polymer developed by its parent company, Nippon Gohsei ... - Issue 04 | 2009
PSM –The Renewing of a Brand
As the world of bioplastics becomes more and more a mainstream industry, it seems it is also destined to become more and more confusing. Everything from inadvertent greenwashing to intentional ... - Issue 05 | 2009
Injection Moldable High Temperature Bioplastic
Launched in March 2009 by Colombes (France) based Arkema, Rilsan® HT for extrusion is the first flexible high-temperature thermoplastic to replace metal in high-temperature applications. Now, the ... - Issue 05 | 2009
Biobased Engineering Plastic
DSM Engineering Plastics from Sittard, The Netherlands, has expanded further its Green Portfolio with the introduction of EcoPaXX™, a bio-based, high performance engineering plastic. The new ... - Issue 05 | 2009
Versatile Precursor Made From Cashew Nuts
Composite Technical Services Inc. (CTS), based in Kettering (Dayton), Ohio, USA, have recently established manufacturing and research and development operations. Combining innovation with ... - Issue 06 | 2009
Oxobiodegradable Plastic
I have been asked by Symphony Environmental Technologies (UK) to respond to a request from Bioplastics Magazine for an article about their d2w Controlled-life plastics, which degrade by a process of ... - Issue 01 | 2010
High Heat Injection Molding PLA
On January 14, NatureWorks LLC introduced its second generation Ingeo™ bioresin (PLA) solution targeted primarily at injection molding of semi-durable consumer products. This new patent-pending ... - Issue 01 | 2010
A Novel, Lightweight, Heat-resistant PLA
Among the most significant challenges for the wider application of PLA is its low heat resistance: native PLA usually turns soft at around 60 ºC, which not only makes it incapable of holding heated ... - Issue 01 | 2010
Misleading Claims and Misuse of Standards Continues to Proliferate in the Nascent BioPlastics Industry Space
Biodegradation takes place when microorganisms utilize carbon substrates to extract chemical energy that drives their life processes. The carbon substrates become ‘food’ which microorganisms use to ... - Issue 02 | 2010
Bioplastic Material Combinations for Flexible Packaging
Flexible plastic films have a long history of high performance in packaging applications and are well established at the forefront of waste reduction. Conventional plastics naturally tend to offer a ... - Issue 02 | 2010
Bio Goes Functional
Bioplastics are the plastic industry’s answer to the demand for ecologically responsible alternatives to petrochemical-based polymers. - Issue 02 | 2010
Starch Blends with Enhanced Performance
A process for blending starch with other polymers while retaining the key properties of the host resin is now operating commercially in North America. The first products on the market are ‘hybrids’ ... - Issue 02 | 2010
Biobased Flame Retardant Polymers
For many years specialty polymer compounds have existed that meet various industry standards for flame retardant (FR) performance. These materials include polymers that are inherently flame retardant ... - Issue 02 | 2010
LCA for PLLA based on sugar cane
Purac, manufacturer of lactides and lactic acid from Gorinchem, The Netherlands recently announced the construction of a 75,000 t/a lactide plant in Thailand. Since the end of 2007 Purac is already ... - Issue 02 | 2010
New Business Formed To Buy Post-Consumer PLA
In early March BioCor LLC from Concord, California, USA announced its launch as a new venture in the business of buying, aggregating, and processing post-consumer Polylactic acid (PLA). BioCor will ... - Issue 02 | 2010
PHA Operation in China
Tianjin Green BioScience Co., Ltd. (Green Bio) of China, is a high-tech Sino-foreign joint venture headquartered in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as TEDA, and was ... - Issue 03 | 2010
New BoPLA Film
Taghleef Industries, (Ti) one of the largest manufacturers of BoPP (bi-axially oriented polypropylene) packaging films in the world, is launching a new bioplastic packaging material. - Issue 05 | 2010
Extract from Cashew Nut Shell for Electronic Equipment
The Japanese NEC corporation, with more than 100 years expertise in technological innovation, is newly emphasizing its responsibility and position as a leader in the integration of IT and network ... - Issue 05 | 2010
New Biomaterial
BIOTEC Biologische Naturverpackungen GmbH & Co. KG located in Emmerich, Germany, have added a new material with the brand name BIOPLAST 200 to their product portfolio of biological natural ...