MATERIALS: PLA Properties Get a Boost

Four suppliers are bringing out higher-performance materials partly or wholly based on PLA biopolymer.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/29/2011

MATERIALS: Biobased Thermoplastics Move Up the Property Scale

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Four suppliers are bringing out higher-performance materials partly or wholly based on PLA biopolymer.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/13/2011

MATERIALS: PP Compounds with Bio-Fibers

WEB EXCLUSIVE: RheTech, Inc., Whitmore Lake, Mich., has come out with a new line of “biocomposites” consisting of polypropylene reinforced with waste biomaterials—initially, wood fiber, rice hulls, and flax fiber.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/8/2011

MATERIALS: More Capacity in Resins & Compounding

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Three expansions in resin production and three in compounding were announced recently.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/25/2011

MATERIALS: New Clear Plastics for Medical Devices

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Three more suppliers at MD&M West brought out clear, hard plastic grades for medical uses.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/25/2011

MATERIALS: Heinz Ketchup Converts to Biobased Bottle

WEB EXCLUSIVE: The sauce is red, but the new bottle is green—that is, based partly on renewable, plant-based feedstocks.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/25/2011

MATERIALS: Polyolefin/Soy Meal ‘Bio-Composite’ Is New Sustainable Option

 WEB EXCLUSIVE: A new family of polyolefin “bio-composites” with 10% to 40% renewable content based on plant matter is new from Biobent Polymers, Marysville, Ohio.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/5/2011

Injection Molding: Injection Press for PLA—November 2010

The Japanese parent of Nissei America, Inc., Anaheim, Calif., has come out with injection machines tailored for molding polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/4/2011

Here’s Another Biopolymer Ballpoint Pen

WEB EXCLUSIVE: S.R. Promocionais Ltda in Brazil will produce Eko BIO compostable pens from a blend of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer and plant starch.
New Product Announcements Published: 8/1/2010

Bioresins for Deep-Freeze Packaging

WEB EXCLUSIVE: In cooperation with a number of processors and converters, FKuR in Germany (U.S. office, FKuR Plastics Corp., Cedar Park, Tex.) has developed what is said to be the world’s first sustainable deep-freeze packaging made from renew...
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2010