PT ZONE: Biopolymers & Renewable Materials
Compostable Drinking Straws from PLAWEB EXCLUSIVE: A proprietary PLA-based bioplastic from Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., is being used in new compostable drinking straws sold under the Cello-Green Bio Straws brand by Cell-O-Core Co., Wadsworth, Ohio. More (+)
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Axiall Corp., Atlanta, the new company that resulted earlier this year from the merger or Georgia Gulf and PPG Industries’ commodities chemicals business, has developed flexible and rigid PVC compounds that replace phthalates and heavy-metal stabilizers with organic alternatives. More (+)
MOST RECENT CONTENT: Biopolymers & Renewable Materials
New Nylons Produced with 100% Renewable Monomer
5/1/2013Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: China’s Cathay Industrial Biotech (U.S. office in Powell, Ohio) has developed a new line of nylons produced with a novel, proprietary technology that produces 1,5-pentane diamine monomer from sugar cane, making it 100% renewable.
Conveying, Drying, Crystallizing PLA : The Energy-Saving Packaging Solution4/29/2013Plastics Technology
When the new industry term “bioresins” hit the plastics community in the early 2000s, polylactic acid (PLA ) made its way to the top of the list in a class of new plant-based materials.
Cereplast Forms Subsidiary for Algae-Based Bioplastics4/11/2013Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Algaeplast is a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., a maker of compostable and other biobased compounds.
New Option for No-Dry PET, PLA Sheet3/28/2013Plastics Technology
New twin-screw system is based on a conical design.
Altuglas & NatureWorks Collaborate on Biobased Alloys1/1/2013Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Arkema Group’s subsidiary, Altuglas International, King of Prussia, Pa., and NatureWorks LLC, Minnetonka, Minn., have entered a global marketing collaboration to provide a range of high-performance alloys based on PMMA and PLA.
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OVERVIEW:
Biopolymers & Renewable Materials
These are a class of materials that are generated from renewable natural sources, are often biodegradable, sometimes compostable and not toxic to produce. They can be produced by biological systems such as plants, or chemically synthesized from sugars or starch.
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Product Announcements
- MATERIALS: Compostable PHA Film Resin with Easier Processing
- Metabolix, Inc. 1/1/2013
- MATERIALS: Biocomposite Uses ‘Green’ HDPE
- RheTech Inc./Rhetech Colors 12/4/2012
- MATERIALS: ‘Biovinyl’ Compounds for Wire & Cable
- Teknor Apex Co. 11/29/2012
- MATERIALS: Biobased PHA Enhances Processing & Performance of PVC
- Metabolix, Inc. 11/3/2012
- MATERIALS: Biodegradable PLA Blend for Mulch Film
- BASF Corp. 5/1/2012
