Exploring the: Biopolymers & Renewable Materials Zone
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- Compostable Drinking Straws from PLA
- WEB 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.
Article Published: 5/1/2013
- New Firm Offers PVC Compounds Free of Phthalates & Heavy Metals
- 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 an...
Article Published: 5/1/2013
- New Nylons Produced with 100% Renewable Monomer
- 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...
Article Published: 5/1/2013
- Conveying, Drying, Crystallizing PLA : The Energy-Saving Packaging Solution
- 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.
Article Published: 4/29/2013
- Cereplast Forms Subsidiary for Algae-Based Bioplastics
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Algaeplast is a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., a maker of compostable and other biobased compounds.
Article Published: 4/11/2013
- New Option for No-Dry PET, PLA Sheet
- New twin-screw system is based on a conical design.
Article Published: 3/28/2013
- Altuglas & NatureWorks Collaborate on Biobased Alloys
- 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.
Article Published: 1/1/2013
- Biobased PHA Enhances PVC Processing & Performance
- Metabolix, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has developed a series of biobased PHA copolymers that act as impact modifiers, flexibilizers, and processing aids for rigid and flexible PVC.
Article Published: 12/28/2012
- Lots More Choices in PHA Biopolymers
- One factor limiting growth of biopolymers has been relatively few sources of supply.
Article Published: 12/28/2012
- Meredian Starts Up World’s Largest PHA Biopolymer Plant
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Biopolymer manufacturer Meredian, Inc., Bainbridge, Ga., recently started up what is believed to the world’s largest production facility for PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate). At full production, the plant is capable of annual output ...
Article Published: 12/4/2012
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