Issue 02/2017
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Content<br />
Imprint<br />
<strong>02</strong>|<strong>2017</strong><br />
March / April<br />
Events<br />
8 Programm bio!PAC<br />
28 Interpack Preview<br />
36 Chinaplas Preview<br />
Cover Story<br />
10 JinHui is promoting biodegradable<br />
green packages in China<br />
Thermoforming /<br />
Rigid Packaging<br />
12 White, easy to peel<br />
13 A sticky situation<br />
14 Trays fromsugar cane waste<br />
15 Ultra-high barrier films for<br />
thermoforming<br />
16 Transparent dairy and dessert packaging<br />
Materials<br />
19 Sustainable levulinic acid<br />
From Science and Research<br />
20 Biopolymers from municipal waste<br />
water treatment plants<br />
40 Give waste a chance<br />
47 Thermochromic bio-pigments<br />
Agriculture/Horticulture<br />
22 Biodegradable mulch films<br />
24 PLA branches into agriculture<br />
26 How to eliminate agricultural<br />
plastic waste<br />
Report<br />
46 Bioplastics Survey<br />
Basics<br />
48 Update on relevant standards<br />
50 Biodegradability and Compostability:<br />
Certification and Standards<br />
10 Years Ago<br />
52 “Transparent heat-sealable compostable<br />
film” (Applications 2007)<br />
3 Editorial<br />
5 News<br />
18 Material News<br />
42 Application News<br />
45 Brand Owner’s View<br />
55 Suppliers Guide<br />
57 Event Calendar<br />
58 Companies in this issue<br />
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Karen Laird (KL)<br />
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