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Editorial<br />
dear<br />
readers<br />
Summer has finally arrived – and about time, as well! Most of us in Northern<br />
Europe waited long enough for it to come this year. And now, to top it off, the August<br />
issue of bioplastics MAGAZINE has now also arrived.<br />
We seem to have hit the jackpot when we chose Toys as the first highlight<br />
of this issue. I must admit that I was overwhelmed, when I saw the number<br />
of articles contributed on this topic. Next to packaging, toys are apparently<br />
becoming the second biggest area of application for bioplastics, as parents<br />
increasingly recognize the benefits of natural based products, free of<br />
phthalates, BPA and the like. What is more, they also seem willing to pay a<br />
little extra for toys that are better for their offspring and that are produced<br />
more sustainably.<br />
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Highlights<br />
Blow Moulding | 12<br />
Toys | 22<br />
Basics<br />
Additives | 38<br />
July/August<br />
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The second highlight topic is Blow Moulding or Bottle Applications, where<br />
we report on a new development that I saw at Chinaplas this spring for<br />
the first time. The application is one that you would normally not expect: a<br />
bottle made from WPC.<br />
The topic of the Basics section in this issue is Additives. Most plastics,<br />
whether biobased or made from oil, need to be compounded with additives<br />
before being processed into final parts. Additives for bioplastics are an<br />
important area of development, especially in view of such sensitive and<br />
important applications as toys and packaging.<br />
It’s also time to look ahead to October of this year. The K-Show, the<br />
world’s biggest trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, is being held<br />
in Düsseldorf, Germany from 19 to 26 October. In our next issue, we will provide a<br />
comprehensive preview, including a show guide complete with a floor plan.<br />
Come and visit us in hall 7a, booth B10, where we will also celebrate a small<br />
Birthday Party for our 10 th anniversary this year. Once again, we will also be organizing<br />
our Bioplastics Business Breakfasts at K’<strong>2016</strong> from October 20 to 22. For more<br />
information and the complete programme, see pp 10 – 11.<br />
Finally, I’d like to encourage all of you to submit proposals for the next Global<br />
Bioplastics Award (for details, see page 51). This year marks the 11 th anniversary of<br />
the Bioplastics Oskar, which will be presented to the winner of the Award during the<br />
11 th European Bioplastics Conference on November 29 th in Berlin, Germany.<br />
We hope to see you at the K-Show… until then, enjoy the summer – and of course,<br />
have a great time reading bioplastics MAGAZINE.<br />
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