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ISSN 1862-5258<br />
March / April<br />
<strong>02</strong> | <strong>2015</strong><br />
Cover Story<br />
Shanxi JinHui Group<br />
bioplastics magazine Vol. 10<br />
Highlights<br />
Rigid Packaging | 16<br />
Polyurethane / Elastomers | 22<br />
Preview<br />
... is read in 91 countries
Caring for Nature<br />
PLANET PURE, a company that manufactures certified organic<br />
products, has chosen to use BRASKEM’ S GREEN PE, supplied<br />
by FKuR, for their softener, detergent and spray bottle solutions.<br />
PLANET PURE products are both natural and biodegradable.<br />
Therefore, by offering bio-based packaging, PLANET PURE has<br />
created a complete concept of sustainability and environmentalism.<br />
Regarding the material properties, processing, recycling and<br />
application, Green PE performs in exactly the same way as<br />
conventional oil-based PE.<br />
“Together we can change the world in a positive way.”<br />
Silvio Perpmer, founder and CEO PLANET PURE,<br />
www.planetpure.com<br />
For more information visit<br />
www.fkur.com • www.fkur-biobased.com
Editorial<br />
dear<br />
readers<br />
As I write these lines I am still in Orando, Florida (a much<br />
nicer place to be these days compared with cold and<br />
rainy Germany). Last week we attended NPE, the biggest<br />
North American trade show on plastics (see our<br />
show review on pp 34), and this week, luckily in Orlando<br />
too, there is the SUSTPACK conference on sustainable<br />
packaging (see p. 8). Interesting but not really a surprise,<br />
one of the big topics here is marine debris. On<br />
page 20 we have an article on the same topic, i.e. certification<br />
of marine degradability of plastic products.<br />
I personally like the idea mentioned in that article, i.e.<br />
if you have a product that is marine degradable, you<br />
should have it certified, but you should not label this<br />
on the final consumer product, because such a labelling<br />
could encourage people to litter. I know that this<br />
a controversially discussed topic. If you want to share<br />
your opinion with our readers … I would appreciate it.<br />
One other big topic in this issue is Chinaplas with<br />
a show preview and a Showguide in the centre of the<br />
magazine.<br />
The other editorial highlights include Polyurethanes /<br />
Elastomers and Rigid Packaging / Thermoforming.<br />
And so it just remains to remind you of our bio!PAC Conference<br />
on Biobased Packaging in May. We once again updated<br />
the programme and have now a total of 26 presentations plus a<br />
panel discussion on “Land use availability for renewably sourced<br />
materials”. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Amsterdam<br />
As usual this current issue is once again rounded off by lots of<br />
industry and applications news…<br />
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Content<br />
Imprint<br />
Events<br />
7 Re-Invention of Plastics via<br />
Renewable Chemicals (review)<br />
8 SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong> (review)<br />
10 8 th International Conference on<br />
Bio-based Materials (Award pereview)<br />
12 bio!PAC Biobased Packaging (programme)<br />
28 Chinaplas – Show Guide with floorplan<br />
34 NPE <strong>2015</strong> – (review)<br />
Certification<br />
20 OK biodegradable MARINE<br />
Applications<br />
43 Biotex Flax improves impact performance<br />
for bamboo bike<br />
44 First bioplastic baby spoon<br />
45 Kuskoa Bi – the first bioplastic chair<br />
<strong>02</strong>|<strong>2015</strong><br />
March / April<br />
Rigid Packaging<br />
16 New bio-based, solvent-free lidding films<br />
17 New cast PLA films<br />
18 Thermoformable high-barriermaterial<br />
Polyurethanes / Elastomers<br />
22 Bio-based PolyTHF<br />
23 Biobased TPE to create innovative<br />
new products<br />
24 A milestone towardsbiobased polyurethanes<br />
25 First biobased TPE suspension for bed slats<br />
25 New bioderived Elastane<br />
for knit and woven fabrics<br />
Cover Story<br />
14 Present biodegradable plastics<br />
development in China<br />
Basics<br />
50 Can bioplastics polish the image<br />
of packaging?<br />
52 Pioneer in biobased packaging<br />
Materials<br />
46 Natural Fibre LFT for Lightweighting<br />
48 Itaconic acid-based monomers and<br />
polymers<br />
Report<br />
49 Polypropylene from palm oil<br />
3 Editorial<br />
5 News<br />
40 Application News<br />
55 Suppliers Guide<br />
54 Event Calendar<br />
58 Companies in this issue<br />
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News<br />
Additives to biodegrade<br />
plastics don’t work<br />
A new study from Michigan State University shows that several additives<br />
that claim to break down polyethylene (i. e., plastic bags) and polyethylene<br />
terephthalate (i. e., soda bottles) simply don’t work in common disposal<br />
situations such as landfills or composting.<br />
“Making improper or unsubstantiated claims can produce consumer<br />
backlash, fill the environment with unwanted polymer debris and expose<br />
companies to legal penalties,” said Susan Selke, co-author of the study and<br />
MSU packaging professor.<br />
The results, featured in the current issue of Environmental Science and<br />
Technology, are a culmination of a three-year study that focused on five<br />
additives and three categories of biodegradation, which cover the majority of<br />
methods available on the market today.<br />
The team studied biodegradation with oxygen, such as in composting;<br />
biodegradation without oxygen, such as in an anaerobic digester or a landfill;<br />
and simply burying plastics.<br />
“There was no difference between the plastics mixed with the additives<br />
we tested and the ones without,” said Rafael Auras, co-author and MSU<br />
packaging professor. “The claim is that, with the additives, the plastics will<br />
break down to a level in which microorganisms can use the decomposed<br />
material as food. That simply did not happen.”<br />
“(Do) not make claims that are untrue,” Selke said. “The proper<br />
management of waste plastics is the proper management of waste plastics.”<br />
And for now, that means not using any of the disposal methods or additives<br />
included in the study as feasible options, Selke said.<br />
It’s a growing trend that many U.S. cities and countries have banned or<br />
have adopted legislation taxing the retail use of plastic bags, one of the<br />
largest sources of polyethylene waste. Plastic manufacturers are also<br />
seeking solutions to this problem, Selke said.<br />
“Package-user companies funded this study because they wanted to<br />
know if the additives that are being marketed to them work,” she said. “They<br />
wanted scientific proof to evaluate the products and disposal approaches<br />
that are available to them to break down plastic.” MT<br />
Source: http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/<strong>2015</strong>/additives-to-biodegrade-plastics-dont-work<br />
Biotec and<br />
Kaneka join forces<br />
BIOTEC GmbH & Co. KG (Emmerich am<br />
Rhein, Germany) and Kaneka Corporation<br />
(Osaka, Japan) signed a broad Joint<br />
Development Agreement for the application<br />
of biopolymers. BIOTEC develops and<br />
manufactures bio-based, biodegradable<br />
and compostable compounds under the<br />
trade name BIOPLAST.<br />
Kaneka is the producer of a 100 % bio<br />
based and innovative PHBH polymer with the<br />
brand name AONILEX ® , which is new to the<br />
market. Both companies agreed to combine<br />
development resources to create new bio<br />
based compounds for the application fields<br />
of pharmaceutical capsules, extrusion<br />
coated paper and cardboard, various other<br />
flexible and rigid films and packaging<br />
solutions.<br />
This strategic partnership is expected to<br />
spark innovation and additional development<br />
in the plastic markets by maximizing the<br />
product development talents and resources<br />
at both companies, while driving scale and<br />
efficiency through the partners’ respective<br />
supply chains. These new applications,<br />
which Kaneka and BIOTEC focus on, aim to<br />
contribute significantly to the development<br />
of a more sustainable and environmental<br />
friendly society.<br />
John Persenda, Chairman of the Advisory<br />
Board of BIOTEC, said: “We are pleased<br />
to have signed this joint agreement that<br />
broadens our new product developments<br />
based on biodegradable resins. We are now<br />
delighted to be in a position to work closely<br />
together, extending our reach across a wide<br />
range of applications”.<br />
Mamoru Kadokura, President of<br />
Kaneka Corporation, proudly added:<br />
“Strong partnerships in the value chain<br />
are indispensable to manifest our new<br />
AONILEX ® biopolymers in a broad range of<br />
innovative and sustainable applications. We<br />
are delighted to participate in creation of<br />
new value of plastics<br />
through this joint<br />
development works”.<br />
KL<br />
<br />
www.biotec.de<br />
<br />
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Australasian Bioplastics Association and<br />
DIN CERTCO cooperate in certification<br />
The Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) has entered into a Cooperation Agreement with certification body DIN<br />
CERTCO of Germany for the certification of conformance to the Australian Standard AS 4736-2006 under the Australasian<br />
Bioplastics Association (ABA) verification programme.<br />
This Australian Standard covers Biodegradable Plastics suitable for industrial composting. The Agreement was signed by<br />
Robert Zorn, Managing Director of DIN CERTCO, and Rowan Williams, President of the Australasian Bioplastics Association<br />
Inc.<br />
On January 28 th <strong>2015</strong> in the presence of the European Bioplastics. It will also cover assessment of products and materials<br />
destined for home composting in compliance with Australian Standard AS 5810-2010 and also in the future the certification<br />
of products or materials claiming biobased content. With this agreement DIN CERTCO ensures the future assessment of applications<br />
according to the conformity mark, “Seedling Australasia” or commonly known as the “looped seedling logo”, issued<br />
by the ABA.<br />
www.bioplastics.org.au -<br />
www.dincertco.de - www.european-bioplastics.org<br />
Milan court finds for Novamont, OPA “ridicules ruling“<br />
The Court of Milan has ruled in favour of Italian biotech firm Novamont in its case against masterbatch producer Kromabatch<br />
Srl, over the latter‘s claim that traditional plastics with added d2w could be considered biodegradable or oxo-biodegradable<br />
according to the European standard UNI EN 13432.<br />
Kromabatch is a distributor of the oxo-biodegradable plastics additive d2w in Italy, which is marketed by its manufacturer as<br />
the brand for controlled-life plastic technology.<br />
Novamont, who produces the biopolymer Mater-Bi, took the company to court on the basis that the information constituted<br />
unfair competition and mis-information to the consumer.<br />
In its decision, the court ruled that merely because an additive was added that caused a plastic material to degrade more<br />
than traditional plastic did not justify the claim that it was „suitable for making biodegradable products in accordance with (...)<br />
UNI EN 13432“, as in that case, the material itself must comply with the standard, and pass the biodegradability tests prescribed<br />
therein. Kromabatch, said the court, had moreover misrepresented the nature of the product in question, advertising<br />
this as suitable for achieving a biodegradability level in conformity with the requirements set down in UNI EN 13432.<br />
The court further found that it was the duty of every entrepreneur in the industry to „scrupulously check the accuracy of the<br />
commercial information conveyed “on the market. It therefore forbade Kromabatch from making any claim that the additive<br />
d2w could „confer biodegradability“ upon traditional plastics in accordance with standard EN 13432, ordered the company to<br />
pay damages, and to insert a notice of the decision of the court in the Corriere della Sera and in the Italian trade publication<br />
Polimerica. Kromabatch was also required to publish a notice of the decision on the homepage of its website for two months.<br />
“It is an important decision because it supports all companies operating in the innovative field of biodegradable plastics who<br />
respect the rules governing the communication to the consumer,“ said the Commercial Director of Novamont Alessandro Ferlito.<br />
“Next to aiding purchasing decisions that contribute to improving both environmental conditions and the lives of consumers,<br />
observing these rules also serves as a significant driver of innovation in our industry,“ added Ferlito.<br />
Predictably, the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association erupted in response to the ruling, ridiculing the decision and accusing<br />
Novamont of using legal actions to try to put their competitors out of business. The OPA also suggested that “perhaps<br />
Novamont has too much influence in Italy. The Italian government have been persuaded to pass a national law to prefer Novamont’s<br />
products, which is contrary to EU law. The OPA has made a formal complaint to the EU Commission about it.”<br />
The OPA also issued a press release that is best described as a spectacular mix of half-truths and sheer nonsense (example:<br />
“When something is described as compostable an ordinary consumer would think that it can be converted into compost, but<br />
EN13432 requires it to convert into CO 2<br />
gas within 180 days. You cannot therefore make compost from it – only CO 2<br />
gas”) intermixed<br />
with an actual, incidental fact (“methane is an even more powerful greenhouse gas than CO 2<br />
”). KL<br />
www.novamont.com<br />
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News<br />
Clear standards for biobased products<br />
Commissioned by the EU, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research (Wageningen, the Netherlands) is performing prenormative<br />
research into standards for biobased products. Using laboratory research and its knowledge and experience with<br />
biobased products, Food & Biobased Research and project coordinator NEN are looking into the demand for specific labelling<br />
for and consumer information on biobased products. The project includes a total of 14 European research institutes<br />
and companies. Food & Biobased Research is performing specific research into quality requirements for biobased products<br />
based on laboratory tests into specific functional characteristics such as strength, flexibility, permeability, recyclability and<br />
organic degradability.<br />
Complete package of standards<br />
The research is a follow-up to the KBBPPS project, in which Food & Biobased Research also made a major contribution. In<br />
this new project the analytical methods developed in KBBPPS to determine the biobased content are being supplemented<br />
with indirect methods; for instance specific measurements serve to check the administrative proof of the biobased origin of<br />
products. In addition, test methods for determining the degradability of bio-lubricants in soil and water are supplemented<br />
with other biodegradability tests. The standard test methods that will be developed focus, among other characteristics,<br />
on the degree in which a product degrades in the ocean, its compostability and the possibilities for conversion into biogas<br />
(anaerobic digestion). This allows biobased products to be compared to other products with regard to sustainability and also<br />
enables policy development.<br />
Communication guidelines<br />
Communication on the characteristics and applications of biobased products is another key goal of the project. Open-Bio<br />
looks into communication with businesses, authorities and consumers. The aim is to develop guidelines for labelling biobased<br />
products and the product information provided with these products. Research is being performed in eight European<br />
member states into the acceptance of biobased products and demands for communication involving biobased products. The<br />
results should lead to standards and policy regulations at a European level.<br />
Global standards<br />
The project involves various knowledge and research institutes, such as the ECN, FBR and LEI in the Netherlands, the French<br />
CNRS, the German nova-Institut, and the universities of Athens, Berlin and York. Additionally, the project consortium comprises<br />
various companies from Europe and further afield. With this wide range of partners, Open-Bio aims to realise a global<br />
alignment of test methods and standards. To support this goal, various stakeholder workshops will be organised in the coming<br />
years. MT<br />
http://bit.ly/1CMvIF7<br />
Re-Invention of Plastics via Renewable Chemicals<br />
Innoplast’s 5 th conference on BioPlastics, held in Miami (Florida, USA) end of January was attended by over 100 participants<br />
representing 14 countries.<br />
An interesting pre-conference course taught by Dr. Yash Khanna (Innoplast) and Ron Cascone (Nexant) set the stage for<br />
absorbing the advances in bioplastics technology and business over the next two days.<br />
There were sessions dedicated to (1) U.S. Government Vision (2) Corporate Vision (3) Sustainability (4) Brand-Owners: Toyota<br />
& Henkel (5) Compounded Formulations and (6) Renewable Chemicals. Partly and fully biobased polymides was a key theme of<br />
the conference with DuPont, DSM and Arkema speaking on Nylons and Elevance Renewables, Cathay Industrial & Verdezyne<br />
speaking on new intermediates for nylons.<br />
For the next edition of this conference, Innoplast’s 6 th conference on BioPlastics, which is scheduled for June 2016 in the New<br />
York City area, a call for papers will be issued soon. MT<br />
www.BioplastConference.com<br />
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Events<br />
SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong> in Orlando<br />
In early April, GreenBlue‘s Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) and Smithers Pira, in association with Packaging Digest,<br />
held the first edition of SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong>: Collaborating to Move Sustainability Forward in Orlando, Florida, USA. SUSTPACK<br />
<strong>2015</strong> brought together CPGs, researchers, suppliers and sustainability experts – including Dow, Walmart, MIT, Target, 3M,<br />
Pepsi, Tetra Pak, Georgia Pacific, Annie‘s, the U.S. EPA, Johnson & Johnson and more – for two+ full days of intense examination<br />
of the materials, technologies and strategies needed to understand the dynamics driving the sustainable packaging<br />
industry forward.<br />
SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong> speaker Meagan E. Smith, Program Director, PepsiCo Recycling commented that “there needs to be a<br />
change in both consumer behavior and industry structure. If we can work to find solutions that address both, we can do so<br />
much more in moving the needle on recycling.”<br />
Building off of the success of Smithers Pira‘s Sustainability in Packaging conference and GreenBlue‘s SPC Spring Conference,<br />
the SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong> conference and exhibition examined the needs of the entire supply chain, from feedstock and material<br />
suppliers, to converters, brand owners, and other end users. In addition to those listed above, more than 50 organizations<br />
presented or exhibited over the three day event, including Innovia Films, NatureWorks, MHG, Novamont, Biodegradable<br />
Products Institute (BPI); Biopolymer Network Limited; bioplastics MAGAZINE and many others.<br />
“SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong> covered a wide range of topics including, biopolymers, marine debris, and recyclability and recovery. The<br />
business executives, R&D leaders, government policy makers and investors in the room took a deep look at the many factors<br />
effecting,” said Barbara Fowler, conference director for Smithers Pira. “SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong> kicked off with workshops, tours, and<br />
The Trashies, the packaging industry‘s newest awards honoring the people, process or public service behind the sustainable<br />
accomplishments in our industry. This was a truly stand-out event for packaging and sustainability professionals to come<br />
together.”<br />
One of the four awards went to Aveda, a manufacturer and distributor of cosmetic products that uses Braskem’s<br />
Green PE. Aveda, an Estee Lauder company, was nominated for the 2014 launch of their Dry Remedy Moisturizing Conditioner<br />
and Moisturizing Masque in tubes that combine post-consumer recycled content with plant-derived polyethylene, eliminating<br />
almost all virgin petrochemical plastic from the package. The bioplastic portion is biopolyethylene derived from sugarcane<br />
bagasse, the fibrous stalks remaining after sugarcane is crushed for sugar production. Since the Dry Remedy launch, Aveda<br />
has incorporated these materials into all of its new tubes and bottles for new product launches. This includes products in the<br />
following franchises: Smooth Infusion, Beautifying, Stress-Fix and all new travel sizes.<br />
“SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong> was truly a can’t-miss event for the packaging industry. With the diverse range of topics, attendees from<br />
across the supply chain left Orlando with actionable sustainability insights for their companies.” said Nina Goodrich, Executive<br />
Director of GreenBlue and Director of the SPC.<br />
“Companies are looking for ways to share their sustainability story with consumers” adds Danielle Peacock, Project Manager,<br />
GreenBlue Consumers want to be an active participant in improving the sustainability of lives. Both want clear and accurate<br />
on-package recycling information. SUSTPACK <strong>2015</strong> delivered that.”<br />
www.sustainability-in-packaging.com/<br />
From left to right: Steve Mahler (Caraustar),<br />
winner Mike Kennedy (Aveda) and<br />
Lisa Pierce (Packaging Digest) (Photo: Pira)<br />
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P R E S E N T S<br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
T H E T E N T H A N N U A L G L O B A L A W A R D F O R<br />
D E V E L O P E R S , M A N U F A C T U R E R S A N D U S E R S O F<br />
B I O B A S E D P L A S T I C S .<br />
Call for proposals<br />
Enter your own product, service or development, or nominate<br />
your favourite example from another organisation<br />
Please let us know until July 30 th<br />
1. What the product, service or development is and does<br />
2. Why you think this product, service or development should win an award<br />
3. What your (or the proposed) company or organisation does<br />
Your entry should not exceed 500 words (approx. 1 page) and may also<br />
be supported with photographs, samples, marketing brochures and/or<br />
technical documentation (cannot be sent back). The 5 nominees must be<br />
prepared to provide a 30 second videoclip<br />
More details and an entry form can be downloaded from<br />
www.bioplasticsmagazine.de/award<br />
The Bioplastics Award will be presented during the<br />
10 th European Bioplastics Conference<br />
November 5-6 <strong>2015</strong>, Berlin, Germany<br />
supported by<br />
Sponsors welcome, please contact mt@bioplasticsmagazine.com<br />
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Events<br />
Biobased Material of the Year<br />
Innovation Award – Top six candidates nominated<br />
For the eighth year running the Innovation Award Biobased Material of the Year will be awarded to the young, innovative<br />
biobased material industry, finding suitable applications and markets for biobased products. The competition focuses on new<br />
developments in these areas, which have had (or will have) a market launch in 2014 or <strong>2015</strong>. The winners will be elected at the<br />
International Conference on Biobased Materials, 13 – 15 April <strong>2015</strong> in Cologne, Germany.<br />
This year, six biobased materials and products have been nominated for the Award by the advisory board – out of 24 submitted<br />
products. The nominated companies are from the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.<br />
In a short 10-minute presentation, each of the six companies will introduce its innovation. The three winners will be elected<br />
by the participants of the conference and awarded with the prize, sponsored by Coperion GmbH, at the dinner buffet on April<br />
14, <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
The Top six candidates are:<br />
1) Bayer MaterialScience (Germany): DESMODUR ® eco N – First biobased polyurethane<br />
crosslinker in the market for high performance automotive coatings: Polyisocyanate based<br />
on Pentamethylene Diisocyanate (PDI)<br />
The limiting factor for biobased polyurethanes has been the need for polyurethane<br />
crosslinkers based on renewable feedstock, since biobased polyols solutions already<br />
exist. Bayer MaterialScience has taken up this challenge and developed Desmodur eco<br />
N: a new solvent-free aliphatic polyisocyanate and the first polyurethane crosslinker on<br />
the market with a significant renewable content that has not come at the expense of<br />
performance. This crosslinker is based on a new isocyanate, pentamethylene diisocyanate<br />
(PDI), 70 percent of whose carbon content comes from biomass. Furthermore it is<br />
produced using energy-efficient gas-phase technology, to assure minimum impact on<br />
the carbon footprint. This product enables the production of biobased polyurethanes for<br />
high-performance automotive coatings. (see also article on p. 24)<br />
2) EcoTechnilin Ltd (UK): FibriRock 100 % biosourced composite for aircraft applications comprising<br />
flax non-woven, basalt yarns and a sugar-based bioresin. Co-developed with TFC<br />
FibriRock: a lightweight biosourced fast-curing composite with excellent FST performance.<br />
Certified for use in an airline galley cart, FibriRock combines a Nomex-type core<br />
with skins formed from flax, basalt and a sugar-based bioresin. There are three reasons<br />
why FibriRock is so special in the field of aerospace composites: the skins, which represent<br />
87 % of the material, are 100 % biosourced; the fast processing times (150 seconds)<br />
are quite exceptional in the field of aircraft composites where most sandwich-type materials<br />
need 40 and 70 minutes to cure; and the low heat release rate (15 kWmin/m 2 ) is<br />
only a third compared to competitive materials enabling clients to use much cheaper<br />
films and decorative finishes. Hence FibriRock is taking EcoTechnilin to new heights!<br />
3) Evonik Industries (Germany): 100 % biobased high performance polyamide 12 based on<br />
palm kernel oil<br />
Thanks to its specific properties, polyamide 12 is the material of choice for a wide range<br />
of high performance products in numerous applications. Examples are sophisticated<br />
liner systems for motor vehicles, large-volume pipes, e. g., in the oil and gas industry,<br />
medical catheters, or injection-molded parts.<br />
The conventional production of PA 12 starts from petroleum based butadiene. This<br />
is transformed via multiple chemical process steps to the key monomer laurolactam.<br />
Now, the breakthrough alternative uses a one-step fermentation process starting from<br />
lauric acid methylester which is based on the renewable resource palm kernel oil. The<br />
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resulting monomer 12-aminolauric acid is processed via established polymerization and compounding steps to polyamide 12<br />
products with the same outstanding properties as the conventionally produced ones.<br />
4) HIB TRIM PART SOLUTIONS (Germany): Nature 50 – Natural fibre reinforced plastic<br />
(Hemp – PP) including a long fibre ratio > 50 % for injection moulding<br />
In the last years, many companies have developed natural fibre reinforced PP granulates<br />
– but the market success has been limited. HIB’s new Nature 50 granulate is<br />
a completely new development with unique properties. Long hemp fibres (> 50 %) are<br />
mixed with PP and additives in an innovative cold-press technology (no extruder). The<br />
granulate can then be extruded or injection moulded in serial moulding tools. The long<br />
hemp fibres give a unique design and a good Charpy impact property to the material –<br />
making it suitable for automotive parts. The weight reduction is between 18 and 20 %<br />
in substitution of serial plastic PC ABS GF20. Also impact strength, shrinkage and heat<br />
expansion show attractive properties.<br />
As a pure injection moulding part, Nature 50 shows an extraordinary appearance due to the long fibres, which can be varied<br />
by colouring. Therefore the material offers a wide range of design options for the automotive sector and other industries.<br />
5) INVISTA S.a.r.l. (USA): LYCRA ® T 162R Fibre – spandex yarn made using renewable butanediol<br />
as raw material with a lower CO 2<br />
and fossil fuel emissions footprint<br />
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibres, and<br />
owner of the LYCRA ® brand, has introduced the only commercial offering of a bioderived<br />
spandex available globally and for use in a wide variety of apparel fabrics and garments.<br />
Approximately 70 % by weight of the new T 162R Lycra bioderived spandex fibre comes<br />
from a renewable butanediol raw material source made from dextrose derived from<br />
corn. The use of a renewable feedstock in the making of this new Lycra bioderived fibre<br />
results in a lower CO 2<br />
and fossil fuel emissions footprint than spandex produced using<br />
traditional raw materials. (see also article on p. 26)<br />
magnetic_148,5x105.ai 175.00 lpi 15.00° 75.00° 0.00° 45.00° 14.03.2009 10:13:31<br />
Prozess CyanProzess MagentaProzess GelbProzess Schwarz<br />
6) twoBEars (Germany): bioFila – High performance<br />
PLA blends with outstanding<br />
optic and haptic properties for 3D printing<br />
In 2009 the patent of Stratasys for 3D printing ended and<br />
opened the way for 3D printing for everybody. By now, a multitude<br />
of printing files can be freely downloaded from the<br />
internet. This, products do not travel around the world, but<br />
can be printed at home, offering a big potential for reducing<br />
global transport emissions. The market for 3D printing filaments<br />
is US$ 800 Mio. and is expected grow tenfold in the<br />
next 10 years.<br />
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also new<br />
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challenges appear:<br />
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CM<br />
prints with failures<br />
MY<br />
are produced by 3D<br />
CY<br />
printing. TwoBEars<br />
CMY<br />
has developed Pla-<br />
K<br />
Tec, a biodegradable<br />
3D printing material made from renewable raw materials It<br />
is stronger than ABS, and with its softening temperature of<br />
120 °C it’s rather easy to process. MT<br />
www.biowerkstoff-kongress.de/award – www.materialscience.bayer.com<br />
www.ecotechnilin.com – www.evonik.com – www.hib-solutions.com<br />
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bioplastics MAGAZINE presents:<br />
The first bio!PAC Conference on Biobased Packaging in Amsterdam/The Netherlands,<br />
organised by bioplastics MAGAZINE is the must-attend conference<br />
for everyone interested in packaging made from renewable resources. The<br />
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bio PAC<br />
biobased packaging<br />
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www.bio-pac.info<br />
Programme - bio!PAC: Conference on Biobased Packaging<br />
Tuesday, May 12, <strong>2015</strong><br />
07:30 - 08:45 Registration, Welcome-Coffee<br />
08:45 - 09:15 Michael Thielen, Polymedia Publisher Welcome remarks – Basics of “biobased“ (definitions etc.)<br />
09:15 - 09:40 Harald Kaeb, narocon Keynote Speech : “… and the Next Generation? 25 Years Reviewed.”<br />
09:40 - 10:05 Francois de Bie, Corbion (and EUBP) The revolution in biobased and biodegradable plastics<br />
10:05 - 10:30 Katja Schneider, FNR Renewable resources for Biobased packaging – an overview<br />
10:30 - 10:45 Q&A<br />
10:45 - 11:10 Coffeebreak<br />
11:10 - 11:35 Patrick Zimmermann, FKuR Packaging – “necessary evil“ or new opportunities for branding.<br />
11:35 - 12:00 Erik Lindroth, Tetra Pak The world’s first fully renewable beverage carton<br />
12:00 - 12:25 Laura de Nooijer, Lovechoc A holistic concept of product and packaging<br />
12:25 - 12:40 Q&A<br />
12:40 - 13:45 Lunch<br />
13:45 - 14:10 Erwin Vink, NatureWorks Changing landscape in Europe offering new opportunities for bioplastics<br />
14:10 - 14:35 Emanuela Bardi, Tahgleef Industries PLA flexible packaging applications<br />
14:35 - 15:00 Peter Matthijsen, Synbra BioFoam – PLA particle foam<br />
15:00 - 15:15 Q&A<br />
15:15 - 15:35 Coffeebreak<br />
15:35 - 16:00 Markus Schmidt, Fraunhofer IVV Food packaging based on renewable resources:<br />
A research perspective<br />
16:00 - 16:25 Lawrence Theunissen, Reverdia Packaging performance opportunities from bio-based PBS<br />
16:25 - 16.50 Jaap Hooijmans, Energy research Centre of the How to prove that your product is biobased?<br />
Netherlands (ECN)<br />
16:50 - 17:30 Panel discussion: t.b.d. Land use availability for renewably sources materials<br />
Wednesday, May 13, <strong>2015</strong><br />
08:30 - 08:35 Michael Thielen Opening remarks 2 nd day<br />
08:35 - 09:00 Andy Sweetman, Innovia Films Biomaterial partnerships for flexible packaging: Delivering the functional<br />
performance to match market needs<br />
09:00 - 09:25 John McEvoy, Celanese International Cellulose Diacetate Window Films of Opportunity<br />
09:25 - 09:50 Tom Domen, Ecover Biobased packaging Manifesto<br />
09:50 - 10:15 Remy Jongboom, Biotec Sustainable and heat-resistant material for food packaging<br />
10:15 - 10:30 Q&A<br />
10:30 - 10:55 Coffeebreak<br />
10:55 - 11:20 Arjan Klapwijk, bio4life Biobased labels and adhesives<br />
11:20 - 11:45 Tobias Bloemker, Tesa From application to CO 2<br />
in 180 days – biodegradable PSA tapes<br />
11:45 - 12:10 Karlheinz Hausmann, DuPont Biopolymersolutions and Applications in Packaging<br />
12:10 - 12:35 Larissa Zirkel, Infiana Germany Innovative sustainable films for the diverse bio-packaging market<br />
12:35 - 12:50 Q&A<br />
12:50 - 14:00 Lunch<br />
14:00 - 14:25 Martin Bussmann, BASF Examples for biobased packaging based on material combinations<br />
14:25 - 14:50 Patrick Gerritsen, Bio4pack Biobased packaging based on laminates<br />
14:50 - 15:15 Gert-Jan Gruter, Avantium PEF, a novel 100 % biobased packaging material<br />
15:15 - 15:30 Q&A<br />
15:30 - 15:55 Hein van den Reek, Billerudkorsnas Formable paper packaging and a great future<br />
15:55 - 16:20 Mark Geerts, Paperfoam Biobased & biodegradable alternatives for (bio)plastic packaging<br />
16:20 - 16:35 Q&A<br />
16:35 - 16:40 Michael Thielen Closing remarks<br />
(subject to changes, visit www.bio-pac.info for updates)<br />
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Present biodegradable plastics<br />
Shanxi JinHui Group–An Important Player on<br />
Promoting Biodegradable Plastics in China<br />
“…a lot of work needs to be done, (…) for the coming generations,<br />
for our human being on the planet” says Janice Li, Vice President of<br />
Shanxi JinHui Group.<br />
With rising of people’s environmental protection<br />
awareness as well as a higher standard for living<br />
quality, bold and swift actions have been done all<br />
around the world to improve the living environment. However,<br />
white pollutions caused by plastics are damaging our<br />
living environment on a tremendous speed, and our daily<br />
lives are been negatively affected. Many countries like Italy,<br />
France, Belgium and USA have passed (or are preparing)<br />
regulations on Ban of Plastics and promoting biodegradable<br />
plastics usage. When it comes to China, relative steps<br />
are moving fast and stably, especially against the White<br />
Pollution. The consumptions of biodegradable plastics<br />
depend largely on government policy. With its 1.3 billion<br />
population and strong central government, China is set to<br />
become the world largest biodegradable plastics producers,<br />
converters and users within 3 to 5 years.<br />
The industrialized biodegradable plastics in China<br />
include PBAT, PBS, PLA, PHA, PPC etc. The combined<br />
existing production capacity is around 85,000 tonnes<br />
annually. In the past, the majority of biodegradable raw<br />
materials, modified compounds and final products, like<br />
shopping bags and food service items etc., were exported<br />
to Europe, Australia, USA and Canada, etc. And the<br />
biodegradable plastic products’ consumptions in China<br />
remains minimal. However, this all will be changed with<br />
an increase of environment awareness and government<br />
support.<br />
A Chinese central government policy – Ban on Plastic<br />
Bags – has been in place since June 1 st , 2008, under<br />
which the plastic shopping bags thinner than 0.<strong>02</strong>5 mm<br />
are not allowed to be produced, sold and used in China.<br />
All supermarkets, shopping malls and wet markets are<br />
requested to provide priced plastic shopping bags only;<br />
free plastic shopping bags have been banned in China.<br />
Paid plastic bags become a new norm in people’s lives.<br />
While as the time goes by, this policy didn’t decrease<br />
the consumption of polyethylene bags in quantity, white<br />
pollution became more severe than before.<br />
Fortunately, a new ban emerged recently, which is like a<br />
bright star in the night sky. “Regulations of Jilin Province<br />
to Ban the Production and Provider of Disposable Nondegradable<br />
Plastic Shopping Bags and Plastic Food Wares”<br />
have been fully implemented starting from January 1 st ,<br />
<strong>2015</strong>. “If we do not stop usage of non-degradable bags and<br />
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development in China<br />
food wares, sooner or later, someone will definitely do it;<br />
if we do it at present, definitely more people will do the<br />
same”, said a local government official. Learning from prior<br />
experience, the Jilin government issued many detailed<br />
and specific regulations to ensure the implementation<br />
of the new policy. As a result many biodegradable plastic<br />
materials and final product producers have settled in<br />
Changchun City, the capital of Jilin Province. ShanXi<br />
JinHui Group is part of this development as one of the big<br />
players in the biodegradable plastics sector. With the full<br />
backing of the provincial government and Jinlin’s NDRC<br />
(National Development and Reform Commission), JinHui<br />
is confident that Jilin will achieve the target becoming<br />
the first successful region in China to undertake such<br />
a move. At the same time, other provinces are passing<br />
similar regulations. This trend will significantly change<br />
the standing of the biodegradable plastics industry in<br />
China. With China’s large population base and the support<br />
of government, biodegradable plastics industry will grow<br />
in an unimaginable speed.<br />
In order to build a successfully sustainable biodegradable<br />
plastics industry and meet the unexpected instantaneous<br />
large market, both national and local government have<br />
drawn much attention on this project and has been making<br />
great efforts to support it. For example, Changchun Bio-<br />
Based Material Industry Innovation Park (CBMIIP) is built.<br />
Shanxi JinHui Group, an important player in<br />
China’s Biodegradable Plastics Industry<br />
Being the largest producer of PBAT in China, JinHui<br />
ZhaoLong (100 % owned by Shanxi JinHui Group), with its<br />
20,000 tonnes/yr capacity, has expanded a sound market<br />
in Italy and UK with its ECOWORLD PBAT based starch<br />
compound (ECOWILL FS-0330). And the new established<br />
entity in CBMIIP of Jilin, namely Jilin SenRuiDa High<br />
Technologies. Co., Ltd, (hereafter called SenRuiDa<br />
which is 100 % owned by Shanxi JinHui Group) aims to<br />
manufacture ECOWORLD PBAT based PLA compound<br />
(ECOWILL FP-0335).<br />
With the financial support, mature technology, stable<br />
elite team, and most importantly a sister company JinHui<br />
ZhaoLong which produces stable quality PBAT, SenRuiDa<br />
has built a close and solid collaboration with local wellknown<br />
plastic bag manufactures and successfully helped<br />
them transform from traditional PE bags producers to<br />
biodegradable bag suppliers. Through full aspects of<br />
cooperation from all parties since beginning, currently<br />
around 90 % Jilin Province’s biodegradable shopping bags<br />
are made with SenRuida’s material (ECOWILL FP-0335),<br />
especially the first line super-markets and well known<br />
international enterprises like Wall-mart and KFC in Jilin.<br />
They all gave active respond and action to this ban.<br />
“The challenges we face are real, even though we have<br />
advantages of raw materials and technology, a lot of<br />
work needs to be done, which is not only for us, for Jilin,<br />
but also for China, for the coming generations, for our<br />
human being on the planet. After all, action speaks louder<br />
than everything. No matter how hard it will be, we have<br />
determined to do it”, as Janice Li said, the vice president<br />
of Shanxi JinHui Group. “Actually, each person can do his<br />
or her contribution to our environment, we together can<br />
do better, we can do more, and so as to we could embrace<br />
a bright future.”<br />
Jilin’s Ban on Traditional Plastics is just like one corner<br />
of the biodegradable industrial iceberg, which is effectively<br />
creating market demand and fostering the biodegradable<br />
plastics industry development in China. SenRuida is<br />
planning to reach a 30,000 tonnes /yr compounding<br />
capacity by year 2017 in Jilin. In the near coming days, no<br />
doubt will the biodegradable plastics market of China grow<br />
larger, and Shanxi JinHui Group has been ready to play its<br />
key role to build a greener and healthier environment.<br />
The target of Shanxi JinHui Group is to become an<br />
influential bioplastics enterprise globally in terms of<br />
technology, product range, services and market influence.<br />
“We are willing to work with companies with same vision,<br />
such as providing greener and safer environment for<br />
coming generations. I believe that companies with strong<br />
financial background, stable material supplies, growing<br />
market and mature industrialized technologies will<br />
succeed with support of strong government regulations.<br />
But most importantly, an open mind to learn and to<br />
cooperate from all parties is the key. We are open to work<br />
with all of you to push forward biodegradable plastics<br />
development in China.” said Janice Li.<br />
www.jinhuigroup.com<br />
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Rigid Packaging<br />
New bio-based, solvent-free<br />
lidding films<br />
bio-PET structural layer<br />
(30 % MEG from sugar cane)<br />
Proprietary biobased multilayer sealant, based on<br />
bio-PE engineered for high performance sealing<br />
Layer structure of LumiLid biobased lidding films<br />
In early March of this year Toray Plastics (America), Inc.<br />
from North Kingstown, Rhode Island, announced the<br />
introduction of new biobased lidding films. The two<br />
grades of LumiLid ® biobased lidding films are based on<br />
Toray’s original XLLS and XL5 lidding films.<br />
The biobased, dual-ovenable lidding films are<br />
manufactured with Toray’s proprietary sustainable resin<br />
blends. Both multilayer products consist of a structural<br />
bio-PET layer (30 % of which are made from sugar cane)<br />
and a specialty sealant layer, which delivers specified<br />
performance and seal- strength characteristics. This<br />
sealant is an extrusion coated proprietary multilayer<br />
structure made with a certain amount of biobased<br />
polyethylene. Thus the biobased LumiLid XLLS-based<br />
product shows a total bio-content of about 50 % and<br />
the XL5 based film of 35 % (validated by third party<br />
laboratory).<br />
Biobased LumiLid films were created to lessen the<br />
impact on the environment, as they use fewer petroleum<br />
resources while they are being manufactured, and to<br />
meet the needs of environment-conscious end users and<br />
consumers. In addition, like all LumiLid films, these are<br />
manufactured in a solventless process which ensures<br />
the films are odor-free. This may alleviate end-users’<br />
concerns about solvent retention, as well as enhance the<br />
films’ sustainability profile.<br />
The new LumiLid films are designed for frozen, wet<br />
and dry food, and dairy applications. They are FDAcompliant<br />
for use with oven temperatures of up to 205 °C<br />
(400 °F) for 30 minutes.<br />
LumiLid films are also Interstate Milk Shippers (IMS)-<br />
certified, so they offer another level of assurance for<br />
dairy customers.<br />
“The next generation of innovative, bio-based film<br />
technology has arrived,” says Milan Moscaritolo,<br />
Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Toray Plastics<br />
(America). “The option to choose a bio-based lidding<br />
film that has so many advanced features and such highperformance<br />
capability presents a unique opportunity to<br />
end users and converters.”<br />
LumiLid bio-based films have the same superior<br />
performance qualities that are characteristic of the<br />
LumiLid brand. They have a low seal initiation (SIT), broad<br />
seal range, outstanding seal integrity, and an easy peel.<br />
They are available in clear, white, and — for enhanced<br />
barrier properties — metallized formats. MT<br />
www.toraytpa.com<br />
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Rigid Packaging<br />
New cast PLA films<br />
Chemical Works NITRO-CHEM S.A. located in Bydgoszcz,<br />
Poland, in cooperation with Corbion Purac, are developing<br />
TRINIFLEX ® cast PLA films for rigid and thermoformable<br />
packaging. The cooperation started in 2014, with<br />
target applications in the meat packaging industry. The films<br />
are based on PLA from Corbion Purac, who have brought to<br />
market a range of PLA resins suitable for cast film extrusion.<br />
Triniflex unoriented cast PLA films distinguish themselves<br />
from BOPLA films currently available in the market by their<br />
good mechanical properties, very good thickness profile and<br />
excellent sealing performance. Triniflex PLA cast film at low<br />
thickness (25 – 70 µm) are also suitable for flexo reverse printing<br />
and laminating with thick compostable materials, giving<br />
extremely good optical print properties. The films can be successfully<br />
converted with standard technologies used in the<br />
packaging industry.<br />
Two application concepts for Triniflex cast PLA films<br />
are currently in development for rigid and thermoformed<br />
packaging, combining the high quality of Corbion Purac’s PLA<br />
with extremely unique cast film extrusion technology owned<br />
by Nitro-Chem S.A.:<br />
• Composite rigid trays made of natural bio-sourced fibrous<br />
material (e. g. paper pulp, sugar or palm tree cane pulp,<br />
etc.) laminated with Triniflex cast PLA films (25– 70 µm),<br />
• Thermoformable laminates of Triniflex cast PLA films<br />
(25– 70 µm) laminated with thick (200– 400 µm) PLA films<br />
or other thick, compostable films, optimized for printing.<br />
In a production process of unoriented PLA film, also known<br />
as the cast process, a layer of melted material is extruded<br />
from a flat nozzle onto a rotating, water-cooled roll. When<br />
producing cast PLA films, the material must be carefully<br />
pre-dried and the thickness and guiding of the web must<br />
be monitored closely. The specific properties of PLA require<br />
unique, dedicated technical solutions, making it possible to<br />
process on casting machines. Its high rigidity combined with<br />
perfect optical parameters allow for the use of this material<br />
in packaging applications as an alternative to PET, PVC, HIPS<br />
or cellulose derivatives.<br />
Unoriented Triniflex cast PLA films are characterised by their<br />
excellent twist-angle retention and deadfold-angle retention<br />
Deadfold-angle retention and twist retention performance of<br />
the cast PLA film is comparable to parameters of cellulose<br />
films and up to 20 % better than other thermoplastic materials.<br />
The cast PLA films are also characterised by good barrier<br />
properties for aromas, solvent molecules or oils. For example,<br />
their barrier performance against d-limonene is at a level<br />
similar to PET and PA-6.<br />
The cast PLA film barrier performance against water vapour<br />
is higher than that of PP, PVC or PET unoriented films, while<br />
its barrier performance against oxygen is higher versus HIPS<br />
and significantly lower versus PP, PVC and PET. Considering<br />
the described barrier performance, the PLA Triniflex film is<br />
suitable for packing food products of a short shelf-life, dry<br />
foodstuffs containing edible oils or frozen food.<br />
Standard PLA has a Tg of 55 – 65 °C , resulting in a low sealing<br />
onset temperature of around 80 °C. The cast PLA films are<br />
optimized for fast-sealing machines thanks to their good hottack<br />
properties. These properties give very promising results<br />
with thermal lamination of fibrous material trays, resulting<br />
in high uniformity and good lamination strength. The PLAlaminated<br />
pulp trays became water and oxygen resistant, and<br />
were extremely easy to seal together with other BOPLA or<br />
BOPLA–cast PLA laminate reverse printed top films.<br />
Their excellent optical parameters, twist retention and<br />
deadfold-angle retention, combined with possibilities<br />
for printing and sealing with other materials make the<br />
biodegradable, unoriented Triniflex cast PLA films an<br />
excellent choice for a wide range of applications in the<br />
packaging industry.<br />
www.triniflex.com.pl<br />
350<br />
300<br />
Twist angle retention<br />
Deadfold-angle retention<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
Fig. 1:<br />
Twist-angle<br />
retention and<br />
deadfold-angle<br />
retention of<br />
selected films.<br />
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BOPP cPLA Cellophane BOPET BOPA-6<br />
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Rigid Packaging<br />
Thermoformable<br />
high-barrier<br />
material<br />
Used by some of the worlds leading retailers and processors<br />
Plantic Technologies Ltd (Altona, Victoria, Australia)<br />
thermoformable bottom webs are providing a new class<br />
in ultra-high barrier films made from renewable and reclyable<br />
materials and are a cost effective replacement for conventional<br />
oil based films.<br />
Plantic Technologies has achieved a unique place in the world<br />
market for bioplastics through proprietary technology that<br />
delivers biodegradable and renewable sourced alternatives to<br />
conventional plastics based on corn and cassava; which is not<br />
genetically modified.<br />
Unlike some other bioplastics companies who utilise organic<br />
materials but whose polymers are still developed in refineries,<br />
Plantic’s polymer as well as its raw material, are grown in a field.<br />
The entire process integrates the science of organic innovation<br />
with commercial and industrial productivity in a new way. The<br />
result is both a broad range of immediate performance and cost<br />
advantages, and long-term environmental and sustainability<br />
benefits.<br />
Plantic eco Plastic, Plantic eco Plastic R, Plantic eco<br />
Plastic Ultra and Plantic eco Plastic Peel represent the<br />
company’s flagship products for rigid packaging on traditional<br />
thermoformers. These products are a direct replacement for<br />
conventional polymers but when compared with these oil based<br />
products, Plantics products use up to 40 % less energy and<br />
reduce greenhouse gases by up to 70 %.<br />
Plantic Technologies Ltd is supplying major supermarket<br />
customers on three continents in applications such as fresh case<br />
ready beef, pork, lamb and veal, smoked and processed meats,<br />
chicken, fresh pasta and cheese applications. Plantics products<br />
have proven to have exceptional gas barrier properties which<br />
dramatically extend the shelf life of the packaged product.<br />
Plantic Technologies is expanding rapidly and refining its<br />
technology to meet the ever growing global needs for more<br />
environmentally and performance efficient products. Plantic<br />
Technologies has released a new range of flexible materials<br />
with the same environmental and performance characteristics<br />
as their rigid based structures. These flexible options are<br />
proving already to be a preferred choice for many consumers,<br />
retailers and processors. “Plantic eco Plastic is not just about<br />
being a sustainable material, it has an ultra-high barrier that<br />
can improve the shelf life of a product, and reduce food waste.<br />
With Plantic eco Plastic you can have an enormous impact on<br />
value change and reduce the effects of climate change, both by<br />
reducing food waste and using more sustainable materials.”<br />
Brendan Morris Plantic Technologies Limited CEO and Managing<br />
Director said. MT<br />
www.plantic.com.au<br />
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Polylactic Acid<br />
Uhde Inventa-Fischer has expanded its product portfolio to include the innovative stateof-the-art<br />
PLAneo ® process. The feedstock for our PLA process is lactic acid, which can<br />
be produced from local agricultural products containing starch or sugar.<br />
The application range of PLA is similar to that of polymers based on fossil resources as<br />
its physical properties can be tailored to meet packaging, textile and other requirements.<br />
Think. Invest. Earn.<br />
Uhde Inventa-Fischer GmbH<br />
Holzhauser Strasse 157–159<br />
13509 Berlin<br />
Germany<br />
Tel. +49 30 43 567 5<br />
Fax +49 30 43 567 699<br />
Uhde Inventa-Fischer AG<br />
Via Innovativa 31<br />
7013 Domat/Ems<br />
Switzerland<br />
Tel. +41 81 632 63 11<br />
Fax +41 81 632 74 03<br />
marketing@uhde-inventa-fi scher.com<br />
www.uhde-inventa-fi scher.com<br />
Uhde Inventa-Fischer
Certification<br />
OK biodegradable MARINE:<br />
Vinçotte offers a new certificate to verify the claims of<br />
marine biodegradability: OK biodegradable MARINE.<br />
However, given that putting a product on the market<br />
as marine biodegradable is an extremely sensitive issue<br />
that quickly gets a negative connotation many certification<br />
bodies will not risk burning their fingers on this topic. This<br />
article looks at the main criticism of marine biodegradable<br />
products and explains why Vinçotte nevertheless chose to<br />
offer certification for marine biodegradable products.<br />
Encourages marine littering?<br />
An important criticism is, that if consumers know that<br />
a product or packaging is biodegradable in the marine<br />
environment, they will litter these products in the sea<br />
without reservation, and (who knows) other products too.<br />
In other words, instead of reducing the problem this could<br />
result in even more marine waste.<br />
It is assumed that the bulk of marine debris is disposed<br />
directly in the sea. But is that really so?<br />
Origins of marine waste<br />
The origin of marine debris is endlessly diverse. Moreover,<br />
litter can travel long distances, which makes it a challenging<br />
task to trace such litter back to its origin. Generally marine<br />
debris comes from two sources: land-based and oceanbased.<br />
The major land-based sources of marine debris can<br />
include waste from dumpsites located along coastal<br />
areas or banks of rivers; industrial outfalls; materials<br />
manufacturers, processors and transporters [1]<br />
The major ocean-based sources of marine debris include<br />
shipping (merchant, public transport, pleasure, naval and<br />
research vessels), and fishing (vessels, angling and fish<br />
farming) activities; undersea exploration; legal and illegal<br />
dumping at sea [1]<br />
In 1991 the United Nations Joint Group of Experts on the<br />
Scientific Aspects of Marine pollution estimated that up to<br />
80 % of marine pollution comes from the land. In 2001 the<br />
National Marine Debris Monitoring Program (NMDMP [1])<br />
was started. This study was conducted between September<br />
2001 and September 2006 and the result indicated that<br />
land-based sources of marine debris accounted for 49 %,<br />
in comparison to 18 % from ocean based and 33 % nondistinguishable<br />
items (plastic bags, straps, and plastic<br />
bottles).<br />
The fact that marine biodegradable products could<br />
actually increase the polluting behaviour at sea is an<br />
important concern, however, waste production on the land<br />
has much greater impact on marine debris.<br />
… and are OK biodegradable MARINE certified<br />
products the solution?<br />
That the certification of marine biodegradable products<br />
solves a problem which is not actually the starting<br />
point and is not the question to be answered. The OK<br />
biodegradable MARINE certificate provides an answer<br />
to such manufacturers or suppliers who offer marine<br />
biodegradable products and want to have their claim<br />
verified by an independent third party.<br />
Being, however, well aware of misunderstandings that<br />
can easily arise amongst consumers, the OK biodegradable<br />
MARINE certification scheme makes a clear distinction<br />
between:<br />
1. Certification of the claim of marine biodegradation and<br />
2. Authorization to publish this certification.<br />
Only for a very limited group of products is authorisation<br />
given to communicate on the product itself about the OK<br />
biodegradable MARINE certificate. It concerns products<br />
that are actually used in the marine environment (e. g.<br />
fishing line, fishing baits, cull panels, etc.) and therefore<br />
their marine biodegradability can actually be of real interest<br />
to their consumers.<br />
Mentioning the OK biodegradable MARINE logo on all<br />
other products that could possibly encourage the customer<br />
in marine littering is not allowed. For these products<br />
marine biodegradability is an unknown function with an<br />
intrinsic added value: if it inadvertently ends up in the<br />
marine environment, it will be utilized by microorganisms.<br />
Considering the fact that most marine debris is landbased,<br />
marine biodegradability is an added value to any<br />
product or packaging regardless of where it is consumed.<br />
The chance that it eventually ends up at sea will always exist.<br />
Any supplier who invests in adding this functionality to his<br />
product or packaging should have the opportunity to have the<br />
information verified according to international standards.<br />
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Guarantee the claim of biodegradability in the marine environment<br />
This verification is not only a reference to harmonize the claim<br />
but also offers the supplier the opportunity to distinguish his<br />
truly marine biodegradable product from any doubtful claim<br />
by his competitors.<br />
How certification works: the iceberg example<br />
Certification processes are organised rather like an iceberg<br />
is structured.<br />
The top<br />
The top of the iceberg draws the attention, just<br />
like the certification logo, however the largest<br />
part remains hidden under water.<br />
Under water<br />
Certificate holders want to have their products<br />
able to claim marine biodegradability without<br />
having to disclose confidential information about<br />
the product details to the public. That is exactly<br />
what certification is about: a third independent<br />
party that fully evaluates the product without<br />
revealing the details to the public, only the<br />
final result. The evaluation happens “under the<br />
surface”.<br />
Applicable standards<br />
• ASTM D 7081-05 (Standard Specification for Non-Floating<br />
Biodegradable Plastics in the Marine Environment)<br />
• ASTM D.6691 (Standard Test Method for Determining<br />
Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials in the Marine<br />
Environment by a Defined Microbial Consortium or Natural<br />
Sea Water Inoculum)<br />
More information / sources<br />
[1] National Marine Debris Monitoring Programm (NMDMP):<br />
http://water.epa.gov/type/oceb/marinedebris/nmdmp.cfm<br />
[2] Certification OK biodegradable MARINE: www.OKbiodegradable.be<br />
[3] GESAMP: Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine<br />
Environmental Protection: http://www.gesamp.org/<br />
www.OKbiodegradable.be<br />
By:<br />
Petra Michiels<br />
Contract Manager<br />
Vinçotte<br />
Vilvoorde, Belgium<br />
OK Marine test procedure in a nutshell<br />
Before products are certified for biodegradability in<br />
the marine environment, they are tested in four different<br />
ways.<br />
Disintegration<br />
During the disintegration test it is verified whether<br />
or not the product fragments sufficiently. In concrete<br />
terms this means that after a period of 2.5 months (84<br />
days) 90% of the test material is sufficiently fragmented<br />
to pass through a sieve of 2 to 2 mm.<br />
Biodegradation<br />
During the biodegradation it is tested whether the<br />
test item actually completely breaks down to the level<br />
of CO 2<br />
and H 2<br />
O molecules. 90% of the product must<br />
be converted into these molecules within 6 months in<br />
the marine environment. This test is performed in an<br />
environment of salt water with an inoculum of natural<br />
seawater.<br />
Ecotoxicity<br />
During the ecotoxicity test it is checked that the<br />
degraded test material exerts no negative influence on<br />
marine aquatic organisms (invertebrates, daphnia, fish,<br />
algae or cyanobacteria).<br />
Content of heavy metals and fluorine<br />
The same limits apply to heavy metals and fluorine as<br />
in the European standard for compostability (EN 13432).<br />
In addition, there is a further limitation for cobalt.<br />
bioplastics MAGAZINE [<strong>02</strong>/15] Vol. 10 21
Polyurethanes / Elastomers<br />
Bio-based PolyTHF<br />
BASF has announced that it is now offering bio-based Polytetrahydrofuran<br />
1000 (PolyTHF 1000) for the first time. The<br />
company is providing this intermediate to selected partners<br />
for testing various applications in a large scale.<br />
PolyTHF is a hygroscopic polymer made up of linear diols<br />
with a backbone of repeating tetramethylene units, which are<br />
connected by ether linkages. The chains are capped with primary<br />
hydroxyl units and are produced by polymerizing tetrahydrofuran.<br />
It is a white solid that melts into a clear, colorless liquid when<br />
heated to between -15 and 30 °C, depending on its molecular<br />
weight. PolyTHF is especially beneficial when used as a building<br />
block for soft segment elastomers such as polyurethanes, copolyetheresters<br />
and co-polyetheramides. Its hydroxyl groups<br />
react with other functional groups such as organic acids or<br />
isocyanates. The most significant reactions are<br />
polyaddition and polycondensation.<br />
“The bio-based PolyTHF 1000<br />
is identical in quality to the<br />
petrochemical-based product,” said<br />
Andrej Brejc, Director Renewable<br />
Diols from BASF’s Intermediates<br />
division. “The opportunity to expand<br />
the range of products and applications<br />
made from renewable raw materials<br />
allows us and our partners to further<br />
explore the long-term market acceptance of<br />
this innovative technology.”<br />
PolyTHF is derived from 1,4 butanediol<br />
(BDO), which BASF has produced<br />
under license from Genomatica. BASF<br />
began production of 1,4-butanediol<br />
based on renewable feedstock using<br />
Genomatica’s patented one-step<br />
fermentation process, based on sugars.<br />
BASF is the world’s leading provider<br />
of PolyTHF. It is primarily used to<br />
make elastic spandex fibers for a<br />
large variety of textiles, including<br />
underwear, outerwear, sportswear and<br />
swimsuits. PolyTHF 1000 is mainly<br />
applied as a chemical building block<br />
for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU),<br />
which is used to make for example<br />
parts of ski boots and skates, shoe<br />
soles and instrument panel skin for<br />
automotive applications as well as<br />
hoses, films and cable sheathing.<br />
It is also used as a component of<br />
thermoplastic polyetheresters and<br />
polyetheramides. Other applications<br />
include cast elastomers, which are used,<br />
for example, for the production of wheels<br />
for skateboards and inline skates. KL<br />
www.basf.com<br />
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Polyurethanes / Elastomers<br />
Biobased TPE to create<br />
innovative new products<br />
In 2011 Green Dot (Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, USA) introduced<br />
Terratek Flex, the first biodegradable, thermoplastic<br />
elastomer available in the North American<br />
market. Terratek Flex is partially derived from biobased<br />
materials (starch) and offers a range of physical attributes<br />
comparable to engineering grade thermoplastic elastomers.<br />
Terratek Flex is strong and pliable with an exquisite<br />
soft touch. The material characteristics provide excellent<br />
performance in fabrication and can be used with existing<br />
manufacturing equipment in the majority of plastic<br />
processing applications including, injection molding,<br />
profile extrusion, sheet extrusion, thermoforming and<br />
lamination. Terratek Flex also offers superior printing and<br />
scenting compared to petroleum based TPE’s.<br />
The Terratek Flex family of resins is available in injection<br />
molding and extrusion grades and can be modified to help<br />
meet customer’s needs for hardness and flexibility. It can<br />
be used to create softer, flexible parts, in over-molding,<br />
or to modify the impact properties and flexibility of other<br />
biopolymers such as PLA or PBS.<br />
Green Dot’s initial product success was a compostable<br />
phone case for the iPhone. Green Dot designed and<br />
manufactured the case and shipped over 100,000<br />
units, placing the new material directly in the hands of<br />
consumers.<br />
The company has also worked with Fort Collins,<br />
Colorado toy maker, BeginAgain Toys to produce several<br />
products. Scented Scoops is an imaginative ice cream play<br />
set with ice cream scoops made using Terratek Flex with<br />
vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry scents. BeginAgain has<br />
also used the material in several teething toys. Terratek<br />
Flex has been tested by NSF International Laboratories<br />
and found to be free from phthalates, BPA, lead and<br />
cadmium.<br />
Green Dot recently showcased synthetic leather made<br />
from Terratek Flex at the NPE <strong>2015</strong> plastics expo held<br />
in Orlando, Florida in March (see photos). Green Dot<br />
synthetic leather is breathable and strong and is made<br />
without solvents, adhesives or harmful discharge to water.<br />
Garments and accessories made from the synthetic<br />
leather were featured in the ‘Zero Waste’ fashion show<br />
during the expo’s opening ceremonies. Additional tote<br />
bags and backpacks made by New York designer Catherine<br />
were also displayed in Green Dot’s booth at the show.<br />
Green Dot is currently working with top tier companies<br />
in athletic footwear, upholstery, and accessories who are<br />
using the synthetic leather to create new products to meet<br />
the growing consumer demand for more sustainable<br />
goods.<br />
Garment for Green Dot<br />
created by Siobhan Mulhern,<br />
Savannah College of Art and Design<br />
(photo:NPE)<br />
www.GreenDotPure.com.<br />
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Polyurethanes / Elastomers<br />
A milestone towards<br />
biobased polyurethanes<br />
At the European Coatings Show <strong>2015</strong> from April 21 – 23<br />
in Nuremberg, Germany, the industry’s largest event<br />
worldwide, Bayer MaterialScience (Leverkusen, Germany)<br />
will be introducing new milestones in polyurethanes,<br />
underscoring its global leadership in polyurethane raw materials<br />
for high-performance and environmentally compatible<br />
coatings and adhesives as well as its alignment on the needs<br />
of its customers.<br />
PDI: a new isocyanate from biomass<br />
There are quite a number of biobased polyols in the market<br />
and further in development in the industry, but the limiting<br />
factor so far to develop a biobased polyurethane has been the<br />
challenge of coming up with a biobased hardener.<br />
Customers are increasingly demanding products based<br />
on renewable raw materials. Environmental compatibility is<br />
becoming a market requirement. At the European Coatings<br />
Show, Bayer MaterialScience is showcasing a milestone<br />
in this field: DESMODUR ® eco N, a solvent free aliphatic<br />
polyisocyanate and the first polyurethane crosslinker on the<br />
market with a significant renewable content that has not come<br />
at the expense of performance. This crosslinker is based on<br />
a new isocyanate:<br />
Pentamethylene diisocyanate<br />
(PDI),<br />
an entirely new<br />
isocyanate, 70 %<br />
of whose carbon<br />
content (i. e. 5 of<br />
the 7 carbon atoms<br />
in a PDI molecule)<br />
comes from<br />
biomass without<br />
generating any<br />
direct competition<br />
for food production.<br />
Currently the<br />
biomass source<br />
is starch from not<br />
eatable plants like<br />
e. g. field corn. Field corn is not eaten by humans; the<br />
variety of maize humans eat is called sweet corn. Field<br />
corn is used as animal feed and for multiple industrial<br />
applications such as paper or cleaners and detergents,<br />
among others. Bayer’s suppliers are already working on<br />
switching from first generation feedstock (feed) to second<br />
generation feedstock (cellulosics & biowaste) as a biomass<br />
source for the future. This process is starting to be available<br />
in significant plant sizes for bioethanol already, however it<br />
is more complex and for PDI purposes will take a few more<br />
years to be delivered in sufficient commercial volumes.<br />
Bayer’s PDI can potentially be applied wherever<br />
hexamethylene diisocycanate (HDI) is currently being used.<br />
Bayer MaterialScience has always evaluated newly<br />
available biobased building blocks. “The first synthesis<br />
of PDI even goes back to experiments of the inventor of<br />
polyurethanes – Dr. Otto Bayer (Leverkusen), “says Dr.<br />
Gesa Behnken, Head of Global New Technologies at the<br />
Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties Business Unit, , Bayer<br />
Material Science, “In the past decade we have intensively<br />
evaluated different biobased raw materials for the synthesis<br />
of polyurethane crosslinkers and identified PDI as the best<br />
one, technically and environmentally.”<br />
With this addition to its portfolio, Bayer MaterialScience<br />
can for the first time offer its customers an eco-friendly<br />
hardener component, which for them is a key differentiating<br />
factor. A comprehensive technology platform currently is<br />
being developed to evaluate additional uses for PDI-based<br />
raw materials in coatings, adhesives and other applications.<br />
Bayer MaterialScience intends to bring the first PDIbased<br />
product to market in April <strong>2015</strong>. Commercial<br />
manufacturing is tplanned from 2016 with an annual<br />
capacity of up to 20,000 metric tons. These products will be<br />
manufactured in existing plants using energy-efficient gasphase<br />
technology. MT<br />
www.materialscience.bayer.com<br />
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backbone<br />
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atoms in the backbone<br />
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Polyurethanes / Elastomers<br />
First biobased TPE<br />
suspension for bed slats<br />
OMFI srl (Camparada, Italy) run by Pietro Frigerio, is a<br />
company of excellence in high technology plastic injection<br />
molding. The company has recently designed and<br />
created an innovative green alternative in bed slat suspensions.<br />
Founded over 40 years ago by Isaia Frigerio and still run<br />
by the Frigerio family, Omfi has distinguished itself within the<br />
Italian context with its great expertise both in designing molds<br />
and producing technical articles of quality particularly for the<br />
home furnishing industry.<br />
Always attentive to quality and innovation, with the strength<br />
of decades-long experience in molding technical articles,<br />
Omfi has developed and produced the first suspension for<br />
bed slats produced in Bioplastics using the new TPE biobased<br />
MEGOL BIO which was developed by API Spa (Mussolente,<br />
Italy).<br />
Not only is this innovative suspension 100 % recyclable,<br />
thanks to its being made of thermoplastic resin of the TPE-<br />
SEBS family, but it also maintains a series of technical and<br />
functional advantages such as resistance to aging and good<br />
and constant elastic qualities.<br />
In addition, the MEGOL BIO used contains up to 25 %<br />
of renewable resources which is of clear benefit to the<br />
environment.<br />
This factor results in a benefit that can be measured by<br />
the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) according to the ISO 14040-<br />
14044 standards, a method that analyzes the environmental<br />
impact of a product throughout its entire life cycle, right from<br />
the selection of raw materials used in production until its full<br />
and final disposal.<br />
The MEGOL BIO family of compounds is based on raw<br />
materials from renewable sources and vegetable crops thus<br />
contributing to the reduction of CO 2<br />
emissions and greenhouse<br />
gases, the saving of fossil resources and the efficient use of<br />
agricultural resources.<br />
This project confirms Omfi’s historical orientation towards<br />
innovation that since 1963 has designed and manufactured<br />
technologically advanced solutions and this further<br />
strengthens the partnership between Omfi and API Spa in<br />
finding solutions with a low environmental impact. MT<br />
www.omfi.it<br />
www.apiplastic.com<br />
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Reaching perfect pellet quality at the press of a button: the new<br />
INTAREMA ® features the intelligent Smart Start operating concept,<br />
bringing together production efficiency and remarkably straightforward<br />
operation. This is all about usability. Including an ergonomic<br />
touchscreen, practical recipe management and automated standby<br />
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bioplastics MAGAZINE [<strong>02</strong>/15] Vol. 10 25
Polyurethanes / Elastomers<br />
New bioderived Elastane<br />
for knit and woven fabrics<br />
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of<br />
polymers and fibres, and owner of the LYCRA ® brand, headquartered<br />
in Wichita, Kansas, USA, has introduced the only<br />
commercial offering of a bio-derived spandex available globally<br />
and for use in a wide variety of apparel fabrics and garments.<br />
LYCRA T162R fiber, new from INVISTA, is the only globally<br />
available commercial offering of a bioderived elastane.<br />
Approximately 70 % by weight of this new fiber comes from<br />
a renewable source made from dextrose derived from corn.<br />
New Lycra T162R fiber has the same physical properties as<br />
the incumbent T162L product, and requires no reengineering<br />
of fabrics, processes, or garment patterns. It is initially<br />
available in 44 and 78 dtex.<br />
Applications<br />
Lycra T162R fiber is a general purpose elastane for knit and<br />
woven fabrics. It can be combined with natural or synthetic<br />
yarns, provides excellent break performance in covering,<br />
core-spinning, and twisting operations, and can be subjected<br />
to denim bleaching, stone washing, and enzyme treatments.<br />
Lycra T162R fiber should not be used for swimwear or other<br />
end-uses that involve concentrated exposure to chlorine.<br />
Significant Features<br />
• Made from renewable resources. For a reduced CO 2<br />
emissions footprint.<br />
• Similar properties as incumbant Lycra fiber. Fabrics and<br />
garments don’t require re-engineering.<br />
• Good balance of properties. Low knitting tensions for high<br />
knitting efficiency (value-in-use).<br />
• Improved fabric uniformity. Advanced spinning and winding<br />
technology result in better along-end fiber uniformity and<br />
end-to-end fiber consistency.<br />
• High recovery power. For good fabric weight control.<br />
• Optimized Luster. Reduces elastane glitter and unsightly<br />
white grin-through.<br />
• Good chlorine resistance. Lycra T162R<br />
fiber withstands mild bleaching and<br />
mercerisation.<br />
Processing Information<br />
Lycra T162R fiber can be<br />
heat-set at temperatures<br />
ranging from 190 to 200 °C at exposure times of up to 60<br />
seconds. At the reference exposure time of 45 seconds,<br />
the optimal heat-setting temperature is 195 °C. (Note that<br />
this is the industry-standard for heat-setting temperature.<br />
Experiment for best results.)<br />
Lycra T162R fiber is compatible in processing when blended<br />
with cellulosics, polyester, or polyamide. It is not degraded by<br />
any dye class now in commercial use. LYCRA T162R fiber has<br />
the same dye affinity as other Lycra fibers, and should require<br />
no major changes in dye formulations having acid, direct,<br />
fiber reactive, and disperse dyes versus other Lycra fibers.<br />
INVISTA Apparel Planet Agenda: a Commitment<br />
to a Sustainable Apparel Industry<br />
The introduction of bio-derived Lycra 7162R fiber reflects<br />
the commitment of INVISTA Apparel to its own sustainability<br />
program, Planet Agenda, which touches every aspect of our<br />
apparel fiber business.<br />
Planet Agenda is based on the belief that INVISTA can<br />
help contribute to the sustainability of the apparel industry<br />
by delivering insight, technology, processes and products that<br />
add value while conserving resources. lt focuses on three<br />
main objectives.<br />
• Continuing to evolve manufacturing technologies and<br />
processes in ways that minimize the environmental<br />
footprint of the fibers and other textile offerings.<br />
• Offering competitive products that meet the needs<br />
of apparel markets while using fewer resources, and<br />
enhancing the environmental performance of fabrics.<br />
• Protecting the health and safety of workers and<br />
communities and participating in local stewardship<br />
initiatives. MT<br />
www.invista.com<br />
Application example<br />
‘stretch denim’<br />
(picture: Invista)<br />
Properties<br />
Yarn size (dtex) 44 and 78<br />
Luster<br />
L (delustered)<br />
Elongation at break<br />
-490 % (44 dtex)<br />
Load power at 200 % elongation -6.2 cN (44 dtex)<br />
Tenacity<br />
-40 cN (44 dtex)<br />
26 bioplastics MAGAZINE [<strong>02</strong>/15] Vol. 10
Polyurethanes / Elastomers<br />
High-quality<br />
alternative polyols<br />
RAMPF Eco Solutions (Pirmasens, Germany) — a<br />
leading provider of chemical solutions for manufacturing<br />
high-quality alternative polyols — is looking<br />
to impress visitors to UTECH <strong>2015</strong>, the international<br />
specialist trade fair for polyurethane in Maastricht from<br />
April 14 – 16, through price savings over primary polyols,<br />
a reduction in disposal costs, and active environmental<br />
protection achieved by recycling raw materials.<br />
RAMPF Eco Solutions delivers innovative chemical<br />
solutions for manufacturing high-quality alternative<br />
polyols:<br />
Customized polyols are manufactured using PU<br />
waste materials in two of the largest multi-functional<br />
plants in Europe. The basic polyols won in this way<br />
are integrated back into the customer’s<br />
production process through either<br />
RAMPF Eco Solutions or<br />
another PUR systems<br />
house. This creates a<br />
cycle that delivers<br />
both environmental<br />
and economic<br />
benefits.<br />
In a specially<br />
developed chemical<br />
process,<br />
among other<br />
polymers and<br />
Residual<br />
materials<br />
monomers, biobased<br />
polyesters<br />
such as PLA or<br />
PHB, and biobased<br />
raw materials such<br />
as vegetable oils are<br />
used as sources of raw<br />
materials for manufacturing<br />
high-tech alternative polyols.<br />
Recycling plant for PU,<br />
and e. g. PLA and PHB<br />
For customers, this means price<br />
savings over primary polyols, a reduction in disposal<br />
costs, no reliance on scarce petrochemical raw<br />
materials, and active environmental protection achieved<br />
by recycling raw materials.<br />
The RAMPF Eco Solutions portfolio also<br />
includes manufacturing PU molded parts:<br />
Individual<br />
consumer<br />
products<br />
The company develops polyurethane systems based on<br />
its own raw materials for manufacturing molded parts<br />
for use in the fitness industry, motorcycle accessories<br />
(pannier systems, back cushions), office furnishings<br />
(chair arms), and transport containers, for example.<br />
Molded parts made from semi-rigid integral skin foam<br />
and rigid foam for prototypes, small- to mediumscale<br />
series and large-scale series (by arrangement)<br />
production are manufactured in-house.<br />
In-house production of high-quality<br />
alternative polyols<br />
Customers can use in-house plants to manufacture<br />
their own high-quality alternative polyols, and in doing<br />
so can cut costs and reduce environmental impact – this<br />
profitable solution makes both economic and ecological<br />
sense, and is being showcased by RAMPF Eco Solutions<br />
and its project partner KEIL Anlagenbau, one of the<br />
leading providers of turnkey plants, at UTECH <strong>2015</strong> in<br />
Maastricht.<br />
Customized recycling facilities are designed and built<br />
for PU manufacturers with high volumes of<br />
waste material. These plants enable<br />
customers to manufacture their<br />
own cost-effective, hightech<br />
Biobased<br />
polyols at their own<br />
vegetable<br />
production location<br />
oils<br />
that can then be fed<br />
straight back into<br />
the production<br />
process. This<br />
cuts raw material,<br />
Tailormade<br />
polyols<br />
and<br />
transport,<br />
disposal<br />
costs, and<br />
makes the<br />
p r o d u c t i o n<br />
of PUR-based<br />
products more<br />
e n v i ro n m e n t a l ly<br />
friendly. RAMPF<br />
and KEIL also design<br />
and build plants for<br />
manufacturing alternative<br />
polyols from PET/PSA and<br />
biomonomers.<br />
At this year’s UTECH, RAMPF will be a topic not only<br />
in the exhibition hall. At the corresponding trade fair<br />
conference, Dr. Frank Dürsen, Director of R&D Future<br />
and Sustainability at RAMPF, and Christian Giesker,<br />
Deputy Division Manager for Engineering at KEIL, will be<br />
giving a lecture on the topic “Manufacturing of Polyols<br />
out of Alternative Sources – Chemistry and engineering<br />
aspects”. The presentation includes, amongst others,<br />
the portfolio of polyols that are provided by RAMPF<br />
Eco Solutions and describes the modular concept for<br />
recycling plants by KEIL Anlagenbau. MT<br />
www.rampf-gruppe.de/en/<br />
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CHINAPLAS <strong>2015</strong> Preview<br />
The pace of change in global manufacturing is faster<br />
now than any time in history. With increasing customer<br />
expectations and stiffer competition the past<br />
era of production, emphasizing on heavy capitalization and<br />
economies of scale, is over. Automation, innovative manufacturing<br />
technologies such as robots, vision and sensing<br />
systems, software technology, and good product design<br />
are now the hot topics of all industries. “New era manufacturing”<br />
will be about how to produce effectively with the<br />
least resources, and to manufacture unique products that<br />
can bring sustainable business.<br />
As Asia’s No. 1 and the world’s No. 2 plastics and rubber<br />
trade fair, CHINAPLAS <strong>2015</strong>, being held on 20 – 23 May<br />
<strong>2015</strong> at China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou,<br />
Guangzhou, China, and will bring in an array of concurrent<br />
events at the fairground to help industry professionals<br />
stay close to market trends.<br />
The CHINAPLAS <strong>2015</strong> event will feature more than<br />
3,100 exhibitors from 40 countries and regions, unveiling<br />
the latest plastics and rubber technologies and services<br />
across 15 product theme zones that will occupy 26<br />
exhibition halls. Countries and regions including Austria,<br />
Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea,<br />
Switzerland, the UK, USA, PR China, and Taiwan will<br />
participate in international pavilions.<br />
As in recent years, the setup of theme zones at<br />
Chinaplas is always a good indicator of market needs.<br />
Thus CHINAPLAS <strong>2015</strong> will again feature a Bioplastics<br />
Zone in Hall 12.2. If you visit Chinaplas make sure to<br />
visit the booth of bioplastics MAGAZINE in Hall 12.2 (booth<br />
12.2P15).<br />
In the following you will find some short reports of some<br />
of the 52 exhibitors showing bioplastics related products<br />
or services, 27 of which are located in the Bioplastics<br />
Zone, including a floorplan of hall 12.2. This preview will<br />
be complemented by a review in the next issue.<br />
Shenzhen Esun Industrial<br />
Polyester polyols are the important raw materials for<br />
polyurethane moulding, which usually were synthesized by<br />
condensation polymerization of petroleum-based dicarboxylic<br />
acid and polyols. With the increasing consumption of fossil fuel<br />
reserves replacement of petroleum-based polyester polyols<br />
by bio-based ones has gained growing attention both by<br />
industry and academia. One of the most promising candidates,<br />
poly(lactic acid) polyols, from renewable resources, can be<br />
synthesized by condensation polymerization of lactic acid with<br />
polyols, or by the ring opening polymerization of lactide used<br />
polyols as chain transfer agents. However, some side reaction<br />
such as oxidation and pyrolysis existed in the condensation<br />
polymerization process resulting in high acid value poly(lactic<br />
acid) polyols, which affected the reaction of polyols with<br />
isocyanate in polyurethane preparation. Shenzhen Esun<br />
Industrial Co., LTD collaborated with Ningbo Institute of<br />
Materials Technology and Enginereering, CAS developed low<br />
acid value polylactide polyols by simple post-polymerization<br />
reaction technology, which are potential large scale (millions<br />
of tons) raw materials for the modern worldwide polyurethane<br />
industry.<br />
12.2P23 20<br />
www.shenzhen-esun.en.ywsp.com<br />
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Show Guid<br />
Booth Company Location (12.2)<br />
10.2C21 ACUMEN ENGINEERING<br />
12.2P01 BASF (CHINA) COMPANY 1<br />
12.2M31 BINHAI JINXIANG CHEMICAL AUXILIARY 2<br />
12.2P15 bioplastics MAGAZINE 3<br />
1<br />
11.2A01 CHANGZHOU PULAIKE HONGMEI MASTERBATCH<br />
12.2Q01 CJ CHEILJEDANG 4<br />
9.3L39 COLLOIDS PLASTIC (SUZHOU)<br />
11.2K61 CRODA<br />
12.2L21 DONGGUAN XINHAI ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MATERIAL 5<br />
13.2K01 DONGGUAN YIHAO NANOCOMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY<br />
11.2A21 DU PONT CHINA (P&IP)<br />
13.2C63 FUKUTOMI<br />
bioplastics MAGAZIN<br />
5 12<br />
12.2Q25 gain MORE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY MATERIAL 6<br />
12.2R23 GRABIO GREENTECH CORPORATION 7<br />
5.1R05 GRAFE ADVANCED POLYMERS GMBH<br />
24<br />
26<br />
12.2Q21 GUANGZHOU BIOPLUS MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY 8<br />
10.2E61 HAIRMA CHEMICALS<br />
9.3K65 HANGZHOU FCJ PLASTICS&RUBBER<br />
12.2R17 HANGZHOU SEEMORE NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY 9<br />
9.3J41 HUAFON GROUP<br />
12.2R21 HUAINAN AN XIN TAI SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 10<br />
13.2K65 JETWELL TRADING LIMITED<br />
BIOPLASTICS ZONE 生 物<br />
25<br />
19<br />
12.2Q31 JIANGSU JINHE HI-TECH 11<br />
12.2M21 JIANGSU TORISE BIOMATERIALS 12<br />
12.2R31 JINHUI ZHAOLONG HIGH TECHNOLOGY 13<br />
11.2J21 KINGFA SCI.TECH.<br />
12.2R22 MINIMA TECHNOLOGY 14<br />
12.2L31 NATUREWORKS LLC 15<br />
11.2A11 NHH NGAI HING HONG COMPANY LTD<br />
12.2R01 NINGBO BAMTAC NEW MATERIAL 16<br />
13.2C71 NINGBO NENGZHIGUANG NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY<br />
11.3A45 POLYSCOPE POLYMERS<br />
10.3M61 QUATEK INC. SHANGHAI<br />
12.2P21 REVERDIA 17<br />
12.2P31 ROQUETTE 18<br />
15<br />
2<br />
12.2J71 SHANDONG JIQING CHEMICAL<br />
10.3K49 SHengJUN CHemiCAL(FOSHan)<br />
12.2M25 SHENZHEN ECOMANN BIOTECHNOLOGY 19<br />
12.2P23 SHENZHEN ESUN INDUSTRIAL 20<br />
11.2A41 SOLVAY<br />
12.2E21 SUZHOU CHENG FENG PLASTIC<br />
12.2Q23 SUZHOU HANFENG NEW MATERIALS . 21<br />
10.3M35 TAKEMOTO OIL&FAT (SUZHOU)<br />
11.2L21 TEIJIN LIMITED<br />
11.3J15 U-TALC MINERALS (KUN SHAN)<br />
12.2R05 WEIFANG HUAWEI NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY 22<br />
12.2P25 WEIHAI LIANQIAO NEW MATERIAL SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY 23<br />
9.3E51 XINJIANG BLUE RIDGE TUNHE<br />
Layout Plan courtesy Adsale Exhibition Service<br />
12.2L23 YAT SHUN HONG COMPANY 24<br />
12.2L25 ZHEJIANG HANGZHOU XINFU PHARMACEUTICAL 25<br />
12.2M23 ZHEJIANG HISUN BIOMATERIALS 26<br />
12.2R25 ZHEJIANG PU WEI LUN CHEMICALS 27<br />
30 bioplastics MAGAZINE [<strong>02</strong>/15] Vol. 10<br />
In this Show Guide you find the majority of compa<br />
compounds, additives, semi-finished products and<br />
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bio PAC<br />
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bio CAR<br />
Biobased materials for<br />
automotive applications<br />
conference<br />
fall <strong>2015</strong><br />
www.bio-car.info<br />
nies offering bioplastic products, such as resins,<br />
much more. For your convenience, you can take<br />
d use it as your personal show guide
Show Preview<br />
Weifang Huawei New Materials<br />
Technology<br />
Weifang Huawei New Materials Technology<br />
presents PSB (a PLA - Starch - Bentontie Material),<br />
which is a new environmentally friendly material<br />
that can be used in the main fields of processing,<br />
such as foaming, injection moulding and extrusion.<br />
PSB can be processed well on existing traditional<br />
plastic-processing equipment. The material is<br />
designed to replace traditional plastics in many<br />
fields of application, such as industrial, medicine,<br />
cosmetic, food, electronic products, tableware,<br />
household items, children-toys, gardening,<br />
farming, and much more…<br />
12.2R05<br />
22<br />
www.hwprt.com<br />
Ahlstrom food bowls<br />
NatureWorks<br />
From 3D printer filaments to compostable cutlery to<br />
baby toys, NatureWorks reveals at Chinaplas a variety<br />
of new products clearly demonstrating that Ingeo<br />
polylactide has evolved into a practical and safe<br />
replacement for a broad range of styrenics in terms of<br />
performance, price, and eco profile.<br />
The NatureWorks booth will present the latest Ingeo<br />
high heat/high impact innovations specially developed<br />
for 3D printing. The new high heat/high impact Ingeo<br />
formulation provides performance on a par with<br />
typical injection molded ABS, while at the same time<br />
delivering lower overall environmental impact and a<br />
more user friendly 3D printing experience.<br />
NatureMold from Ahlstrom is a new line of frozen,<br />
fresh, and semi-fresh food bowls that provide an<br />
alternative to aluminum and plastic. NatureMold bowls<br />
can go from freezer to microwave to dining table.<br />
Södra, the sustainable forestry cooperative in<br />
Sweden, and James Cropper Plc, a leading specialty<br />
paper and nonwovens company in the UK, recently<br />
developed a first of its kind wood pulp and Ingeo<br />
material that performs similarly to petroleum-based<br />
plastics. DuraPulp is lightweight, strong, and capable<br />
of being used in a host of applications from high-end<br />
packaging to horticultural supplies to automotive<br />
components.<br />
In addition NatureWorks will be showing product<br />
and application examples from Bioserie (Ingeo-<br />
PLA based baby toys), The Country Fresh Company<br />
(thermoformed four-cup multipack for individually<br />
portioned snacks of fruit or vegetables), Dairy Home<br />
from Thailand (yogurt cups), Natural Shield (Ingeo<br />
bags that are only eight microns thick)<br />
NHH Biodegradable<br />
Established in 2007, NHH Biodegradable Plastics<br />
Co. Ltd. is committed to offer a comprehensive range<br />
of tailor-made biodegradable/environmentally<br />
friendly compounded plastic resins for a wide scope<br />
of applications in the plastics industry. Without the<br />
addition of any conventional plastic, more than<br />
90 % organic components of the biodegradable<br />
plastics will break down to form carbon dioxide and<br />
water in the compost environments in 180 days,<br />
as depicted in EN 13432 or ASTM D6400. NHH’s<br />
competent research team is not only strongly<br />
backed up by the Group’s R&D Centre, but also<br />
carries out collaborative research projects with<br />
academic institutes and companies having similar<br />
missions and objectives. Such collaborative effort<br />
and perseverance have made it possible for the<br />
company to successfully launch in recent years<br />
their new products with unique properties.<br />
11.2A11<br />
www.nhh.com.hk<br />
12.2L31<br />
15<br />
www.natureworksllc.com<br />
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Binhai Jinxiang Chemical Auxiliaries<br />
Binhai Jinxiang Chemical Auxiliaries Co., Ltd, located<br />
in the Binhai Coastal chemical industrial park of Jiangsu<br />
Province, is a subsidiary of the Feixiang Group. The plant<br />
covers an area of 20,000 m 2 with perfect support facilities<br />
and convenient transportation.<br />
Binhai Jinxiang Chemical Auxiliaries is specialized in<br />
R&D, manufacture and sales of UV absorbers, hindered<br />
amine light stabilizers, antioxidants, photo-initiators,<br />
phosphorous flame retardant, auxiliary raw material,<br />
etc. With years pursuing excellent product quality, their<br />
products are highly praised by customers.<br />
The key products are FENTASORB 531: a highperformance<br />
anti-ageing agent that can absorb<br />
240 – 340 nm ultraviolet radiation. It can protect polymers<br />
and is widely used in PE, PVC, PP, PS, PC. FENTAUNIV<br />
1130 is recommended for both solvent and water based<br />
coatings such as automotive coatings, industrial coatings<br />
and trade sales coatings. FENTASTAB 770 is to be used<br />
in polypropylene, impact modified PP (TPO), EPDM,<br />
polystyrene, ABS and polyurethanes. FENTASTAB 292 can<br />
be applied with paint, coatings, printing ink, polyurethane<br />
paint, etc. FENTAPHOS TPO is recommended to be used in<br />
printing ink, adhesives, wood coating, acrylic triesters, etc.<br />
And finally FENTAPHOS TPO-L, a kind of highly efficient<br />
liquid photo-initiators is basically used in the curing of<br />
resins and coatings.<br />
12.2M31<br />
2<br />
www.feixiangchem.com<br />
Hangzhou Seemore<br />
Hangzhou Seemore New Material Technology Co., Ltd<br />
(hereinafter referred to as Seemore), offers leading-edge<br />
technological innovations that allow the manufacturing of<br />
biodegradable modified compounds and relative functional<br />
additives as well as the industrial applications.<br />
Seemore’s nucleating agent TMP3000 enables a<br />
breakthrough in crystallization time (22 seconds as the<br />
fastest) and heat resistant up to 100 °C while retaining<br />
transparency and brightness.<br />
As well as nucleating agents, Seemore provides a range<br />
of additives such as chain extenders, compatibilizers, melt<br />
enhancers, stabilizers etc. and also provide the ready-touse<br />
modified compounds for injection/extrusion/blowing<br />
etc.<br />
The latest applications of Seemore’s innovations are<br />
customized 3D printing filament and PLA filled quilt.<br />
As one of the most professional companies in PLA<br />
additives and the industrial applications field, Seemore<br />
is willing to share its R&D achievement with all of their<br />
friends in the PLA industry.<br />
12.2R17 9<br />
www.hzseemore.com<br />
Grabio Greentech Corporation<br />
Established in 1999, Grabio Greentech<br />
Corporation has been dedicated since then to<br />
the development and manufacture of 100 %<br />
biodegradable and compostable starch plastics.<br />
Its products are GRABIO film grade and<br />
extruding grade resin and finished products.<br />
All GRABIO products fulfill EN13432 and ASTM<br />
D6400 standards and have received compostable<br />
certificates from EU, USA, and Japan.<br />
GRABIO film grade resin can be processed<br />
on conventional LDPE film blowing extruder<br />
to make film/bag products, such as shopping<br />
bags, garbage bags, compost bags, mulch film<br />
etc. Extrusion grade resin can be processed<br />
into seedling pot and tray. Use of biodegradable<br />
agricultural products can save retrieval cost of<br />
discarded mulch film and seedling pots, as well<br />
as preventing environmental pollution.<br />
At this year’s Chinaplas GRABIO will exhibit its<br />
different grades of film and extruding material<br />
lines. In addition, they will display their latest<br />
film grade material specifically meeting the Jilin<br />
Province plastic bag regulation with 35 % PLA<br />
content. GRABIO will provide local companies<br />
good business opportunities to enter the Jilin<br />
bioplastic bag market.<br />
12.2R23 7<br />
www.grabio.com.tw<br />
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NPE Review<br />
NPE Review<br />
By: Michael Thielen<br />
From March 23 to 27 the plastics world met in Orlando,<br />
Florida, USA, for NPE, the (inter …) National Plastics Exhibition<br />
organized by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI).<br />
SPI believes the bioplastics sector will play an important<br />
role in the future of the plastics industry as a whole, which is<br />
why this industry segment received a place of prominence at<br />
NPE<strong>2015</strong>, one of the world’s most important plastics trade<br />
shows that SPI produces triennially, and that brings together<br />
every sector of the plastics industry in one location.<br />
“Bioplastics is just one of several innovative industry<br />
segments that offer the entire plastics industry the opportunity<br />
to position itself as the material of choice for the next several<br />
decades,” said SPI President and CEO William R. Carteaux.<br />
“Between the thousands of green jobs that bioplastics<br />
supports and continues to create and the day-to-day ingenuity<br />
displayed by bioplastics companies and their employees,<br />
this is an industry sector with its finger on the pulse of the<br />
plastics supply chain, and it makes sense to acknowledge its<br />
contributions at NPE.”<br />
After our preview in the last issue find here our Show-review:<br />
Greenpack<br />
Greenpack LLC from Guatemala presented biodegradable<br />
disposables made from non edible yam starch that they crop<br />
themselves in Guatemala. “Our material is lightweight, low<br />
cost and easy to process.” Said Gabriel Salazar, International<br />
Business and Sales Director of Greenpack. “This makes it an<br />
ideal substitute for conventional plastic that is currently used<br />
to produce one time use disposable products such as plastic<br />
utensils, cups and plates, garbage bags, t-shirt bags and<br />
product packaging.”<br />
Greenpack material is produced out of a bio hybrid resin<br />
based on up to 70 % sustainable and renewable plant<br />
starch (Vincotte OK Biobased 2 stars certified) that creates<br />
a new molecular structure that is 100 % biodegradable in<br />
approximately 15 months. So it is not certified compostable<br />
according to ASTM D 6400 / EN 13432 because it takes too<br />
long. No chemical additives are used in the production<br />
process and there are zero residues left after biodegradation<br />
has taking place.<br />
“Our products require no special waste management.<br />
The material will biodegrade naturally, similar to an orange<br />
peel, when it is in a microorganism rich environment. The<br />
more microorganism activity, the faster it biodegrades. When<br />
the material is incinerated it will produce 68 % less carbon<br />
emissions than conventional plastic.”<br />
www.greenpack.net<br />
Laurel Biocomposites<br />
Laurel Biocomposites LLC (Laurel, Nebraska) has earned<br />
USDA Certified Biobased Product Label for its Bio-Res PE<br />
and powder. Bio-Res PE and PP compounds are produced by<br />
combining DDGS (Dry Destillers Grains Solubles) a byproduct<br />
from the corn-2-bioethanol production, with PE and PP.<br />
Another product is Bio-Res PLA, which in addition is<br />
biodegradable. An interesting example of application that<br />
was demonstrated at NPE (at a joint booth with the Center for<br />
Bioplastics and Biocomposites CB 2 ) was an injection molded<br />
flower pot.<br />
Greenhouse trials with annual plants such as tomatoes and<br />
peppers, have shown improved plant and root growth (with up<br />
to 100 % more yield) when planted in pots made with Bio-<br />
Res compounds as compared to plants grown in traditional<br />
polypropylene pots.<br />
As compared to neat PLA, Bio-Res PLA can reduce the cycle<br />
times and mold stick when used in injection molding. The<br />
natural color is light yellow and takes colorant well. Highly<br />
concentrated masterbatch pellets can be used at inclusion<br />
rates of up to 50 %.<br />
www.laurelbiocomposites.com<br />
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NPE Review<br />
Vertellus<br />
Growing interest among consumers and legislators<br />
in the safety and environmental impact of traditional<br />
plasticizers is prompting the plastics industry to seek<br />
new solutions. Vertellus (Indianapolis, Indiana), a leading<br />
global supplier of additives to the plastics and polymer<br />
industries, is addressing this with its biobased, nontoxic<br />
Citroflex ® plasticizers (among others) that have a<br />
long history of safe use. The high-performance additive<br />
products, also deliver low volatility and low leaching,<br />
making them suitable for a wide range of polymers used in<br />
food packaging, medical applications and children’s toys.<br />
Vertellus’ Citroflex plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride<br />
(PVC) and other polymers are citric acid esters, which<br />
have a long history as plasticizers and lubricants in food<br />
contact applications, such as rigid food containers and<br />
packaging films. These biobased, non-toxic additives have<br />
also demonstrated safety in children’s toys and medical<br />
applications. As an added benefit, Citroflex products<br />
deliver superior tensile strength and ultimate elongation<br />
performance compared to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate<br />
(DEHP) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA).<br />
www.vertellus.com<br />
Genarex<br />
Bylox and Bylox HT bioadditives have earned USDA<br />
biobased product certification. Both bioadditives from<br />
Alpharetta (Georgia) based company Genarex LLC have a<br />
biobased content of at least 98 %, according to ASTM D 6866.<br />
The USDA certification is a major milestone for Genarex,<br />
which is nearing full commercial introduction of its suite of<br />
bioadditives for a range of thermoplastic resins.<br />
Genarex’s Bylox and Bylox HT compounds – based<br />
on a heterogeneous blend of plant-based proteins and<br />
carbohydrates – are distinguished by low odor, easy<br />
processing, high thermal stability and ductility. Bylox is<br />
the flagship characterized by high ductility while Bylox<br />
HT is a high-performance option with a thermal<br />
processing window of up to 250 °C and near-zero<br />
odor.<br />
Both products can<br />
be blended with PP,<br />
PE and PVC at<br />
loadings up to<br />
30 % without<br />
s a c r i f i c i n g<br />
the material<br />
performance.<br />
They can also<br />
be added to<br />
biodegradable<br />
plastics such as<br />
PBAT, PLA or PHA at<br />
similar loading levels.<br />
www.genarex.com<br />
Jungbunzlauer<br />
Another exhibitor showcasing citric acid plasticizers is<br />
Jungbunzlauer from Basel, Switzerland. Jungbunzlauer’s<br />
CITROFOL ® products are compatible with a broad range<br />
of polymer types that include PVC, PU, acrylics but also<br />
biopolymers such as cellulosics, PLA and PHA. In most<br />
cases, Citrofol esters will replace traditional plasticizers as<br />
a safe drop-in solution at a competitive price level. Due to<br />
their low toxicity and compliance with stringent regulatory<br />
requirements, Citrofol is preferably used not only in<br />
sensitive applications such as medical devices, food<br />
packaging and pharmaceutical c o a t i n g s ,<br />
but also in sealants and<br />
adhesives. Furthermore,<br />
industrial<br />
applications also benefit when using Citrofol products which<br />
results in low volatility and low migration according to the<br />
customer needs.<br />
Citrofol BII is a fully degradable citrate ester and is suitable<br />
for standard plastic products as well as for biobased plastics.<br />
This versatile, first-rate plasticizer is certified compostable by<br />
DIN CERTCO according ASTM D 6400 as well EN 13432. Tests<br />
and comprehensive analysis have proven that Citrofol BII is<br />
environmentally friendly, and that it leaves absolutely no<br />
residues or degradation products in the soil, which can<br />
then still be used as farmland. This is why Citrofol BII<br />
is particularly recommended for use in biopolymers<br />
such as PLA for agricultural applications (e. g.<br />
mulch films, or films used to prevent soil erosion).<br />
Furthermore, Jungbunzlauer’s citrate esters<br />
hold the USDA certificate for biobased products<br />
that verifies the amount of renewable biobased<br />
ingredients.<br />
www.jungbunzlauer.com<br />
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PolyOne<br />
And yet another plasticizer: PolyOne’s Geon<br />
BIO Flexible Solutions, formulated with a bioderived<br />
plasticizer offers a high-performance material offering<br />
both excellent properties and sustainability in one costeffective,<br />
vinyl-based material package. It complies with<br />
phthalate-restrictive regulations such as California’s<br />
Prop 65 and the Consumer Product Safety Initiative Act<br />
of 2008 (CPSIA).<br />
Consistent with the PolyOne No Surprises Pledge SM ,<br />
reFlex 300 materials have been tested and certified by<br />
the USDA’s BioPreferred Program to be 99 % biobased.<br />
Compared to other flexible vinyls, Geon BIO materials<br />
feature a wider processing window and enhanced<br />
thermal stability, which may reduce production costs<br />
by improving manufacturing efficiency. In addition,<br />
specific healthcare formulations are pre-certified to<br />
meet biocompatibility requirements for United States<br />
Pharmacopeia (USP) Class VI protocols.<br />
www.polyone.com<br />
Teknor Apex<br />
Teknor Apex Company (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) presented<br />
three bioplastics related topics:<br />
Teknor Apex’s bioplastic Terraloy ® in combination with<br />
Arkema’s Pebax ® thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) to make<br />
breathable films will enable manufacturers of housewrap to<br />
increase their product offerings and expand their commitment<br />
to sustainability. By varying the Terraloy biopolymer content,<br />
Teknor Apex has developed multiple grades of the blend, which<br />
can be used to produce films with various levels of moisture<br />
permeability. Such films can be bonded with nonwoven fabrics<br />
to form housewraps that allow moisture vapor to escape from<br />
homes, preventing mold and mildew, yet remain waterproof.<br />
In alliance with Takemoto, Teknor Apex develops a new series<br />
of masterbatches for polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastic increases<br />
the heat distortion temperature (HDT) and impact strength<br />
of the resin and substantially reduces its cooling time in<br />
injection molding, making possible semi-durable and durable<br />
applications which until now have been closed to standard PLA.<br />
The Terraloy 90017A and 90017B masterbatches are based on,<br />
and are for use with, Ingeo High Performance (HP) resin.<br />
And last but not least new compounds in the Terraloy 3D-<br />
40040 series of high-impact, high-heat PLA products provide<br />
enhanced properties and tight tolerance control in 3D printing,<br />
while permitting oven drying of filament to prevent defects<br />
caused by residual moisture.<br />
www.teknorapex.com<br />
Asobiocom<br />
ASOBIOCOM is the Spanish Association of<br />
biodegradable and compostable plastics. It covers<br />
biodegradable and compostable plastics, including but<br />
not limited to biobased plastics. Asobiocom is focused<br />
on the biodegradability and compostability.<br />
The association was founded in 2012 by the main<br />
companies involved in biodegradable and compostable<br />
plastics, i. e. producers and converters in Spain. But it<br />
is also open for authorities and scientific entities.<br />
“As Association our objective here is to represent<br />
our members and get in contact with other American<br />
national associations,” said Ángela Osma from<br />
Asobiocom to bioplastics MAGAZINE. “We want to know<br />
about their activities, the situation of this industry and<br />
the market, both in North America as well as Latin<br />
America.”<br />
One important line of action in the association is<br />
communication and the proper information about the<br />
different concepts of biodegradability, biobased and so<br />
on.<br />
www.asobiocom.es<br />
Great Eastern Resins<br />
Great Eastern Resins Industrial Co., Ltd. (Taichung, Taiwan)<br />
presented Isothane G, a series of biobased thermoplastic<br />
polyurethanes with a biobased content of 25 % or above.<br />
The material exhibits excellent transparency (yet can be<br />
colored with TPU based masterbatches), high toughness and<br />
solvent resistance. “We developed a grade for Nike shoes”, a<br />
spokesperson explained to bioplastics MAGAZINE at the NPE<br />
booth.<br />
The Isothane G Series is manufactured via a proprietary<br />
sugar fermentation process and can be injection-, extrusionand<br />
blow molded. The Shore A hardness can vary from 55 to 95.<br />
www.greco.com.tw<br />
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Polyalloy<br />
Polyalloy from Taoyuan (Taiwan) is offering VeryGreen<br />
PLA compounds, made from high purity sterecomplex PLA<br />
(sourced form Corbion), based on non GMO cassava or sugar<br />
cane. Especially the VG72 blends are designed to increase heat<br />
resistance and anti-hydrolysis of PLA due to its outstanding<br />
crystallinity.<br />
VeryGreen PLA compounds are fully biodegradable, yet not<br />
compostable as to the commons standards due to the timeframe<br />
for complete degradation.<br />
www.polyalloy.com.tw<br />
HDT<br />
VG726<br />
ABS<br />
IZOD impact<br />
MiTAC Precision Technology Corporation (MPT)<br />
MPT, a compounder from China and Taiwan showcased<br />
Greemas ® : tougher, stronger and high gloss PLA materials.<br />
Greemas outperforms most of the PLA materials on the market,<br />
as stated in a brochure. Through the material modification<br />
process, Greemas is not only proven to be machine-processable,<br />
but also demonstrates superior product characteristics that are<br />
more or less equivalent to those of conventional plastics, such as<br />
thermal stability, durability, flexural and tensile strength etc. The<br />
biomass content can be up to 80 %, the material offers a good<br />
transparency with light transmittance rates of above 85 %.<br />
Greemas is applicable for example for bags, films, tubes,<br />
bottles, gibers and rigid components for various sectors ranging<br />
from home & garden, kids & babies, stationery, cutlery, cosmetics,<br />
packaging, consumables to personal health care items. One<br />
interesting example (the Breere food containers) are introduced<br />
in a separate article on page 42.<br />
Greemas@mpt-solutions.com.cn<br />
Tensile strength<br />
Elongation<br />
Flexure<br />
modulus<br />
Startup Garage<br />
Based on the idea that quite a few successful<br />
companies (such as Microsoft, Amazon or<br />
Apple) have started in a garage, the NPE<strong>2015</strong><br />
Startup Garage is a program developed by SPI<br />
in partnership with the new-venture tracking<br />
firm Startup.Directory to provide startups with<br />
a prominently located exhibit area at the show.<br />
bioplastics MAGAZINE already reported about<br />
two bioplastics companies presenting in this<br />
startup garage in the show preview in the<br />
last issue: Biobent Polymers, introducing<br />
Bio-composite polymers with up to 40 %<br />
renewable content from soy or other renewable<br />
agricultural products (www.biobent.com). And<br />
cycleWood Solutions showcasing compostable<br />
and sustainable resins produced from lignin.<br />
LDPE-like film grades are 100 % compostable.<br />
Injection molding grades are available in either<br />
compostable or durable, non-degradable<br />
(blended with polyolefins) versions. (www.<br />
cycleWood.com).<br />
The third bioplastics company in the NPE<br />
startup garage is BiologiQ, from Idaho Falls<br />
(Idaho). Their EcoPlastiQ GS family of resins<br />
are the most blendable of any TPS resins<br />
ever developed (as stated in a brochure of<br />
the company). While the starch materials are<br />
most commonly blended with petroleum based<br />
plastics, they are also easily combined with PLA<br />
and other bioplastics. EcoPlastiQ TPS is made<br />
from a waste stream, as Allan Webb of BiologiQ<br />
explained to bioplastics MAGAZINE. A significant<br />
amount of the starch used for the production<br />
comes from the french-fries industry in the<br />
potato growing state of Idaho, Allan said.<br />
www.BiologiQ.com<br />
B&H Tool Company<br />
B&H Tool Company LLC, located in San<br />
Marcos, California, announced new extrusion<br />
tooling capabilities for successfully extruding<br />
bioabsorbable material tubing (mainly for<br />
medical applications). B&H’s team of experts<br />
use flow simulation analysis to design and<br />
manufacture extrusion head assemblies to<br />
optimize the processing of bioabsorbable<br />
materials in tubing applications. Their new<br />
approach reduces project times from conception<br />
to integration, eliminates trial & error, optimizes<br />
die design before any metal is cut.<br />
www.bhtool.com<br />
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Stratasys<br />
Stratasys Advanced Materials demonstrated a PLA<br />
compound for high impact strength and toughness,<br />
optimized for extrusion in Stratasys and MakerBot FDM<br />
printers. The compound is based on technology gained<br />
from Stratasys’ acquisition of Interfacial Solutions<br />
in 2014. deTerra ® compounds of PLA are rheology<br />
modified PLA-based polymers produced by the process<br />
of hyperbranching. The material shown demonstrates<br />
mechanical properties and toughness equivalent to<br />
ABS, but with high biobased content and excellent flow<br />
characteristics afforded by PLA.<br />
Stratasys Advanced Materials plans to build upon<br />
the former business of Interfacial Solutions in custom<br />
compound development to begin custom FDM materials<br />
options for Stratasys customers. This will allow users<br />
of Stratasys printers to work with Stratasys Advanced<br />
Materials to produce custom materials for their individual<br />
applications.<br />
www.stratasys.com<br />
RTP Company<br />
Growing marketplace demand for environmentally<br />
friendly products has led RTP Company to develop an<br />
expanded line of PLA bioplastic compounds products<br />
with mechanical properties that are similar to common<br />
petroleum based thermoplastics such as ABS, acrylic,<br />
and high impact polystyrene. Resulting impact modified,<br />
nucleated, and mineral reinforced compounds make<br />
PLA suitable for select semi-durable and durable<br />
products. Mineral reinforced and nucleated PLA<br />
compounds provide increased thermal performance and<br />
shorten molding cycle times. Impact modified grades<br />
are available in translucent or opaque versions and can<br />
also incorporate FDA compliant ingredients. All are fully<br />
colorable and a high gloss surface finish is easy to obtain.<br />
A full range of PLA bioplastic compounds allows<br />
cost, performance, and renewable resource content<br />
to be tailored to individual application specifications.<br />
Biocontent in PLA compounds can range up to 95 %<br />
depending on end-use requirements.<br />
Another topic is RTP Company’s first-in-the-industry<br />
glass fiber reinforced PLA compounds to overcome<br />
the shortcomings of unmodified PLA by increasing its<br />
strength and stiffness with 10 – 40% loadings of glass<br />
fiber.<br />
Glass fiber reinforced PLA compounds from RTP<br />
Company have the mechanical properties necessary to<br />
be used under many conditions as drop-in alternatives<br />
to reinforced polypropylene, polyesters, and nylons. They<br />
can be easily processed in existing tools and equipment;<br />
their colorability and resin-rich surface finish allows<br />
them be used for many types of branded durable and<br />
semi-durable goods.<br />
www.rtpcompany.com<br />
Arkema<br />
Arkema’s Specialty Polyamides group highlighted<br />
the expansion of its biosourced portfolio and exciting<br />
Pebax ® resin developments. Excellent energy return,<br />
toughness, flexibility, elasticity, and shock resistance<br />
make lightweight Pebax resins a world-renowned solution<br />
for high performance sports equipment, such as running<br />
shoes and cleats. At NPE, Arkema highlighted an exciting<br />
new area for Pebax materials, breathable nonwovens.<br />
Biosourced solutions have been the keystone of the<br />
Specialty Polyamides’ offering since the development<br />
of Rilsan ® polyamide 11 over 60 years ago. Founded on<br />
the proven sustainability and use of renewables, Arkema<br />
continues to expand its biosourced portfolio with the<br />
addition of PA10.10, PA10.12, PA6.10 and now transparent<br />
grades in the Rilsan Clear Rnew ® family. These new<br />
grades, Rilsan Clear G850 Rnew and Rilsan Clear G120<br />
Rnew, make Arkema the only supplier of biosourced<br />
transparent polyamides.<br />
www.arkema.com<br />
SPI Bioplastics Division / Eastman Kodak<br />
SPI, the Plastics Industry Trade Association and the<br />
SPI Bioplastics Division announced on Wednesday<br />
March 25, that Eastman Kodak was the winner of this<br />
year’s Innovation in Bioplastics Award for its creation of a<br />
biotoner, designed for the electro-photographic printing<br />
industry that contains more than 90 % biobased and<br />
biodegradable materials.<br />
“The term bioplastics’ has quickly grown to become<br />
synonymous with innovation, and Eastman Kodak’s<br />
creation of a biotoner that is formulated with biobased<br />
and biodegradable materials continues that tradition,”<br />
said SPI President and CEO William R. Carteaux. “SPI<br />
congratulates Eastman Kodak for winning the <strong>2015</strong><br />
Innovation in Bioplastics Award and thanks all of this<br />
year’s entrants for their continuing pursuit of new<br />
applications for biobased and biodegradable materials<br />
and for supporting the expansion of choices that plastics<br />
manufacturers have when it comes to which materials<br />
they use in their products.”<br />
For more details about the biobased toner please see<br />
a comprehensive article in bioplastics MAGAZINE 06/2014.<br />
http://bit.ly/1IE2nO3<br />
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ALGIX<br />
ALGIX from Meridian, Massachussetts, is a<br />
company utilizing the vast potential of algae to<br />
improve our planet by revolutionizing systems<br />
essential to life by providing clean water, proteinrich<br />
foods, and sustainable plastic products to the<br />
world.<br />
Their Solaplast resins are created by blending<br />
algae with a variety of base resins, conventional<br />
plastics such as PE or PP as well as bioplastics<br />
such as PLA. The benefits of their products include<br />
resource utilization, carbon sequestration or<br />
enhanced biodegradation, competitive pricing,<br />
thermal stability, the cleaning of fresh water<br />
resources, and zero impacts on food.<br />
Some other bioplastics use arable crop land and<br />
consume food sources in order to be produced,<br />
but Solaplast plastics are helping to create food<br />
by cleaning water and helping the aquaculture<br />
industry.<br />
Algix currently offer resins in film, extrusion,<br />
molding, and foaming grades. At NPE the company<br />
launched their Collaborate Campaign for the<br />
purpose of reaching out to the Industrial Design<br />
community as well as the “Green is my favorite<br />
color” Video Campaign for the purpose of raising<br />
awareness about sustainability and asking people<br />
why it is important to them.<br />
SHAPING SMART<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
www.algix.com<br />
Register now!<br />
5/6 November <strong>2015</strong><br />
MARITIM proArte Hotel<br />
Berlin<br />
For more information email:<br />
conference@european-bioplastics.org<br />
www.conference.european-bioplastics.org<br />
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Application News<br />
Organic tea<br />
packaging<br />
Award winning<br />
headphones<br />
Innovia Films has announced that Carrington<br />
Tea (Closter, New Jersey, USA) is using biobased<br />
and home as well as industrial compostable<br />
NatureFlex packaging films for their Carrington<br />
Organics Tea line. High barriers to oxygen and<br />
moisture ensure product freshness.<br />
AudioQuest NightHawk headphones<br />
with earcups made of “Liquid Wood” –<br />
ARBOFORM ® from TECNARO GmbH;<br />
source: AudioQuest<br />
The teas are packaged in a 20-bag retailready<br />
“soft pack”, developed in conjunction with<br />
Fastik Label and Supply. This packaging format<br />
is commonly used in Europe for economy-sized<br />
packaging, however this is rarely seen in North<br />
America.<br />
“For our organic tea we felt that a compostable<br />
package would complement our product and<br />
speak to people who want to make a positive<br />
impact on the environment. Flexible material<br />
also offered us a unique packaging approach<br />
and a chance for differentiation, as tea bags are<br />
predominantly packed in a box or can. Functionally,<br />
NatureFlex delivers the freshness barrier that<br />
our teas require along with excellent receptivity<br />
to inks, communicating our branding through<br />
vibrant print,” explained Debbie Shandel, Executive<br />
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at<br />
Carrington Co., LLC.<br />
Chris Mitchell, Business Manager, Packaging-<br />
Americas, Innovia Films enthused, “It’s fantastic<br />
that we have another satisfied customer using our<br />
compostable NatureFlex packaging film for their<br />
products.”<br />
The new Carrington Organics Tea line is offered<br />
in three great flavors including two herbals –<br />
Chamomile and Soothing Herbal, as well as the<br />
very popular Green Tea Lemon. The Carrington<br />
Organics Tea contains 20 tea bags per package and<br />
is available for purchase at select grocery stores<br />
and online. All Carrington Organics Tea products<br />
are organic-certified and packed in the United<br />
States. MT<br />
www.natureflex.com<br />
www.carringtontea.com<br />
Best known for its high-performance audio/video cables, AudioQuest<br />
(Irvine, California, USA) officially introduced its first set of headphones at<br />
this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (6 – 9 Jan) in Las Vegas.<br />
Named <strong>2015</strong> CES Innovation Honoree (Headphones) and Best of<br />
Innovation Winner (Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies), NightHawk<br />
is an around-the-ear semi-open headphone designed and engineered by<br />
Skylar Gray.<br />
In creating NightHawk, Gray worked to bring purposeful and intelligent<br />
innovation to the mature art of headphone design. As such, NightHawk<br />
exhibits many groundbreaking components, including sophisticated<br />
earcups developed in collaboration with the German firm TECNARO, using<br />
ARBOFORM ® , or Liquid Wood.<br />
According to Gray, “Arboform is a key element to NightHawk’s<br />
performance and a driving force in the excitement surrounding its release.”<br />
Liquid Wood is made from 100 % renewable raw materials. Its principal<br />
component is lignin — a byproduct in the cellulose pulping and papermaking<br />
process — whose annual production exceeds 50 million tonnes. Whereas<br />
the production (and disposal) of plastic is known to present environmental<br />
hazards, the production of Arboform has minimal impact on the ecosystem.<br />
Lignin is combined with natural fibers, natural resins and waxes, and<br />
treated in such a way that it can be injection moulded. While injection<br />
moulding is commonly accomplished with plastics or synthetic polymers,<br />
Liquid Wood is a natural material; thus, every NightHawk earcup is one<br />
of a kind, exhibiting subtle variations in colour, pattern, and surface finish<br />
that further enhance NightHawk’s overall beauty.<br />
Moreover, compared to ordinary plastic or wood, Liquid Wood has far<br />
superior acoustic properties and provides a seemingly endless array of<br />
geometric possibilities. In NightHawk, Liquid Wood is used to shape the<br />
earcups to more closely resemble the human ear, thereby providing a<br />
more complete and comfortable fit, reducing stress on the listener’s head<br />
and ears.<br />
Gray: “AudioQuest looks forward to incorporating Arboform in many more<br />
products, as we strive to achieve high performance, outstanding value, and<br />
natural beauty through responsible, sustainable engineering.” KL<br />
www.nighthawk.audioquest.com<br />
www.tecnaro.de<br />
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Application News<br />
Seaweed chips bags<br />
Corrugated tubing<br />
New Frontier Foods, a San Francisco area-based company is now<br />
using Innovia’s biobased NatureFlex packaging for their Ocean’s Halo<br />
line of flavored snack chips made from natural, sustainably harvested,<br />
and nutrient-rich seaweed. This flexible packaging material offers<br />
excellent barriers to oxygen and moisture, and is certified compostable.<br />
When looking at packaging options, Ocean’s Halo felt that the pack<br />
should reflect their core values while also providing superior protection<br />
for their product. In order to maintain the crunch of the chips it was<br />
critical to guard against moisture vapour ingress. A high barrier to<br />
oxygen was also necessary to extend shelf life. Furthermore, the<br />
packaging needed to match the Ocean’s Halo brand identity.<br />
Ocean’s Halo Seaweed Chips is the first product from New Frontier<br />
Foods, Inc. The company was started in Burlingame, California by four<br />
dads. The founders of Ocean’s Halo Seaweed Chips are on a mission<br />
to create a chip nutritious enough for the produce aisle, but delicious<br />
enough for the snack aisle. Made from only sustainably grown seaweed<br />
and other natural ingredients, Ocean’s Halo Seaweed Chips are organic<br />
and available in five gluten-free flavours – Chili Lime, Sea Salt, Korean<br />
BBQ, Hot & Spicy, and Texas BBQ. The chips are packed with vitamins<br />
and minerals, are GM-Free and contain no trans fats, MSGs or artificial<br />
ingredients.<br />
Robert Mock, co-founder of Ocean’s Halo stated, “We were introduced<br />
to the Innovia Films’ compostable packaging alternative, NatureFlex, by<br />
Genpak, a leading food packing company with manufacturing locations<br />
in both the US and Canada. Over the past two years, we have built a<br />
great partnership with Genpak to bring our products to market with not<br />
only high quality material, but also with a like-minded approach to the<br />
environment.”<br />
Mike Shim another co-founder of Ocean’s Halo added, “When we were<br />
faced with packaging choices, we were 100 % committed to choosing<br />
compostable bags because it’s the right thing to do. Health and<br />
sustainability is one of our pledges to our customers and compostable<br />
bags are an integral part of that pledge.”<br />
Bill Reilly, the Development Manager with Genpak, added “Our<br />
challenge was to develop a structure that provides excellent barrier<br />
properties and works well on the packaging equipment. Oceans Halo,<br />
Innovia and Genpak worked together closely to develop this functional<br />
and completely compostable structure.”<br />
Christopher Tom, a Sales Executive with Innovia Films, was involved<br />
in the project. “We are proud to work with forward-thinking brands and<br />
packaging converters and help them reach their collective sustainability<br />
objectives.” MT<br />
<br />
Green corrugated cable protection tubing from<br />
REIKU (Wiehl, Germany) cannot not be recognized<br />
by its colour. Like its counterparts made of oilbased<br />
materials, the biobased version is black<br />
or gray. Its big advantages become evident<br />
in robot operation with a continuous series<br />
of bending cycles, where the products have<br />
a significantly longer service life. One of the<br />
first users is b+m surface systems, a leading<br />
supplier of fully automated painting plants and<br />
paint application systems for surfaces with very<br />
high quality standards. The company uses the<br />
resource-conserving completely biobased PA<br />
11corrugated tubing from Reiku as standard for<br />
its latest painting robot generation, Type T1 X5.<br />
Under a continuous series of bending<br />
cycles, which is typical for many industrial<br />
robots, this product has the highest service<br />
life of all corrugated cable protection tubing in<br />
this manufacturer’s extensive portfolio. Says<br />
Sales Manager Peter Sailer: “In internal trials,<br />
corrugated bio-based tubing with a nominal<br />
diameter of 70 mm remained free of damage<br />
even after 16 million cycles in the flexibility test,<br />
which corresponds in practice to a service life<br />
of around three years. With the development<br />
of this corrugated tubing product, Reiku has<br />
demonstrated that top- performance cable<br />
protection is ensured, also in view of dwindling<br />
oil reserves.”<br />
The outstanding behavior of this tubing under<br />
dynamic stress is down to the special properties<br />
of the material used to produce it: Reiku’s<br />
corrugated cable protection tubing, which is<br />
available in nominal widths of 12 – 70 mm, is made<br />
of halogen-free flame-retardant polyamide 11<br />
(PA11). This bio-based engineering plastic<br />
combines excellent mechanical properties under<br />
static and dynamic load with high temperature<br />
and chemical resistance. It is also abrasionresistant.<br />
MT<br />
www.reiku.de<br />
www.natureflex.com<br />
www.oceanshalo.com<br />
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Application News<br />
Breathable food storage container<br />
Zi pac GmbH, a supplier of packaging made from paper, carton and bioplastics<br />
based in Meissen, Germany, is now also acting as the exclusive agency of the S.E.E.<br />
brand of AGT Green Technology Co., Ltd. – Taiwan for Germany and Austria. Just<br />
recently they released the new product Breere breathable food storage containers,<br />
“to bring a greater ease and a life of fewer worries” to their customers, as they say<br />
in their latest brochure. Created via the concept of S.N.P. (Simplicity, Natural and<br />
Practicality), Breere is the practical and safe food storage container made from<br />
renewable raw materials (CPLA), carbon foot print certified by TÜV Rheinland, free<br />
of any toxic substances such as phthalate plasticizers or Bisphenol A.<br />
The Breere food storage boxes are tough and long lasting. However the container<br />
shells still represent a valuable raw material, meaning that after a long life in use<br />
they can eventually be transformed back into lactic acid and thus become a raw<br />
material for the manufacture of new products. This creates a closed material cycle.<br />
The containers are closed with lids made of food grade silicone with integrated<br />
grip zones that allow a safe handling even when the box itself is very hot or cold. A<br />
specially designed P-shaped groove in the lid allows a safe and tight sealing. Each<br />
lid is equipped with a special air-valve caps making the whole system breathable.<br />
Insert the cap into one of the two holes in the lid and gently press down the whole<br />
lid. Then close the cap with the second little hole. The lid, now in its inwardly curved<br />
shape, tells the user that the Breere storage box is working correctly.<br />
The silicone lids in different colours, combined with the air-valve caps with<br />
different pictograms, help to maintain an overview in the refrigerator contents. The<br />
containers are perfectly stackable and can be used in a microwave oven. MT<br />
www.zipac.de<br />
www.see-gaia.com<br />
Earth Bottle<br />
Earth Renewable Technologies (ERT), a pioneer in renewable packaging solutions based in Brevard, NC, has announced the<br />
launch of EarthBottle, plant- and mineral-based packaging made from the company‘s proprietary EarthMatter formulation.<br />
The material is based on 90 % Ingeo PLA from NatureWorks and 10 % additives which include minerals which increases the<br />
characteristics of PLA.<br />
“Consumers are more and more seeking products that reflect a comprehensive consciousness to the environment, which<br />
includes the container it‘s packaged in,“ Owen Schultz, Vice President of New Business Development told bioplastics MAGAZINE.<br />
“The EarthMatter material is a versatile plant- and mineral-based solution for brands looking to meet the demands of end<br />
users with packaging options that respect our resources and protect our Earth, at a cost that may be comparable to what they<br />
are using now.“<br />
The use of PLA-based biopolymers for packaging greatly reduces the use of fossil resources and emits fewer greenhouse<br />
gases than the use of traditional petroleum-based packaging. ERT adds proprietary plant- and mineral-based natural<br />
ingredients to create a modified resin offering improved heat resistance and strength and barrier properties compared with<br />
non-modified PLA.<br />
The water-vapor and oxygen-transfer rates of EarthBottles make them suitable for a variety of products, including supplement<br />
capsules, dietary powders, vitamin tablets, lotions, shampoos, soaps, cold-fill liquid and dry goods. They are free of BPA and<br />
phthalates.<br />
All EarthBottles are made using plant-based materials without toxic plasticizers or fossil fuels.<br />
“Currently we are in the market for opaque, non-beverage cansisters, packers,<br />
shampoo-bottles etc,,” Owen says. “But we are targeting at other markets too, as our<br />
material can be run on different kind of processing machinery. This includes films and<br />
fibres and also food packaging.”<br />
ERT not only sells the resin, but also sell finished products where it makes sense.<br />
In the third quarter of <strong>2015</strong>, ERT will also enter into a business model that will be<br />
working with distributors.<br />
www.earthbottle.com<br />
42 bioplastics MAGAZINE [<strong>02</strong>/15] Vol. 10
Applications<br />
Biotex Flax improves impact<br />
performance for bamboo bike<br />
Composites Evolution’s Biotex Flax has been used by Guapa<br />
Cycles to improve the impact performance of its Urban One<br />
Bamboo bicycle.<br />
UK-based Guapa Cycles designs and engineers wood<br />
composite bicycles by using technology proven to excel in the<br />
harsh conditions experienced in surf and snow sports. Whilst<br />
researching alternatives to carbon for use in its bamboo and<br />
composite bicycle, Guapa were introduced to Flax, which was<br />
interesting due to its performance and processability as well<br />
as the bonus it offered being environmentally-friendly.<br />
Thomas Henry Williams, Co-Founder & Design Engineer<br />
at Guapa said “The ability to incorporate a material such as<br />
flax into our bike wasn’t a decision forced through the need<br />
to find a material that has its environment credentials; rather<br />
an educated decision to find the best performing material for<br />
our application. The natural mechanical properties that the<br />
flax and the wood composite provides is, for our application,<br />
better than using a material such as carbon; the flexural<br />
stiffness provided by the fusing of these two natural materials<br />
provided us with the desired strength, flex and ultimate<br />
vibrational characteristics. The proximity & environment<br />
impact of the product is then extremely closely linked to our<br />
brands philosophy of smarter manufacture, building closer to<br />
home and nearer to the end consumer.”<br />
Guapa describe the ride as stiff yet extremely smooth,<br />
vibrationless with no noise, just pure efficient fun. Through<br />
European standard testing, the bicycles have been proven to<br />
be as strong if not stronger than Carbon, Aluminium or Steel<br />
frames. All with a frame weight of just 3.3 kg.<br />
Brendon Weager, Technical Director at Composites<br />
Evolution, commented “It’s been great to work with Guapa<br />
Cycles and we are really pleased to see that they recognised<br />
the outstanding performance of the Biotex materials. We look<br />
forward to working with them in the future.”<br />
Composites Evolution is a supplier of innovative, sustainable<br />
materials to the composites industry, including Biotex highperformance<br />
natural composites. Their product lines include<br />
fibres, resins and intermediates based on natural, bio-derived,<br />
recycled and recyclable feedstocks, which enable customers<br />
to meet cost, weight and environmental targets<br />
Biotex natural reinforcements and intermediates provide the<br />
high performance and easy processing normally associated<br />
with glass fibre composites but with lower weight and<br />
environmental impact. They are suitable for semi-structural<br />
and decorative applications in sectors such as automotive,<br />
construction, marine, sports and consumer goods.<br />
Biotex uses a unique Twistless Technology to ensure a<br />
high degree of fibre alignment and performance. Standard<br />
materials include Jute, Flax, commingled Flax/PLA and<br />
commingled Flax/PP (others available on request) in<br />
formats including yarns, fabrics (woven and non-crimp) and<br />
preconsolidated sheets<br />
www.guapa.cc<br />
www.compositesevolution.com<br />
Photo Guapa Cycles.<br />
bioplastics MAGAZINE [<strong>02</strong>/15] Vol. 10 43
Applications<br />
First bioplastic baby spoon<br />
Once again, Holle from Riehen, Switzerland is illustrating what<br />
sustainable production means to them: With the first baby<br />
spoons worldwide that are made from high-quality organic<br />
and 100 % renewable material they are offering parents an alternative<br />
to plastic or metal spoons. The spoons were recently unveiled on<br />
the Biofach exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany.<br />
For Holle baby food, being one of the longest established organic<br />
baby food producers in Europe, sustainable production and economic<br />
sustainability have always been essential business principles.<br />
This becomes apparent not only in the high quality of Demeter<br />
brand Holle’s own organic baby food and that of its Bioland brand<br />
Lebenswert bio, but also in the origin of the raw materials used.<br />
With the first baby spoons worldwide made from 100 % renewable<br />
resources, the company takes one step further in its commitment<br />
to babies’ health and future well-being as well as to environmental<br />
sustainability. “Using organic materials for these spoons is really a<br />
minor sensation. Holle is doing pioneer work here, being the first<br />
to offer parents an alternative to plastic or metal spoons”, says<br />
Raphael Stäbler from ajaa!, who developed and produced the spoons<br />
in collaboration with Holle.<br />
Free from plasticizers and fully recyclable<br />
Unlike spoons made from conventional plastics, the new Holle<br />
baby spoons are made from organic materials and don’t contain<br />
petroleum or plasticizers. They consist mainly of glucose extracted<br />
from vegetable waste products. Chalk is used as a mineral filler<br />
for excellent stability. New parents can now feed their babies<br />
with a spoon that is made without genetic engineering, free from<br />
harmful substances and highly scratch-resistant. The spoon is<br />
made in Europe and is fully recyclable. “In the incinerator, the spoon<br />
will release just as much CO 2<br />
as the plant it consists of previously<br />
absorbed”, says Stäbler.<br />
The shape of the spoon is specifically developed for babies from<br />
four months and older: It holds perfectly bite-sized portions and is<br />
curved in such a way that parents can easily feed their baby without<br />
spills. It can be boiled or sterilized and is dishwasher safe. The new<br />
Holle baby spoon is also food safe, tasteless and odourless.<br />
Transparent supply chain<br />
From the raw materials to the spoon in the shops – to Holle<br />
baby food, what matters most is cooperation and transparency<br />
along the entire supply chain. “We are in active dialogue with our<br />
partners and work closely together, because we can only meet<br />
the high expectations of our customers in a joint effort”, the Holle<br />
management states. The products are made from high-quality raw<br />
materials whose origins can be fully traced back. The bioplastic is a<br />
specially developed grade of PLA/PHA based Arboblend by Tecnaro<br />
(Ilsfeld-Auenstein, Germany)<br />
Holle’s organic baby spoons will be available in specialist shops<br />
from spring <strong>2015</strong>. One set of spoons includes a green, a red, and<br />
an orange spoon. Each colour variant complies with European<br />
standards DIN EN 14372 and EN 71-3. These standards confirm that<br />
the products are absolutely safe to use and free from heavy metals.<br />
The new Holle baby spoons are<br />
made in Europe from renewable<br />
resources, they are free from<br />
harmful substances and<br />
plasticizers<br />
(Source: Holle baby food)<br />
www.holle.ch<br />
www.ajaa.de<br />
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Applications<br />
Kuskoa Bi –<br />
the first bioplastic chair<br />
The comfortable and generously-sized Kuskoa Bi, designed<br />
by Jean Louis Iratzoki is the first chair on the<br />
market to be manufactured in bioplastic. This biobased<br />
polymer is fully recyclable and its production gives rise to a<br />
significant environmental advantage as it reduces greenhouse<br />
gas emissions. Its particularly enveloping shell, that has classic<br />
simple lines reminiscent of those seen in the Eames’ DAW<br />
Chair, is cut out in such a way as to optimize back and arm<br />
support, is delicately placed on a solid wood trestle. A version<br />
in a soft wool-based upholstery is also available.<br />
Set against the backdrop of the Pyrenees in south-western<br />
France, nestling in a valley at the foot of the mountains is<br />
the Basque village of Itsasu and the workshop of the Basque<br />
furniture collective Alki. Surrounded by nature, this is a unique<br />
environment in which it is a privilege to work and one which<br />
the people at the Alki workshop strive to protect by seeking<br />
out new and integrated methods of production.<br />
“We are very much aware that everything we do, whether as<br />
individuals or groups, has a direct impact on the surrounding<br />
environment,” says Alki’s artistic director Jean Louis Iratzoki.<br />
This is why the oak used comes from sustainably managed<br />
forests and most of their upholstery is made from natural<br />
materials (wool, natural fibres, linoleum, etc.). The approach<br />
to the new project is no different.<br />
“We decided that the collection we are presenting here,<br />
Kuskoa Bi, had to be a comfortable, enveloping chair and to<br />
achieve this we opted for a semi-concave shell,” says Eki.<br />
The material that best enables this shape to be created is<br />
plastic. However, the production of plastic not only depletes<br />
the world’s diminishing fossil resources, it is also a pollutant<br />
that harms the environment and is therefore contrary to<br />
Alki’s fundamental principles on sustainable development.<br />
Eki Solorzano: “To find a solution to this dilemma, we carried<br />
out in-depth investigative research and found a new material:<br />
bioplastic“.<br />
The bioplastic used to manufacture the Kuskoa Bi shell is<br />
based on PLA, made from plant-based renewable resources<br />
(corn starch, sugarcane, natural fibres, etc.). It is a fully<br />
recyclable material that has a significant environmental<br />
advantage as it reduces greenhouse gas emissions.<br />
Eki: “True to our principles, we wanted to participate in this<br />
sustainable development approach by breaking new ground<br />
with the pioneering manufacture of a bioplastic chair.” MT<br />
www.alki.fr/en<br />
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The pellets, made using pultrusion technology and<br />
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Fig. 1<br />
Biobased UV curable mixtures used as white inks for PLA bottles.<br />
The mission of Advanced Polymer Materials (APM), a company<br />
formed in 2007 as a spin-off for new business initiatives<br />
proposed by researchers of the University of Ferrara (Italy),<br />
is to provide technical assistance for processing and quality control<br />
of several kinds of polymer materials, such as thermoplastic<br />
commodities, thermosets and UV curable mixtures. Today APM<br />
is a dynamic company satisfying different needs in the field of<br />
plastics by applying methods for the determination of physicalchemical<br />
properties, rheological, morphological and thermomechanical<br />
properties of thermoplastic polymers, elastomers and<br />
thermal- and UV-curable monomers for the production of paints,<br />
inks and adhesives.<br />
In recent years, APM has also developed, in collaboration with<br />
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materials for areas of application having special attention to<br />
polymer materials with low environmental impact used for<br />
flexible packaging of food and drink. Since October 2013 APM has<br />
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in collaboration with Polynt and Imperial italian companies.<br />
The commercially available IA, derived from the biotransformation<br />
of starch-based biomasses from agricultural surpluses or<br />
non-food industrial processes, has been used by Polynt for the<br />
production of unsaturated polyester resins and di-alkylester<br />
derivatives as monomers. These new biomaterials are suitable<br />
to be used in combination with biodegradable and compostable<br />
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Finally, another important aspect of the project BiMoP is the<br />
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Furthermore, IA has been used as modifier for polyolefins,<br />
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The bio-based unsaturated polyesters and monomers have been<br />
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Report<br />
Polypropylene from palm oil<br />
Indonesian government to explore CPO use in plastics<br />
The government of Indonesia is currently conducting a<br />
feasibility study to see if crude palm oil (CPO) could be<br />
used as an alternative raw material source for the plastics<br />
industry in a move that could cut costs and use more renewable<br />
materials, according to a government official.<br />
The director for basic chemical industries at the Indonesian<br />
Industry Ministry, M. Khayam, said the country was looking<br />
to substitute the use of naphtha-based propylene with CPObased<br />
propylene.<br />
“We’re working on a pilot project to turn CPO into propane,<br />
which will be further processed into propylene. Most of the<br />
current propylene is made from naphtha, and it’s expensive,”<br />
Khayam told reporters.<br />
Khayam said the Industry Ministry in cooperation with the<br />
Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology<br />
(BPPT), was trying to catch up with the most recent<br />
technological advances in the industry, allowing it to cut back<br />
on costs by sourcing cheaper and renewable materials like<br />
CPO.<br />
Soaring production costs have become the bane of the<br />
petrochemical industry, due to the country’s dependency on<br />
raw material imports and the rupiah’s recent volatility.<br />
According to ministry data, raw materials make up 80 % of<br />
production costs in the upstream petrochemicals industry,<br />
while contributing around 60 % to costs in the downstream<br />
sector.<br />
In an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on naphtha as<br />
a source material, the director said Rp 25 billion from the<br />
<strong>2015</strong> revised state budget was allocated to fund the studies,<br />
including for the construction of small test production<br />
facilities.<br />
Wider implementation of the project is expected to<br />
commence in 2016, he added.<br />
Furthermore, Khayam revealed that the government was<br />
considering whether to appoint state-owned plantation firm<br />
PT Perkebunan Nusantara as the project’s sole operator,<br />
or whether to have the firm cooperate with Jakarta-listed<br />
petrochemical producer Chandra Asri Petrochemical (CAP),<br />
currently the only producer operating a naphtha cracker in<br />
the country.<br />
The firm recently announced plans to construct a<br />
condensate splitter refinery in Banten with oil and gas firm<br />
BP Singapore Pte Ltd., to boost its naphtha production. The<br />
refinery is slated for operation in 2019.<br />
Contacted separately, the Indonesian Olefin, Aromatic and<br />
Plastic Industry Association’s (INAplas) deputy chairman,<br />
Budi Sadiman, said Indonesia would benefit from this plan, as<br />
it gave the nation an edge in the industry.<br />
As the world’s largest CPO producer at a production rate<br />
of 31 million tons per year, Budi said using the cash crop to<br />
produce raw materials for the domestic plastics industry could<br />
prove more efficient than sourcing naphtha from abroad.<br />
“This project will ensure that Indonesia gains a competitive<br />
advantage because we produce a large amount of CPO,”<br />
Budi said. “Commodity prices are currently low and there’s a<br />
chance to add value.”<br />
Budi said a production facility could be built in Sumatra,<br />
where most large-scale palm oil plantations are situated, or in<br />
Cilegon, Banten, where CAP resides. “Unless the government<br />
decides to build a factory,” he added.<br />
According to the Industry Ministry, 20 % of the country’s<br />
CPO production was geared toward engineering propane, a<br />
raw material for producing olefins and liquid petroleum gas.<br />
Meanwhile, 2014 INAplas data show that the demand of<br />
petrochemical raw materials for plastics stands at 4.3 million<br />
tons, whereas Indonesia’s production capacity for resin, an<br />
intermediary product for plastic production, stands at 2.2 to<br />
2.5 million tons per year.<br />
Source: Daily „The Jakarta Post“, Jakarta; 21 Feb <strong>2015</strong><br />
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Basics<br />
Can bioplastics polish<br />
the image of packaging?<br />
Biobased materials bring packaging to the attention of the end user<br />
Today´s packaging – important but with a poor<br />
image<br />
Highly developed plastic packaging is playing an ever<br />
important role in our life. Advances in barrier properties can<br />
now deliver an increased shelf-life for sensitive foodstuffs.<br />
Portion control packaging offers high levels of convenience,<br />
for example, in the case of coffee capsules. Glass bottles<br />
and jars are increasingly being replaced by lightweight PET<br />
solutions. However, once a product is carried or delivered<br />
home and unpacked or consumed, then the empty packaging<br />
is left. This accumulates along with other packaging in the<br />
waste bin. When purchasing a product, there is often not<br />
much notice taken of the packaging by the consumer, rather<br />
there is a focus on the value of the product. Once the product<br />
has been used and only the packaging remains as waste the<br />
consumer generally has a negative perception of it, quite often<br />
even more so, if it is plastic packaging!<br />
Bottles made from (partly) biobased PET (left)<br />
and fully biobased PE (right)<br />
What are the most important merits of<br />
packaging?<br />
• enclosing or protecting products for distribution &<br />
storage<br />
• allowing transport over long distances<br />
• preservation over time and enhancing shelf-life<br />
• portion control<br />
• advertising, information and product presentation<br />
These functions appear so obvious for the consumer that<br />
they can simply be taken for granted. It is an unfortunate<br />
fact of life that the waste aspect of packaging apparently<br />
draws more attention from the consumer than the taken for<br />
granted functions that the very same packaging performs.<br />
There appears to be a strong dissonance of the positive<br />
packaging performance and the negative waste driven<br />
association of conventional plastics packaging. Indeed,<br />
the strong motivation to try to avoid unnecessary usage of<br />
plastic packaging materials is now gaining momentum as<br />
exemplified by the new regulation coming forth on plastic<br />
shopping bags. The conventional petrochemical plastics<br />
industry while adhering to new regulatory requirements<br />
is active in post-consumer packaging waste recycling.<br />
However, in many cases recycling is feasible in only a<br />
limited number of loops (down-cycling) and eventually most<br />
petrochemical packaging ends up in conventional waste<br />
streams. Therefore, recycling does not entirely overcome<br />
the basic negative bias highlighted here. That being said, the<br />
recycling of oil-based packaging is clearly a better option<br />
than immediate disposal after a single use.<br />
Biobased materials can create a positive image<br />
Plastic material solutions that differ from conventional<br />
plastics in their origin or end-of-life options, such as<br />
biopolymers, have the potential to correct the dissonance<br />
in the perception of plastics packaging and to change the<br />
image focus.<br />
Biopolymers truly follow a closed loop cycle with the<br />
natural beginning-of-life and end-of-life options they offer.<br />
For example, organic kitchen waste typically contains high<br />
levels of water and therefore incineration is regarded as<br />
a poor option. Here compostable shopping bags can be<br />
reused to collect organic kitchen waste allowing it to be<br />
composted effectively. High levels of kitchen waste could be<br />
composted, actually giving back to nature, what originated<br />
from nature. Biobased drop-in polymers, on the other hand,<br />
can significantly contribute to closing the carbon loop, while<br />
maintaining the recycling option at the same state-of-theart<br />
level as a similar oil based polymers.<br />
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Basics<br />
Closing the carbon and material loop by using the<br />
beginning or end-of-life options inherent in biopolymers<br />
is certainly an attractive way to enhance the general<br />
image of plastic packaging. With the increasing market<br />
penetration of bioplastic packaging, consumer awareness<br />
will shift from the negative waste dimension associated<br />
with conventional plastic packaging to the more positive<br />
aspects of packaging.<br />
In conclusion, biopolymer packaging solutions have<br />
a great potential to be perceived in a very positive<br />
way – completely altering the consumers opinion to<br />
appreciating the genuine properties and functionalities<br />
and showing that plastic packaging is indispensable in<br />
todays advanced world. Bioplastic packaging extends<br />
the positive functionalities of plastic packaging while<br />
avoiding the negatives associated with the waste created<br />
by conventional plastic packaging.<br />
From this aspect, biopolymers can make the difference!<br />
Spectra Packaging – Innovative bioplastic<br />
packaging solutions<br />
An example of such biopolymer driven innovation and<br />
differentiation is given by Spectra Packaging. Spectra<br />
Packaging is an ambitious, UK-based plastic packaging<br />
manufacturer which has chosen to offer Braskems Green<br />
PE and GLOBIO Bio-PET as one of their bottle solutions.<br />
This young and highly innovative company wants to<br />
demonstrate the diversity of their product portfolio<br />
and, as a result, is keen to offer its customers suitable<br />
biobased solutions. “The advantage is that we can offer<br />
our customers a sustainable alternative to conventional<br />
produced plastics with the same properties, performance<br />
and application versatility like conventional plastics”<br />
says Gavin Chenery, Commercial Director of Spectra. In<br />
addition, an important point is that both materials can be<br />
run on existing tooling and Spectra will not need to change<br />
the customer specific moulds or specially train employees<br />
in processing these new materials. Due to the similarity<br />
of both biobased materials with their conventional<br />
counterparts, both can be used in combination with<br />
recycled materials and be recycled with regular HDPE<br />
or PET without influencing the recycling chain. These<br />
biobased materials, Green PE and Bio-PET, can also be<br />
blended with materials such as recycled post-consumer<br />
packaging, thus making the overall product even more<br />
eco-friendly.<br />
Summary<br />
Biopolymers, by definition, offer a closed loop solution,<br />
be it at the entry into the material loop such as with<br />
biobased drop-in materials (beginning-of-life) or at the exit<br />
of the material loop with compostable and biodegradable<br />
materials (end-of-life). Innovative packaging solutions<br />
developed from these biopolymers can overcome the<br />
overall negative image associated with the waste<br />
generation of conventional plastics packaging. Bioplastic<br />
packaging innovations offer options for companies to<br />
enhance the perception of their products and packaging in<br />
their consumer markets.<br />
www.fkur.com<br />
www.spectra-packaging.co.uk<br />
Multilayer-packaging made from different PLA/PBAT-blends<br />
(Bio-Flex ® A 4100 CL, Bio-Flex F 2201 CL and Bio-Flex A 4100 CL)<br />
<br />
<br />
By:<br />
Patrick Zimmermann, Director Marketing & Sales<br />
Dietrich Albrecht, Business Development<br />
Carolin Ehrke, Sales UK<br />
FKuR Kunststoff<br />
Willich, Germany<br />
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Basics<br />
Pioneer in biobased packaging<br />
Biobased Packaging Innovations opens<br />
Information & Expo Centre in Amsterdam<br />
Biobased packaging expert Caroli Buitenhuis has set<br />
up an Information & Expo Centre in Amsterdam for<br />
retailers and brand owners interested in biobased<br />
packaging materials. Its aim: to promote the adoption of<br />
biobased materials whilst providing essential answers<br />
about the methods, the risks and the advantages.<br />
Pioneer in biobased packaging<br />
“Retailers, brand owners, production companies,<br />
packaging wholesalers or marketing managers: everyone<br />
is welcome at our new Information & Expo Centre in<br />
Amsterdam. We have spent a number of years collecting<br />
expert knowledge and insights which are vital to helping<br />
companies convert from traditional packaging to<br />
sustainable alternatives,” explains Buitenhuis. “Now we<br />
want to share this information and inspire others.”<br />
The new Information & Expo Centre has an exhibition<br />
space for companies interested in developing a sustainable<br />
packaging concept. Visitors can see what the new<br />
materials look like, how they feel and what their barrier<br />
properties and sealing capabilities are. Experts are on<br />
hand to explain how other companies have converted to<br />
these new materials and the effect this has on existing<br />
production processes, purchasing and operating costs.<br />
“We can explain why the material price might be higher,<br />
but on the other side of the coin, there are also financial<br />
benefits, lower taxes for bioplastic packaging in the<br />
Netherlands for example, as well as increased margins.”<br />
To help visitors to relate to the material’s applications,<br />
Buitenhuis has chosen a supermarket design with<br />
products displayed in familiar product groups. Every<br />
item has been given a label with the materials used,<br />
the manufacturer and the supplier. “We want visitors to<br />
come here to kickstart their research. We want to help<br />
them discover the best ways of redeveloping their current<br />
packaging lines, and we want to give them a place to<br />
come for inspiration and ideas in combination with expert<br />
knowledge and advice on biobased packaging. We want to<br />
be pioneers in biobased plastics.”<br />
Growing acceptance<br />
There is a growing number of companies willing to adopt<br />
sustainability as part of their core values. Consumers<br />
are also increasingly willing to pay more for “honest”<br />
concepts. These are products that combine sustainability<br />
from production all the way up the supply chain to biobased<br />
packaging and responsible end-of-life solutions. “The<br />
concept needs to be comprehensive, but increased sales<br />
prices do make it more feasible for producers to convert.<br />
It is an investment, but one that has been proven to gain<br />
consumer confidence.”<br />
Caroli Buitenhuis<br />
Independent advice<br />
Biobased Packaging Innovations provides specialist<br />
knowledge and information, research and innovation to<br />
the packaging industry. It actively promotes the adoption<br />
of biobased materials both within the Netherlands and<br />
internationally, and helps connect industry supply and<br />
demand. By doing so, this pioneering organisation hopes<br />
to accelerate biobased innovations into the future. “We are<br />
not funded by the packaging industry and therefore offer<br />
wholly-independent consultancy, research and advice. We<br />
want to help more organisations combine product, packaging<br />
and brand image as a single and sustainable concept, from<br />
harvest to end-of-life and back again. That is our mission.”<br />
www.biobasedpackaging.eu<br />
bio PAC<br />
Conference on<br />
biobased packaging<br />
12/13 May <strong>2015</strong> Amsterdam<br />
Biobased Packaging Innovations is cooperation partner for<br />
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MICROPLASTIC<br />
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Arkelsedijk 46, P.O. Box 21<br />
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1.2 compounds<br />
API S.p.A.<br />
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Zoning de la Fagne<br />
5330 Assesse<br />
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Suppliers Guide<br />
4. Bioplastics products<br />
BIOTEC<br />
Biologische Naturverpackungen<br />
Werner-Heisenberg-Strasse 32<br />
46446 Emmerich/Germany<br />
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Grabio Greentech Corporation<br />
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Industrial Park,Hukou Township,<br />
Hsinchu County 30351, Taiwan<br />
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Wuhan Huali<br />
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No.8, North Huashiyuan Road,<br />
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Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, China<br />
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1.5 PHA<br />
PolyOne<br />
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Zoning de la Fagne<br />
5330 Assesse<br />
Belgium<br />
Tel.: + 32 83 660 211<br />
www.polyone.com<br />
2. Additives/Secondary raw materials<br />
GRAFE-Group<br />
Waldecker Straße 21,<br />
99444 Blankenhain, Germany<br />
Tel. +49 36459 45 0<br />
www.grafe.com<br />
Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH<br />
Duesseldorfer Strasse 23-27<br />
68219 Mannheim, Germany<br />
Phone: +49 (0)621-8907-233<br />
Fax: +49 (0)621-8907-8233<br />
bioadimide.eu@rheinchemie.com<br />
www.bioadimide.com<br />
3. Semi finished products<br />
3.1 films<br />
Minima Technology Co., Ltd.<br />
Esmy Huang, Marketing Manager<br />
No.33. Yichang E. Rd., Taipin City,<br />
Taichung County<br />
411, Taiwan (R.O.C.)<br />
Tel. +886(4)2277 6888<br />
Fax +883(4)2277 6989<br />
Mobil +886(0)982-829988<br />
esmy@minima-tech.com<br />
Skype esmy325<br />
www.minima-tech.com<br />
Natur-Tec ® - Northern Technologies<br />
4201 Woodland Road<br />
Circle Pines, MN 55014 USA<br />
Tel. +1 763.404.8700<br />
Fax +1 763.225.6645<br />
info@natur-tec.com<br />
www.natur-tec.com<br />
NOVAMONT S.p.A.<br />
Via Fauser , 8<br />
28100 Novara - ITALIA<br />
Fax +39.0321.699.601<br />
Tel. +39.0321.699.611<br />
www.novamont.com<br />
ProTec Polymer Processing GmbH<br />
Stubenwald-Allee 9<br />
64625 Bensheim, Deutschland<br />
Tel. +49 6251 77061 0<br />
Fax +49 6251 77061 500<br />
info@sp-protec.com<br />
www.sp-protec.com<br />
6.2 Laboratory Equipment<br />
MODA: Biodegradability Analyzer<br />
SAIDA FDS INC.<br />
143-10 Isshiki, Yaizu,<br />
Shizuoka,Japan<br />
Tel:+81-54-624-6260<br />
Info2@moda.vg<br />
www.saidagroup.jp<br />
7. Plant engineering<br />
EREMA Engineering Recycling<br />
Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH<br />
Unterfeldstrasse 3<br />
4052 Ansfelden, AUSTRIA<br />
Phone: +43 (0) 732 / 3190-0<br />
Fax: +43 (0) 732 / 3190-23<br />
erema@erema.at<br />
www.erema.at<br />
TianAn Biopolymer<br />
No. 68 Dagang 6th Rd,<br />
Beilun, Ningbo, China, 315800<br />
Tel. +86-57 48 68 62 50 2<br />
Fax +86-57 48 68 77 98 0<br />
enquiry@tianan-enmat.com<br />
www.tianan-enmat.com<br />
Metabolix, Inc.<br />
Bio-based and biodegradable resins<br />
and performance additives<br />
21 Erie Street<br />
Cambridge, MA <strong>02</strong>139, USA<br />
US +1-617-583-1700<br />
DE +49 (0) 221 / 88 88 94 00<br />
www.metabolix.com<br />
info@metabolix.com<br />
1.6 masterbatches<br />
GRAFE-Group<br />
Waldecker Straße 21,<br />
99444 Blankenhain, Germany<br />
Tel. +49 36459 45 0<br />
www.grafe.com<br />
Infiana Germany GmbH & Co. KG<br />
Zweibrückenstraße 15-25<br />
91301 Forchheim<br />
Tel. +49-9191 81-0<br />
Fax +49-9191 81-212<br />
www.infiana.com<br />
Taghleef Industries SpA, Italy<br />
Via E. Fermi, 46<br />
33058 San Giorgio di Nogaro (UD)<br />
Contact Emanuela Bardi<br />
Tel. +39 0431 627264<br />
Mobile +39 342 6565309<br />
emanuela.bardi@ti-films.com<br />
www.ti-films.com<br />
President Packaging Ind., Corp.<br />
PLA Paper Hot Cup manufacture<br />
In Taiwan, www.ppi.com.tw<br />
Tel.: +886-6-570-4066 ext.5531<br />
Fax: +886-6-570-4077<br />
sales@ppi.com.tw<br />
6. Equipment<br />
6.1 Machinery & Molds<br />
Molds, Change Parts and Turnkey<br />
Solutions for the PET/Bioplastic<br />
Container Industry<br />
284 Pinebush Road<br />
Cambridge Ontario<br />
Canada N1T 1Z6<br />
Tel. +1 519 624 9720<br />
Fax +1 519 624 9721<br />
info@hallink.com<br />
www.hallink.com<br />
Uhde Inventa-Fischer GmbH<br />
Holzhauser Strasse 157–159<br />
D-13509 Berlin<br />
Tel. +49 30 43 567 5<br />
Fax +49 30 43 567 699<br />
sales.de@uhde-inventa-fischer.com<br />
Uhde Inventa-Fischer AG<br />
Via Innovativa 31<br />
CH-7013 Domat/Ems<br />
Tel. +41 81 632 63 11<br />
Fax +41 81 632 74 03<br />
sales.ch@uhde-inventa-fischer.com<br />
www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com<br />
9. Services<br />
Osterfelder Str. 3<br />
46047 Oberhausen<br />
Tel.: +49 (0)208 8598 1227<br />
Fax: +49 (0)208 8598 1424<br />
thomas.wodke@umsicht.fhg.de<br />
www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de<br />
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Suppliers Guide<br />
Institut für Kunststofftechnik<br />
Universität Stuttgart<br />
Böblinger Straße 70<br />
70199 Stuttgart<br />
Tel +49 711/685-62814<br />
Linda.Goebel@ikt.uni-stuttgart.de<br />
www.ikt.uni-stuttgart.de<br />
Bioplastics Consulting<br />
Tel. +49 2161 664864<br />
info@polymediaconsult.com<br />
European Bioplastics e.V.<br />
Marienstr. 19/20<br />
10117 Berlin, Germany<br />
Tel. +49 30 284 82 350<br />
Fax +49 30 284 84 359<br />
info@european-bioplastics.org<br />
www.european-bioplastics.org<br />
Michigan State University<br />
Department of Chemical<br />
Engineering & Materials Science<br />
Professor Ramani Narayan<br />
East Lansing MI 48824, USA<br />
Tel. +1 517 719 7163<br />
narayan@msu.edu<br />
narocon<br />
Dr. Harald Kaeb<br />
Tel.: +49 30-28096930<br />
kaeb@narocon.de<br />
www.narocon.de<br />
nova-Institut GmbH<br />
Chemiepark Knapsack<br />
Industriestrasse 300<br />
50354 Huerth, Germany<br />
Tel.: +49(0)2233-48-14 40<br />
E-Mail: contact@nova-institut.de<br />
www.biobased.eu<br />
UL International TTC GmbH<br />
Rheinuferstrasse 7-9, Geb. R33<br />
47829 Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany<br />
Tel.: +49 (0) 2151 5370-370<br />
Fax: +49 (0) 2151 5370-371<br />
ttc@ul.com<br />
www.ulttc.com<br />
10. Institutions<br />
10.1 Associations<br />
BPI - The Biodegradable<br />
Products Institute<br />
331 West 57th Street, Suite 415<br />
New York, NY 10019, USA<br />
Tel. +1-888-274-5646<br />
info@bpiworld.org<br />
10.2 Universities<br />
IfBB – Institute for Bioplastics<br />
and Biocomposites<br />
University of Applied Sciences<br />
and Arts Hanover<br />
Faculty II – Mechanical and<br />
Bioprocess Engineering<br />
Heisterbergallee 12<br />
30453 Hannover, Germany<br />
Tel.: +49 5 11 / 92 96 - 22 69<br />
Fax: +49 5 11 / 92 96 - 99 - 22 69<br />
lisa.mundzeck@fh-hannover.de<br />
http://www.ifbb-hannover.de/<br />
10.3 Other Institutions<br />
Biobased Packaging Innovations<br />
Caroli Buitenhuis<br />
IJburglaan 836<br />
1087 EM Amsterdam<br />
The Netherlands<br />
Tel.: +31 6-24216733<br />
http://www.biobasedpackaging.nl<br />
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Companies in this issue<br />
Company Editorial Advert Company Editorial Advert Company Editorial Advert<br />
3M 8<br />
ACUMEN ENGINEERING 30<br />
Advanced Polymer Materials 48<br />
Agrana Starch Thermoplastics 55<br />
agT Green Technolog 42<br />
ajaa 42<br />
ALGIX 39<br />
Alki 45<br />
Annies 8<br />
API 25 55<br />
Arkema 7, 36, 38<br />
AudioQuest 40<br />
Australasian Bioplastiucs Association 6<br />
Avantium 12<br />
Aveda 8<br />
B&H Tool Company 37<br />
b+m surface technology 41<br />
BASF 12, 22, 30<br />
Bayer MaterialScience 10, 24<br />
Billerudkorsnas 12<br />
BINHAI JINXIANG CHEMICAL AUXI-<br />
LIARY<br />
bio4life 12<br />
Bio4pack 12<br />
Biobased Packaging Innovations 52<br />
Biobent 37<br />
BiologiQ 37<br />
30, 33<br />
Biotec 5, 12 56<br />
BP Singapur 49<br />
BPI 8 57<br />
Braskem 51<br />
Carrington Organic Tea 40<br />
Cathay 7<br />
Celanese International 12<br />
CHANGZHOU PULAIKE HONGMEI<br />
MASTERBATCH<br />
30<br />
CJ CHEILJEDANG 30<br />
CNRS 7<br />
COLLOIDS PLASTIC (SUZHOU) 30<br />
Composites Evolution 43<br />
Coperion 10<br />
Corbion 12, 17<br />
CRODA 30<br />
cycleWood Solutions 37<br />
DIN Certco 6<br />
DONGGUAN XINHAI ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
PROTECTION MATERIAL<br />
DONGGUAN YIHAO NANOCOMPOSITES<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
Dow 8<br />
DSM 7<br />
DuPont 7, 30 55<br />
30<br />
30<br />
DuPont 12<br />
Earth Renewable Technologies 42<br />
EastmanKodak 38<br />
ECN 7<br />
EcoTechnilin 10<br />
Ecover 12<br />
Elevance 7<br />
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands<br />
(ECN)<br />
Erema Plastic Recycling Systems 25, 56<br />
Estee Lauder 8<br />
European Bioplastics 12 39, 57<br />
Evonik 10 55, 59<br />
Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe<br />
FNR<br />
FBR 7<br />
12<br />
12<br />
FKuR 12<br />
FKuR 50 2, 56<br />
Fraunhofer IVV 12 57<br />
FUKUTOmi 30<br />
gain MORE ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
FRIENDLY MATERIAL<br />
30<br />
Genarex 35<br />
Georgia Pacific 8<br />
Grabio Greentech 56<br />
Grafe 30 56, 57<br />
Great Eastern Resins 37<br />
Green Dot 23<br />
Greenpack 34<br />
GUANGZHOU BIOPLUS MATERIALS<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
30<br />
Guapa Cycles 43<br />
HAIRMA CHEMICALS 30<br />
Hallink 56<br />
HANGZHOU FCJ PLASTICS&RUBBER 30<br />
HANGZHOU SEEMORE NEW MATERIAL<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
Henkel 7<br />
HIB Trimpart Solutions 10<br />
Holle 42<br />
HUAFON GROUP 30<br />
HUAINAN AN XIN TAI SCIENCE & TECH 30<br />
30, 33<br />
Infiana Germany 12 56<br />
Innoplast Solutions 7<br />
Innovia Films 8, 12, 43, 44 56<br />
Invista 10, 26<br />
JETWELL TRADING LIMITED 30<br />
JIANGSU JINHE HI-TECH 30<br />
JIANGSU TORISE BIOMATERIALS 30<br />
Jilin SenRuiDa 15<br />
Jinhui Zhalolong 15, 30 29, 55<br />
Johnson & Johnson 8<br />
Jungbunzlauer 36<br />
Kaneka 5<br />
Keil Anlagenbau 26<br />
Kingfa 30 55<br />
Kromabatch 6<br />
Laurel BioComposites 34<br />
LEI 7<br />
Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients 55<br />
Lovechoc 12<br />
Metabolix 56<br />
MHG 8<br />
Michigan State University 5 57<br />
Minima Technology 30 56<br />
MiTAC 37<br />
MIT 8<br />
narocon 12<br />
NatureWorks 8, 12, 30, 32<br />
Natur-Tec 56<br />
NetComposites 46<br />
New Frontier Foods 41<br />
Nexant 7<br />
NHH NGAI HING HONG COMPANY LTD 30, 32<br />
NINGBO BAMTAC NEW MATERIAL 30<br />
NINGBO NENGZHIGUANG NEW MATE-<br />
RIALS TECHNOLOGY<br />
30<br />
Nitro Chem 17<br />
nova Institute 7, 10 53, 57<br />
Novamont 6, 8 56, 60<br />
OMFI 25<br />
OPA 6<br />
Packaging Digest 8<br />
paperfoam 12<br />
PepsiCo 8<br />
Plantic 18<br />
Polyalloy 37<br />
polymediaconsult 57<br />
PolyOne 36 55<br />
POLYSCOPE POLYMERS BV 30<br />
President Packaging 56<br />
ProTec Polymer Processing 56<br />
QUATEK INC. SHANGHAI 30<br />
Rampf Ecosolutions 26<br />
Reiku 41<br />
Reverdia 12<br />
REVERDIA 30<br />
Rhein Chemie 56<br />
ROQUETTE 30 55<br />
RTP Company 38<br />
Saida 56<br />
SHanDOng JIQing CHemiCAL 30<br />
ShanXi JinHui Group 15<br />
SHENGJUN CHEMICAL(FOSHAN) 30<br />
SHENZHEN ECOMANN 30<br />
SHENZHEN ESUN INDUSTRIAL 28, 30 55<br />
Showa Denko 55<br />
SOLVAY 30<br />
Spectra Packaging 51<br />
SPI Bioplastics Division 34, 38<br />
Stratasys 38<br />
Sustainable Packaging Coalition 8<br />
SUZHOU CHENG FENG PLASTIC 30<br />
SUZHOU HANFENG NEW MATERIALS . 30<br />
Synbra 12<br />
Taghleef Industries 12 56<br />
TAKEMOTO 30, 36<br />
Target 8<br />
Tecnaro 40, 42<br />
TEIJIN LIMITED 30<br />
Teknor Apex Company 36<br />
Tesa 12<br />
Tetra Pak 8, 12<br />
TianAn Biopolymer 30, 33 56<br />
Toray 16<br />
Toyota 7<br />
twBEars 10<br />
Uhde Inventa-Fischer 19, 56<br />
UL International TTC 57<br />
Univ. Stuttgart (IKT) 57<br />
U-TALC MINERALS (KUN SHAN) 30<br />
Verdezyme 7<br />
Vertellus 35<br />
Vincotte 20<br />
Wageningen (WUR) 7<br />
Walmart 8<br />
WEIFANG HUAWEI NEW MATERIALS 30, 32<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
WEIHAI LIANQIAO NEW MATERIAL 30<br />
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY<br />
WinGram 55<br />
XINJIANG BLUE RIDGE TUNHE CHEMI- 30<br />
CAL INDUSTRY JOINT STOCK<br />
YAT SHUN HONG COMPANY 30<br />
Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinfu Pharmaceutical<br />
30 55<br />
ZHEJIANG HISUN BIOMATERIALS 30<br />
ZHEJIANG PU WEI LUN CHEMICALS 30<br />
ZiPac 42<br />
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VESTAMID® Terra<br />
High Performance Naturally<br />
Technical biobased polyamides which achieve<br />
performance by natural means<br />
VESTAMID® Terra DS (= PA1010) 100% renewable<br />
VESTAMID® Terra HS (= PA610) 62% renewable<br />
VESTAMID® Terra DD (= PA1012) 100% renewable<br />
• Outstanding mechanical and physical properties<br />
• Same performance as conventional engineering polyamides<br />
• Significant lower CO 2<br />
emission compared to petroleum-based polymers<br />
• A wide variety of compound solutions are available<br />
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A real sign<br />
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There is such a thing as genuinely sustainable<br />
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Since 1989, Novamont researchers have been working<br />
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for Quality of Life”. Its objective has been to create products<br />
with a low environmental impact. The result of Novamont’s<br />
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Mater-Bi ® is a family of materials, completely biodegradable and compostable<br />
which contain renewable raw materials such as starch and vegetable oil<br />
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contributes to reducing the greenhouse effect and at the end of its life cycle,<br />
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284<br />
The “OK Compost” certificate guarantees conformity with the NF EN 13432 standard<br />
(biodegradable and compostable packaging)<br />
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