High-Performance and Biodegradable

At the 4th European Bioplastics Conference (see page 10) BASF presented a new biodegradable plastic branded as Ecovio® FS. BASF has optimized this new plastic for two specific applications: for coating paper and for manufacturing so-called shrink films, which serve to easily wrap packaged goods. For this reason, the first two new plastic types are called Ecovio FS Paper and Ecovio FS Shrink Film. Sample material is already available. Initial production tests at customers’ facilities have been successful. Introduction into the market at large is scheduled for the first quarter of 2010. ... please enter the issue code for the complete article.

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