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Application News
Södra from Växjö, Sweden has developed a chair made from pulp in collaboration with design and architect firm Claesson Koivisto Rune. The chair is des... [more]
Biobased elastomer in running shoes
Japanese company Mizuno, a leader in running footwear and apparel technology, has announced the use of a Pebax® Rnew thermoplastic elastomer range for... [more]
Georgia-Pacific Awards Major Contract to Cereplast
Cereplast, Inc., Hawthorne, California, USA recently announced that it will supply Compostables® resin to Georgia-Pacific Professional Food Services S... [more]
Biodegradable Margarine Pack in Brazil
Brazilian IraPlast Ltd., based in Iracemápolis, São Paulo, Brazil, has been the exclusive Cereplast representative for biodegradable resin in Brazil s... [more]
Basics
As discussed in preceding issues of bioplastics MAGAZINE -Poly Hydroxy Alkanoates or PHA’s represent an emerging class of biopolymers which are presen... [more]
Editorial
From Science & Research
The prospect of a hot, flat, and crowded [1] planet earth requires greater technological efforts in meeting the challenges of creating industrial sust... [more]
Carrot Steering Wheel and Chocolate Biodiesel
Researchers at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, recently unveiled the ‘WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car’ which is powered by chocolate, steered... [more]
Mailbox
In issue 02/2009 bioplastics MAGAZINE published a short review of the GPEC conference in Orlando Florida, USA (see bM 02/2009, p.8). ... [more]
Materials
As dicussed in other articles, PHBV is one of the simplest members of the polyhydroxy alkanoate (PHA) family. Typically, the valerate co monomer is pr... [more]
Material Combinations by Extrusion Coating or Laminating
New compostable film structures, offering completely new performance profiles in the food and non-food areas... [more]
News
World famous environmentalist David Bellamy explained the benefits of biodiversity and habitat creation to fascinated children at two schools in Bedfo... [more]
Herbs And Spices Packed in High Barrier Film
Austrian producer, Sonnentor, decided to wrap its range of herbs and spices in Innovia Films’ high barrier compostable cellulose-based material, Natur... [more]
Coca-Cola Introduces Bottle Made From Renewable, Plant-Based, Recyclable Plastic
NatureWorks invests $1 million in applications lab
Naturellyseda Receives 2009 Packaging Oscar
European Bioplastics Has a New Board
Preview
Taking place June 22-26, 2009 at Chicago‘s McCormick Place, NPE2009 will be a showcase and technology exchange for polymers derived from corn, castor ... [more]
Rigid Packaging
Consumers are a very demanding group when it comes to quality and cost awareness – perhaps even more so in these times of crisis. This applies both to... [more]
Study Confirms Lifecycle Advantages of PLA over rPET
A first-of-its-kind lifecycle analysis finds that clamshell packaging made from NatureWorks‘ Ingeo™ (PLA), emits fewer greenhouse gases and uses less ... [more]
Flexible Bio-foams
Foamed plastics have the advantage of a low density with comparably good material properties. There are different kinds of foaming procedures, (a) foa... [more]
Thermal Cooler Box
Sandoz, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) and KTM Industries, Inc. (Lansing, Michigan, USA) recently announced the launch of the Green Cell Cooler Box... [more]
Top Talk
An unusual review of bioplastics development... [more]
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