• Bioplastics Market will reach more than one billion Euros in 2015 – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Global Bio-based Plastics Market, finds that the market earned revenues of €570.6 million in 2008, and estimates this to reach €1.1 billion in 2015. Improvements in product performance and an expanding product range continue to propel the bio-based plastics into new and high-growth applications despite the challenges posed by the [...]

  • Linoleum: a green material? – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Linoleum (informally abbreviated to lino) is a floor covering made from renewable composite materials such as solidified linseed oil with ligno-cellulose fibers. The question is to know if it is a true green material (How environmentally friendly is it?). … According to Wikipedia, linoleum is based on various materials including solidified linseed oil, pine rosin, cork dust, wood flour and [...]

  • Current players in PHA-based resins (PolyHydroxyAlkanoates)

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    There are now about 75,000 metric tons of annual capacity globally to produce PHAs (PolyHydroxyAlkanoate) from five companies: Telles (USA), Tianjin Green Bioscience/DSM (China), Bio-on (Italy), Tianan Biologic Material Co. (China); and BioMatera (Canada). Nine other companies are conducting developmental work on PHAs, some with pilot plants: Micromidas (USA), Meridian (USA), Biomer (Germany), PHB [...]

  • Greener American cars

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    After the French cars, American companies such as Ford Motor continues their efforts to use more renewable and recyclable materials in the vehicles. This includes soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus. Other vehicles already made with sustainable materials include the Ford Mustang, F-150, Focus, Flex, Escape, Expedition and Econoline [...]

  • Increase of the production of bioplastics based on 1,3 propanediol (PDO)

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, LLC, a joint venture between DuPont and Tate & Lyle,  announced an expansion to their Loudon, Tennessee (USA) facility to increase production of bio-based 1,3 propanediol (Bio-PDO™) by 35%. Construction is scheduled to start in June 2010, and the expansion is expected to be complete by second quarter [...]

  • An annual average growth of 13% till 2014 for bioplastics – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Bioplastics are gaining an increasing share in the mass markets for phone accessories, electronics, household appliances and foodstuffs industries. Industry figures from 2009 showed growth in the Bioplastics sector, and predicted an annual average growth of 13% till 2014. Source – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : Global biopolymers market analysis and forecasts to [...]

  • Sugar-derived to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in plastics

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Researchers in the United States have developed a chemical derived from sugar with the potential to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in a number of products, including the lining of food cans. The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) said Professor Michael Jaffe had received a US patent for an epoxy resin based on isosorbide diglycidyl ether [...]

  • Algae might just be the next big bio-resin – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    … Cereplast already uses starches from corn, tapioca, wheat, and potatoes in the manufacture of the Compostables and Hybrid materials. So why bother adding yet another biomass to the mix? Because, according to Cereplast researcher William Kelly, algae is cheap, plentiful, doesn’t take away from the human food chain, and represents the near-perfect closing of the [...]

  • Greener French cars

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    PSA Peugeot-Citroën will replace almost a third of the plastics used in its cars with green materials by 2015, to reduce the ecological footprint of the French company’s vehicles over their lifespan. Plastic car components, such as insulation, soundproofing, bumpers, wing mirrors and dashboard panels, made from fossil fuels would be sourced from plant fibres, such [...]

  • Bioplastics in Brazil: Beyond the green speech – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan are focussed on the Brazilian Bioplastic Market. The Brazilian chemical industry is among the top ten industries globally, having a major goal to be positioned among the top five. Several initiatives are being presented and put into practice in Brazil, supported by Brazilian Association of the Chemical industry (ABIQUIM), through a [...]

  • New bioplastics based on furan chemistry from biomass

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Dutch-based research and technology company Avantium claims to have developed ‘breakthrough technology’ that could produce biomass-derived polyesters that can compete effectively with traditional polymers both on price and on performance. Avantium has now initiated a collaboration with NatureWorks, which makes the Ingeo bio-polymer (PLA) which can be used in textiles. The two companies have teamed up [...]

  • Metabolix: the real starting point

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    After a very long period of development, Metabolix seems to start an industrial production of PHA (polyhydoxyalkanoate) products,  named Mirel. For nearly two decades, Oliver Peoples and the Cambridge-based company he founded, Metabolix Inc., have been working on ways to turn crops into biodegradable plastics. The company, founded in 1992 and public since 2006, bore the brunt [...]

  • Futerro: PLA Production in Europe

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Futerro, a 50/50 joint venture established in September 2007 by Galactic and Total Petrochemicals, announced the inauguration of its bioplastics production unit in Escanaffles, Belgium. Supported by the Walloon Region through the Marshall Plan, the purpose of this unit is to develop state-of-the-art technology for the production of PolyLactic Acid (PLA) bioplastics from renewable vegetable sources [...]

  • After Bio-Pol (The Blog), BIOPOL (The Conference)

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    BIOPOL 2011,  the 3rd International Conference on Biodegradable and/or Biobased Polymers will be held 29-31 August 2011, at University of Strasbourg, France. Scientists from both academic and industrial laboratories who are interested in biodegradable and/or biobased materials are encouraged to participate with the aim to exchange up-to-date ideas on current research and new applications. The conference has [...]

  • Recycling process of PLA (LOOPLA) – Video presentation

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    The green patented LOOPLA® technology is a chemical recycling process that goes back from PLA (polylactic acid) to lactic acid by depolymerisation through hydrolysis. This process has been presented in a previous post. This video shows a presentation of this technology. – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : Plastics from Potatoes – Video presentation Plastics [...]

  • Green materials are re-shaping how vehicles are made – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    … A European study predicts that by 2020, bio-based plastics could replace up to 90 per cent of the total amount of petroleum-derived plastics consumed globally in 2007. The auto industry consumes an average of about 135 kilograms of plastic in every car it builds, so it’s no surprise automakers are looking down this road with [...]

  • Eco-friendly packaging: $170 Billion Worldwide by 2014 – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Packaging is an absolute necessity in the modern world. Our contemporary society places many demands upon packaging relative to issues such as safety, convenience, efficiency, identification, and marketing. However, packaging is also a burden to producers, consumers, and the environment. As more and more people become “modern consumers” around the world, packaging materials and methods, [...]

  • Bioplastics from the skins of tropical fruits

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Aware of the high demand for environmentally friendly plastic, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) researchers have developed a bio-degradable plastic, known as Fruitplast from the skins of tropical fruits such as bananas, rambutans and chempedak. The head of the research team, Professor Hanafi Ismail said that the idea to produce plastic from the the waste products of [...]

  • A new partnership to develop new biobased polyamides

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Arkema and Toyobo have decided to form a strategic partnership to develop high temperature polyamides made from renewable resources. Under this collaboration, Arkema and Toyobo will promote a new generation of high temperature polyamides with improved technical properties and lower environmental footprint. The new products initially consist of two ranges with melting points around 250°C and [...]

  • Recycling is a good option for biopolymer disposal

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Recycling is the favourable option for the disposal of biopolymers and other packaging plastics according to new Wrap research. The study, which was carried out at the end of last year, looked at a range of waste management technologies including composting and energy from waste (EfW) technologies such as anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis and gasification. Wrap has updated [...]

  • Current players in PLA-based resins

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    … Aside from NatureWorks, current players and developers in the PLA-based resins field include NatureWorks’ former co-owner Teijin Chemicals of Japan; the Netherlands-based Synbra; Belgium-based Futerro; Pyramid Bioplastics and FKuR both based in Germany; UK-based Plaxica; and China-based Zhejiang Hisun Biomaterials. … Source – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : List of companies producing biodegradable and/or bio-based plastics New demo unit to produce [...]

  • Enquête sur les bioplastiques auprès des Français

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Une enquête BVA fait le point sur la question des bioplastiques. Réalisée en ligne entre le 28 janvier et le 1er février 2010 auprès d’un échantillon national représentatif de la population française connectée à Internet et âgée de 15 à 65 ans (1065 Français au total), cette enquête commandée par Passion Céréales révèle que si seulement [...]

  • Biopolymers in Packaging will increase more than 40% per year – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    “Biopolymers in Packaging” from Allied Development Corp. is a global study of the biopolymer industry. It examines total biopolymer consumption, then focuses on biopolymer consumption in packaging. Suppliers, converters, and users around the globe are making huge investments in biopolymers, which will impact every facet of the packaging industry. As a result, biopolymer consumption will increase [...]

  • A new bio-based polyamide from castor oil

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    A new biobased and industrially produced polyamide: Evonik Industries has expanded its range of compounds for high-performance cables to include bio-based VESTAMID® Terra DS. This polyamide 1010 (PA 10.10) is produced entirely from monomers obtained from castor oil. Castor oil is in turn obtained from the bean of the castor oil plant, which is used neither as food [...]

  • Thermoplastics made of lignins

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    TECNARO GmbH, produces sustainable materials for the automotive and packaging industries and also for the manufacturers of furniture, toys, musical instruments and shoes, based on thermoplastics made of lignins. TECNARO GmbH, which stands for TEChnologie NAchwachsender Rohstoffe (Technology of renewable resources) is a spin-off company of the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal [...]

  • The truth about biodegradable plastics – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    In an effort to stymie plastic pollution, new so-called compostable “bioplastics” are being engineered — but how biodegradable are they really? and what does biodegradable or compostable mean? … Mother Earth News tested five types of bioplastic bags to see how well they would compost. None of them broke down completely after 25 weeks in home compost [...]

  • First four-stars (OK biobased) biopolymer

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    NatureWorks Ingeo™ biopolymer — made from plants, not oil — is the first polymer to earn a four-star “OK biobased” rating from the European certification organization Vinçotte of Vilvoorde, Belgium. “With the Ingeo resins now certified, the four-star rating can be used as the foundation for downstream products, earning them an OK biobased rating.” The Vinçotte OK [...]

  • New details about algae-based bioplastics production

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Cereplast, Inc. (USA), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced that its plan to develop a new family of algae-based resins is progressing well and that this Company expects to offer the first grade of Cereplast Algae Plastics(R) for commercial use by the end of the year. Cereplast algae-based resins  have the potential to replace 50% or [...]

  • Bioplastics industry has proven to be recession proof – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    The global bioplastics industry has proven its flexibility in navigating the recession, as companies restructured, delayed projects or significantly cut costs. A big accomplishment for the industry last year was that not one major player filed for bankruptcy or completely disappeared, notes Frederic Scheer, chairman and CEO of US-based bioplastic maker Cereplast. “There were [...]

  • Llantas fabricado con bio-materiales renovables

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    La colaboración entre Genencor y Goodyear resultó en un avance tecnológico para llantas fabricadas con materiales renovables. “El primer prototipo de Goodyear manufacturado con BioIsoprene™ demuestra el enorme progreso que hicimos al usar un bio-material alternativo al derivado de petróleo isopreno, en nuestro proceso productivo,” dijo Jesse Roeck, Director Global de Materiales de Goodyear. “El desarrollo del [...]

  • Bad weather for the oxo-degradables

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    After several recent and negative news or statements, concerning the “oxo-degradables” (also called “oxo-biodegradables”), a last study funded by the UK Government is published by the Defra (Dep. for environment food and rural affairs). They showed that some plastics marked as ‘degradable’ might not be as environmentally-friendly as consumers think. The study, carried out by Loughborough [...]

  • Treatment of the post-consumer bioplastics.

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Some polymers can be synthesized by means of polycondensation of the original monomers. Monomers are linked together with the release of water to form the polymeric chain. Polyesters, polyamides and polyesterpolyols used in polyurethanes are typically produced via polycondensation. The opposite reaction of polycondensation is hydrolysis, where the chemical bonds between monomers are broken through [...]

  • Cellophane: a green plastic? – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, and bacteria makes it useful for food packaging. The question is to know if it is a true green plastic (How environmentally friendly is it?). … Cellophane was invented in 1900, but wasn’t commercially available until 1912. At that [...]

  • Higher oil prices increase value proposition for bioplastics – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Cereplast, Inc., a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, commented that higher future oil prices will enable biodegradable plastics to compete more effectively with conventional petroleum-based plastics as price differences between renewable and standard plastic materials begin to eventually decrease and allow bioplastics to become more cost-competitive. On Monday (April 5, 2010), crude for May [...]

  • Sustainable development: A new bio-based polyamide increases the life of batteries

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Rhodia has recently announced the launch of Technyl® eXten, a new bio-based polyamide. Rhodia’s Technyl® eXten solution using polyamide 6.10, produced in part from castor oil, is respectful of the environment and offers users high-performance and economically attractive solutions along with a reduced ecological footprint. This polyamide, is helping one of the world’s five largest manufacturers [...]

  • Plastics go green – Video presentation

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    In this Video, find out how scientists are developing more environmentally friendly plastics (bioplastics) using plant materials. By 2020, these bioplastics could provide an alternative for about a fifth of the estimated 100 billion Kilos of plastics manufactures produce each year worldwide. – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : IBM has discovered [...]

  • Soy-based material, To cut use of asphalt

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    A new soy-based roofing adhesive product, developed with the help of funding from the United Soybean Board (USB), represents a less toxic, less carcinogenic and less dangerous alternative to hot-applied asphalt roof adhesives. BioBased Elastomeric Bitumen Adhesive (BEBA) represents the first cold-applied, biobased-certified adhesive for built-up roofs (BUR), according to product developer Lance Niemann of Niemann [...]

  • IBM has discovered a new way to make biodegradable plastic from plants – Video presentation

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Researchers at IBM said they have discovered a way to make biodegradable plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based plastics and other products that are not good for the environment. According to Chandrasekhar Narayan, a manager of science and technology at IBM’s Almaden Research Center in Northern California, the discovery promises Earth-friendly plastic products that are [...]

  • To develop post-consumer PLA (Polylactic acid) use

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    BIOCOR LLC announced its launch as a new venture in the business of buying, aggregating, and processing post-consumer Polylactic acid (PLA). BIOCOR will capitalize on the ease with which PLA can be converted back to its original lactic acid feedstock for subsequent use in a variety of existing end markets. BIOCOR Executive Director Mike Centers [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BioPol/~4/8_WcLo-YRe4" height="1" width="1"/

  • Oxo-degradable plastics: Questions and Answers

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    What are oxo-degradable plastics? Oxo-degradable plastics are conventional plastics made from petrochemicals (usually polyethylene from fossil ressources). The difference is that oxo-degradable plastics have small concentrations of additives (usually metal salts) that cause them to degrade at an accelerated rate. These plastics will usually be labeled as ‘degradable’, ‘oxo-biodegradable’ and sometimes even ‘biodegradable’ or ‘oxo-biodegradable’. Are oxo-degradable [...]

  • BioIsoprene: Making rubber from renewable biomass – Video presentation

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    In a previous post (in spanish), we have shown that Goodyear in partnership with Genencor, is developing a greener way to make tires. This video shows how BioIsoprene (a bio-based Isoprene) is being used to make synthetic rubber from renewable biomass materials. – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : Enzyme producers want [...]

  • Crude oil no needed for production of plastics

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Each year the world produces about 130 million kilo of ethene, the most important raw material for plastics. This gigantic industry is currently dependent on crude oil. And that is running out. Dutch researcher Tymen Tiemersma might have found a solution for this problem. With his new reactor, we can produce methane from natural [...]

  • To make green polypropylene from sugarcane

    Updated: 2010-05-31 18:12:02
    Braskem and Novozymes take a step toward the bio-based economy by developing polypropylene from sugarcane. Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in Latin America, and Novozymes, the world’s leading producer of industrial enzymes, announced a research partnership to develop large-scale production of polypropylene from sugarcane. “Braskem was the first company in the world to produce a 100% certified [...]

  • The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Plastic Molding Machines Excluding Patterns and Molds

    Updated: 2010-05-30 01:26:12
    Product DescriptionThis econometric study covers the world outlook for plastic molding machines excluding patterns and molds across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the [...]

  • Plasma Surface Modification of PMMA for Optical Applications

    Updated: 2010-05-28 22:29:28
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  • For plastic injection molding what are the 3 significant factors from back pressure??

    Updated: 2010-05-28 22:29:25
    3 distinguished factors that back pressure might lead to for injection molding. I would like an explanation for each. Related Blogs Related Blogs on For plastic injection molding what are the 3 significant factors from back pressure?? Technorati Tags: back, blogs, factors, from, Injection, Molding, Plastic, plastic injection molding, pressure, significant

  • Fundamental Manufacturing Processes, Plastic Injection Molding

    Updated: 2010-05-27 15:11:56
    DescriptionInjection molding is the most common method of producing parts out of plastic material. It is an extremely versatile process that is capable of producing parts with a wide range of attributes. Using shop floor footage and animated sequences this video focuses on the injection molding machine and the injection mold to illustrate the injection [...]

  • plastic molding?

    Updated: 2010-05-27 05:22:34
    what is the best thing to buy to mold/hold plastic to plastic so it never breaks apart agian? please help me, its my treadmill and i really want to fix it again so it doesnt break. thanks. Related Blogs Related Blogs on plastic molding? custom mold LLDPE current market price is unreason « rapid … Technorati Tags: current market, [...]

  • Plastic Injection Molding Basics

    Updated: 2010-05-26 09:19:09
    The basics of a plastic injection molding system. From BeechmontCrest.com Technorati Tags: Basics, Injection, Molding, Plastic

  • Plastic Injection Molding

    Updated: 2010-05-25 03:11:45
    Watch more @ www.sme.org Related Blogs Related Blogs on Plastic Injection Molding The experience of the plastic molds « rapid prototyping, custom … Review > Space Alien (Toy Story 3, Target Exclusive) : Poe … Technorati Tags: alien toy, Injection, Molding, Plastic, plastic molds, toy story 3, Watch, www

  • Toss N Catch Dog Toy, 9″

    Updated: 2010-05-23 21:22:45
    Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 3/4 , plastic disk made for exercising your dog. Simply toss the disk and your dog will retrieve. Safe nonchewable, unbreakable plastic, available in assorted colors, available in a 12 piece counter top display when you or. Product DescriptionTOSS’ N CATCH DISC 1 EA Van Ness Plastics TC1 TOSS ‘n CATCH DOG DISC -Safe, [...]

  • Injection Molding Handbook, 2nd Edition

    Updated: 2010-05-23 21:22:24
    Product DescriptionThe Injection Molding Handbook provides engineers, professionals and other involved in this important industry sector with a thorough up-to-date overview of injection molding processing equipment and techniques, including the basic fundamental information on chemistry, physics, material science and process engineering. It covers all components of the injection molding machine and the [...]

  • I need to find a plastic injection molding manufacturer in China?

    Updated: 2010-05-23 21:11:37
    I have several ideas for simple products that could be made with plastic injection molds. Too expensive to do it here. Anyone? Anyone? Thanks Related Blogs Related Blogs on I need to find a plastic injection molding manufacturer in China? Technorati Tags: Anyone, China, find, Injection, Manufacturer, manufacturer in china, Molding, need, Plastic, plastic injection molding, plastic [...]

  • Disposable dinnerware

    Updated: 2010-05-19 04:13:56
    The average American office worker goes through around 500 disposable cups over the course of 12 months. Americans even toss out enough paper and plastic cups, forks and spoons every year to circle the equator 300 times. Much for the common disposable dinnerware, such as plastic utensils, cups and plates, is made from plastic #6. It’s [...]

  • Global warming-free industrial materials

    Updated: 2010-05-04 20:00:12
    Let a bunch of fluorine atoms get together in the molecules of a chemical compound, and they're like a heavy metal band at a chamber music festival. They tend to dominate the proceedings and not always for the better. That's especially true where the global warming potential of the chemicals is concerned, says a newly released study by NASA and Purdue University researchers........

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