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Sheet Extrusion, Thermoforming Tips for PLA/aPHA Blends

Biopolymers like PLA and PHA are able to meet sustainability goals while also delivering the performance attributes needed in rigid food packaging. Here’s what testing has shown.

How to Optimize Your Molds and Hot Runners for Processing Bioresins

Demand for bioresins is growing in molded goods, particularly as a sustainability play to replace fossil-fuel based materials, but these materials are not a drop-in replacement for traditional materials. Molds and hot runners need to be optimized for these materials.

NatureWorks Reaches Distribution Agreements

The maker of Ingeo PLA bioresins has reached distribution agreements with Bamberger Polymers and Channel Prime Alliance.

CJ Biomaterials Launched First Consumer Brand Cosmetic Packaging Application

Olive Young’s Wakemake cushion container made of PHA and PLA

CJ Biomaterials and NatureWorks Sign Master Collaboration Agreement on Development of New Bioplastics

The two companies will jointly develop new sustainable materials based on CJ’s amorphous PHA and NatureWorks’ PLA resins.

50 Years...600 Issues...and Still Counting

Matt Naitove marks his first half-century in plastics reporting, with a few of his favorite headlines.

CJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymers

The two companies have agreed to collaborate on creating advanced products based on industry-leading Ingeo PLA and Phact PHA technologies to meet growing demand for sustainable materials across a broad array of markets

NatureWorks and IMA Step-Up Testing of Compostable Coffee Pod

Initial filling tests at IMA’ lab on K-Cyo based on NatureWorks’ low-carbon Ingeo PLA accelerate based on promising results.

NatureWorks to Open New Headquarters and Advanced Biopolymers R&D Facility

R&D center to include state-of-the-art facilities dedicated to fermentation research and new application development for Ingeo PLA.

NatureWorks to Build Fully Integrated Ingeo Plant in Thailand

NatureWorks parent companies, Cargill and GC, have authorized investment for new fully-integrated 165-million lb/yr facility in Thailand.

An Encouraging Sign for Bioplastics

When a global packaging giant buys a stake in a bioplastics firm, that looks like a vote of confidence in a still-emerging materials field.

NatureWorks Reaches Key Milestones for Global Manufacturing Expansion

Completion of front-end engineering and recent project approval from the Thailand Board of Investment put the new Ingeo biopolymer manufacturing complex on schedule to open in 2024

NatureWorks and IMA in Strategic Partnership for the Compostable Coffee Pods Market

The partnership is aimed at accelerating the availability of a turn-key solution for K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods in North America.

PLA for Large-Format Additive Manufacturing

NatureWorks’ new Ingeo 3D700 shown to provide significant reduction in warping, minimizing print failures.

NatureWorks to Boost Production of Ingeo PLA

Measures such as lactide monomer purification technology at NatureWorks’ Blair, Nebraska to result in increased availability of entire Ingeo PLA portfolio.

Ingeo PLA-Based Coffee Capsules Pass EU Standard for Disintegration in Composting

NatureWorks teamed up with Flo and CIC to conduct field trail that shows compostability of PLA coffees capsules—used and unused.

NatureWorks Partners with Nonwoven Institute in N95 Mask Production for Coronavirus Fight

Amidst the coronavirus crisis, NatureWorks has donated PLA bioplastic to produce as many as 2 million/week reusable N95 masks from a new nonwoven structure.

NatureWorks Aims for 100 Percent Certified Sustainable Feedstock by 2020

Agricultural feedstocks for Ingeo PLA biopolymer will be certified as environmentally and socially sustainable by third party ISCC.

Danimer Announced Plans for Fermentation Plant to Produce its Proprietary PHA Bioplastic

A major milestone for Danimer Scientific as this facility aims to start operations in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Fully Compostable Single-Serve Coffee Capsule Launched

A new generation of coffee capsules is made of 100% NatureWorks Ingeo PLA.

Corbion Enters PLA Business

The Dutch global producer of lactic acid is pre-marketing its new PLA resins in North America.

The Future of Biopolymers Looks Bright

NatureWorks’s 2016 conference showed that innovation in biopolymer technology will continue to thrive.

First High-Barrier PLA-Based Flexible Film for Long Shelf-Life Pouches

Italian film processor combines coating technology with NatureWorks Ingeo films for packaging of processed foods.

Cow Gas to Plastics

NatureWorks invests in commercial-scale development of methane-to-lactic acid fermentation.

PLA Sheet for Signage and Folded Cartons

Bi-Ax is the first manufacturer in North America to convert NatureWorks' Ingeo PLA resins into film and sheet.

New PLA Molder Anticipates Swift Growth

SelfEco developed two diverse PLA product lines in less than a year.

Ingeo Biopolymer Tops 'Smallest Carbon Footprint' List

NatureWorks' online calculator offers brand owners and researchers a tool for comparing GHG emissions and the non-renewable energy use of products made from different plastics.

BOPP Processor Focuses on Specialties

At one time, BI-AX International produced millions of pounds of BOPP film a year for a wide range of commodity products. But it has since transitioned toward higher-value niche products for medical and packaging.

PLA Supplier Gets Grant To Explore Biomethane As Feedstock

NatureWorks and Calysta receive DOE grant aimed at ongoing program to develop Ingeo PLA feedstock diversification.

Additive Manufacturing: Materials for ‘Real-World’ Parts

Developments in materials have helped pave the way for processors to make ‘real world’ parts from what is collectively known as 3D printing. Here’s a comprehensive review of the materials available.

New Player in Enhanced PLA Compounds, Additives

Floreon of the U.K. offers -impact-modified PLA that's more than 90% biobased, as well as additive masterbatches.

Floreon Has New Investors for "Performance" Bioplastic; Aims to Hit U.S. Soon

Floreon Transforming Packaging of Hull, U.K., has secured multiple new investors through an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to bring its patent-pending “performance” bioplastic material to market, and the U.S. is its prime regional target.

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: Slew of New Developments in Materials, Equipment

Three companies unveiled new developments in additive manufacturing and prototyping as 2013 came to a close, a testament to this technology's vibrant growth.

Conveying, Drying, Crystallizing PLA : The Energy-Saving Packaging Solution

When the new industry term “bioresins” hit the plastics community in the early 2000s, polylactic acid (PLA ) made its way to the top of the list in a class of new plant-based materials.

MATERIALS AT NPE: All Market Sectors Benefit from Large Crop of New Materials

Higher-performance and easier processing PE film resins for packaging, a one-pass crosslinked PE for photovoltaic (PV) wire and cable, several higher-performing nylons and TPEs, “greener” plastics, and enhanced styrenic and PC resins are among the new materials that made their debut at the big show in Orlando, Fla., last month.

Materials & Additives at NPE: Performance, Processability, And Sustainability

Bioplastics take center stage.

Sustainability Will Change Your Business

Do you have a sustainability officer yet? You might need one. It's probably even more likely that your customers have one, and you will have to pay attention to them if you want to continue to supply them with plastic parts or products.

K 2010 Preview, Materials Higher Performance, Better Processing, And Now Sustainability Share Spotlight at K

The K 2010 show will present new plastics materials for a wide range of industries, which makes it hard to generalize, but a few markets stand out prominently: packaging, medical, automotive, and electronic equipment.

Materials Additives & Blends Take PLA Upscale

The second conference on biopolymers hosted by NatureWorks testified to the burgeoning interest in this new field of plastics.

It's Time to Get to Know Your Way Around Bioplastics

If you’re thinking about adding bioplastics to your portfolio of processing capabilities, it’s best to first find out what separates them from traditional synthetic polymers and how their differences will affect you.

On-Site: Green Business Is Good Business for Fabri-Kal

Learning to deal with the particular characteristics of PLA biopolymer has opened up a promising business in “green” plastics for thermoformer Fabri-Kal.

Bio-Resins Tackle Durable Applications

Bioplastics were initially created for single-use applications like packaging and hotel key and gift cards.

PLA Biopolymers: New Copolymers, Expandable Beads, Engineering Alloys and More

Up to now, the number-one biopolymer in commercial use, polylactic acid or PLA, has been available mainly from one supplier and in a limited range of varieties. But there appear to be a number of new sources waiting in the wings, who are preparing a profusion of new PLA variants—copolymers, alloys, “engineering” PLA and even “do-it-yourself” PLA.

Enhancing Biopolymers: Additives Are Needed for Toughness, Heat Resistance & Processability

Plastics are going “green,” but they will need some help to get there. Biodegradable polymers derived from renewable resources are attracting lots of interest and publicity, but that enthusiasm is counterbalanced by persistent questions of availability, cost, performance, and processability. All these issues are inter-related: Increasing demand will lead to more capacity, which will presumably lead to lower prices. But the foundation is market demand, which ultimately depends on whether biopolymers will have the performance properties and processability to compete with existing non-renewable plastics.

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