NatureWorks has produced a handling guide to help those along the
supply chain handle biodegradable plastic packaging made from its
polylactic acid (PLA).
The company that makes the proprietary, corn-based plastic resins
marketed under the NatureWorks PLA will be known as NatureWorks LLC
from this month onwards.
New research suggests that biodegradable polylactide (PLA) bottles
can be easily segregated from PET bottles in the waste stream, a
point that strengthens the environmental claims of the material.
Del Monte is to package fresh produce in containers made from the
corn-based plastic NatureWorks PL, a move that is designed to
portray fruit as a processed product rather than just a commodity.
US-based environmental packaging developer EarthShell has licensed
out its technology to Meridian Business Solutions (MBS), in a move
that further underlines the growing importance of green packaging.
Leading Danish packagingspecialist Færch Plast headquartered in
Holstebro, Denmark, isincorporating NatureWorks' PLA into its
packaging line which servicesEuropean food industries.
North America's leading oriented polystyrene plastic packaging
producer Wilkinson Manufacturing has followed European example by
starting up the first US production line to produce thermoformed
containers made from NatureWorks'...
Package clarity in the news again today with Ilip announcing that
it is designing and manufacturing packaging for fresh produce using
a bio-based polymer.
IPER, an Italian supermarket chain, announced this week that it has
launched a natural-based packaging alternative for its thermoform
containers and heat-sealable film overlays.
