Biopolymers have a variety of possible applications due to their renewable characteristics and their potential biodegradability. Biopolymers are polymers that are either bio-based, biodegradable, or ...

ATLANTA — Bioplastics firm Purac has developed a high heat-resistant blend of polylactic acid that it says will open up new markets for bioplastic products. Purac developed its high-heat PLA by ...

Can alloys of polylactic acid (PLA) and traditional petrochemical plastics give designers a greener material that still satisfies product requirements? In several instances, the answer appears to be ...

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biodegradable bioplastic that is already used to produce a variety of everyday items, such as cups, trays, bowls and vegetable wrapping foil. Unfortunately, the current PLA ...

In early 2000, the Cargill Dow joint venture announced that it would build a 300 million-lb-per-year plant in Blair, Neb., making polylactic acid (PLA). The product was going to be the first commodity ...

Dublin, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Polylactic Acid Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2020-2030F" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

Larry West is an award-winning environmental journalist and writer. He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. Polylactic acid (PLA), a plastic substitute made from fermented plant ...

Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million ...

DUBLIN, Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Polylactic Acid Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by End-use (Packaging, Agriculture, Automotive & Transport, Electronics, Textile), by Region, and ...