Content Editorial ...................................3 News .................................05 - 07 Application News .......................32 - 34 Event Calendar .............................49 Suppliers Guide ........................50 - 52 Companies in this issue .....................54 Events 08 Biopolymers Symposium 2012 10 7th European Bioplastics Conference 11 Conference on CO 2 as feedstock 06|2012 November/December Bioplastics Award 12 Automotive wins Bioplastics Award 2012 Market 14 Fivefold growth by 2016 Films | Flexibles | Bags 16 Plastic Bags in California 18 Green films in all colours 26 High barrier PLA films Materials 22 Turning biomass into bioplastics and carbon fibers 28 Waste cooking oil makes bioplastics cheaper 30 Renewable naphtha for producing bioplastics Electronics 35 Electronic housings made from cellulosic bioplastic 36 Bioplastics for IT-applications Politics 38 FTC Green Guides for BioPlastics 42 Compostable Bioplastics Packaging in Germany Basics 44 Blown film extrusion Imprint Publisher / Editorial Dr. Michael Thielen (MT) Samuel Brangenberg (SB) contributing editor: Dr. Thomas Isenburg (TI) Layout/Production Julia Hunold, Christos Stavrou Mark Speckenbach Head Office Polymedia Publisher GmbH Dammer Str. 112 41066 Mönchengladbach, Germany phone: +49 (0)2161 6884469 fax: +49 (0)2161 6884468 info@bioplasticsmagazine.com www.bioplasticsmagazine.com Media Adviser Elke Hoffmann, Caroline Motyka phone: +49(0)2161-6884467 fax: +49(0)2161 6884468 eh@bioplasticsmagazine.com Print Tölkes Druck + Medien GmbH 47807 Krefeld, Germany Print run: 3,600 copies bioplastics magazine ISSN 1862-5258 bM is published 6 times a year. This publication is sent to qualified subscribers (149 Euro for 6 issues). bioplastics MAGAZINE is printed on chlorine-free FSC certified paper. bioplastics MAGAZINE is read in 89 countries. Not to be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. The fact that product names may not be identified in our editorial as trade marks is not an indication that such names are not registered trade marks. bioplastics MAGAZINE tries to use British spelling. However, in articles based on information from the USA, American spelling may also be used. Editorial contributions are always welcome. Please contact the editorial office via mt@bioplasticsmagazine.com. Envelopes A part of this print run is mailed to the readers wrapped in BoPLA envelopes sponsored by Taghleef Industries, S.p.A. Maropack GmbH & Co. KG, and SFV Verpackungen Cover Photo: Philipp Thielen Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/bioplasticsmag Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/bioplastics-MAGAZINE/103745406344904
News PolyOne launches 99% bio-based plasticizer In early November, PolyOne Corporation introduced reFlex 300 bioplasticizer. Derived from rapidly renewable feedstocks and certified to contain 99% bio-based content, this non-phthalate alternative provides a one-for-one replacement for general-purpose plasticizers used in flexible vinyl formulations. PolyOne reFlex 300 bioplasticizer can help customers reduce their carbon footprint and eliminate phthalates without compromising in-service performance. Further, this new technology assists manufacturers and brand owners in satisfying the requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which bans certain phthalates in products used by children. Certified to be 99% bio-based (ASTM D6866), reFlex 300 bioplasticizer can enable users to explore certification of their own products to this standard, potentially resulting in preferential procurement status with the United States Federal Government in the USDA BioPreferered ® program. Flexible vinyl markets and applications that can benefit from reFlex 300 bioplasticizer include: • Healthcare – tubing and connectors • Electrical components – plugs and insulators • Building and construction products – weather stripping, gaskets, office furniture, and flooring • Consumer goods – toys and shoes PolyOne reFlex 300 bioplasticizer is the second technology to be commercialized as a result of a development alliance between PolyOne and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM). In April of this year, PolyOne introduced fast-fusing reFlex100 bioplasticizer. www.polyone.com The business directory iBIB as iPad App The new International Business Directory for Innovative Bio-based Plastics and Composites (iBIB2012/2013), co-published by nova-institute (Huerth/Germany) and bioplastics MAGAZINE is the most successful ever: Six month after its publication date the directory experienced more than 15,000 downloads of single company profiles and over 2,000 downloads of the complete directory - in addition to mailings (to 34,000 customers) and distribution at fairs and exhibitions of the printed version (4,000). Jahreskalender von Kindern mit Behinderung Jetzt kostenlos reservieren: Tel. 06294 428170 E-Mail: kalender@bsk-ev.org www.bsk-ev.org The iBIB 2012/2013 can be downloaded from www.bioplasticsmagazine.de/ iBIB2012-2013.pdf The iBIB online database is accessible via www.bio-based.eu/iBIB Info: Now the unique and informative directory can also be used offline on any iPad - for free! To get the app, visit: www.bio-based.eu/iBIB/app App bioplastics MAGAZINE [06/12] Vol. 7 5
