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Content Imprint 34 Porsche launches cars with biocomposites Mar / Apr 02|2020 3 Editorial 5 News 28 Application News 48 Patents 50 Basics 52 10 years ago 54 Suppliers Guide 58 Companies in this issue Publisher / Editorial Dr. Michael Thielen (MT) Alex Thielen (AT) Samuel Brangenberg (SB) 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 Samsales (German language) phone: +49(0)2161-6884467 fax: +49(0)2161 6884468 sb@bioplasticsmagazine.com Michael Thielen (English Language) (see head office) Layout/Production Kerstin Neumeister Print Poligrāfijas grupa Mūkusala Ltd. 1004 Riga, Latvia bioplastics MAGAZINE is printed on chlorine-free FSC certified paper. Print run: 3,300 copies Events 8 Program 6 th PLA World Congress 10 Program 2 nd PHA platform World Congress Thermoforming / Rigid Packaging 12 Moulds for thermoforming and blow moulding 14 Acquisition of thermoforming company Machinery 15 Blown film lines From Science & Research 22 Waste to plastic by enzymes and bacteria 44 Alternative composites for marine applications Materials 16 Wood-based plastic from Finland 21 Compostable and edible barrier packaging 25 Polyolefin News 31 Biobased Epoxy Resins 36 Bioplastic to help reduce food spoilage 39 New collaboration on highperformance PLA compounds 40 Taking sutainability one step further Agriculture/Horticulture 18 Bioplastics in Agriculture 20 New mulching film 26 Biodegradable Mulch Film 32 Hop residues and PLA Market 37 Consumer awareness on the rise 46 The Brazilian case bioplastics magazine ISSN 1862-5258 bM is published 6 times a year. This publication is sent to qualified subscribers (169 Euro for 6 issues). bioplastics MAGAZINE is read in 92 countries. Every effort is made to verify all Information published, but Polymedia Publisher cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions or for any losses that may arise as a result. All articles appearing in bioplastics MAGAZINE, or on the website www.bioplasticsmagazine.com are strictly covered by copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, scanned, photographed and/or stored in any form, including electronic format, without the prior consent of the publisher. Opinions expressed in articles do not necessarily reflect those of Polymedia Publisher. bioplastics MAGAZINE welcomes contributions for publication. Submissions are accepted on the basis of full assignment of copyright to Polymedia Publisher GmbH unless otherwise agreed in advance and in writing. We reserve the right to edit items for reasons of space, clarity or legality. Please contact the editorial office via mt@bioplasticsmagazine.com. 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. Envelopes A part of this print run is mailed to the readers wrapped bioplastic envelopes sponsored by Taghleef Industries, Italy Cover beeboys / shutterstock Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/bioplasticsmag Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bioplasticsmagazine

daily upated news at www.bioplasticsmagazine.com News Chinaplast & Interpack postponed Chinaplas 2020 rescheduled to 3-6 August 2020 at NECC in Shanghai In an effort to strengthen the prevention and control of the coronavirus epidemic and to protect the health and safety of all show participants, CHINAPLAS 2020, the 34th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries, originally scheduled from 21-24 April 2020 at National Exhibition and Convention Center(NECC) in Shanghai has been postponed. Hereby, we would like to announce that the show will be rescheduled to 3-6 August 2020 and the venue will remain unchanged at NECC. Messe Düsseldorf is postponing the leading international trade fair Interpack. It will now take place from 25 February to 3 March 2021. In doing so, Messe Düsseldorf is following the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German Federal Government to take into account the principles of the Robert Koch Institute when assessing the risk of major events. Based on this recommendation and the recent significant increase in the number of people infected with the new corona virus (SARS-CoV-2), including in Europe, Messe Düsseldorf has reassessed the situation. In addition, there was the general ruling issued by the city of Düsseldorf on 11 March 2020, in which major events with more than 1,000 participants present at the same time are generally prohibited. MT www.chinaplasonline.com | www.interpack.com New bioplastics MAGAZINE App and ePaper-Kiosk Read bioplastics MAGAZINE sooner on your computer, tablet or smartphone. Not only on a computer, but also on your tablet or smartphone you can now easily read bioplastics MAGAZINE. And since printing and mailing takes a while, you can even read it sooner. We will make it available as soon as we send the files to our printing company. ePaper-Kiosk https://epaper.bioplasticsmagazine.com Smartphone App Our new Android and iOS App let you easily read bioplastics MAGAZINE on your mobile device. Both apps can be downloaded free of charge. Try it now! Go to the Google Play Store or Apple App-Store and type in the search term "bioplastics magazine". www.bioplasticsmagazine.com/en/magazine/app Picks & clicks Most frequently clicked news Here’s a look at our most popular online content of the past two months. The story that got the most clicks from the visitors to bioplasticsmagazine.com was: tinyurl.com/news-20200127 The global bio-based polymer market in 2019 A revised view (27 January 2020) Turbulent times for bio-based polymers in 2019: PLA sold out despite expansion, as did PHA. Biobased PP became available for the first time, there was increased production of PBAT, PBS, bio-PE, starch-containing polymer compounds and epoxy resins. The production of, particularly, biobased PET decreased. At the same time, there is a lack of support from policy makers: biobased and biodegradable plastics are lumped into the same category as fossil plastics in the Plastic Policy. Stamp vector "postponed" created by freepik bioplastics MAGAZINE [02/20] Vol. 15 5