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 ...

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 ...

With increasing concerns over plastic pollution, biopolymers like PLA and PBS have gained significant attention as sustainable alternatives. PLA offers biodegradability and a reduced carbon footprint ...

Futerro, an affiliate of the Belgian lactic acid maker Galactic, plans to build a polylactic acid (PLA) plant in Port-Jérôme, in the Normandy region of France. The biobased-polymer facility will ...