Bioplastic industry is set to grow

As Coca-Cola recently kicked off a marketing campaign in some countries introducing its PET PlantBottle, 30% of which consists of plant based material, Frito-lay announced the use of bioplastics in their SunChips packaging, according to European Bioplastics.

Aldi, one of Germany’s largest discounters, has also introduced biodegradable shopping bags, providing customers the choice between using compostable and conventional plastic bags.

Correspondingly, despite the economic crisis, European Bioplastics’ members are investing in new plants.

BASF introduced new biodegradable plastics for coating paper and shrink-film while Novamont launched the 2nd generation of Mater-Bi, and Purac, Sulzer and Synbra kicked off a cooperation in the field of foamed PLA products.