Jan 27, 2021
Private: Ingevity polymer aids bioplastics breakdown
INGEVITY IN THE NEWS
Speciality chemical maker Ingevity has developed a thermoplastics caprolactone polymer that enables the “complete degradation” of bioplastics when formulated with polylactic acid (PLA). The US firm said its Capa polycaprolactone (PCL) thermoplastics technology helps bioplastics break down into carbon dioxide and water within 40 days, with no toxic chemicals produced. Capa thermoplastics can be formulated…Read more…
