New bioplastic materials from agro-waste

Chemical properties comparable to conventional plastics

Bioplastics market trends and challenges

Food contact bioplastics expected to grow contiuously

Biobased, not biodegradable

Consultant argues for biobased but not biodegradable packaging solutions, considers biodegradability inefficient

Bioplastics

Types, applications, toxicity and regulation of bioplastics used in food contact materials

PEF: New food contact polymer on the horizon

Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) set to take PET market share, approval for food contact use pending

Extending the use of bioplastics in food packaging

New study reviews the application of bioplastics in food packaging: coating, blending and chemical/physical modification can improve functionality, migration issues still to be resolved