While the new equipment was being manufactured, Sulzer supported NatureWorks to supply a targeted group of early adopters with demonstration samples of these new resin grades and lactides to enable early-stage feasibility work. Once the new equipment is commissioned in the first quarteer of 2013, NatureWorks will expand the availability of these developmental samples to include a broader group of potential users.
Ingeo is a USDA BioPreferred biopolymer that is made from renewable plant material, not oil. Its environmental footprint, in terms of greenhouse gas emission and energy consumption, is smaller than all commonly applied petrochemical-based plastics. Over the past several years, NatureWorks has made significant investments in initiatives that address and certify Ingeo sustainability from an agricultural perspective through end-of-life scenarios. While the new equipment was being manufactured, Sulzer supported NatureWorks to supply a targeted group of early adopters with demonstration samples of these new resin grades and lactides to enable #
Products made from Ingeo span multiple industries and categories, including packaging, electronics, clothing, house wares, health and personal care, semi-durable products and the foodservice industry.
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