US firm Metabolix is constructing a new $200m bioplastics factory
in Iowa, with commercial production of the packaging material
expected to begin in 2008.
A UK mineral water company has launched the first corn-based
biodegradable bottle in that country's market, linking its fund
raising activities with environmentalism.
With biodegradable becoming less of a buzzword and more of a
reality in the packaging business, a machine maker has adapted a
blow moulder for use with corn-based plastics.