Study predicts biopolymer investments will continue

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July 11, 2008 - Biopolymers cost more, perform less than traditional petroleum-based polymers, concludes Biopolymers for Commodity Packaging report. Nevertheless, study from Packaging Strategies, West Chester, PA, predicts investment in biopolymer research/development, commodity application will continue due to declining costs for bioplastics, rising costs for petroleum-based plastics, as well as demand for sustainable products. Report discusses significant packaging biopolymer technologies/producers, market drivers, compares economics, performance of biopolymers against traditional plastics in commodity packaging. In addition, 17 packaging manufacturing cost assessment models compare five “standard” plastics against five biopolymers across seven package formats, seven processing techniques. Trio of authors include Gordon Bockner, principal, Business Development Associates, Inc., Bethesda, MD; Dr. Jim Lune, founding member of NatureWorks LLC, Minnetonka, MN; Robert Tremblay, president, Plastex Solutions, LLC, Midland, TX.
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