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lactides
VIDEOS: Bioplastic products in the news
Happy Hump Day! I might not be able to post again next week so let me put these interesting bioplastic news now before I get swept away by deadlines. NatureWorks talks about the chemistry behind Ingeo & Vercet and how lactide polyester resins are used as tackifiers in EVA hot melt adhesive applications. The ButterflyCup is reportedly … Continue reading
NatureWorks launches Performance Chemicals Division
While NatureWorks has already been working on this new business model of launching lactides-based performance chemicals a year back, the company finally made it official with a new division and product line called Vercet™, which aims to supply lactides, polyols, binder resins and chemical intermediates to companies that manufacture innovative coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers … Continue reading