Hemp in Bioplastics

Hemp in Bioplastics

Bioplastics present unique opportunities for hemp, but any broad-scale adoption will take time.  Bioplastics and their manufacturing processes are diverse, representing a wide range of Intellectual Property (IP).  Top global bioplastics companies like Blair, Nebraska based NatureWorks LLC have been busily researching formulations that utilize existing feedstocks in the commodity landscape.  The potential for bioplastics to strengthen hemp prices is well over the horizon yet.

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– a holding of agriculture giant Cargill and Thai company PTT Global Chemical – introduced their “Ingeo” polymer in 2003 and have continually pursued R&D to develop feedstock alternatives and increase production efficiencies.  Corn is the primary feedstock, allowing the company to leverage the corn complex into…

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