06 | 2010
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Content<br />
Editorial 3<br />
News 5<br />
K-Review 10<br />
Application News 40<br />
Event Calendar 57<br />
Suppliers Guide 60<br />
Bioplastics Award <strong>2010</strong><br />
“And the Winner is …” 9<br />
Cover Story<br />
Capacity for PLA Feedstock Recovery to 16<br />
Expand Significantly<br />
Recycle PLA Cups at U2-Concerts 18<br />
Films | Flexibles | Bags<br />
Next Generation PLA Films 20<br />
Chinese Compounder Enters Biodegradable 23<br />
Co-Polyester Market<br />
New Developments in PLA Packaging Films 24<br />
How to Produce BOPLA Films 25<br />
Machinery for BOPLA from the USA 26<br />
Consumer Electronics<br />
PLA for Consumer Electronics 28<br />
Bio-Based Polymer-Alloy for 30<br />
Consumer Electronics<br />
<strong>06</strong>|<strong>2010</strong><br />
From Science & Research<br />
Disintegration of Packaging Materials 44<br />
Bacteria Convert Bio-Wastes into Plastic 48<br />
Basics<br />
Recycling of Bioplastics 50<br />
Recycling<br />
Recycling of Bioplastics Production Waste 52<br />
Opinion<br />
The End-of-Life of Bioplastics 54<br />
Targets for Bio-Based Products 56<br />
Personality<br />
Frederic Scheer 58<br />
Nov/Dec<br />
Eco Friendly Objects 32<br />
Stay in Touch – Naturally 33<br />
Materials<br />
From Feathers to Plastic – 34<br />
A Sustainable Alternative<br />
Applications<br />
Re-Engineering the Paper Leaf Bag 36<br />
The Coca-Cola PlantBottle 39<br />
Imprint<br />
Publisher / Editorial<br />
Dr. Michael Thielen<br />
Samuel Brangenberg<br />
Layout/Production<br />
Mark Speckenbach, Julia Hunold<br />
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