Issue 02/2019

Last minue News
Kick-off
Global PHA
Organization:
GO!PHA
industry standards. For custom color matches, lead
time grows to three and a half to four weeks due to
timing of matching the color through one of BioPlastic
Solutions’ colorant providers. Large scale orders (1,500
m and above) will also fit into the three and a half to
four-week timeframe for production, often beating
industry competition as well.
BioEdge is produced in all industry standard widths
up to 15 cm (six inches) and in thicknesses of 0.5mm,
1mm, 2mm and 3mm. For special projects in which a
non-standard size is needed, tooling can be created with
a lead time of three weeks to be ready for production.
In early 2019, BioPlastic Solutions moved into a new
production facility three times the size of the previous
facility. The company is looking at adding new equipment
to its production line, including offering printing of
woodgrains and patterns by mid-2019. BioEdge is also
looking to complete Greenguard certification through
the Greenguard Environmental Institute for indoor air
quality in mid-2019.
BioEdge has many clear advantages over standard,
petroleum-based edgebanding options on the market
today and is the only biobased option available. MT
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In line with increasing awareness and urgency to work
towards a circular economy, companies are continuously
looking for suitable alternatives to conventional plastic
solutions.
In the course of the last 40 years, polyhydroxyalkanoates
(PHA) have increasingly gotten attention as a materialplatform
that has a big role to play. PHAs are renewable and
biodegradable polymers that can add value in numerous
applications and end-markets.
Following the 1 st PHA Platform World Congress in September
2018, organized by bioplastics MAGAZINE, Jan Ravenstijn, Rick
Passenier, Anindya Mukherjee, Michael Carus, and Deebie
Symmes have worked together with a leading group of PHA
producers and users to create the Global Organization for
PHA; GO!PHA; a non-profit organization with the purpose
to accelerate the adoption of PHAs across industries and
product segments globally.
During the kick-off meeting on 21 st March 2019, GO!PHA
and its first 18 members, consisting of PHA manufacturers,
compounders, research institutes and brand owners, aligned
on the concrete contribution areas and its first action agenda.
GO!PHA will provide a platform for sharing experiences,
knowledge and developments, and will lead initiatives for PHA
industry development focusing on:
• Communication, policy and legislation
• Technical & scientific knowledge advancement
• Market perception & proliferation
As part of an action-oriented approach, GO!PHA will also
engage in common interest research activities that contribute
to understanding the potential of PHA as polymer, as
ingredient and for specific applications.
GO!PHA welcomes all parties that have an interest in PHA
and is looking forward to collaborate with other organizations
that have similar objectives and are engaged in similar
activities. MT
Become a member at: www.gopha.org
For inquiries and collaborations: info@gopha.org
www.gopha.org
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