Greening the earth

摘要

Here on PRA's green pages are updates on the global biopfastics market, PLAs, bio-based nylons and colours for bioplastlcs that comply with the appropriate standards Defining bioplastics as plastics that are made from renewable resources like food crops or biomass, BCC Research's latest report says the Asia Pacific region will demand more than 592,000 tonnes of the materials in five years, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45.9% from 89,700 tonnes in 2010. This is compared to the global market for bioplastics that will increase at a CAGR of 41.4% from 572,000 tonnes this year to 3.2 million tonnes in 2015.