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IRAPLAST LTDA. NAMED EXCLUSIVE
DISTRIBUTOR OF CEREPLAST, INC., BRINGING THE
BRAZILIAN MARKET A NEW MATERIAL MADE OF RENEWABLE
RESOURCES: "BIOPLASTIC "
OFFERED AT PRICES COMPETITIVE TO CONVENTIONAL
PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS
Cereplast has developed and IraPlast is now
marketing in Brazil a breakthrough technology to
produce proprietary bio-based resins which are used
as substitutes for conventional, petroleum-based
plastics in a variety of applications, including the
manufacture of food service items such as utensils,
plates, cups, and straws.
Made from renewable resources such as corn and
potato starch, Cereplast resins are bio-based,
biodegradable and compostable and have comparable or
superior performance characteristics to conventional
plastics, and are sold at prices that are
competitive with conventional plastics.
Our bioplastic resins incorporate several natural
ingredients in their composition, including:
- Starch derived from
cornstarch, wheat starch or potato starch. The
starch is processed industrially and used by
Cereplast in its formulation.
- Poly Lactic Acid, PLA a
material generated from the corn dextrose
(sugars), fermented then processed into lactide
then polymerized into PLA.
- Other materials; Cereplast
also includes minerals and other biodegradable
components to insure the physical properties
required for the various applications.
SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS ON
BIODEGRADABILITY-COMPOSTABILITY
Biodegradability and compostability
are two scientific terms, which were clearly defined
by the scientific community and legally incorporated
into a Standard by the American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM), under reference ASTM D 6400
–
99, on July 1st 1999.
Similar definitions have been
recognized in several countries around the world,
the most significant being DIN CERTCO 54900 in
Germany. Harmonization of the definitions is
currently being done through the International
Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), which signed
a memorandum of understanding with the Japanese BPS
and the German DIN CERTCO.
ASTM definitions:
 "Biodegradable
plastic: a degradable plastic in which the
degradation results from the action of naturally
occurring microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and
algae".
ASTM in its D6400
–
99 standard set several thresholds to allow a
biodegradable plastic to be specified as a
compostable plastic.
IRAPLAST is offered for:
- INJECTION MOLDING
- THERMOFORMING
- EXTRUSION COATING
- BLOW MOLDING
Bioplastics are the way to the future and
Iraplast is leading the way in Brazil.
Please contact
Iraplast today. |
