Plastic

New form of PLA seen as beneficial for application in hot food packaging

Document Type: Journal Article

Researchers develop a more thermally resistant form of polylactic acid (PLA) plastic; provides clear, tough, and heat resistant material with the potential to expand PLA market application and reduce price.

On November 16, 2020, news provider Sustainable Plastics released an interview with a professor from Kumho National Institute of Technology in South Korea, Shi-Qing Wang, about his latest research regarding a new, more thermally resistant form of polylactic acid (PLA) plastic....

https://www.foodpackagingforum.org/news/newly-form-of-pla-seen-as-beneficial-for-application-in-hot-food-packaging