{"id":2414,"date":"2023-04-18T10:08:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T01:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2023-04-18T10:08:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T01:08:22","slug":"chinaplas-2023-basf-to-establish-compounding-capacities-of-ecovio-in-asia-pacific-as-of-mid-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/chinaplas-2023-basf-to-establish-compounding-capacities-of-ecovio-in-asia-pacific-as-of-mid-2023","title":{"rendered":"Chinaplas 2023: BASF to establish compounding capacities of 'ecovio' in Asia-Pacific as of mid-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In order to better support local customers in Asia, BASF<\/strong> will establish compounding capacities for its certified compostable biopolymer \"ecovio\"\u00a0in Shanghai, China. Upon the successful completion of qualification trials, commercial material quantities will be available for customers throughout the region Asia-Pacific from mid-2023. The first selected compounds that can be ordered will include film grades for applications like certified compostable shopping and organic waste bags, soil-biodegradable agricultural mulch films and packaging. Thus, customers in Asia-Pacific will benefit from closer proximity to BASF\u2019s innovative biopolymer and services, shorter delivery times and quicker adaptation to changing plastics regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"ecovio\" is a high-quality biopolymer which is certified according to international and national standards and can be biodegraded by microorganisms under industrial and home composting conditions as well as in agricultural soil. The BASF biopolymer is one of the few certified compostable polymers complying with the requirements of the European food contact regulation and the US Food Contact Substance Notification of FDA. \u201cWith local compounding capabilities, we will be better positioned to accelerate business growth in the important Asian markets by more effectively meeting the needs of film manufacturers across the region,\u201d says Marcel Barth, head of global Biopolymers marketing at BASF. \u201cWith upcoming new laws and regulations in a lot of countries in Asia-Pacific enforcing the use of compostable materials in bag applications, agricultural mulch films and packaging, the positive market development is expected to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BASF\u2019s biopolymer \"ecovio\"\u00a0is certified compostable in accordance with standards such as DIN EN 13432. It is a blend of BASF\u2019s PBAT \"ecoflex\"\u00a0and renewable raw materials. Typical applications for \"ecovio\"\u00a0are organic waste bags, cling film, fruit and vegetable bags, as well as agricultural mulch films and food packaging applications. Studies show the advantages of \"ecovio\"\u00a0for production, packaging and shelf life of food as well as for the collection of food waste. These advantages are based on the material\u2019s certified biodegradability in industrial and home composting as well as in agricultural soil: Food waste is reduced, nutrients are returned to the soil by means of greater volumes of compost \u2013 and the accumulation of persistent microplastic in agricultural soil is avoided. This contributes to a Circular Economy by closing the nutrient cycle via organics recycling.
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In order to better support local customers in Asia, BASF will establish compounding capacities for its certified compostable biopolymer \"ecovio\"\u00a0in Shanghai, China. Upon the successful completion of qualification trials, commercial material quantities will be available for customers throughout the region Asia-Pacific from mid-2023. The first selected compounds that can be ordered will include film grades for applications like certified compostable shopping and organic waste bags, soil-biodegradable agricultural mulch films and packaging. Thus, customers in Asia-Pacific will benefit from closer proximity to BASF\u2019s innovative biopolymer and services, shorter delivery times and quicker adaptation to changing plastics regulations. \"ecovio\" is a high-quality biopolymer which is certified according to international and national standards … Continue reading \"Chinaplas 2023: BASF to establish compounding capacities of 'ecovio' in Asia-Pacific as of mid-2023\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2415,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414\/revisions\/2415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctiweb.co.jp\/con\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}