Sustainable bio-based plastic films have gained acceptance in a variety of industries as consumer awareness on the impact of plastics on the environment intensifies. For instance, the bio polylactic acid (PLA) film market was valued at $354 million in 2016 and is expected to surge further to reach $910 million by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 14.5% from 2017 to 2023, according to the estimates by Allied Market Research.
Within this scenario, technologies and production processes now address the concerns of manufacturers who are eager to shift to the production of finished products from sustainable or biobased materials to meet stringent regulations and consumer preferences. One such company is Coperion, which has enabled Benin-based blown film manufacturer Asahel Benin Sarl. to produce sustainable, bio-based plastic films in the future by delivering a complete compounding system and sharing the corresponding process engineering expertise.
The Coperion system delivered to Asahel Benin Sarl. included a ZSK 26 Mc18 twin-screw extruder, four highly accurate feeders from Coperion K-Tron, as well as a water bath, an air wipe and a strand pelletizer from Coperion Pelletising Technology.
This story is from the October 2019 edition of International Plastics News for Asia.
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