By Plasteurope.com correspondent

German biodegradable and biobased plastics producer Bio-Fed (Cologne; www.bio-fed.com) has announced the development of a series of biomass-balanced polypropylene compounds for durable applications in injection moulding and extrusion.

A subsidiary of compatriot compounder Akro-Plastics (Niederzissen; www.akro-plastic.com), which belongs to distributor K.D. Feddersen (Hamburg; www.kdfeddersen.com), Bio-Fed has launched the new product line under the name M-Biobase (PPC and PPH), which it says are sustainable, drop-in solutions to conventional PP used in a range of applications in extrusion or injection moulding, such as thin-wall and transparent containers. 

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The PPH/PPC compounds can be made from ISCC Plus and REDCert2 renewable materials sourced from vegetable oil/fat waste and offer a reduced carbon footprint compared with incumbent materials, Bio-Fed said, adding that the biocompounds are biodegradable in various environments or suitable for long-term use.

Bio-Fed’s sister company AF-Color (www.af-color.com) has developed AF-CirColor masterbatches, AF-CirCarbon carbon black concentrates, and AF-CirComplex additive masterbatches based on biomass-balanced carrier materials that are suitable for use with the M-Biobase compounds.