Novamont has officially opened its plant at Terni, Italy to produce biopolymers from vegetable oil. The bioplastics, manufactured initially from corn starch, will be marketed under the existing names Mater-Bi and Origo-Bi. The facility, designed for an initial capacity of 40,000 tpa, will be operational by summer 2007. By 2008, Novamont plans to increase capacity by a further 20,000 tpa and extend feedstocks to other vegetable oils.
16-Nov-06 
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