Two new biodegradable technologies for the Philippines market

21-Jun-13

Two new biodegradable technologies have been developed for the Philippines market - ENSO RENEW™ and ENSO RESTORE™ by ENSO Plastics. These new materials help the processors comply with the Makati City ordinance that bans the use, sale and distribution of plastics that are non-biodegradable. The grace period for Makati City Ordinance No. 2003-095 has ended. ENSO RENEW™ is a unique Renewable Thermo Polymer (RTP) derived from the waste process of agriculture, with a carbon footprint 75% lower than polyethylene. It is a high heat renewable biopolymer that provides home and industrial compostability as well as being marine degradable. It is designed to meet the needs of applications looking for renewable solutions to meet new legislative requirements utilizing fast growing plant based material and rapid biodegradation. Manufacturers are also able to blend with traditional plastics for partially renewable solutions that are durable. ENSO RESTORE™ is the latest development of biodegradable additives offering superior improvements to biodegradable performance and process-ability/compatibility and eliminating the historical higher scrap rates of competing additives, creating a huge environmental and cost advantage. This is a leading edge technology that accelerates the natural biodegradation without any disruption to disposal method or performance. These biodegradable additives work with light weighted packaging, thin film applications, and heavier injection molded parts in all major resin types: PE, PP, PET, PS, Rubber, Nitrile, polyurethane and more.