BANGKOK -- Thailand's plastics industry has an ambitious goal -- become one of the hubs for the emerging bioplastics industry -- as it aims to capture some of the sizable worldwide biopolymer investment expected in the next few years.
BANGKOK — While many places struggle to get bioplastics into the mainstream, strong government action has helped Taiwan quietly become one of the top spots worldwide for manufacturing products from polylactic acid resin.
BANGKOK — Taiwanese bioplastics compounder and equipment supplier Minima Technology Co. Ltd. is making a push into Thailand, setting up a joint venture with one of the country's largest plastic film manufacturers, Thai Plastic Bag Industries...
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