Canadian bioplastics maker TerraVerdae Bioworks Inc. has introduced new polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) resins for blown and cast films, injection molding and thermoforming.
In a May 3 news release, officials with TerraVerdae in Edmonton, Alberta, said the launch "forms a major milestone in [the firm's] extensive development effort to produce plastic resins that are not just biobased and biodegradable, but also have requisite performance properties for customers to meet evolving material needs and sustainability goals."
President and CEO William Bardosh added that TerraVerdae "is garnering global interest in its PHA biopolymer technology, as jurisdictions and industries around the world actively work to reduce the impact of plastic waste."
The firm's technology "offers a sustainable path for product manufacturers to develop high-performing yet compostable bioplastic materials that will reduce the build-up of petroleum-based plastic trash in the environment."