From the tiny buttons on your shirt, to the pen in your hand, from the keyboard you type on to the wrapping you remove from your sandwich, the intensive and extensive use of plastic in our society is undeniable. It has revolutionised the way we live and is an essential part of our daily lives. The figures speak for themselves—in 1960 the world produced 7 million tonnes of plastic. It’s predicted to rise to 540 million tonnes by 2020. But this wonder-product, which has transformed our lives in so many positive ways, has some serious environmental flaws in both its production and disposal.
Conventional plastics are manufactured using petroleum, coal or gas—all non-renewal resources susceptible to a volatile market of rising cost and demand, coupled with dwindling reserves.
Biome Technologies plc is a growth oriented, commercially driven technology group. The Group’s primary activity is the development of its fast growing business in bioplastics. The Group comprises two divisions: Biome Bioplastics and Stanelco RF Technologies.
