Plastics have undoubtedly revolutionised the modern world since their development and global distribution in the late 1950’s. They have enabled manufacturers to innovate and have brought numerous benefits to the way we manufacture, distribute and store food, as well as hundreds of other applications for this wonderfully versatile material. However, we are in an era where we need to reduce the emissions from the fossil fuels needed to produce plastics, as well as to improve management of their end-of-life disposal, as evidenced by Blue Planet II among others.
Bioplastics are essentially a relatively recent development, having only been widely marketed for the past decade, but can be considered among the next generation of plastics. With continual innovation driving the bioplastics industry, they can offer realistic and viable alternatives for a number of applications using conventional plastics today.
When it comes to understanding bioplastics there is still much ambiguity in industry perceptions and it is our role as an expert industry organisation to address those misconceptions and to provide clarity.
Biome Technologies plc (LON:BIOM) 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.
