CJ Biomaterials

The return of the plastic straw?

Iranpolymer/Baspar In an executive order signed 10 Feb. 2025, President Donald Trump ended the procurement and ‘forced use’ of paper straws, reversing the federal purchasing policies put in place by his predecessor that encourage paper straws and restrict plastic ones.…

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CJ Biomaterials completes trials of new PHACT PHA Grade

Iranpolymer/Baspar  CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, recently completed a series of successful trials producing straws from the new PHACT PHA compound: CB0400A. By using their unique grades of…

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Making a Play With PHA

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The drive toward sustainability is requiring North American processors — especially those serving the disposable packaging markets — to give more consideration to their material choices. Whether driven by their brand owner customers or internal demands or goals, molders…

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New semi-crystalline PHA biopolymer at NPE 2024

Iranpolymer/Baspar CJ Biomaterials, Inc. introduced PHACT™ S1000P Semi-Crystalline PHA (scPHA) at NPE 2024 in Orlando, Florida. The new scPHA biopolymer is an environmentally friendly, biobased material that is TÜV OK-certified home and industrial compostable, as well as TÜV OK-certified marine and…

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Semi-crystalline PHA added to FDA’s inventory of food contact substances

Iranpolymer/Baspar CJ Biomaterials, Inc. announced that its semi-crystalline PHA (scPHA) biopolymer branded PHACT™ S1000P is now included in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) with the Assigned Food Contact Notification (FCN) 2330. This is the second CJ Biomaterials…

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