Barrier-enhanced PLA is under development.NatureWorks LLC NatureWorks LLC is a stand-alone company, wholly owned by Cargill that produces a family of polymers derived entirely from annually renewable resources designed to compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibers. , Minnetonka, Minn., is exploring several barrier technologies including multilayer structures, coatings, and additives to improve the shelf-life performance of its polylactic acid polylactic acid /poly·lac·tic ac·id/ (-lak´tik) a hydrophobic hydroxy acid polymer that is formed into granules and used as a surgical dressing for dental extraction sites. (PLA (Programmable Logic Array) A type of programmable logic chip (PLD) that contained arrays of programmable AND and OR gates. PLAs are no longer used. See PLD. (language, music) Pla - A high-level music programming language, written in SAIL. ) resins. It will give a presentation at the Nova-Pack Americas 2006 conference, Feb. 5-7 in Amelia Island Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is 13 miles long (21 km) and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point. , Fla., NatureWorks has produced three-layer structures with PLA surrounding a typical barrier resin. PLA bottles are also said to accept coatings such as SIG Corpoplast's Plasmax (silicon oxide) and Sidel's Actis (amorphous carbon). The conference is sponsored by Schotland Business Research. Tei: (609) 466-9191/www.schotland.com * NaWreWorks. (952) 742-0400/PT Direct: 112BV |
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