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Green Chemistry
Degradable polymer facility planned in South Korea
by Michael McCoy
April 9, 2021
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 99, Issue 13
Credit: SK Global Chemical
The partners say they are working to complete biodegradability certification for PBAT.
The South Korean firms Kolon Industries and SK Global Chemical will collaborate on the development of polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT), a polymer that they say degrades within 6 months in the environment. Polylactic acid, the largest-selling biodegradable polymer, degrades readily only in an industrial-composting setting. The partners say they will build a 50,000-metric-ton-per-year PBAT plant by 2023.
Chemical & Engineering News
ISSN 0009-2347
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