Plaxica's technology uses sustainable feedstocks and a more energy efficient production process to produce second generation PLA polymers that are expected to match or exceed the properties and application reach of currently available commodity polymers.
It is anticipated that these materials will have a low cost profile, with improved strength, flexibility, heat and hydrolysis resistance, and barrier properties, allowing them to be used without significant modification in a much more extensive range of applications than has previously been the case for PLA.
The production from sustainable resources, such as sugarcane, cereals and cellulose (e.g. straw, wood), together with the use, recycling and disposal of these polymers, will have a lower environmental footprint than conventional oil-based plastics and fibres, without compromising performance.
