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Bioplastics are the future of packaging, according to Nestlé
05/07/2011
July 5, 2011
The Director of the Department of packaging and design of Nestlé, Anne Roulin, believes that the future of the conventional plastic containers made from renewable resources could be the main trend of the industry. Roulin has also commented that bioplastics from sugarcane and other plants are proving to have the kind of properties necessary for to be used more widely in the portfolio of the Nestlécompany.
On the other hand, it should also take into account a third generation of plastics from non-food sources such as algae, cellulose and waste products, though these materials it is unlikely to be available on the scale required at least until 2015.
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