Shrewsbury : : iSmithers Rapra Publishing, , 2006.

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Description based upon print version of record.. - Introduction; 1.2 The Report; 1.3 Methodology; 1.4 About the Author; Executive Summary; 2.2 Material Trends; 2.3 Regional Trends; 2.4 Market Trends; 2.5 Competitive Trends; Overview of Biodegradable Polymers; 3.2 Definitions of Biodegradable Polymers; 3.3 Mechanisms of Polymer Degradation; 3.4 Measuring Biodegradability of Polymers; 3.5 Factors Affecting Biodegradability; 3.6 Biodegradable Polymer Classes; 3.7 Starch-Based Biodegradable Polymers; 3.8 Polyhydroxyalkanoates; 3.9 Polylactic Acid Polyesters; 3.10 Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers; 3.11 Processing Biodegradable Polymers. - 10.24 Grenidea Technologies Pte Ltd.10.25 The Heritage Bag Company; 10.26 Huhtamäki Oy; 10.27 IBEK Verpackungshandel GmbH; 10.28 ILIP; 10.29 Innovia Films BVBA; 10.30 Liquid Container/Plaxicon; 10.31 NNZ bv; 10.32 Natura Verpackungs GmbH; 10.33 NVYRO; 10.34 Plastic Suppliers Inc.; 10.35 RPC Group plc; 10.36 Siamp-Cedap; 10.37 Sidaplax; 10.38 Signum NZ Ltd.; 10.39 Spartech Corp.; 10.40 Sunway Household Ltd.; 10.41 Toray Industries Inc.; 10.42 Toray Saehan Inc.; 10.43 Treofan Group; 10.44 Vertex Pacifi c Limited; 10.45 Wei Mon Industry Co. Ltd.; 10.46 Wentus Kunststoff GmbH. - 10.4 Autobar Group Ltd.10.5 Bartling GmbH & Co. KG Kunststoffe; 10.6 Bi-Ax International; 10.7 BioBag International AS; 10.8 Biosphere Industries Corporation; 10.9 BIOTA Brands of America Inc.; 10.10 Bomatic Inc.; 10.11 Brenmar Company; 10.12 Carolex SAS; 10.13 Chien Fua Bio-Tech Industry Co., Ltd.; 10.14 Coopbox Europe; 10.15 Cortec Corporation; 10.16 Earthcycle Packaging Ltd.; 10.17 Europackaging plc; 10.18 Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc.; 10.19 Fabri-Kal; 10.20 Faerch Plast A/S; 10.21 Farnell Packaging Ltd.; 10.22 Fortune Plastics; 10.23 Good Flag Biotechnology Corporation. - 10.47 Wilkinson Industries Inc.. - 7.4 Market Size and Forecast7.5 Suppliers and their Products; The Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers Market; 8.2 Applications Development; 8.3 Market Drivers; 8.4 Market Size and Forecast; 8.5 Suppliers and their Products; Market Opportunities for Biodegradable Polymers; 9.2 Packaging; 9.3 Bags and Sacks; 9.4 Disposable Serviceware; 9.5 Agriculture and Horticulture; 9.6 Medical Devices; 9.7 Consumer Electronics Products; 9.8 Automotive; 9.9 Speciality Cards; 9.10 Fibres; Profiles of Leading BiodegradablePlastics Converters; 10.2 Arkhe Planning Co.; 10.3 Arthur Blank & Company. - The Global Biodegradable Polymers Market4.2 Market Drivers; 4.3 Market Development and Structure; 4.4 The Global Biodegradable Polymers Market Forecast; The Starch-Based Biodegradable Polymer Market; 5.2 Applications Development; 5.3 Market Drivers; 5.4 Market Size and Forecast; 5.5 Major Suppliers and their Products; The Polylactic Acid Biodegradable Polymers Market; 6.2 Applications Development; 6.3 Market Drivers; 6.4 Market Size and Forecast; 6.5 Major Suppliers and their Products; The PHA Biodegradable Polymers Market; 7.2 Applications Development; 7.3 Market Drivers. - Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future.Four main classes of biodegradable polymers are analysed in this report, polylactic acid (PLA), starch-based polymers, synthetic biodegradable polymers, such as aromatic aliphatic co-polyesters, and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). The report analyses their key performance properties, applications development, market drivers and future prospects. Each product section also contains an estimate of market size

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