The world's first commercially produced PHA household compostable packaging film is available

Plastic Suppliers, Inc.
(PSI), a PLA film technology and manufacturing company, announced on May 18 that it has successfully completed the first commercially produced PHA-polyhydroxyalkanoate-household compostable packaging film
.

Although the PHA material is certified, the membrane will be screened for biodegradability and home compostability before being fully certified
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The new film is made from Danimer Scientific's Nodax PHA and can be used in a wide range of food, beverage, grocery retail, fast food restaurants, stadium food service, and many other consumer packaged goods applications
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George Thomas, CEO of PSI, said: "This is the first in a new range of advanced solutions for household compostable films that we will be launching over the next 12-18 months
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We are delighted to add PHA to the Our product portfolio is EarthFirst ® biofilms
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We are very grateful to Danimer for the support that has made us successful
.
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added Chris Schaefer, global marketing director at PSI
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"We're committed to helping brands reduce consumers' packaging carbon footprint
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PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) is a polyester biosynthesized by bacteria fed on cheap oils derived from cheap vegetable oils such as rapeseed and soybean
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Danimer Scientific's Nodax PHAs are custom formulated to create different types of plastic resins for a variety of applications
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PSI's commercialized brands include the EarthFirst ® PLA line of products
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Plastic Suppliers, Inc.
(PSI) is a manufacturer of PLA biodegradable films for the food, beverage, quick-service restaurant and other consumer-packaged commodity segments
.
With offices in Columbus, Ohio (PSI) and Ghent, Belgium (Sidaplax VOF), it serves 50 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East
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