EPISODE · Jan 22, 2021 · 15 MIN

Bioplastics

from Plastics Unwrapped · host Panu Routasalo, Thomas Reutter

Dow's Thomas Reutter, Product Director for Packaging & Specialty Plastics in EMEA, and Panu Routasalo, Vice President at UPM Biofuels, talk about market growth for renewable feedstocks and how this fits with the industry’s plans to reduce its carbon emissions. They discuss why approaches like mass balance are important in supporting market growth for bioplastics, as well as the industry's role in ensuring the growth of renewable feedstocks and the need to continue working together with others to find more sustainable solutions.Key discussion points include: What are renewable feedstocks?Potential challenges of feedstocks as an industry solution (8:28 - 8:47)

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Dive deeper into the world of bioplastics. In this episode we discuss market growth for renewable feedstocks and how this fits with the industry’s plans to reduce carbon emissions.

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