SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd. and GS Caltex Corp. plan to produce a prototype of a material for biodegradable plastics next year, as they step up cooperation for the development of the eco-friendly raw material, the companies said Friday. LG Chem and GS Caltex signed an agreement in 2021 to develop [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Cheiljedang Corp., South Korea’s leading food manufacturer, has succeeded in producing certified biodegradable plastic for the first time in the country. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Wednesday that CJ Cheiljedang’s biodegradable plastic (PHA) showed outstanding performance in a series of official tests, receiving a test [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Tuesday it will begin a project to develop a new technology that uses Sargassum horneri and other marine plants to produce biodegradable plastic material. The ministry, along with a research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology, plans to develop a [...]
DAEJEON, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of patent applications in the area of biodegradable plastic is growing at a rapid pace with plastic waste emerging as a major social issue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Sunday. The number of biodegradable plastic-related patent applications stood at 190 in 2020, double [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Geocentric Co., a chemical affiliate of South Korea’s energy giant SK Innovation Co., announced Wednesday the commercial release of a biodegradable plastic that was developed jointly with Kolon Industries Inc., a textile and chemical materials maker. The two parties have been developing poly butylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) since last [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have succeeded in producing biodegradable plastic using radiated livestock excrement. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said Thursday it transferred the technology to a local eco-friendly plastic maker for 30 million (US$25,630) won and a royalty of 2.5 percent of sales. Amid a surge in plastic [...]