SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SKC Co., a South Korean materials maker, said Monday it plans to build a manufacturing plant in Vietnam to produce materials for biodegradable plastics, as it pushes to expand the eco-friendly materials business. The factory will be established in Vietnam’s northeastern city of Hai Phong to manufacture polybutylene adipate [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO International Corp. said Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two bioplastic companies to enter the biodegradable plastic recycling sector as part of its bid to expand its green portfolio. POSCO International signed the deal with TotalEnergies Corbion, a Netherlands-based bioplastic company, and Esol, a [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean chemical research laboratory said Wednesday that it developed a catalyst that can inexpensively make eco-friendly bioplastic products. The catalyst, based on commonly found chitosan biomass, has been shown in testing to effectively produce bioplastic or polyethylene furanoate (PEF), according to state-run Korea Research Institute of Chemical [...]