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3. Conclusion
Global production of biodegradable polymers has been rising steadily since the 1990s, but this growth is still below that of the plastics market (150 million tonnes worldwide). Production of biodegradable polymers reached 221,000 tonnes in 2002, and major producers such as BASF and CARGILL were planning to reach 500,000 tonnes in 2007. From 2010 onwards, the world's chemical industry hopes to produce 20% of its products from renewable resources, and to increase this figure over the coming decades.
At present, the biopolymer market (cf. ) is dominated by :
CARGILL (United States)
NOVAMONT (Italy)
BASF (Germany)
BIOTEC (Germany)
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Standards
- Emballage - Exigences relatives aux emballages valorisables par compostage et biodégradation - Programme d'essai et critères d'évaluation de l'acceptation finale - NF EN 13432 - Novembre 2000
- Matériaux biodégradables pour l'agriculture et l'horticulture - Produits de paillage - Exigences et méthodes d'essai des emballages - NF U52-001 - Février 2005
Organizations
ADEME http://www.ademe.fr
Bioplastics Club http://www.european-bioplastics.org/php/id=371
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Department for Agrobiotechnology IFA - Tulln Institute for Natural...
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