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July 20, 2010 - Laramie, WY - The Prospector plastics search engine includes 89080 plastic material datasheets from 866 global resin manufacturers. Of these materials, there are 2,466 approved for use in medical and healthcare applications. Additionally, several bioplastics within the database are available for medical use.
Medical and Healthcare Plastics – that are biodegradable, include recycled content, or are derived from renewable resources:
- Eco Compliant 30
- Biocompatible 247
- Biodegradable 8
- Compostable 1
- Recycled material 95
- Renewable resource content 19
- Recycled content 44
Several companies that are manufacturing bioplastics for medical use include ExxonMobil Chemical, SABIC Innovative Plastics, and NatureWorks. In total, there are 155 companies manufacturing bioplastic and biopolymer grades. |
