PlaFoam^®

Compostable foams from the renewable resources

PlaFoam^® is a newly developed biodegradable foam sheet based on new melt processing technology with polylactides which is manufactured by the ring opening polymerization of lactide, the dimer of the lactic acid.   Polylactides, which are well known to be renewable and compostable resources, are being used for various applications like mulch films, garbage bags and other disposable products.   By using our new melt processing technology, polylactide foam sheets with high expansion ratios can be manufactured with polylactide.

PlaFoam^® can be widely adapted to various purposes, mainly replacing PS(Polystyrene) foams, which are commonly used for packaging material for electronic goods, glass wares and food products but many countries have been regulating or prohibiting the usage of them because they are not biodegradable material, so their wastes have contaminated our environment.

Applications of PlaFoam