biodegradable materials

Mitsubishi Chemical’s BioPBS Plastic Selected for Environment Ministry Project

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.’s biodegradable, biomass-derived plastic BioPBS has been chosen by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) as part of a special project. With this project, the MOE is looking to outsource the construction of test systems that will allow better resource circulation for plastic and other such materials. The idea is that this will then help society to move...

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Mitsubishi Chemical’s BioPBS Adopted for Shopping Bags at Comme des Garcons Stores

Japanese fashion company Comme des Garcons Co. Ltd. has adopted shopping bags and wrapping bags made using BioPBS, a biodegradable, biomass-derived plastic owned by Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. As of August, these bags are already being used at 19 official Comme des Garcons stores around the world. BioPBS is a biodegradable plastic developed and patented by Mitsubishi Chemical and produced by...

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