Nov. 20 - CJ Biomaterials recently completed a series of successful trials to produce straws using the new PHACT™ PHA compound CB0400A.
Headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, CJ Biomaterials is a subsidiary of CJ CheilJedang of Korea and a leading producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers. CJ has successfully developed a compound ideally suited for straw manufacturing through the use of its unique amorphous (aPHA) and semi-crystalline PHA (scPHA) grades. All PHACT™ grades used in the compound have been certified as OK biodegradable marine by TÜV Austria, and certification of the final compound for marine degradability is currently underway.
Max Senechal, Chief Commercial Officer of CJ Biomaterials, said, “The market is increasingly looking for safe, biodegradable and compostable solutions for food tableware applications, such as straws.These compounds, PHACT™ PHA, can meet the market demand for specific performance attributes, such as softer, more durable straws, that are also certified with marine degradability certification.”
The new CB0400A compound utilizes CJ's amorphous grade PHA, PHACT A1000P, to reduce the brittleness of straws and increase durability compared to existing compostable polymers. In CB0400A, aPHA is used in combination with S1000P, a new semi-crystalline grade of PHA introduced earlier this year. the compound also expands the portfolio of PHACT grades that can be used in straw manufacturing, which begins with CA1270P, and is ideally suited for clear, industrially compostable straws.
PHACT PHA is made from renewable resources, licensed by the FDA for food contact and certified as a bio-based product by the USDA BioPreferred Program.
