Ecovio LBX 8145 is the first of a family of materials to be made with Ecoflex (a completely biodegradable plastic based on petrochemicals) and renewable raw materials. It contains 45% by weight polylactic acid (PLA), which is made from corn. Its first application will be flexible films that can be used to make plastic shopping bags.The Ecovio plastics will be usable directly without further modification to extrude biodegradable films. The basic component Ecovio L can be mixed with Ecoflex or PLA to obtain softer or harder formulations; the material can also be modified to injection molding or deep-drawing applications.
