Ecovio® –
First BASF plastic derived from
renewable raw materials

Ecovio® was added to the portfolio of the completely biodegradable plastics. Ecovio is made of renewable raw materials and of Ecoflex®, the familiar BASF bio-degradable plastic on a petrochemical basis. Ecovio is based to a large extent on PLA (polylactic acid). PLA comes from corn, a renewable raw material, and it is purchased by BASF. The first area of application will be flexible films used for shopping bags, among other things.

As a finished product or for other compounds

The main benefit of Ecovio is that customers can use this material as a finished product, that is to say, directly and without any additional admixtures, for extruding biodegradable films. Moreover, tailor-made blends can be produced with this new plastic. To this end, customers can mix Ecovio L as the base component with Ecoflex or PLA in order to obtain softer or stiffer formulations, as desired.

biodegradable Ecovio® is based to a large extent on renewable raw materials can be used with or without admixtures can be processed on conventional blown film lines

high melt strength and thermal stability can be welded very puncture- and tear-resistant can be printed in 8 colors

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