Corn plastic is made from polylactic acid (PLA), which is a plastic substitute.
Polylactic acid plastic can be made into a film or a fiber, making it ideal for use in packaging materials. Various manufacturing processes, like thermoforming and injection molding can be used.
They are food safe and resistant to food fats and oils and good for print applications as well have low flammability.
The corn plastics can be recycled by regrinding.
Polylactic acid (PLA), a plastic substitute made from fermented corn starch is quickly becoming a popular alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics.
As more and more countries and states follow the lead of China, Ireland, South Africa, Uganda and San Francisco in banning plastic grocery bags responsible for so much so-called “white pollution” around the world, PLA is poised to play a big role as a viable, biodegradable replacement.
polylactic acid (PLA), will be formed into containers and packaging for food and consumer goods. The trendy plastic has several things going for it. It’s made from a renewable resource, which means it has a big leg up both politically and environmentally on conventional plastic packaging.