Polyesters PBS: Packaging, disposable plastic-based products, and many more

Polybutylene succinate (PBS) is a biodegradable material which can be derived from BIOSUCCINIUM® bio succinic acid. PBS compounds offer various benefits such as heat resistance and well-balanced mechanical properties for different applications.

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Add biodegradable materials to your food serviceware

Collecting, cleaning and reusing serviceware is not always a viable option. Compostable plates, cups and cutlery are attractive alternatives which can be disposed and composted together with food residues and other organic waste streams. This helps to keep waste out of landfill and can reduce disposal cost.

Injection moulded products, such as cutlery, benefit from the high crystallinity of PBS which allows for efficient high-volume production of heat resistant products.

Typically, paper beverage or coffee cups are coated with a polyethylene (PE) film which can make them difficult to recycle. Coating cups with PBS may be a solution to this, as they can be recycled or re-pulped and in addition, could be disposed through composting. 

Open up a range of sustainable packaging opportunities

Single-serve coffee capsules represent a fast growing market. The high fraction of water and coffee grounds make them difficult to incinerate or recycle. Capsules based on PBS (polybutylene succinate) combine compostability with the required heat resistance.

Single-use shopping bags are being phased out in many regions. Compostable plastic bags based on bio-based PBS copolyesters can help meet regulations such as France and Italy’s ban on disposable bags.

Multilayer films and laminates are popular materials for pouches. PBS spouts & zippers, and PBSA (polybutylene succinate adipate) seal layers enable compostable laminates, preventing them from ending up in landfill or incineration.

Compostable food trays made from bio-based PBS offer an alternative and viable waste disposal route. When contaminated trays are unsuitable for recycling, biodegradable solutions can have a lower environmental impact.