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Sustainable plastics in Croatia

Field of bioplastic materials in the Republic of Croatia is at a very early stage. There are two companies at the market that produce biodegradable films and foils, EcoCortec in Beli Manastir and Weltplast in Split. In its production programme, Eco Cortec has products of three types of biodegradable polymers – PLA, PHA and fossil-based biodegradable polymer, while Weltplast works only with fossil-based biodegradable polymers. EcoCortec and University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, are currently involved in the CIP Eco-innovation project that is being funded by the European Union – MarineClean (Marine debris removal and preventing further litter entry), where one of the main areas of action is the development of plastic packaging material degradable in seawaters. In November 2012 the Society of Plastic and Rubber Engineers (SPRE) held the first conference dedicated to bioplastics. SPRE is also the publisher of plastic and rubber journal Polimeri in which special attention is given to bioplastic materials. The future plans include setting up our national focal and info point about bioplastics. Also, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Industry sector, is planning a strategy regarding bioplastics in the near future.

biobased plastics; biodegradable plastics

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