Bio-Fed

BIO-FED Compounding bio-success

Possibly the most innovative research and development has been focused on the area of bio-compostable and bio-degradable packaging. This area provides the biggest challenges when it comes to such matters as sealing and multi-layer barrier protection. However, countless companies have risen to the challenge and one of the most successful is a well-known subsidiary of Akro-Plastic of Cologne, Germany.

Compounding their recent success is BIO-FED, which supplies a wide range of M∙VERA® compounds for injection moulding. Their broadly diversified portfolio contains high percentages of renewable content which range from 50 to almost 100%. These materials are PLA-, PBAT- or PHA-based and certified according to standards provided by TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium.

The new M·VERA® GP1045 has been specially designed for injection moulding applications. It consists primarily of renewable resources and is home compostable. It is particularly suitable for applications requiring medium stiffness (tensile modulus 2,000 MPa) and can therefore be used for a wide range of household articles, toys, packaging, coffee capsules, etc. “This compound consists of almost 100% high-quality, renewable raw materials and is excellently suited for the production of rigid objects,” says Dr Stanislaw Haftka, Sales Director at BIO-FED. A food safety approval for the EU has also been granted.

“Our customers are increasingly demanding products that meet all the above-mentioned mechanical properties as well as the raw material origin and a corresponding end-oflife scenario,” Haftka adds. In his opinion, a bioplastic with a comparably comprehensive properties profile is currently difficult to find on the market.

All compounds can be processed easily on common plastics machineries. BIO-FED is happy to support its customers from the first trials on, and also offers its services as a cooperation partner for the development of new products. Moreover, the R&D department of BIO-FED is constantly working on new biocompounds to fulfil further regulatory requirements and customer needs.

All M·VERA® materials can be coloured individually – for example with the AF-Eco® biopolymer-based masterbatches which are certified in accordance with EN 13432. The AF-Eco® range consists of color and carbon black masterbatches as well as additive masterbatches.

About Bio-Fed

BIO-FED produces and markets biodegradable and bio-based plastics under the M∙VERA® brand. As a branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH, a specialist for innovative customer-oriented plastic compounds, BIO-FED is part of the international Feddersen Group which has its head office in Hamburg. AKRO-PLASTIC and its branch AF-COLOR develop and produce thermoplastic polymers and technical masterbatches in Niederzissen, Germany. With the establishment of the BIO-FED branch in Cologne, the company expanded its portfolio to include the production of bioplastics.

Caps – one possible application for M·VERA® GP1045