Total world consumption of biopolymers is projected to reach the size of 300 million t in 2016, and to be valued at USD 670 million, according to a new market research from Smithers Rapra. The report The Future of Global Bioplastics to 2021 forecasts that demand for bioplastics will grow at a rate of around 19 % year-on-year in volume terms across the period 2016 – 2021.
This increase accompanied by the potential development of … .
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