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(OECD 301 and OECD 302) do not
specify the period of time in which
the product must degrade. The
result is often unsettled consumers
who are not aware whether some
bioplastic products are suitable as
organic waste.
In terms of compostability, a
differentiation needs to be made
between ‘home-compostable’ and
industrial composting processes.
“Home compostability is without
doubt particularly important.
Taking care of our own composting
is a means of reducing waste
since this biowaste neither lands
in the household waste nor needs
to be separately collected via the
organic waste bin and industrially
disposed of. Around a third of all
household waste is biowaste,”
Marihart says.
“We need to exploit every
opportunity to reduce plastic
waste”
The public needs to become far
more aware of compostability
at home as an important quality
criterion in the case of bioplastics.
“Other countries such as Italy
and France are leading the way
here and even implementing legal
regulations prescribing that plastic
bags must be suitable for home
composting.
This requirement should apply
throughout the EU,” according
to Marihart. “The environment
in Austria is polluted by around
5,000 metric tons of plastic waste
every year. Given the enormous
problem with plastic waste, we
need to exploit every practical
option to counteract this. We also
have to remember that bioplastics
help reduce greenhouse gas
emissions given that they are
made using renewable resources,”
says Marihart, with a view to the
current Katowice Climate Change
Conference and welcoming the
initiative of the Austrian federal
government to ban conventional
plastic bags from 2020.
Specialities strategy
With its three production sites in
Austria, in addition to one in both
Hungary and Romania, Agrana’s
starch segment, in addition to
acting as a commodity trader, has
positioned itself as a specialist
for bespoke starch applications in
downstream industries. Besides
the development of thermoplastic
starches for the production of
bioplastics, a further focus area
is so-called clean label starches;
starches which are not chemically
modified. The company plays
a leading role in the supply of
organic and GMO-free starches to
the food industry.
Versatile starches
Starches are used in nearly
all areas of the food industry,
for example in the baking and
confectionery sectors, in dairy
products and in the production of
sausage products, as well as in
so-called long-life potato products.
Due to its excellent palatability,
starch is also used in infant
formulas. In the non-food sector,
the paper and paper processing
(e.g. corrugated board) industries
are among the top purchasers of
starch products. Starches are also
used in the textile industry (finishes
and adhesives for fabrics), in the
construction chemicals industry
(pigment pastes and shotcrete), in
pharmaceutical products (tablets)
and in cosmetics (baby powder,
rouges and creams).
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