On May 3, BioLogiQ, Inc., a global innovator and manufacturer of plant-based biopolymers for use in the manufacture of plastic products, and CMD, the global leader in embossed drawtape bag manufacturing technology, announced that CMD's model 1270GDSE machine, which utilizes NuPlastiQ in BioBlend® XP, can produce embossed drawtape trash bags with one of the strongest environmental profiles available. These bags are not only cost effective, but also assist reduce fossil-fuel-based content by up to 35%, greenhouse gas emissions by 15%–30%, and provide strength to completed films, resulting in a 20–30% reduction in gauge.
"NuPlastiQ is the best drop-in plant-based resin available for polyolefins, and CMD's machines have shown that it provides the performance profile required by bag manufacturers and the environmental profile desired by consumers." Sherman continued, "we're committed to showing the world that NuPlastiQ is the natural solution to the man-made problem of plastics pollution".
- Steven Sherman, BioLogiQ's CEO
BioLogiQ's BioBlend XP resins contain up to 50% NuPlastiQ and are meant to improve the sustainability metrics of other thermoplastics such as PE, PP, and PS. Here, you can see how CMD's machine converts BioBlend XP into class-leading drawtape bags.
What is NuPlastiQ?
NuPlastiQ is a plant-based, 100 percent renewable biopolymer that can be used as an ingredient in plastic goods that are now generated mostly from non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels. NuPlastiQ was developed to aid in the reduction of our carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to aid in the reduction of plastic pollution in our environment and oceans.
NuPlastiQ is attractive to microscopic organisms found in nature (microbes), and they consume it rapidly. When NuPlastiQ is combined with conventional plastics, it still stimulates the appetites of those microorganisms, but they also feed on the conventional plastics as well. NuPlastiQ functions as an appetite trigger for Nature's bio-toolbox, causing plastic items containing even a trace amount of NuPlastiQ to degrade far more swiftly and completely in the environment than products without NuPlastiQ, making them more environmentally friendly.