If you are in the plastics industry you by now have heard the news about BPA, bishpenol A, and possible negative effects it may have on humans. Legislation was introduced at the federal level to ban BPA in all food and beverage containers.
Recent news from Sunoco (yes the same company that supplies fuel for NASCAR) will not help the industry any. Sunoco will no longer sell BPA to producers who manufacture food and water containers for children under 3. Six major baby bottle manufactures announced they will stop using BPA in bottles.
What does this mean? The industry says the stuff is safe for children, but that arguement is being thrown out the window with this announcement.
It is unclear how this will effect the bioplastic industry. There is a group in Iowa who is marketing technology that replaces BPA. We are uncertain about the availability of the product and the feedstock to produce it.
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