PLA is a thermoplastic polyester produced using annually renewable biomass like maize, sugar beet, or sugarcane. Depending on the geographical area of production, the resources used may be certified GMO free.
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PLA: POLYLACTIDE
PLA: POLYLACTIDE
Properties
- 100% biosourced
- Biodegradable and industrially compostable
- Rigid and fragile
- Transparent
- Food safe
Applications
- Rigid packaging: containers, pots, bottles
- Flexible packaging: film
- Regular consumption goods
- Non-woven or textile fibre
Transformation
- Injection moulding and blowing
- Thermoforming
- Flat extrusion die or cast
- Extrusion of sections
| Grade | Properties | Density | Fluidity index (g/10 min) 190°C / 2.16 kg | Tensile modulus (MPa) | Tensile elongation at break (%) | Charpy impact test, without notch (kJ/m²) | hermal resistance (°C) (HDT B) |
| Analyses | |||||||
| ISO Test | 1183 | 1133 | 527 | 527 | 179 | 75-2 | |
| Extrusion | |||||||
| PLE 005 | PLLA | 1.25 | 7 | 3500 | 5 | 23 | 51 |
| PLE 005-A | Amorphous | 1.24 | 3 | 3500 | 5 | 23 | 51 |
| PLE 005-1 | High viscosity | 1.25 | 1 | 3500 | 5 | 23 | 51 |
| Injection | |||||||
| PLI 005 | PLLA | 1.25 | 25-35 | 3500 | 4 | 22 | 53 |