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Chapter 1 - SUMMARY
- Summary Table: GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Summary Figure: GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2006-2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
Chapter 2 - TERMINOLOGY
- TERMINOLOGY
  - TERMINOLOGY (CONTINUED)
  - TERMINOLOGY (CONTINUED)
Chapter 3 - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
- OVERVIEW
- THE BIOPOLYMER-SYNTHETIC POLYMER GAP
- NICHE MARKETS
- NEW EMPHASIS
- STILL HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
- INTEGRATION OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS WITH DISPOSAL INFRASTRUCTURES
- EARLY STARCH-BASED MATERIALS
- INTRODUCTION OF COMPOSTABLE BAGS
- CONTINUED R&D
- EARLY ENTRANTS
- IMPORTANCE OF LOOSE-FILL
- OTHER FACTORS
- BIOPOLYMERS, CONVENTIONAL PLASTICS AND BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS
- NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC
- THE MOVE TO RENEWABLE SOURCES
- EXTENDING THE RECYCLING LOOP
- PROCESSING
- PROPERTIES
- DEFINING BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
- PUBLIC ATTITUDES
- ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
- COMPOSTING
Chapter 4 - BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS BY CHEMICAL TYPE
- OVERVIEW
- TYPES OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
- Table 1 TYPES OF BIODEGRADABLE
- Table 2 POLYETHYLENE DEGRADABLE AND
  - LACTIC-ACID BASED POLYMERS
    - BACKGROUND
    - GRADES
    - PROPERTIES
      - Properties (Continued)
    - PRODUCTION
    - MODIFICATIONS
    - SOME PROBLEM AREAS
    - USE OF BLENDS
    - APPLICATIONS
      - Overview
      - Stronger Variants
      - Overview of Current/Future Applications
        
        Background
        Food Packaging
        Thermoformed Packaging
      - Specific Industrial Applications
        
        Electronics
        Shopping Bags
        Bottles
        Automotive
      - Other Potential Applications
    - JAPANESE PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
      - Mitsui Chemicals
      - Dainippon Ink
    - NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PLA
      - Danimer Scientific
      - Compatibilizer Using PLA and Recycled Polypropylene
      - PLA Film Coatings
      - Blow Molding PLA
      - Additives for PLA
      - Thermoformed PLA Trays
      - Recycling Issues with PLA Bottles
  - POLYESTERS
    - POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHAS)
      - Overview
      - Background
      - Applications
      - Processes
      - Properties
      - Biodegradability
      - Compostability
      - Certification and Testing
      - Concept of Metabolic Engineering
      - Details on PHA Variants and Their Producers/Marketers
      - Another Important PHA - PHBV
    - COMPANIES INVOLVED IN PHA POLYESTER BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
      - Overview
      - Metabolix
      - Kaneka/P&G
    - OTHER BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS
      - Ecoflex
      - Ecovio
      - Biomax
      - Bionelle
    - MISCELLANEOUS BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS
      - Overview
      - Polycaprolactone (PCL)
      - Background
      - Properties
      - Applications
      - Suppliers
      - Polybutylene/Adipate Terephthalate (PBAT)
      - Poly(Trimethylene Terephthalate) (PTT)
    - NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN POLYESTER-BASED BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
      - First Commercial Products from Telles, Inc.
      - Metabolix Investigates PHA from Sugar Cane
      - Metabolix Plans to Focus on Films for its PHA Product
      - Biomer
  - WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS
    - BACKGROUND
    - POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVOH)
      - Overview
      - Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Materials
      - Applications
      - Properties
      - Specific PVOH Properties
      - Suppliers
      - Biodegradable Applications
  - BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER BLENDS
    - OVERVIEW
    - PLA BLENDS
    - STARCH-BASED POLYMERS
      - Background
      - Technical Details
      - Thermoplastic Starch
      - Applications
      - PSM' s Product
    - MIXTURES OF STARCH AND BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
      - Background
      - Company Involvement
      - Novamont
- Table 3 TYPES OF PRODUCTS MADE
  - Cereplast
  - Earthshell
  - Other Companies
    - Biotec Biologische and Biopolymer Technology (BIOP)
    - Japan Corn Starch and Nihon Shokunin Kako
    - Rodenburg and Plantic
    - Cortec
  - Polyvinyl Alcohol-Starch Blends
    - Overview
    - Applications of Thermoplastic Starch (TPS)/PVOH Blends
  - Selected Producers of Starch-Based Biodegradable Polymers
- Table 4 SELECTED PRODUCERS OF STARCH-BASED BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
  - OTHER TYPES OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
    - PROTEIN-BASED PLASTICS
      - Background
      - Benefits
      - Applications
        
        Consumer
        Agricultural
        Horticulture
    - BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS FROM SOYBEANS
  - GENETICALLY-MODIFIED (GM) BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
    - OVERVIEW
    - PHAS
    - CURRENT SCENARIO
    - RECENT DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 5 - BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER PRODUCERS
- OVERVIEW
- NORTH AMERICA
- Table 5 NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCERS OF
  - EUROPE
- Table 6 SELECTED KEY EUROPEAN PRODUCERS OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
  - ASIA
- Table 7 KEY ASIAN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER PRODUCERS AND TRADE NAMED PRODUCTS
- Table 8 CAPACITIES OF SELECTED ASIAN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER PRODUCERS
  - SOUTH AMERICA
Chapter 6 - MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
- OVERVIEW
- GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET
  - OVERVIEW
- Table 9 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 1 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY RESIN, 2006-2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY APPLICATION
- Table 10 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 2 GLOBAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2006-2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
  - OVERVIEW
- Table 11 BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC AREA, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 3 BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC AREA, 2006-2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - EUROPE
    - Overview
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 12 EUROPEAN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY RESIN, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 4 EUROPEAN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET BY RESIN, 2006-2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - NORTH AMERICA
    - Background
    - Recent Activities
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 13 NORTH AMERICAN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 5 NORTH AMERICAN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET, 2006-2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - ASIA
    - Background
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 14 ASIAN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 6 ASIAN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MARKET, 2006-2012 (MILLION POUNDS)
Chapter 7 - APPLICATIONS
- BACKGROUND
- DEGRADABILITY OVERVIEW
- COMPOST BAGS
  - BACKGROUND
  - ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S.
  - BIODEGRADABLE WASTE BAGS
  - COMPOST BAG SITUATION IN EUROPE
  - CONTROVERSY OVER BAGS AND LINERS CONTINUES
    - Background
    - Problem of Lack of Definitions
    - Need for Standards and Definitions
    - Some Basic Definitions Needed
  - LEADING PLAYERS
  - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
    - Plastics Bans Accelerate
    - Mislabeled Bags
- LOOSE-FILL PACKAGING
  - BACKGROUND
  - PROCESS
  - PROCESSORS
    - Background
    - Storopack
    - FP International
    - American Excelsior Company
    - Startech, Inc.
    - Pro-Pac Packaging
- OTHER PACKAGING
  - BACKGROUND
  - EARTHSHELL PACKAGING
  - OBSTACLES
  - TARGETED APPLICATIONS
  - SHEET EXTRUSION APPLICATIONS
  - CLEAR RIGID PACKAGING
  - STRETCH BLOW MOLDING
  - SINGLE-SERVE MARKET
  - THERMOFORMED TRAYS
  - IMPACT OF THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY
  - RECENT ASSESSMENTS
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
    - Natural Flexible Ltd
    - Confectionary Plastic Packaging
    - UK Retailers Move towards Biodegradable Polymers
    - Compostable Corrugated Packaging
    - Wal-Mart
- MEDICAL
  - OVERVIEW
  - BACKGROUND
  - PROPERTIES REQUIRED
  - BREADTH OF APPLICATIONS
  - CRITERIA FOR POLYMER SELECTION
  - TYPES OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS USED
    - Background
    - Polyglycolides (PGA)
    - Polylactides (LPLA and DPLA)
    - Polycaprolactone
    - Polydioxanone (PDO)
    - Polyanhydrides
    - Poly (Lactide-Co-Glycolide) (PGA-LPLA)
    - Polyorthoesters
    - Poly(Ethylene Oxide) (PEO)
    - Multiblock Polymers
  - PACKAGING AND STERILIZATION IMPLICATIONS
    - Background
    - Sterilization
  - DEGRADATION OF MEDICAL PLASTICS
  - COMMERCIAL BIODEGRADABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
    - Background
    - Sutures
    - Dental Devices
    - Orthopedic Fixation Devices
    - Drug Delivery
    - Hydrogels
    - Microspheres
    - Tissue Engineering
      - Tissue Engineering (Continued)
    - Stents
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS
    - Surmodics
    - Tepha, Inc.
    - Inion, Inc.
    - New Group of Biodegradable Polymers for Intracellular Drug Delivery
    - Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Develops New Biodegradable Polymer
- OTHER APPLICATIONS
  - BACKGROUND
  - HYGIENE-RELATED DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS
  - PAPER COATINGS
  - PAPER CUPS
  - AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS
    - Background
    - Biodegradable Films Find Increased Usage for Agri-Films
  - TableWARE
  - AUTOMOTIVE
  - ELECTRONICS
    - Background
    - Biodegradable Compact Disk
    - Phone Housings
  - BOTTLES
  - MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS
  - A RECENT DEVELOPMENT
    - The Photovoltaic Market
Chapter 8 - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- BACKGROUND
- KEY PLAYERS
- Table 15 MAJOR PLAYERS IN BIODEGRADABLE
- Table 15 (CONTINUED)
  - PRODUCT FLOW
- Figure 7 KEY SELECTED COMPANIES IN THE BIODEGRADABLE BUSINESS RELATED TO PRODUCT FLOW
  - MARKETING STRATEGIES
    - OVERVIEW
    - MARKET SEGMENT
    - CORE TECHNOLOGIES
    - GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
    - INFRASTRUCTURE
    - GROWTH AND REPUTATION
    - OBSTACLES
    - LEGISLATION
    - SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS OF MAJOR PLAYERS
      - Natureworks and Metabolix
      - DuPont
      - Novamont
      - Cereplast
      - Mitsui Chemicals
      - Plantic Technologies
Chapter 9 - MARKETING AND MARKET DRIVERS
- OVERVIEW
- LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS
- ROI CONCEPT
- GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
- POSITIVE VIEWS/ASPECTS
- LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
- REASONS FOR LACK OF INTEREST/NEGATIVE VIEWS
- MARKET DRIVERS
- Table 16 MARKET DRIVERS OF BIOPLASTICS
  - SUMMING UP
Chapter 10 - DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS
- OVERVIEW
- CONFUSION IN DEFINITIONS
- SOME TECHNICAL ASPECTS
- EARLY MISLEADING CONCLUSIONS
- ASTM STANDARDS
  - OVERVIEW
  - KEY SPECIFICATIONS
  - SUMMARY OF STANDARDS
- Table 17 KEY ASTM STANDARDS RELATED TO
  - OVERVIEW OF ASTM TESTS AND SPECIFICATIONS BASEDONENVIRONMENT
- Table 18 ASTM TESTS AND SPECIFICATIONS BY TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT
  - COMPOSTABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE ARE NOT SYNONOMOUS
  - EARLY FTC STANDARDS
  - STANDARDS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
Chapter 11 - TESTING FOR BIODEGRADATION
- BACKGROUND
- BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS TEST METHOD STANDARDIZATION
- ENZYME TESTS
- PLATE TESTS
- STURM-TEST
Chapter 12 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
- BACKGROUND
- SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
  - BACKGROUND
  - FEDERAL LEGISLATION
  - ECONOMIC DRIVING FORCES
  - OTHER LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
  - SOME BACKLASH
- CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS ABOUT BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
  - BACKGROUND
  - U.S. ASPECTS
    - Overview
    - Negative Views of Biodegradable Plastics
    - Compost Toxicity
    - Increased Aquatic BOD
    - Risk to Marine Species
    - Litter
  - EUROPEAN ASPECTS
  - JAPANESE ASPECTS
Chapter 13 - TECHNOLOGY
- ADDITIVES
- OVERVIEW OF PLASTICS DEGRADATION
  - BACKGROUND
  - DEGRADABILITY OF RESINS
    - Polyolefins
    - Polystyrene
    - PVC
    - Other Thermoplastics and Thermosets
    - Water Soluble Polymers
    - Modes of Degradation of Selected Biodegradable Polymers
- Table 19 TIME LAG FOR VISUAL CHANGE FOR
- Table 20 TIME LAG FOR DEGRADATION
  - EFFECT OF POLYMER STRUCTURE ON BIODEGRADATION
    - BACKGROUND
    - MORPHOLOGY
    - EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENT/EXPOSURE CONDITIONS ON BIODEGRADATION
      - Background
      - Early Regulations
      - Significance of Moisture, Temperature and/or Oxygen
      - Role of Microorganisms
      - Presence of Methane
      - Increasing Decomposition in Landfills
      - Function of Compost Operations
      - Other Factors
      - Conclusions
- COMPOSTING
  - BACKGROUND
  - KEY PROPERTIES FOR COMPOSTABLE PLASTICS
  - MATERIALS THAT MEET SPECIFICATIONS
  - COMPOST STREAM AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  - COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS
  - RESTRICTIONS ON COMPOSTABLE CLAIMS
  - STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
  - BENEFITS OF COMPOST TO SOIL
  - U.S. ACTIVITIES
  - EUROPEAN ACTIVITIES
  - JAPANESE ACTIVITIES
  - MUTUAL INTERESTS OF THE "GREEN" PLASTICS INDUSTRY AND COMPOSTING
Chapter 14 - ADDITIONAL OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES IN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
- ASIAN ACTIVITIES
- JAPAN
  - Overview
  - Mitsui Chemicals
  - Mazda Motor Corporation
  - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
  - Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
  - Toray Industries
  - Unitika Plastics Division
  - NEC Corporation
- Table 21 SELECTED LIST OF COMMERCIAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS CURRENTLY IN USE IN JAPAN
  - CHINA
    - Background
    - PolyOne Corporation
    - Tianan Biologic Materials
    - Development of Degradable Test Methods in China
- Table 22 DEVELOPMENT OF DEGRADABLE
  - Chinese Groups Dealing with Biodegradable/Biobased Materials
    - THAILAND
    - SOUTH KOREA
- EUROPEAN ACTIVITIES
  - BACKGROUND
  - FURTHER DETAILS
    - Biotec Biologische
    - Biomer
    - Purac
    - Hycail
    - FKuR Kunstoff
    - Neste Oy
    - Avebe Group
    - Joint Venture to Produce PLA
    - PLA for Sugar Cane and Sugar Beet
- CANADIAN ACTIVITIES
  - CANADIAN ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)
Chapter 15 - FACTORS FOR A POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON THE FUTURE OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS AND BIOBASED RESINS
- OVERVIEW
- THE ROLLER-COASTER SCENARIO OF THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL
- IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
- IMPACT OF WAL-MART
- DEPARTMENT OF USDA GUIDELINES
- GROWING FAMILIARITY OF CONVERTERS
- MORE MUNICIPALITIES GETTING INVOLVED
- ON THE DOWNSIDE - LANDFILLS
- Table 23 WHAT IS LANDFILLED IN THE UNITED STATES -2006 (THOUSAND TONS)
Chapter 16 - ORGANIZATIONS AND SYMPOSIA
- BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE (BPI)
- FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS & SUSTAINABLE COMPOSITES (BIOPOL - 2007)
- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES
- THE FIRST PLA BOTTLE CONFERENCE
- EUROPEAN BIOPLASTICS CONFERENCE
Chapter 17 - PRICING
- PRICING
- Table 24 U.S LIST PRICES FOR SELECTED BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS (DOLLARS/POUND)
Chapter 18 - PATENTS
- U.S. 6,949,254 (SEPTEMBER 27, 2005)-BIO-DECOMPOSABLE POLYMER SHOWING GOOD THERMAL DECOMPOSITION (BMG INC., KYOTO, JAPAN)
- U.S. 6,955,822 (OCTOBER 18, 2005)-LACTONE-BEARING ABSORBABLE POLYMERS (SOCIETE DE CONSEILS DE RECHERCHES ET D' APPLICATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES, SAS (PARIS, FRANCE)
- U.S. 6,962,950 (NOVEMBER 8, 2005)-POLYMERS OF A HYDROPHOBIC NATURE, FILLED WITH STARCH COMPLEXES (NOVAMONT S.P.A. NOVARA, ITALY)
- U.S. 6,984,393 (JANUARY 10, 2006)-BIODEGRADABLE ELASTOMER AND METHOD OF PREPARATION (QUEENS UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON, CA)
- U.S. 7,037,983 (MAY 2, 2006-METHODS OF MAKING FUNCTIONAL BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS (KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. - NEENAH, WI)
- U.S. 7,053,151 (MAY 30, 2006-GRAFTER BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER BLEND COMPOSITIONS (KIMBERLY-CLARK WORDWIDE, INC. -NEENAH, WI)
- U.S. 7,094,817 (AUGUST 22, 2006-BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER (PLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA)
- U.S. 7,160,977 (JANUARY 9, 2007)-POLYMER BLENDS WITH IMPROVED IMPACT STRENGTH (EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, KINGSPORT, TN)
- U.S. 7,163,697 (JANUARY 16, 2007)-BIOEGRADABLE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND USES RELATED THERETO (JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, BALTIMORE, MD)
- U.S. 7,146,349 (FEBRUARY 13, 2007)-PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE IN PLANTS (DUPONT, WILMINGTON, DE AND PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, JOHNSTON, IA)
- U.S. 7,214,414 (MAY 8, 2007)-BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER BLENDS FOR USE IN MAKING FILMS, AND SHEETS (BIOTEC BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMBH (EMMERICH, GERMANY)
- U.S. 7,241,832 (JULY 10, 2007)-BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER BLENDS FOR USE IN MAKING FILMS, SHEETS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE (BIOTEC BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMBH (EMMERICH, GERMANY)
- U.S. 7,282,216 (OCTOBER 16, 2007)-BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER BLENDS AND USES THEREOF (ALKERMES CONTROLLED THERAPEUTICS, INC., CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Chapter 19 - MAJOR PLAYERS
- AMERICAN EXCELSIOR
- BASF
- BIOCORP, INC.
- BIOGROUP USA
- BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMGH & COMPANY (BIOTEC)
- BIOPOLYMER TECHNOLOGIES AG (BIOP)
- BIOPAK, LTD
- CEREPLAST
- CORTEC CORPORATION
- DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
- DAINIPPON INK
- DUPONT INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING
- EARTHSHELL CORPORATION
- ECM BIOFILMS, INC.
- FKUR KUNSTOFF GMBH
- FP INTERNATIONAL (FPI)
- HUHTAMAKI OY
- HYCAIL B.V.
- IDROPLAST SPA
- INNOVIA FILMS, LTD
- IRE CHEMICAL
- JAPAN CORN STARCH CO., LTD
- KTM INDUSTRIES
- LACTEL ABSORBABLE POLYMERS
- METABOLIX
- MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
- MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL (MGC)
- MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC
- MITSUI CHEMICALS
- NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL
- NATUREWORKS LLC
- Table 25 MARKETS NATUREWORKS PLA POTENTIAL END-USE
- NNZ BV
- NOVAMONT SPA
- PLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES LTD
- PSM NORTH AMERICA
- RODENBURG BIOPOLYMERS
- SHOWA HIGH POLYMER
- SIDAPLAX V.O.F.
- SOLVAY CAPROLACTONES
- STANELCO PLC
- STOROPACK, INC.
- TOYOBO COMPANY, LTD
- TREOFAN GMBH & COMPANY
- UHDE INVENTA-FISCHER GMBH
- VTT CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 20 - APPENDIX
- SELECTED ACRONYMS USED IN REPORT
- SELECTED GLOSSARY OF TERMS
- SELECTED GLOSSARY OF TERMS (CONTINUED)

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