Metabolix Announces Bioverse as First Aquatic Market Customer for Mirel Bioplastics

Metabolix, Inc. announced that Bioverse, a developer of natural products to assist bioremediation of commercial and residential water features, has contracted to purchase injection molding-grade Mirel™ bioplastic resin. It will be used for producing a new biodegradable version of its AquaSphere PRO pond and lake treatment system for golf courses. The specific terms of the contract with Telles, the joint venture between Metabolix and Archer Daniels... 

SABIC Innovative Plastics Expands Investment in Fluid Engineering Center to Develop High-Performance Materials for Water Systems

Growing concerns about health and safety risks and increasingly high costs of metal in fluid handling systems are prompting the use of plastic pipes, faucets, valves, boilers and other components. Plastics offer the potential to build cleaner, safer and more cost-effective water systems; however, each material must undergo extensive testing. To provide the most rigorous and sophisticated evaluation of its engineering thermoplastics, SABIC Innovative...