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BASF out of oxo-biodegradable additves
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ASF will focus on its biodegradable and compostable plastics, Ecoflex and Ecovio, for agricultural use. As a consequence, business with the additive Envirocare for oxo-biodegradable plastics was terminated effective July 1, 2010. Envirocare was part of the Ciba AG range and is used to manufacture polyethylene mulch films for agricultural use.BASF has supplied biodegradable plastics for the manufacture of mulch films and other applications for many years in the form of Ecoflex and Ecovio. A 60,000 metric ton capacity expansion of the Ecoflex plant in Ludwigshafen is planned for the end of 2010 to meet rising market demand. "BASF has opted for biodegradable plastics that are fully biodegradable and compostable in accordance with standards such as European norm EN 13432," said Jürgen Keck, head of global business for biodegradable plastics at BASF in Ludwigshafen. "These standards are important from our point of view. They demand certain environmental features that our products can offer."