Nov 10 2009
Adept Limited, New Zealand's leading plastics product development and manufacturing company in the meat industry, has introduced new biodegradable lamb plugs, made possible through the advanced biopolymer technology of Plantic Technologies Limited.
As part of their integrated product development process, Adept has been developing a new biodegradable lamb plug using Plantic's Injection Moulding resin, creating value with an environmentally, sustainable product offering for their clients. Adept chose the Plantic resin for its unique functional and environmental benefits. The Adept / Plantic Lamb Plugs are fully biodegradable, water dispersible, home compostable and compostable to European (EN 13432) and American (ASTM 6400) standards. Additionally, Plantic materials - which are made from non-GM corn starch - have a renewable bio-content of approximately 85%.
In commenting, Murray Fenton, Managing Director from Adept Limited said, "Since our decision to incorporate Plantic in our product offering, there has been keen interest in the plugs from the NZ Meat Industry and internationally. We look forward to introducing our new biodegradable plugs to a number of new clients, both locally and overseas."
Brendan Morris, Chief Executive Officer, Plantic Technologies, commented, "We are pleased that Adept Limited are using Plantic's bioresponsible products which represents their commitment to sustainability and the environment. Plantic is pleased to be associated with Adept, whose name is synonymous with continuous improvement and a leading global supplier of innovative devices to the primary meat processing industry."
"Plantic offers Adept sustainably-sourced IM resin which delivers superior value through a combination of functional and environmental benefits."