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US brand chooses biopolymer from Italian supplier

20/08/2021
US brand chooses biopolymer from Italian supplier

US sunglasses brand JINS Eyewear has created a range of sunglasses using a novel plastic from an Italian supplier which it claims makes the frames partly ‘biodegradable’. The plant-based bioplastic M49 from polymer manufacturer Mazzucchelli is used as an alternative to acetate, the plastic used in most frames.  M49 contains a high amount of...

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