Canon and Toray Industries have successfully developed a bio-based plastic that achieves the world’s highest level of flame retardance. The new bio-based plastic, which includes more than 25 percent (by weight) a plant-derived component, will be used in exterior plastic parts for Canon multifunction office systems to be launched beginning next year. Compared with conventional petroleum-based plastics used in multifunction office systems, the new bio-based

plastic developed by Canon and Toray offers an expected reduction in manufacturing-related CO2 emissions of approximately 20 percent. The development of the new bio-based plastic will enable its use not only for choose parts in multifunction office systems, but plus for replacing petroleum-based plastics used for exterior parts, which require a high level of flame retardance.

Plant-derived bio-based plastics, which curb increases […]

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