China company taps bioplastics for use in flat panel displays

WPC technology with nano-scale natural fibers with polycarbonate and other optical-grade plastics

Major consumer electronics companies around the world are trying to develop flexible plastic panels to replace the glass used in screens for computers and mobile phones.

At a small factory near Shanghai, Chinese-Canadian plastics entrepreneur Wayne Song believes he’s closing in on commercializing technology to use biocomposites to make such a display, by mixing nano-scale natural fibers with polycarbonate and other optical-grade plastics.

…Full Text: http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=27279

Tags: plant fibers, including aloe, crab shells, wood, WPC industry, prototype, bio-based fibers

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PlasticsNews, 2012-12-13.

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