Can bio-based plastic move past the nice story and scale in regulated MedTech?

Tim Wagler is Commercial Director EMEA for Braskem's I'm green bio-based portfolio, polyethylene made from sugarcane instead of fossil feedstock. Braskem just launched an I'm green bio-based medical grade.

In this episode:
- What "physical content" bio-based means and how it differs from mass balance
- Why fossil prices are spiking and bio-based is no longer the expensive option
- The supply and land-use question, and why sugarcane uses 0.03% of Brazil's land today
- Why bio-based is not biodegradable, and the claims you can actually make
- Where a drop-in bio-based polyethylene fits in medical and pharma

CONNECT WITH TIM
Tim Wagler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-wagler-891436a4/
Braskem I'm green: https://www.braskem.com/imgreen/landingpage

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