LyondellBasell Industries will feature its world-class polyolefins technology, production and marketing offerings at Interplastica 2008, Russia’s premier trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries. Interplastica will be held January 29 through February 1 at Moscow’s Exhibition Center in Krasnaya Presnya. Visit LyondellBasell at stand 1D 28/E29 in Hall 1.

As an increasing number of brand owners begin to evaluate their product packaging for sustainability—whether to meet mandatory retail initiatives or to reap some of the rewards associated with greater environmental stewardship—one area of great interest is the use of bioplastics as a replacement for traditional, petroleum-based polymer packaging. But what exactly constitutes a bioplastic?