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Plant-based plastics

Recorded year2002

NatureWorks makes PLA plastic from corn at industrial scale.

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Built on

BakeliteRecorded · 1907requires
Hybrid cornRecorded · 1933enables

Led to

Compostable packagingForecast · ~2030enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.