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Bioplastic

also: hemp plastic · biocomposite
In a sentence. Plastics and composites made partly from hemp cellulose, as a renewable filler or feedstock.

Hemp-based bioplastics use hemp cellulose either as a reinforcing filler in conventional plastics or as a feedstock for biodegradable polymers. They are an emerging materials stream, attractive for automotive panels and packaging where renewable content and weight matter.

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