Bio-based raw materials: maize, wheat & potato
KEY PRODUCTS
For the plastic industry:
Home-compostable compounds
AGENACOMP® for film blowing.
Thermoplastic starch
AMITROPLAST® for film blowing,
injection moulding and 3D
printing
SUSTAINABLE – UP TO 50 % RENEWABLE RESSOURCES.
HOME-COMPOSTABLE – NO MICROPLASTIC RESIDUES.
AMITROPLAST ® THERMOPLASTIC STARCH
Our expertise in BIOPLASTICS
Starch is an amazing and very versatile material, making it an important base for
modern bioplastics. In the production of bioplastics, AGRANA uses its many years
of expertise in the production and processing of starch and supplements this with
the knowledge of the needs of the plastics industry.
AMITROPLAST – an important ingredient in your bioplastic compound
With the AMITROPLAST product family, AGRANA provides a user-friendly
thermoplastic starch for extrusion, film blowing, injection molding and 3D
printing.
Our AMITROPLAST products allow users to incorporate significant amounts
of thermoplastic starch and thus, to create tailor-made polymer compounds
that are processable by using standard polymer equipment and capable of
adding extra value to innovative products.
BIO-BASED. HOME-COMPOSTABLE. SUSTAINABLE.
3D
Food trays Bags Film 3D-Print Plant pot
Non-genetically
modified
Renewable and
regional raw material
Biodegradable
Home-compostable
Bio-based
Made in Austria
Combination of
AMITROPLAST® with
other bio-polymers and
additives according to
the specific requirements
OUR STARCH OUR AMITROPLAST YOUR COMPOUND
Extrusion & Thermoforming
Carrier bags
Fruit and vegetable bags
Mulch films
Waste bags & bin liners
Non woven fibers
Technical films
Food trays & cups
and many more
Injection Molding
Agricultural clips and guides
Plant pots
3D print filament
Cutlery
Packaging
Sanitary products
and many more
AMITROPLAST – your TPS for extrusion and injection
Tailormade products
with customized
properties
FINAL PRODUCT
start after 2 weeks after 4 weeks
AMITROPLAST ® – properties and applications
BIO-BASED
AMITROPLAST has a bio-based carbon content of 100 % and allows you to reach
easily 40 % of renewable resources or more in your products.
FILM
Films with a thickness of less than 13 μm can be achieved. A 25 μm film, based
on a compound that consists of 50 % AMITROPLAST and 50 % PBAT (polybutylene
adipate-co-terephthalate) results typically in an extensibility of approximately
350 % and a tensile strength of 25 MPa.
STRETCHING
Stretching increases the tensile strength, whereby values in a range of 60 MPa are
accomplished (depending on the applied draw-ratio).
NO SMOKE
The new technology of AMITROPLAST significantly reduces the development of
smoke during film blowing.
INJECTION MOLDING & THERMOFORMING
AMITROPLAST can be applied for compounds for injection molding and thermoforming processes.
RECYCLING
Compounds containing AMITROPLAST can be recycled and fed b
AMITROPLAST is bio-based, bio-degradable and can be disposed of in a home or industrial composting environment.
AMITROPLAST is home-compostable and improves the compostability of your extruded and injected products significantly