Translated from Japanese. Originally published 4/12/2022.

Article: https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/press-release/2022/04/gs100pla.php

GS Alliance develops PLA-based coating material with 100% natural biomass biodegradable composition

GS Alliance Co., Ltd. (Location: Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, Representative Director Ryohei Mori (Engineering)) has developed a PLA-based coating material with a 100% natural biomass biodegradable composition.

PLA-based 100% natural biomass biodegradable resin coating material

Global environmental destruction such as global warming, resource depletion, and plastic pollution caused by the population explosion is becoming more serious, reaching a catastrophic level that destroys the ecosystem. is on the rise. Recently, there have been reports that not only microplastics in the ocean but also nanoplastics that are smaller than microplastics have already entered the human body. Biodegradable plastics are one means of alleviating the problem of plastic pollution, and polylactic acid (PLA) is said to be a typical biodegradable plastic.

PLA is a representative biodegradable plastic whose production volume is increasing, but it is used as a plastic as a thermoplastic resin, and it has been considered difficult to use it as a coating material that is applied and used as a paint. rice field. Solvents that dissolve PLA do exist, but those that are slightly toxic to the human body are used.

This time, the GS Alliance has developed a PLA-based coating material with a 100% natural biomass biodegradable composition that has a relatively low environmental impact, using naturally derived solvents and additives, using PLA with an adjusted synthesis method. Did. It is quite rare as a coating material that can be applied using PLA as a base. PLA-based colored inks and paints can also be considered using coloring materials, and we plan to propose samples in Japan and overseas in the future.

GS Alliance Co., Ltd. has a vision of providing specific technologies for a carbon-free and carbon-neutral society (a group of natural biomass-based chemical products to replace petroleum-derived chemical products, including this one, next-generation State-of-the-art materials such as secondary batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, artificial photosynthesis, quantum dots, and metal-organic structures), as well as technologies registered with UN-affiliated organizations such as UNIDO's platform STePP and WIPO GREEN. In 2020, the GS Alliance was selected as a start-up company aiming to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We will continue our efforts to replace petroleum-based chemical products in the world with natural biomass-based products.


Company Profile
Trade name: GS Alliance Co., Ltd. (Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd. Group)
Representative: Dr. Ryohei Mori (Engineering), Representative Director
Head office location: 2-22-11 Obana, Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture 666-0015
Business description: Decarbonization,
Research and development of cutting-edge technologies in the environment and energy fields that tackle carbon-neutral issues ( Adopted in 2020 for UNOPS GIC KOBE,
a UN start-up company support program ) URL: https://www.gsalliance.co.jp/