# Polymer-Gruppe plans investment in bioplastics via SoBiCo

Polymer-Gruppe announced investments in new bioplastics activities, founding SoBiCo GmbH to develop novel PLA-based copolymers with film-soft properties, based on research with Fraunhofer Institute.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-11-30
- Where: Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: bioplastics, PLA-based copolymers
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Polymer-Gruppe](https://endata.com/companies/51542.md)
- [SoBiCo](https://endata.com/companies/51543.md)
- [Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research](https://endata.com/companies/51544.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [polymer-gruppe.de](https://www.polymer-gruppe.de/aktuell/detail/polymer-gruppe-veraeussert-polyblend-anteile-und-plant-investitionen-in-biokunststoffe), 2020-11-30: "Die Polymer-Gruppe gibt den Startschuss für Investitionen in neue Aktivitäten - insbesondere auf dem Gebiet der Biokunststoffe."

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