Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/21
By: Tzeng Yi-shiuan and Evelyn Kao 

Taipei, Oct. 21 (CNA) The design and production of biodegradable straws made from sugarcane fiber by a Taiwanese company won a gold medal at an international invention fair in southern France earlier this month, as a ban on single-use plastic straws is set to go into force in 2020 in France.

The sugarcane straws developed by Ju-Tian Eco-Material Co., which was founded by Huang Chien-chung (黃千鐘), inventor of sugarcane straws, won a gold medal and a special jury prize at the first Concours Lépine Méditerranéen Montpellier.

The organizers of the fair praised the company for developing the product with zero waste by applying the concept of circular economy, low carbon emissions and low energy consumption.

According to the company’s website, the biodegradable straws’ raw materials are composed of sugarcane fiber and polylactic acid (PLA) and can withstand temperatures ranging from minus 20 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius and can be reused multiple times.    [FULL  STORY]