Sony develops bio material for DVD standalones

16 February 2004 8:32 by Lasse "cd-rw.org" Penttinen

Sony Corp has announced the development of a flame-resistant plastic made mainly of corn-based polylactide which it has jointly developed with Mitsubishi Plastics in Japan.

The manufacturer of electronics equipment says the new plastic will be used for the front panels of its new digital disc players, which are due to be launched in the third quarter of this year.

Sony claims that the new plastic is as strong as ABS resin, which is widely used in the electronics industry. The company says that the plastic could also have a wide range of other applications in a host of other industries.