Ohio eyes corn, other crops to boost polymer industry
June 5th, 2008
An excerpt from examiner.com (Cleveland Edition):
Jun 3, 2008 6:22 PM By STEPHEN MAJORS, AP
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Map, News) - A potential casualty of the skyrocketing price of oil is something that doesn’t first come to mind: polymers, the materials that go into making everyday items like grocery bags, yogurt containers and baby bottles.
Ohio, the leading polymer producer in the country, is trying to maintain its dominance in the field by thinking ahead to an economy less dependent on oil - the predominant source of the polymers that make up countless products.
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