For more than a decade, the story of materials has been sold as a fight. Plastic against paper. Fossil polymers against bio-based upstarts. One winner, one loser. It makes for a clean headline. In this blog, Notpla explains why these narratives bear almost no resemblance to how the industry actually works.
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