New light stabilizer extends agricultural film life.

According to United Nations estimates, over 9 bn people will be living on Earth by the year 2050. The amount of arable land needed to feed them, however, will not increase at the same rate. Inexpensive greenhouses made from plastic film represent one way to solve this problem: With the aid of such greenhouses, the output per hectare can be increased considerably. A new light stabilizer from BASF can help improve these greenhouses and make them even more effective: Tinuvin XT 200 protects film made from thermoplastic resins against overly fast degradation when exposed to UV light. This economical additive ensures the efficacy of these films over a longer period of time even in the …