Already offering processors bioplastics for injection molding, sheet extrusion, and film extrusion, Telles (Stand 5D/10-6) has expanded the range of conversion technologies covered by its Mirel polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) to thermoforming. Approved for food-contact applications, Daniel Gilliland, director of business development, and Debra Darby, director of marketing communications, told the K Show Daily that PHA’s high-temperature durability gives the new thermoforming material immediate entrée into applications like hot-drink lids, with a working temperature of 212°F and heat distortion of 240-250°F.