Hot Drink Straw Compound (80C, FDA)

About This Product

Hot Drink Straw Compound is a heat-modified polylactic acid extrusion grade, supplied as a pellet compound for thin-wall tube. The base polymer is the same aliphatic polyester made from lactide derived from fermented plant sugar, here carrying a heat-resistant modification rated to 80C. It is rigid at room temperature and holds that rigidity up to the 80C rating, and it is supplied FDA compliant for food contact. Hot drinks are exactly where compostable straws fail: unmodified PLA softens well below the temperature of a fresh coffee or tea, and the tube loses its section under its own weight and the pull of a lip. The failure is loss of stiffness rather than melting: a straw that extrudes and cuts perfectly can still collapse in the cup. This grade carries a heat-resistant modification rated to 80C, which puts the working range above that point. It runs on the same tube extrusion equipment as the cold drink grade, so one line can produce both and the choice between them is a service temperature decision rather than a processing one. Supplied as a raw material for processing on the buyer's own line. We do not produce finished articles. It is used in hot drink straws, in coffee shops and foodservice, and by quick service restaurants and their converters. Bio Green Chem supplies Hot Drink Straw Compound to specification on the 80C heat resistance, melt flow, tube diameter and wall thickness, and food contact compliance.