"Biopolymer applications are emerging fast and expected to grow rapidly, particularly for one-trip and technical packaging, paper and board coating, adhesives, paints, agricultural and horticultural applications. Starch, the reserve carbohydrate of plants, is a cheap, renewable and readily available raw material for biodegradable products. .

It has not been long since polymer products have been developed in the world and the number of enthusiasts among experts and industrialists is increasing.

Over 200 million tons of plastic are manufactured annually around the world, according to a report in 2003 only 5.8% of those 26 million tons of plastic waste are recycled, and this number is increasing rapidly. As a result, the growing concern over the environmental and hygienic issues in the society has emphasized the need to replace synthetic products with biodegradable ones.
Polymers derived from petrochemicals are resistant to degradation and the decomposition process is very slow, while biopolymers are renewable, because they are made from plant materials which can be grown year on year indefinitely. These plant materials come from agricultural crops. Therefore, the use of biopolymers would create a sustainable industry provided that there is a good management system to control the whole cycle.

Kimia Chemie Zangan Company succeeded in producing corn-starch degradable biopolymers in 2007 in Iran. The products of this company include biopolymers in form of granule, sheet and disposable containers. The biopolymers produced by this supplier are made from cornstarch and is capable of being formed into various similar plastic products.