Your IC CREDIT CARD has gone GREEN Tech
November 22, 2009 · Filed Under Green Tech · 2 Comments
It is hard to believe but there are tones of technology goes into making your IC credit card which we take for granted. Well, this new joint announcement by Dai Nippon Printing, Mitsubishi Plastic and Sony take it an inch further by unveiling the world’s first IC credit card using a form of bio based polymer PLA (Polylactic Acid) as its primary material. The newly developed bio tech card has got its approval for usage from MasterCard Worldwide. The newly developed biobased polymer card is capable withstanding manufacturing processes such as the embedding of magmatic stripes and embossing, while at the same time providing durability over repeated use which up to now has represented a long term challenge. Read more
