Year: 2020
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Mobile Accessories Industry Ditch SUP
Industry-first ditching of single-use plastics in packaging
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BP Renewables Strategy
From International Oil Company to Integrated Energy Company: bp sets out strategy for decade of delivery towards net zero ambition
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Recycling Industry Plays the Compost Card
It looks like the Recycling industry starts to compete with the compostable plastics industry on their strongest unique selling point.
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Versalis Launches Recycled Polystyrene
Versalis to produce new solid polystyrene products with up to 75% recycled raw material.
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US Retailer Starts Flexible Packaging Recycling
Nationwide program enables customers to recycle more than 300 products from America’s largest natural and organic brand without leaving home
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New Bioplastic Food Packaging Standards Coming
With so many countries and regions committing to some (often indeterminate) form of bioplastic alternative to conventional plastic food packaging, scrutiny as to actual environmental and safety performance offered by these materials has become intense.
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NL Builds New Sustainable Plastics Testing Facility
Multi-million investment in R&D infrastructure in the Netherlands.
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Assessing Ocean Clean Up Solutions
Surface clean-up technology won’t solve ocean plastic problem.
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Bioplastics Retort Packaging
Impact PP for flexible packaging from bio-based feedstock.
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Yokogawa Sets Bio Business Innovation Centre in Switzerland
Yokogawa Establishes Yokogawa Innovation Switzerland as Center for Bio Business.
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Become a Speaker at Plant Based Summit 2021!
Plant Based Summit is a unique opportunity to present your latest developments and solutions to more than 700 international public and private decision-makers.
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US Senate Passes Sustainable Chemistry Act
Legislation supports new innovations in chemistry that benefit the economy, the environment, and human health
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Japan Impose Plastic Bags Fee
Subscribe now! Japan’s new plastic bag charge: What it means for consumers and the environment
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Germans Produce Detergents from Wood
Uni Hohenheim wants to test sustainable production of environmentally friendly bio-surfactants in the future hardwood technical center
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Dow CEO Defends Plastics
Together, we – government, industry and society – are changing systems through strong commitments and bold actions.
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Wales Launches Consultation on SUP Ban
The Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn, has launched a consultation on the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban a range of single use plastic items.
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Biodegradation and Recycling of Multi Layer Packaging in Spain
Subscribe now! Biodegradation and synthesis of plastics using selected enzymes and microorganisms
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How to be Eco Friendly During Corona Times?
Can you wash your disposable mask at 20C – and should we still be going for reusable coffee cups?
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Lanxess and the Circular Economy
Subscribe now! Conserving raw materials, less greenhouse gases.
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First of its Kind Recycling Program
First of its kind initiative for the beauty sector. Subscribe Now to BioplasticsNews.com
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UK Sends Waste to Energy Technology to Australia
First of its kind export to Australia.
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Bioplastics Ranking July 2020
We have a new winner for July who is more popular than Novamont and BASF. We have 3 newcomers in the top 10. And 2 newcomers in the ranking that makes it in the top ten.
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Agilyx and the Virgin Connections
Videos by Bioplastics News Chief Editor Advantages and Disadvantages of PLA Plastic Recycling Chemical Recycling Biobased Plastic Compostable Plastic Circular Plastic
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Biodegradation Testing of PPE
Videos by Bioplastics News Chief Editor Advantages and Disadvantages of PLA Plastic Recycling Chemical Recycling Biobased Plastic Compostable Plastic Circular Plastic
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Bioplastic Bags Production Resumes in Caribbean
Local manufacturers will restart the production of biodegradable plastic bags on Tuesday.
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New US and Indian Bioplastic Joint-Venture
A new partnership aims to brew the raw materials needed for greener bioplastics
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New Bioplastic Material for Bags
BGUSA, INC announced today that they have solved the much-disputed argument of ridding the Earth of single-use plastic bags. All-natural food waste ingredients and organic starches are the derivatives of these bags. No added chemicals altar the composition of these bags.
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Hotel Chain Goes Bioplastics
Biodegradable products boost sustainability in hospitality.
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Radilon Launches New PA Blends
Innovative solutions for automotive, consumer goods and E&E
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DOE Invests $ 97 Mln in Bioenergy R&D
Department of Energy Announces $97 Million for Bioenergy Research and Development
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Lets Fertilise the Future Initiative
Our fund aims to provide financial investments to innovative ideas promoting nature-based solutions.
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Lombard Oldier Partners with Plastic Bank
Lombard Odier partners with Plastic Bank to reduce ocean plastic pollution
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Mitsubishi Chemical Buys More Recycling Companies
Mitsubishi Chemical to Acquire European Carbon Fiber Recycling Companies
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Total Corbion Donates PLA to Fight Corona
Total Corbion Donates PLA for face masks 3D printing.
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Biome Bioplastics Makes Profit in 2020
A bioplastics company seems to have made profit in 2020
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New Plastic Bottle Initiative in US
New initiative by US big companies to solve the problems of bottle recycling.
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Mass Balance Strategy
What is Mass Balance, what are the problems, what are the different visions and who’s greenwashing.
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US Gov Report on Energy Efficient Plastics Recycling Technologies
Insights of where US Government may go regarding most urgent plastic issues and R&D decisions.
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Ezonyx Launches EarthPCB™
Ezonyx Bio Technologies, Inc. Launches EarthPCB™, The ultimate solution for a sustainable future.
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Insurers Stress for PFAS Lawsuit
Insurers, utilities oppose bill to extend lawsuit window for PFAS contamination.
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First Sustainable PCK Release liner
Mondi introduces NextLiner – the world’s first sustainable PCK release liner
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Neste CEO Talks About Corona Results
CEO Talks: good performance despite the market turbulence in Q2/2020
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Miscanthus Crops Research by US University
Research could save years of breeding for new Miscanthus hybrid.
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Perstorp Talks About Bio-PVC
Market Perspective: Flexible PVC – A Sustainable Material.
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First Solar Powered Chemical Site
The world’s first large-scale chemical site that is completely run by renewable power.
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EU Plastics Tax Cost Per Citizen
What will be the cost of the EU Plastic Tax per citizen and per family?
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TIPA Shares Global Commitment Achievements
Last year, TIPA® became a signatory to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, and joins the global effort of moving towards a new plastics economy by providing compostable packaging solutions for non-recyclable or reusable packaging applications across the food and fashion sectors.
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US Universities Funded for Biopolymers Research
US Universities Receive Millions for Biopolymers Research. The race is on!
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BASF Results Hit by Corona Crisis
BASF Group: EBIT before special items declines in second quarter due to weaker demand as a result of the corona pandemic
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Nannocare Goes Bioplastics
Nannocare, the makers of the revolutionary NannoPad®, is a leader in feminine hygiene products and in environmental protection.
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Danimer Receives US DOE Grant
Danimer Scientific Receives U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Support Bioplastic Production
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Plastic Has Lowest Carbon Footprint
A new report titled ‘Examining Material Evidence – The Carbon Fingerprint’, commissioned by Veolia and published today by Imperial College, highlights the importance of plastic as a material compared to alternatives when examining the carbon emissions.
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Annual Innovation in Bioplastics Awards
The eight annual Innovation in Bioplastics Award presented by the PLASTICS Bioplastics Division will recognize one outstanding innovation in unique and creative applications of bioplastics materials, products or processes by a company. The judging criteria are described further below.
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EU Plastic Tax Dangerous for Plastic Lobby
EU Plastic Tax approved by European Council: A Danger for the EU Single Market & Recovery
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More Plastic Bans in China
Message from the Dpt of Ecology and Environment of the Sichuan Province. Authorities in the southwestern province announced that bars, restaurants, and tea and coffee shops should plan to stop handing out plastic straws with their customers’ orders, after Jiangxi and Shanxi recently announced similar policies.
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Textile Recycling Scandal
Another scandal relating to recycling; this time from the textiles industry.
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Israel Patents Enthanol from Lignin Technology
A Tel Aviv University breakthrough allows, for the first time, a local production of ethanol — and hand sanitizer — based on plant and paper waste, using a novel lignin (a substance found in plants) degradation process.
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Bioplastics Recycled Fishing Lures
15-year-old in Central Texas starts business “Bioplastics: Recycled Fishing Lures”
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Phone App Tracks Plastic Microbeads
To find out whether your beauty products contain microplastic ingredients, use the Beat the Microbead app.
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Nestle Waters Pushes Biorecycling
Infinite recycling of plastic bottles! “Plastic-munching” enzymes: science or fiction? Can all PET really be recycled again and again?
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Dow and Thong Guan Launch Bioplastics Films
Dow and Thong Guan introduces sustainable plastic stretch cling films made with renewable feedstock in Asia Pacific.
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Lanzatech and Nextchem Partner on Chemical Recycling
Nextchem and LanzaTech Sign an agreement to promote circular ethanol production.
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Zero Plastic Pollution Scenarios
Plastic pollution is a pervasive and growing problem. To estimate the effectiveness of interventions to reduce plastic pollution, we modeled stocks and flows of municipal solid waste and four sources of microplastics through the global plastic system for five scenarios between 2016 and 2040.
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Impact of Compostable Plastics on Compost and Soil
Are compostable plastics good for the quality of the compost and soil?
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Is Sustainable Forestry Greenwashing?
Forests provide a series of ecosystem services that are crucial to our society. In the European Union (EU), forests account for approximately 38% of the total land surface.
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Polymateria Closes £15m Funding Round
London-based startup that’s “Polymateria”, has raised £15 million from Planet First Partners (PFP).
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Covestro Launches Bio Polycarbonate Film
Now more than ever before, OEMs and designers are looking for sustainable alternatives to the traditional materials used in their applications. Recognizing that sustainable thinking and action are key to a brighter future, we’re expanding our materials portfolio with a novel polycarbonate film.
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Covestro Hit by Corona Crisis
Q2 2020: Results significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic as expected.
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New York to Ban Food Packaging with PFAS
New York lawmakers in both the Assembly and the Senate have passed a bill that would ban the manufacturing, selling, and distribution of food packaging that contains PFAS chemicals.
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European Innovation Council Gives Millions to Biobased Companies
The European Innovation Council has awarded over €307 million to 64 game-changing ‘green deal’ start-ups and SMEs contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal Strategy and the Recovery Plan for Europe.
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Mastercard Launches Sustainable Materials Directory
Directory of Sustainable Card Materials and Vendors Now Available. 60+ Financial Institutions Have Issued Cards Made From Recyclable, Bio-Sourced, Chlorine-Free, Degradable And Ocean Plastics
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Compostable Coffee Pods LCA
Single-serve machines have proven to be a rapid and convenient mechanism for preparing coffee for consumption.
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Dow Second Quarter 2020 Results
Dow reports second quarter 2020 results. Financial Highlights.
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Is Organic Recycling Greenwashing?
Is “organic recycling” a genuine circular solution or just greenwashing?
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First Plastic To Kill Corona Virus (FREE)
Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM: SYM), has announced positive antiviral test results from Eurofins Laboratories for its d2p antimicrobial masterbatch technology.
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Are Cans More Sustainable than Plastic Bottles?
A short overview of Aluminium and Steel cans.
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Lumson Launches PLA Lipstick Packaging
Lumson has a new green concept in the pipelines for make up: PLA 2.0.
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Clariant and Ineratec Partner on Green Chemicals
Partnership to develop emerging technologies for production of renewable fuels and chemicals.
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New UK Startup for Biomedical 3D Printing
Universities of Birmingham and Warwick form spinout company, 4D Medicine Ltd, to take new family of biomedical 3D printing resins to market
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CEFIC Position on Chemical Recycling
Today, just 15% of EU-collected plastic waste in the EU finds its way back into the EU plastic market. Chemical recycling can treat waste that can’t be recycled mechanically, and therefore plays an important role in the mix of solutions to tackle the problem of plastic waste.
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American Chemistry Council Circular Plastic Campaign
The American Chemistry Council launched a circular plastic campaign.
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EU Plastic Tax Included in the Corona Recovery Deal
EU has agreed on a €750bn coronavirus pandemic recovery package that will include a plastic tax.
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NL Government Advised to Stop Biofuels
The Dutch Social Economic Council (SER) advised the Dutch government to phase out bioenergy and instead use biomass for high value applications.
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Novamont Bags LCA by UK Government
This LCA compares carrier bags found in the UK in 2006. The Starch-polyester blend bags are from Novamont. Although things may have changed in the meantime (especially the political context), it gives us a very sharp perspective into this topic.
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Novamont Receives B Corp Certification
Italian bioplastics manufacturer joins a community of over 3,400 companies verified as ‘Benefit Corporations’ by the independent ‘B Lab’.
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Corruption or Cover up by Forest Stewardship Council?
Forest Stewardship Council has postponed a number of investigations into companies linked to deforestation and human rights abuses. NGOs are concerned that a shift in FSC’s policy could mean less scrutiny of rogue firms. FSC blames Covid-19 and squeezed resources for the delays.
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L’Oreal Plastic Packaging Strategy
L’Oreal aims to cut out non-recycled plastic packaging by 2030 and bring in greener products like solid shampoo bars under its flagship Garnier brand as it steps up an environmental push, its chief executive said on Thursday.
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Procter and Gamble Goes Carbon Neutral
Reducing GHG Emissions by 50% and Purchasing 100% Renewable Electricity for all Manufacturing Sites by 2030 and Advancing Natural Climate Solutions that Deliver a Carbon Benefit Equal to Remaining GHG Emissions from Operations.
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Dole Stops Fossil Based Plastic Packaging
Dole to make nutritious foods accessible for 1 billion people, and move towards zero fruit loss and zero fossil-based plastic packaging by 2025, as well as net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
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