
Month: July 2022


NBC News on Plastic Straws Alternatives

Textile Waste is the New Pollution Plague in Ghana

Coke Eliminates Green PET

Biocomposites in the Aerospace Industry

Bloomberg Article on Chemical Recycling

ISRI Position on Chemical Recycling

US Announces Partnership to Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution in Indonesia

Just Eat and UEFA Launch Seaweed Biodegradable Packaging at EURO final

Plastics Recent Legal and Technological Progress

Borealis Looked Away from Human Rights Abuses Since May (FREE)

Braskem Develops Chemical Recycling Technology

Dow and BSB Partner on Biobased for Personal Care

Project Air Update

Bioenabled Platform to Access Polyamides with Built-In Target Properties

3D Printed Bioplastic Table

Great Wrap Raises Millions for Compostable Films

How Materials Transition Supports Net-Zero Agenda

BASF Q2 2022 Report

Novolex Sustainability Report 2021 (FREE)

3M Involved in Earplugs Scandal (FREE)

Borealis Involved in Human Trafficking and Exploitation Scandal in Antwerp (FREE)

French Packaging Council Warns Against Chemical Recycling and Mass Balance

Itero to Build Chemical Recyling Plant in NL

All you Need to Know about California Composting Law

Angel Yeast to Build PHA Plant

Canada Measures for Better Plastic Recyclability, Compostability and Tracking

Sabic Launches Blockchain Pilot for TruCircle Feedstock

How the Plastic Industry Turned the Pandemic to its Advantage

Stora Enso and Northvolt Partner on Lignin Batteries

Geno and Aquafil Partner on Bio Nylon-6 Production

Replacing Plastics with Silk in Agriculture, Paints and Cosmetics

Indian Newspaper on Pros and Cons of Bioplastics

Designer Materials to Keep Plastic Out of Landfills

University of Stuttgart Study on Plastic Degradation

Domino Printing and Futamura Partner on Compostable Laser Coding

University of Glasgow Develops New Method to Produce Anilines

France24 on the First Bioplastic Vinyl Record

Shell Chemicals Goes Net Zero and Sustainable Chemicals

EP Parliamentary Committee Supports Renewable Energy Boost

Tata Chemicals Goes Carbon Capture in UK

Tetra Pak and Stora Enso Partner on Beverage Carton Recycling

New Textile Recycling Consortium

Green Dot Bioplastics Launches Compostable Resins for Packaging

Indonesia Impact Fund Invests in Greenhope

Titan Bioplastics Partners with Spartan Innvovations

Hexion to Use Bio Methanol for Formaldehyde Production

Ginko and Sumitomo Partner on Sustainable Cosmetic Chemicals

Canadian Patent for Biodegradable Filter

Brita Goes Biomass Balanced Styrene

Tool to Predict Biomass Flow and Blade Wear

China Cosmetic Packaging Goes Eastman Renew

Brazil Legislation for Biopesticides

Dow and Valoregen Partner on Chemical Recycling

Dow and Nexus Circular Partner on Chemical Recycling

Dow and Mura Partner on Chemical Recycling

Happy Belgian National Day!

Clariant, Siegwerk, Borealis, and Beiersdorf Partner on Circular Cosmetics Packaging

Plastic Industry Statement on GreenPeace Plastic Recycling Report

Greenpeace Report on UK Plastic Recycling

Louis Vuitton Bioplastic Sneakers

Evonik Launches Green Polybutadienes

Plastic Energy and Siemens Partner on Chemical Recycling

Stora Enso Launches Furacore Process to Produce FDCA

Japan Times Covers Biodegradable Materials

Virginia to Postpone Polystyrene Ban

DIC and SAP Partner on Plastic Blockchain

Plastic Waste in the Palau Coral Reef

New Leadership at European Bioplastics

Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Bio Lubricant

Dow Traceable and Certified PE Recycled Content

Australian Mobile Recycling Station

Danimer Application for DOE Grant Update

Microplastics in Meat and Milk

CJ BIO PHA Tested by Korea Conformity Laboratories

Bangladesh Scientist Invents Jute Cellulose and Polymer Bags

New EU Pesticides Proposal

EU Biofuel Report

Mattel Launches Ocean Plastic Barbie

BASF Launches PuriCycle

Neste Receives Grant for Chemical Recycling Plant

US Congress Warns EPA on Chemical Recycling

Cornell Develops New Biohybride Material for Medical Applications

Röhm Develops Thermoformable PLA Films

Newlight and CNX Partner on Aircarbon Bioplastic

Update on First Bioplastic Vinyl

Australian Fossil Ad Ban Campaign

Bio-Sep Scale Up

Moonlight Technologies Plant Based Black Dyes

MSU Method for Turning Plants in Earth Friendly Energy

Stora Enso NeoLigno Structural Boards and Building Elements

Chemical Recycling Technology Wins Royal Society of Chemistry Award

Newport Beach Water Wheel Against Ocean Trash

Romania Invaded with Fake Bioplastic Bags

EFSA Reviews CAPEC Recycling Process for HDPE and PP

New Zealand Sets Out Plans for Agricultural Emissions Pricing

Michelin Launches WhiteCycle Consortium

Braskem and Nexus Partner on Chemical Recycling in Chicago

Daily Mail on Technologies to Remove Ocean Plastic

Westfalia Takes Avocado Oil Refining Closer to Circularity

Valmet and Mercer to Build Lignin Plant

Nova Chemicals Technology for Circular Plastic Films

Pirelli Launches Lignin Reinforced Tires

Versalis Business Plan for Trade Unions
