
Month: June 2023


New Bioplastics Centre of Excellence in India

Titan Bioplastics Recognised in the Book of King Charles

Thai Government Approves Use of Ethanol to Make Bioplastics

Daesang begins production of bioplastic ingredient

Coles partners with Planet Ark to help tackle waste and recycling

Bacteria as plastic eaters: No panacea for the waste problem

Fulgar and CHT Partner on Bio-based nylon dyed with soy chemistry

World-unique biobased and eco-labelled textile waterproofing is launched by OrganoClick’s brand OrganoTex

Virginia Tech to demonstrate modular bioprocess system for manufacturing consumer bioplastic products from food wastes

Architects have created biodegradable building blocks using fungus

Advancing material innovation to address the polymer waste crisis

Green chiles into bioplastics? New Mexico students place 4th at international science fair

INEOS Nitriles launch Invireo TM bio-based Acrylonitrile to deliver 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Marketing PLA as an ‘ecological solution’ is misleading, according to experts says Popular Science Magazine

Can tires be more sustainable? (FREE)

Preparation and Adsorption Properties of Lignin/Cellulose Hydrogel

Mpact Recyling Data for South Africa

DOE and GSA Select 20 “Green” Technologies to Test in Real-World Buildings

COP28 is turning into a Farce Says The Guardian

BPA Analysis of the WWF Position Paper (FREE)

Restaurantware Debuts an Extensive “No-Added PFAS” Sugarcane Fiber Compostable To-Go Packaging and Cup Line

TIPA and Ispak Partner on Compostable laminates in Turkey

Automotive & Cars Aviation & Aerospace Biocomposites Construction, Building and Insulation Joint Venture & Partnerships
Aciturri joins r-LightBioCom project for bio-based HPC advancement

US ExxonMobil eyes ’24 FID on chemical recycling plant

Biodegradable bags to revolutionise mushroom farming

Xuejun Pan receives USDA NIFA funding to develop biodegradable mulch films made from biomass

Do not be fooled by ‘compostable’ plastic, says French consumer group

Bioplastics in Medical Device Packaging: Yes or No?

Bioplastic made from invasive aquatic plants among winners of African plastics prize

Flesh Eating Bacteria Found on Plastic

Transparent Wood for Energy-Efficient Buildings

What Does Starbucks Do with Waste Coffee Grounds?

SKC and Chandra Asri Partner on Bioplastics

Significant advances in the degradation of plastics by induced selection in microcosm

Plastics Europe welcomes UNEP’s step closer to a draft agreement on a global plastics treaty

Ghana Climate Change Report

Kenya’s Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations circus (FREE)

Paris to ban single-use plastic at 2024 Games

UNEP INC Press Release on Plastic Treaty

President Macron promotes Carbios

AFYREN delivers first lots of biobased chemicals to customers

Samsung Goes Bioplastics

Thailand Biofuel Annual Report

Corbion Announces that it Will Not Pursue PLA Bioplastic Plant in France with TotalEnergies

Indorama Ventures Unveils Surfonic Bio, Line of Biosurfactants

BASF to expand production capacity for bio-based alkyl polyglucosides (APG®s) in Asia-Pacific and North America

First Compostable Plastic Cutlery Produced and Used in the US (Video)

Johnson Matthey providing process technology for world’s largest butanediol plant

Luminy® PLA sustainable under EU Taxonomy Regulation Says TotalEnergies

Bioplastic and Plastic State of the Union 2023 (FREE)

Carbios Strategy 2023

Rowan Atkinson Feels Duped by Electric Vehicles

Borealis launches portfolio of circular plastomers and elastomers based on renewable feedstock

LanzaTech and Plastipak Partner to Produce World’s First PET Resin Made from Waste Carbon

RGE Group Linked to Deforestation

EU Commission Closes Antitrust Case Against Ethanol Cartel

RECOUP calls for interventions to increase transparency of Ocean Plastics

Kenya on its way to become a Plastic banana republic

UPM Biochemicals and URSA Partner on Sustainable Insulation

ING Report on Plastic Packaging

Novolex Offers New Choices for ProWAVE Tote, a Recyclable, Reusable Bag for Delivery or Takeout (FREE)

Plastic pollution is so bad for animals it now has a disease name — ‘plasticosis’

Small Island Developing States call for ambitious Global Plastics Treaty

Rhode Island lawmakers consider ban on foam takeout containers and other plastic items

10 US States that Banned Plastic Bags

Teysha Technologies on Biodegradable Plastics Advancements

Nations split on how to cut plastic pollution after week of UN talks

US Makes U-turn on Chemical Recycling

Coega and CSIR Partner on Biofibre Hub

Compostable Plastics Startup Shuts Down after Raising millions

Yale University on Chemical Recycling

Bona® Launches New 99% Biobased All-Purpose Cleaner

Leading Plastics Stakeholders Rally In Support Of Chemical Recycling

UK strengthens pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040

UPM Biochemicals and Selenis form strategic alliance to develop sustainable PETG

How can countries stop subsidies harming biodiversity?

Aldi partners with Polytag for packaging traceability

How bacteria use electricity and carbon dioxide to produce useful chemicals
