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Bioplastics in South Korea
Summary of South Korean companies working on bioplastics.
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Captured Carbon Straws on CNN
CNN Video on Captured Carbon Straws. The Americans are one step ahead of Europeans.
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Ocean Acidification Impact on Plastic Waste Bacteria
Ocean acidification alters bacterial communities on marine plastic debris
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Origin Materials to Build Bio Chemical Plant in Canada
Origin Materials to Build Bio Chemical Plant in Canada
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Selective Valorization of Lignin to Phenol
Selective valorization of lignin to phenol by direct transformation of Csp2–Csp3 and C–O bonds
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Carbiolice and the PLA Home Composting Fairy Tale
Carbiolice claims to have developed a home compostable PLA …. Yeah Right. Have you seen how cold it is in…
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Neste and LG Chem Partner on Circular Polymers and Materials
Neste needs to hurry up to develop new revenue stream because its biofuels revenues could melt like snow in the…
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First Negative Plastic Food Company?
Is this the Worlds First Negative Plastic Food Company?
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Borealis Q3 Results and Corona Update
Borealis keeps employing stringent health and safety measures to prevent spread of COVID-19 while continuing to take steps to maintain…
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Paptic Finalist Best Climate Impact Startup Award
Paptic is a finalist of the Nordic Startup Awards in the category of Best Climate Impact Start-up. You can still…
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BGN Technologies and ECOIBÉRIA Partner on Biodegradation of Plastic
BGN Technologies Announces Research Collaboration with ECOIBÉRIA for Biodegradation of Plastic
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Will China Impact Corn Prices?
Corn is currently the most important feedstock for PLA (Natureworks)
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Russia Changes Climate Policy
Putin orders Russian government to try to meet Paris climate goals
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Update on UK Single Use Plastics Bill
The UK SUP Bill has been re-introduced Parliament.
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Drivers of Recycling Contamination
The issue of recycling contamination is costing some local authorities tens, if not hundreds of thousands of pounds each year.…
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Can Technology Save the Planet?
Can we trust the silver bullet of technology to fix climate change? The prime minister seems to think so.
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Greta Has a Message for Donald
There’s a love story between Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg. We were able to find the love letter!
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Bioplastic Tableware Harms Marine Animals
Article published in Science Daily. Research also reveals that bioplastics do not degrade rapidly in a marine environment
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NGOs Send Anti Bioplastic Letter to EU Commission
The industry has continuously attempted to exempt bio-based and biodegradable plastics from being defined as single-use plastics, as well as…
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Mainetti Partner with UBQ on Green Coat Hangers
Mainetti Group Announces Partnership With UBQ
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Sekab to Build Green Chemicals Plant
Sekab is investing in its own technology: wants to build a production plant for green chemicals and biofuels
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LCA of CMF, Furfural and Levulinic Acid
LCA of CMF, Furfural, Levulinic Acid
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NGO Block Construction of Plastic Plant
One of the largest plastic plant may not be build thanks to the opposition of NGOs. It may set jurisprudence.
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Bioplastics in Malaysia
Bioplastics in Malaysia
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Design Bioplastic Face Masks Made from Food Waste
Alice Potts makes bioplastic face shields from food waste
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Real Yield of Forest Biomass
A eureka moment for forest industry. They finally got to the core of the problem. Now, they know where the…
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EU to Regulate Biofuel Bubble
The European Commission introduces surveillance measures as EU producers warn of massive increases of imports of ethanol for fuel from…
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Worlds First Large Scale Carbon Removal Purchase Tool
The move is aimed at promoting new technologies that still need to prove themselves.
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Breitling Goes rPET
Breitling is introducing a foldable, reusable watch box created entirely from upcycled plastic bottles.
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Britvic France Goes Bioplastics
The aim seems to be to go for fully biobased and bioplastic packaging.
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The Unsustainable Feedstock of Neste
Let’s have a look at the feedstock used by Neste. Is it sustainable or is it greenwashing?
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Is this the most Sustainable Business Model?
Did ALPLA hit the nail square?
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Toxicity Analysis of Marine Degradation of PLA
A bombshell study on the toxicity of marine degradation of PLA. Are you ready for the truth, the whole truth…
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Are Face Masks Carcinogenic?
One world famous celebrity think they are!
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Sulzer Provides Technology for China PLA Plant
Sulzer completes PLA plant for B&F PLA
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Sulapac CEO Talks About What it Takes to Change the World
Ami Rubinstein is the Deputy CEO of Sulapac. He is passionate about creating ‘another Finnish success story’ and heading Sulapac’s…
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DSM CEOs Discuss Q3 2020 Results
Geraldine Matchett and Dimitri de Vreeze, co-CEOs at DSM, discuss the company’s third-quarter earnings and the impact of the pandemic…
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Complicity Between European Bioplastics and TUV Austria?
TUV Austria is the platinum Sponsor of the European Bioplastic Conference 2020. Is this politically correct? Should there have been…
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Recycled Content Pet Food Packaging
Mars, with SABIC and Huhtamaki, Introduces Recycled Content into Pet Food Packaging to Support a Circular Economy
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Can Wood Make EU Buildings More Sustainable?
Building European cities with wood would sequester and store half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions
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Government Issues First Bioplastic Product Recall
The first bioplastic product recall that I know of. What a fiasco and how embarrassing! The fossil industry will probably…
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Irish Deposit Return Scheme Supported by Majority
The Irish Government is set to introduce a DRS for drinks containers in 2021. Majority support all drinks containers in…
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Summary EU Climate Law
On March 4, 2020, the European Commission published the founding legislative proposal of the EU Green Deal: the EU Climate…
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Recyclable and Biodegradable Banabags
Paper based industry is becoming more and more aggressive in their marketing, and starting to claim they’re more sustainable than…
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Yield10 Bioscience Starts Winter Camelina Field Tests
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Start of Field Tests of Winter Camelina Varieties
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University of Hohenheim Searches for Blue Bioplastic Packaging
EU research project with the participation of the University of Hohenheim searches for new, sustainable food additives and packaging materials…
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France Invests in Bio Surfactants
SurfactGreen strengthens its financial structure with € 4.7 million, doubles its workforce and starts international sales
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Eastman Q3 2020 Results
Eastman Announces Third-Quarter 2020 Financial Results
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Aliplast and NextChem Partner on Upcycling
Aliplast and NextChem team up for plastics recycling
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Florida Researchers Find Potential Future for Sustainable Plastics
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers find potential future for sustainable plastics
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Sabic Launches Renewable Polycarbonate
We are excited to share the news about the production of the first bags of #LEXAN™ PC resin based on…
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Sabic Renewable Chips Packaging
Orkla and Irplast join sabic’s trucircle™ initiative for consumer goods packaging using certified renewable plastics
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Former UK Environment Minister Supports OXO BIO
Powerful Support for OXO BIO from Former UK Environment Minister. Bioplastics News has seen a letter to Symphony Environmental Technologies…
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US Plastic Waste on Land and Ocean
The United States’ contribution of plastic waste to land and ocean
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Are Fibre Packaging Better than Polymers Packaging?
This short communication describes the climate change impacts of using cellulose, and more precisely cellulosic fiber-based materials, in food packaging,…
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European Bioplastics Unable to Deal with Toxicity Issue
There’s a news tsunami regarding toxicity problems of bioplastics. European Bioplastics believes the study is clickbait. They seem to have…
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Truetzschler Talks about Textiles Recycling
Upcycling, downcycling, recycling and better use of raw materials are only a few terms for different sustainability efforts in the…
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Acquisition of Borealis
OMV and Mubadala complete Borealis transaction.
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UAE Joins Global Ocean Alliance
UAE joins Global Ocean Alliance to achieve 30by30 conservation target
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Plastic Waste of Indian Cosmetic Sector
Unlike some other products (such as drinking water or food packaging), the cosmetics industry has rarely been put on the…
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Captured Carbon Diamonds
Diamonds could now be the environment’s best friend after eco-friendly versions of the stones were made using carbon sucked from…
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CNN Covers Masks and Gloves Pollution
Used masks and gloves are showing up on beaches and in oceans
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Aquage Partners with Plastic Bank
A portion of every single Aquage® sale goes directly to our partnership with Plastic Bank®, a social impact company dedicated…
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Pepsi, Nestle and Bacardi Use Same Bioplastic
Rest reassured, there’s not enough production to meet their demands anyway. Unless…
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Japan Invent Highly Heat Resistant Bioplastic
New highly heat-resistant bioplastic can be used in car parts
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Bioplastic Company Keeps Advertising SUP
One bioplastic company has taken a different marketing route than the rest of the world. They’re still promoting (bio)plastic single…
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The Return of TupperWare
The return of Tupperware: Revival in home cooking and storing leftovers during pandemic sparks a £26m surge in profits as…
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Unilever Sustainable Packaging Goals Update
Unilever makes progress on its sustainable packaging goals
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Update on PCR and rPET in US
Increased attention to recycling over the past decade has been positive for the industry, but greater collaboration is needed for…
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Electric Engines to Kill Biofuel Industry
New Study: Gas Car Ban Would Have Disproportionate Impact on U.S. Biofuels & Ag
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Biofuel Market Manipulations and Scheming
The class-action lawsuit filed in July by Green Plains accuses ADM of illegally pressuring ethanol prices
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Bioplastics Meet EU Safety Standards
Bioplastics successfully meet all eu safety standards
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Belgian Recycling Sector on the Brink of Collapse?
The ivory tower of EU institutions versus the real world. Most recycled plastic will be incinerated without being used.
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US Bottle Consortium Getting Stronger
SLAC researchers join effort to make plastic more recyclable
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Self Adhesive Label Recycling Initiative
Self-adhesive label companies launch a broad-based industry recycling initiative
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Lifoam Biobased Alternatives to EPS Packaging
Lifoam Industries Awarded Multiple Patents for Manufacturing of a Bio-based Alternative to EPS Packaging
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Dow First Recycled Plastic Shrink Film
Dow introduces its first recycled plastic resin for shrink film applications in North America
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Lets Start Revolution Says Solvay CEO
Let’s start a responsible revolution.
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Mechanically Recycled Food Grade Polystyrene
Styrenics Circular Solutions demonstrates mechanically recycled polystyrene is @suitable for food contact
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The Decade of Action Documentary
In this documentary you’ll hear from academia, scientists, business leaders and people from international institutions how we’re going to pull…
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Air Pollution is Determinant of Plastic Waste
Air pollution as a determinant of food delivery and related plastic waste.
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Biobased Colors for Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses
holland colours’ biobased color concentrates used in the first the ocean cleanup sunglasses.
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First Captured Carbon Cosmetic Packaging
LanzaTech, Total and L’Oréal Announce a Worldwide Premiere: The Production of the First Cosmetic Packaging Made From Industrial Carbon Emissions
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A Canadian Bioplastic Champion in the Making?
Is there a bioplastic champion in the making in Canada?
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Antimicrobial, Antibacterial and Antiviral
What is the difference between antimicrobial, antibacterial and antiviral?
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Iceland Replaces Plastic with Paper
iceland trials new packaging that could save over 350 tonnes of plastic every year. ‘If these trials are successful, the…
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EU Biodiversity Knowledge Centre
Commission launches knowledge centre to reverse biodiversity loss and protect Europe’s ecosystems
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Henkel Sustainable Packaging for Beauty Care
Henkel advances sustainable packaging in its Beauty Care portfolio.
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World Business Council on Sustainable Development Goes Net Zero Emissions
Today marks an important milestone, for WBCSD and for our member companies.
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Japan Goes Zero Emissions
Japan aims for zero emissions, carbon neutral society by 2050 – PM
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Transparency and Circular Denim in India
By producing a quality product and working with ethical suppliers who pay a living wage, mills can provide the framework…
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Who Owns the Bioplastic Industry?
Have you ever asked yourself: who owns the bioplastic companies?
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Mitsui ESG Report 2020
Mitsui ESG Report 2020
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US and UK Partner on Plastic Eating Enzymes
US and UK determied to beat the French Carbios.
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Flanders Bioeconomy
Flanders bioeconomy brochure
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Paptic Candy Packaging
Moomin chocolate drops will be the first foodstuff to be packed in the wood-based Paptic® Gavia material.
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Can Plastic Pollution Be Fixed?
Correcting our plastic waste problem requires a fundamental change in thinking about how plastics are made, used, and discarded, two…
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Danish Pro Plastic Campaign
There are many opinions about plastic. But many of us can’t do without it in our everyday lives. We should…
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Abel & Cole Goes Bioplastics
Abel & Cole debuts new bioplastics packaging
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Britvic Goes rPET
Britvic announces move to 100% recycled plastic bottles in great britain by the end of 2022
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Bio-on and Danimer Scientific: The Short Sellers Who Worked Together
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Danimer Scientific: Short Sellers, Class Actions and the Collapse of a PHA Pioneer
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Bio-on Founder Challenges Conviction Ahead of Appeal
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European Bioplastics and Novamont: Inside the Campaign Against a Competing Plastics Technology