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EU Supports New Projects for Green Recovery
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) has signed grant agreements with the projects selected for funding under the 2019…
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Improve Recycling of Technical Plastic Parts
The European dependency on natural resources and unharmonised suboptimal waste management oblige for radical action.
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L’Oreal Launches Social and Environmental Fund
Global cosmetic firm L’Oréal has noted the need to focus on regenerating the environment while also supporting those impacted by…
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Good Natured Closes Acquisition of Shepherd
good natured Products Inc. (the “Company” or “good natured®”) (TSX-V: GDNP) today announced it has closed the previously announced strategic…
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Industry Asks to Postpone Scottish Deposit Return Scheme
Trade bodies and consumers call for the plastic bottle and can scheme to be halted. Trade body the Scottish Wholesale…
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Cargill and P&G Partner on Bio-Acrylic Acid
Procter & Gamble and Cargill partner to revolutionise the personal care industry by developing a nature-powered innovation.
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Ocean Plastic Upholstery
The circular economy is a proposed alternative to our traditional ‘take, make, waste’ model of production and consumption – one…
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Dow Supports Waste Pickers
If someone were to ask me who I admire most in the steps of a circular economy, I immediately have…
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Dunkin Switches PS Cups for Paper
Dunkin’ shares progress on key sustainability initiatives and sets goal to open 1,000th DD Green Achievement™ restaurant by the end…
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Vegware Guide for Social Distancing Catering
Back to business, A practical guide to packaging for socially distanced catering.
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Bubble Tea Goes for Mitsubishi BioPBS
Coffee and tea are common beverage products for people nowadays.
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Bic Launches Recycling Program
Consumers Can Now Recycle Stationery Products and Packaging Nationwide Through TerraCycle.
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Thailand Waste Management Cannot Cope with Corona
Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags that Bangkok office worker Nicha Singhanoi hoped would cut…
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Padi Goes Ocean Plastics
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) has teamed up with eco-friendly activewear company Rash’R to create a line of…
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Why Ineffective Recycling in Indonesia?
Indonesia has been in hot water over its contribution to marine waste since 2015, when a report by researcher Jenna…
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Can Corona Revive SUP Bags in New Zealand?
The Covid-19 crisis could be a big setback to progress on eliminating plastics, a rural expert has warned.
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Degradable Plastics in China
Deliverymen stand among plastic packages and boxes sealed with tape on sidewalks as they call residents to fetch their goods.…
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Sabic Lost 40 pc in Value
Saudi Aramco is looking to restructure its deal to acquire a controlling stake in petrochemicals manufacturer SABIC after a more than…
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Packaging Goes Green
In recent years, plastic pollution has become public enemy number one.
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Sabic Recycling Strategy
The critical part played by plastics in modern life has never been clearer.
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Elite Goes Bioplastics
Elite’s new Jet bottle is made from biodegradable plastic, has an oversized nozzle that is easy to drink from and…
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Dont Put Bioplastics in the Recycling Bin
Everyone can contribute to increasing the amount of rubbish that gets recycled and the amount of valuable resources that get…
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Ferrero Update on Packaging Policy
As part of its commitment to make all packaging 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, the Ferrero Group will…
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What About Landfills?
Recently, many politicians were in such a hurry to ban plastic bags.
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Message from Mitsui CEO
Message for All Employees of the Mitsui Chemicals Group.
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Revolution in Succinic Acid Production
A research team led by Professor Sang Yup Lee reported the production of a microbial strain capable of the massive…
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Sustainable Packaging in Cosmetics Industry
Product packaging sends an instant subconscious message to consumers about the values of the cosmetics brand. Thus it’s design has…
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Polemic Around Flame Retardants Circularity
Trade body rejects claim flame retardants prevent furniture ‘circularity’. Goal is to meet highest performance standards, BSEF says.
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Borealis Q1 Results 25pc Down
Lower Q1 profit versus 2019 mainly attributable to lower result from Borouge due to weak market conditions in Asia.
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Bioplastic Packaging from Olive Waste
A Spanish joint venture has developed a new sustainable packaging material made from olive waste.
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Braskem and Biopromotions Partner on Mask Straps
Braskem and Biopromotions collaborate on sustainable mask straps. Biopromotions has developed mask straps made of a Braskem’s bio-based material.
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ADM and the Corona Crisis
ADM announced today that it is has committed a total of approximately $1 million to various organizations involved in the…
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China Billionaire Goes Bioplastic
Toys are fun playthings for most, but for Hong Kong billionaire Francis Choi Chee-ming they are serious business—he claims his…
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New Bioplastics Startup Called RWDC Industries
Daniel Carraway spent his entire career working in paper and bioplastics. The serial entrepreneur began his career at International Paper…
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New Capital and CEO for Trifilon
Trifilon adds new capital, strengthens the company’s management team and the Board of Directors
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Packaging with a Future Platform
Platform “Verpackung mit Zukunft“ is launched with ambitious goals.
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ABPDU Celebrates 50th Member
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is…
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Lanxess Q1 Results
Sales down only slightly year-on-year at EUR 1.704 billion. EBITDA pre exceptionals falls by 9.9 percent to EUR 245 million.
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Dow and Doxa Plast Partner on Bioplastics
Bio-based stretch films address brand owners’ increasing demand for renewable plastics that reduce carbon footprint without compromising performance.
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Mitsubishi Partners for Plexiglass Recycling
Lucite International (LI), together with Agilyx Corporation (Agilyx), is working to deliver a significant contribution to the Circular Economy for…
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Dow and the Corona Crisis
What tries to pull us apart, just brings us closer together.
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Bio-Economy Opportunities in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Bio-based sector offers new opportunities for green growth in EU-13.
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Stora Enso Digital Marketplace Renewable Materials
Stora Enso introduces Box Inc, a digital B2B marketplace for corrugated packaging made of renewable materials.
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Covestro Promotes Electrochemistry
Covestro promotes innovation in electrochemistry.
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Sulzer Launches Bio-Based Team
Sulzer Chemtech has announced the creation of a new global Bio-based and Renewables application development team.
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Ecosurety Becomes B Corp Certified
Ecosurety joins a global network of 3,200 companies with B Corp certification, reinforcing a long-standing commitment to deliver change for good.
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Polystyrene is Making a Comeback
“We didn’t see this coming at all. We really saw it begin to pick up in February in Europe, and…
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Consumers Support Carbon Footprint Labelling
A global survey of 10,000 consumers has shown universal support for details on a product’s carbon footprint to be included…
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Plastic Waste due to Corona
All of the defining images of the coronavirus pandemic seem to feature one thing: plastic.
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Michelin Invests in Canadian Styrene Recycler
Pyrowave closes Series B led by Michelin and Sofinnova Partners. The investment marks a significant step forward making plastic circularity…
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Sabic Suspends All Spending
Sabic Suspends All but Essential Spending.
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Plastic Polluters to Save Circular Economy in Asia
Multi-million dollar investments in recyclers in India and Indonesia, backed by PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever and other big plastic-using corporations, point…
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Corona Impact on Bioplastics in April
Impact of corona confinement measures on the bioplastics sector for April 2020.
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Emporia State University Award for Bioplastics
Emporia State University student Mitchell DeWalt claimed the top prize in the 2020 Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge.
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US DOE BETO Peer Review Report
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted the 2019 Project Peer Review on March 4–7, 2019, in…
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Its safe to go Back to Work says Dow CEO
Dow Inc. CEO Jim Fitterling on Thursday detailed how the company is continuing to operate its plants and labs while trying to protect…
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Chinese Invent Cellulose Nanofiber Plate CNFP
Plastic gives us a lightweight, strong and inexpensive material to use, but it has also caused the plastic apocalypse.
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Wood-based Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic Netting
Jac. Vandenberg, a leading U.S. fresh produce importer, is transitioning from plastic nets used to pack their citrus fruits in…
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Cambridge Bioplastics Spin-Out Secures £2M
Firm out of University of Cambridge battling microplastic polution will use new funding to create products.
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Supercritical CO2 Knowledge Centre in NL
In a collaboration, seven companies, the University of Groningen and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, partially based on Campus Groningen,…
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Consider Hygiene in Packaging Laws
Letter from FPA to Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State, Defra .
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US Plastic Industry Asks $1 Billion Bailout
Plastics Industry Requests $1 Billion Bailout From Fed.
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Compostable Plastic Film Not so Sustainable
Ever wondered why your print copy of Physics World is still delivered wrapped in plastic?
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US Develops New Method to Recycle Polyurethanes
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are part of a national team in the Center for Sustainable Polymers that has…
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ACC Chemical Recycling Alliance Changes Name
The Chemical Recycling Alliance of the Washington-based American Chemistry Council (ACC) has changed its name to the Advanced Recycling Alliance…
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Compostable is not Always a Green Panacea
Next to empty shelves where toilet paper used to be is a stretch of aisle stacked with trash bags, disposable…
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Green Dot Bioplastics Joins Plant Based Products Council
Council seeks to guide the global economy toward more sustainable and responsible consumer products and packaging through greater use of…
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Dow Q1 Results
Net sales were $9.8 billion, down 11% versus pro forma results in the year-ago period, primarily driven by lower local…
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New Investments in TerraVerdae
Alberta, federal and other funding partners have invested in new product development capacity at TerraVerdae Bioworks Inc. for fully biodegradable,…
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Corbion Q1 Results
Corbion reported sales of € 256.3 million in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 12.0% due to organic…
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BASF Quarter Results
BASF Group shows resilience amid corona crisis with diversified portfolio and financial solidity.
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Clariant Pre Corona Results Still Downwards
Sales from continuing operations decreased by 6 % in local currency to CHF 1.019 billion.
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Boat Made from Mushrooms
Is fungus the answer to climate change? Student who grew a mushroom canoe says yes.
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Financing of Good Natured Acquisition of Shepherd
good natured Products Inc. Announces BDC Financing and Update on the Acquisition of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging Inc.
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Circulate Capital Ocean Fund Makes 1st Investment
Circulate Capital invested $6 million in plastics recycling companies in India and Indonesia, the brand-backed firm’s first outlay designed to…
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Norwegian Designers Lead the Circular Economy
“More stuff will not make us happier,” say the designers and brands behind this year’s Norwegian Presence showcase, who are…
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Quality Recycling According to Attero
Interview with Berry Bellert, Sales Engineer / Development Plastics Recycling at Dutch environmental company, Atterro.
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Shareholders Meetings During The Corona
Let’s look at how Avantium is organising its Annual General Meeting in times of Corona.
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Molecular Weight Reduction is Biodegradation Criteria
The environmental accumulation of plastics worldwide is a consequence of the durability of the material. Alternative polymers, marketed as biodegradable,…
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BIC 2019 Report
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has published its Annual Report 2019, presenting the highlights of its work over the past…
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Ocean Plastic Swimwear
Stay Wild is on a mission to create truly sustainable and ethical swimwear that’s well-designed and flattering for all women.
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Satellites and Machine Learning to Detect Ocean Plastic
How Satellites And Machine Learning Are Being Used To Detect Plastic In The Ocean.
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Ocean Plastic Face Masks
Helping the oceans is helping humans protect from the coronavirus. Diving school PADI are helping the ocean and humans at…
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TripleW Partners for Lactic Acid
Group Op de Beeck Materials & Treatment and TripleW launch intensive collaboration on the conversion of organic waste into biobased…
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Ukraine To Limit Corn Exports
Ukraine is considering limiting corn exports in the 2019/20 season to 29.3 million tonnes, APK-Inform agriculture consultancy said on Friday.
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California Suspends Plastic Bag Ban
Gov. Gavin Newsom has suspended California’s ban on grocery stores providing single-use plastic bags amid concerns that clerks may be…
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The Corona Champion
Who’s thriving during the Corona Crisis?
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Agilyx Expands Executive Team
Agilyx Corporation, the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals and low carbon fuels, today announced…
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Bio Economy Best Practices
The bioeconomy transition is routed in new opportunities with high potential of replication at EU level. To this end, it…
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Tealeaves Goes Futamura Natureflex
TEALEAVES will be transitioning to backyard compostable tea envelopes, made of NatureFlex, in 2021.
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Selfridges Goes for Futamura Natureflex
This Christmas Selfridges is launching a sustainable alternative to plastic packaging across its own brand range of festive food using…
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Horrible Hybrids, the Recycling Nightmare
Horrible hybrids’: the plastic products that give recyclers nightmares. From singing birthday cards to baby food pouches, a growing trend…
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Barbados Ban on Fossil Plastics Suspensed
Barbados’ ban on petro-based plastics is temporarily suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Canada Starts Banning Compostable Plastics
Bye-bye single-use plastics: new bylaw in effect in Dawson City. Compostable and biodegradable plastic utensils, cups or containers included in…
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Cameroon Seizes Non Biodegradable Packaging
Cameroon: Customs seizes 50 tons of non-biodegradable plastic packaging in the Northern region.
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Who is Covestro?
Let’s have a look at who Covestro is?
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Covestro Wins Climate Hero Award
For the 5th time, UNICEPTA honours the best communicative performance of the past year with the Thought Leadership Award.
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How Big is EU Bioeconomy?
The critical role of the Circular Bioeconomy in the sustainable transition has been widely recognised, to the point that a…
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Chemical Recycling is Solution for Plastic Pollution
The world is drowning in plastic. About 60% of the more than 8,700 million metric tonnes of plastic ever made…
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Ineos and Plastic Energy to Build Chemical Recycling Plant
INEOS and Plastic Energy are to build a new pyrolysis-based chemical recycling plant to come on stream at the end…
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