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Shell Goes Chemical Recycling
Plastics offer vital benefits to society. Shell has seen how unmanaged plastic waste has become a serious issue. We want to play an active role in finding lasting solutions.
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Coca-Cola Switches to Recycled PET Bottles in Sweden
Drinks group Coca-Cola (KO.N) said on Tuesday it would start using PET bottles in Sweden made only of recycled plastic in a first step towards expanding its use of recycled plastic in western Europe.
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Award for Biodegradable Waterproof Cotton-Jute Fabric
Two researchers are to be presented with an award for developing a biodegradable cotton-jute fabric with a waterproof coating that can substitute for non-biodegradable PVC-coated polyester.
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100% Biodegradable Pasta Straws to Help the Planet
The mythical plastic straw will soon disappear in bars and restaurants. One billion plastic straws are used every day in the world. Most of them end up in the oceans, with disastrous consequences for animals and for the environment as well. A straw, it takes 400 years to decompose.
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Clean Air Research Converts Toxic Air Pollutant Into Industrial Chemical
A toxic pollutant produced by burning fossil fuels can be captured from the exhaust gas stream and converted into useful industrial chemicals using only water and air thanks to a new advanced material developed by an international team of scientists.
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Interview with Corbion CEO, Olivier Rigaud
The new Corbion CEO Olivier Rigaud will present his vision early next year, and will reveal a tip of the veil in this interview. Sustainability will play a major role: “We will quit some business areas”.
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Labour Wants Producers to Pay for Recycling and Disposal
The Labour Party has vowed to end the export of plastic waste and invest in a “new plastics remanufacturing industry”, as part of a series of waste and recycling pledges in its 2019 manifesto.
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French Government May Ban the Word Biodegradable from Bags
ADEME published an opinion on the environmental impact of fruit and vegetable packaging bags offered in food stores. ADEME is the French Environment and Energy Management Agency.
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California Resident Develops Biodegradable Drinking Cup
Imagine a lightweight travel mug that keeps the original taste of a beverage, with no aftertaste of plastic, metal or cardboard; keeps the temperature of hot or cold liquids better than other containers; isn’t made of toxic materials; and is dishwasher safe.
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Paper and Compostables Are Pretend Solutions to Single-use
Food companies are investing in “risky” new packaging solutions and recycling technologies instead of prioritising refill and reuse systems, according to Greenpeace, by foodservicefootprint.com.
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Conde Nast Goes Bioplastics
Magazines wrapping to explore alternatives like recycled plastic from PCR waste, biodegradable bio-based content, paper or naked mailing.
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University of Florida Scientist Creates Guide to Bioplastics
The term “bioplastics” describes plastics made of a biological source, as opposed to traditional plastics made of petroleum. But as products using bioplastics increasingly become fixtures on store shelves, consumers may not understand the various terminology used to describe them.
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VEnvirotech Transforms Organic Waste into Bioplastics
After a year of testing out environmental technologies for a private company, co-founder Patricia Ayma developed a process for bioplastic production using bacteria.
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Belgium Starts Discussion on Waste Management
The Walloon region (Belgium-FR) has started discussion on biomass waste. The meeting took place on October 16.
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Unilever Goes Recycled Plastics
Viridor and Unilever have agreed a new contract which will see Unilever receive of a range of recycled plastic from Viridor’s £65m Avonmouth Resource Recovery Centre near Bristol.
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Woodly on Reuters
Finland has a new Bioplastic champion in the making with a company called Woodly … Interviewed by Reuters.
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Woodly on Euronews
A Finnish tech company called Woodly is developing a new kind of plastic that is more environmentally friendly. Euronews covers the story.
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New Technology Converts Waste Biomass into Value-Added Chemicals
The new technology is expected to reduce our dependency on products made from petrochemicals.
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The Most Advanced Lignin Valorization Process Will Create a Wave of New Bio-Materials
METNIN™ Technology combines high solubility of lignin and enzymatic treatment, designed to specifically modify and activate any lignin. Discover the potential mid-range applications (e.g. polyurethane foams, sizing and coating) of this revolutionary lignin valorization technology.
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Researchers Create First PHA Straws
The Polymers and Advanced Materials Group of the Universitat Jaume I in collaboration with the Laboratory of New Materials and Nanotechnology of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology of the Spanish Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (IATA-CSIC) have developed, together with the company Ocenic Resins, S.L. a plastic formulation suitable for making straws that…
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World Economic Forum Covers Fish Waste Bioplastics
This university student created a plastic alternative out of fish waste.
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DSM Joins the Circular Bioplastic Economy
Royal DSM is a global science-based company specializing in nutrition, health, and materials. Within its corporate strategy, the company defines long-term sustainability aspirations, which include targets to improve the eco-efficiency of its operations.
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Colorado State University Discover New Route to PHA Bioplastic
A tide of public momentum is swelling against the crisis of petroleum-based plastics, which are sitting in our landfills, floating in our oceans, and showing up in our air and even our food. Meanwhile, in a Colorado State University chemistry laboratory, some of the best minds in polymer science are toiling toward what they think…
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Frost & Sullivan Identify Novamont and Others as Top Bioplastics Innovators
The Frost Radar identifies the top 8 companies in the industry excelling at innovation, poised for growth and ripe for investment.
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Stora Enso Launches 4evergreen Alliance to Promote Fiber-Based Packaging
Stora Enso, along with other members of CEPI, the European association representing the forest fiber and paper industry, are joining forces with companies across the value chain to drive the recycling of fiber-based packaging and collaboration in circular design and materials to enable positive change in circular economy.
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Amyris To Market New Biobased Health and Nutrition Molecule
Amyris, a leader in the development and production of sustainable ingredients for the Health & Wellness, Clean Beauty and Flavors & Fragrances markets, today announced that it is moving into the regulatory stage with a new, undisclosed health and nutrition molecule.
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Michelin Joins Bioimpulse Project To Develop Biobased Adhesive Resins
Michelin aims to produce a new adhesive resin that does not contain materials that cause damage to the environment.
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Tetra Pak Launches First Sustainably Sourced Bioplastic Packaging
Tetra Pak, together with its supplier Braskem, has become the first company in the food and beverage industry to responsibly source plant-based polymers using the Bonsucro standards for sustainable sugar cane.
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World is Changing Habits on Plastic According to Attenborough
The world is beginning to tackle the threat of plastic waste, according to the renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
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The Truth About Biodegradable Plastics
What does it mean for something to be “biodegradable?”
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Danimer Scientific Opens First Nodax PHA Commercial Plant
Grand opening of the Danimer Scientific’s Nodax™ PHA manufacturing plant in Winchester, KY. Many employees, partners, customers and investors came to this event to observe the beginning of a new era of bioplastics.
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Nature2need Partners With Presidency University to Develop Bioplastics
nature2need Biopolymer Compounds & Solutions has signed an MoU with Presidency University on October 15th, 2019 with the objective of working on joint projects related to biopolymers, biopolymer compounds and solutions.
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PBPC Says Greenpeace Report is Misleading on Bioplastics
The Plant Based Product Council (PBPC) Believes Greenpeace Misled its readers regarding Bioplastics.
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How Circular Labels and Stickers May Enhance Polymer Recycling
This article by Jan Noordegraaf serves to further encourage the use of circular stickers and labels.
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McDonald’s Launches Better M Platform to Reduce Plastic Packaging in Europe
Today, McDonald’s announced a wide-ranging programme to remove and minimise plastic and improve recyclability in packaging across Europe.
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Stora Enso To Build Wooden Building For Head Office
Stora Enso is partnering with the Finnish pension insurance company Varma in the construction of a new head office in the centre of Helsinki. Stora Enso will lease part of the building, which will showcase world-class modern wooden architecture.
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Asian Companies Think Recycled Plastic is Dirty
Asian companies think recycled plastic is dirty, low quality and a turn-off for consumers, experts suggested at the Plasticity event at the United Nations in Bangkok. How can this mindset be changed?
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Consumption Tax Proposed as Vietnam Struggles to Fight Plastic Bag Use
Plastic bags should be made more expensive so that people can be dissuaded from using them, a deputy minister has proposed.
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Portugal City Council Goes For Bioplastics Dog Waste Bags
In the context of environmental policy, climate action and circular economy, Loulé City Council has been developing actions to reduce disposable plastic.
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Scotland Delays Ban on Biodegradable Waste Going to Landfill
One the Scottish Government’s flagship climate change commitments of imposing a ban on biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) going to landfill from January 2021 was recently delayed. Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham decided to postpone the ban until 2025 after it became clear from independent research that a number of councils and commercial operators were not ready.
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NDSU Researchers Test New Bioplastics for Bottles and Car Parts
In a noisy industrial lab at North Dakota State University, graduate students make dog bones with an injection molding machine — but there are no dogs in sight.
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CEO Guide To Circular Bioeconomy
WBCSD released the CEO Guide to the Circular Bioeconomy, a call for the shift towards a sustainable, low-carbon, circular bioeconomy. It presents a USD $7.7 trillion opportunity for business by 2030, establishing the circular bioeconomy as a nature-based solution that addresses five of our greatest environmental priorities.
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Interview with Novamont CEO On Sustainability and Circularity
A healthy, circular economy requires a radical change in mentality, but it will be to everyone’s benefit, says Novamont Chief Executive Catia Bastioli.
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Arkema Launch New Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing
On November 15 Arkema inaugurated, in the presence of Thierry Le Hénaff, the Group’s Chairman and CEO, and Hervé Morin, President of the Normandy Region, a new Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing within its Cerdato Research & Development Center in Serquigny, Normandy (France).
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Increased Use of Biobased Materials in Construction in 2020
Bamboo, straw bales and timbercrete are among the ‘eco-friendly’ building materials that will increasingly be used in construction projects next year, according to a recent survey.
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South Korea President Promotes Bio-Industry
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is pursuing plans to foster his country’s burgeoning beauty and skin care industry as part of bio-industrial development.
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Biocomposites Wins JEC Asia Innovation Award
In a ceremony held on 14 November in Seoul, South Korea, Jiva Materials and Eco-Technilin claimed the JEC Asia Innovation Award in the Electrical, Electronics and Appliances category, for their development of flax-based Soluboard composites.
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Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology Thanjavur Develops Corn Starch Bioplastics Film
The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, has developed a bioplastic film from corn starch granules which can serve as a viable bio-friendly alternative to the synthetic plastic films.
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Futamura Strengthens Sales and Marketing Team
Futamura, renewable and compostable packaging films manufacturer, has appointed Clare McKeown the new UK & Eire sales manager, and Amaia Cowan, new business development manager.
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Innovation Award – Biocomposite of the Year 2019
The Winner of the Biocomposite of the Year 2019 Award is
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Novozymes Working on Bio-Detergents
At a time when the government is cracking the whip on single-use plastic and encouraging multinational corporations (MNCs) to adopt environment-friendly packaging, Denmark-based enzyme producer Novozymes is working towards developing enzymes which are biodegradable.
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Co-Founder of Titan Bioplastics to Keynote the Organic Grower Summit
There’s a surprising misconception that if you throw hemp seeds in the ground, they are going to grow and produce a high-value crop, but Tanya Hart and Amy Ansel, Co-Founders of Titan HempX and Titan Bioplastics, with a smile suggest otherwise.
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James Bond Goes Bioplastics
According to the Daily Mail, the set sent 30 tons of food and biodegradable materials to an anerobic digestor to generate electricity.
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Kanye West Launches Shoes Made With Algae Bioplastics
Kanye West is doing his part to reduce the carbon footprint of his Yeezy production and has found a way to make shoes that are partially made from pond-sourced algae.
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Are PFAS in Food Packaging Safe Because FDA Accepted their Use?
Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)—recently dubbed “forever chemicals”—have received a large amount of national attention, mostly due to contamination of drinking water affecting millions of Americans.
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Reuters Video on Fish Guts Bioplastics
Plastic from fish guts. It’s biodegradable, too.
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Bio-on Suspends All Payments To Investigate Business Continuity
The Judicial Administrator of Bio-on, Prof. Dr. Luca Mandrioli, participated at a meeting on Friday November 8th called by the Emilia-Romagna Region as part of the activities of the Metropolitan Board to safeguard the company’s productive assets, acknowledging that investigations have begun to check whether there are any prospects for business continuity.
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Arkema Wins The Grand Chaptal 2019
Arkema Wins Le Grand Chaptal. The Award is given by the Société d’encouragement pour l’industrie nationale. A French Award for a French Company shining on the international scene.
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Bioplastics Elastomers Designed for Overmolding
PolyOne’s reSound OM thermoplastic elastomers, derived from sugarcane, are said to offer hardness levels and performance comparable to standard TPEs.
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Brazil Scientists Develop Bioplastics From Cassava Starch
Researchers develop bioplastic using cassava starch and ozone gas. Bioplastics are less harmful to the environment and could help tackle pollution. By 2030 the world will have to deal with an estimated 550 million tonnes of plastics.
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Danimer Scientific and Genpak Launch New Bioplastics Food Packaging
Danimer Scientific to be exclusive provider of biodegradable resin for Genpak’s GenZero™ line of takeout food containers
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Neste and Ravago Join Forces For Chemical Recycling
Ravago, the world’s leading distributor and recycler of polymers, and Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, are joining forces to develop chemical recycling of plastic waste with the aim to reach significant industrial scale.
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Goldman Sachs Analyses Bioplastics
In today’s episode, a Goldman Sachs researcher analyzes plastic alternatives, including bio-based plastics which are gaining traction.
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Eastman Collaborates with NB Coatings to Offer Sustainable Automotive Plastic
Trēva™ engineering bioplastic innovates for circular economy via proprietary recycling technology.
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Korean Scientist Founds Bioplastic Startup
Hwang Dong-soo, an associate professor at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), is doing what his colleagues wouldn’t normally do.
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Call for Participation: LignoValue Pilot
Biorizon co-initiator VITO, VMH and Worley Belgium have joined forces for the design and construction of a continuous pilot plant for the depolymerization of lignin into innovative biobased aromatics in Flanders. Currently they are looking for companies/venture capitalists that want to participate and/or invest.
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Avantium Opens Office in Japan
Avantium Renewable Polymers confirms its strategy to turn to high-value applications for PEF (polyethylene furanoate) by establishing an Avantium branch office in Japan.
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Clariant Licocare Rbw Vita Receives Award for Sustainability Excellence
Clariant’s Licocare® Rbw Vita Bio-based Additives for Plastics Receives Award for Sustainability Excellence.
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Morrisons To Stop Black Plastic From Own-Brand Packaging
The move will make 4,000 tonnes of plastic easier to recycle.
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KFC Canada Testing Bamboo Buckets
KFC Canada announced today that they are exploring eco-friendly alternatives for their world-famous buckets. The sustainability commitment will have KFC testing new innovative materials that are both consumer-friendly and a win for the environment, starting with a bamboo fiber poutine bucket in early 2020.
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Philippines Largest Company, San Miguel, Goes For Bioplastics Packaging
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. on Monday said it is set to become the first Filipino company to utilize fully certified biodegradable plastic packaging.
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Bamboo Toothbrush Lies and The Plastic Industry Perverse Greenwashing
A bamboo toothbrush deconstructed: bamboo handle, paper packaging box, plant-based nylon bristles and plant-based wrapper. It also comes with disposal instructions.
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Here’s What Really Happens to Recycled Plastic
This is what happens to plastic from the moment you toss it into the recycling bin to when its materials are repurposed into a new item.
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New App Provides Free Door Collection Service in Singapore
The mobile app from Sembcorp, called Ezi, aims to make recycling more convenient for residents in Singapore, where only 4 per cent of plastic waste is recycled. Users are paid for the materials they collect—but get nothing for plastic.
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US Government Organises Workshop on Bioplastics
On December 11–12, 2019 the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office is hosting a workshop titled, “Plastics for a Circular Economy” to discuss technology solutions for addressing plastic waste.
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TIPA CEO Says Tesco Should Reconsider Packaging Strategy
Daphna Nissenbaum, chief executive and co-founder of compostable packaging manufacturer TIPA, understandably disagrees with Tesco’s packaging strategy.
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6th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-Aromatics: Scaling Up Research
On November 27 and 28 2019 Shared Research Center Biorizon will host its 6th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-aromatics in Antwerp.
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Coca-Cola Says Plastic Bottles More Sustainable Than Aluminum Cans
Coca-Cola is committed to collecting and recycling plastic bottles rather than switching to aluminium cans as the world’s largest soft drinks maker seeks to reduce its carbon footprint, its chief executive officer told Reuters.
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Plastic Pollution Will Influence California Elections
California environmentalists battling to stop plastic from polluting the ocean and piling up in landfills say they can’t wait for state lawmakers to act — they’re hoping to take the fight to the ballot box.
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Plant-based Plastic Chip Used for Medicine Testing
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have developed a technique that uses a sustainable plastic to eliminate waste when testing medicines.
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Interview With Director New Bioplastics Federation
Plant Based Products Council’s new executive director takes on a biobased vision of the future.
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Carbiolice Wins European Industrial Biotech Award
CARBIOLICE is really proud for winning the 2019 most innovative European biotech, awarded by the European association EUROPA-BIO.
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Solvay Launch Its Growth Strategy
Solvay announces its G.R.O.W. strategy to drive growth, cash and returns.
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BASF Accelerates Restructuring
German chemicals group BASF has asked the two remaining private-equity suitors of its 3 billion euro ($3.3 billion) construction chemicals unit for final bids by Friday, three people close to the matter said.
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Polylactic Acid Polyols in Urethane Coatings
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a well-known bio-based thermoplastic. This versatile, renewable polymer is a premier example of the commercial success of a bio-based, sustainable material with an established and growing technology base.The polymer backbone of PLA is based on renewable carbon produced via the bacterial or yeast fermentation of sugars, derived from annually renewable agricultural…
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Interview With Patricia Oddshammar VP Biocomposites Stora Enso
Last September, Stora Enso received the highest rating for sustainability communications in a study assessing 95 companies listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Large Cap Index in Sweden. The study was conducted to explore and measure publicly-available sustainability communications, as companies are known to play a key role in enhancing sustainable development.
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Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner appointed new Director of Fraunhofer IVV
Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner has been appointed Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising as of 1 November 2019.
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Avantium Nominates Edwin Moses as Chairman of its Supervisory Board
Avantium announces the nomination of Dr. Edwin Moses for appointment to its Supervisory Board. The nomination will be submitted to the Avantium Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM), scheduled for 20 December 2019. The convocation, agenda and explanatory notes for the EGM along with Edwin Moses’ resume will be published on the Avantium corporate website.
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Heineken Removes Plastic Rings and Wrap
Cardboard can ‘toppers’ to be rolled out as brewer joins other drinks giants trying to reduce plastic packaging.
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Unilever, Just Eat and Notpla Partner To Launch Sauces in Seaweed Sachets
Just Eat restaurant partners trial a range of Hellmann’s sauces served in seaweed-based, Notpla sachets. The flavourless seaweed sachets are 100% biodegradable, reducing single-use plastic waste in takeaways. Trial is a result of a four-way project between Hellmann’s, Just Eat, Innovate UK and Notpla.
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Sun Valley Man Builds Homes with Hemp
“I was really fascinated with ways that we could build more sustainable, more naturally, use products that are from the earth, and carbon dioxide capturing,” said Matthew Mead. “Most of our products offset carbon dioxide, and some of them are even carbon absorbing.”
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Lavazza Launches Compostable Coffee Pods
Lavazza launch comes amid rising concern over where 20bn single-serve plastic pods end up.
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First Compostable Dry Erase Marker
Cal McAllister was a long way from work and any whiteboards when inspiration struck. Vacationing in Thailand with his family, he was excited to show his little girls the beautiful beaches. Instead they got a lesson in the pervasive nature of single-use plastic.
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Avantium Ray Technology To Disrupt Mono-Ethylene Glycol Market
Ray TechnologyTM is Avantium’s plants-to-glycols technology producing plant-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG), a fossil-free core component for everyday products such as textiles or plastic materials like PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PEF (polyethylene furanoate) (produced by Avantium’s YXY® Technology), making it a key ingredient of products such as plastic bottles and clothing.
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Avantium Set to Become World Leader in Plant-Based MEG
Avantium advances its plant-based MEG technology with the opening of its demonstration plant.
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Mitsui Chemicals CEO Intends To Expand Use of Bioplastics
Mitsui Chemicals CEO talks about Bioplastics in his ‘Message from the CEO’ in the context of their annual report 2019.
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Plastic-Free and Entirely Biodegradable Sneakers
British footwear firm WAES is crowd-funding for the launch of its world-first, zero-waste shoes.
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BBC Covers Bioplastic Tea Bags
You’ve poured the kettle. The tea has brewed. Now how should you dispose of the teabag? The bin? The food waste? The compost heap? Other recycling?
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Innovation Can Break Stranglehold of Plastic
Every environmentally-conscious Indian is aware of the threat that plastics pose to natural habitats. Our streets, mountains, lakes, oceans, rivers and even sewers are clogged with this non-degradable material that does not get recycled fast enough, even as more and more of it continues to be pushed into the environment.
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