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PHA: A Biopolymer Whose Time Has Finally Come
Amid the growing plastic waste crisis, producers of polyhydroxyalkanoate think the world is ready for their biodegradable polymers.
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BASF Push Their Board Members To Promote Chemical Recycling
This post was posted on the LinkedIn account of BASF.
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Plastic Bottles Sold Per Hour, Day, Month and Last Ten Years
Reuters made illustrations to visualise the world’s addiction to plastic bottles.
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iPhone Inventor Thinks Dow CEO is a Liar
Nest Founder Says Plastic Apologists Are ‘Lying’. Tony Fadell, iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor is on a warpath against plastics.
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DOW CEO Has the Solution to The Plastic Crisis
‘The Most Environmentally Friendly Material Out There’: Dow CEO Has a Counter-Argument to the Plastic Backlash.
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Biodegradable Plastic: A False Promise?
Biodegradable packaging is often pitched as the environmentally-friendly solution the world has been waiting for. However, so-called greener plastics don’t…
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Biodegradable Branded Ribbon for Affordable Sustainable Packaging
Cream City Ribbon, artisan ribbon made in Milwaukee, WI, has introduced a smaller program for their personalized artisan ribbon in…
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Bio-based Materials Can Help with Bad Image of Plastics
In preparation for the world’s leading plastics show in October — K 2019 — the German mechanical engineering association (VDMA)…
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Sky Ocean Ventures Invests in Cuantec Bioplastics
CuanTec, the blue biotech company based in Motherwell and Oban, have completed an investment round with Sky Ocean Ventures and…
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Scottish Government To Tax Coffee Cups
Three articles to summarise the situation regarding beverage cups in Scotland. Published in chronological order.
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Macron Bans More Plastics and Sooner Than The EU SUP Directive
The French Plastics and Composites Federation Reacts on the French SUP Legislative Proposal.
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SIBS Biodegradable PVC Bank Cards
Payment solutions provider SIBS has launched new biodegradable PVC bank cards as a sustainable alternative to conventional cards.
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New Initiative Aims to Recycle PLA Waste
Printing 3D models from Thingiverse in different colors and materials can certainly be fun, but have you ever stopped to…
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Porn Industry Joins The Plastic Battle
Adult video website Pornhub has filmed a movie on a litter-filled beach to raise money to remove plastic from the…
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UK Company Boss Threatens to Fire Employees Who Bring Single-Use Plastic Containers to the Office
Intelligent Hand Dryers, based in Sheffield, has banned all single-use plastic. Andrew Cameron, the firm’s founder, said he was fed…
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ProdTek and Braskem Launch Bioplastic Turf
Turf Cushion™ raises the bar for industry leading turf field safety with sustainably-produced and 100% recyclable sugar cane based bioplastic.
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Green Science Alliance Receives GreenPLA Certification From Japan Bioplastics Association
Environmental problems caused by human population explosion and activity are becoming a serious issue on earth in these decades.
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What is Good About Plastics?
Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental Technologies, talks about d2p Protective technologies.
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Stora Enso Wins German Packaging Award
Stora Enso’s innovative packaging design “Wool locker” has been awarded the German Packaging Award 2019 by the German Packaging Institute…
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Indian Appliance Company Buys Australian Biodegradable Disposables Company
Kitchen appliances maker TTK Prestige Ltd said on Friday it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Australia’s Ecolife…
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Virginia To Test A System That Turns Household Waste into Bioplastics
Waste management authority pilots a program using UBQ Materials’ technology, which takes a wide variety of household waste and turns…
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Pakistani Scientist Creates Bioplastics From Mango Kernel
A Pakistani scientist serving as Assistant Professor, Karachi University, Dr.Anjum Nawab on Monday claimed to generate bio plastic with mango…
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Biodegradable Polymers to Treat Cancer
Increased efficacy of cancer treatment through drug release and hyperthermia therapy using microrobots.
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Clariant Converts Miscanthus Into Lignocellulosic Sugars and Ethanol
Clariant announced that it has conducted tests on approximately 30 tons of miscanthus provided by INA, Croatia’s leading oil and…
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Are Bioplastics Fulfilling All That They Promise?
Work with reclaimed materials, or demand better bioplastics for the future of sustainable material.
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Danish Minister Tired of Waiting for EU and Bans Fluorocarbons in Food Packaging
The issue of fluorocarbons in food packaging has long been on the political agenda in Denmark, with the EU taking…
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Lignin From Agro-Waste Helps Make Useful Nanocomposites
Lignin is a complex organic polymer rich in polyphenols with antimicrobial qualities.
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Can Bioplastic Act as a Apring Board for Materials with Different Properties?
Traditional plastics pose a problem for the planet, whether it’s due to the fossil fuels used to produce them or…
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Best Bioplastic Company of 2019
Who was the Champion of 2019? Who Outperformed the Industry? The Award Goes to ….
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Chilean Startup Creates Biodegradable Bag That Dissolves In Water
Recently, Chile has proudly become the first Latin country to issue a complete ban on the usage of the plastic…
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National Hemp Association Promotes Hemp Bio-Composites
The National Hemp Association showcased the versatility of hemp during the recent Farm Progress Show in central Illinois.
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Bioplastics Ranking August 2019
Here’s the Popularity Ranking of the Bioplastic Companies and Brands for the month of August 2019.
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Scotland Food Waste Causing More Greenhouse Gas Than Plastic
Food waste is a bigger cause of climate change than plastics, according to Zero Waste Scotland.
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BASF Launch Accelerator Program for Start-Ups
The Greentown Labs Circularity Challenge is a six-month accelerator program for start-ups developed in partnership with BASF, one of the…
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RadiciGroup Sponsors Italian Football Team
The official UEFA group stage draw ceremony was held in the Principality of Monaco.
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Australian School Bans Non Recyclable or Compostable Waste
Students will have to take home any waste that is not recyclable or compostable.
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Neste Appoints Jeremy Baines President of Neste US
Jeremy Baines has been appointed as President of Neste US as of 1 September 2019.
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How the Plastic Bottle Went From Convenience to Curse
The evolution of the plastic bottle from amazing to scourge of land and sea has played out inside of a…
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Mitsubishi Chemical BioPBS Polymer Adopted for Comme des Garçons Bags
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced that the Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons Co., Ltd. has adopted shopping and wrapping bags made…
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Lenzing Fibers Certified as Fully Biodegradable in Water, Soil and Compost
Viscose, Modal and Lyocell fibers certified by the independent research laboratory Organic Waste Systems.
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Reusable, Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin Made of Banana Fibre!
Archit Agarwal and Harry Sehrawat of IIT Delhi, the founders of female hygiene brand Sanfe, created an affordable and biodegradable…
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M&S To Ditch Glitter on All Cards, Gift Wrap and Food Packaging
M&S has just made it a little easier to have an eco-friendly festive season. It might seem like a little…
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Eyewear Made from Corn Starch, Corn Husk, Mushroom, Potato Waste and Hair
Corn husks, wool and yoghurt pots are some of the materials used in a series of experimental spectacles by British…
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Australian Victorian Government Investigates Use of Hemp Including For Bioplastics
The Andrews Labor Government has convened a cross-party taskforce to investigate the industrial use of hemp and identify opportunities to…
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Biodegradable Straws Now Available at County Stores
Aroostook county, Maine – A local grocery store chain is the latest to join the effort to reduce the amount…
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Brewer Molson Coors Goes Bioplastics
Molson Coors Brewing Company launched a set of new global packaging goals to reduce plastics in its packaging, aiming for…
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Japan Environment Council Recommends Action on PFAS
Decision follows Stockholm convention ban.
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India to Enforce Plastic Ban Including on Bioplastics
The National Green Tribunal’s state-level committee has set August 31 deadline for the government to enforce the ban on plastic,…
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Influence of Lignin-Based PU Coatings on Ammonium Sulfate Release
The influence of the properties of lignin-based polyurethane (PU) coatings on the release behaviour of ammonium sulfate was assessed through…
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How Europe’s War On Plastics is Affecting Petrochemicals
With oil use in cars expected to peak in the mid-2020s, oil companies are seeking shelter in petrochemicals – and…
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BASF Launch Marketing Campaign for Ecovio
Biodegradable Plastics for Mulch Films, Fruit and Vegetable Bags.
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CaixaBank Will Issue Bioplastics Cards
This September, CaixaBank will start releasing its first biodegradable cards, and expects to distribute around 150,000 units per year.
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Portable Chargers Made From Bioplastics
From the moment you start unboxing it, you can tell the Nimble portable charger is different.
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Who Will Be The Best Bioplastics Company of 2019?
Who will win the “Best Bioplastics Company of 2019” Award? The award will be granted to the company who performed…
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London Design Fair Presents Potato Waste Bioplastics As The Material Of The Year
Ahead of the upcoming London Design Festival in September, London Design Fair has announced it will be presenting bio-materials as…
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Israel Tests 3D Printed Coral Reefs Made From PLA
Coral reefs, one of the most unique and beautiful forms of marine ecosystems, are home to about 25% of all…
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New Zealand Missed The Bio-Economic Wave 20 Years Ago
Apparently, New Zealand is not the sharpest tool in the box when it comes to bio-economy.
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Biodegradable vs Durable Everolimus Polymer Stent
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of a thin-strut, biodegradable-polymer everolimus-eluting stent (BP-EES; Synergy)…
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Exclusive Video of Marine Biodegradation of Novamont Bioplastics
Enjoy the video. Fresh from the press.
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Rethinking Food Packaging May Address the Plastic Crisis
Looking at the contents of the average grocery cart, it is no surprise that the World Economic Forum warns that…
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Poland Invent New Method To Convert Food Waste into Bioplastics
At the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, researchers led by Prof. Juan Carlos Colmenares have…
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Avantium Awarded €6 Million EU Grant
Avantium N.V. announces that it has been awarded €6 million as part of a SPIRE grant to accelerate its Dawn…
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Braskem Partners With Toulouse White Biotechnology
Braskem partners with renowned French consortium specializing in bioproduction and bioscience.
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One Third of Used Cooking Oil in Europe is Fraudulent and EU Will Limit Usage
EU curbs used cooking oil in biodiesel due to fears of fraud. One third of used cooking oil in Europe…
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Fashion Houses Launch Fashion Pact to Improve Green Credentials
Coalition of 32 companies will present its Fashion Pact at the G7 summit in Biarritz.
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Braskem and Ledesma Launch Sustainable Notebooks in Argentina
New +Bio line features notebooks with cover and back cover produced with Green Polyethylene made from sugarcane and paper made…
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Tesco To Ban Brands Using Excessive Packaging
Chief executive says hard-to-recycle plastic on own-brand products will be eliminated.
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Hasbro Phase Out All Plastic Packaging by 2022
Hasbro, one of the world’s largest toy manufacturers, has stepped up its sustainability game and is phasing out all plastics…
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Sustainable Polymers Center Gets NSF Renewal Grant
Plastic may be an artificial hodgepodge of organic and synthetic elements, but Geoffrey Coates’ admiration for the material is very…
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Chipotle Defends Biodegradable Packaging Amid PFAS Findings
Tests show bowls treated with ‘forever chemicals’.
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Magnets Are Used to Extract Algal Molecules for the Bioplastics Industry
Entrepreneurs in the aquaculture sector face a problem – extracting all the valuable molecules from seaweed and algal cells is…
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Global Hemp Leader Joins Bioplastic Camp
Hemp, Inc. a global leader in the industrial hemp industry, announced today the Company began processing hemp products for bioplastic…
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Tesco Communicates its Packaging Strategy and Guidelines for Suppliers
Tesco Launches Phase two of Remove, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle plan to suppliers.
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Florida Eatery Switches to Biodegradable Packaging
In an effort to go green and uphold the “Trasca way” of great service, the local eatery is undergoing a…
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New Biodegradable T-shirt Made From Plants and Algae
Another new month, another new experimental garment from the inimitable creative apparel powerhouse that is VolleBak… except this time they…
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Switching to Biobased Plastics: Why So Slow?
Global awareness of climate change and pollution is increasing, but finding ways to halt our dependence on fossil fuels and…
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Are Bioplastics Better for the Environment or a Waste of Time?
There has been massive pushback against the use of plastics over the past few years, including single-use plastic bans in…
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The Chemical Recycling Industry Unleashes The Armada
The Chemcycling Industry Unleashed its Communications Armada.
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Bioplastic Trends in Eyewear
From organic lenses to eco-friendly suppliers, fashion eyewear is embracing a greener approach to manufacturing.
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Cheap Biodegradable Sensors Can Tell Smartphones When Food Has Gone Bad
In order to help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers have developed new low-cost, smartphone-linked,…
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Natural Marvels Lead to New Bio-Inspired Materials
Drawing inspiration from natural marvels to make new materials, UD researchers mimic the architecture of the bristle worm’s jaw system.
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German Consumer Group Give First Blow to Bamboo Biocomposites
Makers of bamboo cups claim their products are reusable and ecologically friendly. German consumer group Stiftung Warentest tested 12 brands…
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The Guardian Promotes PHAs
The Guardian writes: The best poly hydroxy acids. Worried that liquid exfoliants will irritate or dehydrate your skin? Try PHAs,…
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FDA Reviewing All PFAS in Food Contact Applications
Chemical company Chemours asks US FDA to pull food contact approvals for PFASs; and FDA is reviewing all authorised uses…
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BASF Chemcycling in the Press
If it dresses like a duck, sings like a duck and plays like a duck … then it’s probably a…
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National Geographic Discovers New Form of Plastic Pollution
Pieces of plastic that are gray, round, and resembling rocks and pebbles are hiding in plain sight on the beaches…
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Plastic Recycling is a Myth Writes The Guardian
You sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign…
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Ikea Will Stop Using Plastic Straws, Cutlery, Plates and Bowls Globally
Ikea has unveiled a new range of plastic-free disposable food service products, which will enable it to begin removing single-use-plastics…
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Map of Plastic Bans in the US
National Geographic published a new map that shows where states have banned plastic—and where states have banned bans on plastic.
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New Biodegradable Wound Dressing Developed
Scientists have developed a new biodegradable wound dressing that can speed up healing and is made from all-natural materials.
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Hemp Bioplastic Could be an Alternative for LEGO Bricks
LEGO aim to make their bricks with an alternative material to plastic by 2030 and hemp bioplastic could offer a…
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SuperValu Goes Bioplastics
SuperValu to ditch plastic in favour of compostable shopping bags. Retailer hoping to take 2.5 million plastic bags out of…
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Microplastics Found in 90 Percent of Colorado Rainwater Samples
Microplastics are microscopic pieces of plastic that are making their way into everything from drinking water to marine life, and…
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Benin Will Start Producing Bioplastics
The Benin (West Africa)-based blown film manufacturer, Asahel Benin Sarl recently announced that it will produce sustainable, bio-based plastic films…
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Coca-Cola Goes Bioplastics
Coca-Cola will use recycled PET and plant-derived plastic in a Dasani water bottle, creating a package known as the “HybridBottle.”…
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Which is Better for the Environment: Carton, Glass or PET?
“Benchmark” life-cycle assessment identifies eco-benefits of carton over glass and PET alternatives.
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New Renewable, Recyclable and Compostable Packaging for Carte d’Or
Unilever has introduced its Carte d’Or ice cream in a new paperboard packaging in Italy. The bowl is made from…
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French Town Invent New Business Model for Bioplastics Thanks to the Walloon Region
It doesn’t happen very often that France disrupts the bioplastics industry but it looks as if they got it right…
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Mitsui Chemicals Enters Into Partnership Agreement With Plug and Play
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a materials sector-based partnership agreement with Plug and Play, LLC…
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USA Today Investigates on PFAS
Everything about your burrito bowl from Chipotle or your salad from Sweetgreen seems earthy and health-conscious, right down to the…
