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Sweden Converts Sewage into Bioplastics
Sweden develops new sustainable plastic based on indole, a substance produced by several bacteria and known for its heavy faecal stench, the new bio-polyester is completely odourless.
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South Africa First Biodegradable Cup
Cape Town entrepreneur Luvuyo Ndiki will launch South Africa’s first biodegradable drinking cup made from sugar cane and corn starch in May.
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Le Bioplastique, C’est Fantastique !
Bioplastics can be ‘bio’ in different ways: they can be biodegradable, made of biological materials or produced through fermentation.
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Plastic Debate in Nigeria
Ecologist Richard Inyamkume has urged government to sensitise Nigerians to the negative effects of wrapping hot foods in nylons and plastics.
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India Does Witch-hunting on Fake Biodegradable Bags
Some are using a loophole in the law: an exemption for using plastic bags without handle for retail packaging.
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Plastic Microbeads Bans in 2018
Here’s the list of all the countries that banned plastic microbeads in 2018
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Bali Bans Plastic
From 1 January 2019, Bali’s Governor, Wayan Koster, has banned single-use plastics, including styrofoam, plastic bags and plastic straws.
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Sunshine & Glitter Launches Line of Biodegradable Glitter SPF
All the sunscreens will use biodegradable glitter.
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The Guardian Goes Bioplastics
The Guardian will be the first national newspaper to switch to biodegradable wrapping.
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Why Sugar Beets are not Used in Bioplastic Production?
The answer is simple: the EU sugar policy.
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Airline Companies Ban Plastic Packaging
Portuguese airline company Hi Fly implements a ban on single-use plastic items, following the examples of Heathrow Airport, Thomas Cook and Virgin Australia.
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Indian Government Bans Plastic Food Packaging
Chennai state government will soon extend the ban on plastic to packaged products like biscuits and other eatables manufactured by multinational companies, environment minister K C Karuppannan told the assembly on Friday.
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Teenager Converts Paper and Cotton Into Bioplastics
Jacqueline Prawira is 14 and particpated to the 2018 BROADCOM Masters tournament in Washington, D.C. where she presented her creation: bioplastics made from paper, cotton, and corn husks.
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Bol Foods Will Use Bioplastics
Premium ready meals brand Bol Foods will use bio-plastic packaging, 100% recyclable made from 95% sugarcane and 5% plastic.
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How to Recycle Biodegradable Coffee Cups?
Just 0.25 % of the 2.5 billion cups disposed of annually in the UK are recycled.
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Pine Trees Can be Used to Produce Bioplastics
Researchers have found a way to reverse-engineer how the loblolly produces resin, a discovery that could help manufacturers produce greener alternatives for a range of goods now made with oil and gas, including surface coatings, adhesives, printing inks, flavours, fragrances, vitamins, household cleaning products, paint, varnish, shoe polish and linoleum.
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New York Ban on Polystyrene Starts
New York City’s ban on single-use styrofoam products took effect on New Year’s Day.
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Canadian Company Makes Bioplastics from Wood
Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd (ABC3D) is creating a wood-based engineered grade high performance plastic.
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BASF Goes Chemical Recycling
BASF announced in December 2018 that they will convert plastic waste into plastic feedstock.
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US Lawmaker Wants to Ban Plastic Bans
Missouri state lawmaker Dan Shaul wants to prohibit local governments from banning food and drink packaging.
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Canadian Researchers Create Bioplastic from Lobster and Shrimp Shells
McGill researchers have patented a process that transforms crustacean and insect shells into a useable plastic material.
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Will US Replace France as the Blue Bioplastic Leader?
BETO, the US Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office will invest $80 million in 36 advanced bioeconomy projects, among which blue bioplastics.
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Bio-on Launches Bioplastic Packaging for Fruit and Vegetables
PRESS RELEASE – ZEROPACK is born, the new company created by Bio-on for the exploitation of the patents aimed to revolutionize the world of food packaging in the fruits and vegetable sector through the use of bioplastics.
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Bio-On Will Pioneer Bioplastics in Electronic Sector
PRESS RELEASE – ELOXEL is born (organic electronics for electronics) the new company created by Bio-on to exploit the patents destined to revolutionize the world of electronics through the use of bioplastics. The aim is to enable designers to create sustainable products and revolutionary applications.
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Summary of the EU Directive on Single Use Plastics by the Times of Malta
The Times of Malta summarises the new EU Directive on single-use plastics.
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Will Israel Disrupt the Blue Bioplastics Industry?
A new Tel Aviv University study describes a process to make bioplastic derived from microorganisms that feed on seaweed.
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McDonalds and the Polystyrene Connections
Let’s have a look at the relationship between McDonald’s and Polystyrene
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Will Ikea Disrupt the Textile Industry?
PRESS RELEASE – Stora Enso partners with H&M group and Inter IKEA group to industrialize TreeToTextile
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New Zealand Is Gaining Interest in Bioplastics
Article published in New Zealand newspaper that New Zealand should look at bioplastics to create a new industry.
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Single-use Plastics Directive Fails to Acknowledge Potential of Biodegradable Plastics
PRESS RELEASE – Berlin, 20 December 2018 – The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU, which aims to prevent and reduce marine litter of these products.
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Chanel Buys Biomaterials Company Sulapac
The French luxury company Chanel buys a stake in Finnish group Sulapac that produces biodegradable materials.
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A New Biodegradable Expanded Polystyrene
Integritemp (Plastilite) announced a patent-pending ReFoam, an expanded polystyrene (EPS) product that is oxo-biodegradable and recyclable.
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The Bioplastic Flop of the Year: Synvina
BASF announced officially that they will leave Avantium and exit the Synvina joint venture by 15 January 2019.
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Bioplastic Film Kills Foodborne Pathogens
A biodegradable, edible film made with plant starch and antimicrobial compounds may control the growth of foodborne pathogens on seafood, according to a group of international researchers.
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Production of PHA Bioplastics in Spain
PRESS RELEASE – Strategic Agreement between Bio-On and Acor
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Finns Create Alternative to Plastic Food Packaging
Finnish start-up Jospak creates a board-based tray packaging that contains 85% less plastic than regular plastic alternative.
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Plastic Strategy of Fashion Brands
Some fashion brands are making a sustainability effort with regard to plastics.
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First 3D Printed Bioplastic Body To Help Cancer Treatment
Marie is the first life-sized 3D-printed human body made from bioplastic to help cancer treatments.
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Michael Carus, Person of the Year 2018
It was a logic decision to appoint Michael Carus as person of the year 2018. Michael has been the driving force behind the German and European Bioplastics movement.
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Commission Launches Circular Plastics Alliance to Foster the Market of Recycled Plastics in Europe
The European Commission launches an alliance of key industry stakeholders covering the full plastics value chain as part of its persisting efforts to reduce plastics littering, increase the share of recycled plastics and stimulate market innovation.
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Irish School Distributes Biodegradable Bottles To Pupils
Biodegradable Bottles are replacing single-use plastic bottles at a Dublin girls’ school, Mount Sackville Secondary School.
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Futerro, Sulzer and TechnipFmc Team up to Simplify the Production of Bioplastics
Three major process technology and equipment specialists, Futerro, Sulzer and TechnipFMC, have formed the PLAnet™ partnership to promote the production of sustainable plastics made of Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA).
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New Company Lux-on Will Produce PHA from CO2
PRESS RELEASE – Bio-on and Hera create Lux-on to produce bioplastic from CO2.
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Stora Enso and Sulapac Launch Biodegradable Straws
The straws are made from Sulapac’s bio-composite material made of wood and natural binders. The material is designed to be recycled through industrial composting and is biodegrade in the marine environment.
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Auto-Biodegradable Plastics Invented by Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai (ICT) researcher Ramanand Jagtap invents a chemical agent that when moulded with plastic will aid its biodegradation.
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Recycling Industry Trying To Discredit Bioplastics?
A study from University of Bonn suggests that shifting to plant-based plastics could have less positive effects than expected.
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Sicomin Receives Certification For Bio-Based Epoxy
Sicomin (France) receives Footprint Progress Certification from Bureau Veritas for its GreenPoxy products range.
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Biome Technologies Funded For Bioplastics Development
Biome Technologies received £600,000 from Innovate UK for production of a bioplastic building block.
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Lego Goes For Bio-Based Plastics Instead of Biodegradable and Recycling
Lego will focus on bio-based bioplastics rather than on biodegradable plastics and recycling.
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Positive Trend For Bioplastics Industry
PRESS RELEASE – The results of the European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented today at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin, confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry.
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UK Government Wants to Become Leader in Bioplastics
Government pledges £60m to boost development of bioplastic innovations
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Total Ban on Plastics Could Damage Environment
Academics from Heriot-Watt University said replacing plastics with other packaging such as glass or metal could double global energy consumption and triple of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Spain Invents Bioplastics From Horticultural Waste
Researchers of The Circular Lab have developed a new bioplastic that is compostable, recyclable and biodegradable at sea.
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13th European Bioplastics Conference 2018 – LIVE COVERAGE
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME – 4/5 December 2018 Titanic Chaussee Hotel Berlin, Germany … Starting Now
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Floreon Outperforms HDPE in Latest Trials
Silvergate Plastics recently visited a leading plastic fabrication company to trial the ground-breaking bioplastic Floreon as an alternative to HDPE in the production of plastic bottles.
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The New Total Corbion PLA Factory starts Production
PRESS RELEASE – Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, announces the start-up of its 75,000 tons per year PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) bioplastics plant in Rayong, Thailand.
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Canadians Finally Discover Cellophane
Canadians discover cellophane after a winter sleep of 200 years.
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Breakthrough Discovery For Lignin
Bacteria’s role in rotting wood is finally confirmed and proven.
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Bioplastics Will Help Fight Climate Change
Switching from petroleum-based polymers to polymers that are biologically based could decrease carbon emissions by hundreds of millions of tons every year.
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Bioplastics Will Disrupt the Food Packaging and Coating Industry
Sustainable barrier technologies will replace petroleum-based barriers in the packaging and coating industry.
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Will Flanders Play a Leading Role in Bio-aromatics?
Exclusive Interview on the Future of Bioaromatics with Ludo Diels, Research Leader at VITO.
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The Role of Chromatography in the Production of PHA Bioplastics
Chromatography can be used to investigate which microbes are better at producing and decomposing the polymers.
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Business Rationale of Bioplastics
There’s no guarantee that a brilliant innovation can be successfully commercialized. You should do some analysis before you start production.
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Bacteria Converts Wastewater into Bioplastics
Domestic and industrial wastewater contains substrates and nutrients that could be used to produce biofuels and bioplastics.
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Brazil Invent Bioplastics That Indicates Food Quality
Students of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) designed a biodegradable plastic packaging that shows the quality of the food.
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Lamps Made From Bioplastics
Many high-end lamps with thin elegant forms are made of metal. But a new lighting series from the London-based design studio Industrial Facility is composed of a bioplastic derived from castor oil.
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University of Illinois Goes Bioplastics
Both campus locations of Caffe Bene will be switching to biodegradable cups, after exhausting their current plastic cup inventory, in 2019.
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The Problems With Bioplastics
Article against bioplastics published on eastbayexpress.com
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The European Gastroenterology Conference Talks About Plastics
Summary of the article “How Bioplastics Will Solve our Plastic Epidemic” published on EdgyLabs.com
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Cambodia Jumps Into the Bioplastics Debate
Here are some fragments of the article ” Bioplastics: Great green hope or a false promise?” published in the Cambodian “Khmer Times”.
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National Geographic Published an Article on Bioplastics
Here’s a summary of the article published by National Geographic on bioplastics
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BBC Sustainability Strategy Includes Bioplastics
BBC’s new sustainability strategy aims to take responsibility for its broadcasting and operations and help audiences understand the contribution they can make.
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Bioplastics in Audio Applications
Eastman Chemical develops bioplastics that may be used in audio and acoustic applications.
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Japan and The Netherlands Revolutionise The Production of FDCA
A new method to synthesize FDCA from a glucose derivative of non-food plant cellulose has been discovered, paving the way for a bioplastics revolution.
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Bioplastics Replaces Polystyrene in Jamaica
Jamaican Government bans single use plastics and polystyrene and packaging leader starts with bioplastics
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Floreon … The Rising Star Of Bioplastics
Floreon is becoming one of the most important innovators in the bioplastics industry.
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Curtain with Bioreactor Converts CO2 in Bioplastics
London-based architectural & design firm creates “urban curtain” that converts CO2 in bioplastics and fights climate change.
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Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins IChemE Innovative Product Award
PRESS RELEASE – LineoTM is a lignin-based product launched by Stora Enso earlier this year, has been awarded ‘Innovative Product Award 2018’ by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
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Omya Launches Smartfill® 55 – OM for Biopolymers and PLA
PRESS RELEASE – Omya is pleased to announce the launch in Europe of Omya Smartfill® 55 – OM, a new functionalized Calcium Carbonate for use in biopolymers and in particular Polylactic Acid (PLA).
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Biodegradable Synthetic Textile Will Replace Polyester
Primaloft launches new biodegradble sythetic textile that may replace polyester.
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Apple Goes for More Bioplastics and Stops PVC
Here’s a look at Apple’s plastic Strategy for the MacBook Air and Mac Mini
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A New Bio Foaming Epoxy
Sicomin is introducing a new bio foaming epoxy system and marine collaborations.
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Researchers Convert PET Waste in Aerogel
PRESS RELEASE – NUS researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial with wide-ranging applications
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Tea Company Claims PLA is Not Plastic
PRESS RELEASE – Clipper Tea claims first plastic-free tea bag. Company claims PLA is not plastic !
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Neste and Clariant Join Forces to Develop Sustainable Industrial Solutions
The partnership will start replacing fossil-based ethylene and propylene used in Clariant’s top-quality hot-melt adhesives, with monomers derived from renewable feedstock.
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Sealed Air Makes Sustainability and Plastic Pledge
PRESS RELEASE – Sealed Air Corporation announced a bold sustainability and plastics pledge to design and advance their innovative packaging solutions to be 100% recyclable or reusable by 2025.
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Braskem Joins Europe’s Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)
PRESS RELEASE – Chemicals company Braskem announces it has joined European network Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) as a full member.
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Firmdale Hotels Go Bioplastics
Spectra helps Firmdale Hotels make the change to sustainable packaging with new sugarcane-based PET biopolymer packs.
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Albea Joins New Plastics Economy Global Commitment
Albéa joins the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment launched by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to create a circular economy for plastics.
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Biome Bioplastics launches Educational Channel ThinkBioplastic.
#ThinkBioplastic will share content and investigate science.
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Mastercard Goes Bioplastics
PRESS RELEASE – Mastercard and card manufacturers Gemalto, Giesecke+Devrient and IDEMIA launched the Greener Payments Partnership to reduce the use of PVC plastic in cards.
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Secos is Cashing in on Bioplastics
Bioplastics company SECOS shared its quarterly financial results and bioplastics is growing strongly.
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Bioplastics Plant Pots Now Available
500 million plastic plant pots are used every year in the UK. British gardener have an average of 39 plastic plant pots.
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Squirrels Snack on Bioplastics Car Parts
Driver believes squirrels are eating the bioplastics car parts of his new Honda.
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Japanese Pioneer the Use of Lignin in Car Parts
Four Japanese organizations develop first auto parts in cedar lignin.
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