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No More Plastics in the Summer Capital of Philippines
Baguio City, also known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines, keeps the total ban on the use of plastics and styrofoam which was implemented through the Ordinance 35-17.
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Lactips is a Milk-Based Biodegradable and Water-Soluble Packaging
French company Lactips developed a patented, milk-based thermoplastic packaging material that is biodegradable and water-soluble at low temperatures through a project called Ecolactifilm.
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Completely and Infinitely Recyclable Polymer is a Breakthrough
Colorado State University chemists have announced in the Journal Science another major step toward waste-free and sustainable materials that could one day compete with conventional plastics of fossil origin or with some “green conventional” plastics made with sugar like green PE.
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Italians switch Toys Production to Bioplastics with the Minerv Supertoys Program
Bio-on and Italeri will bring bioplastics toys to the market through their Minerv Supertoys Program. Italians toy manufacturer Italeri follow the move from Danish toy makers Lego and Dantoy who are switching to bioplastics.
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The Plastic Circus Was in Town
Apparently an international event took place in Malta last week with Politicians, Industry, Media, NGO’s, Science and Academia. The cocktails were delicious, the sea was delightful and the beach was great.
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Dupont and ADM to Produce BioPlastics for Soft Drinks Bottles
ADM and DuPont launched a pilot project to produce recyclable bio-based FDME (furan dicarboxylic methyl ester), a polymer that could replace fossil-fuel plastics in the future.
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Shanghai Goes for Plastic-Free Food Delivery Packaging
The city of Shanghai will trial a requirement for food delivery services to use environmentally friendly food packaging, such as paper takeaway boxes and bags, or face penalties. Will China become the leader of the Plastic Revolution overnight?
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Is Ireland Becoming a Leader on Biodegradable Plastics?
Ireland will launch a €22m research project co-funded by the EU to develop biodegradable plastics.
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Innocent Goes Bioplastics
Innocent will launch a bottle with 15% recyclable bioplastics. The objective is to have a 100 % non-virgin / sustainable plastic packaging by 2022.
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Starbucks to replace Plastics Straws by Paper and Biodegradable Alternatives
Starbucks will test paper and biodegradable straws in 54 Stores in London and Manchester to replace plastics straws and see the reactions of their customers.
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UK Plastics Pact will Eradicate Single-Use Plastics
The UK Plastics Pact plans to eradicate single-use plastic and was signed by more than 40 major players in the food and non-food industry amongst which leading UK retailers, such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose.
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Germans are Pushing India on the Biobased wagon
German company Bio-lutions financed by German bank uses agricultural waste to create bio-based food packaging and tableware in India. Ze Germans are exporting the bio-based revolution to India and are leading the dance again.
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US Towns are Banning Plastic Foam Food Containers
Many US towns are banning Plastic Foam food packaging because they’re hard to recycle. It seems that the plastic revolution is getting of the ground in the US.
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Richard Altice Becomes New CEO and President of NatureWorks
NatureWorks board of directors named Richard Altice as the new President and CEO, replacing Marc Verbruggen, who led the company from 2008 to 2017.
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UK Retailer Iceland Plans to Eliminate Plastic Packaging
Retail development in the UK will have a substantial impact on the EU and US food and beverage packaging industry. The disruption of the plastic food packaging industry has started. The first bullet was shot.
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Vegan, Biodegradable and Compostable Glitter
A Ten-year old Australian Girl is revolutionising the Glitter sector by launching a vegan, biodegradable and compostable glitter brand named Glitter Girl.
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Lego Goes Bioplastics by 2025
Toymaker Lego wants to replace single-use disposable plastics by recycled or bio-based materials for all plastic packaging.
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Adidas Sold a Million Shoes Made from Ocean Plastic
Adidas sold 1 million shoes made out of ocean plastic last year. The news is a month old but worthwhile posting again with a bit of delay.
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Hong Kong, Plastic and Solving the Plastic Waste Problem
Hong Kong, it’s relationship to plastic and some insight on how to solve the plastic waste problem.
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Toys Made of Bioplastics
Danish Toymaker Dantoy will bring toys made of bioplastics to the market by the end of April 2018. Scandinavian countries are becoming a leading force in the bioplastics industry.
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Bioplastics Made from Fish Scales
A team of Omani researcher participated in the Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources Centre’s Manafaa Ideathon held on February 23 and 24 in Muscat and proposed the idea to make bioplastics from fish scales or husk.
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Theresa May at War with Plastics
Theresa May, UK’s Prime Minister, wants to ban single use plastic products to reduce ocean pollution and the plastic waste problem. Products such as cotton buds and plastic straws could be banned in the UK as from next year.
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BIO-ON Launches Cosmetics Made of Bioplastics
BIO-ON launches a new line of cosmetics ingredients for sun protection made from biodegradable bioplastics.
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Mutant Plastic Eating Enzyme has been Created
Scientists and researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.K.’s University of Portsmouth have developed an enzyme that digests plastics.
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Plastic Activism, Plastic Attacks and Panic Football … the Revolution may just have started
Plastic Activism … Plastivism … has started and it may become a game changer. Actions called “Plastic Attacks” have started to spread out in Europe at a very high pace.
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World Bio Markets 2018 was a Great Success
World Bio Markets 2018 took place on the 21 & 22nd of March 2018 in Amsterdam at the PTA (Passenger Terminal Amsterdam) and covered bioplastics & bio-based chemicals, products and fuels.
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Bio-Based Chemicals Investments and Partnerships
To take solutions from concept to product, finding the right partners and investors is key. To stimulate large scale growth, investment is required. In the bio-economy this can stem from a number of sources including; venture capital, private investors, family funds, crowd sourcing and local, national and intgernational grants.
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Bio-Based Sustainable Products
HOW DOES BIO-BASED FIT WITHIN OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES? Bio-based products are one of many choices brands can make in order to reach their CSR and sustainability goals. If carbon footprint reduction, ethical business practices, waste reduction, and recycling are among the key drivers, where does bio-based fit in? In this session, sustainability leaders will weigh…
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Bio-Based Supply Chain and Sustainable Feedstock Ressources
SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY: SECURING SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCK RESOURCES Bio-based remains a crucial contributor in reducing our reliance on fossil resources and our output of carbon and pollutants such as plastic waste. If the bio-economy is to work, end users require a regular supply of sustainably produced and transported bio-based materials. Yet bio-mass has also been in…
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What role does Bio-Based play within circular economy
Worldwide production of bio-based products is predicted to grow from approximately $203.3 billion in 2015 to $400 billion by 2020 and $487 billion by 2024.* The opportunities are there, and the bio-based sector needs to have the right conditions to build on the growing appetite for bio-based products. Value-chain integration, efficient production processes, and regulatory…
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Strategic Development of Bio-Based Chemicals
Achieving commercial success with bio-based chemicals is has proved an elusive challenge. Manufacturers, brands, and major chemicals producers have well established supply chains which provide the benefits of economies of scale, while bringing new chemicals to market takes many years of testing and certification.
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World Bio Markets Awards 2018
The winners will be announced on Tuesday March 20th at the World Bio Markets in Amsterdam. There are 4 categories:
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World Bio Markets 2018
WORLD BIO MARKETS (20.03.2018 – 22.03.2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Stora Enso Launches Lignin-Based Phenol
Wood is composed of 20 – 30 % of lignin and has traditionally been discarded by the pulp and paper industries or at best turned into energy via co-generation. Stora Enso (Finland), a global major of the Pulp and Paper industry, announced recently the launch of its lignin-based phenol under the trademark Lineo™. The company…
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USDA-NIFA funds University of Tennessee for Plastics Development from Lignin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) coordinate and co-fund the Integrated Bio-refinery Optimization (IBO) program.
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Teijin Launches Planext to Replace Crome Platings in Cars
Teijin Limited (Japan) has announced the launch of its recently developed formable gasoline-resistant film made of PLANEXT® bioplastic to replace chrome plating, which Honda Lock Mfg. Co., Ltd. has now adopted for non-conductive door handles integrated with smart-entry systems.
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Become an Editor for Bioplastics News
You love to write about bio-based and biodegradable plastics? You like to write about market news, analysis, technology or you just like to give your opinion? Well, we have a great opportunity for you: become an editor for Bioplastics News and reach out to thousands of industry professionals. Contact us !!
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Catia Bastioli, Person of the Year 2017
It was a no-brainer to select the person of the Year 2017. The choice is logic as she has been the most fervent and brilliant ambassador and has been unanimously acclaimed as the indisputable leader of the bioplastic industry.
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Global Bioplastics Award 2017
The Global Bioplastics Award was presented by Michael Thielen from Bioplastics Magazine during the 12th annual Global Bioplastics Award ceremony.
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European Bioplastics Conference – 12th Edition 2017
The European Bioplastic Conference was a big success: over 330 delegates from more than 200 companies and 30 countries. You Can download the list or participants on the following link: European Bioplastics Conference 2017. Sponsors were: BASF, BIOTEC, DIN CERTCO, NatureWorks, Sulzer, and Total Corbion PLA. Bioplastics and the Bioeconomy Should we revise the EU Bioeconomy Strategy?…
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Super Cyanobacteria Produces Bioplastic Faster and Cheaper
We reproduce below a large extract of an article by Helena Tavares Kennedy published in the October 28, 2017 issue of BiofuelsDigest. It delivers a comprehensive update of recent progress made at the Michigan State University in the USA to produce bioplastics using cyanobacteria..
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Separate Recycling Streams for Biodegradable Plastics – A Hot Waste Legislation Topic in Europe
The Association of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) recently called for greater investments to be made for the implementation of separate recycling streams in the Member States. This call was totally supported by the European Bioplastics Association (EUBP) and is part of the current hot debates and careful consultations on the upcoming EU Strategy on Plastics…
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New Process for Biodegradable Plastics Production Using Sugar and CO2
Biodegradable plastics of the polycarbonate family could be made with sugar and carbon dioxide and thus replacing fossil carbon based polycarbonates. The Center for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath can be credited for this innovation.
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Bio-Sourced Biodegradable PLA Fibres Will Replace Polyester in Textiles
The textile industry is challenged to make a radical shift towards innovative and high added value products to counter the competition with low-wage countries.
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Arkema Invests Massively in Bio-based PA 11 Supply Chain … follow the money
Eager to sustain its strong customers growth, particularly in automotive, 3D-printing, and in consumer goods markets such as sports and electronics, Arkema (France) announced an investment plan of some 300 million euros over five years in the bio-sourced polyamide 11 supply chain.
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New Project to Utilize Bio-On Bioplastics for Food Packaging
The bioplastic developed by Bio-on (Italy) will be at the centre of a new European project that, thanks to a budget of almost 4 million Euro, aims to create new sustainable and biodegradable food packaging materials in the coming years.
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PEF Integrated in EU PET recycling
This is big news coming from Synvina (the JV between Avantium and BASF) as the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) – a voluntary initiative of industry organizations representing waste collectors, plastic recyclers, PET material producers and brand owners, gave an interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylene furanoate (PEF).
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€25M Granted to PEFerence the Synvina-led European Consortium for PEF
In the Netherlands, a BBI subsidy of €25 million has been granted to “PEFerence,” a consortium consisting of 11 companies including Synvina, its two JV partners Avantium (The Netherland) and BASF(Germany), Tereos Participations (France), Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co Kg (Austria), OMV Machinery Srl (Italy), Croda Nederland B.V.(The Netherlands), Nestec Sa (Switzerland) Lego…
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Synthetic Bio-Technology to Boost Green Chemicals Production by Guy Hélin
The start-up focusing on applications of micro-organisms to industry, using the tools developed initially to decode the human genes in labs.
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Bio-based Phenolics: Development of New Industrial Polymers for Fibre-Reinforced Composites and PU foams by Elena Benedetti
The company started-up in 2013 and is doing R&D on organic polymers, cascading use of resources following a zero waste concept.
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Turning Dust Into Stone with Bacteria by Martin Spitznagel founder of Dust Biosolutions GmbH
Turning dust into stonewith bacteria by Martin Spitznagel founder of Dust Biosolutions GmbH.
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Use of Empty Fruit Bunches by Dr Eva Kraner Project mgr at Autodisplay Biotech GmbH
The company focuses on making the production of palm oil more sustainable.
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HPX Polymers GmBH CEO Dr Uwe Bölz.
HPX develops new bio-degradable polymers based on waste from industrial processes of renewable resources.
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How to Obtain a Greener Footprint in the Wood Based Industry by Antonio Tourino Couso
Focusing on finding green alternatives to fossil based adhesives and additive incumbents e.g. formaldehyde free NAF adhesive technology based on MDI (using an MDI binding system).
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Innovative and Sustainable Solutions from the Oleochemicals Industry by Peter Greven
The Oleochemicals industry in EU has a turnover of approx. 4 bn€ and employs more than 10,000 employees.
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Update on Corbion-Total JV Bringing Innovation to the PLA Market by François de Bie
78 million tons of plastic are produced for single use packaging every year.
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Bio-based Polyols From Tall Oil and Rape Seed Oil for the PU Industry by Kristians Grundstoks
The Polyols market is worth 20bn USD and enjoys an 8% annual growth.
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Development of 1,5-Pentadiamine Based Polyamides by Alex Kedo
The company is focusing on the production of novel specialty chemicals by biological techniques and replacing incumbent product by a bio-based equivalent with similar characteristics.
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Insects are a Novel Source of Biomaterials by Nathalie Berezina
Ynsects started in 2011. 25 employees today. It claims to be the leader in the rapidly emerging insect based feed industry. Producing high quality chitosan to fill the gap between global demand of reportedly 20kt and 2016 production of 2.6 kt.
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Biotech Enabled Polysaccharides and Applications by Christian Lenges
Dupont Industrial Biosciences division introduced NUVOLVE* polysaccharides late 2016.
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Established and New Applications for Lignin, Hemicellulose and Cellulose by Gudbrand Rødsrud
Borregaard has a turnover of 450 M€ and 1050 employees. Claims to operate the most advanced bio-refinery in the world to produce specialty cellulose and lignin.
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Changing Commodities into High Value Specialty Products by Tim Davies
Initial focus of the company was on bio-based butanol and acetone. Now refocused on bio-based product development though advanced fermentation process AFP* .
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5- HMF as Key Enabler in Bio-Based Chemistry by Thomas Kläusli
Avalon Industries is focusing on the fructose > 5-HMF> FDCA route to enable furan polymers.
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Gamma-Valerolactone from Bio-Based Levulinic Acid as Alternative to Gamma Butyrolactone by Dr Marijn Rijkers
InnoSyn, founded on May 1st, 2017, is an R&D services spin-off from DSM to specifically focus on chemical programs to go: levulinic acid, fatty acid building blocks, lignin valorization and BIOFOREVER, the EU BBI project.
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Biosuccinium from Reverdia by Alexander Krapivin
10th International Conference on Bio-bases Marerials – Köln, Germany- May 10-11, 2017
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5- HMF as Key Enabler in Bio-Based Chemistry by Thomas Kläusli
Company is focusing on the fructose > 5-HMF> FDCA route to enable furan polymers.
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Industrial Enzymes for Cellulosic Sugars and Beyond by Matti Heikkilä
Core competence of Metgen enzyme engineering and its strategic focus is lignocellulosic biomass in multiple segments.
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Sustainable Supply Chain and Certification 4.0 by Dr Jan Henke
Sustainable Supply Chain and Certification 4.0 by Dr Jan Henke ISCC Systems GmbH
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Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials by Marcell Peuckert
Roundtable on sustainable Biomaterials by Marcell Peuckert from the RSB foundation
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Standardization, Labelling and Public Procurement of Bio-based Products by Lara Dammer
Standard is not legally binding but establishes technical specifications and requirements by consensus between the stakeholders of a sector.
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The “Bagisation” in Italy and France: a Market Engine for Bio-Based Plastics by Harald Kaeb
Bags matter because it is a huge market of more than 2 million tons in the EU. It attracts a lot of attention by the media & NGOs and a lot of interest by politicians. It is a starting point for bioplastics. Bags are not just a product but a symbol.
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From Lignocellulose to PEF by Ed de Jong
Leading research group in the Netherlands with 3 main focuses: furan platform, isohexide platform and sugar biotechnology platform.
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Emerging Bio-base Economies in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities by Dr. Wolfgang Baltus
Mitrphol, the main sugar supplier in Thailand is one of the driving forces of the bio-economy locally and in Asia at large. Thailand is at the forefront of this regional development.
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Production capacities of Bio-based polymers by Michael Carus
10th International Conference on Bio-bases Marerials – Köln, Germany- May 10-11, 2017
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Markets of Bio-Based Building Blocks by Philippa Davies
Graph showing again the decorrelation between the oil price and the price of dextrose in the US to the detriment of the latter in the last two years. Ethylene and propylene prices are actually lower than the price of dextrose in the US and Asia.
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Policy Updates for the Bio-Economy by Pierre-Alain Schieb
Main policy issues highlighted in the 2003 report on Bio-economy in Europe are still around but being gradually addressed by BBI JU and the fostering of R&D expenses beyond the health sector which used to capture 83% of them.
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From Renewable Feedstock to Bio-based Solutions – by Lars Börger
Neste, 12bn€ turnover and 5000 employees in 15 countries, has started its migration out of big oil . The largest shareholder is still the Finnish state with a 50,1% stake.
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Societal ROI of Bio-Based Chemicals and Materials by Dr Willem Sederel
The study is the result of a joint effort by Deloitte, Nova Institute and Delta
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Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU EU): Public -Private Partnership to Support the Transition to a Bio-Based Economy by Pilar Llorente
10th International Conference on Bio-bases Marerials – Köln, Germany- May 10-11, 2017
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The Brain Behind Avantium’s YXY Technology
Every day, hundreds of millions of plastic bottles are sold around the world, imposing a heavy burden on the environment. Aside from post-consumer plastic waste issues, these bottles rely on fossil-fuel-derived chemicals, require a significant amount of energy for production and leave behind a considerable CO2 footprint.
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Biomass to Bio-Butadiene: New Low-Cost Sustainable Sources to Produce Butadiene.
Synthetic rubber and plastics – used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriads of other products – are produced from butadiene, a molecule traditionally made from fossil carbon sources, petroleum or natural gas.
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Metgen Invents Novel Chemo-Enzymatic Route to FDCA
MetGen Oy, based in Kaarina – Finland, has invented a revolutionary chemo-enzymatic pathway that enables streamlined processes towards platform chemicals like 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) also known as dehydromucic acid.
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European Parliament recognizes the contribution of bioplastics to the EU circular economy.
The plenary’s vote on amendments of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive encourages Member States to support the use of bio-based materials for the production of packaging and to improve market conditions for such materials and products.
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Rennovia enters pilot stage of its bio-based 1.6- hexanediol (HDO) platform, accelerating the race to bio-nylon
Rennovia, CA (USA) has successfully commissioned and is operating its pilot plant operations for its sugars to 1,6-hexanediol process. 1,6-HDO is a platform intermediate to several commodity chemicals with over $20 billion global market value, including hexamethylenediamine (HMD), adipic acid (AA), and caprolactam.
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Toyota Goes Bioplastics Navigation System
DENSO Corporation (Japan) has been conducting research and development on plant-derived plastic materials, which are based on plant molecular structures, in order to reduce impacts on the environment.
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Avantium completes IPO and heads for first commercial plant to produce FDCA
In the Netherlands, Avantium completed its highly-anticipated initial public offering, raising $109.5M (€103M) via the sale of 9,401,793 shares at $11.70 (€11) per share, giving the company a market capitalization of $294M (€277M). Trading will begin on March 15th 2017 on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussels under the symbol AVTX.
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PepsiCo and Danimer Partner on Bio-degradable Film Resins
Danimer Scientific, GA USA and PepsiCo, Inc. NY USA have announced an agreement that includes development of Danimer Scientifics’ biodegradable film resins to meet the sustainable flexible packaging requirements of PepsiCo’s global food and beverage business.
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Plans Advancing for Comet’s Sarnia Cellulosic Sugar Plant
Comet Biorefining has begun detailed design work for a manufacturing plant it plans to build in Sarnia (Canada) to turn corn stalks and leaves, as well as wheat straw, into sugar for industrial uses.
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Total Corbion PLA Formally Starts Up Operations
Total Corbion PLA announced on March 2, 2017 the official launch of its operations to produce and market Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) polymers. As announced by its parent companies Total ( France)and Corbion (The Netherlands) last November, the new company is a 50/50 joint venture based in the Netherlands.
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VTT Develops CatLignin, a Reactive Lignin for Wood Adhesives
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed technology known as “CatLignin” to produce reactive lignin from pulp industry side streams to be used as a replacement for toxic phenol compounds in wood adhesives that are widely used in wood products and furniture.
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Thyssenkrupp PLAneo Technology Converts Lactic Acid into PLA
The company announced that it is building the first industrial demo plant of its patented PLAneo® technology in Changchun, China.
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Leaf Resources and Novozymes Join Forces in the Conversion of Biomass to Functional Sugars
Leaf Resources (Australia) is focused on making sustainable products from plant biomass. It has developed a patented biomass pretreatment process called GLYCELL*, which uses glycerine to economically produce cellulosic sugars.
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European Bioplastics Conference, Berlin November 2016 – Summary
This year edition of the European Bioplastics Conference was rich in content, especially for what concerns new molecules and new sugar platforms. Its specific waste management angle was able to cast light on the end of life of bioplastics and their specific role in transitioning from a linear to a circular economy, be it for…
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Bio-Based Polyamides
Here’s a reproduction of an excellent digest issued by my dear collegue Doris de Guzman from Tecnon OrbiChem on the bio-polyamides sector, a high-potential area for bio-based chemicals.
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Corbion and Total Form a Joint Venture
A week after breaking ground on its PLA plant in Thaïland, Corbion (The Netherlands) announces it forms a Joint Venture with Total (France) in bioplastics.
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BASF and Avantium form Synvina, a Biobased Chemicals JV
BASF (Germany) and Avantium (NL) have formed a joint venture for the production and marketing of furan-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA), which is produced from renewable resources, as well as the marketing of polyethylene-furanoate (PEF) based on the new chemical building block FDCA.
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Xinhuarun and Reverdia Partner to Develop Microcellular Bio-based PU Foam for Shoe Soles
Reverdia (the JV between Roquette, France and Royal DSM, Holland) and Dezhou Xinhuarun Technology (China) have signed an agreement to jointly develop and promote Biosuccinium™-based microcellular polyurethane (PU) foams. These new microcellular foams will be used in soles for footwear and further applications.
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