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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Bioplastics Packaging for Energy Gel
New bioplastic packaging for energy gel.
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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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Genomatica Gets Bigger
Genomatica get $90 Million to drive technologies and expand product lines.
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Bioplastics Will Be Used in Medical Applications
3D-Printed PCL/PLA composite stents could be used in cardiovascular applications
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HP Joins Dell in Ocean Plastics Consortium
HP and Ikea joins Dell’s consortium to turn ocean-bound plastic trash into products.
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Bioplastics in South Africa
Summary and highlights of article published about bioplastics in South Africa on iafrica.com.
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Bioplastics in Indonesia
Fragments of the Article Published on wbur.org. It gives an idea of the situation in Indonesia.
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Russia Enters Bioplastics Through Putin and Italian Connections
PRESS RELEASE – Bio-on grants bioplastic technology license to Russian group TAIF for production in Russia.
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European Bioplastics Association Reacts on European Parliament Vote
PRESS RELEASE from European Bioplastics.
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Europe Must Continue to Invest in the Bioplastic Revolution
ARTICLE Published in the Parliament Magazine.
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Chinese Create PCF from FDCA and May Disrupt PET and PEF
The bio-based polyester demonstrated great potential and could be used as engineering plastic.
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Bioplastics Straws Win Award
Taiwanese company won a gold medal and a special jury prize at the first Concours Lépine Méditerranéen in France for the…
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The Legacy of MEP Frederique Ries
Frederique Ries has been MEP since 1999. Let’s have a look at her legacy regarding plastics policies.
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Fraud and Crime in the European Recycling Industry?
The plastics recycling industry is being investigated for one of the largest environmental fraud.
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Novamont Boost Production
Novamont increases the production capacity of its Mater-Biopolymer plant located south of Rome.
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US Government Promotes Foam Made From Lignin
This article was published by USDA.
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Another Bioplastics Toothbrush
Tepe launches bioplastic toothbrushes made from sugar cane and castor oil.
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Bioplastics Made from Potatoes
The James Dyson Award is a worldwide competition for students who have designed solutions to modern-day problems and bioplastics is…
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Will the Chinese Disrupt the Bioplastics Industry?
Thyssenkrupp built the first commercial plant in China based on their patented PLA bioplastics process
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New Biodegradable Coffee Capsules
ALPLA and materials manufacturer Golden Compound have developed a biodegradable coffee capsule that can be home composted.
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First Biodegradable Crisps Packaging Made From Eucalyptus
The packets are made from cellulose and sustainably grown eucalyptus trees and are compostable in 26 weeks.
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Will Robots Lead the Next Bioplastics Revolution?
Startup Iron Ox is setting up a farm in California that will replace farmers with robots.
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Blue Bioplastics Funding Opportunity
EU Blue Economy call: €18.7 million available for funding
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Student Turns Vegetable Oil Into Biodegradable Plastics
Student startup turns vegetable oil into renewable fuels and biodegradable plastics
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BASF Goes For Biodegradable Cosmetics
BASF introduces two biodegradable alternatives to cosmetic ingredients.
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Will BASF leave the Synvina Joint Venture?
BASF and Avantium are fighting over the Synvina project. Will this lead to a divorce? Will this become the biggest…
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Japan Government Wants to Become Leader in Bioplastics
Japan government will reduce disposable plastic waste by 25 percent over next decade and promote plant-based bioplastics.
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NAFIGATE, the new generation of Cosmetics products based on the Hydal P3HB
PRESS RELEASE – Prague, October 10, 2018 – Cosmetics, which poses the circular revolution in the cosmetics industry, was introduced…
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Middle East Fashion Retailer Goes Bioplastics
PRESS RELEASE – Fashion Retailer Splash has partnered with Natur-Tec to pioneer a new sustainable biopolymer-based packaging solution for the…
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Waitrose & Partners Replaces Black Plastics with Bio-based Packaging
Waitrose & Partners will replace black plastics with fibre-based packaging for its range of Italian ready meals.
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Jamaica Food and Drink Festival Goes Bioplastics
Jamaica Food and Drink Festival (JFDF) will focus on reducing its environmental footprint and will use bioplastics foodware.
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Canadian Competition To Solve PLA Waste from 3D Printers
Canadian 3D print reseller, PrintYourMind3D, launched a contest aimed at Alberta students to tackle 3D printer waste.
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Indian Opinion Maker In Favour Of Bioplastics
Jaya Krushna Panigrahi, the Secretary of Orissa Environmental Society (OES), is one of the first environmentalists to initiate plastic ban.
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Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins Best Product Innovation Awards
Press Release – LineoTM by Stora Enso, launched earlier this year, has won ‘Best Product Innovation’ at the ICIS Innovation…
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Singapore Biodegradable Straw Company Gets US$13m Funding
RWDC Industries obtains US$13 million by venture capital firms Vickers Venture Partners and WI Harper Group.
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Lignin in the Chemical Industry
Published by European Commission – Today nearly all aromatic chemicals are made from oil-based sources. European researchers proposed to use…
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TUI Cruises Goes Bioplastics
Germany based operator TUI Cruises launches initiative “Wasteless” and will use bioplastics instead of plastics.
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Anellotech Carbon Reduction Claim Confirmed
Press Release – Jacobs Confirms Anellotech’s Bio-TCatTM Process Leads to Significant Carbon Emission Reductions Compared to Petro-based Aromatics
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Plastic Oceans: MEPs Back EU Ban on Polluting Throwaway Plastics by 2021
Press Release by the ENVI committee of the European Parliament
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The Future of Plastic Cutlery: Bioplastics vs Plastic
Many single use plastic items could soon be banned in the EU by the future “EU Directive on the reduction…
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Solvay Gets New CEO
Solvay gets new Female CEO for first time in 155 years.
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Floreon Wins Best Bioplastics Material Award
Floreon and Matrix Plastics are celebrating after winning a prestigious Plastics Industry Award in the category ‘Supplier Partnership – Material’.
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Frost & Sullivan Awards Bio-On for Best Cosmetic Innovation
Press Release – Bio-on has been awarded the “Best Practices” award by Frost & Sullivan for New Product Innovation in…
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The Biomarine Conventon and The Future of Algae Bioplastics
The Biomarine Convention 2018 took place in Cascais (Portugal) from October 2nd to the 4th and it was a great…
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Are Australians Getting Closer to Biodegradable Computers and Semiconductors?
Australian National University scientists have invented a thin, bendable semiconductor that is also biodegradable.
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Carbon Trust Endorses Braskem’s Carbon-Negative Claims for Bio-based Plastic
Brazilian chemicals company Braskem, producers of I’m green™ – a bio-based polyethylene made from sugarcane – has had its negative carbon footprint…
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Government Officials Will Use Sense of Smell to Recognise Fake Bioplastics Bags
Malaysia is facing fake and substandard biodegradable plastic bags. Federal Territories Ministry enforcement officers were trained and will use their…
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Bioplastics Makes it to the London Design Festival
During London Design Festival 2018, crafting plastics! studio presented ‘Feel Free To Consume’ ready-to-wear products and objects made from Nuatan…
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Amsterdam is Building 3D Printed House from Bioplastics
Dutch company DUS Architecture is building a full-sized 3D printed 700m2 canal house from bioplastics. The plastic is more than 50%…
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Trinidad and Tobago Ban Polystyrene
Trinidad & Tobago ban polystyrene products such as styrofoam containers in 2019.
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Novamont Disrupts Cosmetics Industry
Novamont develops biodegradable materials for cosmetic applications that have similar performance as traditional microplastics.
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Release of Plastic Balloons at Sea is Littering
Campaigners claim that biodegradable plastic balloons blown away at sea are not biodegrading and are causing harm to seabirds, seals…
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Danimer Scientific Will Open First Commercial PHA Plant
Danimer Scientific is opening a fermentation facility in Kentucky for the production of its PHA biopolymer that will be commercialised…
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John Deere Uses Bioplastics
John Deere and International Harvester have replaced metal cosmetic and functional components with bioplastics.
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EU Project ReTAPP Converts Wood Into Bioplastics
Article Published by the European Commission
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Canadian Student Transforms Food Waste into Bioplastics
University of Toronto Student Luna Yu converts food waste into PHA.
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Brussels To Ban Single Use Plastics
The city of Brussels will ban single-use plastics that is not reusable or recyclable during public events in the public…
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Lidl to Stop Using Black Plastic Packaging
Lidl UK plans to remove black plastic from its fruit and vegetable range by the end of this month and from…
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Co-op Supermarkets Will Use Bioplastics Bags
Co-op supermarkets will replace all single-use plastic bags with biodegradable alternatives.
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Breakthrough in Converting Lignin into Bio-Aromatics
Mark Crocker and colleagues from University of Kentucky (US) have reported a breakthrough in the heterogeneously catalysed oxidative depolymerisation of…
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USDA Promotes Bioplastics
Article Published on the website of USDA: A New Industrial Revolution for Plastics
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PepsiCo and Danimer Scientific Win the 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics Award
The Plastics Industry Association in Washington awarded Danimer Scientific and PepsiCo as the joint winners of the 2018 Innovation in…
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Burundi Bans Plastic Bags
The government of Burundi bans the production, import and sales of plastic bags and other plastic packaging.
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Waitrose Will Use Bioplastics Bags
Waitrose & Partners will start using bioplastics bags by next spring
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Ford Goes for Tequila Bioplastics
Ford is testing bioplastics made from agave fibre, the plant used to produce tequila.
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Apple iPhone Goes Bioplastics
Apple’s newest iPhones, iPhone XS, uses cover glass that’s 32 percent bio-based plastic.
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Bioplastic Feedstock 1st, 2nd and 3rd Generations
A Summary of Bioplastics Feedstock
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Bio-On Uses Cooking Oil To Make Bioplastics
Latest press release from Bio-On on the use of cooking oil to produce bioplastics
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PepsiCo Goes for Bioplastic Bottles
PepsiCo joins Danone and Nestle Waters in bioplastics bottles R&D partnership
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Carlsberg Replaces Plastic Rings With Recyclable Glue
Danish brewer Carlsberg replaces plastic rings with a new “snap pack”.
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Operation Ocean Clean Up Has Started
System 001 was invented by dutchman Boyan Slat and launched this weekend to remove between 40.000 and 80.000 tons of plastics…
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Finalists of Sustainability Award 2018
Here are the finalists of the Sustainability Awards 2018 that will take place on 23 October 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden
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Ghana Government Wants to Develop Bioplastics
Ghana Government is Looking at Cassava Flour to Produce Biodegradable Plastic Bags.
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The History of Elephant Grass Bioplastics
Using elephant grass or miscanthus to make bioplastics is not new. Elephant grass was going to revolutionise bioplastics, but it…
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Lucozade and Skynews Will Replace Plastic Bottles at Sport Events
Lucozade Sport will trial plastic-free edible seaweed packaging during running events
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Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT Create a New Bioplastic for Straws
Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT combine two types of biodegradable plastic to create a new material.
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