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Global Bioplastic Demand to Reach 6 Mn metric Tons by 2019
Global bioplastic demand projected to reach 6 Mn metric tons in 2019 in a recent study issued by BCC Research (USA).
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ENI Versalis and Novamont Inaugurate First Joint Venture Plant
ENI Versalis (I) & Novamont inaugurate first plant of their joint venture Matrìca to produce plant based chemicals.
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PEF and Avantium Towards Replacement of PET
A big step forward for PEF and Avantium towards the replacement of petroleum based polyethylene terephtalate (PET): USD 50 Mn investments bring Avantium closer to completion of Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) commercial scale plant.
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Soy-Based Polyols as Alternative to Polyurethane
The United Soybean Board (USA) confirms Soy-based Polyols as reliable and lower carbon footprint alternative to petrochemical conventional polyurethane.
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PTT & Bio-Based PU Drives PDO Market
1, 3-propanediol (PDO) is a high value specialty chemical used as a monomer in the synthesis of polyesters, polyurethanes and polyethers.
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Gevo Ships Bio-Paraxylene (PX) to Toray
Gevo is selling para-xylene (PX) derived from its renewable iso-butanol to Toray (Japan) , one of the world’s leading producers of fibers, plastics, films, and chemicals.
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Lignin Feedstock Requires Funding
Use of lignin as feedstock by 2020 requires funding of public and private R&D projects. Long considered a waste product of the pulping industry, lignin, a major component of biomass, is currently being used for low and medium-value applications (e.g. binding and dispersing agents), representing a market of $730 million.
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Sustainable Packaging: Drivers & Perspectives
Consumer demand, government legislation and technology advances will propel sustainable packaging to a $244 billion market by 2018, according to a new report issued by Smithers Para.
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Metabolix Develops PHA Technology
Metabolix (USA) develops polyhydroxalkanoate (PHA) copolymer technology to enhance performance and versatility of polylactic acid (PLA).
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Avantium Wins European Cleantech Company Award
Avantium (The Netherlands) among the leading technology companies known for its collaborations with iconic market players such as The Coca-Cola Company and Danone, was named by Cleantech Group (CTG), as European Cleantech Company of the Decade.
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TSE Awarded for PUR Spray Layup Resin
TSE Industries based in Clearwater Florida has been awarded the JEC Americas 2014 Innovation Award for its VOC and Bisphenol A-free bio-based polyurethane spray layup reinforcing resin.
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Domtar Lignin Separation with Metso Technology
Domtar has successfully started up a commercial-scale LignoBoost™lignin separation plant at its pulp and paper mill located in Plymouth, NC (USA). This is the first commercial installation of a LignoBoost plant in the world and the technology is supplied by Metso.
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Bio-based LYCRA Fibre
INVISTA, owner of the LYCRA® brand, introduces the only commercial offering of a bio-derived elastane available globally and for use in a wide variety of apparel fabrics and garments, including sportswear and haute couture.
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FRX Polymers Green Flame Retardants
FRX Polymers, Inc. was founded in 2007 following five years of intensive research and development in the field of inherently flame retardant plastics.
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Teknor Apex Win Innovation in Bioplastics Award
Teknor Apex, a privately held firm, was established in 1924. Headquartered in Pawtucket, R.I., it manufactures in the U.S., Singapore, China and the U.K. and sells in 90 countries.
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Sustainable Bio Awards 2014
The nominations have been counted and the results are in as the winners of the 2014 Sustainable Bio Awards were announced today at the World Bio Markets event in Amsterdam
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Verdezyne Produces DDDA From Yeast
Verdezyne (USA) succeeds in producing 1 metric ton of bio-based dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) using its proprietary yeast platform.
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ExxonMobil Goes BioPolymers
The Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI) and ExxonMobil team-up to research on the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into polymers.
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China BioPlastic Capacity
Focus on China’s biodegradable plastic capacity: it reportedly grew at a Compound Average Growth Rate of 21% from 2009 to 2013 as per ResearchInChina.
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Biggest Biopolymers Market
North America is the biggest market for biopolymers and consumes 1/3 of the total global demand states RnR Market Research report issued in April 2014.
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MetaBolix Mvera Transparent Biopolymer Film
Metabolix (USA) announces it will launch its transparent biopolymer blown film grade Mvera™ B5011 at Interpack’14 (May 8-14th at Messe-Duesseldorf Germany).
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BioPlastic Collaborative Partnerships
Dyson (UK) and the Center for Process Innovation (CPI-UK) explore the use of plant based biopolymers in food packaging, 3D printing and other applications.
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From Fermentation to Bacteria, A New BioPlastic Era
From fermentation and catalysis to bacteria: chemistry is gradually shifting production paradigm and moving into a new era (Cont’d). An example of microbial plastic factory for the synthesis of novel lactate-based biopolymers: summary of the Technical Paper.
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Biodegradable Single–Use Bags on the Agenda
Biodegradable single–use bags are at the top of the agenda for industry experts at European Bioplastics’ high level panel debate in Brussels (Belgium)
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Bioplastics Compostability – What You Need to Know
A lot has been written about bioplastics’ biodegradability properties and their ability to be composted, or “organically recycled” as some legislations in Europe would call it. When bioplastics originally hit the market some 18 years ago, there was some misconception that all were compostable and that therefore, much of the global petrochemical plastics industry would convert,…
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Bio-Carbonates from Soybean & CO2
A practical case of using CO2 as feedstock: Evonik’s Creavis is developing soybean oil-based bio-carbonates actually using CO2 as feedstock
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New Bioplastic Production Paradigm
From fire to bacteria: chemistry is gradually shifting production paradigm and moving into a new era.
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Corbion & Basf Partner on Succinity
Another European Bioplastic Collaborative Partnership on Bio-Succinic Acid comes to fruition: a JV between Corbion Purac (Netherlands) and BASF (Germany) starts commercial production.
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Chitosan Bioplastic Objects
Shrimp shells into shape : chitosan-based bioplastic can be used to fabricate objects using injection molding as proven at lab level by Harvard’s Wyss Institute
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GIFT Technology in Argentina
Porta Hnos S.A. Signs Agreement to Become Exclusive Licensee of Gevo’s GIFT® Technology in Argentina and produce BIO-ISOBUTANOL
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Bio-Succinic Acid: A Blockbuster
Bio-Succinic Acid: a plant based chemistry blockbuster for the coming years. Recent allied market research study forecast an AAG > 40 %
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Solvay and Bio Epoxy Production
News from SOLVAY’s and VINYTHAI’s plan to build a second Bio-Epichlorohydrin plant in Asia and take a major position on this key feedstock for bio-epoxy resin production.
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The City of Tomorrow Chinaplas
The City of Tomorrow at Chinaplast to showcase the latest trends and applications of plastics and rubber technologies that foster sustainability
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Novamont Buys JV Mater-Biopolymer
Novamont (Italy) acquires 78% of the shares in JV Mater-Biopolymer srl from Mossi & Ghisolfi (Italy).
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Verdezyne to Produce Bioplastic in Malaysia
Carlsbad-based biochemical company Verdezyne, Inc. has entered in June last year into a collaboration with Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) in its assessment of Malaysia as the destination for its first biochemical production facility of commercial size in the Asia Pacific Region.
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GlycosBio to produce Bioplastic in Malaysia
Biochemical producer, GlycosBio, is building its first commercial facility in southern Malaysia. The 10.000 ton plant is expected to start-up this year and will be used to produce anhydrous ethanol and targeted biochemicals based on demand.
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METEX to produce Bioplastic in Malaysia
METabolic EXplorer, (METEX) a white biotechnology company that specializes in the development of bioprocesses for the production of chemical compounds used in a wide range of everyday products (textile fibers, paints, solvents, animal feed supplements, adhesives, etc.) has recently provided an update on its project to build a bio-propanediol (1.3 PDO) production plant in Malaysia.
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Malaysia: The Next Bioplastic Destination?
Malaysia is keen on valorizing its significant volume of palm tree biomass into biobased chemicals and bioplastics. Malaysia reportedly produces around 80 million tons/year of biomass waste.
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Australian Bioplastic Waste Management in China
Cardia Bioplastics selected to supply bioplastic waste management bins & kitchen waste bags to China Nanjing Jianye District.
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China and European Bioplastic Technology
Chinese Company to use NAFIGATE Corporation’s Czech Hydal Technology to Produce Bioplastics. Czech company NAFIGATE Corporation that focuses on transfer of high technology and commercialization of hi-tech products has signed a set of contracts with a Chinese firm Suzhou Cleanet.
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Bioplastic Made from Algae
The third generation of plant chemistry: how Algae can be used as feedstock for plastics & more. The University of Greenwich is ready to test the water.
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Australia and Bioplastic
Australia: not to be forgotten as a key area for bioplastics development and expansion in the Southern hemisphere with players like Cardia and Plantic.
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Global Market Value of Bioplastic
Global market for bioplastics reported to rise up to USD 5.8 Bn in 2021 by Ceresana
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KIA Motors and BioPlastic Vehicles
“The Power to Surprise”. The motto of Kia Motors Corporation (South Korea) applies to its SOUL Electric Vehicle (EV) stuffed with bio-plastics which made its debut at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show.
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Carbon Fiber from Biomass
Next breakthrough: carbon fiber from Biomass. En route to a totally sustainable airplane!
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Bioplastic and 3D Printing
The ExOne Company (ExOne) was founded in 2005 as a spin-off of Extrude Hone Corporation, a global supplier and developer of precision nontraditional machining processes and automated systems for more than 40 years.
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Furfural – Past and Future
Furfural (“FF”) family – Genealogy and promising next generation. Furfural is the chemical precursor for furfuryl alcohol (“FA”), tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA), furoic acid, furfurylamine, methylfuran and furan. From furan, tetrahydrofuran (THF) is derived, which is the precursor for polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG).
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AVA Biochem Starts Facility for Renewables
AVA Biochem starts-up Biochem-1 facility in Muttenz (Switzerland) to produce renewable 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF)
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Arkema Latest Solutions for Ski Boots
A few days ahead of the Sochi Olympic games, Arkema (France) presented its bio-based Pebax® RNew 80R53 grade for ski boots at ISPO, the outdoor sportswear exhibition in Munich.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Develops DURABIO for Cars
Mitsubishi Chemicals develops new grade of DURABIO™ bio-based engineering plastic for the automotive industry.
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BioAmber New Plant will Supply Vinmar
BioAmber (Canada) plans to build a 100,000 Ton capacity BDO plant in North America to start-up in 2017. Vinmar (USA) has committed to purchase 100% of this capacity and participate into the plant financing.
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Toray Increases Activity in Automotive and Aircraft Industry
Toray to enhance production site and expand capacity for carbon fiber TORAYCA® Prepreg in the US for the Automotive and Aircraft manufacturing Industry.
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Forecasted Bioplastics Industry Growth
The global bio-plastics industry is expected to witness significant growth and reach an estimated $7.02 billion by 2018
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Biodegradable PHA
CSIR-CSMCRI Based in Bhavnagar – India – announced it has been granted a European patent for its development of biodegradable PHA from glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel produced from the jatropha oil plant.
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Biomass Chemistry Development
Biomass chemistry and its key global and regional development drivers – Interview of Daniel Gibbs by Mario Bonaccorso, editor of “Il Bioeconomista”, published on January 20 and reproduced entirely below.
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Lignin as Key Source of Bio-Molecules
Bio-lignin as key source of bio-molecules – Report from the editor on 3BCAR Forum which took place in Paris on January 20, 2014
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Ecochem Basel
Ecochem Basel: CEO’s and global leaders from the world’s elite brands and chemical companies gather in the Swiss city two months ahead of the Davos summit.
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BioPolymers Trends
Current progress on Bio-Based Polymers and their future trends: a reference review paper
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BioHub
BioHub™ is an open innovation Program at Roquette (France) to Develop Biobased Products and Processes
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BioPlastic in Automotive sector
Industry trend: high end compounds and fiber reinforced compounds gradually replace metal in automotive parts.Engineering plastics and thermoset materials have already succeeded in replacing metal in multiple markets. The key driver for this substitution is weight reduction and, consequently, lower fuel consumption for vehicles of all types.
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The Future of Epoxy Resin
EPOXY RESIN, the one industrial chemical with multiple applications- has also a path to be bio-sourced in the future and be part of bio-polymers.
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BioAmber and CCP Team Up
BIOAMBER & CCP team-up to increase the biobased content of composites, enhance their properties and enlarge their potential application spectrum.
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Lignin – The Future Gold
LIGNIN: the bio-sourced brown gold that is not coffee but could still be worth as much as $2000/ton in the future. This becomes an absolute buzz theme for plant chemistry scientists!
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Bio-Based PET
RENMATIX (Atlanta) and VIRENT (Madison Wisconsin) have signed a partnership to develop a fully bio-based PET bottle for Coca Cola.
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European Bioplastics Conference
Bioplastics have potential for being a truly sustainable material”states EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik. Such an encouraging perspective could not stay unnoticed!
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LanzaTech and Evonik Alliance
LANZATECH (NZ) forming new alliance to create a complete value chain from waste to bioplastics owing to combination of rich global collaborative partnerships.
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Mater-Bi® Biopolymers
Novamont Presented New Range of Mater-Bi® Biopolymers at the 4th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin on December 10 and 11.
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Bottles from Furfural
Bioplastics PEF (polyethylene furanoate) is an alternative to PET and bio-PET for soft drink bottles, offering enhanced functionalities.
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