2025
- As carbon neutrality emerges as an irreversible trend of the times, demand for eco-friendly plastics is increasing
- This Company Can Make Plastic With 90% Less Fossil Fuels: Is That Enough?
- The future of beauty is low-waste – five must have eco-conscious beauty hero products
- AI and E-Commerce are powering the rise of biodegradable solutions
- Poll finds three-quarters of voters say councils failing to tackle litter
- 100,000 plastic gas cylinders to be introduced by mid-2025 — EMRC
- Plastic alternatives not in bag yet
- Beauty companies turn to biodegradable ingredients for planetary and human health
- Top 15 Eco-Materials That Could Replace Plastic for Good
- Are seaweed farms good for the planet?
- Get ready for the future of Hyperscale Biology
- Beyond the Frame: How Biocomposite Facades Are Redefining Carbon-Conscious Design
- This is serious: slime could revolutionize bioplastic design
- Scientists unveil futuristic material that could reshape how we live and work: ‘Can play a pivotal role in … the future’
- Global environmental plastic dispersal under OECD policy scenarios toward 2060
- Can Plants Replace Petroleum? Biobased Nylon Innovators Say Yes
- ‘ESG’ is fading from corporate lexicon: study
- How to make smarter decisions about sustainable plastic production
- Plastics Recyclers Europe president calls for urgent action to save domestic production
- The Rise of India’s Bioeconomy From $10bn to $165.75bn in a Decade
- P-Life Japan Inc. Highlights the Importance of Biodegradable Plastics in Sustainability Efforts
- Recycling in Australia: Chemical recycling expands amid plastic waste challenges
- Degradable bioplastics offer a smart solution to nitrogen pollution
- Global push for biodegradable packaging faces regulatory gaps and market challenges
- Plastics of the Future? Interdisciplinary Review on Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers: Progress in Chemistry, Societal Views, and Environmental Implications
- Recycled vs. Bioplastics: Which is the Future of Sustainable Cars?
- Building momentum for PHA
- How advances in alternative plastics could help address the waste crisis
- An emerging solution to the world’s plastic waste problem
- The Future of Bioplastic Production Requires Targeted Collaboration and Coordination
- Addressing the plastisphere: Sustainable approaches to combat plastic pollution
- The Future of Plastics Lies in Bioplastics and Advanced Biotechnology
- Benzene, PET markets highlight need to reimagine scenario planning for an uncertain landscape
- Addressing the plastisphere: Sustainable approaches to combat plastic pollution
2024
- Forget microplastics. Tomorrow’s plastic can be fully ocean-degradable
- Doppelganger Plastics: A More Desirable Alternative?
- The hunt for sustainable plastic solutions
- Fossil-free plastic packaging: Pipe dream or realistic scenario
- Fiber-based momentum: Barrier technologies, supply chain certifications and agri waste top market trends
- Fast-food restaurant chain shares impressive effects of switching to compostable disposables: ‘Everyone really cares about this issue’
- Inside the debate over PLA, the packaging industry’s favorite bioplastic
- The Role of Plastic Parts Manufacturers in the Evolution of Rapid Prototyping Services
- The growing importance of bioplastics
- Consumers willing to pay more for biodegradable plastic – but it’s not enough
- Converting Trends: Providing Sustainable Flexible Packaging Amid Volatility
- Why bio-based chemicals and materials face a higher entry to market bar than fossil incumbents – and why they deserve the effort
- Is the European foodservice packaging sector facing an “existential crisis”?
- Can We Replace Over-Engineered Single-Use Plastics With Unplastic Solutions?
- Businesses reporting heavy losses with reusable bags, utensils
- The Future of Plastic Injection Molding: Trends and Innovations
- Risks mount for US ethylene exports
- Progress in Sustainable Polymers from Biological Matter
- Are Bioplastics Finally Ready for Take Off?
2022
- The rise of China’s biodegradable plastics industry
- Plastic ban: Eco-friendly brands make hay out of wood products
2021
Future of Bioplastics ( 2019)
Companies are making an effort to become more sustainable such as reducing the use of resources, upcycling instead of recycling and trying alternative materials. Companies are also more attentive to what consumers want.
- Sustainability and Efficiency: The New Trends Driving the Plastics Industry
- Global Consumer Survey on Plastic Waste
- Trends in Packaging: Recycling, Fewer and Alternative Materials
There’s growing expectations towards Algae and Seaweed in the bio-economy and no exception for Blue (Bio-) Plastics.
The Fashion, Sport and Textiles sector is going “Bio”:
The Eyewear industry is going “Bio”
The construction sector is Going “Bio”
- Increased Use of Biobased Materials in Construction in 2020
- What is Hempcrete?
- Biodegradable Construction Materials for Farmhouses
- Funding Round for Biocement
What types of Bioplastics or bio-chemicals will hit the market?
- Kaneka Builds 5.000 tons PHBH Plant
- Danimer Scientific Opens First Nodax PHA Commercial Plant
- Avantium Set to Become World Leader in Plant-Based MEG
Future of Bioplastics (2018)
Michigan State University scientists are producing biodegradable bioplastics with sunlight and bacteria….
The most commonly used materials to produce bioplastics are corn, sugarcane, vegetable oil and starch. There may be a new kid on the block: (red) seaweed.
Scientists from Imperial College London have found a method to accelerate the process of breaking down biomass by 30 times.
Eurotech Extrusion Machinery, NatureWorks, Nippon Gohsei and Sukano have successfully processed a multilayer transparent bio-based barrier film. This is a giant leap for the PLA and food packaging sector.
Project EFFECTIVE involves 12 organisations from 8 countries and has the purpose to produce more sustainable nylon and fibres. This is an early sign of the disruption of the nylon industry.
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.
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.
Future of Bioplastics (2017)
The article delivers a comprehensive update of recent progress made at the Michigan State University in the USA to produce bioplastics using cyanobacteria..
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.
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.
Future of Bioplastics (2016)
Future of Bioplastics (2015)
Grand View Research expects the bioplastic packaging market to grow significantly over the next six years.
Global bio-based polyurethane (PU) market is expected to reach USD 37.5 million by 2020, or less than 0.07% of the total PU market according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing preference for bio plastics on account of environmental concerns, is expected to drive global bio-PU market over the next six years.
The Biobased Packaging conference (BioPAC), which took place mid-May in Amsterdam, was both informative and disappointing. It was informative because it illustrated many diverse ideas and potential roles of bioplastics in commodity packaging end-use applications.
Whilst Corbion (NL) is strategically moving downstream from lactic acid into polylactic acid (PLA) to become second supplier, the pioneer PLA supplier in commercial quantities, NatureWorks, based in Minnesota (USA), is pushing its leadership position forward
.The recent NPE Plastics tradeshow held in Orlando, Florida, USA, evidenced a greater acceptance of bio-based plastics and additives as several companies launched or highlighted bio-derived materials at the show.
Future of Bioplastics (2014)
The global bio-plastics industry is expected to witness significant growth and reach an estimated $7.02 billion by 2018
Current progress on Bio-Based Polymers and their future trends: a reference review paper
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.
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).
Bio-Succinic Acid: a plant based chemistry blockbuster for the coming years. Recent allied market research study forecast an AAG > 40 %
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.
Shwetha Kamath recently posted an article in Ecoideaz giving an answer to the aforementioned question.
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.
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.