Category: People and Leaders
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Boris Johnson Used EPS in His Ad
Boris Johnson uses a bulldozer to go through a wall made of styrofoam in his latest campaign ad.
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The Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO of 2019
ILbioeconomista has organised a vote to identify the most innovative Bioeconomy CEO of 2019. Here’s the winner…
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Interview with BBI JU Executive Director, Philippe Mengal
Interview with Philippe Mengal, Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking. Watch the video
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Why I Became CEO of a Bioplastics Company?
Interview with Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO of TIPA.
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Interview With Corbion Sustainability Director
“We are becoming ever-more ambitious as regards sustainability”. Diana Visser, director sustainability at biotech company Corbion, about dealing with the…
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DSM Gets Two New CEOs
The Supervisory Board of Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announces the upcoming succession…
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Bio-on Gets New Management
Mr. Riccardo Casoni is appointed as the new general manager and sole director of Bio-on.
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European Bioplastics Elects New Board
European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry, has elected a new Board.
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Interview with CTO of Paper Bottle Company, Florian Müller
In April 2019, ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs, the leading Swedish provider of paper packaging materials and solutions, announced that they were…
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Total Corbion Appoints Kumru Kimya as Agent for Turkey
Total Corbion PLA, a global technology leader in Poly Lactic Acid (PLA), has appointed Kumru Kimya, a polymer trading company,…
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Interview with Corbion CEO, Olivier Rigaud
The new Corbion CEO Olivier Rigaud will present his vision early next year, and will reveal a tip of the…
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Interview with Novamont CEO On Sustainability and Circularity
A healthy, circular economy requires a radical change in mentality, but it will be to everyone’s benefit, says Novamont Chief…
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South Korea President Promotes Bio-Industry
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is pursuing plans to foster his country’s burgeoning beauty and skin care industry as part…
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Futamura Strengthens Sales and Marketing Team
Futamura, renewable and compostable packaging films manufacturer, has appointed Clare McKeown the new UK & Eire sales manager, and Amaia…
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James Bond Goes Bioplastics
According to the Daily Mail, the set sent 30 tons of food and biodegradable materials to an anerobic digestor to…
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Kanye West Launches Shoes Made With Algae Bioplastics
Kanye West is doing his part to reduce the carbon footprint of his Yeezy production and has found a way…
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TIPA CEO Says Tesco Should Reconsider Packaging Strategy
Daphna Nissenbaum, chief executive and co-founder of compostable packaging manufacturer TIPA, understandably disagrees with Tesco’s packaging strategy.
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Interview With Director New Bioplastics Federation
Plant Based Products Council’s new executive director takes on a biobased vision of the future.
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Interview With Patricia Oddshammar VP Biocomposites Stora Enso
Last September, Stora Enso received the highest rating for sustainability communications in a study assessing 95 companies listed on the…
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Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner appointed new Director of Fraunhofer IVV
Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner has been appointed Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising…
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Avantium Nominates Edwin Moses as Chairman of its Supervisory Board
Avantium announces the nomination of Dr. Edwin Moses for appointment to its Supervisory Board. The nomination will be submitted to…
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Mitsui Chemicals CEO Intends To Expand Use of Bioplastics
Mitsui Chemicals CEO talks about Bioplastics in his ‘Message from the CEO’ in the context of their annual report 2019.
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Ester Baiget Appointed New CEO of Novozymes
On 1 February 2020, Ester Baiget will take up the position as President & CEO of Novozymes. Ester joins from…
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Who Will Be the Person of the Year 2019?
Who deserves to be called Person of the Year 2019? Who was the best and outperformed his or her peers?…
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Lactips CEO in the Press
An Interview with co-founder and CEO of Lactips, Marie-Hélène Gramatikoff, was published on capital.fr.
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TIPA CEO in the Press
Daphna Nissenbaum: A Social Entrepreneur Creating A Better Society.
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Australian PM Calls For Global Plastic Policy at UN
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is pushing for a new commercial model for global recycling in a call at the United…
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Australian Billionaire Wants Plastic Producers To Pay Financial Contribution
Mining billionaire’s initiative would see manufacturers of virgin plastic pay premium for doing so
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Stora Enso Appoints Annica Bresky as President and CEO
Stora Enso’s Board of Directors has appointed Annica Bresky, 44, as the new President and CEO of the company as…
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Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU Talks About Bioplastics
This is the fifth-annual Bioplastics Week, an event designed to educate consumers and the plastics industry about plastics made from…
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Greta Thunberg Sues France For Being The Biggest Polluter
Greta Thunberg attacks world leaders for failing her generation as she files lawsuit at United Nations. She sues five countries…
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Greta Thunberg Speech at UN
Speech given by Greta Thunberg at the Assembly General of the UN, 4 minutes long.
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TIPA France Hires New Sales Director
Jean-Pierre Rakoutz will be responsible for developing the sales of the Israeli company specializing in bioplastics.
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Total CEO Questioned by French MPs Regarding Bioplastics
Total CEO, Patrick Pouyanné, was questioned by French MPs in the Economic Affairs Committee on September 17. He had to…
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Bio-Chemistry: Is France Doing Enough?
Who said chemistry could not rhyme with ecology? Plant chemistry uses bio-resources as an alternative to fossil fuels to create…
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Avantium Program Leader Goes Back to School
Klaas Jan Schouten appointed Research Assistant Professor Electrocatalysis and Applied Electrochemistry.
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Changing the World One Startup at the Time, An Investor Perspective
Exclusive Interview with Josko Bobanovic, Partner at Sofinnova Partners. Sofinnova Partners invests in start-ups, early-stage companies, corporate spin-offs and occasionally…
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Full Structure and Attribution of the New European Commission 2019-2024
President-elect Ursula von der Leyen today gave her agreement to the draft list of Commissioners-designate provided to her by the…
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iPhone Inventor Thinks Dow CEO is a Liar
Nest Founder Says Plastic Apologists Are ‘Lying’. Tony Fadell, iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor is on a warpath against plastics.
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DOW CEO Has the Solution to The Plastic Crisis
‘The Most Environmentally Friendly Material Out There’: Dow CEO Has a Counter-Argument to the Plastic Backlash.
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What is Good About Plastics?
Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental Technologies, talks about d2p Protective technologies.
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Neste Appoints Jeremy Baines President of Neste US
Jeremy Baines has been appointed as President of Neste US as of 1 September 2019.
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British Actress Campaigns Against Bottled Water
Joanna Lumley is the actress known from Absolutely Fabulous. Lumley is backing a campaign to reduce the consumption of bottled…
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Novamont Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The Foundation’s largest network continues to expand with six new members joining the diverse and dynamic CE100.
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Jan Ravenstijn Hits the Jackpot in the US
Cove, the California-based packaging innovation company set to launch the first water bottle made of biodegradable material this year, today…
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Novamont CEO To Become Member of EU Mission Boards
On 30th July Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, announced the names of the experts who have been…
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Trump Goes Into Plastics With Trump Straws
This time it’s real! Trump Goes into Plastics.
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History of Cellophane
What happened to the King of Plastics?
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French President Macron Promotes Bioplastics
Bioplastics promoted by French President Macron. What an article to start your week!
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Message From The CEO of Mistubishi Chemical
Becoming a chemical company that grows sustainably by accurately anticipating social change.
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Japan’s Visionary Leadership and the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision
The Honourable Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe, showed clear leadership and determination to solve the plastic waste problem…
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Questions and Answers on OXO-Biodegradability
Exclusive Interview with Michael Stephen, Chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association.
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Neste Appoints New Vice President Renewable Polymers and Chemicals
Mercedes Alonso, (M.Sc. Chem), has been appointed as Executive Vice President for Renewable Polymers and Chemicals of Neste Corporation and…
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Olivier Rigaud To Become New CEO of Corbion
Corbion today announced that the Supervisory Board has nominated Olivier Rigaud to succeed Tjerk de Ruiter as CEO of Corbion.
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Compostables Study Misleading According to BBIA
The Bio Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) has responded to the growing concerns surrounding compostable packaging.
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Joint European Vision for a Circular Bio-Society
On behalf of 15 parties from the European bio-economy, the Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC) has launched the joint Vision of…
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Greiner Boss Highlights Role of Packaging in Sustainability
The plastics packaging industry and the entire value chain should join efforts to protect the environment and make the circular…
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Who has the Best CEO: Neste, NatureWorks, Solvay or Basf?
There has been a recent wave of new CEOs in the Bioplastics Industry: NatureWorks, Neste, BASF and Solvay. Let’s look…
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Blue Trends for a Blue Future
Pierre Erwes’ (BioMarine) views on why blue bio plastic could be a game changer.
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Genomatica CEO Becomes Chair of Biocom’s Board
Biocom named Christophe Schilling, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Genomatica, the chair for the organization’s board of directors.
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CEO of Packaging Company on Bioplastics
Staeger Packaging’s Ian Jamie examines biobased materials and shares research conducted in collaboration with the NNFCC.
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Interview with Floreon’s Bioplastics Expert, Andrew Gill
Plastics were increasingly in the news towards the end of 2018 with ever greater scrutiny of their impact upon the…
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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…
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Neste Appoints New CEO
Peter Vanacker becomes new President & CEO at Neste Corp.
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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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Floreon … The Rising Star Of Bioplastics
Floreon is becoming one of the most important innovators in the bioplastics industry.
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Europe Must Continue to Invest in the Bioplastic Revolution
ARTICLE Published in the Parliament Magazine.
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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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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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Solvay Gets New CEO
Solvay gets new Female CEO for first time in 155 years.
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Neste Sprinting to the Future with Bioplastics
Exclusive Interview on the Future and Challenges of Bioplastics with Lars Börger, Head of Product Marketing – Emerging Businesses at…
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French Minister of Environment Resigns. Will the Plastic Policy follow?
French Minister of Ecological Transition, Nicolas Hulot, resigned earlier today.
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Will Smith Disrupts the Bottled Water Business
Will Smith and son Jaden Smith launched an eco-friendly bottled water company. The product will be sold in 800 UK…
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Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Bioplastics Shoes
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in eco footwear company Allbirds that uses bioplastics produced by Braskem.
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Elon Musk Builds Bioplastics Surfboards
Elon Musk teamed up with Matt Biolos’ Lost Surfboards to create a limited edition of 200 boards and each one…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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RENMATIX Receives Push by Total and Bill Gates
Renmatix announced it recently benefited from a $14 million investment led by Bill Gates and Total, which will reportedly help…
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Exclusive Interview with Michael Carus (Nova-Institute)
Exclusive Interview with Michael Carus from Nova Institute
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In memory of Guido Ghisolfi
Guido Ghisolfi, aged 58, VP of Mossi Ghisolfi Group, died tragically on March 3, 2015. I join Mario Bonaccorso, editor…
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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…
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