Category: Joint Venture & Partnerships
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First Smart Pharma Packaging Partnership
Top trio collaborate to extend smart packaging in pharma to unit level
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DSM and TU Delft Partner on AI Bioscience
DSM and TU Delft establish artificial intelligence laboratory to drive bioscience innovation
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First Thai Plastic Waste Processing Community Enterprise
Plastic waste processing community enterprise in Thailand
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Suez and Fermentalg Partner on CO2 Capture
Fight against climat change: Fermentalg and SUEZ create a joint venture to accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of solutions for…
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Maersk Partners with The Ocean Cleanup
A.P. Moller- Maersk, The Ocean Cleanup extend relationship with new three-year partnership
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Unilever and Alibaba Partner on Recycling
Unilever teams up with Alibaba on recycling deal
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Unilever and Sabic Partner on rPP
Our new Knorr recyclable packs are a load of rubbish
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Viet Nam National Plastic Action Partnership
The Viet Nam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) is a collaboration between the Government of Viet Nam, represented by the…
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UPM and Domtar Partner on Lignin
UPM Biochemicals grows lignin business with new Domtar supply agreement
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Dupont and Kemira Partner on Biomaterials
Kemira and DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences partner for development and commercialization of new breakthrough biomaterials
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Sulapac and QuadPack Celebrate First Year Partnership
Quadpack celebrates the anniversary of an innovative agreement that aims to have a positive impact on the planet
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ExxonMobil Goes Chemical Recycling
Agilyx forms joint venture with ExxonMobil for plastic waste recycling
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Sabic and Beiersdorf Partner on Renewable Cosmetic Packaging
Beiersdorf Creating Renewable Plastics for Mass Cosmetics Packaging
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Pangaia and Kintra Partner for Biodegradable Polyester
PANGAIA Announces Investment in Materials Science Company, Kintra Fibers
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Woodly Launches Wood Based Kitchen Products (FREE)
Orthex and Woodly working together towards carbon neutrality – announcing the world’s first kitchen products made from Woodly’s wood-based plastic,…
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Agilyx and A Eon to Partner on Chemical Recycling
Agilyx Signs Agreement with A.Eon
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New Bio Acrylic Acid Partnership
Cargill, IFPEN and Axens collaborate to advance lactic-to-acrylic-acid technology
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Danimer Scientific and Kemira Partner on PHA Coatings
Kemira Announces Partnership with Danimer Scientific to Develop Biodegradable Coating for Paper and Board Industry
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Yoghurt Pot Made From Chemical Recycled PS
Total, intraplás and yoplait successfully demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating recycled polystyrene from chemical recycling into yogurt pots.
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Carbon Negative Plastic for Automotive Sector
Global automotive Tier 1 manufacturer Motherson Group announced its collaboration with Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials.
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Printed Plastic Films Recycling
New initiative PrintCYC: Innovative solutions for a circular economy
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Paccor and Total Partner on PCR PP
Paccor ready to produce containers with post-consumer pp from total circular compounds®
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Versalis Partner with AlphaBio Control for Biobased Herbicides and Biocides
Versalis: agreement with AlphaBio Control for the production of bio-based herbicides and biocides
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Audi and Kit Partner on Automotive Plastic Recycling
Audi and KIT are working on recycling method for automotive plastics
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Stora Enso and Tetra Pak Partner on Beverage Carton Recycling
Stora Enso and Tetra Pak to explore the building of a recycling line for used beverage cartons
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Nestle Launches Coffee Pods Recycling
Industry leaders Nestlé and JDE Peet’s join forces to launch nationwide coffee pod recycling scheme in the UK
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Tipa Goes US
Commonwealth Packaging Company and TIPA Announce Strategic Partnership for US Market
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Gruppo Maip and Eastman Partner on Sustainable Automotive Materials
Eastman and Gruppo Maip, a leading international plastics formulator and compound producer based in Turin, Italy, have announced a partnership…
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Coca Cola Terminates Contract with Loop Industries
Coca-Cola Terminates Agreement with Loop Industries
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Circularise, Porsche, Borealis, Covestro and Domo Partner on Plastic Blockchain
Circularise and Porsche collaborate with Borealis, Covestro and Domo Chemicals to enable the traceability of plastics in the automotive sector
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Neste and LG Chem Partner on Circular Polymers and Materials
Neste needs to hurry up to develop new revenue stream because its biofuels revenues could melt like snow in the…
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BGN Technologies and ECOIBÉRIA Partner on Biodegradation of Plastic
BGN Technologies Announces Research Collaboration with ECOIBÉRIA for Biodegradation of Plastic
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Mainetti Partner with UBQ on Green Coat Hangers
Mainetti Group Announces Partnership With UBQ
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Aliplast and NextChem Partner on Upcycling
Aliplast and NextChem team up for plastics recycling
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Florida Researchers Find Potential Future for Sustainable Plastics
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers find potential future for sustainable plastics
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US Bottle Consortium Getting Stronger
SLAC researchers join effort to make plastic more recyclable
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Nordmann to Market Biofibre
Bio-based compounds for the plastics industry: Nordmann launches distribution partnership with Biofibre
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Gevo and Total Partner on Renewable Isoamylene
Gevo to develop renewable Isoamylene in partnership with TOTAL
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Sabic Renewable Polycarbonate
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced its partnership with Elkamet Kunststofftechnik GmbH, an industry leader in…
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Licella and Canfor Form New JV Arbios Biotech
Cat-HTR™ Technology Innovators Licella Enter into New Joint Venture with Canfor to Form Arbios Biotech. Longer term, Arbios believes its…
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Lego Family Invest in Chemical Recycling Startup
Speculation on the stock market
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ADM and Spiber Partner on Biopolymers
ADM and Spiber to Partner on Production of Innovative Biobased Polymers
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Sabic Partners on Circular Nonwovens for Hygiene Industry
Sabic and Fibertex personal care to bring world’s first nonwoven made with certified circular polypropylene
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New Partnership for Recyclable Flow Wrap
BillerudKorsnäs joins forces with Syntegon Technology to launch Recyclable Flow Wrap,
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Cargill and Virent Partner on Bio
Cargill and Virent collaborate to study Virent’s BioForming® technology to produce biobased fuels and chemicals.
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Borealis and Menshen Partner on PCR Packaging Closures
Borealis and MENSHEN launch new packaging closures made of post-consumer recycled resin to enable more sustainable living
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Poland Spring Partners with UMaine to Develop Bio Materials
This collaboration supports the development of technologies to identify and assess viable alternative materials that will reduce the environmental impact…
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Sabic and Bruckner Partner on Sustainable Films
Collaboration aims to encourage flexible packaging manufacturers to use sabic’s trucircle™ solutions to create more sustainable products
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Partnership to Boost Bio-PP in Japan
Partnership to enable uptake of renewable polypropylene in the Japanese market.
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First PLA Plant in Europe
Corbion and Total to build first world-scale PLA plant in Europe
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Nestle and Biffa Partner on rPET
Biffa and Nestlé Waters UK partner to deliver 100% rPET made from British recycled plastic
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EU Public Private Partnerships Problems
We’re promised that the Horizon Europe public-private research partnerships will be better than ever; but there are problems.
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Ineos and Saica Natur Partner on Recycled LDPE
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe announces the expansion of the Recycl-IN range of products to include flexible packaging solutions with…
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Nova Chemicals and Merlin Partner on PCR Packaging
Agreement will Advance the Plastics Circular Economy with PCR.
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Impact BioMedical Initiates Bioplastics Research Collaboration
Impact BioMedical Initiates Bioplastics Research Collaboration with One of World’s Largest Plastic Manufacturers
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Rencom and Stora Enso Partner on Lignin Biopolymer
RenCom secures the supply of lignin for the start of production of more sustainable and bio-degradable polymers.
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Danimer Scientific and PSI Partner on Bioplastic Packaging
PSI’s new flexible packaging films to contain Danimer Scientific’s NodaxTM PHA for expanded End of Life (EOL) options
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DSM Partners on PPE
VDL and DSM form joint venture to manufacture and commercialize medical facemasks and PPE filter materials
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Nestle Trials Soft Plastic Recycling
Nestlé and iQ Renew soft plastic recycling trial to commence on NSW Central Coast
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HDPE Recyclate for Food Packaging
NOVA Chemicals and Merlin Plastics Join Forces to Use Curbside Recycling for Consumer Packaging
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Recycled Polystyrene for Food Packaging
A new partnership to produce recycled content polystyrene for the food packaging industry.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Partners on Waste Collection
Mitsubishi Chemical creates a capital and business alliance for industrial waste collection, treatment and recycling.
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The US Plastic Pact
Today, the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative led by The Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), launched as part…
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Partnership for 3D Wood Fiber Pulp Packaging
The goal is to develop a new type of wood-based product, a 3D fiber product, that can replace packaging made…
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The Rise of a Lignin Bioplastics Champion
I think this is the birth of a lignin bioplastics champion. They may be the first one to make it!
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Academia and Industry Partner to Develop Japanese Circular Economy
Agreement between Japanese university and industry to collaborate on circular economy.
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Sealed Air Goes Chemical Recycling
Sealed Air invests in chemical recycling company.
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Stora Enso and Helsinki Olympic Stadium Partner on Circular Economy
Stora Enso and Helsinki Olympic Stadium have signed a partnership agreement to develop low-carbon, eco-friendly operations at the stadium by…
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New Bioplastic JV to Focus on Hard to Recycle Packaging
The partnership promises to transform the sustainable packaging market with potential scope across a variety of industries.
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New US and Indian Bioplastic Joint-Venture
A new partnership aims to brew the raw materials needed for greener bioplastics
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SABIC Invests in Wood Plastic Composites
SABIC Invests in Wood Plastic Composites
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Nestle Waters Pushes Biorecycling
Infinite recycling of plastic bottles! “Plastic-munching” enzymes: science or fiction? Can all PET really be recycled again and again?
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Dow and Thong Guan Launch Bioplastics Films
Dow and Thong Guan introduces sustainable plastic stretch cling films made with renewable feedstock in Asia Pacific.
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Lanzatech and Nextchem Partner on Chemical Recycling
Nextchem and LanzaTech Sign an agreement to promote circular ethanol production.
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Clariant and Ineratec Partner on Green Chemicals
Partnership to develop emerging technologies for production of renewable fuels and chemicals.
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Coke Invests in PET Recycling Startup
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has taken an important step on its journey towards 100%…
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Plastix and Titan Bioplastics Partner on Recycled Plastics
PLASTIX in Lemvig Denmark, a plastics recycling company dedicated to mechanically recycling post-use maritime fibers such as fishing nets and…
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Chevron CO2 Capture Consortium
Companies including oil giant Chevron and cement maker Pan-United are joining forces to develop technology that will prevent emissions from…
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Praj and Lygos Partner on Lactic Acid Technology
Praj Industries Ltd. and Lygos, Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-develop Lygos’s proprietary yeast for the…
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ExpandFibre To Convert Straw and Wood Pulp in Biomaterials
Fortum and Metsä Group to launch a joint EUR 50 million R&D programme in circular bioeconomy.
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Swedish Energy Agency Invests in Lignin Bioplastics
The Swedish Energy Agency has granted SEK 14 million to RenCom – an innovation company active in making forest-based materials…
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Sabic Supplies Bio-PP for UPM Wood Biocomposites
SABIC confirmed details of a new world-class biocomposite material developed from our TRUCIRCLE™ products by UPM, a Finnish group of…
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BASF and Red Avenue Partner on Bioplastic in China
BASF and Red Avenue New Materials Group collaborate to produce certified compostable co-polyester (PBAT) in China.
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Covestro and Neste Partner on Bioplastic
Neste and Covestro are starting a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics…
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Evonik and Beiersdorf Partner on CO2 for Cosmetics
Its aim is to develop sustainable raw materials for care products, using carbon dioxide (CO2) as the starting material.
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Stora Enso and Cordenka Partner on Biobased Carbon fiber
Stora Enso and Cordenka have signed a joint development agreement to develop precursors for bio-based carbon fiber. The co-development is…
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Total and PureCycle Partner on Chemical Recycling
Total has signed an agreement with PureCycle Technologies to develop a strategic partnership in plastic recycling.
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NOVA Chemicals and Enerkem Partner on Recycling
Research Seeks New Way to Reduce Waste to Landfill and Drive Zero Plastic Waste.
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Cargill and P&G Partner on Bio-Acrylic Acid
Procter & Gamble and Cargill partner to revolutionise the personal care industry by developing a nature-powered innovation.
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Braskem and Biopromotions Partner on Mask Straps
Braskem and Biopromotions collaborate on sustainable mask straps. Biopromotions has developed mask straps made of a Braskem’s bio-based material.
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Packaging with a Future Platform
Platform “Verpackung mit Zukunft“ is launched with ambitious goals.
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ABPDU Celebrates 50th Member
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is…
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Dow and Doxa Plast Partner on Bioplastics
Bio-based stretch films address brand owners’ increasing demand for renewable plastics that reduce carbon footprint without compromising performance.
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Mitsubishi Partners for Plexiglass Recycling
Lucite International (LI), together with Agilyx Corporation (Agilyx), is working to deliver a significant contribution to the Circular Economy for…
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TripleW Partners for Lactic Acid
Group Op de Beeck Materials & Treatment and TripleW launch intensive collaboration on the conversion of organic waste into biobased…
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Ineos and Plastic Energy to Build Chemical Recycling Plant
INEOS and Plastic Energy are to build a new pyrolysis-based chemical recycling plant to come on stream at the end…
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BASF Partners to Accelerate Circular Plastics
BASF plastic additives business leverages on its expertise as a global market leader. Proprietary technology from Security Matters to improve…
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Michelin Partners on Pyrolysis Technology
Michelin and Enviro partner to develop an innovative technology to transform used tires into raw materials.
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Recyqualipso for PS Recycling in France
COEXPAN is participating in the French RECYQUALIPSO initiative led by Syndifrais (French Union of Fresh Dairy Product Manufacturers) in collaboration…
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Chemical Recycling of PS in Japan
Agilyx Corporation (“Agilyx”), the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals, and low carbon fuels, announces…
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