Category: PHA & PHB(V)
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Danimer Scientific on Fox News
Danimer Scientific have improved their communications over the last 12 months. I’m starting to be impressed
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Guam Goes Phade Straws
Circle K introduces biodegradable drinking straws in Guam
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PHA Made From Low Cost Agro Industrial Residues
Integrated solid-state enzymatic hydrolysis and solid-state fermentation for producing sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoates from low-cost agro-industrial residues
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Analysis of New PHA Bioplastic Company
Financial Analysts take a look at the new PHA bioplastic company
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CJ PHA Gets 4 Bioplastics Certification
The four certifications are those in the industrial, home, soil and marine environments
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Dunkin Donuts Straws Will Biodegrade Anywhere
The plant-based straw, manufactured by WinCup, will biodegrade anywhere, whether it’s composted or not
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New PHA Biocomposite
The biocomposites actively absorbs carbon from the air before degrading — ROQUETTE has a bio-based solution to Enhance PET Performance
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Plastic Bottle Industry Not Convinced by Danimer Scientific
Danimer makes plastic pellets using canola oil instead of petrochemicals that promises to quickly decompose when met with bacteria from,…
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Oceanological Observatory on Marine Degradability of PHA
Here’s the view of a French Researcher
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PHA Cosmetic Packaging for Beauty and Hotel (FREE)
Teal continues its mission to reduce plastic pollution by bringing 100% biodegradable PHA containers made from microorganisms to Beauty and…
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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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GreenBiz Says PHA Bottle is BS
The PHA Bottle is turning into a communication fiasco!
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Bloomberg Bursts the PHA Bottle Myth
An innovative new liquor bottle will biodegrade in just 18 months. Unfortunately, there’s a catch.
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The Return of a PHA Champion
The return of the Jedi…
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PHA Bioplastic Interest Group Lobbies European Commission
GO!PHA letter to the European Commission Directorate-General for Environment Department for Waste Management and Secondary Materials
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Bioplastics in South Korea
Summary of South Korean companies working on bioplastics.
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Pepsi, Nestle and Bacardi Use Same Bioplastic
Rest reassured, there’s not enough production to meet their demands anyway. Unless…
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Danimer Scientific Goes Public
Danimer Scientific is to Become a Public Company. Danimer Scientific has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Live Oak…
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Dunkin Goes PHA Straws
Dunkin’ Tests Biodegradable Straws at Select Stores Across the U.S.
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Will Germany Lead on PHB Bioplastics?
A new type of plastic made of reclaimed waste readily degrades in less than a year.
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Reusable PHA Plates
Usable Packaging project reaches new milestone with first practical application of bio-based compostable product – Spanish family enjoys meals using…
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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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US Government Goes PHA
Researchers funded by the US Government talk about their research on PHA.
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PHA Industry Report
The first PHA Industry Report
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US Allows New GMO for PHA Production
Long time we didn’t hear from this company!
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The Most Sleepy Bioplastic Award
The “Award” for the most sleepy sector of the bioplastic industry goes to ….
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Harvard to Disrupt PHA Technology
Engineered microbes can produce biodegradable plastics at lower cost and environmental impact than plant-based plastics.
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Lobby to Classify PHA as Natural Polymer
Status of PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates) as a class of Natural Polymers that have not been chemically modified.
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Spectral Imaging of PLA and PHA Laminate
Two-Dimensional Correlation Analysis of Highly Spatially Resolved Simultaneous IR and Raman Spectral Imaging of Bioplastics Composite Using Optical Photothermal Infrared…
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PHA is Marine Biodegradable
The plastic created from petroleum covers 99% of the market. Last year 360 million tonnes were produced. Other plastics, bio-based…
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Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments
The biodegradability of plastics derived from these biodegradable polymers can only be guaranteed if all additives and (organic) fillers are…
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Danimer Scientific is Creating the Future of Plastics
The challenge of ending plastic pollution is a difficult one. But Danimer Scientific is taking positive steps toward meeting it…
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The Wincup PHA Phade Straw Video
WinCup President Michael Winters and COO Brad Laporte introduce their “phade” straws, an environmentally-conscious alternative to plastic and paper straws.
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Researchers Create First PHA Straws
The Polymers and Advanced Materials Group of the Universitat Jaume I in collaboration with the Laboratory of New Materials and…
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Colorado State University Discover New Route to PHA Bioplastic
A tide of public momentum is swelling against the crisis of petroleum-based plastics, which are sitting in our landfills, floating…
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WinCup Launches New Line of Biodegradable Straws
WinCup is launching a new line of straws and stirrers made from Danimer Scientific’s Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).
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Russia Starts Operational Phase of New 10.000 Tons Per Year PHA Plant
MOSCOW, BOLOGNA, SEPTEMBER 9th, 2019 – – The TAIF JSC Group, a player in the traditional petrochemical sector, announced the…
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PHA: A Biopolymer Whose Time Has Finally Come
Amid the growing plastic waste crisis, producers of polyhydroxyalkanoate think the world is ready for their biodegradable polymers.
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The Guardian Promotes PHAs
The Guardian writes: The best poly hydroxy acids. Worried that liquid exfoliants will irritate or dehydrate your skin? Try PHAs,…
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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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What’s New in PHA Bioplastics?
An update with Cambridge Consultants, product developers and technology consultants based in the UK.
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Compostable Pen and Ink System Derived from Materials Found in Sewage
Every day, NYC turns 1.3 billion gallons of sewage into a material called biosolids by feeding it to microorganisms. Though…
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Towards Greener Plastics
Researchers and companies are working on new kinds of biodegradable packaging, bottles and other products that break down like compost.
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Turning Methane into Biodegradable Materials
Mango Materials is doing double time when it comes to saving the planet: not only is the company making biodegradable…
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New Bioplastics Made from Rubber, PHBV, Organic Peroxide and TMPTA
Researchers at The Ohio State University may have developed a viable alternative to plastic — one that breaks down naturally.
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Why 2019 may be a Promising Year for PHA
This article was written by Phil Van Trump, Chief Technology Officer at Danimer Scientific and published on plasticstoday.com
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Production of PHA Bioplastics in Spain
PRESS RELEASE – Strategic Agreement between Bio-On and Acor
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New Company Lux-on Will Produce PHA from CO2
PRESS RELEASE – Bio-on and Hera create Lux-on to produce bioplastic from CO2.
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Bioplastics Will Disrupt the Food Packaging and Coating Industry
Sustainable barrier technologies will replace petroleum-based barriers in the packaging and coating industry.
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The Role of Chromatography in the Production of PHA Bioplastics
Chromatography can be used to investigate which microbes are better at producing and decomposing the polymers.
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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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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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Canadian Student Transforms Food Waste into Bioplastics
University of Toronto Student Luna Yu converts food waste into PHA.
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Italians switch Toys Production to Bioplastics with the Minerv Supertoys Program
Bio-on and Italeri will bring bioplastics toys to the market through their Minerv Supertoys Program. Italians toy manufacturer Italeri follow…
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BIO-ON Launches Cosmetics Made of Bioplastics
BIO-ON launches a new line of cosmetics ingredients for sun protection made from biodegradable bioplastics.
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New Project to Utilize Bio-On Bioplastics for Food Packaging
The bioplastic developed by Bio-on (Italy) will be at the centre of a new European project that, thanks to a…
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Bio-On and Moore Capital Agree to Build a PHA Plant in Brazil
Bio-On sign a 2nd license agreement with Moore Capital to build a 10,000 ton PHA bioplastic production plant in Brazil…
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TerraVerdae’s Waste to PHA Production Scale-Up Completed
TerraVerdae BioWorks Inc (Canada) develops biodegradable bioplastics, specifically polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), biobased chemicals and bioactives from environmentally sustainable, single carbon methanol…
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Vinmar Signs Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Deal with Newlight Technologies
After the BioAmber (Canada) bio-succinic acid deal, Vinmar (Houston-TX) recently announced that it has signed a 20-year contract for up…
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Potato Waste Based PHA Plant and Levulinic Acid From Biomass
Bio-On and Pizzoli, plan to build a potato waste-based PHA plant. Bio-On and Eridania Sadam team-up to develop levulinic acid…
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PHA Modifiers for PLA Fiber
Metabolix (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) recently introduced newly developed polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymer technology.
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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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Biodegradable PHA
CSIR-CSMCRI Based in Bhavnagar – India – announced it has been granted a European patent for its development of biodegradable…
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