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Healthline Compares Bioplastic to other Packaging Materials
View article: Healthline Compares Bioplastic to other Packaging MaterialsIf you have any idea on how to improve the situation, feel free to drop me an email
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Vegetable Proteins to Replace Fossil Materials
View article: Vegetable Proteins to Replace Fossil MaterialsVegetable proteins replace petroleum-based raw materials says Fraunhofer
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Malaysia and Indonesia Start Palm Oil Lobbying Campaign
View article: Malaysia and Indonesia Start Palm Oil Lobbying CampaignMalaysia, Indonesia to formulate best strategic framework to protect oil palm industry
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Corbion Results 2020
View article: Corbion Results 2020Corbion reported net sales of € 986.5 million in 2020. Organic net sales growth was 5.6% for the year
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US Grows Wood in Lab
View article: US Grows Wood in LabAmericans are just efficient and smart when it comes to problem solving
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UK Government Has no Net Zero Plan
View article: UK Government Has no Net Zero PlanGovernment has “no plan” for achieving Net Zero, two years after setting target in law
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Wake Up Plastics Industry! (FREE)
View article: Wake Up Plastics Industry! (FREE)(Bio-)Plastic bags are disappearing. This is a FREE article.
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Kaneka Bioplastics Promotional Video
View article: Kaneka Bioplastics Promotional VideoThe new marketing video of Kaneka
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Allbirds Goes Plant Based Leather
View article: Allbirds Goes Plant Based LeatherAllbirds invested $2 million in clean technology company Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) to help produce Plant Leather, which will launch before the end of the year
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Amcor rPET Milk Bottles in Argentina
View article: Amcor rPET Milk Bottles in ArgentinaDelivering fresh milk in the first post-consumer recycled PET bottles in Argentina
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Sweden Converts Cotton into Sugar
View article: Sweden Converts Cotton into SugarResearchers have developed a method that converts cotton into sugar, that in turn can be turned into spandex, nylon or ethanol
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Indorama Ventures PET Balans
View article: Indorama Ventures PET BalansThe PET business for Indorama Ventures in 2020 and 2021
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ALPLA Launches Online Shop
View article: ALPLA Launches Online ShopALPLA: new online shop for standard packaging
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The Economist and Nippon Foundation Partner on Ocean Pollution
View article: The Economist and Nippon Foundation Partner on Ocean PollutionThe Economist Group and The Nippon Foundation Launch New Initiative to Promote Ocean Health
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Hershey Sets Sustainability Targets
View article: Hershey Sets Sustainability TargetsHershey Announces Bold 2030 Goals to Reduce Environmental Footprint and Address Climate Change
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Herman Miller Goes Sustainable Textiles
View article: Herman Miller Goes Sustainable TextilesThe textile collection, Revenio, features fabric made entirely of recycled and ocean-bound plastic materials and an industry-leading 100% post-consumer recycled biodegradable polyester
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TerraCycle and Rothmans Benson & Hedges Partner on Recycling
View article: TerraCycle and Rothmans Benson & Hedges Partner on RecyclingUnsmoke Canada and international recycling leader, TerraCycle are launching a multi-year, community-based recycling partnership to collect and recycle the world’s most littered item: cigarette butts
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Packaging Industry Reacts to Australia Plastic Plan
View article: Packaging Industry Reacts to Australia Plastic PlanAustralian Government’s National Plastics Plan Celebrates Apco Projects Tackling Plastic Packaging
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Australia National Plastic Plan 2021
View article: Australia National Plastic Plan 2021National Plastics Plan 2021
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NatureWorks Joins INDA Board
View article: NatureWorks Joins INDA BoardINDA’s (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry) Board of Directors Welcomes Seven New Members
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CO2 Concrete Rebrands as CarbonBuilt
View article: CO2 Concrete Rebrands as CarbonBuiltCO₂Concrete today announced it has changed its name to CarbonBuilt to better align with its mission to store significant amounts of carbon dioxide in concrete used for the built environment
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Guam Goes Phade Straws
View article: Guam Goes Phade StrawsCircle K introduces biodegradable drinking straws in Guam
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BASF Biomass Balanced Styropor Used in Vaccine Logistics
View article: BASF Biomass Balanced Styropor Used in Vaccine LogisticsLogistics company Unitax uses Schaumaplast cold-chain packaging made from BASF’s biomass-balanced Styropor® BMB in COVID-19 vaccine logistics
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Chemical Companies Have to Clean Up Their Act says Solvay CEO
View article: Chemical Companies Have to Clean Up Their Act says Solvay CEOSolvay’s boss seeks right chemistry for sustainable future. Solvay is arguably later than its peers in trying to clean up its portfolio
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New First Genesis Recyclable and Biodegradable Plastic Produce Pouches
View article: New First Genesis Recyclable and Biodegradable Plastic Produce PouchesRecyclable and biodegradable plastic produce pouches that don’t compromise clarity or strength
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Brands are Beginning to do Things Ahead of Regulation says Xampla CEO
View article: Brands are Beginning to do Things Ahead of Regulation says Xampla CEOSimon Hombersley, CEO of Xampla, spoke today at the Economist 8th Annual World Ocean Summit on the topic of: Is focusing on the consumer-goods sector the best way to minimise plastic use?
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New Circular Packaging for Bio Dairy
View article: New Circular Packaging for Bio DairyNew circular packaging solutions for the BIO dairy sector
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Auction Sale of Bio-on (FREE)
View article: Auction Sale of Bio-on (FREE)Would you like to buy Bio-on? Here are all the documents for the auction sale.
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First Bioplastic Lip Balm Tube
View article: First Bioplastic Lip Balm TubeEco Lips Revolutionizes Lip Balm Industry With First 100% Plant-Based, Plastic Free Tube
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European Companies on 2.7 °C Warming Path
View article: European Companies on 2.7 °C Warming PathEuropean companies on 2.7 °C warming path
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How Plastic Moves in the Oceans
View article: How Plastic Moves in the OceansModel predicts probability of plastic debris being transported from one ocean surface region to another
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New Route for Bio Polyesters with Tuneable Properties
View article: New Route for Bio Polyesters with Tuneable PropertiesThe expanding possibilities of bio-based polymers. Researchers from the Kleij group present a new route to prepare biobased polyesters with tuneable properties
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Torro Iphone 12 Biodegradable Phone Cases
View article: Torro Iphone 12 Biodegradable Phone CasesI’m not completely sure what the purpose is of a biodegradable iphone cover?
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Bioplastic Bags Ads in India
View article: Bioplastic Bags Ads in IndiaKarnataka gets eco-friendly plastic bags which are biodegradable
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Cyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industry
View article: Cyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industryCyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industry
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Covestro Goes Running with CO2 Technology
View article: Covestro Goes Running with CO2 TechnologyCovestro has developed an innovative technology that converts the exhaust gas CO₂ into a valuable precursor for plastics, replacing up to 20 percent of fossil raw materials which are normally used.
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Covestro Goes Sustainable Footwear
View article: Covestro Goes Sustainable FootwearMore sustainable modern design concept for footwear
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Bioplastics Are Evil said Terracycle CEO
View article: Bioplastics Are Evil said Terracycle CEOBioplastics are evil said Tom Szaky, CEO Terracycle
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Promateris Boost Sales with Bioplastics
View article: Promateris Boost Sales with BioplasticsPromateris Group reports 39% increase in sales and consolidates its leading position in offering sustainable packaging for modern retailers
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Greenpeace Supermarket Plastic Ranking
View article: Greenpeace Supermarket Plastic RankingHow does your favorite supermarket rank when it comes to reducing the plastic pollution flooding our oceans, waterways, and communities?
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US to Valorize Organic Waste
View article: US to Valorize Organic WasteA Community-First Approach to Energy and Resource Recovery from Waste
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Sabic and BP Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Sabic and BP Partner on Chemical RecyclingBP and Sabic Embark On New Cooperation For Products From Advanced Plastics Recycling
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Design of Deposit Return Policy and Systems
View article: Design of Deposit Return Policy and SystemsTOMRA’s new white paper revealing best practices in designing deposit return systems for beverage container recycling
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White Rot Fungi Uses Lignin as a Carbon Source
View article: White Rot Fungi Uses Lignin as a Carbon SourceGroundbreaking Research into White-Rot Fungi Proves Its Value in Carbon Sequestration from Lignin
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New Mitsui TAFMER Site for Plastics Recycling
View article: New Mitsui TAFMER Site for Plastics RecyclingThe new TAFMER™ microsite for plastics recycling is now launched
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EPS Industry Launches Smart Packaging Europe Campaign
View article: EPS Industry Launches Smart Packaging Europe CampaignBeing ridiculous hasn’t killed anybody yet. We have to give it to BASF: they really try to greenwash on every inch of the spectrum
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First Thermoplastic PU made from Post Consumer PE Waste
View article: First Thermoplastic PU made from Post Consumer PE WasteNovoloop Targets Footwear, Sporting Goods and Automotive Industries with World’s First High-Performance Material made from Post-Consumer Plastic Waste
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UN Race to Zero Emissions
View article: UN Race to Zero EmissionsLaunch of the UN Race to Zero emissions Breakthroughs
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Jason Samoa Goes Algae Shoes
View article: Jason Samoa Goes Algae ShoesJason Samoa partners with So iLL on algae shoes
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Allpay Goes Bioplastic Card
View article: Allpay Goes Bioplastic CardAllpay Plants The Seed For The Next Generation
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Canada First Biodegradable Mask
View article: Canada First Biodegradable MaskFPInnovations introduces world’s first ready-to-produce biodegradable and eco-friendly non-medical mask
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UK Charges Biodiesel Trader with Fraud and Money Laundering
View article: UK Charges Biodiesel Trader with Fraud and Money LaunderingSFO charges former biodiesel trader with fraud and money laundering
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New Bio Leather Plant in US
View article: New Bio Leather Plant in USNatural Fiber Welding Builds Dedicated Mirum® Production Facility
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BASF Full Results 2020 (FREE)
View article: BASF Full Results 2020 (FREE)BASF Group: Strong performance in Q4 2020 due to higher volumes and prices.
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Indian Court Rejects Ban on Compostable Plastic Bags (FREE)
View article: Indian Court Rejects Ban on Compostable Plastic Bags (FREE)The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed an order of the State Government, prohibiting the manufacture, stocking and sale of compostable plastic bags.
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Authenticating Bioplastics with Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopes (FREE)
View article: Authenticating Bioplastics with Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopes (FREE)Authenticating bioplastics using carbon and hydrogen stable isotopes – An alternative analytical approach.
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Ijsboerke Goes NatureFlex (FREE)
View article: Ijsboerke Goes NatureFlex (FREE)The Belgian Ice-cream Group (BIG), has chosen NatureFlex™ renewable and home compostable films for their ice lolly packaging.
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Carbiolice on BFM TV (FREE)
View article: Carbiolice on BFM TV (FREE)Watch the video / interview of Carbiolice on French TV
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Covestro Full Results 2020 (FREE)
View article: Covestro Full Results 2020 (FREE)Covestro Full Results 2020
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Construction of the Eranova Plant (FREE)
View article: Construction of the Eranova Plant (FREE)Video of the Construction of the Eranova pilot plant
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Agilyx and ExxonMobil Partner on Advanced Plastic Recycling (FREE)
View article: Agilyx and ExxonMobil Partner on Advanced Plastic Recycling (FREE)Agilyx and ExxonMobil Establish Cyclyx Joint Venture to Supply Plastics Recycling Industry
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New US Bill to Ban Plastic to Fuel Recycling (FREE)
View article: New US Bill to Ban Plastic to Fuel Recycling (FREE)Maryland Bill Would Ban Chemical Conversion Of Plastic Into Fuel
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Biodegradable Golf Tees
View article: Biodegradable Golf TeesEnvironmental Golf & New Biodegradable Plastic Tees
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EU Countries Biobased Potential Reports (FREE)
View article: EU Countries Biobased Potential Reports (FREE)Biobased ptential reports on Portugal, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania.
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Delhaize Goes Recycled Paper Trays (FREE)
View article: Delhaize Goes Recycled Paper Trays (FREE)From today, Delhaize will gradually replace traditional plastic trays with a sustainable paper solution for its meat products
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DURABIO Certified USDA Biobased Product
View article: DURABIO Certified USDA Biobased ProductBio-based Engineering Polymer DURABIO Certified as USDA Bio-based Product
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Steel Packaging Industry 2025 Vision on Recycling (FREE)
View article: Steel Packaging Industry 2025 Vision on Recycling (FREE)Apeal Announces 2025 Vision For Recycling
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Total Accused of Market Manipulations in France (FREE)
View article: Total Accused of Market Manipulations in France (FREE)French oil and petrochemicals company Total is accused of using “Force Majeure” to manipulate plastic supply and prices. This is a FREE article.
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Plastic and Bioplastic Ban in Australia Starts March 1
View article: Plastic and Bioplastic Ban in Australia Starts March 1From March 1, 2021 single-use plastic straws*, stirrers and cutlery including bioplastic will no longer be supplied in South Australia. This is A FREE Article
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Polymateria Claims First Biodegradable and Recyclable Plastic (FREE)
View article: Polymateria Claims First Biodegradable and Recyclable Plastic (FREE)British company makes biodegradable and recyclable plastic in world first, according to The Telegraph
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Help Carbiolice Win a Price
View article: Help Carbiolice Win a PriceCarbiolice is finalist of a startup competition! Help the bioplastic sector by voting for them!
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European Investment Bank Finance Research in Bio Materials
View article: European Investment Bank Finance Research in Bio MaterialsEIB contribution of €50 million to accelerate innovative projects in plant protein and plant chemistry
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China Policies for Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture
View article: China Policies for Climate Change Adaptation in AgricultureChina Policies for Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture
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Nova Chemicals Goes PCR Films
View article: Nova Chemicals Goes PCR FilmsPCR-based film structures can be tailored to meet customer-specific application demands
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Michelin Shows How to Make a Tire (FREE)
View article: Michelin Shows How to Make a Tire (FREE)Today’s Michelin tires are more high-tech than ever, comprising more than 200 components
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Dow Supports ICT in Ghana (FREE)
View article: Dow Supports ICT in Ghana (FREE)Dow supports communication infrastructure connecting 50,000 people in Eastern Ghana. Creation of information and communication facilities to help harness the full potential of development in the region.
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Polymateria CEO Talks with Robin Wright (FREE)
View article: Polymateria CEO Talks with Robin Wright (FREE)Polylmateria CEO Niall Dunn talks with Robin Wright about Polymateria bioplastics. One of the best communication stunt ever for the bioplastics industry. We welcome this next generation of leaders who will make a difference. Great Job Niall! This is a FREE article.
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Borealis Invest in Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (FREE)
View article: Borealis Invest in Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (FREE)Borealis invests EUR 17.6 million to lower CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and flaring at plant in Finland. This is A FREE article
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APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign Results
View article: APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign ResultsAPR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign Announces Three Year Impact and Growth During Virtual APR Member Meeting
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Biochemical Mechanisms of Photosynthesis
View article: Biochemical Mechanisms of PhotosynthesisWe’re able to reconstruct the biochemical mechanisms of photosynthesis. The billion dollar question is … can we reproduce it with 3d printing for instance?
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3D Bioplastic Face Shields
View article: 3D Bioplastic Face Shields3D-printed, bioplastic face shield
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Old Large Trees Dominate Carbon Storage
View article: Old Large Trees Dominate Carbon StorageOld large trees are the only hope to stop climate change
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Paris Agreement Will Not be Reached
View article: Paris Agreement Will Not be ReachedThe chances are low that Paris Agreement Targets will be reached under current trends
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Solvay, Bridgestone and Arlanxeo Partner on Tires
View article: Solvay, Bridgestone and Arlanxeo Partner on TiresBridgestone, ARLANXEO and Solvay launch TECHSYN to give tyres unrivalled strength and environmental performance
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PHA Made From Low Cost Agro Industrial Residues
View article: PHA Made From Low Cost Agro Industrial ResiduesIntegrated solid-state enzymatic hydrolysis and solid-state fermentation for producing sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoates from low-cost agro-industrial residues
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Vaude Goes for Bio Nylons
View article: Vaude Goes for Bio NylonsSkarvan Biobased Pants – Trekking pants made of biobased polyamide PA 6.10
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Nurel and SP Group Partner on Compostable Barrier
View article: Nurel and SP Group Partner on Compostable BarrierNew Barrier Film Structure For Compostable Food Packaging
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Sainsbury’s New Plastic Film Recycling Program
View article: Sainsbury’s New Plastic Film Recycling ProgramSainsbury’s introduces trial of new in-store recycling system for flexible plastics. Maybe it’s the retailers who should take matters into their own hands
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Tetra Pak Certified Recycled Polymers
View article: Tetra Pak Certified Recycled PolymersToday Tetra Pak has announced the introduction of certified recycled polymers, becoming the first company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification
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BBI JU Becomes CBE JU
View article: BBI JU Becomes CBE JUThe European Commission has agreed on the successor of BBI JU – the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) in a legislative proposal adopted today
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FSC, FPA, BBIA and Packaging Federation Partner on Recycling Labelling
View article: FSC, FPA, BBIA and Packaging Federation Partner on Recycling LabellingOPRL Deepens Partnerships for Innovative, Sustainable Packaging
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FSU Develops Battery Component from Plants
View article: FSU Develops Battery Component from PlantsFSU researchers develop battery component that uses compound from plants
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2025 Recycled Polyester Challenge
View article: 2025 Recycled Polyester ChallengeTextile Exchange and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action are launching a joint initiative to further spur a shift in the market towards the uptake of recycled polyester (rPET) and the associated reduction in greenhouse gases (GHGs)
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H&M, IKEA and Stora Enso Build Tree to Textile Plant
View article: H&M, IKEA and Stora Enso Build Tree to Textile PlantStora Enso to host TreeToTextile’s demonstration plant for sustainable textile fiber
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Canadians Wants More Plastic Banned
View article: Canadians Wants More Plastic BannedMajority of Canadians want plastic ban expanded: survey
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RenCom Starts Producing Lignin Based Renol
View article: RenCom Starts Producing Lignin Based RenolRenCom starts production of lignin-based material Renol®, to replace fossil-based plastics, with a capacity of more than 1000 tonnes/year
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First Biocomposite and Biopolymer Car (FREE)
View article: First Biocomposite and Biopolymer Car (FREE)What was the first biocomposite and biopolymer car? This is a FREE article.
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Closed Loop Impact Report 2020
View article: Closed Loop Impact Report 2020Today, Closed Loop Partners is proud to release its 2020 Impact Report, “Building a Circular Path Forward,” highlighting key milestones in our work last year, and the critical investments and innovations that continue to drive the transition to the circular economy
