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Supercritical CO2 Knowledge Centre in NL
View article: Supercritical CO2 Knowledge Centre in NLIn a collaboration, seven companies, the University of Groningen and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, partially based on Campus Groningen, do research after the added value of supercritical CO2 for a sustainable production of chemical products.
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Consider Hygiene in Packaging Laws
View article: Consider Hygiene in Packaging LawsLetter from FPA to Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State, Defra .
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US Plastic Industry Asks $1 Billion Bailout
View article: US Plastic Industry Asks $1 Billion BailoutPlastics Industry Requests $1 Billion Bailout From Fed.
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Compostable Plastic Film Not so Sustainable
View article: Compostable Plastic Film Not so SustainableEver wondered why your print copy of Physics World is still delivered wrapped in plastic?
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US Develops New Method to Recycle Polyurethanes
View article: US Develops New Method to Recycle PolyurethanesResearchers at the University of Minnesota are part of a national team in the Center for Sustainable Polymers that has found a better way to recycle a versatile plastic material, called polyurethanes, that could prevent the material from becoming waste.
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ACC Chemical Recycling Alliance Changes Name
View article: ACC Chemical Recycling Alliance Changes NameThe Chemical Recycling Alliance of the Washington-based American Chemistry Council (ACC) has changed its name to the Advanced Recycling Alliance for Plastics (ARAP) to reflect its growing membership and variety of members’ advanced recycling technologies.
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Compostable is not Always a Green Panacea
View article: Compostable is not Always a Green PanaceaNext to empty shelves where toilet paper used to be is a stretch of aisle stacked with trash bags, disposable cups, and cutlery at a Whole Foods in Seattle.
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Green Dot Bioplastics Joins Plant Based Products Council
View article: Green Dot Bioplastics Joins Plant Based Products CouncilCouncil seeks to guide the global economy toward more sustainable and responsible consumer products and packaging through greater use of bio-based materials.
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Dow Q1 Results
View article: Dow Q1 ResultsNet sales were $9.8 billion, down 11% versus pro forma results in the year-ago period, primarily driven by lower local prices in all operating segments due to a decline in global energy prices.
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New Investments in TerraVerdae
View article: New Investments in TerraVerdaeAlberta, federal and other funding partners have invested in new product development capacity at TerraVerdae Bioworks Inc. for fully biodegradable, high-performance bioplastics.
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Corbion Q1 Results
View article: Corbion Q1 ResultsCorbion reported sales of € 256.3 million in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 12.0% due to organic sales growth of 9.6% and positive currency effects.
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BASF Quarter Results
View article: BASF Quarter ResultsBASF Group shows resilience amid corona crisis with diversified portfolio and financial solidity.
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Clariant Pre Corona Results Still Downwards
View article: Clariant Pre Corona Results Still DownwardsSales from continuing operations decreased by 6 % in local currency to CHF 1.019 billion.
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Boat Made from Mushrooms
View article: Boat Made from MushroomsIs fungus the answer to climate change? Student who grew a mushroom canoe says yes.
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Financing of Good Natured Acquisition of Shepherd
View article: Financing of Good Natured Acquisition of Shepherdgood natured Products Inc. Announces BDC Financing and Update on the Acquisition of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging Inc.
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Circulate Capital Ocean Fund Makes 1st Investment
View article: Circulate Capital Ocean Fund Makes 1st InvestmentCirculate Capital invested $6 million in plastics recycling companies in India and Indonesia, the brand-backed firm’s first outlay designed to prevent marine plastics.
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Norwegian Designers Lead the Circular Economy
View article: Norwegian Designers Lead the Circular Economy“More stuff will not make us happier,” say the designers and brands behind this year’s Norwegian Presence showcase, who are calling for an industry-wide shift towards recycled and recyclable objects.
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Quality Recycling According to Attero
View article: Quality Recycling According to AtteroInterview with Berry Bellert, Sales Engineer / Development Plastics Recycling at Dutch environmental company, Atterro.
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Shareholders Meetings During The Corona
View article: Shareholders Meetings During The CoronaLet’s look at how Avantium is organising its Annual General Meeting in times of Corona.
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Molecular Weight Reduction is Biodegradation Criteria
View article: Molecular Weight Reduction is Biodegradation CriteriaThe environmental accumulation of plastics worldwide is a consequence of the durability of the material. Alternative polymers, marketed as biodegradable, present a potential solution to mitigate their ecological damage.
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BIC 2019 Report
View article: BIC 2019 ReportThe Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has published its Annual Report 2019, presenting the highlights of its work over the past year.
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Ocean Plastic Swimwear
View article: Ocean Plastic SwimwearStay Wild is on a mission to create truly sustainable and ethical swimwear that’s well-designed and flattering for all women.
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Satellites and Machine Learning to Detect Ocean Plastic
View article: Satellites and Machine Learning to Detect Ocean PlasticHow Satellites And Machine Learning Are Being Used To Detect Plastic In The Ocean.
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Ocean Plastic Face Masks
View article: Ocean Plastic Face MasksHelping the oceans is helping humans protect from the coronavirus. Diving school PADI are helping the ocean and humans at the same time by turning recycled plastic water bottles into coronavirus masks.
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TripleW Partners for Lactic Acid
View article: TripleW Partners for Lactic AcidGroup Op de Beeck Materials & Treatment and TripleW launch intensive collaboration on the conversion of organic waste into biobased plastics.
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Ukraine To Limit Corn Exports
View article: Ukraine To Limit Corn ExportsUkraine is considering limiting corn exports in the 2019/20 season to 29.3 million tonnes, APK-Inform agriculture consultancy said on Friday.
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California Suspends Plastic Bag Ban
View article: California Suspends Plastic Bag BanGov. Gavin Newsom has suspended California’s ban on grocery stores providing single-use plastic bags amid concerns that clerks may be at risk for exposure to the coronavirus if shoppers are required to supply their own reusable bags to carry their purchases home.
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Agilyx Expands Executive Team
View article: Agilyx Expands Executive TeamAgilyx Corporation, the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals and low carbon fuels, today announced the addition of three executive team members: Russell Main, Chief Financial Officer; William St. Lawrence, General Council; and industry advisor, Robert Walsh, who will guide the Company’s maritime fuels business.
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Bio Economy Best Practices
View article: Bio Economy Best PracticesThe bioeconomy transition is routed in new opportunities with high potential of replication at EU level. To this end, it is important to identify which measures could potentially have a high impact on the bio- based economy.
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Tealeaves Goes Futamura Natureflex
View article: Tealeaves Goes Futamura NatureflexTEALEAVES will be transitioning to backyard compostable tea envelopes, made of NatureFlex, in 2021.
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Selfridges Goes for Futamura Natureflex
View article: Selfridges Goes for Futamura NatureflexThis Christmas Selfridges is launching a sustainable alternative to plastic packaging across its own brand range of festive food using innovative home compostable cellulose film NatureFlex.
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Horrible Hybrids, the Recycling Nightmare
View article: Horrible Hybrids, the Recycling NightmareHorrible hybrids’: the plastic products that give recyclers nightmares. From singing birthday cards to baby food pouches, a growing trend of mixing materials is making recycling even harder.
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Barbados Ban on Fossil Plastics Suspensed
View article: Barbados Ban on Fossil Plastics SuspensedBarbados’ ban on petro-based plastics is temporarily suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Canada Starts Banning Compostable Plastics
View article: Canada Starts Banning Compostable PlasticsBye-bye single-use plastics: new bylaw in effect in Dawson City. Compostable and biodegradable plastic utensils, cups or containers included in bylaw.
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Cameroon Seizes Non Biodegradable Packaging
View article: Cameroon Seizes Non Biodegradable PackagingCameroon: Customs seizes 50 tons of non-biodegradable plastic packaging in the Northern region.
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Covestro Wins Climate Hero Award
View article: Covestro Wins Climate Hero AwardFor the 5th time, UNICEPTA honours the best communicative performance of the past year with the Thought Leadership Award.
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How Big is EU Bioeconomy?
View article: How Big is EU Bioeconomy?The critical role of the Circular Bioeconomy in the sustainable transition has been widely recognised, to the point that a number of countries worldwide have elaborated their bioeconomy strategies and others are in the process of framing their own.
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Chemical Recycling is Solution for Plastic Pollution
View article: Chemical Recycling is Solution for Plastic PollutionThe world is drowning in plastic. About 60% of the more than 8,700 million metric tonnes of plastic ever made is no longer in use, instead sat mostly in landfill or released to the environment.
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Ineos and Plastic Energy to Build Chemical Recycling Plant
View article: Ineos and Plastic Energy to Build Chemical Recycling PlantINEOS and Plastic Energy are to build a new pyrolysis-based chemical recycling plant to come on stream at the end of 2023.
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Bioplastics and Wishcycling
View article: Bioplastics and WishcyclingMany people try to help the earth by taking modest steps such as not using plastic straws and recycling.
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NL Starts Small Plastic Bottle Deposit
View article: NL Starts Small Plastic Bottle DepositAs of next summer, there will be a 15 cent deposit on all plastic bottles under 1 liter, State Secretary Van Veldhoven writes to the House of Representatives.
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Harvard to Disrupt PHA Technology
View article: Harvard to Disrupt PHA TechnologyEngineered microbes can produce biodegradable plastics at lower cost and environmental impact than plant-based plastics.
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Stora Enso Issues Green Bond
View article: Stora Enso Issues Green BondHELSINKI, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Stora Enso has successfully issued a new SEK 1 700 million green bond under its EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme and under Stora Enso’s Green Bond Frame work published in May 2018.
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NatureWorks Donates PLA for Masks
View article: NatureWorks Donates PLA for MasksNatureWorks has donated enough Ingeo biopolymer needed to produce as many as two million reusable N95 masks per week from a new spunbond nonwoven structure.
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Braskem Supply Chain During Corona
View article: Braskem Supply Chain During CoronaBraskem Deploys Enhanced Polymer Production Support to Meet Medical Equipment Manufacturing Essential Needs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic.
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New Vice-Chairman Circular Biobased Delta
View article: New Vice-Chairman Circular Biobased DeltaFreek van Eijk, CEO of Holland Circular Hotspot and Managing Director of Acceleratio, has been appointed as a board member and vice-chairman of the Circular Biobased Delta Foundation.
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Impact of Corona on Corn Prices
View article: Impact of Corona on Corn PricesAnalysis released by the National Corn Growers Association today showed cash corn prices have declined by 16 percent on average, with several regions experiencing declines of more than 20 percent, since March 1 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Taghleef Vision on Quality Recycling
View article: Taghleef Vision on Quality RecyclingCEFLEX Sustainable End Markets workstream is planning industrial scale trials delivering higher-value end market applications for flexible packaging. This work is building the business case for investment and delivery of a Quality Recycling Process, able to unlock the environmental and economic potential of mechanical recycling.
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Avantium Receives Grant from NL
View article: Avantium Receives Grant from NLAvantium awarded funding to produce lignin for the development of bio-based asphalt.
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Coca-Cola and Pepsico Not Respecting Plastic Pledge
View article: Coca-Cola and Pepsico Not Respecting Plastic PledgeTearfund NGO says drinks makers not doing enough to tackle their plastic pollution.
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Letter from Establishment to EU on Corona
View article: Letter from Establishment to EU on CoronaBrussels, 22th April – Cefic, represented by its President, Daniele Ferrari joined a group of 23 CEOs calling on EU leaders to unify their actions towards tackling the challenges of COVID-19.
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EU Commission Not Amused with Plastic Lobby
View article: EU Commission Not Amused with Plastic LobbyThe European Commission’s Green Deal chief, Frans Timmermans, assured EU lawmakers on Tuesday (21 April) that “every euro” spent on economic recovery measures after the COVID-19 crisis would be linked to the green and digital transitions. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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US Bails Out Big Oil
View article: US Bails Out Big OilTrump Determined To Bail Out The Beleaguered Oil Industry.
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Mitsui Business, Environmental and Social Goals 2025
View article: Mitsui Business, Environmental and Social Goals 2025The 2025 Long-term Business Plan embodies our strong commitment toward realizing sustainable growth and development along with society.
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Danish Judge Condemns Calling PLA Biodegradable
View article: Danish Judge Condemns Calling PLA BiodegradableCan you call a pot biodegradable when it only composts under very specific circumstances, like in an industrial composting plant?
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Japanese Bioplastic Beads and Scrub
View article: Japanese Bioplastic Beads and ScrubGreen Science Alliance Develops Biodegradable Resin Beads, Scrub to Replace Micro Plastic Beads, Scrub, Pollution, in Facial Wash, Body Soap, Tooth Paste, Cosmetics, Etc.
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Bioplastic Floorball Equipment
View article: Bioplastic Floorball EquipmentSustainability is something that any responsible company cannot overlook these days. Floorball equipment manufacturer UNIHOC is now tapping into the area with its first ECO product.
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PLA Furniture in South Korea
View article: PLA Furniture in South KoreaFor South Korean artist Ryu Jong-dae, it’s important that his works not only push the envelope of modern design, but also explore environmentally friendly choices.
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Sabic Vision on Circular Economy
View article: Sabic Vision on Circular EconomyInnovation and collaboration are vital for the success of plastics in the circular economy.
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Lobby to Classify PHA as Natural Polymer
View article: Lobby to Classify PHA as Natural PolymerStatus of PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates) as a class of Natural Polymers that have not been chemically modified.
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Mechanical and Geometric Performance of PLA Composites
View article: Mechanical and Geometric Performance of PLA CompositesIn this work, the effect of short carbon fibre (CF) on the mechanical and geometric properties of 3D printed polylactic acid (PLA) composite parts processed using the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technique have been analysed.
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Evian Certified as Carbon Neutral
View article: Evian Certified as Carbon NeutralFrench firm says it has achieved goal set at Paris climate conference through offsetting and significant carbon reduction efforts across its design, production, shipping, and recycling operations.
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Supply Chain Total Corbion During Corona
View article: Supply Chain Total Corbion During CoronaCorona preventive measures and our ongoing ability to supply Luminy® PLA.
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The Worse Corona Communication
View article: The Worse Corona CommunicationThe worse Corona Crisis social media post goes to ….
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Australia to Review Waste Storage Laws
View article: Australia to Review Waste Storage LawsA review of Victoria’s dangerous goods laws has been appointed to answer the state’s recycling and waste crisis.
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BASF Partners to Accelerate Circular Plastics
View article: BASF Partners to Accelerate Circular PlasticsBASF plastic additives business leverages on its expertise as a global market leader. Proprietary technology from Security Matters to improve the traceability and sorting of plastics in the value chain.
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Aramco Buys Sabic at Worse Time
View article: Aramco Buys Sabic at Worse TimeAramco agreed last year to buy the controlling stake in SABIC from the kingdom’s wealth fund for $69.1 billion, sealing one of the biggest-ever deals in the global chemical industry.
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The Corona Conspiracies
View article: The Corona ConspiraciesLet’s look at some of the corona conspiracy theories in circulation at this moment, some more exotic than others.
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Top 5 Best Biodegradable Trash Bags of 2020
View article: Top 5 Best Biodegradable Trash Bags of 2020Every time we can replace single-use plastic with something recyclable or biodegradable, we are taking another step toward protecting the earth and saving the environment. One easy swap is switching to biodegradable trash bags.
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Degradable Mulching Films Studied in US
View article: Degradable Mulching Films Studied in USA federal grant matched by New York state and RIT is enabling university researchers to study a competitive solution to polyethylene mulch and identify a more sustainable alternative to conventionally used plastics in farming.
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Marine Bioplastics by Cornell University
View article: Marine Bioplastics by Cornell UniversityTo address the plastic environmental crisis, Cornell chemists have developed a new polymer with ample strength in a marine setting that is poised to degrade by ultraviolet radiation, according to research published March 30 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Dutch Project to Convert Biomass
View article: Dutch Project to Convert BiomassPERFORM project has been started as a consequence of increasing demand in the chemical industry to be more sustainable and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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German Government Looking for Green Talents
View article: German Government Looking for Green TalentsStriving for International Cooperation in Sustainability Research. Every year, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) hosts the prestigious Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development to promote the international exchange of innovative green ideas from various fields of research.
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Michelin Partners on Pyrolysis Technology
View article: Michelin Partners on Pyrolysis TechnologyMichelin and Enviro partner to develop an innovative technology to transform used tires into raw materials.
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Borealis Increase Stake in Novealis
View article: Borealis Increase Stake in NovealisBorealis AG has completed the acquisition of Nova Chemicals’ 50 percent ownership interest in Novealis Holdings LLC (Novealis).
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Recyqualipso for PS Recycling in France
View article: Recyqualipso for PS Recycling in FranceCOEXPAN is participating in the French RECYQUALIPSO initiative led by Syndifrais (French Union of Fresh Dairy Product Manufacturers) in collaboration with Valorplast (experts in the recycling of household plastic packing).
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Circular Economy Principles
View article: Circular Economy PrinciplesFor most of us, using a product once before throwing it away is a daily habit. Beverage bottles, food containers, and other packaging are sanitary and convenient, but our disposable world brings consequences that must be addressed: Trash is ending up in our rivers and oceans, threatening wildlife and food supplies.
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Chemical Recycling of PS in Japan
View article: Chemical Recycling of PS in JapanAgilyx Corporation (“Agilyx”), the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals, and low carbon fuels, announces the licensing of its technology to Toyo Styrene Co., LTD (“Toyo Styrene”), an affiliate of Denka Company Limited.
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Plastic Mulch Damages Soil
View article: Plastic Mulch Damages SoilChina has led the world in using plastic-film mulch to increase the productivity of its crops, and now it needs to lead the world in removing the plastic residue damaging its croplands, according to a study out this week.
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Napoleon and the Bio Revolution
View article: Napoleon and the Bio RevolutionWhat can the French Revolution teach us?
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EU Circular Bio Society
View article: EU Circular Bio SocietyBy 2050, Europe will have a sustainable and competitive bio-based industry providing jobs and growth that contribute to a circular bio-society.
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UK Plastic Ban Delayed
View article: UK Plastic Ban DelayedPlastic straws, stirrers and cotton bud ban delayed.
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Covestro Adjusts 2020 Financial Guidance
View article: Covestro Adjusts 2020 Financial GuidanceCovestro adjusts FY 2020 financial guidance due to effects of the Coronavirus pandemic after reaching its EBITDA target in Q1 2020.
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Off Grid Buildings with Hemp and Solar
View article: Off Grid Buildings with Hemp and SolarA team of organizations has completed construction of a ground-breaking eco-building in Morocco that combines hemp construction with a high-tech solar energy system for total independence from the electrical grid.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Goes Biocomposites
View article: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Goes BiocompositesSappi is proud to announce that its Symbio bio-composite cellulose fibre which is derived from responsibly managed, renewable forests has been chosen as feedstock for the development of lightweight bio-composite materials, for the Life Biobcompo project.
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Biodegradable Packaging for Mykirei by Kao
View article: Biodegradable Packaging for Mykirei by KaoKao USA is ready to launch MyKirei by Kao, which it says is a comprehensive collection of products that marks the company’s efforts to redefine corporate responsibility.
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Biopak Cups with Aboriginal Art
View article: Biopak Cups with Aboriginal ArtBioPak has partnered with community development organisation SevGen Indigenous Corporation and Plastic Free Noosa to release a limited edition Art Series BioCup that puts Aboriginal art into the hands of our global community.
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Finland Push to Replace Plastics with Fibres
View article: Finland Push to Replace Plastics with FibresVTT and 52 companies to cooperate to reduce need for plastics by using natural fibres.
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Arkema and the Corona Crisis, ACT II
View article: Arkema and the Corona Crisis, ACT IIArkema expresses its solidarity commitment in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
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NatureWorks and the Corona Crisis
View article: NatureWorks and the Corona CrisisHere’s a letter sent to Natureworks customers and partners.
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Green Recovery Alliance
View article: Green Recovery AllianceAn informal alliance has been launched in the European Parliament on the back of calls from 12 EU environment ministers who have signed an appeal for a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The World Needs Hemp Plastics
View article: The World Needs Hemp PlasticsHemp plastic is increasingly becoming a viable option as an eco-friendly alternative to carbon-based plastic.
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BASF Donates 100 Milion Masks
View article: BASF Donates 100 Milion MasksAs part of BASF’s “Helping Hands” campaign in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, BASF is donating 100 million protective masks to the Federal Republic of Germany
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Neste Joins European Alliance for Green Recovery
View article: Neste Joins European Alliance for Green RecoveryNeste has joined an alliance of cross-party political decision-makers, businesses, NGOs and other stakeholders in a call for a Green Recovery after the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Europe.
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Eastman and the Corona Crisis
View article: Eastman and the Corona CrisisAs part of the world’s collective effort to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Eastman is donating materials to produce protective lenses and face shields for medical personnel.
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German CDU Wants to Delay EU Climate Target
View article: German CDU Wants to Delay EU Climate TargetThe COVID-19 pandemic’s effects are expected to cause a deep recession in Europe and elsewhere.
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Mitsui and the Corona Crisis
View article: Mitsui and the Corona CrisisDue to the Japanese government’s declaration of an emergency on April 7, Mitsui Chemicals today announced that to minimize risks surrounding the novel coronavirus and help prevent its spread, the company will bolster its efforts here by taking the following countermeasure.
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US Waste Collection and Corona Crisis
View article: US Waste Collection and Corona CrisisBarney Shapiro, owner of Tenleytown Trash, never expected that he would turn to the Washington National Opera’s costume department to design gear for his employees.
