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Covestro Research on CO Feedstock
View article: Covestro Research on CO FeedstockCO2 is not always the bad guy, it can be a valuable resource. The research and innovation project Carbon4PUR project is a proof of that according to Covestro.
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Consortium on Biobased Asphalt
View article: Consortium on Biobased AsphaltOn Wednesday 4 March, representatives from 22 organizations met at the Tech Park in Delft for the official start of the biobased asphalt cooperation program.
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Washington Students Propose Plastic Straw Ban
View article: Washington Students Propose Plastic Straw BanCity Council plans to discuss the issue; no date set yet.
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LCA of Used Cooking Oil Bio PP
View article: LCA of Used Cooking Oil Bio PPThis article presents the first environmental LCA of UCO-based PP. Sixteen impact categories are investigated and the allocation methods are scrutinized. UCO-based PP offers clear impact reductions in terms of climate change and depletion of fossil resources compared to petrochemical PP, regardless of the choice of allocation methods. In attributional LCAs where non-dominant products are…
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Clariant Cooperation with the Plastic Bank
View article: Clariant Cooperation with the Plastic BankThe Plastic Bank is a social enterprise and economic development firm that empowers disenfranchised communities to exchange any type of plastic waste for currency.
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UK MP Survey on Compostable Packaging
View article: UK MP Survey on Compostable PackagingA survey of MPs from all the main Westminster parties found overwhelming support for a switch to more environmentally friendly packaging.
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DSM, SABIC and UPM Biofuels Partner for Bio-based Dyneema
View article: DSM, SABIC and UPM Biofuels Partner for Bio-based DyneemaRoyal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and UPM Biofuels, a leading producer of sustainable raw materials, today announced a partnership that will help to reduce the environmental footprint of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber.
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Jewellery Box by Durasense Biocomposite
View article: Jewellery Box by Durasense BiocompositeAesthetics comes first when selecting a piece of jewellery, but safe and sustainable materials are equally important. In the best case, the same goes also for the jewellery box. The Finnish jewellery brand Ilonakoru found a solution in boxes made from our DuraSense biocomposite.
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EU Circular Economy Action Plan
View article: EU Circular Economy Action PlanA new Circular Economy Action Plan for a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe
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Biobased Industries Role Under the EU Circular Economy Action Plan
View article: Biobased Industries Role Under the EU Circular Economy Action PlanEnhanced role envisaged for the bio-based industries under the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan
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UK Plastic Packaging Tax
View article: UK Plastic Packaging TaxBritish Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has promised to deliver on the Conservative Party’s manifesto pledge to introduce a plastics packaging tax during his 2020 Budget today.
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National Arts Centre in Ottawa Does Composting
View article: National Arts Centre in Ottawa Does CompostingOttawa’s National Arts Centre and its composter show careful sourcing, testing, training are key
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Converting Used Oil into Bioplastics
View article: Converting Used Oil into BioplasticsOne might think that edible oils do not represent any danger of pollution. But this is not the case. The project to recycle these used oils – such as frying oils – in bioplastics developed by engineering students at Sup’Biotech, therefore, seems interesting. Biotechnology engineers came up with a Bioplast Oil project that aims to…
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Dysfunctional Waste Management of UK Government
View article: Dysfunctional Waste Management of UK GovernmentThe government’s ‘dysfunctional’ approach to preventing marine plastic pollution is unlikely to deliver any lasting improvements, according to the think tank Green Alliance.
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New Process Makes Recycling Eco-Friendly
View article: New Process Makes Recycling Eco-FriendlyPlastics are user-friendly, versatile, and highly economical to such an extent that the earth is flooded with plastic waste. This makes them a victim of their own success.
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Non-Toxic and Edible Bioplastics Made from Grapes
View article: Non-Toxic and Edible Bioplastics Made from GrapesA new method to produce biodegradable plastic made from vitis vinifera, or commonly known as grapes, has been discovered. the brilliant mind behind this innovation is none less than geisha montes de oca, based in los angeles and dominican native. the said plastic, aside from being non-toxic and edible, biodegrades in a matter of days…
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New Method With Cyanobacteria Could Disrupt Bioplastic Production
View article: New Method With Cyanobacteria Could Disrupt Bioplastic ProductionA Kobe University led research team has illuminated the mechanism by which cyanobacteria (Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803) produces D-lactate, showing that malic enzyme facilitates this production.
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WWF and the Plastic Waste Business
View article: WWF and the Plastic Waste BusinessLet’s have a look at the plastic waste business of WWF.
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Avantium Enters Euronext Amsterdam SmallCap Index
View article: Avantium Enters Euronext Amsterdam SmallCap IndexAvantium announces that it has been promoted to the Euronext Amsterdam SmallCap Index (AScX), following the quarterly review by Euronext.
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Cost of Recycling Hits US Cities and Towns
View article: Cost of Recycling Hits US Cities and TownsCities and towns in Massachusetts are used to paying for their trash to be hauled away. But now, they’re having to pay big bucks for recycling, too.
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Versalis Joins Circular Plastics Alliance and Makes Recycling Pledge
View article: Versalis Joins Circular Plastics Alliance and Makes Recycling PledgeVersalis, Eni’s chemicals company, has joined the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) to actively contribute achieving the ambitious European target of using 10 million tonnes of recycled plastic in new products by 2025.
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Tumeric Extends Shelf Life in Bioplastic Packaging
View article: Tumeric Extends Shelf Life in Bioplastic PackagingResearchers in Malaysia have developed a biopolymer film incorporating turmeric oil that stops the growth of a common food fungus and degrades well in soil, they say.
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Borealis Produces Everminds Bio-PP in Belgium
View article: Borealis Produces Everminds Bio-PP in BelgiumEverMinds™ in practice: Another milestone reached in Borealis’ efforts to advance the circular economy. Kallo and Beringen production sites receive ISCC Plus certification. Collaboration with upstream and downstream value chain partners such as Neste and Henkel.
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Cincinnati Plastic Bag Ban
View article: Cincinnati Plastic Bag BanCincinnati-based Kroger pledged to ban single-use plastic bags by 2025, but if you live in Cincinnati you’ll likely be saying goodbye to plastic bags at the grocery store and other places much sooner.
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ALPLA Builds New Plant in South Africa
View article: ALPLA Builds New Plant in South AfricaProduction site near Johannesburg bundles activities from five existing plants.
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Korean Chemical Companies Hooked on Microorganisms
View article: Korean Chemical Companies Hooked on MicroorganismsKorean oil refining and chemical companies are turning their eyes to microorganisms as a rich source of new business opportunities. Increasing interest in ways to produce materials not harmful to humans and the environment is driving more and more companies to discover business opportunities that use microorganisms.
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Chemical Recycling Could Accelerate Plastic Recycling in EU
View article: Chemical Recycling Could Accelerate Plastic Recycling in EUWith the right policies to support investment in chemical recycling, this new technology could be a game changer for plastic waste management, says Cefic director general Marco Mensink
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Clariant Receives Bioplastic Accreditation
View article: Clariant Receives Bioplastic AccreditationClariant Masterbatches Earn ‘ok’ Certification for Home and Industrial Composting.
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Starbucks Trials BioPBS Cups
View article: Starbucks Trials BioPBS CupsOn its journey to develop a more recyclable and compostable hot cup solution by 2022, Starbucks announced today details for in-market testing of a more sustainable cup technology from the NextGen Cup Challenge.
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KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell Stops Polystyrene Foam Packaging
View article: KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell Stops Polystyrene Foam PackagingYum! Brands, the company behind popular fast-food chains KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, will phase out polystyrene foam packaging by 2022 globally, Yum! said Thursday.
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AR Packaging and Pulpac Partner for Renewable Fibre-Based Products
View article: AR Packaging and Pulpac Partner for Renewable Fibre-Based ProductsAR Packaging aims to be first on the market with commercially viable plastic free trays and cutlery for the food, on-the-go and food service sectors. The group looks to contribute to innovative process developments of fully fibre based solutions and therefore has joined the PulPac Technology Pool.
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Vertoro and Sekab to Build Demo Plant for 2G Platform
View article: Vertoro and Sekab to Build Demo Plant for 2G PlatformA new demo plant in Örnsköldsvik will be the first in the world to produce a 2G platform for sustainable fuels, chemicals and materials, coined GOLDILOCKS®, from pulp and paper industry residues. The plant will be built by the Swedish chemical and clean tech company Sekab together with the Dutch oil company Vertoro.
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Neste Partners with Mirova and Recycling Technologies
View article: Neste Partners with Mirova and Recycling TechnologiesNeste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, and Mirova, a pioneer impact investor in the natural capital space and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, today announce a combined EUR 10 million investment into Recycling Technologies Ltd (‘Recycling Technologies’), a specialist plastic…
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Henkel Tests Detergent Refill Stations in Czech Republic
View article: Henkel Tests Detergent Refill Stations in Czech RepublicConsumer goods company Henkel is testing liquid detergent refill stations with the drug store chain Rossmann in the Czech Republic. Henkel’s newly published sustainability report says that the pilot is part of an effort to close the packaging loop.
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Corbion Strategy Update
View article: Corbion Strategy UpdateDuring its Capital Markets Day for analysts and investors in Amsterdam today, Corbion management will present its strategy for the period 2020-2025: Advance 2025.
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Bulk Food Problem Called Food Moth
View article: Bulk Food Problem Called Food MothBulk food is developing quickly in organic groceries and supermarkets, but with it comes an insect called the food moth.
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Aldi Imposes Closed Loop Packaging to Suppliers by 2025
View article: Aldi Imposes Closed Loop Packaging to Suppliers by 2025If you’ve ever shopped for groceries at ALDI, you’ve probably noticed that the international supermarket chain is filled with plastic and non-recyclable packaging. But by 2025, every single product you see in ALDI will be either package-free or wrapped in recyclable, reusable, or compostable packaging, as ALDI announced last year.
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Old T-Shirts for Making Reusable Bags
View article: Old T-Shirts for Making Reusable BagsCordova banned plastic grocery bags in 2016, though many Cordovans may not have noticed. In spite of an ordinance against non-biodegradable plastic bags, many residents continue not to shop with reusable bags, said Shae Bowman, operations manager for the Copper River Watershed Project.
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Exposing the Compostable Plastic Myth in Canada
View article: Exposing the Compostable Plastic Myth in CanadaCanada made their own version of the Dutch documentary “De Monitor”. Here is what actually happens when you put compostable plastics in your green bin.
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The Truth About Bioplastic
View article: The Truth About BioplasticIf you’re not the type to bring a reusable bag to the store, bioplastics have become an increasingly attractive alternative to the plastic that is slowly strangling the oceans, rivers, municipalities, and the very sediment record of Earth itself.
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The European Plastics Pact
View article: The European Plastics PactBringing together frontrunner companies and governments to accelerate the transition towards a European circular plastics economy. The official launch event of the European Plastics Pact took place on the 6th of March, 2020 at “The Square” Convention Centre in Brussels, Belgium.
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Sunscreen from Lignin
View article: Sunscreen from LigninScientists at Mohali based research institute, the Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), have made a breakthrough by developing an antimicrobial sunscreen from metal oxide nano-composites developed from agricultural waste-based lignin.
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Visualizing the Global Plastic Crisis
View article: Visualizing the Global Plastic CrisisThe Plastic Atlas, recently published by the Heinrich Böel Foundation and Break Free From Plastic, highlights the extent of plastic pollution worldwide.
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Plastic Facts and Figures
View article: Plastic Facts and FiguresThe most important facts and figures about plastics.
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Plastic Recycling to Finance Glass Recycling in France
View article: Plastic Recycling to Finance Glass Recycling in FranceThe Ministry of Ecological Transition has a particular vision when it comes to recycling.
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Carbios Joins European Plastic Pact
View article: Carbios Joins European Plastic PactA coalition to increase the management efficiency of the lifecycle of plastic materials and support the development of innovative technologies.
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Starbucks Bans Reusable Cups Because of Coronavirus
View article: Starbucks Bans Reusable Cups Because of CoronavirusStarbucks branches have temporarily banned reusable cups in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Holland Bioplastics Did Not Join the NL Circular Economy Initiative
View article: Holland Bioplastics Did Not Join the NL Circular Economy InitiativeThe Plastic Pact NL is an initiative of the Dutch Government to tackle the plastic problem and to create a circular economy.
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BBIA Responds to Tesco Packaging Strategy
View article: BBIA Responds to Tesco Packaging StrategyTesco has recently issued an updated series of guidelines on the preferred materials and formats that it will accept as packaging.
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More Plastic than Fish in Ocean by 2050
View article: More Plastic than Fish in Ocean by 2050PLASTIC could outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050, an environmental group has warned as it launched a lawsuit against the top plastic polluters.
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New Ocean Plastic Chair
View article: New Ocean Plastic ChairPolywood is looking to the seas to source recyclable plastics for the launch of its new Ocean chair.
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Best Way to Deal With Ocean Plastic
View article: Best Way to Deal With Ocean PlasticPlastic containers that easily degrade in sea water would be a dream solution to the growing problem of ocean waste, but recycling and plastic alternatives may still be the best option, researchers report.
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Compostable Packaging Confusing for Canadian Waste Management
View article: Compostable Packaging Confusing for Canadian Waste ManagementIssues around compostable packaging in Canada. Article dates back from October 2018 but is still relevant.
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Plantbased? Compostable? What You Need to Know About Bioplastics
View article: Plantbased? Compostable? What You Need to Know About BioplasticsWhat they are, how they’re greener than traditional plastics and why they’re not a perfect solution.
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LyondellBasell Signs Joint-Venture with Chinese Bora
View article: LyondellBasell Signs Joint-Venture with Chinese BoraLyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, today announced it has signed definitive agreements to expand in China through a 50:50 joint venture with the Liaoning Bora Enterprise Group (Bora).
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Avantium CEO On Bioplastics in the Drinks Industry
View article: Avantium CEO On Bioplastics in the Drinks IndustryTom van Aken, CEO of Avantium, discusses the challenges and benefits of introducing plant-based plastics to the drinks industry.
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Plastic River in Ghana
View article: Plastic River in GhanaEvery time it rains in Ghana, the following occurs.
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Yield10 Bioscience CEO in the News
View article: Yield10 Bioscience CEO in the NewsPanic is setting in about a potential french fry shortage in the near future, due to a poor potato harvest in the United States and Canada. Headlines speculate that people will need to find new sides to go with their burgers.
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Sumitomo Boosts Chemical Recycling Technology Research
View article: Sumitomo Boosts Chemical Recycling Technology ResearchThe Muroran Institute of Technology has introduced a technology that makes use of highly selective zeolite catalysts to decompose waste plastics into specific monomers. In the joint research, the institute will create more sophisticated catalysts and Sumitomo Chemical will support the R&D of this technology.
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Plastic-Eating Caterpillars
View article: Plastic-Eating CaterpillarsThe tiny waxworm went from zero to hero in 2017 when researchers discovered the caterpillar could potentially help solve one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: plastic waste.
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Plastic Pledge in Australia
View article: Plastic Pledge in AustraliaMinister for the Environment Sussan Ley and the Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Trevor Evans today congratulated companies and Students for stepping up with key commitments at the closing of the first ever National Plastics Summit.
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3D Printed PLA Motorbike
View article: 3D Printed PLA MotorbikeSarolea is a revived Belgian motorcycle manufacturer that took on the historic Sarolea brand after the original company ceased production in the 1960’s. The revived brand now focuses solely on electric powered motorcycles, but at the heart of the company is the same passion of motorcycles that founded the original brand back in 1850.
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Interview with New Chair of BPI Board
View article: Interview with New Chair of BPI BoardCongratulations to NatureWorks’ Senior Circular Economy Manager, Tim Goodman, for his new additional role as Chair of the BPI Board. BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) is North America’s leading certifier of compostable products and packaging.
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LyondellBasell CEO Talks Industry Trends and Curbing Plastic Waste
View article: LyondellBasell CEO Talks Industry Trends and Curbing Plastic WasteLyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel was the keynote speaker at the Partnership’s 2nd annual State of Houston’s Petrochemical Industry event on March 3.
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Circular Economy in Singapore
View article: Circular Economy in SingaporeThe effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and extreme weather events, are posing a threat to carrying on with business as usual.
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Big Oil and Big Soda Kept Plastic Calamity a Secret
View article: Big Oil and Big Soda Kept Plastic Calamity a SecretHow Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades.
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Plastic from Wood
View article: Plastic from WoodX-ray analysis gives insights on mechanical and morphological properties of lignin.
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US Custom Ruling for Chinese Bioplastic Bags
View article: US Custom Ruling for Chinese Bioplastic BagsIn ruling NY N309146, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determined the classification of biodegradable plastic retail carrier bags from China.
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Grolsch Goes For Smurfit Kappa TopClip
View article: Grolsch Goes For Smurfit Kappa TopClipSmurfit Kappa’s sustainable TopClip solution will be launched on the market by leading beer brewer Royal Grolsch as a paper-based replacement for the plastic shrink wrap currently used on their can multi-packs.
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Did the Kenya Plastic Bag Ban Work?
View article: Did the Kenya Plastic Bag Ban Work?Kenya has harsh penalties for those caught manufacturing, selling, importing or using single-use plastics, yet the country still struggles to reduce its waste.
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Good Natured Acquires Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging
View article: Good Natured Acquires Shepherd Thermoforming & PackagingGood natured Products Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the shareholders of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging, a leading thermoformer with over 35 years’ experience, to acquire 100% of Shepherd and all its real estate assets for CAD$9.5 million in cash.
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Clear on Plastics Campaign To Educate UK Citizens
View article: Clear on Plastics Campaign To Educate UK CitizensCutting through the confusion on plastic packaging! Clear on Plastics is a campaign brought to you by WRAP, the sustainability not-for-profit, and supported by The UK Plastics Pact.
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Compostable Toothbrush Branded Infinite Toothbrush
View article: Compostable Toothbrush Branded Infinite ToothbrushA Stevenage start-up has created the only toothbrush made from biodegradeable plastic to tackle the issue of single-use plastic polluting our oceans.
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Skechers and Goodyear Partner on Biobased Shoe Soles
View article: Skechers and Goodyear Partner on Biobased Shoe SolesA new line of Skechers shoes features Goodyear rubber technology on the bottom, the companies announced this week.
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New Partnership To Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution
View article: New Partnership To Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution4ocean, the purpose-driven Public Benefit Corporation founded to help end the world’s ocean plastic crisis, is proud to announce its latest partnership, with Safe Harbor Marinas—the world’s largest owner and operator of marinas.
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Handbags from Ocean Plastics
View article: Handbags from Ocean PlasticsNew York (CNN Business)Rothy’s iconic women’s flat shoes are knitted from a single continuous yarn derived from recycled plastic water bottles. Now Rothy’s is pushing the envelope again and creating another sustainable staple product.
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Where Goes the Textile Waste?
View article: Where Goes the Textile Waste?A new sustainability initiative, Accelerating Circularity, announced that it is working with major apparel companies such as Gap Inc., Target Corp. and VF Corp. to chart ways to eliminate textile-industry waste and recycle it into new fibers and materials, according to a Feb. 25 announcement.
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Evegreen Becoming a Leader in Bioplastic Plant Pots
View article: Evegreen Becoming a Leader in Bioplastic Plant PotsAfter driving past a mountain of discarded pots once used to plant hops for brewing beer during the economic crisis of 2014, Eva Štraser started her own company Evegreen which makes bioplastic plant pots.
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FDA Approves Full Recycled HDPE and PET Food Packaging
View article: FDA Approves Full Recycled HDPE and PET Food PackagingErema Group got the go-ahead to use its technology to recycle HDPE into food and drink packaging and foodservice wares. Meanwhile, other companies got federal green lights for PET recycling.
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New Zealand Questions Compostable Plastics
View article: New Zealand Questions Compostable PlasticsThe surging consumer anxiety around the downstream effects of plastics has led to a huge increase in single-use plastic items or packaging on display labelled as “biodegradable”, “compostable” or “home compostable”.
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Pepsi Replaces Plastic Rings With Molded Pulp
View article: Pepsi Replaces Plastic Rings With Molded PulpPepsiCo is using molded pulp as an alternative to the plastic rings used in their Pepsi brand. This trial is occurring in Sacramento, California.
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Henkel Goes Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic
View article: Henkel Goes Post-Consumer Recycled PlasticTogether with packaging manufacturer ALPLA, Henkel has achieved a further step in its activities in the field of sustainable packaging: From now on Perwoll bottles in Western Europe will not only be fully recyclable, but also contain 25 percent recycled PE (polyethylene) from post-consumer sources as standard.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Creates Circular Economy Department
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Creates Circular Economy DepartmentMitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced its decision to establish a new Circular Economy Department (CE Department) effective April 1, 2020, with the aim of bolstering its efforts to bring about the circular economy.
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Compostable Plastics Are Not Circular
View article: Compostable Plastics Are Not CircularDe Monitor (episode 10/02) about compostable packaging and disposables, has given the discussion about circularity some new oxygen. Jelmer Vierstra, Senior Program Leader Circular Economy at Nature & Environment believes compostable plastics are not circular and compostability standards are irrelevant.
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NL Composting Industry Does Not Want Compostable Plastics
View article: NL Composting Industry Does Not Want Compostable PlasticsDutch Waste Management Industry: we don’t want packaging in the bio-waste stream, even if they are compostable.
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Documentary That Killed Compostable Plastics in the Netherlands
View article: Documentary That Killed Compostable Plastics in the NetherlandsHere’s the translation of the most important fragments of the Dutch documentary “De Monitor” that killed compostable plastics in the Netherlands.
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Symphony Gets FDA Approval for Antimicrobial Food Packaging
View article: Symphony Gets FDA Approval for Antimicrobial Food PackagingUK-headquartered biodegradable plastics specialist Symphony Environmental Technologies has secured food-contact approval from the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) for its designed to protect (d2p) antimicrobial technology, to be used in polyethylene film to wrap bread.
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Cornstarch to Fight Pests
View article: Cornstarch to Fight PestsAdd yet another use for cornstarch—besides thickening soups and gravies, making adhesives, soothing skin and removing stains.
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Recycling is Only a Bandaid Says Ocean Plastic Founder
View article: Recycling is Only a Bandaid Says Ocean Plastic FounderI really see it as the obligation of the creative industries to reinvent all toxic materials within the next 10 years,’ says cyrill gutsch, founder of parley for the oceans.
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Reusable and Refillable to Solve Plastic Crisis
View article: Reusable and Refillable to Solve Plastic CrisisCompanies like Coca-Cola used to collect 98 percent of their bottles – and new entrepreneurs are learning from their tactics.
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Edible Packaging in Japan
View article: Edible Packaging in JapanIn the future, when someone implores a dining companion to “finish off the meal,” it just might mean that they are expected to eat the plate and cutlery, too.
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What is Driving the Shift to Circularity?
View article: What is Driving the Shift to Circularity?The types and volume of industry-level circular activity vary widely. In general, consumer-facing industries have seen the largest volumes of circular activity, often driven by demands from consumers, governments and employees.
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The End of Glass Recycling in US
View article: The End of Glass Recycling in USGlass is out as a recyclable, and it’s everybody’s fault.
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BASF Solutions for the Entire Packaging Life Cycle
View article: BASF Solutions for the Entire Packaging Life CycleIncreasing resource efficiency and the use of alternative feedstocks in production. Providing additional benefits during the use phase. Enabling circularity at the end of service life.
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China is Buying US Recycling Companies
View article: China is Buying US Recycling CompaniesIn 2018, China banned the import of many recycled scrap materials, wreaking havoc on the global recycling system. However, some organizations and communities see it as a new opportunity to build recycling infrastructure and to create less waste. Some Chinese companies are investing in recycling facilities in the U.S. to be able to maintain China’s…
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Bioplastics Ranking February 2020
View article: Bioplastics Ranking February 2020Here’s the Brands and Companies Ranking of February 2020.
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Senbis Wins NL Government Tender for Compostable Grass System
View article: Senbis Wins NL Government Tender for Compostable Grass SystemSenbis and its partners win tender for a Dutch government grant to develop a fully compostable artificial grass system.
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Pact, Cleanaway and Asahi Beverages Build New Recycling Plant in Australia
View article: Pact, Cleanaway and Asahi Beverages Build New Recycling Plant in AustraliaPact, Cleanaway and Asahi Beverages announce intention to jointly develop a plastic pelletising facility to close the loop and contribute to a circular economy.
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Bio-based Laundry Detergent by Clariant
View article: Bio-based Laundry Detergent by ClariantBio-based TexCare SRN 260 Life combines unmatched climate and sustainability benefits with best in class fiber protection against dirt.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Buys 2 Plastic Recycling Companies
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Buys 2 Plastic Recycling CompaniesMitsubishi Chemical Corporation recently decided that it will acquire two Swiss engineering plastics recyclers, Minger Kunststofftechnik AG and Minger Plastic AG, through its group company Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials as a part of the company’s efforts to promote the circular economy. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of February this year.
