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Floreon … The Rising Star Of Bioplastics
View article: Floreon … The Rising Star Of BioplasticsFloreon is becoming one of the most important innovators in the bioplastics industry.
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Curtain with Bioreactor Converts CO2 in Bioplastics
View article: Curtain with Bioreactor Converts CO2 in BioplasticsLondon-based architectural & design firm creates “urban curtain” that converts CO2 in bioplastics and fights climate change.
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Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins IChemE Innovative Product Award
View article: Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins IChemE Innovative Product AwardPRESS RELEASE – LineoTM is a lignin-based product launched by Stora Enso earlier this year, has been awarded ‘Innovative Product Award 2018’ by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
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Omya Launches Smartfill® 55 – OM for Biopolymers and PLA
View article: Omya Launches Smartfill® 55 – OM for Biopolymers and PLAPRESS RELEASE – Omya is pleased to announce the launch in Europe of Omya Smartfill® 55 – OM, a new functionalized Calcium Carbonate for use in biopolymers and in particular Polylactic Acid (PLA).
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Biodegradable Synthetic Textile Will Replace Polyester
View article: Biodegradable Synthetic Textile Will Replace PolyesterPrimaloft launches new biodegradble sythetic textile that may replace polyester.
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Apple Goes for More Bioplastics and Stops PVC
View article: Apple Goes for More Bioplastics and Stops PVCHere’s a look at Apple’s plastic Strategy for the MacBook Air and Mac Mini
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A New Bio Foaming Epoxy
View article: A New Bio Foaming EpoxySicomin is introducing a new bio foaming epoxy system and marine collaborations.
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Researchers Convert PET Waste in Aerogel
View article: Researchers Convert PET Waste in AerogelPRESS RELEASE – NUS researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial with wide-ranging applications
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Tea Company Claims PLA is Not Plastic
View article: Tea Company Claims PLA is Not PlasticPRESS RELEASE – Clipper Tea claims first plastic-free tea bag. Company claims PLA is not plastic !
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Neste and Clariant Join Forces to Develop Sustainable Industrial Solutions
View article: Neste and Clariant Join Forces to Develop Sustainable Industrial SolutionsThe partnership will start replacing fossil-based ethylene and propylene used in Clariant’s top-quality hot-melt adhesives, with monomers derived from renewable feedstock.
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Sealed Air Makes Sustainability and Plastic Pledge
View article: Sealed Air Makes Sustainability and Plastic PledgePRESS RELEASE – Sealed Air Corporation announced a bold sustainability and plastics pledge to design and advance their innovative packaging solutions to be 100% recyclable or reusable by 2025.
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Braskem Joins Europe’s Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)
View article: Braskem Joins Europe’s Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)PRESS RELEASE – Chemicals company Braskem announces it has joined European network Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) as a full member.
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Firmdale Hotels Go Bioplastics
View article: Firmdale Hotels Go BioplasticsSpectra helps Firmdale Hotels make the change to sustainable packaging with new sugarcane-based PET biopolymer packs.
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Albea Joins New Plastics Economy Global Commitment
View article: Albea Joins New Plastics Economy Global CommitmentAlbéa joins the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment launched by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to create a circular economy for plastics.
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Biome Bioplastics launches Educational Channel ThinkBioplastic.
View article: Biome Bioplastics launches Educational Channel ThinkBioplastic.#ThinkBioplastic will share content and investigate science.
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Mastercard Goes Bioplastics
View article: Mastercard Goes BioplasticsPRESS RELEASE – Mastercard and card manufacturers Gemalto, Giesecke+Devrient and IDEMIA launched the Greener Payments Partnership to reduce the use of PVC plastic in cards.
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Secos is Cashing in on Bioplastics
View article: Secos is Cashing in on BioplasticsBioplastics company SECOS shared its quarterly financial results and bioplastics is growing strongly.
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Bioplastics Plant Pots Now Available
View article: Bioplastics Plant Pots Now Available500 million plastic plant pots are used every year in the UK. British gardener have an average of 39 plastic plant pots.
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Squirrels Snack on Bioplastics Car Parts
View article: Squirrels Snack on Bioplastics Car PartsDriver believes squirrels are eating the bioplastics car parts of his new Honda.
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Bioplastics Packaging for Energy Gel
View article: Bioplastics Packaging for Energy GelNew bioplastic packaging for energy gel.
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Japanese Pioneer the Use of Lignin in Car Parts
View article: Japanese Pioneer the Use of Lignin in Car PartsFour Japanese organizations develop first auto parts in cedar lignin.
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Genomatica Gets Bigger
View article: Genomatica Gets BiggerGenomatica get $90 Million to drive technologies and expand product lines.
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Bioplastics Will Be Used in Medical Applications
View article: Bioplastics Will Be Used in Medical Applications3D-Printed PCL/PLA composite stents could be used in cardiovascular applications
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HP Joins Dell in Ocean Plastics Consortium
View article: HP Joins Dell in Ocean Plastics ConsortiumHP and Ikea joins Dell’s consortium to turn ocean-bound plastic trash into products.
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Bioplastics in South Africa
View article: Bioplastics in South AfricaSummary and highlights of article published about bioplastics in South Africa on iafrica.com.
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Bioplastics in Indonesia
View article: Bioplastics in IndonesiaFragments of the Article Published on wbur.org. It gives an idea of the situation in Indonesia.
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Russia Enters Bioplastics Through Putin and Italian Connections
View article: Russia Enters Bioplastics Through Putin and Italian ConnectionsPRESS RELEASE – Bio-on grants bioplastic technology license to Russian group TAIF for production in Russia.
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European Bioplastics Association Reacts on European Parliament Vote
View article: European Bioplastics Association Reacts on European Parliament VotePRESS RELEASE from European Bioplastics.
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Europe Must Continue to Invest in the Bioplastic Revolution
View article: Europe Must Continue to Invest in the Bioplastic RevolutionARTICLE Published in the Parliament Magazine.
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Chinese Create PCF from FDCA and May Disrupt PET and PEF
View article: Chinese Create PCF from FDCA and May Disrupt PET and PEFThe bio-based polyester demonstrated great potential and could be used as engineering plastic.
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Bioplastics Straws Win Award
View article: Bioplastics Straws Win AwardTaiwanese company won a gold medal and a special jury prize at the first Concours Lépine Méditerranéen in France for the design and production of biodegradable straws made from sugarcane fiber and PLA.
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The Legacy of MEP Frederique Ries
View article: The Legacy of MEP Frederique RiesFrederique Ries has been MEP since 1999. Let’s have a look at her legacy regarding plastics policies.
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Fraud and Crime in the European Recycling Industry?
View article: Fraud and Crime in the European Recycling Industry?The plastics recycling industry is being investigated for one of the largest environmental fraud.
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Novamont Boost Production
View article: Novamont Boost ProductionNovamont increases the production capacity of its Mater-Biopolymer plant located south of Rome.
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US Government Promotes Foam Made From Lignin
View article: US Government Promotes Foam Made From LigninThis article was published by USDA.
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Another Bioplastics Toothbrush
View article: Another Bioplastics ToothbrushTepe launches bioplastic toothbrushes made from sugar cane and castor oil.
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Bioplastics Made from Potatoes
View article: Bioplastics Made from PotatoesThe James Dyson Award is a worldwide competition for students who have designed solutions to modern-day problems and bioplastics is on the shortlist.
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Will the Chinese Disrupt the Bioplastics Industry?
View article: Will the Chinese Disrupt the Bioplastics Industry?Thyssenkrupp built the first commercial plant in China based on their patented PLA bioplastics process
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New Biodegradable Coffee Capsules
View article: New Biodegradable Coffee CapsulesALPLA and materials manufacturer Golden Compound have developed a biodegradable coffee capsule that can be home composted.
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First Biodegradable Crisps Packaging Made From Eucalyptus
View article: First Biodegradable Crisps Packaging Made From EucalyptusThe packets are made from cellulose and sustainably grown eucalyptus trees and are compostable in 26 weeks.
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Will Robots Lead the Next Bioplastics Revolution?
View article: Will Robots Lead the Next Bioplastics Revolution?Startup Iron Ox is setting up a farm in California that will replace farmers with robots.
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Blue Bioplastics Funding Opportunity
View article: Blue Bioplastics Funding OpportunityEU Blue Economy call: €18.7 million available for funding
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Student Turns Vegetable Oil Into Biodegradable Plastics
View article: Student Turns Vegetable Oil Into Biodegradable PlasticsStudent startup turns vegetable oil into renewable fuels and biodegradable plastics
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BASF Goes For Biodegradable Cosmetics
View article: BASF Goes For Biodegradable CosmeticsBASF introduces two biodegradable alternatives to cosmetic ingredients.
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Will BASF leave the Synvina Joint Venture?
View article: Will BASF leave the Synvina Joint Venture?BASF and Avantium are fighting over the Synvina project. Will this lead to a divorce? Will this become the biggest flop in bioplastics history?
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Japan Government Wants to Become Leader in Bioplastics
View article: Japan Government Wants to Become Leader in BioplasticsJapan government will reduce disposable plastic waste by 25 percent over next decade and promote plant-based bioplastics.
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NAFIGATE, the new generation of Cosmetics products based on the Hydal P3HB
View article: NAFIGATE, the new generation of Cosmetics products based on the Hydal P3HBPRESS RELEASE – Prague, October 10, 2018 – Cosmetics, which poses the circular revolution in the cosmetics industry, was introduced for the first time on Wednesday October 10th.
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Middle East Fashion Retailer Goes Bioplastics
View article: Middle East Fashion Retailer Goes BioplasticsPRESS RELEASE – Fashion Retailer Splash has partnered with Natur-Tec to pioneer a new sustainable biopolymer-based packaging solution for the Middle East and South Asian region.
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Waitrose & Partners Replaces Black Plastics with Bio-based Packaging
View article: Waitrose & Partners Replaces Black Plastics with Bio-based PackagingWaitrose & Partners will replace black plastics with fibre-based packaging for its range of Italian ready meals.
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Jamaica Food and Drink Festival Goes Bioplastics
View article: Jamaica Food and Drink Festival Goes BioplasticsJamaica Food and Drink Festival (JFDF) will focus on reducing its environmental footprint and will use bioplastics foodware.
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Canadian Competition To Solve PLA Waste from 3D Printers
View article: Canadian Competition To Solve PLA Waste from 3D PrintersCanadian 3D print reseller, PrintYourMind3D, launched a contest aimed at Alberta students to tackle 3D printer waste.
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Indian Opinion Maker In Favour Of Bioplastics
View article: Indian Opinion Maker In Favour Of BioplasticsJaya Krushna Panigrahi, the Secretary of Orissa Environmental Society (OES), is one of the first environmentalists to initiate plastic ban.
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Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins Best Product Innovation Awards
View article: Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins Best Product Innovation AwardsPress Release – LineoTM by Stora Enso, launched earlier this year, has won ‘Best Product Innovation’ at the ICIS Innovation Awards 2018.
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Singapore Biodegradable Straw Company Gets US$13m Funding
View article: Singapore Biodegradable Straw Company Gets US$13m FundingRWDC Industries obtains US$13 million by venture capital firms Vickers Venture Partners and WI Harper Group.
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Lignin in the Chemical Industry
View article: Lignin in the Chemical IndustryPublished by European Commission – Today nearly all aromatic chemicals are made from oil-based sources. European researchers proposed to use lignin, a structural component of many plants and algae, as an alternative raw material in chemical production.
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TUI Cruises Goes Bioplastics
View article: TUI Cruises Goes BioplasticsGermany based operator TUI Cruises launches initiative “Wasteless” and will use bioplastics instead of plastics.
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Anellotech Carbon Reduction Claim Confirmed
View article: Anellotech Carbon Reduction Claim ConfirmedPress Release – Jacobs Confirms Anellotech’s Bio-TCatTM Process Leads to Significant Carbon Emission Reductions Compared to Petro-based Aromatics
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Plastic Oceans: MEPs Back EU Ban on Polluting Throwaway Plastics by 2021
View article: Plastic Oceans: MEPs Back EU Ban on Polluting Throwaway Plastics by 2021Press Release by the ENVI committee of the European Parliament
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The Future of Plastic Cutlery: Bioplastics vs Plastic
View article: The Future of Plastic Cutlery: Bioplastics vs PlasticMany single use plastic items could soon be banned in the EU by the future “EU Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment”.
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Solvay Gets New CEO
View article: Solvay Gets New CEOSolvay gets new Female CEO for first time in 155 years.
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Floreon Wins Best Bioplastics Material Award
View article: Floreon Wins Best Bioplastics Material AwardFloreon and Matrix Plastics are celebrating after winning a prestigious Plastics Industry Award in the category ‘Supplier Partnership – Material’.
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Frost & Sullivan Awards Bio-On for Best Cosmetic Innovation
View article: Frost & Sullivan Awards Bio-On for Best Cosmetic InnovationPress Release – Bio-on has been awarded the “Best Practices” award by Frost & Sullivan for New Product Innovation in the Bio-based Ingredients for the Cosmetics industry.
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The Biomarine Conventon and The Future of Algae Bioplastics
View article: The Biomarine Conventon and The Future of Algae BioplasticsThe Biomarine Convention 2018 took place in Cascais (Portugal) from October 2nd to the 4th and it was a great success.
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Are Australians Getting Closer to Biodegradable Computers and Semiconductors?
View article: Are Australians Getting Closer to Biodegradable Computers and Semiconductors?Australian National University scientists have invented a thin, bendable semiconductor that is also biodegradable.
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Carbon Trust Endorses Braskem’s Carbon-Negative Claims for Bio-based Plastic
View article: Carbon Trust Endorses Braskem’s Carbon-Negative Claims for Bio-based PlasticBrazilian chemicals company Braskem, producers of I’m green™ – a bio-based polyethylene made from sugarcane – has had its negative carbon footprint credentials strengthened thanks to an independent review by the Carbon Trust.
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Government Officials Will Use Sense of Smell to Recognise Fake Bioplastics Bags
View article: Government Officials Will Use Sense of Smell to Recognise Fake Bioplastics BagsMalaysia is facing fake and substandard biodegradable plastic bags. Federal Territories Ministry enforcement officers were trained and will use their sense of smell and touch to distinguish real from fake biodegradable bags.
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Bioplastics Makes it to the London Design Festival
View article: Bioplastics Makes it to the London Design FestivalDuring London Design Festival 2018, crafting plastics! studio presented ‘Feel Free To Consume’ ready-to-wear products and objects made from Nuatan – a bioplastic material.
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Amsterdam is Building 3D Printed House from Bioplastics
View article: Amsterdam is Building 3D Printed House from BioplasticsDutch company DUS Architecture is building a full-sized 3D printed 700m2 canal house from bioplastics. The plastic is more than 50% bio-based and comes from linseed oil.
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Trinidad and Tobago Ban Polystyrene
View article: Trinidad and Tobago Ban PolystyreneTrinidad & Tobago ban polystyrene products such as styrofoam containers in 2019.
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Novamont Disrupts Cosmetics Industry
View article: Novamont Disrupts Cosmetics IndustryNovamont develops biodegradable materials for cosmetic applications that have similar performance as traditional microplastics.
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Release of Plastic Balloons at Sea is Littering
View article: Release of Plastic Balloons at Sea is LitteringCampaigners claim that biodegradable plastic balloons blown away at sea are not biodegrading and are causing harm to seabirds, seals and other wildlife.
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Danimer Scientific Will Open First Commercial PHA Plant
View article: Danimer Scientific Will Open First Commercial PHA PlantDanimer Scientific is opening a fermentation facility in Kentucky for the production of its PHA biopolymer that will be commercialised under the brand Nodax.
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John Deere Uses Bioplastics
View article: John Deere Uses BioplasticsJohn Deere and International Harvester have replaced metal cosmetic and functional components with bioplastics.
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EU Project ReTAPP Converts Wood Into Bioplastics
View article: EU Project ReTAPP Converts Wood Into BioplasticsArticle Published by the European Commission
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Canadian Student Transforms Food Waste into Bioplastics
View article: Canadian Student Transforms Food Waste into BioplasticsUniversity of Toronto Student Luna Yu converts food waste into PHA.
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Brussels To Ban Single Use Plastics
View article: Brussels To Ban Single Use PlasticsThe city of Brussels will ban single-use plastics that is not reusable or recyclable during public events in the public space as from 1 July 2019
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Lidl to Stop Using Black Plastic Packaging
View article: Lidl to Stop Using Black Plastic PackagingLidl UK plans to remove black plastic from its fruit and vegetable range by the end of this month and from its fresh meat, fish and poultry range by August next year.
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Co-op Supermarkets Will Use Bioplastics Bags
View article: Co-op Supermarkets Will Use Bioplastics BagsCo-op supermarkets will replace all single-use plastic bags with biodegradable alternatives.
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Breakthrough in Converting Lignin into Bio-Aromatics
View article: Breakthrough in Converting Lignin into Bio-AromaticsMark Crocker and colleagues from University of Kentucky (US) have reported a breakthrough in the heterogeneously catalysed oxidative depolymerisation of lignin, using gold nanoparticles supported on a lithium–aluminium layered double hydroxide.
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USDA Promotes Bioplastics
View article: USDA Promotes BioplasticsArticle Published on the website of USDA: A New Industrial Revolution for Plastics
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PepsiCo and Danimer Scientific Win the 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics Award
View article: PepsiCo and Danimer Scientific Win the 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics AwardThe Plastics Industry Association in Washington awarded Danimer Scientific and PepsiCo as the joint winners of the 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics Award.
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Burundi Bans Plastic Bags
View article: Burundi Bans Plastic BagsThe government of Burundi bans the production, import and sales of plastic bags and other plastic packaging.
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Waitrose Will Use Bioplastics Bags
View article: Waitrose Will Use Bioplastics BagsWaitrose & Partners will start using bioplastics bags by next spring
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Ford Goes for Tequila Bioplastics
View article: Ford Goes for Tequila BioplasticsFord is testing bioplastics made from agave fibre, the plant used to produce tequila.
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Apple iPhone Goes Bioplastics
View article: Apple iPhone Goes BioplasticsApple’s newest iPhones, iPhone XS, uses cover glass that’s 32 percent bio-based plastic.
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Bioplastic Feedstock 1st, 2nd and 3rd Generations
View article: Bioplastic Feedstock 1st, 2nd and 3rd GenerationsA Summary of Bioplastics Feedstock
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Bio-On Uses Cooking Oil To Make Bioplastics
View article: Bio-On Uses Cooking Oil To Make BioplasticsLatest press release from Bio-On on the use of cooking oil to produce bioplastics
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PepsiCo Goes for Bioplastic Bottles
View article: PepsiCo Goes for Bioplastic BottlesPepsiCo joins Danone and Nestle Waters in bioplastics bottles R&D partnership
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Carlsberg Replaces Plastic Rings With Recyclable Glue
View article: Carlsberg Replaces Plastic Rings With Recyclable GlueDanish brewer Carlsberg replaces plastic rings with a new “snap pack”.
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Operation Ocean Clean Up Has Started
View article: Operation Ocean Clean Up Has StartedSystem 001 was invented by dutchman Boyan Slat and launched this weekend to remove between 40.000 and 80.000 tons of plastics between Hawaii and California in the next five years.
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Finalists of Sustainability Award 2018
View article: Finalists of Sustainability Award 2018Here are the finalists of the Sustainability Awards 2018 that will take place on 23 October 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden
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Ghana Government Wants to Develop Bioplastics
View article: Ghana Government Wants to Develop BioplasticsGhana Government is Looking at Cassava Flour to Produce Biodegradable Plastic Bags.
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The History of Elephant Grass Bioplastics
View article: The History of Elephant Grass BioplasticsUsing elephant grass or miscanthus to make bioplastics is not new. Elephant grass was going to revolutionise bioplastics, but it didn’t. What happened?
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Lucozade and Skynews Will Replace Plastic Bottles at Sport Events
View article: Lucozade and Skynews Will Replace Plastic Bottles at Sport EventsLucozade Sport will trial plastic-free edible seaweed packaging during running events
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Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT Create a New Bioplastic for Straws
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT Create a New Bioplastic for StrawsMitsubishi Chemical and PTT combine two types of biodegradable plastic to create a new material.
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The BioMarine Convention
View article: The BioMarine ConventionThe Biomarine Convention Will Take Place from 2 to 4 October 2018 and will cover Bioplastics made from Marine Resources.
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Neste Sprinting to the Future with Bioplastics
View article: Neste Sprinting to the Future with BioplasticsExclusive Interview on the Future and Challenges of Bioplastics with Lars Börger, Head of Product Marketing – Emerging Businesses at Neste
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Food Delivery Company Replaces Polystyrene with Bioplastics
View article: Food Delivery Company Replaces Polystyrene with BioplasticsUS Food Delivery Company will replace Polystyrene with Bioplastics
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Malaysian School Bans Polystyrene and Straws
View article: Malaysian School Bans Polystyrene and StrawsMalaysian School bans Polystyrene and Plastic Straws.
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Bio-On Will Disrupt the Fashion Industry
View article: Bio-On Will Disrupt the Fashion IndustryBio-On launched their new business unit: Fashion Development Materials. The unit is dedicated to develop bioplastics for the fashion and luxury industry.
