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Astronauts Will Use Bioplastics Made from Feces
View article: Astronauts Will Use Bioplastics Made from FecesStudents of the University of Calgary are working on 3D printed plastic tools made from feces and genetically engineered bacteria.
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Bioplastics Toothbrush
View article: Bioplastics ToothbrushGermans bring bioplastics toothbrush on the market under the brand Biobrush.
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They found PBAT on the Moon
View article: They found PBAT on the MoonWe’ve been reading a lot about PBAT recently; so we’ve listed the best quotes …
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Irish Find a Way To Compost PLA at Home
View article: Irish Find a Way To Compost PLA at HomeIreland-based researchers develop a new PLA bioplastic that can biodegrade under home-composting conditions.
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Pet Food Packaging Will be Made from Bioplastics in the Future
View article: Pet Food Packaging Will be Made from Bioplastics in the FutureA US pet food company will switch to bioplastics packaging.
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Bioplastics Made from Chicken Feathers
View article: Bioplastics Made from Chicken FeathersEU Project KARMA 2020 wants to transform chicken feathers into biodegradable plastics.
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The Future Bottle Caps will be made from Bioplastics
View article: The Future Bottle Caps will be made from BioplasticsThe future bottle caps and closures will be made from bioplastics.
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French Minister of Environment Resigns. Will the Plastic Policy follow?
View article: French Minister of Environment Resigns. Will the Plastic Policy follow?French Minister of Ecological Transition, Nicolas Hulot, resigned earlier today.
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What are Drop-In Bioplastics?
View article: What are Drop-In Bioplastics?What are drop-in bioplastics and smart drop-ins? What are their advantages and differences? What are the polemics?
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Australian Institute of Packaging Teaches Sustainable Packaging Design
View article: Australian Institute of Packaging Teaches Sustainable Packaging DesignThe Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will give a sustainable packaging design course covering bioplastics.
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Japan Government Promotes Bioplastics
View article: Japan Government Promotes BioplasticsThe Japanese Government wants Japan to become a leader in bioplastics.
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Japanese Companies Expand Bioplastics Production
View article: Japanese Companies Expand Bioplastics ProductionJapanese Companies are Increasing Bioplastics Production
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Can Japan Lead Bioplastics Industry?
View article: Can Japan Lead Bioplastics Industry?What differentiates Japanese Bioplastics companies from Western companies? What should Japanese companies do to lead the bioplastics industry?
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Will Smith Disrupts the Bottled Water Business
View article: Will Smith Disrupts the Bottled Water BusinessWill Smith and son Jaden Smith launched an eco-friendly bottled water company. The product will be sold in 800 UK Boots stores.
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Myriant Becomes GC Innovation America. A Tactical Move from PTT.
View article: Myriant Becomes GC Innovation America. A Tactical Move from PTT.The role of GC Innovation America will be to search for new technologies in North America for PTT (Thailand).
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Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Bioplastics Shoes
View article: Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Bioplastics ShoesLeonardo DiCaprio invests in eco footwear company Allbirds that uses bioplastics produced by Braskem.
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Reebok Launches Bioplastic Shoe
View article: Reebok Launches Bioplastic ShoeSportswear brand Reebok launches its first shoe with a bioplastics sole.
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Chinese Reinvent Wood by Replacing Lignin with Resol
View article: Chinese Reinvent Wood by Replacing Lignin with ResolChinese scientists create a new wood that is as strong as real wood but won’t catch fire.
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Second Nitrogen Revolution for PLA
View article: Second Nitrogen Revolution for PLAThe nitrogen fixation of a certain type of corn may trigger the second nitrogen revolution and initiate the Golden Age of PLA.
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Americans Discover a New Business Model for Algae Bioplastics
View article: Americans Discover a New Business Model for Algae BioplasticsFlorida is dealing with an algal bloom problem. Why not make bioplastics from it?
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France Issues its Plastic Policy
View article: France Issues its Plastic PolicyFrench Government has issued its action plan and objectives to tackle the plastic problem. We quote: France is declaring war to plastics.
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Bioplastics Made From Mango
View article: Bioplastics Made From MangoStudents from Mexican university ‘National Polytechnic Institute’ (IPN) developed a bioplastic made from mango peel.
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The European Commission Papers: The Lignin Briefing
View article: The European Commission Papers: The Lignin BriefingThis should help you understand what the European Commission knows about lignin and how it perceives it.
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Americans Create Paper-Based Green Bio-Batteries
View article: Americans Create Paper-Based Green Bio-BatteriesResearchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York have created a biodegradable, paper-based battery.
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Australia Will Convert Plastic Waste into Fuel
View article: Australia Will Convert Plastic Waste into FuelAustralia has just opened a new waste conversion plant in Sydney that will convert landfill into fuel.
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Stora Enso Launches Bioplastics Kitchen Utensils
View article: Stora Enso Launches Bioplastics Kitchen UtensilsStora Enso brings a new range of bioplastics kitchen utensils to the market produced with their DuraSense biocomposites.
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The Future of Expanded Polystyrene
View article: The Future of Expanded PolystyreneLet’s have a look at the past and future of Polystyrene
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Elon Musk Builds Bioplastics Surfboards
View article: Elon Musk Builds Bioplastics SurfboardsElon Musk teamed up with Matt Biolos’ Lost Surfboards to create a limited edition of 200 boards and each one is sold for $1,500.
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Bioplastics Bags Soon Available in Qatar
View article: Bioplastics Bags Soon Available in QatarBiodegradable and compostable bags will be available in Qatar by the end of September.
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First House on Mars will be Made from Bioplastics
View article: First House on Mars will be Made from BioplasticsNASA approves plans from US Research studio to build a 3D printed house made from bioplastics for planet Mars.
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Will Switzerland Disrupt the PEF Market?
View article: Will Switzerland Disrupt the PEF Market?Researchers at the ETH Zurich University have improved the method to produce PEF drastically.
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Is using Recycled Plastics in Textiles Good?
View article: Is using Recycled Plastics in Textiles Good?Both newspapers published an article regarding towels made from recycled plastics. Their perspective was different and it brings up an interesting point.
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India and the Bioplastic Bag Fiasco
View article: India and the Bioplastic Bag FiascoKarnataka State adds bioplastics bags on the banned list of plastics items because they do not live up to expectations
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The Plastic Recycling Fairy Tale
View article: The Plastic Recycling Fairy TaleHere’s a summary of plastic recycling and the Chinese Recycling Scandal
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San Francisco Will Ban Straws and Fluorinated Plastics
View article: San Francisco Will Ban Straws and Fluorinated PlasticsSan Francisco will ban straws, napkins, utensils and fluorinated plastics. The City remains the leader in banning plastics.
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Belgium Will Build Plant to Convert Lignin and Wood into Bio-Aromatics
View article: Belgium Will Build Plant to Convert Lignin and Wood into Bio-AromaticsVITO and partners have presented a plan to build a pilot plant in Antwerp for the production of bio-aromatics from lignin/wood.
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FDCA and PEF Production Becomes Cheaper and Faster
View article: FDCA and PEF Production Becomes Cheaper and FasterGerman Chemists Discover a Low Cost Catalyst for FDCA. Germany Remains at the top of Bioplastics.
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A Bioplastics Revolution – The First Biogenic Packaging
View article: A Bioplastics Revolution – The First Biogenic PackagingThe first fruit and biogenic packaging to be grown into a 3D printed mould.
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Sky News Invests in Bioplastics
View article: Sky News Invests in BioplasticsSky News Invests in a biodegradable plastic bottle and edible plastic packaging.
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Can Agricultural Plastics PBAT Biodegrade?
View article: Can Agricultural Plastics PBAT Biodegrade?A study was published that Swiss researchers have proven that PBAT polyester could be broken down by soil bacteria.
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BBC Data on Plastics Packaging
View article: BBC Data on Plastics PackagingThis is a summary of the BBC article: What’s the real price of getting rid of plastic packaging? Published on 6 July 2018.
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New Bioplastics Packaging made from Shellfish and Cellulose
View article: New Bioplastics Packaging made from Shellfish and CelluloseLead researcher of Georgia Institute of Technology Carson Meredith made the news by developing a biodegradable film made from discarded shellfish and tree celluloses. But was he really the first one?
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Bioplastics Shares are Up on London Stock Exchange
View article: Bioplastics Shares are Up on London Stock ExchangeBiome Technologies shares are up on the London Stock Exchange (LON:BIOM).
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Neste is Becoming a Major Bioplastics Producer
View article: Neste is Becoming a Major Bioplastics ProducerNeste will disrupt the plastics Industry.
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Flanders Government Decides on Plastic Packaging
View article: Flanders Government Decides on Plastic PackagingFlemish Government (BE) has taken its decision regarding plastic packaging.
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India is Going for Sorghum Bioplastics
View article: India is Going for Sorghum BioplasticsIt looks like India is increasing their agricultural activities around Sorghum. Sorghum can be used for food, animal fodder, alcohol production, biofuels and bioplastics.
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ENI, Versalis and Bioplastics
View article: ENI, Versalis and BioplasticsA Short History and Summary of ENI Versalis’ Bioplastics Activities.
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Bioplastics made from Hair
View article: Bioplastics made from HairA graduate student from Kingston School of Art created a chair with hair and PLA.
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Ecozen HF to Disrupt PET Market
View article: Ecozen HF to Disrupt PET MarketSouth Korea-based company SK Chemicals launches a new bio-copolyester, Ecozen HF, that could revolutionise the PET market.
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Will the Barbara Project Save the Spanish Bioplastics Industry?
View article: Will the Barbara Project Save the Spanish Bioplastics Industry?BARBARA is a research project launched in May 2017 aimed at developing new bio-based materials with innovative functionalities.
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US-China Trade War will Impact Plastics Industry
View article: US-China Trade War will Impact Plastics IndustryThe trade war has escalated impacting the plastics industry.
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European Commission, European Environment Agency and EU Universities on BioEconomy, LCA and Bioplastics
View article: European Commission, European Environment Agency and EU Universities on BioEconomy, LCA and BioplasticsThe following presentations were given during a Bioeconomy Conference in Brussels in June 2018
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Are Hedge Funds Dumping Plastics Packaging Companies?
View article: Are Hedge Funds Dumping Plastics Packaging Companies?Serious transactions have been made against oil-based plastic packaging companies on the Stock Market.
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Did Americans Find a Way to Make Money With Lignin?
View article: Did Americans Find a Way to Make Money With Lignin?Americans discover a new family of enzymes that can transform Lignin: family N of the cytochrome P450.
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European Parliament Takes Decision on Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics
View article: European Parliament Takes Decision on Biodegradable and Compostable PlasticsThe European Parliament’s environment committee voted on the European Commission’s plans to cut plastic pollution under the Plastics Strategy.
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How Starbucks Will Profit on Sustainability
View article: How Starbucks Will Profit on SustainabilityStarbucks will impose a 5p “latte levy” on every single use paper cup across their 950 UK stores starting on July 26th.
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Shanghai Attempt to Cut Plastic Packaging is Failing
View article: Shanghai Attempt to Cut Plastic Packaging is FailingThe first non-binding standards were released in Shanghai this April. It was the first time in China. The purpose was to replace plastic packaging by paper and biodegradable packaging in take-away and home delivery sector.
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First Car Made Completely From Bioplastics
View article: First Car Made Completely From BioplasticsEindhoven University of Technology Researchers have created the first car made completely out of bioplastics.
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US Class Action Against Bioplastics Car Parts Dismissed
View article: US Class Action Against Bioplastics Car Parts DismissedA class action against Toyota was filled in 2016 for using soy-based bioplastics car parts.
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Supermac’s Goes Bioplastics
View article: Supermac’s Goes BioplasticsIrish Supermac’s will introduce recyclable cups, paper straws and biodegradable burger wraps in all their restaurants.
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The History of Bioplastics
View article: The History of BioplasticsHere’s a short history and summary of the bioplastics milestones, innovations and discoveries.
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Americans Produce Biodegradable Plastics from Bacteria without using Sugars
View article: Americans Produce Biodegradable Plastics from Bacteria without using SugarsMichigan State University scientists are producing biodegradable bioplastics with sunlight and bacteria.
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Argentinian Scientist Wins Best Bioplastics Poster Award 2018
View article: Argentinian Scientist Wins Best Bioplastics Poster Award 2018The Best Biopolymer and Bioplastics Poster Award 2018 was organised during the 8th World Congress on Biopolymers and Bioplastics in Berlin June 28-29 2018. The winner is…
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Is Bosch Expecting a storm in the Plastics Packaging Industry?
View article: Is Bosch Expecting a storm in the Plastics Packaging Industry?German Industrial Group Robert Bosch will sell its packaging division. Their largest business is in pharmaceutical and food packaging.
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UK Fashion Retailer Goes Bioplastics
View article: UK Fashion Retailer Goes BioplasticsUK Fashion Retailer is probably the first in the fashion industry to switch to Bioplastics bags.
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Mobile Plastic-Free Concept Store on Tour in Europe
View article: Mobile Plastic-Free Concept Store on Tour in EuropeNL retailer Ekoplaza launched a plastic-free aisle in one of its stores earlier this year and is now taking this concept on a road tour in Europe.
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UK Retailer Morrisons Disrupts Plastic Food Packaging
View article: UK Retailer Morrisons Disrupts Plastic Food PackagingUK Retailer Morrisons will replace plastic bags with brown paper bags for the loose fruit and vegetables and claims the change will save 150 million plastic bags every year.
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UK Sets Up Plastics Fund
View article: UK Sets Up Plastics FundUK has set up a £20 million fund to explore new ideas and innovations to change the plastics manufacturing industry and increase reuse and recycling.
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UK First 100% Recycled Water Bottle
View article: UK First 100% Recycled Water BottleScottish beverage company, Highland Spring, is the first UK bottled water brand to use a 100% recycled bottle.
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Danone Uses Bioplastics Bottle for So Delicious Brand
View article: Danone Uses Bioplastics Bottle for So Delicious BrandDanoneWave (subsidiary of Danone) uses plant-based packaging for its So Delicious Organic Almondmilk.
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8th World Congress on BioPolymers
View article: 8th World Congress on BioPolymersTheme: Biopolymers – A drug to heal the nature
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Scientists Find Way to Break Down Biomass 30 Times faster
View article: Scientists Find Way to Break Down Biomass 30 Times fasterScientists from Imperial College London have found a method to accelerate the process of breaking down biomass by 30 times.
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Indian Plastic Ban is Turning into a Little Fiasco
View article: Indian Plastic Ban is Turning into a Little FiascoThe Mumbai plastic ban came into effect on Friday 22nd June and it seems already that it’s turning into a little fiasco.
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McDonalds India Kicks Out Plastics
View article: McDonalds India Kicks Out PlasticsMaster Franchisee Hardcastle Restaurants has already moved away from plastic in Maharashtra and Karnataka. A market-wide change will follow over the coming months.
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Scientists Find a Way to Replace Bacteria and Algae in the Production of Bioplastics
View article: Scientists Find a Way to Replace Bacteria and Algae in the Production of BioplasticsColorado State University Scientists found a way to produce a high-performance, biorenewable, biodegradable plastics at an affordable price.
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Bio-On Confirms Italian Leadership in BioPlastics
View article: Bio-On Confirms Italian Leadership in BioPlasticsBio-On builds its first bioplastics plant to produce bioplastics for the cosmetics industry.
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Can Bees Disrupt the Plastics Industry?
View article: Can Bees Disrupt the Plastics Industry?A New Zealand Biotech Start up believes the Australian masked bee may hold the secret to replace plastics.
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Four Companies Hit the Jackpot in Major Food Packaging Breakthrough
View article: Four Companies Hit the Jackpot in Major Food Packaging BreakthroughEurotech Extrusion Machinery, NatureWorks, Nippon Gohsei and Sukano have successfully processed a multilayer transparent bio-based barrier film. This is a giant leap for the PLA and food packaging sector.
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Biopolymer Processing and Moulding Conference 19-20 June
View article: Biopolymer Processing and Moulding Conference 19-20 JuneBioplastics Events and Conferences Opening and Welcome by Peter Putsch – Charirman Polykum DR Jurgen Ude, Secretary of State Ministry of Economy, Science and Digitalisation of Sachsen-Anhalt Compostable Food Packaging Articles made with Ecovio by Dr Martin Bussmann Segment Head Compostable Packaging Polymers BASF INZEA – The sustainable choice: bio-based and bio-degradable compounds by Carlos Gil…
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Bioplastics Straws Made from Avocado
View article: Bioplastics Straws Made from AvocadoPlastic straws can be replaced by bioplastics straws made from advocado.
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BASF Invests in Lanzatech
View article: BASF Invests in LanzatechBASF invests in Lanzatech’s carbon recycling technology.
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Novamont supplies British Government
View article: Novamont supplies British GovernmentNovamont becomes selected supplier to the British Government. Novamont MaterBi is the King amongst Bioplastics.
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Symposium 2018: Biobased Performance Materials #BPM2018
View article: Symposium 2018: Biobased Performance Materials #BPM2018Join the Biobased Performance Materials community at the 7th BPM symposium, this year on Wageningen Campus, the Netherlands, on June 14th, 2018.
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Bioplastics Made From Cactus
View article: Bioplastics Made From CactusA Mexican researcher found a way to make bioplastics from cactus juice.
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Carrefour Announce New Plastic and Packaging Policy
View article: Carrefour Announce New Plastic and Packaging PolicyCarrefour aims for 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging for its company owned brands by 2025.
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Covestro wins German Government Award
View article: Covestro wins German Government AwardCovestro receives award from German Government for making bioplastics from aniline and making it’s operations more sustainable.
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Ikea and Neste Go Bioplastics
View article: Ikea and Neste Go BioplasticsThis is major news. Swedish home Furniture Giant IKEA and NESTE bind forces to revolutionise the home furniture market.
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Greenpeace finds Microplastics in the Antarctic
View article: Greenpeace finds Microplastics in the AntarcticA Greenpeace Report reveals traces of microplastics in the Antarctic.
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Belgian Plastic Waste Plan is Weak
View article: Belgian Plastic Waste Plan is WeakThe Flemish Government (Flemish dutch speaking region) asked the packaging industry to come up with a plan to reduce the use of plastics and litter. The plan the industry came up with lacks ambition. Some consider the plan to be a bit of a joke in fact.
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New Zealand Plastic Packaging Declaration … Greenpeace: It’s Rubbish
View article: New Zealand Plastic Packaging Declaration … Greenpeace: It’s RubbishLocal and international businesses commit to using 100 % reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging in their New Zealand operations by 2025 or earlier. Greenpeace believes it’s rubbish.
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Who is NatureWorks?
View article: Who is NatureWorks?NatureWorks is the leading PLA producer and a joint venture between Cargill (US) and PTT Chemical (Thailand). The joint venture should have been a marriage in paradise but is it really?
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Canada Aims at Zero Plastic Waste
View article: Canada Aims at Zero Plastic WasteThe Canadian plastics industry aims to make all plastic packaging recyclable or “recoverable” by 2030, and actually entirely diverted from landfills by 2040.
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Could Seaweed Revolutionise the Bioplastics Sector?
View article: Could Seaweed Revolutionise the Bioplastics Sector?The most commonly used materials to produce bioplastics are corn, sugarcane, vegetable oil and starch. There may be a new kid on the block: (red) seaweed.
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TOP 5 Biobased Materials Selected by the UN
View article: TOP 5 Biobased Materials Selected by the UNMYCOFOAM Developed by Ecovative as an alternative to expanded polystyrene, or EPS. Mycofoam is made from agricultural waste placed into moulds and mixed with live mycelium fungus, which essentially grows the material into a finished shape that can be dried and used as a stable packaging material. Mycofoam material is impact resistant and can be formed into…
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UN Report “Exploring Alternative Materials to Reduce Plastic Pollution” is available
View article: UN Report “Exploring Alternative Materials to Reduce Plastic Pollution” is availableThe UN Environment report assesses the potential of replacing certain conventional plastics applications with alternative materials.
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First FDME Plant was Built in the US
View article: First FDME Plant was Built in the USThe first pilot plant to produce bio-based furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) began operating last month in the US (Decatur, Illinois). This is a major breakthrough.
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Innovative Bio-based Products Conference: Investment, Environmental Impacts and Future Perspectives Live Coverage
View article: Innovative Bio-based Products Conference: Investment, Environmental Impacts and Future Perspectives Live CoverageThe Conference is taking place today in Brussels. Follow it live on bioplasticsnews.com. The purpose is to provide key insights on the bioeconomy industry: environmental impacts, investment potential and innovative bio-based products. Here’s the provisional programme
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US Brewery Goes Bioplastics
View article: US Brewery Goes BioplasticsFlorida microbrewery, Saltwater Brewery, uses a six pack ring made from wheat and barley to replace fossil based plastic ring.
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UK Top 10 Bio-based Chemicals
View article: UK Top 10 Bio-based ChemicalsA new report is urging the UK government to invest in the development of 10 specific bio-based chemicals to replace harmful plastics and fossil based products.
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