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New Bioplastic Production Paradigm
View article: New Bioplastic Production ParadigmFrom fire to bacteria: chemistry is gradually shifting production paradigm and moving into a new era.
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Corbion & Basf Partner on Succinity
View article: Corbion & Basf Partner on SuccinityAnother European Bioplastic Collaborative Partnership on Bio-Succinic Acid comes to fruition: a JV between Corbion Purac (Netherlands) and BASF (Germany) starts commercial production.
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Chitosan Bioplastic Objects
View article: Chitosan Bioplastic ObjectsShrimp shells into shape : chitosan-based bioplastic can be used to fabricate objects using injection molding as proven at lab level by Harvard’s Wyss Institute
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GIFT Technology in Argentina
View article: GIFT Technology in ArgentinaPorta Hnos S.A. Signs Agreement to Become Exclusive Licensee of Gevo’s GIFT® Technology in Argentina and produce BIO-ISOBUTANOL
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Bio-Succinic Acid: A Blockbuster
View article: Bio-Succinic Acid: A BlockbusterBio-Succinic Acid: a plant based chemistry blockbuster for the coming years. Recent allied market research study forecast an AAG > 40 %
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Solvay and Bio Epoxy Production
View article: Solvay and Bio Epoxy ProductionNews from SOLVAY’s and VINYTHAI’s plan to build a second Bio-Epichlorohydrin plant in Asia and take a major position on this key feedstock for bio-epoxy resin production.
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The City of Tomorrow Chinaplas
View article: The City of Tomorrow ChinaplasThe City of Tomorrow at Chinaplast to showcase the latest trends and applications of plastics and rubber technologies that foster sustainability
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Novamont Buys JV Mater-Biopolymer
View article: Novamont Buys JV Mater-BiopolymerNovamont (Italy) acquires 78% of the shares in JV Mater-Biopolymer srl from Mossi & Ghisolfi (Italy).
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Verdezyne to Produce Bioplastic in Malaysia
View article: Verdezyne to Produce Bioplastic in MalaysiaCarlsbad-based biochemical company Verdezyne, Inc. has entered in June last year into a collaboration with Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) in its assessment of Malaysia as the destination for its first biochemical production facility of commercial size in the Asia Pacific Region.
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GlycosBio to produce Bioplastic in Malaysia
View article: GlycosBio to produce Bioplastic in MalaysiaBiochemical producer, GlycosBio, is building its first commercial facility in southern Malaysia. The 10.000 ton plant is expected to start-up this year and will be used to produce anhydrous ethanol and targeted biochemicals based on demand.
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METEX to produce Bioplastic in Malaysia
View article: METEX to produce Bioplastic in MalaysiaMETabolic EXplorer, (METEX) a white biotechnology company that specializes in the development of bioprocesses for the production of chemical compounds used in a wide range of everyday products (textile fibers, paints, solvents, animal feed supplements, adhesives, etc.) has recently provided an update on its project to build a bio-propanediol (1.3 PDO) production plant in Malaysia.
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Malaysia: The Next Bioplastic Destination?
View article: Malaysia: The Next Bioplastic Destination?Malaysia is keen on valorizing its significant volume of palm tree biomass into biobased chemicals and bioplastics. Malaysia reportedly produces around 80 million tons/year of biomass waste.
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Australian Bioplastic Waste Management in China
View article: Australian Bioplastic Waste Management in ChinaCardia Bioplastics selected to supply bioplastic waste management bins & kitchen waste bags to China Nanjing Jianye District.
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China and European Bioplastic Technology
View article: China and European Bioplastic TechnologyChinese Company to use NAFIGATE Corporation’s Czech Hydal Technology to Produce Bioplastics. Czech company NAFIGATE Corporation that focuses on transfer of high technology and commercialization of hi-tech products has signed a set of contracts with a Chinese firm Suzhou Cleanet.
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Bioplastic Made from Algae
View article: Bioplastic Made from AlgaeThe third generation of plant chemistry: how Algae can be used as feedstock for plastics & more. The University of Greenwich is ready to test the water.
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Australia and Bioplastic
View article: Australia and BioplasticAustralia: not to be forgotten as a key area for bioplastics development and expansion in the Southern hemisphere with players like Cardia and Plantic.
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Global Market Value of Bioplastic
View article: Global Market Value of BioplasticGlobal market for bioplastics reported to rise up to USD 5.8 Bn in 2021 by Ceresana
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KIA Motors and BioPlastic Vehicles
View article: KIA Motors and BioPlastic Vehicles“The Power to Surprise”. The motto of Kia Motors Corporation (South Korea) applies to its SOUL Electric Vehicle (EV) stuffed with bio-plastics which made its debut at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show.
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Carbon Fiber from Biomass
View article: Carbon Fiber from BiomassNext breakthrough: carbon fiber from Biomass. En route to a totally sustainable airplane!
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Bioplastic and 3D Printing
View article: Bioplastic and 3D PrintingThe ExOne Company (ExOne) was founded in 2005 as a spin-off of Extrude Hone Corporation, a global supplier and developer of precision nontraditional machining processes and automated systems for more than 40 years.
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Furfural – Past and Future
View article: Furfural – Past and FutureFurfural (“FF”) family – Genealogy and promising next generation. Furfural is the chemical precursor for furfuryl alcohol (“FA”), tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA), furoic acid, furfurylamine, methylfuran and furan. From furan, tetrahydrofuran (THF) is derived, which is the precursor for polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG).
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AVA Biochem Starts Facility for Renewables
View article: AVA Biochem Starts Facility for RenewablesAVA Biochem starts-up Biochem-1 facility in Muttenz (Switzerland) to produce renewable 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF)
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Arkema Latest Solutions for Ski Boots
View article: Arkema Latest Solutions for Ski BootsA few days ahead of the Sochi Olympic games, Arkema (France) presented its bio-based Pebax® RNew 80R53 grade for ski boots at ISPO, the outdoor sportswear exhibition in Munich.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Develops DURABIO for Cars
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Develops DURABIO for CarsMitsubishi Chemicals develops new grade of DURABIO™ bio-based engineering plastic for the automotive industry.
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BioAmber New Plant will Supply Vinmar
View article: BioAmber New Plant will Supply VinmarBioAmber (Canada) plans to build a 100,000 Ton capacity BDO plant in North America to start-up in 2017. Vinmar (USA) has committed to purchase 100% of this capacity and participate into the plant financing.
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Toray Increases Activity in Automotive and Aircraft Industry
View article: Toray Increases Activity in Automotive and Aircraft IndustryToray to enhance production site and expand capacity for carbon fiber TORAYCA® Prepreg in the US for the Automotive and Aircraft manufacturing Industry.
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Forecasted Bioplastics Industry Growth
View article: Forecasted Bioplastics Industry GrowthThe global bio-plastics industry is expected to witness significant growth and reach an estimated $7.02 billion by 2018
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Biodegradable PHA
View article: Biodegradable PHACSIR-CSMCRI Based in Bhavnagar – India – announced it has been granted a European patent for its development of biodegradable PHA from glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel produced from the jatropha oil plant.
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Biomass Chemistry Development
View article: Biomass Chemistry DevelopmentBiomass chemistry and its key global and regional development drivers – Interview of Daniel Gibbs by Mario Bonaccorso, editor of “Il Bioeconomista”, published on January 20 and reproduced entirely below.
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Lignin as Key Source of Bio-Molecules
View article: Lignin as Key Source of Bio-MoleculesBio-lignin as key source of bio-molecules – Report from the editor on 3BCAR Forum which took place in Paris on January 20, 2014
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Ecochem Basel
View article: Ecochem BaselEcochem Basel: CEO’s and global leaders from the world’s elite brands and chemical companies gather in the Swiss city two months ahead of the Davos summit.
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BioPolymers Trends
View article: BioPolymers TrendsCurrent progress on Bio-Based Polymers and their future trends: a reference review paper
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BioHub
View article: BioHubBioHub™ is an open innovation Program at Roquette (France) to Develop Biobased Products and Processes
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BioPlastic in Automotive sector
View article: BioPlastic in Automotive sectorIndustry trend: high end compounds and fiber reinforced compounds gradually replace metal in automotive parts.Engineering plastics and thermoset materials have already succeeded in replacing metal in multiple markets. The key driver for this substitution is weight reduction and, consequently, lower fuel consumption for vehicles of all types.
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The Future of Epoxy Resin
View article: The Future of Epoxy ResinEPOXY RESIN, the one industrial chemical with multiple applications- has also a path to be bio-sourced in the future and be part of bio-polymers.
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BioAmber and CCP Team Up
View article: BioAmber and CCP Team UpBIOAMBER & CCP team-up to increase the biobased content of composites, enhance their properties and enlarge their potential application spectrum.
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Lignin – The Future Gold
View article: Lignin – The Future GoldLIGNIN: the bio-sourced brown gold that is not coffee but could still be worth as much as $2000/ton in the future. This becomes an absolute buzz theme for plant chemistry scientists!
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Bio-Based PET
View article: Bio-Based PETRENMATIX (Atlanta) and VIRENT (Madison Wisconsin) have signed a partnership to develop a fully bio-based PET bottle for Coca Cola.
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European Bioplastics Conference
View article: European Bioplastics ConferenceBioplastics have potential for being a truly sustainable material”states EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik. Such an encouraging perspective could not stay unnoticed!
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LanzaTech and Evonik Alliance
View article: LanzaTech and Evonik AllianceLANZATECH (NZ) forming new alliance to create a complete value chain from waste to bioplastics owing to combination of rich global collaborative partnerships.
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Mater-Bi® Biopolymers
View article: Mater-Bi® BiopolymersNovamont Presented New Range of Mater-Bi® Biopolymers at the 4th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin on December 10 and 11.
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Bottles from Furfural
View article: Bottles from FurfuralBioplastics PEF (polyethylene furanoate) is an alternative to PET and bio-PET for soft drink bottles, offering enhanced functionalities.
