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Automotive & Cars, Aviation & Aerospace, Biocomposites, Construction, Building and Insulation, Joint Venture & PartnershipsAciturri joins r-LightBioCom project for bio-based HPC advancement
View article: Aciturri joins r-LightBioCom project for bio-based HPC advancementr-LightBioCom and the reduction of the environmental impact of HPCs, the new composites
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US ExxonMobil eyes ’24 FID on chemical recycling plant
View article: US ExxonMobil eyes ’24 FID on chemical recycling plantExxonMobil expects to make in 2024 a final investment decision (FID) on a chemical recycling plant and two other projects, the company said on Friday.
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Biodegradable bags to revolutionise mushroom farming
View article: Biodegradable bags to revolutionise mushroom farmingUniversity of Queensland researchers are working with industry to develop biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags for use in mushroom farming, which could open lucrative opportunities in packaging and manufacturing.
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Xuejun Pan receives USDA NIFA funding to develop biodegradable mulch films made from biomass
View article: Xuejun Pan receives USDA NIFA funding to develop biodegradable mulch films made from biomassXuejun Pan, professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, received $1,000,000 for his project “Biobased, fully soil-biodegradable mulch films prepared from biomass for sustainable bioeconomy” through NIFA’s Sustainable Bioeconomy through Biobased Products program within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. It was among 7 projects sharing $6.7 million in funding.
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Do not be fooled by ‘compostable’ plastic, says French consumer group
View article: Do not be fooled by ‘compostable’ plastic, says French consumer groupComposting plastic packaging is one of the solutions put forward to consumers to limit the damage caused by plastic pollution. False good idea! We explain why.
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Bioplastics in Medical Device Packaging: Yes or No?
View article: Bioplastics in Medical Device Packaging: Yes or No?Weigh the pros and cons before sourcing bioplastics for the packaging of your medical device.
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Bioplastic made from invasive aquatic plants among winners of African plastics prize
View article: Bioplastic made from invasive aquatic plants among winners of African plastics prizeThe Canadian government and social enterprise Challenge Works have announced the winners of their Afri-Plastics Challenge – an accelerator for companies across sub-Saharan Africa that are working to end plastic pollution.
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Flesh Eating Bacteria Found on Plastic
View article: Flesh Eating Bacteria Found on PlasticA recent study stoked fears of flesh-eating bacteria invading beaches across Florida, the Caribbean and elsewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. Experts aren’t worried … yet.
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Transparent Wood for Energy-Efficient Buildings
View article: Transparent Wood for Energy-Efficient BuildingsExploring the Potential of Transparent Wood in Creating Energy-Efficient Buildings
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What Does Starbucks Do with Waste Coffee Grounds?
View article: What Does Starbucks Do with Waste Coffee Grounds?One of the biggest coffee companies in the world, Starbucks produces a large volume of leftover coffee grounds.
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SKC and Chandra Asri Partner on Bioplastics
View article: SKC and Chandra Asri Partner on BioplasticsSKC, the chemical unit of SK Group, has joined hands with Indonesia’s leading petrochemical producer, Chandra Asri, to expand its burgeoning eco-friendly materials business in Southeast Asia, according to an industry source familiar with the matter on Thursday.
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Significant advances in the degradation of plastics by induced selection in microcosm
View article: Significant advances in the degradation of plastics by induced selection in microcosmOne of the pioneering lines of work of the RECOVER project focuses on obtaining microbial consortia capable of degrading linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), a type of plastic that has been scarcely studied in terms of biodegradation.
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Plastics Europe welcomes UNEP’s step closer to a draft agreement on a global plastics treaty
View article: Plastics Europe welcomes UNEP’s step closer to a draft agreement on a global plastics treatyAs the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) on a global agreement on plastic pollution concludes in Paris, the following statement can be attributed to Virginia Janssens, Managing Director of Plastics Europe:
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Ghana Climate Change Report
View article: Ghana Climate Change ReportThe impacts of climate change are beginning to manifest on the entire globe and particularly on developing countries like Ghana.
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Kenya’s Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations circus (FREE)
View article: Kenya’s Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations circus (FREE)As we mark 2023 International World Environment Day, Kenya continues to engage in a circus game in the development of critical environmental laws meant to combat plastic pollution. These laws include the important Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations which are meant to ensure consumer brands get more responsibility in the management of plastic pollution. This is…
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Paris to ban single-use plastic at 2024 Games
View article: Paris to ban single-use plastic at 2024 GamesParis Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis.
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UNEP INC Press Release on Plastic Treaty
View article: UNEP INC Press Release on Plastic TreatyINC Chair to prepare zero draft of international agreement on plastic pollution as Paris negotiations end
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AFYREN delivers first lots of biobased chemicals to customers
View article: AFYREN delivers first lots of biobased chemicals to customersProduction of several tons of products and first deliveries to customers. Operation units reliability improvement to start continuous production and gradually increase volumes
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Samsung Goes Bioplastics
View article: Samsung Goes BioplasticsSamsung’s Bespoke Life 2023 Event Spotlights Technologies That Offer Convenience Today While Building a More Sustainable Tomorrow
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Thailand Biofuel Annual Report
View article: Thailand Biofuel Annual ReportThailand is likely to lower biofuel consumption targets in the new AEDP 2022 due to expected lower fuel demand after 2027.
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Corbion Announces that it Will Not Pursue PLA Bioplastic Plant in France with TotalEnergies
View article: Corbion Announces that it Will Not Pursue PLA Bioplastic Plant in France with TotalEnergiesCorbion will not pursue a new PLA bioplastics plant in Grandpuits, France — WOW, the news of the year.
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Indorama Ventures Unveils Surfonic Bio, Line of Biosurfactants
View article: Indorama Ventures Unveils Surfonic Bio, Line of BiosurfactantsIndorama Ventures has unveiled Surfonic Bio, a line of biosurfactants that offers low toxicity, mildness and biodegradability benefits and is obtained by a sustainable process.
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First Compostable Plastic Cutlery Produced and Used in the US (Video)
View article: First Compostable Plastic Cutlery Produced and Used in the US (Video)Compostable cutlery, developed with Furman help, makes news
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Johnson Matthey providing process technology for world’s largest butanediol plant
View article: Johnson Matthey providing process technology for world’s largest butanediol plantJohnson Matthey will provide Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Group with butanediol (BDO) technology to produce bio-degradable plastics (PBAT)
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Luminy® PLA sustainable under EU Taxonomy Regulation Says TotalEnergies
View article: Luminy® PLA sustainable under EU Taxonomy Regulation Says TotalEnergiesTotalEnergies Corbion has announced that its Luminy® Polylactic Acid (PLA) bioplastics successfully meet the stringent criteria of the European Union (EU) Taxonomy Regulation on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Bioplastics and Plastic Trends – June 2023 (FREE)
View article: Bioplastics and Plastic Trends – June 2023 (FREE)Where are we and where are we going when it comes to bioplastics and plastic waste? This is a FREE article
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Rowan Atkinson Feels Duped by Electric Vehicles
View article: Rowan Atkinson Feels Duped by Electric VehiclesSadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV. There are sound environmental reasons not to jump just yet
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Borealis launches portfolio of circular plastomers and elastomers based on renewable feedstock
View article: Borealis launches portfolio of circular plastomers and elastomers based on renewable feedstockBorealis introduce the Bornewables™ line of Queo™, a range of plastomers and elastomers based on renewable feedstock
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LanzaTech and Plastipak Partner to Produce World’s First PET Resin Made from Waste Carbon
View article: LanzaTech and Plastipak Partner to Produce World’s First PET Resin Made from Waste CarbonLanzaTech and Plastipak Packaging, announce they have successfully produced PPKNatura, the world’s first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin made from captured carbon emissions.
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RGE Group Linked to Deforestation
View article: RGE Group Linked to DeforestationDeforestation found in RGE supply chain as paper and palm oil giant linked to mega mill in Indonesia: NGO report
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EU Commission Closes Antitrust Case Against Ethanol Cartel
View article: EU Commission Closes Antitrust Case Against Ethanol CartelThe European Commission has decided to close its antitrust investigation into Alcogroup S.A. and its subsidiary Alcodis S.A. (together ‘Alcogroup’) for their alleged participation in a cartel concerning the wholesale price formation mechanism for ethanol in Europe — I don’t know the particular for this case, but what I do know is that when it…
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RECOUP calls for interventions to increase transparency of Ocean Plastics
View article: RECOUP calls for interventions to increase transparency of Ocean PlasticsPlastics resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has released its new River and Ocean Plastics Collection and Recycling Programmes Report.
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Kenya on its way to become a Plastic banana republic
View article: Kenya on its way to become a Plastic banana republicThe plastic industry together with big oil and big brands continues to push for more plastic production and exportation into Africa.
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UPM Biochemicals and URSA Partner on Sustainable Insulation
View article: UPM Biochemicals and URSA Partner on Sustainable InsulationUPM Biochemicals and URSA develop new sustainable insulation to achieve step change in the environmental performance of the construction materials industry
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ING Report on Plastic Packaging
View article: ING Report on Plastic PackagingThe sustainable food packaging choices that don’t come ready-wrapped
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Novolex Offers New Choices for ProWAVE Tote, a Recyclable, Reusable Bag for Delivery or Takeout (FREE)
View article: Novolex Offers New Choices for ProWAVE Tote, a Recyclable, Reusable Bag for Delivery or Takeout (FREE)Made by Hilex, the innovative bag makes loading and transporting items easier. This is a FREE article
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Plastic pollution is so bad for animals it now has a disease name — ‘plasticosis’
View article: Plastic pollution is so bad for animals it now has a disease name — ‘plasticosis’Researchers found consuming plastic leads to widespread scar tissue in a population of Australian seabirds
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Small Island Developing States call for ambitious Global Plastics Treaty
View article: Small Island Developing States call for ambitious Global Plastics TreatyTo address the threat that plastic poses to our ocean, climate, economies, and health, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have called for an ambitious UN Treaty, which acts across the whole plastics lifecycle, during their meeting at the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Paris (INC-2).
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Rhode Island lawmakers consider ban on foam takeout containers and other plastic items
View article: Rhode Island lawmakers consider ban on foam takeout containers and other plastic itemsRhode Island lawmakers are considering a law that would ban restaurants from using foam takeout containers in the Ocean State.
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10 US States that Banned Plastic Bags
View article: 10 US States that Banned Plastic BagsIn this article, we are going to discuss the 10 states that banned plastic bags.
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Teysha Technologies on Biodegradable Plastics Advancements
View article: Teysha Technologies on Biodegradable Plastics AdvancementsHere, Dr Ashlee Jahnke, Head of Research and Development at Teysha Technologies, discusses common problems with bioplastics and how recent innovations in biodegradability will shape our future.
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Nations split on how to cut plastic pollution after week of UN talks
View article: Nations split on how to cut plastic pollution after week of UN talksUS, Russia and China want a voluntary system in which countries establish their own rules
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US Makes U-turn on Chemical Recycling
View article: US Makes U-turn on Chemical RecyclingAffirming long-standing incineration regulations, the Biden administration has withdrawn a plan to help ease the way for unchecked pyrolysis and gasification of plastic.
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Coega and CSIR Partner on Biofibre Hub
View article: Coega and CSIR Partner on Biofibre HubA far-reaching cooperation agreement was signed late last year, which forms the foundation of the partnership that will see Coega assisting the CSIR with the commercialisation and industrialisation of related intellectual property, while the CSIR will assist in the development of the Coega SEZ’s value proposition in knowledge intensive and advanced manufacturing sectors by becoming…
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Compostable Plastics Startup Shuts Down after Raising millions
View article: Compostable Plastics Startup Shuts Down after Raising millionsThe company had raised about $450 million from SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund and others — Difficult times for compostable plastics industry
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Yale University on Chemical Recycling
View article: Yale University on Chemical RecyclingProponents of a process called pyrolysis — including oil and gas companies — contend it will keep post-consumer plastics out of landfills and reduce pollution. But critics say that by converting waste to petroleum feedstock, it will only perpetuate a dependence on fossil fuels.
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Bona® Launches New 99% Biobased All-Purpose Cleaner
View article: Bona® Launches New 99% Biobased All-Purpose CleanerWith environmental impact top-of-mind for consumers and companies alike, today Bona® announces the launch of its new USDA Certified Biobased Bona All-Purpose Cleaner.
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UPM Biochemicals and Selenis form strategic alliance to develop sustainable PETG
View article: UPM Biochemicals and Selenis form strategic alliance to develop sustainable PETGUPM Biochemicals and Selenis, a subsidiary of the IMG Group that produces speciality polyester resins for a wide range of applications, announced a partnership today that will help the packaging industry reduce its CO2 footprint and redefine the sustainability goals of its customers.
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How can countries stop subsidies harming biodiversity?
View article: How can countries stop subsidies harming biodiversity?Subsidies that harm nature and the environment cost the world an estimated US$1.8tn each year – the equivalent of the entire GDP of Canada — And let us not forget that under the “Horizon Europe” Plan, a lot of grants go into the pockets of petrochemical multinationals through so-called “Public-Private Partnerships” … an old joke…
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Aldi partners with Polytag for packaging traceability
View article: Aldi partners with Polytag for packaging traceabilityBritain’s fourth largest retailer partners with Polytag to track its packaging
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How bacteria use electricity and carbon dioxide to produce useful chemicals
View article: How bacteria use electricity and carbon dioxide to produce useful chemicalsIn microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example. How this process works biologically, however, has only been speculated about until now.
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EPR a key provision for inclusion in UN’s Global Plastics Treaty – Ecoveritas
View article: EPR a key provision for inclusion in UN’s Global Plastics Treaty – EcoveritasLeading environmental compliance specialist, Ecoveritas has called on the world leaders set to gather in Paris this week for the UN’s second International Negotiating Committee (INC-2) to count Extended Producer Responsibility among the key provisions for inclusion to ensure circularity.
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Ontario announces $20 million for new Forest Biomass Program
View article: Ontario announces $20 million for new Forest Biomass ProgramThe Government of Ontario is strengthening the economy and promoting innovation in the forest sector with the creation of a new, $19.6 million Forest Biomass Program.
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Absolut launches first-ever commercially available paper bottles
View article: Absolut launches first-ever commercially available paper bottlesAbsolut Vodka is to become the first global spirits brand to sell single-mould paper-based bottles commercially in the UK as part of its journey to create a fully bio-based bottle.
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SMBC Invests $10 M in Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund
View article: SMBC Invests $10 M in Closed Loop Circular Plastics FundSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Invests $10 Million in Closed Loop Partners’ Circular Plastics Fund, Accelerating More Capital Toward Innovation and Infrastructure for Plastics Recovery and Recycling
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Newpark Joins Cyclyx consortium
View article: Newpark Joins Cyclyx consortiumCyclyx International, a consortium-based post-use plastic innovation company with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10% to 90%, has announced Newpark Resources, Inc., a leading provider of sustainable technologies and services primarily supporting energy and utility infrastructure markets, has joined the Cyclyx consortium.
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UC Davis researchers work on compostable windmill blades
View article: UC Davis researchers work on compostable windmill bladesBlades Made From Bamboo and Mycelium Could Keep a Growing Number of Wind Blades Out of Landfills
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Consumer NZ accuses Air NZ of ‘greenwashing’ over compostable cups
View article: Consumer NZ accuses Air NZ of ‘greenwashing’ over compostable cupsAre the Air NZ compostable cups as ‘green’ as they claim to be?
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Rethink, Rewrite, Redefine—How Biodegradable Plastics Are Reshaping Sustainability
View article: Rethink, Rewrite, Redefine—How Biodegradable Plastics Are Reshaping SustainabilityA new book written by UC San Diego researchers and students makes a case for the future of algae-based materials
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Eurocities Position Paper on Packaging Waste Regulation
View article: Eurocities Position Paper on Packaging Waste RegulationThe European Commission is proposing some major changes to the way we handle packaging waste. The new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, a revision of an earlier directive, will set targets for reducing and recycling packaging, and requiring certain levels of recyclability and recycled materials in new packaging.
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The world’s first wood transistor
View article: The world’s first wood transistorResearchers at Linköping University and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed the world’s first transistor made of wood.
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Scaling Biocomposites lab success into a viable business
View article: Scaling Biocomposites lab success into a viable businessThe challenges of bridging the gap from late-stage academic R&D to commercial viability.
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Loop Industries and SK Geo Centric Sign Partner on Chemical Recycling in Asia
View article: Loop Industries and SK Geo Centric Sign Partner on Chemical Recycling in AsiaLoop Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP) (“Loop”), a clean technology company whose mission is to accelerate a circular plastics economy by manufacturing 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) plastic and polyester fiber, and SK Geo Centric Co. Ltd.
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TotalEnergies Pollutes Belgian Cities with Plastic Pellets
View article: TotalEnergies Pollutes Belgian Cities with Plastic PelletsTotalEnergies has been polluting Belgian land and waterways with plastic pellets. TotalEnergies is in full denial mode … but what do you expect from a company who hires snake oil salesman to do their lobbying.
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Origin Materials and Indorama Ventures Partner on Bio-Based Materials
View article: Origin Materials and Indorama Ventures Partner on Bio-Based MaterialsOrigin Materials and Indorama Ventures Announce a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Mass Production of Bio-Based Materials
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5 projects that explore different uses for bioplastics
View article: 5 projects that explore different uses for bioplasticsCan bioplastics be utilized to wean the world off fossil fuels? Brands and designers continue their search and show us how
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WUST Receives $3.6M to combat plastic waste
View article: WUST Receives $3.6M to combat plastic wastePlastics transformed engineering in the past century, but they also transformed the environment in ways that will take millennia to repair. Washington University in St. Louis is leading a new effort to address the grand challenge of developing the next generation of high-performance, sustainably sourced and biodegradable plastics that advance engineering while also protecting the…
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Sulzer and Jindan New Biomaterials Partner on bioplastic in China
View article: Sulzer and Jindan New Biomaterials Partner on bioplastic in ChinaJindan will utilize Sulzer’s licensed PLA technology at its new manufacturing plant to produce up to 75’000 tonnes of PLA per year, mainly to be used for food packaging, molded goods and fibers production.
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Call to classify plastics as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants
View article: Call to classify plastics as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutantsA Call to Include Plastics in the Global Environment in the Class of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants
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NL Prime Minister Lobbied for Shell to get EU Subsidies (FREE)
View article: NL Prime Minister Lobbied for Shell to get EU Subsidies (FREE)Rutte interfered to help Shell get €150 million subsidy for hydrogen power site: report
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Animal Fats in Biofuel raises concern over environmental impact and fraud
View article: Animal Fats in Biofuel raises concern over environmental impact and fraudGrowing demand for animal fats biofuels to power Europe’s transport system raises concerns over climate impacts and potential fraud
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Compostable Packaging: Innovation and Growth Driven by Brands and Consumer Demand (Video)
View article: Compostable Packaging: Innovation and Growth Driven by Brands and Consumer Demand (Video)Compostable packaging is a hot topic for brands both large and small, and many brands expect to see this format increase over the next 10 years.
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Niine launches India’s first PLA-Based Sanitary Napkins
View article: Niine launches India’s first PLA-Based Sanitary NapkinsNapkins crafted from a blend of wooden pulp, bio-based resins and oils, and 100% biodegradable PLA-based materials derived from plant starches like corn, cassava, maize, sugarcane, or sugar beet pulp
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Lumene, UPM and SABIC develop biobased cosmetic packaging
View article: Lumene, UPM and SABIC develop biobased cosmetic packagingFinnish beauty brand LUMENE is the first to launch a biobased packaging application with both the jar and label made with UPM’s innovative wood-based material, further processed by SABIC.
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PLA is Toxic for Fish
View article: PLA is Toxic for FishPlastic made from cane sugar also threatens the environment. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have found that perch change their behaviour when exposed to so-called bioplastic.
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Recycled and reused food contact plastics are ‘vectors’ for toxins – study
View article: Recycled and reused food contact plastics are ‘vectors’ for toxins – studyResearch provides a unique review of contact chemicals in packaging, utensils, plates, etc and how they contaminate food
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Green Guides Update – Comments Closed, but the FTC Wanted to Hear More About Waste
View article: Green Guides Update – Comments Closed, but the FTC Wanted to Hear More About Wastethe Green Guides help advertisers avoid making environmental benefit claims that may mislead consumers.
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The UN wants to drastically reduce plastic pollution by 2040. Here’s how (Video)
View article: The UN wants to drastically reduce plastic pollution by 2040. Here’s how (Video)As plastic waste piles up in the world’s landfills, sewer systems and oceans, the United Nations has set a goal to reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by the year 2040. Inger Andersen, head of the United Nations Environment Programme, joins William Brangham to discuss the upcoming negotiations over how to realize this goal.
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Europe wants to ban certain coffee capsules, here are the ones that will be affected
View article: Europe wants to ban certain coffee capsules, here are the ones that will be affectedA packaging and packaging waste bill could change the way we drink coffee forever. Because some capsules are in the hot seat for environmental reasons.
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The Conversation on Plastic Treaty and Compostable Plastics
View article: The Conversation on Plastic Treaty and Compostable Plastics3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse
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Prince William Impressed with Notpla
View article: Prince William Impressed with NotplaPrince William hails ‘breathtaking’ advances by Hackney Wick eco-packaging firm
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Bio Asphalt, Bitumen & Roads, Construction, Building and Insulation, Universities, Institutes & LabsBiobased asphalt with lignin can cut emissions up to 60%
View article: Biobased asphalt with lignin can cut emissions up to 60%The Dutch asphalt sector can reduce emissions by 30% to 60% by using biobased asphalt in which fossil bitumen has been replaced by lignin and other components from plant residues, according to new figures from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research.
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Construction, Building and Insulation, Glue & Adhesives, Universities, Institutes & Labs, Waste & Waste Management
Researchers make high-quality building boards from pruning waste without added glue
View article: Researchers make high-quality building boards from pruning waste without added glueNow that the housing challenge in the Netherlands is coinciding with ambitious climate targets, biobased construction is in the spotlight
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Compostable Coffins and Urns Make Death More Eco Friendly
View article: Compostable Coffins and Urns Make Death More Eco FriendlyA Dutch company says it found the key to making death more eco friendly: mushrooms.
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CJ Biomaterials and Dongil Platech Partner on PLA/aPHA Drinking Straw
View article: CJ Biomaterials and Dongil Platech Partner on PLA/aPHA Drinking StrawThis is said to be the first bioplastic straw based on PLA and amorphous PHA.
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Dow and New Energy Blue announce collaboration to Bioplastic from corn residue
View article: Dow and New Energy Blue announce collaboration to Bioplastic from corn residueFirst-of-its-kind agreement in North America would create bio-based ethylene for Dow’s U.S. Gulf Coast assets to produce renewable plastics across fast-growing end-markets
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New Greenpeace Report Calls Out Toxic Hazards of Recycled Plastic as Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations Resume in Paris
View article: New Greenpeace Report Calls Out Toxic Hazards of Recycled Plastic as Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations Resume in ParisScientific evidence overwhelmingly points to an urgent need to reduce plastic production and use to meet social justice, health and environmental imperatives
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Office of Management and Budget Releases Request for Information on the U.S. Bioeconomy
View article: Office of Management and Budget Releases Request for Information on the U.S. BioeconomyThe Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a new Request for Information (RFI) to public stakeholders seeking to improve and enhance federal statistical data collection designed to measure the economic value of the U.S. bioeconomy.
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Chemical Recycling Under Threat (Podcast)
View article: Chemical Recycling Under Threat (Podcast)The chemical recycling sector is being undermined by rising costs, lack of feedstocks and unsupportive regulation; more investment is needed to secure its future.
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CJ Bio PHA Added to FDA Food Contact Substances
View article: CJ Bio PHA Added to FDA Food Contact SubstancesFDA listing clears the way for CJ Biomaterials’ amorphous PHA to be used in the manufacture of food contact materials sold in the US
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World Changing Ideas 2023 by FastCompany
View article: World Changing Ideas 2023 by FastCompanyFast Company’s annual World Changing Ideas Awards honor the businesses and organizations that are developing creative solutions to the most pressing issues of our time.
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5 Bioplastics Companies to invest in
View article: 5 Bioplastics Companies to invest inInvestors looking into bioplastics might not want to directly invest in giants like BASF, as the bioplastic part is almost irrelevant to the company’s overall business. For example, BASF will much more likely be dependent on the price of natural gas in Germany.
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Shell Polymers Trends Report 2023
View article: Shell Polymers Trends Report 2023Each year, Shell Polymers releases a report to help product development and procurement teams (or anyone looking for the latest polyethylene insights) meet the shifting demands that are placed on converters, and 2023 is no different.
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New Study Finds Bio-Based Plastic And Plastic-Blend Textiles Do Not Biodegrade In The Ocean
View article: New Study Finds Bio-Based Plastic And Plastic-Blend Textiles Do Not Biodegrade In The OceanNot so biodegradable: Polylactic acid and cellulose/plastic blend textiles lack fast biodegradation in marine waters
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The top 12 PFAS producers in the world and the staggering societal costs of PFAS pollution
View article: The top 12 PFAS producers in the world and the staggering societal costs of PFAS pollutionOnly twelve companies account for a majority of the PFAS production in the world. PFAS production is hardly profitable, but the cost for society is massive — The usual suspects 3M and BASF are part of the game … aka the biggest polluters on the planet; but what is interesting about this article is that…
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DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors
View article: DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial SectorsThe Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM Will Reduce Emissions and Develop Cost-Effective Fuels and Products for Aviation, Marine, and Other Hard-to-Decarbonize Sector
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RD Physics introduces the first commercially available 3D printed product made with Sulapac®
View article: RD Physics introduces the first commercially available 3D printed product made with Sulapac®RD Physics, the global leader in using 3D-printing for loudspeaker design and manufacturing, and the material innovation company Sulapac have joined forces to develop the most sustainable loudspeaker in the market.
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Why Colorado Will not Accept Compostable Plastics?
View article: Why Colorado Will not Accept Compostable Plastics?New guidelines help ensure composting efforts don’t go to waste
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PepsiCo’s Compostable Packaging Test-and-Learn Plan
View article: PepsiCo’s Compostable Packaging Test-and-Learn PlanThe food and beverage giant doubles down on compostable packaging, driving knowledge, technology, education, and (ultimately?) acceptance.
