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Netherlands Says No to Belgian Ineos Plant
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Borealis and Reclay Group Partner on Chemical Recycling
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MycoWorks Raises $125 Million
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AlgaePrize Competition
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Evonik Sustainable Poly Alpha Olefins for Adhesives
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Relement Receives Grant for Bio Aromatic MPA
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Plastic Waste Conversion to Biomethane, Syngas and Biochar via Anaerobic Digestion and Gasification
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CPChem Markets Circular PE
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Blue Biofuels and Vertimass Partner on Renewable Chemicals
View article: Blue Biofuels and Vertimass Partner on Renewable ChemicalsBlue Biofuels, Inc. Expands Technology License Agreement with Vertimass
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Vertimass and European Energy Partner on CO2 Based Chemicals
View article: Vertimass and European Energy Partner on CO2 Based ChemicalsVertimass and European Energy Sign Letter of Intent
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The Vladimir Putin Fairy Tale (FREE)
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Repeats to Launch European Plastics Recycling Platform
View article: Repeats to Launch European Plastics Recycling PlatformRapid expansion plans focused on production of high-quality recycled low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
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Solvay and Trillium Partner on Biobased Acrylonitrile
View article: Solvay and Trillium Partner on Biobased AcrylonitrileSolvay to collaborate with Trillium on bio-based acrylonitrile for carbon fiber applications
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Bloom Hires Director to Develop Materials and Chemicals
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Circulate Capital Invests in Prevented Ocean Plastic Southeast Asia
View article: Circulate Capital Invests in Prevented Ocean Plastic Southeast AsiaCirculate Capital Invests in “Prevented Ocean Plastic Southeast Asia” to Expand Recycling Infrastructure and Prevent Plastic Pollution in Indonesia
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Toyo Styrene and Agilyx Partner on Chemical Recycling in Japan
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Bloomberg Documentary on Solugen
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Impact Biomedical Develops New Bioplastic
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Dow Named Most Just Chemical Company
View article: Dow Named Most Just Chemical CompanyDow named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the third year by JUST Capital
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South Korea Goes Compulsory Coffee Cups DRS
View article: South Korea Goes Compulsory Coffee Cups DRSSouth Korea may well be the worldwide leader in waste management. The compulsory DRS for disposable cups will start in June 2022
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Ineos Joins Nextloopp for PP Recycling
View article: Ineos Joins Nextloopp for PP RecyclingINEOS and NEXTLOOPP Work Together To Recycle Polypropylene
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Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies Partner on Chemical RecyclingPlastic Energy And TotalEnergies Sign An Agreement For An Advanced Recycling Project In Spain
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DOE Funds Next Generation Plastics Technologies
View article: DOE Funds Next Generation Plastics TechnologiesU.S. Department of Energy Invests $13.4 Million to Combat Plastic Waste, Reduce Plastic Industry Emissions
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Bluepha and Pharadox Partner on PHA
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University of Maryland to Study Microplastics with Drones and Infrared
View article: University of Maryland to Study Microplastics with Drones and InfraredScientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are embarking on a research project that will lay the foundation for plastic research in the Chesapeake Bay
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UC Santa Barbara Breakthrough Research on Enzymes
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Bacteria Biochemistry Controlled With Insoluble Material
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Dangerous Plastics and Phthalates (FREE)
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TerraCycle and Lilysilk Partner on Textile Recycling
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Testimony Politicians in Belgian 3M PFAS Gate (FREE)
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Mitsui and Origin Materials Partner on Carbon Negative Materials
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A Case for Landfill Biodegradable Plastics
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Misleading Recycling Claims Settlement Keurig Canada
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U of T Engineering and Ford Partner on Bio Composites for Cars
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Beko Launches Eco Friendly Kitchen Appliances
View article: Beko Launches Eco Friendly Kitchen AppliancesBeko’s eco-friendly kitchen appliances are the perfect new year’s purchase to kickstart a sustainable 2022 starting from home
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First China PHA Plant Breaks Ground
View article: First China PHA Plant Breaks GroundBluepha breaks ground on its first commercial scale PHA plant in Binhai County, Jiangsu Province
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Clearwater Paper Launches NuVo with BioPBS Cup
View article: Clearwater Paper Launches NuVo with BioPBS CupClearwater Paper Launches NuVo® with BioPBS™ Cup
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Canada SUP Ban Report
View article: Canada SUP Ban ReportCanada to Ban Certain Single-Use Plastic Items
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Canada Biofuel Report 2020
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Irish Circular Economy Bill Report
View article: Irish Circular Economy Bill ReportReport on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Circular Economy Bill 2021
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Genecis and Helian Partner on PHA
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PEF Not So Sustainable Says NGO
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Trioworld Sustainability Targets
View article: Trioworld Sustainability TargetsRaised sustainability targets for Trioworld
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Future of Bioplastics in France
View article: Future of Bioplastics in FranceFrench conference on the place of bioplastics in the circular economy
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Indian Solution for Mass Scale Seaweed Bioplastics
View article: Indian Solution for Mass Scale Seaweed BioplasticsAn Indian startup could revolutionize seaweed bioplastic
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Sonic Filters for Microplastics
View article: Sonic Filters for MicroplasticsBulk Acoustic Wave Filter for Microplastic
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Sneakers Made from Fruit Waste
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Novozymes and Saimer Partner on Carbon Capture 
View article: Novozymes and Saimer Partner on Carbon Capture Novozymes to deliver on strategy with carbon capture collaboration agreement
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Cellulose Valley Launched in France
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What Changed for Plastics in France in 2022?
View article: What Changed for Plastics in France in 2022?From January 1, 2022, essential changes will take place and will concretely make ecology part of the daily life of the French
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Plastic Degrading Enzymes Correlate with Pollution
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Breakthrough in Plastic Waste Separation
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First Home Energy Solution from Ocean Plastic
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Carbon Sequestration of Fungi
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Indian MP Promotes Biodegradable Materials
View article: Indian MP Promotes Biodegradable MaterialsIndian politician promotes Indian made biodegradable materials
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Trinseo Buys Heathland
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First Refillable Paper Compostable Skincare Pouches
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Tesco is Biggest Forest Destroyer
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Mitsui CEO New Year Message
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Teijin Aramid and Clariter Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Teijin Aramid and Clariter Partner on Chemical RecyclingTeijin Aramid and Clariter develop a carbon neutral solution for recycling of Endumax®
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India Develops Algae Solution for Water Pollution
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CGB and MN Soybean Processors Partner on Soybean Processing Plant
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Needed: Global Agreement to Address Plastics Pollution (FREE)
View article: Needed: Global Agreement to Address Plastics Pollution (FREE)Allen Hershkowitz PhD was a Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council from 1988 to 2016 and is the Founding Director and Chairman of Sport and Sustainability International. He serves as the Environmental Science Advisor to numerous sports leagues and teams. Today, Allen writes about the need for a global agreement to address plastic…
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TOP 10 Best Bioplastics Companies 2021 (FREE)
View article: TOP 10 Best Bioplastics Companies 2021 (FREE)The Top 10 Best Bioplastics Companies of 2021. Discover the best players of 2021. This is a FREE article
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PepsiCo Green Accelerator Grant Application for MENA Region (FREE)
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Coatings Based on Bio Renewable Oligomers and Monomers
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Berry Global Commitment on Circular Plastics
View article: Berry Global Commitment on Circular PlasticsBerry Announces Goal for 30% Circular Plastics by 2030, With Long-Term Vision to Decouple from Fossil Fuels
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Guidance for Ocean Based CO2 Removal
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NTU Singapore and Harvard Scientists Develop Antibacterial Packaging
View article: NTU Singapore and Harvard Scientists Develop Antibacterial PackagingKeep food fresh with this bacteria-killing packaging
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EU Biotech and New Production Technologies Report
View article: EU Biotech and New Production Technologies ReportEuropean Union: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual
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Engineered Bamboo in Florida
View article: Engineered Bamboo in FloridaRizome engineered bamboo now available, plans for Florida pilot line
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Correlation Between Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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The Best Corporate Responsibility Action of 2021 (FREE)
View article: The Best Corporate Responsibility Action of 2021 (FREE)This corporate responsibility action was the best in 2021. Every chemical company should follow this exemplary decision. This is a FREE article.
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Top 10 Influencers in the Bioplastics Industry 2021 (FREE)
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South Korea to Replace Plastic with Bioplastics
View article: South Korea to Replace Plastic with BioplasticsGov’t blueprint aims to switch S. Korea to bioplastics by 2050
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Recycled Plastic Contains Toxic Chemicals
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PHA from Cheese Byproduct
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Chemours Removed from NewsWeek Responsible Companies Listing
View article: Chemours Removed from NewsWeek Responsible Companies ListingFollowing criticism, Chemours no longer listed as a top responsible company in Newsweek
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Bloom Video on How to Make Algae Bioplastic
View article: Bloom Video on How to Make Algae BioplasticHow does algae get turned into a plastic alternative?
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Tipa Raises $ 70 Million
View article: Tipa Raises $ 70 MillionCleantech company Tipa raises $70 million for compostable flexible packaging
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ProAmpac Buys PSG
View article: ProAmpac Buys PSGStrengthens Labeling Capabilities and Expands Presence in Food and Pet Food Markets
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NatureWorks and Sulzer Partner on PLA in Thailand
View article: NatureWorks and Sulzer Partner on PLA in ThailandNatureWorks will use Sulzer Technology to produce PLA in Thailand
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Sulzer to Convert Bamboo in Bio Chemicals
View article: Sulzer to Convert Bamboo in Bio ChemicalsSulzer’s technology converting bamboo into bioethanol in pioneering Indian bio-refinery
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US Local Governments to Tax Plastic Bags
View article: US Local Governments to Tax Plastic BagsMore Local Governments in US Taxing Plastic Shopping Bags
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Malaysian Students Convert Wastewater in Bioplastic Using Algae
View article: Malaysian Students Convert Wastewater in Bioplastic Using AlgaeA TEAM of Malaysian students decided to use byproducts from the wastewater system to create bioplastic – thus cleaning water and creating something useful at the same time
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Agricultural Biotech Report Panama and Mexico
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Petition Against Frans Timmermans
View article: Petition Against Frans TimmermansFrans Timmermans, VP of EU Commission, is set to receive an academic award in NL. However, many scientists are complaining about this and launching a petition.
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Italy Allows Bioplastic Exemption to EU SUP Directive
View article: Italy Allows Bioplastic Exemption to EU SUP DirectiveItaly will allow bioplastic packaging contrary to the EU SUP Directive. Here’s a summary of what will happen in Italy
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Macron Mentions Plastic in New Year Speech
View article: Macron Mentions Plastic in New Year SpeechFrench President Macron talks about plastic packaging is his new year speech.
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Belgian Council of State Judgment on 3M PFAS (FREE)
View article: Belgian Council of State Judgment on 3M PFAS (FREE)Belgian Council of State and EU put an end to the biggest construction project in Flanders because of the 3M PFAS pollution. This is a FREE article
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Industrial Polymers Sustainably Made From Lignin
View article: Industrial Polymers Sustainably Made From LigninAmong the many problems with plastic, it’s manufactured from a fossil resource. An EU team has developed a sustainable alternative that grows on trees
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The Disillusionment of Chemical Recycling
View article: The Disillusionment of Chemical RecyclingPolicy makers should not be fooled by the plastic industry’s greenwashing of chemical recycling says researcher
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Latin America Tells US to Reduce Plastic Waste Export
View article: Latin America Tells US to Reduce Plastic Waste ExportExports to region doubled in 2020 with predicted to grow
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Mexican Researchers Develop Bioplastic from Mango, Hibiscus and Coffee
View article: Mexican Researchers Develop Bioplastic from Mango, Hibiscus and CoffeeThey design bioplastic from mango peel residues, hibiscus and roasted coffee
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Biobased Materials for Sustainable Aquaculture
View article: Biobased Materials for Sustainable AquacultureBIOGEARS: bio-based materials for sustainable European aquaculture
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SK Geo Centric and Kolon Commercialise PBAT
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DOE Fact Sheet on Bioproducts
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DOE Fact Sheet on Algae
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UBC Reseachers on Marine Deoxygenation
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