Tag: China
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China Opened the Plastic Pandora Box (FREE)
Where are we since China decided to open the Plastic Pandora box? This is a FREE article.
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More Plastic Bans in China
Message from the Dpt of Ecology and Environment of the Sichuan Province. Authorities in the southwestern province announced that bars, restaurants, and tea and coffee shops should plan to stop handing out plastic straws with their customers’ orders, after Jiangxi and Shanxi recently announced similar policies.
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McDonalds Bans Straws in China
Global fast-food giant McDonald’s announced it would be phasing out of plastic straws in China. The move is estimated to reduce 400 tons of plastic waste per year.
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Palm Oil, Deforestation and China
A new report shows Chinese firms are unaware that deforestation risks associated with buying palm oil endangers their business. The solution starts with transparency.
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BASF and Red Avenue Partner on Bioplastic in China
BASF and Red Avenue New Materials Group collaborate to produce certified compostable co-polyester (PBAT) in China.
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Degradable Plastics in China
Deliverymen stand among plastic packages and boxes sealed with tape on sidewalks as they call residents to fetch their goods. Parcels and takeout food in plastic bags and containers pile up on shelves outside residential blocks.
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China Billionaire Goes Bioplastic
Toys are fun playthings for most, but for Hong Kong billionaire Francis Choi Chee-ming they are serious business—he claims his privately held Early Light International is the world’s largest toy maker by output.
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Chinese Invent Cellulose Nanofiber Plate CNFP
Plastic gives us a lightweight, strong and inexpensive material to use, but it has also caused the plastic apocalypse.
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Plastic Mulch Damages Soil
China has led the world in using plastic-film mulch to increase the productivity of its crops, and now it needs to lead the world in removing the plastic residue damaging its croplands, according to a study out this week.
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China to Ban Thin Plastic Bags, Films and Cutlery
China will look to ban ultra-thin plastic bags and agricultural-use plastic mulch, as well as other types of non-biodegradable plastic products, the country’s state planning authority said in draft proposals published on Friday.
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EU Circular Economy Plan Will Impact China
To keep selling to the EU market, many products will need to meet new requirements.
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US Custom Ruling for Chinese Bioplastic Bags
In ruling NY N309146, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determined the classification of biodegradable plastic retail carrier bags from China.
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China is Buying US Recycling Companies
In 2018, China banned the import of many recycled scrap materials, wreaking havoc on the global recycling system. However, some organizations and communities see it as a new opportunity to build recycling infrastructure and to create less waste. Some Chinese companies are investing in recycling facilities in the U.S. to be able to maintain China’s…
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China To Ban Plastic Bags, Tableware and Cotton Swabs
More than a decade after the country first introduced a ban on single-use plastic, China has announced a wide range of measures to put an end to the environmental blight that has tainted much of its land and rivers. How effective will it be?
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New Bioplastics Packaging Made in China
A new material that can keep vegetables and fruit fresh and prevent fogging in food packaging was displayed at a seminar on preservation of agricultural products over the weekend.
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Neste Opens Office in China To Trade in Waste and Raw Materials
Neste opens an office in Shanghai and starts renewable raw material sourcing operations in China.
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South China Morning Post Covers Biodegradable Energy Gel Packets
Bioplastic energy gel packets are made from compostable material that disappears with rain and insects. They are not the perfect solution because they may perpetuate single use culture, but they are better than traditional plastic.
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Chinese Revolutionise The Use of Corn
Plant cell walls, as repositories of fixed carbon, are an important source of biomass, which is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. However, the complex lignin structure makes it a rather inefficient biomass source.
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China Goes Bioplastics
The country could make biodegradable products mainstream. But that won’t stop its flood of trash from choking the oceans.
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Demand for Bioplastics Expected to Surge in China
Demand for biodegradable plastics have surged in China over the last few months due to rising concerns from consumers over the impact plastic products have on the environment.
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Chinese Press Goes Bioplastics
About 60 per cent of all bioplastics made today are not biodegradable. Plastic production set to more than triple by 2050
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Chinese Create PCF from FDCA and May Disrupt PET and PEF
The bio-based polyester demonstrated great potential and could be used as engineering plastic.
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Will the Chinese Disrupt the Bioplastics Industry?
Thyssenkrupp built the first commercial plant in China based on their patented PLA bioplastics process
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Chinese Reinvent Wood by Replacing Lignin with Resol
Chinese scientists create a new wood that is as strong as real wood but won’t catch fire.
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US-China Trade War will Impact Plastics Industry
The trade war has escalated impacting the plastics industry.
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Shanghai Attempt to Cut Plastic Packaging is Failing
The 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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Shanghai Goes for Plastic-Free Food Delivery Packaging
The city of Shanghai will trial a requirement for food delivery services to use environmentally friendly food packaging, such as paper takeaway boxes and bags, or face penalties. Will China become the leader of the Plastic Revolution overnight?
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Development of 1,5-Pentadiamine Based Polyamides by Alex Kedo
The company is focusing on the production of novel specialty chemicals by biological techniques and replacing incumbent product by a bio-based equivalent with similar characteristics.
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Thyssenkrupp PLAneo Technology Converts Lactic Acid into PLA
The company announced that it is building the first industrial demo plant of its patented PLAneo® technology in Changchun, China.
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Cardia Bioplastics Relocates to China
Cardia Bioplastics Limited announce that it has expanded its manufacturing operations by moving to an upgraded purpose built facility in Nanjing, China.
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China BioPlastic Capacity
Focus on China’s biodegradable plastic capacity: it reportedly grew at a Compound Average Growth Rate of 21% from 2009 to 2013 as per ResearchInChina.
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Solvay and Bio Epoxy Production
News 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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