Tag: France
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Recyqualipso for PS Recycling in France
COEXPAN is participating in the French RECYQUALIPSO initiative led by Syndifrais (French Union of Fresh Dairy Product Manufacturers) in collaboration…
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French Circularity Law
On 10 February 2020, the French law on fighting waste and the circular economy was enacted after months of discussions between the…
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French Chemical Industry Facing Corona
Interview with Magali Smets, managing director of the French Chemical Federation (France Chimie), on the consequences of the Corona virus…
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French Believe to be the Best in Bioplastic Research
From “intelligent” bandages made from shrimp shells to insulation materials from micro-algae, researchers are working on tomorrow’s bioplastics in laboratories…
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Situation of Recycling in France
Interview with the President of the French Plastic Federation (Fédération de la plasturgie et des composites).
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Plastic Recycling to Finance Glass Recycling in France
The Ministry of Ecological Transition has a particular vision when it comes to recycling.
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Massive Fraud of SUP Ban by French Retailers
To continue selling disposable plastic tableware, which has been banned since January 1, 2020, some French retailers have simply added…
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French Composting Startups
Video documentary on a French Composting Startup called “Les Alchimistes”.
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Composting Diapers in France
We knew about composting plants and food. Here is a new kind of composting. 3.5 billion baby diapers are thrown…
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Why Banning SUP is Not So Easy?
The distant expiration of a ban on single-use plastic in 2040, voted by the National Assembly, has been widely criticized. But…
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French Secretary of State Speech on New Anti-Waste Bill
Speech by Brune Poirson during the final reading of the anti-waste bill for a circular economy in the National Assembly…
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Carbios and TBI Set up Enzyme Research Center for Recycling and Biosynthesis
Carbios and TBI (Toulouse Biotechnology Institute) set up an enzyme engineering research center of international scale on plastic recycling and…
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Arkema and the Made in France Campaign
Arkema’s Rilsan® biosourced powder on show at the “Fabriqué en France” exhibition at the Élysée Palace. On 19 and 20…
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French Plastic Federation Launches Manifesto
We, members of the Plastics and Composites Federation, bring together the industries that manufacture and process plastics. We are fully…
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The Future of PLA Coffee Capsules
French TV station TF1 covers the circularity of coffee pads and capsules in France and gives us an insight on…
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Macron Speaks About Plastic Bottles
Macron made a short speech on plastic bottles. Here’s the video.
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Anti-Waste Bill Adopted in France
The joint committee (CMP) composed of 7 deputies and 7 senators met Wednesday January 8 to decide on the anti-waste…
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French Parliament Killed Plastic Bottle Industry
Reduction Target for plastic bottles set at 50 %.
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French Parliament Penalises Bioplastics Compared to Recycling
The EU parliament adopted Directive (EU) 2019/90 in June 2019. As a result, the French Senate created a bonus system…
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How Did McDonalds Cope With the French Plastic Ban?
Let’s have a look at how “McDo” dealed with the French plastic ban.
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The SUP Ban in France Since 1 January
Starting January 1, three single-use plastic products will be banned in France: plates, cups, and cotton buds. More will be…
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French Plastic Federation Defends Recycling on TV
On Monday December 30, Luc-Éric Krief, vice-president of the French Federation of Plastics and Composites, discussed the impact of the…
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Two French Plastic Bans are in Conflict
The 24 December Decree Contradicts the Law on the Circular Economy.
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Summary of Plastic Bans in France
Here’s a summary of all the plastic bans in France.
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New French Bioplastic Federation Called Green Plasturgie
Due to the increasing number of attacks on plastic and more specifically on the packaging industry since 2018, and the…
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Why France Will Ban Paper and Cardboard Cups?
The French Parliament discovered that cardboard and paper cups are not recyclable.
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France Bans All Plastic Packaging in 2040
Every year 100 billion disposable plastic products are put on the market in France. Several measures of the anti-waste bill…
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France Adopts Amendment That Will Change Bioplastics Industry
French Parliament adopts amendment that will have serious consequences for compostable packaging in France.
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French Paper and Cardboard Tableware Industry Dies in January 2023
The amendment CD1013 causes serious trouble in the French paper and cardboard packaging industry.
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French Parliament Targets Fast Food in SUP Directive
An amendment to ban single-use plastics by 2023 in the catering and fast food business has been adopted by the…
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French Bioplastics Association Welcomes Position of Environment Agency on Bioplastics Bags
The French Association of Biobased and Biodegradable Plastic Producers Welcomes. The French Environment Agency’s Report Confirming the Benefits of Biobased…
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Amendments To Ban Bioplastics Bags in France
Two amendments have been submitted in French Parliament last Thursday to ban bioplastics bags in France.
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French Government May Ban the Word Biodegradable from Bags
ADEME published an opinion on the environmental impact of fruit and vegetable packaging bags offered in food stores. ADEME is…
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New Awareness Campaign for Separate Collection of BioWaste in France
The purpose of this campaign is to make separate collection of biowaste a topic during the next French local council…
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Bio-Chemistry: Is France Doing Enough?
Who said chemistry could not rhyme with ecology? Plant chemistry uses bio-resources as an alternative to fossil fuels to create…
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France Starts Research Project on Recyclability
The COTREP (Centre de ressources et d’expertise sur la recyclabilité des emballages ménagers en plastiques en France) signed a convention…
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Macron Bans More Plastics and Sooner Than The EU SUP Directive
The French Plastics and Composites Federation Reacts on the French SUP Legislative Proposal.
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French Town Invent New Business Model for Bioplastics Thanks to the Walloon Region
It doesn’t happen very often that France disrupts the bioplastics industry but it looks as if they got it right…
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French President Macron Promotes Bioplastics
Bioplastics promoted by French President Macron. What an article to start your week!
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L’Oreal Makes A Move Into Bio-Recycling
L’Oréal will increase its stake in Carbios.
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Bioplastics Company Builds Recycling Plant
The French bioplastics biotech Carbios has raised €14.5M through a placing of shares in order to fund the construction of…
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Bioplastics Packaging at the Largest Cosmetic Event in Europe
Make Up In Paris is the Only B-to-B Make Up event in Europe and it took place on the 20th…
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l’Oreal Invests More in BioCosmetics and Bioplastics
Global Bioenergies developed a process to convert renewable resources into isobutene. Global Bioenergies announced a capital increase and l’Oreal increases…
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Measures of French Government Will Impact Plastics Industry
The French Government took Measures on 18th of June to counter the current socio-economic crisis and protests. Here are the…
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Biodegradable Artwork Graces Paris Park
A vast artwork showing a line of clasped hands at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris will be…
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Bioplastics in Luxury Packaging
The Luxury Packaging Event Focussing on Sustainability, Edition Speciale by Luxe Pack, Took Place in Paris on the 4th and…
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The French Add Luxury and Glamour to Sustainable Packaging
ÉDITION SPÉCIALE by Luxe Pack is an original and brand new event dedicated to luxury packaging in Paris, which provides…
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Algopack, From Brown Seaweeds to Blue Bioplastic
Having spent most of his family vacation in Brittany, seaweeds were no stranger to David Coti, the Founder of Algopack,…
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Will US Replace France as the Blue Bioplastic Leader?
BETO, the US Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office will invest $80 million in 36 advanced bioeconomy projects, among which blue…
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French Minister of Environment Resigns. Will the Plastic Policy follow?
French Minister of Ecological Transition, Nicolas Hulot, resigned earlier today.
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France Issues its Plastic Policy
French Government has issued its action plan and objectives to tackle the plastic problem. We quote: France is declaring war…
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Wine Grapes Can Be Used to Strengthen Bioplastics
The French seem to have discovered a new way to use their Pinot Noir. Researchers from the University of Clermont Auvergne…
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Arkema Invests Massively in Bio-based PA 11 Supply Chain … follow the money
Eager to sustain its strong customers growth, particularly in automotive, 3D-printing, and in consumer goods markets such as sports and…
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The “Bagisation” in Italy and France: a Market Engine for Bio-Based Plastics by Harald Kaeb
Bags matter because it is a huge market of more than 2 million tons in the EU. It attracts a…
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Total Corbion PLA Formally Starts Up Operations
Total Corbion PLA announced on March 2, 2017 the official launch of its operations to produce and market Poly Lactic…
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French Launch First Bio-Isobutene Plant With l’Oreal
The French public investment program PIA provides €9 million funding to Global Bioenergies and IBN-One for a bio-isobutene plant project…
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Deinove Receives Award at Worldwide Innovation Challenge
DEINOVE received an award for its DEINOPLAST Program at the Worldwide Innovation Challenge organized by the French Public Investment Bank…
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INRA & AgroParisTech Develop Method for Plant Based Bisphenol A Alternatives
Research scientists from INRA (French National Institute for Agronomic Research) and AgroParisTech ( the leading French Agronomic Engineering University) have…
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IFMAS starts R&D for Plant-Based Polymers and Bio-Plastics
Two IEEDs (Institutes for energy transition and plant based chemistry) were approved for France under Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidency in 2010…
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Lignin as Key Source of Bio-Molecules
Bio-lignin as key source of bio-molecules – Report from the editor on 3BCAR Forum which took place in Paris on January…
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