Tag: France
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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 aware of the environmental challenges of the present time, and before being industrialists, we are, above all, responsible citizens.
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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 the future of PLA caps.
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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 bill for a circular economy: a unanimous agreement was reached.
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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 to give financial incentives to eco-friendly and eco efficient packaging.
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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 banned next year, marking the first steps toward the government’s goal of phasing out all single-use plastics by 2040.
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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 French Plastic ban on TV.
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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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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 recent legislative turmoil regarding the fight against waste and the circular economy, the industry has decided to create a new professional organisation called GREEN PLASTURGIE.
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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 for a circular economy are devoted to combating the pollution caused by these plastics.
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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 French Parliament.
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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 and Compostable Bags.
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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 the French Environment and Energy Management Agency.
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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 elections of 2020.
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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 new products and materials. Founded in 2007, the Association of Bio-based Chemistry (ACDV) supports and promotes the development of this sector. Is France doing enough to support this industry of the future? We asked the…
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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 with the “Centre Technique Industriel de la Plasturgie et des Composites (IPC)” to improve the recyclability of flexible plastic packaging.
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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 this time. And believe it or not, with the help of the Belgian Walloon region.
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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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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 a demonstration plant that will use enzymes to make 100% recycled plastics.
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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 and 21st of June 2019. Let’s see how bioplastics performs in the world of Cosmetics.
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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 its investment.
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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 measures that will impact the Plastics Industry.
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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 formally unveiled on Saturday.
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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 5th of June. Bioplastics made its Official Entry into the World of Luxury Packaging
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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 important editorial content and the best adapted solutions from manufacturers to overcome the current challenges for the industry.
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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, but it was not until recently that he started to explore their true potential.
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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 bioplastics.
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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 to plastics.
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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 seem to have found a way to use wine grapes residue to reinforce bioplastics and plastics.
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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 electronics, Arkema (France) announced an investment plan of some 300 million euros over five years in the bio-sourced polyamide 11 supply chain.
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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 lot of attention by the media & NGOs and a lot of interest by politicians. It is a starting point for bioplastics. Bags are not just a product but a symbol.
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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 Acid (PLA) polymers. As announced by its parent companies Total ( France)and Corbion (The Netherlands) last November, the new company is a 50/50 joint venture based in the Netherlands.
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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 involving Cristal Union as partner supplier and L’Oréal as partner customer.
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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 (BPI). DEINOVE located in Montpellier France is an industrial biotech company which develops innovative processes for the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals, using Deinococcus bacteria as host strains.
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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 developed a bio-catalytic method using plant biomass to produce a range of compounds that could replace Bisphenol A
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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 and 2011 respectively: ”PIVERT” a consortium of private companies and public research labs led by Sofiproteol and dedicated to oil plant based chemistry and “IFMAS”, a similar consortium led by Roquette, dedicated to sugar plant…
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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 20, 2014
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