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EU Supports New Projects for Green Recovery
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) has signed grant agreements with the projects selected for funding under the 2019 Call for proposals.
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Improve Recycling of Technical Plastic Parts
The European dependency on natural resources and unharmonised suboptimal waste management oblige for radical action.
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L’Oreal Launches Social and Environmental Fund
Global cosmetic firm L’Oréal has noted the need to focus on regenerating the environment while also supporting those impacted by the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus, and has responded by launching a €50m social fund to support vulnerable women and a €100m environment fund.
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Good Natured Closes Acquisition of Shepherd
good natured Products Inc. (the “Company” or “good natured®”) (TSX-V: GDNP) today announced it has closed the previously announced strategic acquisition of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging Inc. (“Shepherd”) and all of its real estate for CAD$9.5 million.
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Industry Asks to Postpone Scottish Deposit Return Scheme
Trade bodies and consumers call for the plastic bottle and can scheme to be halted. Trade body the Scottish Wholesale Association is urging MSPs to halt the Scottish Government’s Deposit Return Scheme.
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Cargill and P&G Partner on Bio-Acrylic Acid
Procter & Gamble and Cargill partner to revolutionise the personal care industry by developing a nature-powered innovation.
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Ocean Plastic Upholstery
The circular economy is a proposed alternative to our traditional ‘take, make, waste’ model of production and consumption – one that offers hope in the face of environmental catastrophes from climate change to ocean plastic.
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Dow Supports Waste Pickers
If someone were to ask me who I admire most in the steps of a circular economy, I immediately have an answer for them – those in the collection process in developing countries: the entrepreneurial, hardworking, knowledgeable and inherently sustainable waste collectors across the world.
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Dunkin Switches PS Cups for Paper
Dunkin’ shares progress on key sustainability initiatives and sets goal to open 1,000th DD Green Achievement™ restaurant by the end of 2025.
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Vegware Guide for Social Distancing Catering
Back to business, A practical guide to packaging for socially distanced catering.
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Bubble Tea Goes for Mitsubishi BioPBS
Coffee and tea are common beverage products for people nowadays.
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Bic Launches Recycling Program
Consumers Can Now Recycle Stationery Products and Packaging Nationwide Through TerraCycle.
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Thailand Waste Management Cannot Cope with Corona
Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags that Bangkok office worker Nicha Singhanoi hoped would cut back the waste that puts her country among the world’s top five choking the oceans with plastic.
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Padi Goes Ocean Plastics
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) has teamed up with eco-friendly activewear company Rash’R to create a line of stylish face masks made using recycled plastic bottles from the ocean.
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Why Ineffective Recycling in Indonesia?
Indonesia has been in hot water over its contribution to marine waste since 2015, when a report by researcher Jenna Jambeck ranked Indonesia as the world’s second-worst marine plastic polluter for allowing about 1.29 million tons of plastic waste to enter the ocean in 2010 as a result of improper waste management.
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Can Corona Revive SUP Bags in New Zealand?
The Covid-19 crisis could be a big setback to progress on eliminating plastics, a rural expert has warned.
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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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Sabic Lost 40 pc in Value
Saudi Aramco is looking to restructure its deal to acquire a controlling stake in petrochemicals manufacturer SABIC after a more than 40 per cent drop in SABIC’s value following a slump in oil prices in coronavirus pandemic, two sources told Reuters.
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Packaging Goes Green
In recent years, plastic pollution has become public enemy number one.
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Sabic Recycling Strategy
The critical part played by plastics in modern life has never been clearer.
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Elite Goes Bioplastics
Elite’s new Jet bottle is made from biodegradable plastic, has an oversized nozzle that is easy to drink from and seals efficiently, and is based on the Elite Fly, as used in the WorldTour.
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Dont Put Bioplastics in the Recycling Bin
Everyone can contribute to increasing the amount of rubbish that gets recycled and the amount of valuable resources that get reused. Here are three lesser-known tips to help you make your contribution.
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Ferrero Update on Packaging Policy
As part of its commitment to make all packaging 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, the Ferrero Group will share regular updates on its activities to delivering this.
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What About Landfills?
Recently, many politicians were in such a hurry to ban plastic bags.
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Revolution in Succinic Acid Production
A research team led by Professor Sang Yup Lee reported the production of a microbial strain capable of the massive production of succinic acid with the highest production efficiency to date.
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Sustainable Packaging in Cosmetics Industry
Product packaging sends an instant subconscious message to consumers about the values of the cosmetics brand. Thus it’s design has to align with the company mission and brand identity.
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Polemic Around Flame Retardants Circularity
Trade body rejects claim flame retardants prevent furniture ‘circularity’. Goal is to meet highest performance standards, BSEF says.
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Borealis Q1 Results 25pc Down
Lower Q1 profit versus 2019 mainly attributable to lower result from Borouge due to weak market conditions in Asia.
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Bioplastic Packaging from Olive Waste
A Spanish joint venture has developed a new sustainable packaging material made from olive waste.
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Braskem and Biopromotions Partner on Mask Straps
Braskem and Biopromotions collaborate on sustainable mask straps. Biopromotions has developed mask straps made of a Braskem’s bio-based material.
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ADM and the Corona Crisis
ADM announced today that it is has committed a total of approximately $1 million to various organizations involved in the fight against COVID-19.
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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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New Bioplastics Startup Called RWDC Industries
Daniel Carraway spent his entire career working in paper and bioplastics. The serial entrepreneur began his career at International Paper working in their research division before founding two previous companies that became cornerstones of the bioplastics industry.
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New Capital and CEO for Trifilon
Trifilon adds new capital, strengthens the company’s management team and the Board of Directors
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Packaging with a Future Platform
Platform “Verpackung mit Zukunft“ is launched with ambitious goals.
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ABPDU Celebrates 50th Member
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is celebrating its 50th industry partner with Bay Area startup MycoWorks.
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Lanxess Q1 Results
Sales down only slightly year-on-year at EUR 1.704 billion. EBITDA pre exceptionals falls by 9.9 percent to EUR 245 million.
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Dow and Doxa Plast Partner on Bioplastics
Bio-based stretch films address brand owners’ increasing demand for renewable plastics that reduce carbon footprint without compromising performance.
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Mitsubishi Partners for Plexiglass Recycling
Lucite International (LI), together with Agilyx Corporation (Agilyx), is working to deliver a significant contribution to the Circular Economy for PMMA (initially in Europe) with the support of LI’s parent company, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC).
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Bio-Economy Opportunities in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Bio-based sector offers new opportunities for green growth in EU-13.
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Stora Enso Digital Marketplace Renewable Materials
Stora Enso introduces Box Inc, a digital B2B marketplace for corrugated packaging made of renewable materials.
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Sulzer Launches Bio-Based Team
Sulzer Chemtech has announced the creation of a new global Bio-based and Renewables application development team.
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Ecosurety Becomes B Corp Certified
Ecosurety joins a global network of 3,200 companies with B Corp certification, reinforcing a long-standing commitment to deliver change for good.
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Polystyrene is Making a Comeback
“We didn’t see this coming at all. We really saw it begin to pick up in February in Europe, and in March and April in the US,” Kevin McQuade, chief executive officer of Styrolution, the worlds largest maker of polystyrene, said in an interview.
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Consumers Support Carbon Footprint Labelling
A global survey of 10,000 consumers has shown universal support for details on a product’s carbon footprint to be included on labelling, according to new research from the Carbon Trust.
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Plastic Waste due to Corona
All of the defining images of the coronavirus pandemic seem to feature one thing: plastic.
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Michelin Invests in Canadian Styrene Recycler
Pyrowave closes Series B led by Michelin and Sofinnova Partners. The investment marks a significant step forward making plastic circularity a reality.
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Plastic Polluters to Save Circular Economy in Asia
Multi-million dollar investments in recyclers in India and Indonesia, backed by PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever and other big plastic-using corporations, point to the only way to save the recycling industry, say experts.
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Corona Impact on Bioplastics in April
Impact of corona confinement measures on the bioplastics sector for April 2020.
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Emporia State University Award for Bioplastics
Emporia State University student Mitchell DeWalt claimed the top prize in the 2020 Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge.
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US DOE BETO Peer Review Report
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted the 2019 Project Peer Review on March 4–7, 2019, in Denver, Colorado.
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Its safe to go Back to Work says Dow CEO
Dow Inc. CEO Jim Fitterling on Thursday detailed how the company is continuing to operate its plants and labs while trying to protect workers from the coronavirus.
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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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Wood-based Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic Netting
Jac. Vandenberg, a leading U.S. fresh produce importer, is transitioning from plastic nets used to pack their citrus fruits in favor of a compostable alternative made from beech tree pulp.
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Cambridge Bioplastics Spin-Out Secures £2M
Firm out of University of Cambridge battling microplastic polution will use new funding to create products.
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Supercritical CO2 Knowledge Centre in NL
In a collaboration, seven companies, the University of Groningen and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, partially based on Campus Groningen, do research after the added value of supercritical CO2 for a sustainable production of chemical products.
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Consider Hygiene in Packaging Laws
Letter from FPA to Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State, Defra .
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US Plastic Industry Asks $1 Billion Bailout
Plastics Industry Requests $1 Billion Bailout From Fed.
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Compostable Plastic Film Not so Sustainable
Ever wondered why your print copy of Physics World is still delivered wrapped in plastic?
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US Develops New Method to Recycle Polyurethanes
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are part of a national team in the Center for Sustainable Polymers that has found a better way to recycle a versatile plastic material, called polyurethanes, that could prevent the material from becoming waste.
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ACC Chemical Recycling Alliance Changes Name
The Chemical Recycling Alliance of the Washington-based American Chemistry Council (ACC) has changed its name to the Advanced Recycling Alliance for Plastics (ARAP) to reflect its growing membership and variety of members’ advanced recycling technologies.
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Compostable is not Always a Green Panacea
Next to empty shelves where toilet paper used to be is a stretch of aisle stacked with trash bags, disposable cups, and cutlery at a Whole Foods in Seattle.
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Green Dot Bioplastics Joins Plant Based Products Council
Council seeks to guide the global economy toward more sustainable and responsible consumer products and packaging through greater use of bio-based materials.
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Dow Q1 Results
Net sales were $9.8 billion, down 11% versus pro forma results in the year-ago period, primarily driven by lower local prices in all operating segments due to a decline in global energy prices.
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New Investments in TerraVerdae
Alberta, federal and other funding partners have invested in new product development capacity at TerraVerdae Bioworks Inc. for fully biodegradable, high-performance bioplastics.
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Corbion Q1 Results
Corbion reported sales of € 256.3 million in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 12.0% due to organic sales growth of 9.6% and positive currency effects.
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BASF Quarter Results
BASF Group shows resilience amid corona crisis with diversified portfolio and financial solidity.
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Clariant Pre Corona Results Still Downwards
Sales from continuing operations decreased by 6 % in local currency to CHF 1.019 billion.
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Boat Made from Mushrooms
Is fungus the answer to climate change? Student who grew a mushroom canoe says yes.
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Financing of Good Natured Acquisition of Shepherd
good natured Products Inc. Announces BDC Financing and Update on the Acquisition of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging Inc.
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Circulate Capital Ocean Fund Makes 1st Investment
Circulate Capital invested $6 million in plastics recycling companies in India and Indonesia, the brand-backed firm’s first outlay designed to prevent marine plastics.
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Norwegian Designers Lead the Circular Economy
“More stuff will not make us happier,” say the designers and brands behind this year’s Norwegian Presence showcase, who are calling for an industry-wide shift towards recycled and recyclable objects.
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Molecular Weight Reduction is Biodegradation Criteria
The environmental accumulation of plastics worldwide is a consequence of the durability of the material. Alternative polymers, marketed as biodegradable, present a potential solution to mitigate their ecological damage.
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BIC 2019 Report
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has published its Annual Report 2019, presenting the highlights of its work over the past year.
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Ocean Plastic Swimwear
Stay Wild is on a mission to create truly sustainable and ethical swimwear that’s well-designed and flattering for all women.
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Ocean Plastic Face Masks
Helping the oceans is helping humans protect from the coronavirus. Diving school PADI are helping the ocean and humans at the same time by turning recycled plastic water bottles into coronavirus masks.
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TripleW Partners for Lactic Acid
Group Op de Beeck Materials & Treatment and TripleW launch intensive collaboration on the conversion of organic waste into biobased plastics.
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Ukraine To Limit Corn Exports
Ukraine is considering limiting corn exports in the 2019/20 season to 29.3 million tonnes, APK-Inform agriculture consultancy said on Friday.
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California Suspends Plastic Bag Ban
Gov. Gavin Newsom has suspended California’s ban on grocery stores providing single-use plastic bags amid concerns that clerks may be at risk for exposure to the coronavirus if shoppers are required to supply their own reusable bags to carry their purchases home.
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Agilyx Expands Executive Team
Agilyx Corporation, the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals and low carbon fuels, today announced the addition of three executive team members: Russell Main, Chief Financial Officer; William St. Lawrence, General Council; and industry advisor, Robert Walsh, who will guide the Company’s maritime fuels business.
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Bio Economy Best Practices
The bioeconomy transition is routed in new opportunities with high potential of replication at EU level. To this end, it is important to identify which measures could potentially have a high impact on the bio- based economy.
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Horrible Hybrids, the Recycling Nightmare
Horrible hybrids’: the plastic products that give recyclers nightmares. From singing birthday cards to baby food pouches, a growing trend of mixing materials is making recycling even harder.
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Barbados Ban on Fossil Plastics Suspensed
Barbados’ ban on petro-based plastics is temporarily suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Canada Starts Banning Compostable Plastics
Bye-bye single-use plastics: new bylaw in effect in Dawson City. Compostable and biodegradable plastic utensils, cups or containers included in bylaw.
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Cameroon Seizes Non Biodegradable Packaging
Cameroon: Customs seizes 50 tons of non-biodegradable plastic packaging in the Northern region.
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Covestro Wins Climate Hero Award
For the 5th time, UNICEPTA honours the best communicative performance of the past year with the Thought Leadership Award.
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How Big is EU Bioeconomy?
The critical role of the Circular Bioeconomy in the sustainable transition has been widely recognised, to the point that a number of countries worldwide have elaborated their bioeconomy strategies and others are in the process of framing their own.
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Chemical Recycling is Solution for Plastic Pollution
The world is drowning in plastic. About 60% of the more than 8,700 million metric tonnes of plastic ever made is no longer in use, instead sat mostly in landfill or released to the environment.
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Ineos and Plastic Energy to Build Chemical Recycling Plant
INEOS and Plastic Energy are to build a new pyrolysis-based chemical recycling plant to come on stream at the end of 2023.
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Bioplastics and Wishcycling
Many people try to help the earth by taking modest steps such as not using plastic straws and recycling.
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NL Starts Small Plastic Bottle Deposit
As of next summer, there will be a 15 cent deposit on all plastic bottles under 1 liter, State Secretary Van Veldhoven writes to the House of Representatives.
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Harvard to Disrupt PHA Technology
Engineered microbes can produce biodegradable plastics at lower cost and environmental impact than plant-based plastics.
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NatureWorks Donates PLA for Masks
NatureWorks has donated enough Ingeo biopolymer needed to produce as many as two million reusable N95 masks per week from a new spunbond nonwoven structure.
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Braskem Supply Chain During Corona
Braskem Deploys Enhanced Polymer Production Support to Meet Medical Equipment Manufacturing Essential Needs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic.
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