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DURABIO Certified USDA Biobased Product
Bio-based Engineering Polymer DURABIO Certified as USDA Bio-based Product
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Steel Packaging Industry 2025 Vision on Recycling (FREE)
Apeal Announces 2025 Vision For Recycling
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Total Accused of Market Manipulations in France (FREE)
French oil and petrochemicals company Total is accused of using “Force Majeure” to manipulate plastic supply and prices. This is a FREE article.
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Plastic and Bioplastic Ban in Australia Starts March 1
From March 1, 2021 single-use plastic straws*, stirrers and cutlery including bioplastic will no longer be supplied in South Australia. This is A FREE Article
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Polymateria Claims First Biodegradable and Recyclable Plastic (FREE)
British company makes biodegradable and recyclable plastic in world first, according to The Telegraph
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Help Carbiolice Win a Price
Carbiolice is finalist of a startup competition! Help the bioplastic sector by voting for them!
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Michelin Shows How to Make a Tire (FREE)
Today’s Michelin tires are more high-tech than ever, comprising more than 200 components
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Dow Supports ICT in Ghana (FREE)
Dow supports communication infrastructure connecting 50,000 people in Eastern Ghana. Creation of information and communication facilities to help harness the full potential of development in the region.
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Borealis Invest in Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (FREE)
Borealis invests EUR 17.6 million to lower CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and flaring at plant in Finland. This is A FREE article
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First Biocomposite and Biopolymer Car (FREE)
What was the first biocomposite and biopolymer car? This is a FREE article.
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Teal BioWorks Wins Sustainable Packaging Award in Cosmetics Industry (FREE)
New Luxury Awards revealed an increasing numbers of natural perfumers and brands and an urgent need to innovate packaging to lead the perfume industry towards sustainability. This is a FREE article
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Major Problem of EU BioEconomy (FREE)
Let’s look at why nobody in Europe identifies with the bio-economy! This is a free article.
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Parkside Full PET Packaging for Addo Food
Parkside Strengthens Addo Foods Partnership With New Sainsbury’s Packaging
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Interview CEO Smurfit Kappa (FREE)
Smurfit Kappa CEO talks about 2020 full year results on CNBC. This is a free article
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The TerraCycle Fairy Tale (FREE)
Let’s have a look at the Terracycle myth. This is a free article.
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Symphony and Sun Ace Partner on Antimicrobial Plastic in South Africa
Symphony teams up with Sun Ace to Distribute d2p in South Africa
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New PLA Partnership in Russia (FREE)
Natural Materials and Sulzer sign PLA technology agreement. This is a free article.
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Prince of Wales and Global CEOs on Sustainable Transition
Prince Charles and Brian Moynihan discuss the private sector’s transition to a sustainable future and the evolution of corporate climate pledges into impactful actions with Fred Kempe in a special edition of #ACFrontPage presented by the Global Energy Forum.
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Avocado Bioplastics Documentary (FREE)
I had the opportunity helping out Business Insider doing a documentary on avocado bioplastics. This is a FREE article
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Are Plastic Blockchains Sustainable? (FREE)
A complete overview of plastic blockchains. this is a Free Article.
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The Degradation of Plastics and Polymers (FREE)
A complete overview of the degradation processes of plastic. This is a FREE article.
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First Bioplastic Lawsuit Against EU (FREE)
UK Bioplastic Company To sue the EU for Infringement of the REACH regulation.
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Woodly Launches Wood Based Kitchen Products (FREE)
Orthex and Woodly working together towards carbon neutrality – announcing the world’s first kitchen products made from Woodly’s wood-based plastic, to be in stores during 2021.
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The Less Sustainable Bioplastics Companies (FREE)
Here’s the top 3 less sustainable bioplastics companies according to Axel Barrett. This is a free article.
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PHA Cosmetic Packaging for Beauty and Hotel (FREE)
Teal continues its mission to reduce plastic pollution by bringing 100% biodegradable PHA containers made from microorganisms to Beauty and Hotel Industries.
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Why Does Toxicity Matter to Bioplastics? (FREE)
Let’s look at the roots of the toxicity issue of bioplastics.
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A New Packaging Solution for Aerosols (FREE)
Break free of the design and performance constraints of aluminium and steel. Next generation plastics can provide the perfect solution for personal care and household products.
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Former UK Environment Minister Supports OXO BIO
Powerful Support for OXO BIO from Former UK Environment Minister. Bioplastics News has seen a letter to Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc from The Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers MP in which she says:
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Who Will Be the Person of 2020? (FREE)
Who are the nominated for the “Person of the Year” 2020 Award? (Free Article)
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Anti OXO Campaign, The Sequel (FREE)
I’ve received following anonymous message to start an anti-OXO campaign. This is a FREE article.
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New Bioplastic Material for Bags
BGUSA, INC announced today that they have solved the much-disputed argument of ridding the Earth of single-use plastic bags. All-natural food waste ingredients and organic starches are the derivatives of these bags. No added chemicals altar the composition of these bags.
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Hotel Chain Goes Bioplastics
Biodegradable products boost sustainability in hospitality.
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Radilon Launches New PA Blends
Innovative solutions for automotive, consumer goods and E&E
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DOE Invests $ 97 Mln in Bioenergy R&D
Department of Energy Announces $97 Million for Bioenergy Research and Development
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Lets Fertilise the Future Initiative
Our fund aims to provide financial investments to innovative ideas promoting nature-based solutions.
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Lombard Oldier Partners with Plastic Bank
Lombard Odier partners with Plastic Bank to reduce ocean plastic pollution
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Mitsubishi Chemical Buys More Recycling Companies
Mitsubishi Chemical to Acquire European Carbon Fiber Recycling Companies
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Total Corbion Donates PLA to Fight Corona
Total Corbion Donates PLA for face masks 3D printing.
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New Plastic Bottle Initiative in US
New initiative by US big companies to solve the problems of bottle recycling.
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Mass Balance Strategy
What is Mass Balance, what are the problems, what are the different visions and who’s greenwashing.
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US Gov Report on Energy Efficient Plastics Recycling Technologies
Insights of where US Government may go regarding most urgent plastic issues and R&D decisions.
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Ezonyx Launches EarthPCB™
Ezonyx Bio Technologies, Inc. Launches EarthPCB™, The ultimate solution for a sustainable future.
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Insurers Stress for PFAS Lawsuit
Insurers, utilities oppose bill to extend lawsuit window for PFAS contamination.
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First Sustainable PCK Release liner
Mondi introduces NextLiner – the world’s first sustainable PCK release liner
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Neste CEO Talks About Corona Results
CEO Talks: good performance despite the market turbulence in Q2/2020
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Perstorp Talks About Bio-PVC
Market Perspective: Flexible PVC – A Sustainable Material.
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First Solar Powered Chemical Site
The world’s first large-scale chemical site that is completely run by renewable power.
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EU Plastics Tax Cost Per Citizen
What will be the cost of the EU Plastic Tax per citizen and per family?
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TIPA Shares Global Commitment Achievements
Last year, TIPA® became a signatory to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, and joins the global effort of moving towards a new plastics economy by providing compostable packaging solutions for non-recyclable or reusable packaging applications across the food and fashion sectors.
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US Universities Funded for Biopolymers Research
US Universities Receive Millions for Biopolymers Research. The race is on!
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BASF Results Hit by Corona Crisis
BASF Group: EBIT before special items declines in second quarter due to weaker demand as a result of the corona pandemic
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Nannocare Goes Bioplastics
Nannocare, the makers of the revolutionary NannoPad®, is a leader in feminine hygiene products and in environmental protection.
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Danimer Receives US DOE Grant
Danimer Scientific Receives U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Support Bioplastic Production
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Plastic Has Lowest Carbon Footprint
A new report titled ‘Examining Material Evidence – The Carbon Fingerprint’, commissioned by Veolia and published today by Imperial College, highlights the importance of plastic as a material compared to alternatives when examining the carbon emissions.
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Annual Innovation in Bioplastics Awards
The eight annual Innovation in Bioplastics Award presented by the PLASTICS Bioplastics Division will recognize one outstanding innovation in unique and creative applications of bioplastics materials, products or processes by a company. The judging criteria are described further below.
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EU Plastic Tax Dangerous for Plastic Lobby
EU Plastic Tax approved by European Council: A Danger for the EU Single Market & Recovery
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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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Textile Recycling Scandal
Another scandal relating to recycling; this time from the textiles industry.
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Israel Patents Enthanol from Lignin Technology
A Tel Aviv University breakthrough allows, for the first time, a local production of ethanol — and hand sanitizer — based on plant and paper waste, using a novel lignin (a substance found in plants) degradation process.
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Bioplastics Recycled Fishing Lures
15-year-old in Central Texas starts business “Bioplastics: Recycled Fishing Lures”
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Phone App Tracks Plastic Microbeads
To find out whether your beauty products contain microplastic ingredients, use the Beat the Microbead app.
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Nestle Waters Pushes Biorecycling
Infinite recycling of plastic bottles! “Plastic-munching” enzymes: science or fiction? Can all PET really be recycled again and again?
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Dow and Thong Guan Launch Bioplastics Films
Dow and Thong Guan introduces sustainable plastic stretch cling films made with renewable feedstock in Asia Pacific.
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Lanzatech and Nextchem Partner on Chemical Recycling
Nextchem and LanzaTech Sign an agreement to promote circular ethanol production.
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Zero Plastic Pollution Scenarios
Plastic pollution is a pervasive and growing problem. To estimate the effectiveness of interventions to reduce plastic pollution, we modeled stocks and flows of municipal solid waste and four sources of microplastics through the global plastic system for five scenarios between 2016 and 2040.
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Impact of Compostable Plastics on Compost and Soil
Are compostable plastics good for the quality of the compost and soil?
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Is Sustainable Forestry Greenwashing?
Forests provide a series of ecosystem services that are crucial to our society. In the European Union (EU), forests account for approximately 38% of the total land surface.
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Polymateria Closes £15m Funding Round
London-based startup that’s “Polymateria”, has raised £15 million from Planet First Partners (PFP).
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Covestro Launches Bio Polycarbonate Film
Now more than ever before, OEMs and designers are looking for sustainable alternatives to the traditional materials used in their applications. Recognizing that sustainable thinking and action are key to a brighter future, we’re expanding our materials portfolio with a novel polycarbonate film.
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Covestro Hit by Corona Crisis
Q2 2020: Results significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic as expected.
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New York to Ban Food Packaging with PFAS
New York lawmakers in both the Assembly and the Senate have passed a bill that would ban the manufacturing, selling, and distribution of food packaging that contains PFAS chemicals.
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European Innovation Council Gives Millions to Biobased Companies
The European Innovation Council has awarded over €307 million to 64 game-changing ‘green deal’ start-ups and SMEs contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal Strategy and the Recovery Plan for Europe.
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Mastercard Launches Sustainable Materials Directory
Directory of Sustainable Card Materials and Vendors Now Available. 60+ Financial Institutions Have Issued Cards Made From Recyclable, Bio-Sourced, Chlorine-Free, Degradable And Ocean Plastics
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Compostable Coffee Pods LCA
Single-serve machines have proven to be a rapid and convenient mechanism for preparing coffee for consumption.
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Dow Second Quarter 2020 Results
Dow reports second quarter 2020 results. Financial Highlights.
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Is Organic Recycling Greenwashing?
Is “organic recycling” a genuine circular solution or just greenwashing?
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First Plastic To Kill Corona Virus (FREE)
Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM: SYM), has announced positive antiviral test results from Eurofins Laboratories for its d2p antimicrobial masterbatch technology.
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Are Cans More Sustainable than Plastic Bottles?
A short overview of Aluminium and Steel cans.
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Lumson Launches PLA Lipstick Packaging
Lumson has a new green concept in the pipelines for make up: PLA 2.0.
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Clariant and Ineratec Partner on Green Chemicals
Partnership to develop emerging technologies for production of renewable fuels and chemicals.
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New UK Startup for Biomedical 3D Printing
Universities of Birmingham and Warwick form spinout company, 4D Medicine Ltd, to take new family of biomedical 3D printing resins to market
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CEFIC Position on Chemical Recycling
Today, just 15% of EU-collected plastic waste in the EU finds its way back into the EU plastic market. Chemical recycling can treat waste that can’t be recycled mechanically, and therefore plays an important role in the mix of solutions to tackle the problem of plastic waste.
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American Chemistry Council Circular Plastic Campaign
The American Chemistry Council launched a circular plastic campaign.
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EU Plastic Tax Included in the Corona Recovery Deal
EU has agreed on a €750bn coronavirus pandemic recovery package that will include a plastic tax.
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NL Government Advised to Stop Biofuels
The Dutch Social Economic Council (SER) advised the Dutch government to phase out bioenergy and instead use biomass for high value applications.
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Novamont Bags LCA by UK Government
This LCA compares carrier bags found in the UK in 2006. The Starch-polyester blend bags are from Novamont. Although things may have changed in the meantime (especially the political context), it gives us a very sharp perspective into this topic.
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Novamont Receives B Corp Certification
Italian bioplastics manufacturer joins a community of over 3,400 companies verified as ‘Benefit Corporations’ by the independent ‘B Lab’.
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Corruption or Cover up by Forest Stewardship Council?
Forest Stewardship Council has postponed a number of investigations into companies linked to deforestation and human rights abuses. NGOs are concerned that a shift in FSC’s policy could mean less scrutiny of rogue firms. FSC blames Covid-19 and squeezed resources for the delays.
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L’Oreal Plastic Packaging Strategy
L’Oreal aims to cut out non-recycled plastic packaging by 2030 and bring in greener products like solid shampoo bars under its flagship Garnier brand as it steps up an environmental push, its chief executive said on Thursday.
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Procter and Gamble Goes Carbon Neutral
Reducing GHG Emissions by 50% and Purchasing 100% Renewable Electricity for all Manufacturing Sites by 2030 and Advancing Natural Climate Solutions that Deliver a Carbon Benefit Equal to Remaining GHG Emissions from Operations.
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