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Will Ontario Become The Hemp Biocomposite Leader?
Eastern Ontario community rolled out cannabis tourism strategy Monday.
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Clariant Launches 25 Organic Pigments for Bioplastics
Launch of organic pigment range conforming to EN 13432 compostable criteria for packaging. More consumer appeal: biodegradable plastics can be colorful too! AF-COLOR has implemented a palette of bio masterbatches based on Clariant’s new range.
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Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU Talks About Bioplastics
This is the fifth-annual Bioplastics Week, an event designed to educate consumers and the plastics industry about plastics made from things like vegetable oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, and even recycled food waste. This summer, NDSU was named as the lead site for an effort to research bioplastics like pots for plants that are…
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Food Standard Agency Calls For More Research Into Bio-based Food Contact Materials
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has called for more research into bio-based food contact materials (BBFCMs) in order to rule out concerns they could pose allergen risks.
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Indian Joint Venture To Start Producing Bioplastics
GUWAHATI: As the government is set to ban the use and manufacturing of single-use plastic products by October 2, the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG), in collaboration with the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has initiated a joint venture to start biodegradable and environment-friendly plastic production for commercial use.
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Dupont Goes Biobased Fashion
The DuPont Sorona brand team gathered sustainable food and fashion leaders from across the country for thoughtful conversation around the slow food and fashion movements on Angel Island outside of San Francisco, CA, on 11 September.
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Lighting Made From Tobacco, Hemp and Brewing Waste
High Society Studio is based in South-Tyrol, Italy, with a focus on creating plant-based lighting by upcycling waste products such as hemp, tobacco, pomace (solid remains of wine production), beer brewing remains, and coffee silver skin.
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Greta Thunberg Sues France For Being The Biggest Polluter
Greta Thunberg attacks world leaders for failing her generation as she files lawsuit at United Nations. She sues five countries for being the biggest polluters of the 45 countries that ratified the third optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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New Project: Bio-Aromatics 4 Coatings
Biorizon co-initiator TNO develops technology to convert furans into functional bio-aromatics.
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Last Call to Register and Win The Biocomposite of the Year Award 2019
Will your material win the Innovation Award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019”? Just a few more days left! Register before it’s too late. It will boost your business if you win!
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Fight Between Trade Bodies Over Biodegradables
The bioplastics industry has accused Europe’s waste management companies of raising concerns about biodegradable and compostable plastics based on “vague notions”.
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Greta Thunberg Speech at UN
Speech given by Greta Thunberg at the Assembly General of the UN, 4 minutes long.
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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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AB Inbev and Budweiser To Stop Using Plastic Pack Rings in UK
Budweiser to stop using plastic for all its UK beer four-packs before 2021. Brewer plans to cut plastic use by 850 tonnes a year with new approaches to packaging.
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Coca-Cola Stops Using Plastic Wrap in Europe
Coca-Cola European Partners is to replace plastic shrink wrap with cardboard for its multipacks across Western Europe.
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Scotland Plan To Send Biodegradable Waste to Swedish Incinerator Creates Scandal
A row has erupted over a council’s plans to ship biodegradable waste from Scotland to a Swedish incinerator.
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Covestro Goes Recycling
Alliance of 100 organizations and companies / Target: 10 million tons of recycled plastics per year starting 2025.
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How to Sell Green to Consumers?
For decades, manufacturers sold better living through chemistry. Many consumers are now reluctant to believe the new branding.
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Indonesia Sends Back Plastic Waste to New Zealand, US, UK, Belgium and Spain
Indonesia has vowed to send back contaminated plastic waste – in a move some say exposes New Zealand’s “dirty secret” of shipping used, low-grade plastic offshore.
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Mitsubishi Chemical in DJSI
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation today announced that it has been selected for the third consecutive year as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for inclusion in the World Index, which is the global benchmark for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing.
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PTT Global Chemical (GC) in the Press With Bioplastics
The World Economic Forum recently revealed the top 10 emerging technologies for 2019 that are expected to radically impact the global social and economic order. Top on the list is Bioplastics for a Circular Economy.
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WinCup Launches New Line of Biodegradable Straws
WinCup is launching a new line of straws and stirrers made from Danimer Scientific’s Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).
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Technology Uses Banana Leaves as a Biodegradable Alternative to Single-use Plastic
Plastic pollution negatively impacts the health of our planet. Waste management has led to an irreversible environmental crisis that is felt by wildlife, especially in the oceans.
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TIPA France Hires New Sales Director
Jean-Pierre Rakoutz will be responsible for developing the sales of the Israeli company specializing in bioplastics.
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Veja New Running Shoe Made With Bioplastics
The so-called “post-petroleum” shoe joins the growing ranks of eco-runners.
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Novamont Wins Innovation Award from US Plastics Industry Association
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Bioplastics Division today announced Novamont as the winner of the 2019 Innovation in Bioplastics Award.
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Total CEO Questioned by French MPs Regarding Bioplastics
Total CEO, Patrick Pouyanné, was questioned by French MPs in the Economic Affairs Committee on September 17. He had to answer questions on the biodegradation and his ambition on bioplastics.
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New Electric Motorbike Made With Hemp Bioplastics
Cake, which recently launched a groundbreaking electric motorbike, will now collaborate with Trifilon, an exciting Swedish startup that designs and sells sustainable materials with advanced biocomposite technology.
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Iceland CEO Pressured by the Recycling Industry to Use Recycled Plastics
Iceland boss Richard Walker claims ‘Big Plastic’ is pressuring supermarkets to abandon their green efforts.
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EU Consultation on Bio-based and Circular Research and Innovation Partnerships
Have your say on the next generation of ambitious research and innovation partnerships.
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Bioplastics From Fish Guts and One Cod Can Make 1400 Bags
Lucy Hughes, a 23-year-old student at the University of Sussex, has developed MarinaTex – a bioplastic made from organic fish waste and red algae.
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Albis Supplies Bioplastics for Dr. Boy Live-Show at K 2019
Dr. BOY, manufacturer of injection moulding machines, is planning an extensive live show at K 2019. The plastic solutions for this demonstration will be supplied by ALBIS PLASTIC.
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Call for Partners: Use or Invest in (Biobased) Polymerization Shared Facility
Green Chemistry Campus, REWIN and Wageningen University are planning the development of the first multipurpose Polymerization Shared Facility Pilot Plant in Bergen op Zoom. In this facility new and redesigned bio-polymers can be produced at a sub-commercial scale. Currently the consortium is looking for companies in the field of new (biobased) polymers that are interested…
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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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The Winners of The Cup Fund of Starbucks
12 Winners of the Cup Fund Chosen to Boost Paper Cup Recycling Across the U.k., Diverting 420 Tonnes of Waste Per Year Innovative Projects Range From City-wide Recycling Schemes to New Approaches for Vending Machines, Retail Centres, Service Stations, Offices and Universities.
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EU Plastic Tax to Plug Gap of Post-Brexit Budget
The EU could adopt a tax on plastic packaging to reduce waste and to plug the gap in its budget left by Brexit.
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Avantium Program Leader Goes Back to School
Klaas Jan Schouten appointed Research Assistant Professor Electrocatalysis and Applied Electrochemistry.
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Finland VTT Believes Carbon Feedstock Will Breakthrough in Materials and Chemicals
In the carbon reuse economy, fossil carbon is left in the ground while aboveground carbon circulates without accumulating to the atmosphere. Forests act as both carbon sinks and an important source of carbon. In addition to this, carbon is captured from industrial emissions and eventually from the air, too. Our aim is that globally by…
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Biodegradable and Partially Edible Plastics-Free Flight Tray Created to Cut Waste
A plastics-free flight tray made from old coffee grounds has been designed to cut the waste sent to landfill because of air travel.
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Schoeller Introduces Proearth Biodegradable Textiles
Schoeller, the global textile solutions manufacturer dedicated to sustainability and innovation for more than 150 years, introduces its new PROEARTH™ collection of biodegradable textiles.
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Most Plastic Products Contain Potentially Toxic Chemicals, Study Reveals
From yogurt containers to bath mats, stuff you use every day may come with hidden risks. Here are tips to minimize exposure.
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Woodly and Wipak: Partnership for Carbon Neutral Film Packaging Solutions
Wipak and Woodly Ltd. are joining forces to accelerate the shift towards a carbon neutral future.
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The Density of PLA Filament
Each 3D printing material has different properties, and each is best suited for specific applications. Dig into this guide to PLA density. We’ll explore density and its variations, explaining why this is important.
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Spiders Silk Gives Strength To Wood-Based Bioplastics
Finnish researchers have combined the silk protein found in spiders’ webs with wood cellulose fibres to create a new durable form of bioplastic.
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Clothing Company Launches Biodegradable Activewear
A clothing company based in Burlington is launching a line of biodegradable activewear.
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Sustainable Monolithic Plant Pots Made From Hemp
Yasmin Bawa uses hemp to create sustainable monolithic plant pots.
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Total-Corbion Enters India, to Fight Single-Use Plastic
With the call to dump single-use plastic coming from the prime minister himself, a global leader in biodegradable plastic Total-Corbion has announced its India foray with a technical collaboration with Mangalore-based polymers company Konspec.
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Changing the World One Startup at the Time, An Investor Perspective
Exclusive Interview with Josko Bobanovic, Partner at Sofinnova Partners. Sofinnova Partners invests in start-ups, early-stage companies, corporate spin-offs and occasionally restarts.
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US Congress May Find a New Way to Finance its Bio-Revolution
US Congress hearings regarding PFAS may come at the right moment.
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US Congress Not Amused with Dupont, Chemours and 3M in PFAS Fiasco
Corporations Pressed Over Alleged Efforts to Hide PFAS Health Risks. DuPont, 3M and Chemours testified before the House Subcommittee on Environment regarding the impacts of PFAS chemicals on human health and the environment.
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Goupie Switches From Recyclable Plastic to Compostable Bags
Goupie chewy chocolate, has swapped its recyclable plastic packaging to a compostable alternative, working with its supplier to come up with a design, which shows the consumer how to dispose of it correctly.
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Biodegradable Plastic is Bad for the Environment, British MPs say
It’s time we stopped greenwashing plastic alternatives and realized they do more harm than good.
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Tesco Launches Bioplastics Makeup Brushes
Discover the range of environmentally-friendly vegan makeup brushes launching in Tesco.
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UN Launches The Lazy Person Guide To Saving The World
The Sustainable Development Goals are important, world-changing objectives that will require cooperation among governments, international organizations and world leaders. It seems impossible that the average person can make an impact. Should you just give up? No! Change starts with you. Seriously. Every human on earth—even the most indifferent, laziest person among us—is part of the…
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Earlybirds Snacking Drinks to Launch Plant-Based Packaging With Sugarcane Lid
The nutritious snack or breakfast drink first came to market in late 2019 launching in selected Sainsbury’s stores on August 19, 2019.
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Novamont is Promoting a Sustainable Agricultural Model
Novamont is promoting a model of sustainable agriculture based on the cascading use of vegetable raw materials and the development of solutions to help solve specific environmental problems.
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California Could Become the First State to Ban Single-use Plastics
In 2018, on New Year’s Day, the world of trash changed forever.
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Sainsburys to Introduce Refillable Packaging to Cut Plastic Waste
Supermarket chain exploring how to slash its use of 120,000 tonnes of plastics a year.
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Alibaba Food Delivery Platform Goes Bioplastics
BASF’s biopolymer ecovio® supports online food delivery platform Ele.me at the 4th Taobao Maker Festival.
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The Netherlands are Building a Seaweed Industry
Dutch chemists, biologists, and engineers lay the groundwork for an ambitious national plan.
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European Bioplastics Believes FEAD is Anti-Bioplastics
FEAD Position Ignores Role of Compostable Plastics in Achieving Circular Economy.
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FEAD Shoots First Bullet at Bioplastics Industry
FEAD is the representative body of the private waste management and resource industry in the European Union. In this capacity, FEAD has produced a short guide explaining the impact biodegradable and bio-based plastics have on waste.
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Boom in Bioplastics Bags Companies in India
At least 12 units coming up in North, 250 across country
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Biome Technologies Raises Cash in Share Placing
A Southampton business specialising in bioplastics and radio frequency technology has raised £1.3m in a share placing to fund future growth. Biome Technologies has a pipeline of about 15 products in development. It requires growth capital to scale-up and drive a hike in revenue over the next 18 months, with manufacturing set to accelerate in…
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New PLA Granules are Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly
Goodfellow Announces Major Extension of Their Range of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Granules.
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UK Parliament Calls for End to Single Use Food Packaging
House of Commons’ committee report calls for “fundamental shift” away from all single use packaging, not just plastic.
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3D Printed Lamp Shades Made From PLA
Light bulbs and lamp shades go together like peanut butter and jelly so when Plumen had an idea for a natural looking shade, they turned to designer Luke Deering with very specific goals in mind: make it elegant and make it sustainable.
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BASF Start Promoting Bioplastics
The next three days BASF will be in Sweden, Finland and Norway to speak at the Bioplastic conference.
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What is Hempcrete?
One may be inclined to believe that there is a limit to how useful a plant can be. After all, it’s just a plant, right? Well, the humble hemp would surprise anyone who thinks along those lines, and pleasantly so.
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Thailand Retailers Stop Giving Plastic Bags
Giant retailers, plastic manufacturing titans, and department stores reached an agreement on Friday to stop handing out single-use plastic bags to customers starting early next year.
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Novamont is Working on Sustainability Metrics
Have a look inside the strategy of the Bioplastic Leader.
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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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Global Consumer Survey on Plastic Waste
Whether it’s the influence of the media, or public demonstrations against climate change, the impact of plastic on the environment has captured the attention of consumers worldwide. How much do shoppers really care? Are their criticisms and wishes reflected in their own purchase behaviour? Which regions, countries and demographics are most engaged with reducing their…
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Natural Farm Goes Bioplastics
Natural Farm Pet Food Packaging Goes Green with Braskem’s Sustainably Sourced Sugarcane Based Bioplastic.
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The Bioplastics Glossary
The most important definitions and expressions used in the bioplastic industry.
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New Biobased Ink For Food Packaging
Sun Chemical SunPak® FSP Inks Set New Standard in Eco-Friendly Food Packaging.
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New Dog Toy Line With Biobased Fillings
Good Stuffing Launches Revolutionary Dog Plush Toy Line with SafeFill™ Stuffing, a Natural Alternative to Poly-Fill.
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New Californian Biobased Baby Care Brand
Amyris Launches Pipette, a Clean Baby Care Brand Delivering a Critical Need for a Growing Market.
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Juice Bar Turns Orange Peels Instantly Into Bioplastic Cups
circular economy is all about designing out waste and pollution. with this in mind, carlo ratti has developed an experimental orange squeezer for eni which 3D-prints a bioplastic cup out of the orange peels. called the feel the peel, this prototype aims to bring circularity to everyday life.
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Tipa Closes $25m in Growth Financing Round
TIPA®, a leading developer and provider of fully compostable flexible packaging solutions, has announced today that it has secured $25M in its recent financing round. Investors who participated in this financing round include Blue Horizon Ventures, Triodos Organic Growth Fund and existing investors Chestnut and GreenSoil Investments. As global demand for viable alternatives to conventional…
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Dutch Government Invests in Bio-Aromatics Research
It was recently announced that 130 million euro is being invested in the Dutch Central- and West-Brabant region, 10 million of which contributed by the Dutch government. This is the result of the ‘Central- and West-Brabant Makes and Moves Regional Deal’. One of the 17 projects of the Deal is ‘Knowledge in the Biobased Economy’…
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Full Structure and Attribution of the New European Commission 2019-2024
President-elect Ursula von der Leyen today gave her agreement to the draft list of Commissioners-designate provided to her by the Council of the European Union.
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Russia Starts Operational Phase of New 10.000 Tons Per Year PHA Plant
MOSCOW, BOLOGNA, SEPTEMBER 9th, 2019 – – The TAIF JSC Group, a player in the traditional petrochemical sector, announced the start of the operational phase of the 10,000-tonnes per year PHA project to be implemented in the Republic of Tatarstan – Russia, based on the license agreement with Bio-on SpA , IP company active in…
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Biodegradable Plastic Alternatives Not Necessarily Better for Singapore, Say Experts
You might think that switching from single-use plastics to biodegradable plastic alternatives is good for the environment but in Singapore, there are “no effective differences”, experts said.
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PHA: A Biopolymer Whose Time Has Finally Come
Amid the growing plastic waste crisis, producers of polyhydroxyalkanoate think the world is ready for their biodegradable polymers.
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BASF Push Their Board Members To Promote Chemical Recycling
This post was posted on the LinkedIn account of BASF.
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Plastic Bottles Sold Per Hour, Day, Month and Last Ten Years
Reuters made illustrations to visualise the world’s addiction to plastic bottles.
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iPhone Inventor Thinks Dow CEO is a Liar
Nest Founder Says Plastic Apologists Are ‘Lying’. Tony Fadell, iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor is on a warpath against plastics.
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DOW CEO Has the Solution to The Plastic Crisis
‘The Most Environmentally Friendly Material Out There’: Dow CEO Has a Counter-Argument to the Plastic Backlash.
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Biodegradable Plastic: A False Promise?
Biodegradable packaging is often pitched as the environmentally-friendly solution the world has been waiting for. However, so-called greener plastics don’t necessarily break down as easily as marketers would have us believe.
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Biodegradable Branded Ribbon for Affordable Sustainable Packaging
Cream City Ribbon, artisan ribbon made in Milwaukee, WI, has introduced a smaller program for their personalized artisan ribbon in order to respond to the increase in need for affordable sustainable packaging.
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Bio-based Materials Can Help with Bad Image of Plastics
In preparation for the world’s leading plastics show in October — K 2019 — the German mechanical engineering association (VDMA) is featuring a series of interviews with officials within its plastics and rubber division as well as its key members.
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Sky Ocean Ventures Invests in Cuantec Bioplastics
CuanTec, the blue biotech company based in Motherwell and Oban, have completed an investment round with Sky Ocean Ventures and Scottish Enterprise that will enable them to process at pilot production scale and finalise their formulations.
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Scottish Government To Tax Coffee Cups
Three articles to summarise the situation regarding beverage cups in Scotland. Published in chronological order.
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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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SIBS Biodegradable PVC Bank Cards
Payment solutions provider SIBS has launched new biodegradable PVC bank cards as a sustainable alternative to conventional cards.
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New Initiative Aims to Recycle PLA Waste
Printing 3D models from Thingiverse in different colors and materials can certainly be fun, but have you ever stopped to consider the impact this plastic has on the environment? A new Kickstarter campaign, Project PLA, might have you covered with its plan to recycle PLA 3D printing waste.
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