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NDSU Researchers Test New Bioplastics for Bottles and Car Parts
In a noisy industrial lab at North Dakota State University, graduate students make dog bones with an injection molding machine — but there are no dogs in sight.
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CEO Guide To Circular Bioeconomy
WBCSD released the CEO Guide to the Circular Bioeconomy, a call for the shift towards a sustainable, low-carbon, circular bioeconomy. It presents a USD $7.7 trillion opportunity for business by 2030, establishing the circular bioeconomy as a nature-based solution that addresses five of our greatest environmental priorities.
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Interview with Novamont CEO On Sustainability and Circularity
A healthy, circular economy requires a radical change in mentality, but it will be to everyone’s benefit, says Novamont Chief Executive Catia Bastioli.
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Arkema Launch New Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing
On November 15 Arkema inaugurated, in the presence of Thierry Le Hénaff, the Group’s Chairman and CEO, and Hervé Morin, President of the Normandy Region, a new Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing within its Cerdato Research & Development Center in Serquigny, Normandy (France).
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Increased Use of Biobased Materials in Construction in 2020
Bamboo, straw bales and timbercrete are among the ‘eco-friendly’ building materials that will increasingly be used in construction projects next year, according to a recent survey.
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South Korea President Promotes Bio-Industry
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is pursuing plans to foster his country’s burgeoning beauty and skin care industry as part of bio-industrial development.
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Biocomposites Wins JEC Asia Innovation Award
In a ceremony held on 14 November in Seoul, South Korea, Jiva Materials and Eco-Technilin claimed the JEC Asia Innovation Award in the Electrical, Electronics and Appliances category, for their development of flax-based Soluboard composites.
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Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology Thanjavur Develops Corn Starch Bioplastics Film
The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, has developed a bioplastic film from corn starch granules which can serve as a viable bio-friendly alternative to the synthetic plastic films.
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Futamura Strengthens Sales and Marketing Team
Futamura, renewable and compostable packaging films manufacturer, has appointed Clare McKeown the new UK & Eire sales manager, and Amaia Cowan, new business development manager.
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Innovation Award – Biocomposite of the Year 2019
The Winner of the Biocomposite of the Year 2019 Award is
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Novozymes Working on Bio-Detergents
At a time when the government is cracking the whip on single-use plastic and encouraging multinational corporations (MNCs) to adopt environment-friendly packaging, Denmark-based enzyme producer Novozymes is working towards developing enzymes which are biodegradable.
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Co-Founder of Titan Bioplastics to Keynote the Organic Grower Summit
There’s a surprising misconception that if you throw hemp seeds in the ground, they are going to grow and produce a high-value crop, but Tanya Hart and Amy Ansel, Co-Founders of Titan HempX and Titan Bioplastics, with a smile suggest otherwise.
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James Bond Goes Bioplastics
According to the Daily Mail, the set sent 30 tons of food and biodegradable materials to an anerobic digestor to generate electricity.
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Kanye West Launches Shoes Made With Algae Bioplastics
Kanye West is doing his part to reduce the carbon footprint of his Yeezy production and has found a way to make shoes that are partially made from pond-sourced algae.
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Are PFAS in Food Packaging Safe Because FDA Accepted their Use?
Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)—recently dubbed “forever chemicals”—have received a large amount of national attention, mostly due to contamination of drinking water affecting millions of Americans.
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Reuters Video on Fish Guts Bioplastics
Plastic from fish guts. It’s biodegradable, too.
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Bio-on Suspends All Payments To Investigate Business Continuity
The Judicial Administrator of Bio-on, Prof. Dr. Luca Mandrioli, participated at a meeting on Friday November 8th called by the Emilia-Romagna Region as part of the activities of the Metropolitan Board to safeguard the company’s productive assets, acknowledging that investigations have begun to check whether there are any prospects for business continuity.
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Arkema Wins The Grand Chaptal 2019
Arkema Wins Le Grand Chaptal. The Award is given by the Société d’encouragement pour l’industrie nationale. A French Award for a French Company shining on the international scene.
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Bioplastics Elastomers Designed for Overmolding
PolyOne’s reSound OM thermoplastic elastomers, derived from sugarcane, are said to offer hardness levels and performance comparable to standard TPEs.
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Brazil Scientists Develop Bioplastics From Cassava Starch
Researchers develop bioplastic using cassava starch and ozone gas. Bioplastics are less harmful to the environment and could help tackle pollution. By 2030 the world will have to deal with an estimated 550 million tonnes of plastics.
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Danimer Scientific and Genpak Launch New Bioplastics Food Packaging
Danimer Scientific to be exclusive provider of biodegradable resin for Genpak’s GenZero™ line of takeout food containers
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Neste and Ravago Join Forces For Chemical Recycling
Ravago, the world’s leading distributor and recycler of polymers, and Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, are joining forces to develop chemical recycling of plastic waste with the aim to reach significant industrial scale.
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Goldman Sachs Analyses Bioplastics
In today’s episode, a Goldman Sachs researcher analyzes plastic alternatives, including bio-based plastics which are gaining traction.
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Eastman Collaborates with NB Coatings to Offer Sustainable Automotive Plastic
Trēva™ engineering bioplastic innovates for circular economy via proprietary recycling technology.
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Korean Scientist Founds Bioplastic Startup
Hwang Dong-soo, an associate professor at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), is doing what his colleagues wouldn’t normally do.
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Call for Participation: LignoValue Pilot
Biorizon co-initiator VITO, VMH and Worley Belgium have joined forces for the design and construction of a continuous pilot plant for the depolymerization of lignin into innovative biobased aromatics in Flanders. Currently they are looking for companies/venture capitalists that want to participate and/or invest.
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Avantium Opens Office in Japan
Avantium Renewable Polymers confirms its strategy to turn to high-value applications for PEF (polyethylene furanoate) by establishing an Avantium branch office in Japan.
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Clariant Licocare Rbw Vita Receives Award for Sustainability Excellence
Clariant’s Licocare® Rbw Vita Bio-based Additives for Plastics Receives Award for Sustainability Excellence.
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Morrisons To Stop Black Plastic From Own-Brand Packaging
The move will make 4,000 tonnes of plastic easier to recycle.
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KFC Canada Testing Bamboo Buckets
KFC Canada announced today that they are exploring eco-friendly alternatives for their world-famous buckets. The sustainability commitment will have KFC testing new innovative materials that are both consumer-friendly and a win for the environment, starting with a bamboo fiber poutine bucket in early 2020.
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Philippines Largest Company, San Miguel, Goes For Bioplastics Packaging
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. on Monday said it is set to become the first Filipino company to utilize fully certified biodegradable plastic packaging.
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Bamboo Toothbrush Lies and The Plastic Industry Perverse Greenwashing
A bamboo toothbrush deconstructed: bamboo handle, paper packaging box, plant-based nylon bristles and plant-based wrapper. It also comes with disposal instructions.
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Here’s What Really Happens to Recycled Plastic
This is what happens to plastic from the moment you toss it into the recycling bin to when its materials are repurposed into a new item.
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New App Provides Free Door Collection Service in Singapore
The mobile app from Sembcorp, called Ezi, aims to make recycling more convenient for residents in Singapore, where only 4 per cent of plastic waste is recycled. Users are paid for the materials they collect—but get nothing for plastic.
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US Government Organises Workshop on Bioplastics
On December 11–12, 2019 the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office is hosting a workshop titled, “Plastics for a Circular Economy” to discuss technology solutions for addressing plastic waste.
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TIPA CEO Says Tesco Should Reconsider Packaging Strategy
Daphna Nissenbaum, chief executive and co-founder of compostable packaging manufacturer TIPA, understandably disagrees with Tesco’s packaging strategy.
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6th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-Aromatics: Scaling Up Research
On November 27 and 28 2019 Shared Research Center Biorizon will host its 6th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-aromatics in Antwerp.
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Coca-Cola Says Plastic Bottles More Sustainable Than Aluminum Cans
Coca-Cola is committed to collecting and recycling plastic bottles rather than switching to aluminium cans as the world’s largest soft drinks maker seeks to reduce its carbon footprint, its chief executive officer told Reuters.
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Plastic Pollution Will Influence California Elections
California environmentalists battling to stop plastic from polluting the ocean and piling up in landfills say they can’t wait for state lawmakers to act — they’re hoping to take the fight to the ballot box.
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Plant-based Plastic Chip Used for Medicine Testing
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have developed a technique that uses a sustainable plastic to eliminate waste when testing medicines.
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Interview With Director New Bioplastics Federation
Plant Based Products Council’s new executive director takes on a biobased vision of the future.
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Carbiolice Wins European Industrial Biotech Award
CARBIOLICE is really proud for winning the 2019 most innovative European biotech, awarded by the European association EUROPA-BIO.
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Solvay Launch Its Growth Strategy
Solvay announces its G.R.O.W. strategy to drive growth, cash and returns.
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BASF Accelerates Restructuring
German chemicals group BASF has asked the two remaining private-equity suitors of its 3 billion euro ($3.3 billion) construction chemicals unit for final bids by Friday, three people close to the matter said.
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Polylactic Acid Polyols in Urethane Coatings
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a well-known bio-based thermoplastic. This versatile, renewable polymer is a premier example of the commercial success of a bio-based, sustainable material with an established and growing technology base.The polymer backbone of PLA is based on renewable carbon produced via the bacterial or yeast fermentation of sugars, derived from annually renewable agricultural…
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Interview With Patricia Oddshammar VP Biocomposites Stora Enso
Last September, Stora Enso received the highest rating for sustainability communications in a study assessing 95 companies listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Large Cap Index in Sweden. The study was conducted to explore and measure publicly-available sustainability communications, as companies are known to play a key role in enhancing sustainable development.
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Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner appointed new Director of Fraunhofer IVV
Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner has been appointed Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising as of 1 November 2019.
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Avantium Nominates Edwin Moses as Chairman of its Supervisory Board
Avantium announces the nomination of Dr. Edwin Moses for appointment to its Supervisory Board. The nomination will be submitted to the Avantium Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM), scheduled for 20 December 2019. The convocation, agenda and explanatory notes for the EGM along with Edwin Moses’ resume will be published on the Avantium corporate website.
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Heineken Removes Plastic Rings and Wrap
Cardboard can ‘toppers’ to be rolled out as brewer joins other drinks giants trying to reduce plastic packaging.
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Unilever, Just Eat and Notpla Partner To Launch Sauces in Seaweed Sachets
Just Eat restaurant partners trial a range of Hellmann’s sauces served in seaweed-based, Notpla sachets. The flavourless seaweed sachets are 100% biodegradable, reducing single-use plastic waste in takeaways. Trial is a result of a four-way project between Hellmann’s, Just Eat, Innovate UK and Notpla.
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Sun Valley Man Builds Homes with Hemp
“I was really fascinated with ways that we could build more sustainable, more naturally, use products that are from the earth, and carbon dioxide capturing,” said Matthew Mead. “Most of our products offset carbon dioxide, and some of them are even carbon absorbing.”
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Lavazza Launches Compostable Coffee Pods
Lavazza launch comes amid rising concern over where 20bn single-serve plastic pods end up.
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First Compostable Dry Erase Marker
Cal McAllister was a long way from work and any whiteboards when inspiration struck. Vacationing in Thailand with his family, he was excited to show his little girls the beautiful beaches. Instead they got a lesson in the pervasive nature of single-use plastic.
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Avantium Ray Technology To Disrupt Mono-Ethylene Glycol Market
Ray TechnologyTM is Avantium’s plants-to-glycols technology producing plant-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG), a fossil-free core component for everyday products such as textiles or plastic materials like PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PEF (polyethylene furanoate) (produced by Avantium’s YXY® Technology), making it a key ingredient of products such as plastic bottles and clothing.
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Avantium Set to Become World Leader in Plant-Based MEG
Avantium advances its plant-based MEG technology with the opening of its demonstration plant.
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Mitsui Chemicals CEO Intends To Expand Use of Bioplastics
Mitsui Chemicals CEO talks about Bioplastics in his ‘Message from the CEO’ in the context of their annual report 2019.
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Plastic-Free and Entirely Biodegradable Sneakers
British footwear firm WAES is crowd-funding for the launch of its world-first, zero-waste shoes.
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BBC Covers Bioplastic Tea Bags
You’ve poured the kettle. The tea has brewed. Now how should you dispose of the teabag? The bin? The food waste? The compost heap? Other recycling?
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Innovation Can Break Stranglehold of Plastic
Every environmentally-conscious Indian is aware of the threat that plastics pose to natural habitats. Our streets, mountains, lakes, oceans, rivers and even sewers are clogged with this non-degradable material that does not get recycled fast enough, even as more and more of it continues to be pushed into the environment.
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How Innovators in 4 Emerging Markets are Accelerating the Clean Economy
Two days, four emerging markets, 14 startups. Continuing the tradition that began in 2012, GreenBiz Group’s VERGE 19 conference two weeks ago in Oakland, California, saw over a dozen innovators whose products, services and technologies offer great promise to advance the clean economy and reverse climate change.
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Fargo Scientists Search for Next Generation of Bioplastics
In a noisy industrial lab at North Dakota State University, graduate students make dog bones with an injection molding machine — but there are no dogs in sight. The students are researchers, and they use the bone-shaped plastic pieces to test the strength of new bioplastics — plastics made out of plant material, like wheat…
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Carbon-Negative Raincoat from Algae Bioplastic
New York designer Charlotte McCurdy has fashioned a water-resistant jacket from a plastic made of algae, which captures existing CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Supercar Made from Cellulose & Agri Waste
Japan’s Environment Ministry showed off a one-of-a-kind supercar made from cellulose and agricultural waste. While it is relatively light, it is still able to punch above its weight when it comes to strength and durability.
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New Plant Based Insulating Foam Called Greenprene
Hyperflex Unveils New Wetsuit Line 100% Neoprene Free, Sustainable, Plant Based Insulating Foam Called Greenprene®
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The Circular Conundrum for Composites
Composites in the Circular Economy was the subject of a lively debate at the Advanced Engineering Conference held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK on 31 October.
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Tuneable Bioplastics
Plastics pose a problem for the planet – from the fossil fuels used to produce them to the harmful chemicals released during their slow degradation. But plastic is so ubiquitous that giving it up presents a complex challenge.
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ALPLA Moving Into HDPE Recycling
ALPLA, the global manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions, is further expanding its recycling activities – it is moving into polyolefin recycling with its acquisition of two companies based in Spain.
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Radical Plastics Wins 500 K Award at the 76West Competition
Radical Plastics creates biodegradable plastics that address the issue of plastic pollution, while creating energy savings in applications such as mulch film used in agriculture.
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Bioplastics Ranking October 2019
Here’s the Bioplastics Brands and Companies ranking for October 2019. Corbion, Futamura and Mitsui Chemicals makes the highest jump in popularity. We’ve included the visibility ratio for the top 20 companies.
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Plastic Ban Increase Demand for Biodegradable Cutlery in Jaipur
The growing awareness on single-use plastic and its use has increased the demand for biodegradable disposable cutlery across the city.
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Chloroyphyll Water Releases Bioplastics Bottle
Chloroyphyll Water has announced that its 20 fluid ounce bottles are now landfill biodegradable, in a move to eliminate pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and recover clean renewable energy.
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Dotmobile Marketplace Will Sell Bioplastics Phone Cases
The first two brands to be featured in dotmobile™’s marketplace are both Canadian. Axessorize continues to establish its reputation as a significant player in the accessories market, having recently executed an accessory promotion with LG in addition to supporting the latest flagship phone launches.
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Biome Reports Successful Quarter for Bioplastics Division
Bioplastics and radio frequency technology company Biome Technologies updated the market on its trading for the nine months ended 30 September on Thursday, reporting that revenues in the bioplastics division in the third quarter were £0.9m.
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Mandarin Oriental to Stop Single-Use Plastic
Luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental plans to eliminate all single-use plastic by the end of March 2021.
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First Coffee Cup Recycling Scheme in Wales
Swansea residents and visitors will see orange bins pop up across the city as the first coffee-cup recycling scheme in Wales launches, thanks to the #InTheLoop campaign.
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Novamont To Lead the Pulpacktion Project
Within the PULPACKTION project, a cellulose-based packaging solution able to compete with current fossil based packaging systems will be launched. This will be accomplished by the combination of improved cellulose pulps and bio-based polymers.
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Hema Launches Bioplastics Toys
HEMA launches together with BiOBUDDi an environmentally-friendly toy line. From next week there will be a brand new toy line available at HEMA.
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Corbion Q3 Results
Corbion reported sales of € 728.9 million in the first nine months of 2019, an increase of 9.4% compared to the first nine months of 2018. Organic sales growth was 2.8%. Adjusted EBITDA in the first nine months increased organically by 5.8% to € 112.1 million.
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UK Consultation For the Revision of Biowaste Treatment Standard Rules
This consultation proposes revisions to standard rules for biowaste treatment including composting, anaerobic digestion (AD) and sewage sludge activities. We also propose to revoke standard rules for the mechanical biological treatment of waste. We would like your views on these proposals.
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European Bioplastics Demands Complete Implementation of New German Packaging Law
Bioplastics are a key driver for new developments in the plastic industry. The innovative materials play a key role in the transition to a circular economy, where fossil raw materials are substituted by renewable resources, and resource efficiency is at the forefront.
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NBA Stadiums Start Replacing Plastic Cups with Recyclable Aluminium Cups
Ball Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment today announced that Ball’s infinitely recyclable aluminum cup will soon be available to visitors at KSE’s Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo.
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Total Plans to Double Recycled PP Capacity for Automotive Industry
Total S.A. has decided to double the production capacity of its affiliate Synova to meet growing market demand for high-performance recycled materials.
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Neste Goes Chemical Recycling with Remondis
Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, and REMONDIS, one of the world’s largest privately owned recycling, service and water companies, have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of chemical recycling of plastic waste.
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Could Biodegradable Foam Curb Weeds Post-Glyphosate?
An organic, biodegradable alternative to glyphosate may be available to growers in the near future, as a foam-based weed solution is being developed for agricultural purposes.
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WFS Joins Air Cargo War on Plastic Waste Using Biodegradable Wrap
WFS has joined a growing group of companies, including Amazon and United Airlines, that are rejecting traditional plastics.
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Dezeen 2019 Sustainable Design Award
This years Dezeen Awards have drawn together a coveted array of brands, designers and agencies who have worked on, and carried out, show-stopping projects over the past year.
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Australia Develops New Bio-Materials For Electric Vehicles
University of Queensland researchers are developing a new generation of sustainable composite materials designed specifically for electric vehicles.
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Avantium Renewable Polymers Partners with R&F Chemical To Market PEF in South Korea
This partnership is a further validation of Avantium’s strategy to focus on high-value applications for PEF (polyethylene furanoate) for its 5 kilotons Flagship Plant with a planned opening in 2023, announced on the Technology & Markets Day of Avantium in June 2019.
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Shall We Solve Environmental Problems with Individual or Collective Action?
A New Generation of Leaders Understands That Individual Actions Won’t Fix Our Environmental Problems. By defining environmental citizenship as responsible consumption, sustainability advocates downplay the need for mass action to catalyze structural change.
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Buying Less is Better for Your Happiness Than Buying Green According to US Study
A new study found that people who consume less are happier than those who engage in other pro-environmental consumer behaviors, like buying environmentally friendly products.
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Life Cycle Assessment of Grocery Carrier Bags by Danish Government
This study provides the life cycle environmental impacts of the production, use and disposal (“cradle-to-grave”) of grocery carrier bags. The study was done by DTU Environment and commissioned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency with the aim to identify the grocery carrier bag with the best environmental performance to be provided in Danish supermarkets.
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Covestro Profit Declined by 70 % Due To Plastic Crisis
Big Chemical companies are taking hits due to the plastic crisis. We recently covered the news that BASF revenue declined by 24%. Every company tries to tell the story differently and they’re very good at it. But bottomline, there’s a crisis in the fossil-plastics / chemical industry.
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Ester Baiget Appointed New CEO of Novozymes
On 1 February 2020, Ester Baiget will take up the position as President & CEO of Novozymes. Ester joins from a position as Business President for Dow’s Industrial Solutions and is a member of the executive leadership team. She is an experienced international leader with a strong track-record.
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Danimer Scientific and UrthPact Launch New Compostable Straw
UrthPact expands line of compostable single-use straws with marine degradable options using Danimer Scientific’s Nodax™ PHA material
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Who Will Be the Person of the Year 2019?
Who deserves to be called Person of the Year 2019? Who was the best and outperformed his or her peers? Who was the champion and deserves to win the title? Here are the final candidates for the award.
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South-Korea To Compete With Japan on Bio-Polycarbonate
KRICT comes in as a new leading player in the monopolized bio-polycarbonate market. Potential alternative for petroleum polycarbonate containing environmental hormone sources.
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Seaweed Diapers
The invention of the disposable diaper was a godsend to new parents. It’s hard enough dealing with the grueling schedule of round-the-clock diaper changes, let alone pinning and hand-washing cloth diapers.
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IKEA Israel Removes All Single-Use Plastics Tableware and Bags from Stores
Furniture giant announced last year it was removing all disposable items from its stores, worldwide.
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EU Funds Consortium to Use Lignin as Platform for Chemicals and Materials
A Dutch consortium led by Vertoro has been granted €1.2 million to investigate the potential of crude lignin oil as a platform for sustainable chemicals and materials.
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Large-Scale Textile Recycling Using Wood Fibers
At present, no one in the world can recycle fibres from blended fabrics on a large scale. Södra now has a unique solution that will enable circular flows in the fashion and textile industry.
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