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Porsche Goes Bioplastics
Automaker Porsche is leveraging the benefits of organic materials in automotive manufacturing applications.
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Committee on Climate Change Asks Ban on Biodegradable Waste to Landfill
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says the UK should bring forward a ban on biodegradable waste to landfill to 2025 after a new report published by the Committee revealed the UK to be ‘lagging far behind’ on efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a recommendation that has split opinion within the waste industry.
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American Builds Lamborghini With Bioplastics
For the past year and a half, physicist sterling backus and his son have been working on a mostly 3D-printed, full-scale, functional lamborghini aventador. The goal, as he states on the facebook page that follows the project, is to show kids how cool science and engineering are, and demonstrate the power of technology. For the…
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Reuters Covers Biodegradable Toys
The following video on biodegradable toys was published on Reuters.
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Kanye West Will Launch Biodegradable Shoes Made From Algae
YEEZY Is Working on Biodegradable Shoes Made of Algae.
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The Inventor of Paper Straws Goes Bioplastics
Straw maker Stone Straw fights back with bioplastic straws.
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The First BASF Chemcycling Prototypes
In December 2018, BASF announced that they were moving into chemcycling. What happened to that promise? Where’s the material? Where are the products?
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The First Skis Made From Algae Bioplastics
The First Skis Made from Algae Bioplastics were launched by Americans.
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Will Seaweed Disrupt The Cosmetic Masks Industry?
Lonza has developed a sustainable solution to disposable facial masks and patches, which it believes will be a game-changer for the category.
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Company Receives Grant By Canadian Government to Develop Biodegradable Fishing Line
This past month, the Government of Canada announced local company Plantee Bioplastics Inc. will receive a grant of $138,000 to help further the development of their biodegradable fishing line.
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USDA to Amend Federal Procurement Guidelines for Biobased Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Procurement and Property Management published a final rule on July 5, 2019, that will amend the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement (Guidelines) to add 30 sections designating the product categories within which biobased products would be afforded procurement preference by federal agencies and their…
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What’s New in PHA Bioplastics?
An update with Cambridge Consultants, product developers and technology consultants based in the UK.
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Cargill Moving Into Bio-Industrial
What do yoga pants, toothpaste, home insulation and transformer fluid have in common? All of them might contain products made by the Cargill Bioindustrial Group.
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First Clothes Made From Bioplastics
The EcoRain Poncho is made using 99% Brazilian sugarcane bioplastic.
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Message From The CEO of Mistubishi Chemical
Becoming a chemical company that grows sustainably by accurately anticipating social change.
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ARS At the Forefront of Cornstarch Research
At the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and AgTech in Des Moines, Iowa, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist Gordon Selling today reported on his group’s use of steam-jet cooking and other processing methods to create a starch-vegetable-oil-based complex with a variety of useful properties.
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Will Bioplastics Make Surfboards Eco-Friendly?
Surfboards are not as eco-friendly as you might think. Could bio-based materials and new technological developments help?
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The Guardian Writes About Bioplastics
Finding solutions to prevent harmful plastic waste is far from simple.
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Clariant Sustainable Plastic Policy
As part of a Clariant-wide program to create a more sustainable plastics industry, the Packaging Market Segment within the Masterbatches Business Unit is working to help brand owners and packaging producers realize their objectives for creating packaging that is more environmentally friendly.
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Cyprus Plastic bag Use Reduced by 80% in One Year
Use of single use plastic bags has plummeted by 80%, a year after the introduction of a 5 cent levy, Elena Christodoulidou of the Environment Service told the Cyprus News Agency.
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Packaging That You Can Plant After Use
Biopack by George Bosnas is packaging made from seeds that grow when planted.
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Australian Lawsuit on Biodegradability and Compostability Claim
Woolworths has seen off a legal challenge from the consumer watchdog after a federal court judge found that a range of biodegradable plates and cutlery could turn into useable compost within weeks.
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Cannabis Industry Goes Bioplastics
Hansen has developed a full product line of jars for the cannabis industry with a compelling combination of benefits, including: a drastic reduction in the amount of material used in making the jars, the use of renewable resources, and an environmentally responsible end-of-life disposal.
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Parkside Wins StarPack Awards
For 60 years, the Starpack Awards have celebrated excellence in packaging and the fantastic work being done in process development and engineering, focusing on innovation and recognition of personal as well as corporate achievement.
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Lactips Starts Distribution Partnership With IMCD Group
Lactips starts distribution partnership with IMCD Group in the Nordics and France, to market the bio-based and biodegradable thermoplastics pellets in technical and food applications.
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Is The End of Big Oil Coming?
Many Oil companies are investing in refineries to convert fossil fuels into plastics. But is it wise?
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Grease Resistant Wrapping Papers Receive Compost Certification
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has received the OK compost HOME and OK compost INDUSTRIAL certifications from TÜV® Austria for its entire range of Coralpack™ grease resistant wrapping papers.
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New Paper and Bioplastics Packaging for Tissue Products
Fabio Perini has developed a “green” primary and secondary packaging solution for tissue products that can adapt to current systems and existing equipment as part of the push to decrease plastic use in packaging.
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World Economic Forum Names Bioplastics Company as Technology Pioneer
56 companies are named Technology Pioneers 2019 by the World Economic Forum and there’s one bioplastics company amongst them.
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The Last Episode of Synvina
What happened during the last meeting between Avantium and BASF? Here are the videos.
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New Zealand Turns Food Waste Into Bioplastics
An ingenious new solution being engineered at the University of Canterbury (UC) aims to turn food waste into valuable chemical components that could be used to make bioplastics.
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Indonesia Government Supports Bioplastics
Customs and Excise Director-General Heru Pambudi said that one of the benchmarks for success in the implementation of plastic bag tax is the drop in the production and use of plastic and the growth of eco-friendly packaging industry, such as those derived from papers or other natural materials.
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Nestle Goes For Wrapper Made From Recyclable Paper
Nestle has announced the launch of a snack bar wrapped in recyclable paper.
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Novamont Bioplastics is Marine Biodegradable
Novamont held a press conference on July 2nd to demonstrate that their main bioplastics brand, Mater-Bi, is biodegradable in marine environment.
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The First Lignin Millionaires Will Be Americans
With a new method to synthesize a popular pain-relieving medication from plants rather than fossil fuels, researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a way to relieve two headaches at once.
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New Way to Fraction Biomass
CH-Bioforce provides a completely new way of replacing fossil- and food-based raw materials
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100% Bio-Based and Biodegradable Pine Needle Composite
‘Cheer Project’ is a research into pine needles in which the abundant and unwanted material is developed into a 100% bio-based and biodegradable composite material.
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What About Biodegradable Metals?
Millions of patients all over the world undergo surgical procedures related to bone defect repair every year. With an ever-increasing life expectancy and the issues that come with a decaying skeleton, the number of interventions can only increase in the coming years. This is why orthopaedic surgeons are constantly looking for improved medical implants for…
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All You Need To Know About PLA
Check out our guide to PLA plastic to learn all you need to know about this material: How it is made, benefits, drawbacks, properties, types, applications, sustainability, production methods and more.
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Bioplastics Could Solve a Major Pollution Problem
Advanced solvents and enzymes are transforming woody wastes into better biodegradable plastics.
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Japan’s Visionary Leadership and the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision
The Honourable Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe, showed clear leadership and determination to solve the plastic waste problem during the G20 Summit in Osaka (28-29 June).
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Questions and Answers on OXO-Biodegradability
Exclusive Interview with Michael Stephen, Chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association.
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Google Goes Bioplastics
Google Express goes green with Israeli compostable packaging. These products will offer retailers and customers an eco-friendly option for shipping and receiving packages.
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Pepsi Switching from Bottled to Canned Water to Reduce Plastic Waste
PepsiCo is taking a step to reduce plastic waste in landfills.
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The Marine Biodegradability Of Mater-bi
On July 2nd, the press conference “The marine biodegradability of Mater-Bi – A mitigation factor, not a permit for irresponsible behaviour” will be held in Rome at the Ara Pacis Auditorium. Discover more and follow the live streaming.
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The Superpowers Of Marine Fungi
Though they aren’t as charismatic as a red and white fly agaric mushroom, marine fungi perform important and unique ecosystem functions. Scientists have found marine fungi in diverse environments from coral reefs to marine sediments at the bottom of the ocean.
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Self-Healing Elastomers From Waste Lignin
Scientists led by Amit Naskar extracted an oligomer from lignin with acetonitrile using an extraction method that concentrates the regions of lignin that contain carboxylic acid functional groups.
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FKuR: Heading for a Circular Economy and Sustainability with Biobased and Biodegradable Plastics
With their unique combination of light weight, versatility, performance, durability and cost- effectiveness plastics have made a significant contribution to better living conditions, more sustainable products and waste prevention for decades.
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Bioplastics Ranking June 2019
Here are the most popular Bioplastics Brands for the month of June 2019.
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Biodegradable Coating to Help Achieve Food Security
Associate Professor David Leung’s biodegradable coating can help achieve food security in an environmentally friendly and consumer-conscious way.
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Jabil’s Sustainable Packaging Combines Design, Materials, Recycling
Jabil Inc. sees the plastics packaging market at a tipping point when it comes to sustainability.
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North Dakota State University Becomes Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites Site
North Dakota State University has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to become a university site of the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2).
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Bioplastics and Circularity: Why can’t We Be friends?
The future of plastics isn’t what it used to be. The invention of plastics in the early twentieth century promised to change the world. It did and then some. The pliable, convenient material’s near-exponential growth has enabled modern life, but its lack of designed-in end-of-life considerations has created a global waste crisis.
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Avantium Awarded Funding for VEHICLE
Avantium N.V. announces that it has been awarded €1.3 million for its Dawn and Mekong Technologies from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
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Enviroware Paper Straws Receive Vegetarian Society Approval
We’re pleased to announce that our Paper Straws have recently been approved by the Vegetarian Society and now proudly hold the Vegetarian trademark! So you can rest assured the next time you take a sip from our paper straws, that they are free from animal and marine products, as well as being a recyclable alternative…
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British Plastics Federation Responds to BBC War on Plastic
The BBC’s War on Plastic programme highlighted many important issues and clearly taps into the concerns of a lot of people. Addressing many of these aligns with the desires of the plastics and recycling industries, namely to reduce plastic waste and improve our recycling infrastructure.
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Neste Appoints New Vice President Renewable Polymers and Chemicals
Mercedes Alonso, (M.Sc. Chem), has been appointed as Executive Vice President for Renewable Polymers and Chemicals of Neste Corporation and member of the Neste Executive Committee.
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Could The Roads of the Future be Bio-based?
Bitumen is a by-product of oil production and is used to bind the surfaces of paved roads. Some researchers, concerned about its environmental impacts and future supply if petroleum refining slows down, have started to develop bio-based alternatives.
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Japan Fights Waste Ahead of G-20 summit
Japan has a plastic problem. In a country where cleanliness and neat packaging have long been considered good service, almost everything, from single bananas to individual pieces of vegetables, pastries, pens and cosmetics is sold plastic-wrapped.
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Pakistan Plastic Bans
Bans on plastic shopping bags are spreading in Pakistan, starting from the country’s scenic north.
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Bioplastics Company Builds Recycling Plant
The French bioplastics biotech Carbios has raised €14.5M through a placing of shares in order to fund the construction of a demonstration plant that will use enzymes to make 100% recycled plastics.
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Clariant Strategy To Tackle Plastic Waste
As action to tackle the challenge of plastic pollution gains momentum, including a new international framework signed by G20 ministers to address marine plastic waste, specialty chemical company Clariant announces proactive steps to foster partnerships and create a more sustainable plastics industry through a “Symphony of Collaboration”.
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Renewable and Recyclable?
Just as materials and packaging designs evolve, so must the recycling industry to capture value from bioplastics.
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New Plastics Pact in Belgium
The Belgian Food Industry Federation (Fevia) published 6 targets regarding plastic packaging. Although, they didn’t call it as such, it’ s a kind of Plastics Pact.
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Let’s End Styrofoam: Ohana Enters Biodegradable Cooler Market
Yes, there’s a time and place for the disposable cooler. But now there’s no excuse for that cooler to be Styrofoam. With the Ohana Cooler, Vericool joins the ranks of biodegradable, post-consumer-recycled, disposable coolers that cost just a few dollars each.
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Tips and Trends in Biochemical Engineering
Do you want to be on the cutting edge of multi-disciplinary research? Have you considered how it actually takes multiple life science professionals working together to solve complex problems? The field of biochemical engineering is innovative and collaborative by nature.
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Boots In The Middle of A Plastic Bag Polemic
Boots will phase out all plastic bags from its stores by 2020, replacing them with brown paper bags.
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Prada To Launch Ocean Plastic Collection
Prada has announced plans to launch a collection of nylon bags made from recycled plastic.
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8th Circular and Biobased Performance Materials Symposium 2019
The 8th Circular and Biobased Performance Symposium was held in Wageningen, the Netherlands, on Wednesday 19 June 2019. Key industry players from the entire value chain, ranging from waste, agrifood to polymer processing companies, end application producers and users, reflected on their R&D strategies.
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Will UK Ban Non-Recyclable Packaging?
The public has “woken up” and is ready to do more to cut plastic pollution, MPs have been told. They were debating a petition, signed by almost 250,000 people, urging the government to ban all non-recyclable food packaging.
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MillerCoors Works to Develop Biodegradable Rings for Cans to Replace Plastic
There have been bans on plastic straws and bags, but what about the plastic rings that hold canned drinks together? Well, that could be next.
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The Success of First2Run and A New Era for the European Bio-based Industry
The final event of the “First2Run” project took place in Brussels on the 20th of June. “First2Run” was the first flagship project funded for €17 Mln by The Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertakings (BBI JU) under Horizon 2020. Here are the conclusions.
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Olivier Rigaud To Become New CEO of Corbion
Corbion today announced that the Supervisory Board has nominated Olivier Rigaud to succeed Tjerk de Ruiter as CEO of Corbion.
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Maine’s Styrofoam Ban Met with Mixed Response
The law, effective Jan. 2021, could increase prices, but it brings a sense of job security to over 500 employees at the Huhtamaki paper products plant.
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Britain Lead in Biodegradable Plastics Stymied by Brussels
The EU has been accused of suppressing a scientific study which may have given a major boost to British entrepreneurs who claim to have invented biodegradable plastic. British producers of oxo-biodegradable plastics say they break down faster than conventional plastics and could play a key role in the global fight against pollution. The technology is…
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Biodegradable Plastics Uptake Still Discouraging in Malaysia
The majority of traders in Kuala Lumpur continue to use oxo-biodegradable bags because they are cheaper.
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7-Eleven Japan Goes Bioplastics
Convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Monday it will start selling all of its rice balls in wraps made of biomass plastics possibly from July as it aims to reduce the use of fossil-fuel-derived materials for the environment.
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Bioplastics Packaging at the Largest Cosmetic Event in Europe
Make Up In Paris is the Only B-to-B Make Up event in Europe and it took place on the 20th and 21st of June 2019. Let’s see how bioplastics performs in the world of Cosmetics.
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l’Oreal Invests More in BioCosmetics and Bioplastics
Global Bioenergies developed a process to convert renewable resources into isobutene. Global Bioenergies announced a capital increase and l’Oreal increases its investment.
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Vietnam Connects Biodegradable Production Enterprises with Food Enterprises
The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has established linkages between 32 biodegradable plastic bag production enterprises and food enterprises.
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South Korea Hosts Microbes Forum to Promote Bio-Economy
South Korean energy conglomerate Daesung Group hosted its third annual forum on microbes Thursday in Seoul, with the theme “Lab to Industry for Bioeconomy.”
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THC BioMed Orders Biodegradable Filters for its Automated Pre-Rolls
THC BioMed is pleased to announce that has placed an order for biodegradable filters for its automated pre-rolls.
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Baby Bottles Made of Plant Material a Reality with New Bioplastics
A research team at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology has developed high-strength and thermal resisting super bioplastics that do not contain any harmful chemicals.
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Developing Countries Turn Away From Plastic Waste Imports
Will an amendment to the Basel Convention staunch the global flow of plastic waste?
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Bioplastics In Aerospatial Applications
In November 2018, Expleo, Arkema, Cobratex, Specific Polymers, Cirimat, Compositadour, Lisa Aeronautics and Mécano announced that they will design a new biosourced technical composites based on long bamboo fibres. It will be presented publicly as we speak.
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Measures of French Government Will Impact Plastics Industry
The French Government took Measures on 18th of June to counter the current socio-economic crisis and protests. Here are the measures that will impact the Plastics Industry.
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Concern over Plastic use is Reflected in Consumer Attitudes on Food Packaging
56% of the respondents in the United States feel that the food brands have the main responsibility for reducing plastic waste in food packaging, according to an international consumer survey commissioned by Kemira. 46% are willing to pay more for renewable packaging.
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Coco Taps Partners with Beyond Green to Introduce Biodegradable Taps
Fresh-tapped coconut supplier Coco Taps has announced partnership with beyond GREEN to launch their new taps, made from corn-based maize. The taps are completely zero waste, biodegradable and ocean-safe; available in fresh-tapped Coco Taps coconuts later this year.
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Yield10 Bioscience Files Patent For New PHA Biomaterials Technology
Yield10 Bioscience, an agricultural bioscience company that uses its “Trait Factory” to develop high value seed traits for the agriculture and food industries, today announced that the Company has filed a U.S. Patent application for new technology enabling low-cost production of PHA-based biomaterials in Camelina sativa, an oilseed crop.
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Biocomposites Enter More Markets
Biocomposites have begun to penetrate several additional markets beyond the main sales market of decking.
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LyondellBasell and Neste Announce Commercial-scale Production of Bio-Based Plastic
This collaboration marks the first time bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene were produced simultaneously at commercial scale.
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Can Green PE, Better Collection and Recycling Redeem Plastic? Braskem Thinks So
As ocean plastic in particular has captured the world’s attention, plastic producers such as Braskem have quickly ramped up efforts to use plastic responsibly and create better alternatives.
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Plant Based Summit Report, the Increasing Power of the Biobased Chemistry
Some 400 people gathered in Lyon on May 22, 23 and 24 to participate at the Plant Based Summit (PBS) event co-organized by the ACDV, the IAR competitiveness cluster and the InfoPro Digital group in partnership with Axelera. The Plant Based Summit, for its 5th edition, has now become the biennial event for all actors…
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Biodegradable Plastic Will Not Break Down in Compost Says UCL Scientists
Plastic packaging labelled “biodegradable” or “compostable” is misleading because most does not break down naturally and ends up polluting the environment, scientists have said.
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Compostables Study Misleading According to BBIA
The Bio Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) has responded to the growing concerns surrounding compostable packaging.
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DEINOVE & Dow Sign Agreement to Develop Cosmetic Ingredient
Dow has selected an extract belonging to the DEINOVE proprietary strains’ bank to launch a new cosmetic active ingredient for skin care applications. Commercialization is planned for early 2021.
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Are PFAS The Next Big Industry Scandal?
A class of chemicals that some scientists call the next DDT is just beginning to face scrutiny for its appearance in human food, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration now developing ways to measure its presence in everything from milk to produce.
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Biodegradable Artwork Graces Paris Park
A vast artwork showing a line of clasped hands at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris will be formally unveiled on Saturday.
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