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Tea Company Claims PLA is Not Plastic
PRESS RELEASE – Clipper Tea claims first plastic-free tea bag. Company claims PLA is not plastic !
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Neste and Clariant Join Forces to Develop Sustainable Industrial Solutions
The partnership will start replacing fossil-based ethylene and propylene used in Clariant’s top-quality hot-melt adhesives, with monomers derived from renewable feedstock.
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Sealed Air Makes Sustainability and Plastic Pledge
PRESS RELEASE – Sealed Air Corporation announced a bold sustainability and plastics pledge to design and advance their innovative packaging solutions to be 100% recyclable or reusable by 2025.
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Braskem Joins Europe’s Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)
PRESS RELEASE – Chemicals company Braskem announces it has joined European network Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) as a full member.
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Firmdale Hotels Go Bioplastics
Spectra helps Firmdale Hotels make the change to sustainable packaging with new sugarcane-based PET biopolymer packs.
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Albea Joins New Plastics Economy Global Commitment
Albéa joins the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment launched by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to create a circular economy for plastics.
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Biome Bioplastics launches Educational Channel ThinkBioplastic.
#ThinkBioplastic will share content and investigate science.
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Mastercard Goes Bioplastics
PRESS RELEASE – Mastercard and card manufacturers Gemalto, Giesecke+Devrient and IDEMIA launched the Greener Payments Partnership to reduce the use of PVC plastic in cards.
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Secos is Cashing in on Bioplastics
Bioplastics company SECOS shared its quarterly financial results and bioplastics is growing strongly.
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Bioplastics Plant Pots Now Available
500 million plastic plant pots are used every year in the UK. British gardener have an average of 39 plastic plant pots.
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Squirrels Snack on Bioplastics Car Parts
Driver believes squirrels are eating the bioplastics car parts of his new Honda.
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Japanese Pioneer the Use of Lignin in Car Parts
Four Japanese organizations develop first auto parts in cedar lignin.
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Genomatica Gets Bigger
Genomatica get $90 Million to drive technologies and expand product lines.
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Bioplastics Will Be Used in Medical Applications
3D-Printed PCL/PLA composite stents could be used in cardiovascular applications
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HP Joins Dell in Ocean Plastics Consortium
HP and Ikea joins Dell’s consortium to turn ocean-bound plastic trash into products.
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Bioplastics in South Africa
Summary and highlights of article published about bioplastics in South Africa on iafrica.com.
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Bioplastics in Indonesia
Fragments of the Article Published on wbur.org. It gives an idea of the situation in Indonesia.
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Russia Enters Bioplastics Through Putin and Italian Connections
PRESS RELEASE – Bio-on grants bioplastic technology license to Russian group TAIF for production in Russia.
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European Bioplastics Association Reacts on European Parliament Vote
PRESS RELEASE from European Bioplastics.
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Europe Must Continue to Invest in the Bioplastic Revolution
ARTICLE Published in the Parliament Magazine.
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Chinese Create PCF from FDCA and May Disrupt PET and PEF
The bio-based polyester demonstrated great potential and could be used as engineering plastic.
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Bioplastics Straws Win Award
Taiwanese company won a gold medal and a special jury prize at the first Concours Lépine Méditerranéen in France for the design and production of biodegradable straws made from sugarcane fiber and PLA.
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The Legacy of MEP Frederique Ries
Frederique Ries has been MEP since 1999. Let’s have a look at her legacy regarding plastics policies.
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Fraud and Crime in the European Recycling Industry?
The plastics recycling industry is being investigated for one of the largest environmental fraud.
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Novamont Boost Production
Novamont increases the production capacity of its Mater-Biopolymer plant located south of Rome.
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Another Bioplastics Toothbrush
Tepe launches bioplastic toothbrushes made from sugar cane and castor oil.
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Bioplastics Made from Potatoes
The James Dyson Award is a worldwide competition for students who have designed solutions to modern-day problems and bioplastics is on the shortlist.
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Will the Chinese Disrupt the Bioplastics Industry?
Thyssenkrupp built the first commercial plant in China based on their patented PLA bioplastics process
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New Biodegradable Coffee Capsules
ALPLA and materials manufacturer Golden Compound have developed a biodegradable coffee capsule that can be home composted.
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First Biodegradable Crisps Packaging Made From Eucalyptus
The packets are made from cellulose and sustainably grown eucalyptus trees and are compostable in 26 weeks.
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Will Robots Lead the Next Bioplastics Revolution?
Startup Iron Ox is setting up a farm in California that will replace farmers with robots.
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Blue Bioplastics Funding Opportunity
EU Blue Economy call: €18.7 million available for funding
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Student Turns Vegetable Oil Into Biodegradable Plastics
Student startup turns vegetable oil into renewable fuels and biodegradable plastics
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BASF Goes For Biodegradable Cosmetics
BASF introduces two biodegradable alternatives to cosmetic ingredients.
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Will BASF leave the Synvina Joint Venture?
BASF and Avantium are fighting over the Synvina project. Will this lead to a divorce? Will this become the biggest flop in bioplastics history?
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Japan Government Wants to Become Leader in Bioplastics
Japan government will reduce disposable plastic waste by 25 percent over next decade and promote plant-based bioplastics.
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NAFIGATE, the new generation of Cosmetics products based on the Hydal P3HB
PRESS RELEASE – Prague, October 10, 2018 – Cosmetics, which poses the circular revolution in the cosmetics industry, was introduced for the first time on Wednesday October 10th.
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Middle East Fashion Retailer Goes Bioplastics
PRESS RELEASE – Fashion Retailer Splash has partnered with Natur-Tec to pioneer a new sustainable biopolymer-based packaging solution for the Middle East and South Asian region.
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Waitrose & Partners Replaces Black Plastics with Bio-based Packaging
Waitrose & Partners will replace black plastics with fibre-based packaging for its range of Italian ready meals.
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Jamaica Food and Drink Festival Goes Bioplastics
Jamaica Food and Drink Festival (JFDF) will focus on reducing its environmental footprint and will use bioplastics foodware.
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Canadian Competition To Solve PLA Waste from 3D Printers
Canadian 3D print reseller, PrintYourMind3D, launched a contest aimed at Alberta students to tackle 3D printer waste.
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Indian Opinion Maker In Favour Of Bioplastics
Jaya Krushna Panigrahi, the Secretary of Orissa Environmental Society (OES), is one of the first environmentalists to initiate plastic ban.
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Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins Best Product Innovation Awards
Press Release – LineoTM by Stora Enso, launched earlier this year, has won ‘Best Product Innovation’ at the ICIS Innovation Awards 2018.
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Singapore Biodegradable Straw Company Gets US$13m Funding
RWDC Industries obtains US$13 million by venture capital firms Vickers Venture Partners and WI Harper Group.
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Lignin in the Chemical Industry
Published by European Commission – Today nearly all aromatic chemicals are made from oil-based sources. European researchers proposed to use lignin, a structural component of many plants and algae, as an alternative raw material in chemical production.
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TUI Cruises Goes Bioplastics
Germany based operator TUI Cruises launches initiative “Wasteless” and will use bioplastics instead of plastics.
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Anellotech Carbon Reduction Claim Confirmed
Press Release – Jacobs Confirms Anellotech’s Bio-TCatTM Process Leads to Significant Carbon Emission Reductions Compared to Petro-based Aromatics
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Plastic Oceans: MEPs Back EU Ban on Polluting Throwaway Plastics by 2021
Press Release by the ENVI committee of the European Parliament
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The Future of Plastic Cutlery: Bioplastics vs Plastic
Many single use plastic items could soon be banned in the EU by the future “EU Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment”.
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Floreon Wins Best Bioplastics Material Award
Floreon and Matrix Plastics are celebrating after winning a prestigious Plastics Industry Award in the category ‘Supplier Partnership – Material’.
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Frost & Sullivan Awards Bio-On for Best Cosmetic Innovation
Press Release – Bio-on has been awarded the “Best Practices” award by Frost & Sullivan for New Product Innovation in the Bio-based Ingredients for the Cosmetics industry.
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The Biomarine Conventon and The Future of Algae Bioplastics
The Biomarine Convention 2018 took place in Cascais (Portugal) from October 2nd to the 4th and it was a great success.
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Are Australians Getting Closer to Biodegradable Computers and Semiconductors?
Australian National University scientists have invented a thin, bendable semiconductor that is also biodegradable.
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Carbon Trust Endorses Braskem’s Carbon-Negative Claims for Bio-based Plastic
Brazilian chemicals company Braskem, producers of I’m green™ – a bio-based polyethylene made from sugarcane – has had its negative carbon footprint credentials strengthened thanks to an independent review by the Carbon Trust.
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Government Officials Will Use Sense of Smell to Recognise Fake Bioplastics Bags
Malaysia is facing fake and substandard biodegradable plastic bags. Federal Territories Ministry enforcement officers were trained and will use their sense of smell and touch to distinguish real from fake biodegradable bags.
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Bioplastics Makes it to the London Design Festival
During London Design Festival 2018, crafting plastics! studio presented ‘Feel Free To Consume’ ready-to-wear products and objects made from Nuatan – a bioplastic material.
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Amsterdam is Building 3D Printed House from Bioplastics
Dutch company DUS Architecture is building a full-sized 3D printed 700m2 canal house from bioplastics. The plastic is more than 50% bio-based and comes from linseed oil.
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Trinidad and Tobago Ban Polystyrene
Trinidad & Tobago ban polystyrene products such as styrofoam containers in 2019.
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Novamont Disrupts Cosmetics Industry
Novamont develops biodegradable materials for cosmetic applications that have similar performance as traditional microplastics.
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Release of Plastic Balloons at Sea is Littering
Campaigners claim that biodegradable plastic balloons blown away at sea are not biodegrading and are causing harm to seabirds, seals and other wildlife.
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Danimer Scientific Will Open First Commercial PHA Plant
Danimer Scientific is opening a fermentation facility in Kentucky for the production of its PHA biopolymer that will be commercialised under the brand Nodax.
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John Deere Uses Bioplastics
John Deere and International Harvester have replaced metal cosmetic and functional components with bioplastics.
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EU Project ReTAPP Converts Wood Into Bioplastics
Article Published by the European Commission
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Canadian Student Transforms Food Waste into Bioplastics
University of Toronto Student Luna Yu converts food waste into PHA.
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Brussels To Ban Single Use Plastics
The city of Brussels will ban single-use plastics that is not reusable or recyclable during public events in the public space as from 1 July 2019
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Lidl to Stop Using Black Plastic Packaging
Lidl UK plans to remove black plastic from its fruit and vegetable range by the end of this month and from its fresh meat, fish and poultry range by August next year.
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Co-op Supermarkets Will Use Bioplastics Bags
Co-op supermarkets will replace all single-use plastic bags with biodegradable alternatives.
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Breakthrough in Converting Lignin into Bio-Aromatics
Mark Crocker and colleagues from University of Kentucky (US) have reported a breakthrough in the heterogeneously catalysed oxidative depolymerisation of lignin, using gold nanoparticles supported on a lithium–aluminium layered double hydroxide.
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USDA Promotes Bioplastics
Article Published on the website of USDA: A New Industrial Revolution for Plastics
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PepsiCo and Danimer Scientific Win the 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics Award
The Plastics Industry Association in Washington awarded Danimer Scientific and PepsiCo as the joint winners of the 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics Award.
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Burundi Bans Plastic Bags
The government of Burundi bans the production, import and sales of plastic bags and other plastic packaging.
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Waitrose Will Use Bioplastics Bags
Waitrose & Partners will start using bioplastics bags by next spring
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Ford Goes for Tequila Bioplastics
Ford is testing bioplastics made from agave fibre, the plant used to produce tequila.
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Apple iPhone Goes Bioplastics
Apple’s newest iPhones, iPhone XS, uses cover glass that’s 32 percent bio-based plastic.
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Bio-On Uses Cooking Oil To Make Bioplastics
Latest press release from Bio-On on the use of cooking oil to produce bioplastics
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PepsiCo Goes for Bioplastic Bottles
PepsiCo joins Danone and Nestle Waters in bioplastics bottles R&D partnership
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Carlsberg Replaces Plastic Rings With Recyclable Glue
Danish brewer Carlsberg replaces plastic rings with a new “snap pack”.
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Operation Ocean Clean Up Has Started
System 001 was invented by dutchman Boyan Slat and launched this weekend to remove between 40.000 and 80.000 tons of plastics between Hawaii and California in the next five years.
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Finalists of Sustainability Award 2018
Here are the finalists of the Sustainability Awards 2018 that will take place on 23 October 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden
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Ghana Government Wants to Develop Bioplastics
Ghana Government is Looking at Cassava Flour to Produce Biodegradable Plastic Bags.
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The History of Elephant Grass Bioplastics
Using elephant grass or miscanthus to make bioplastics is not new. Elephant grass was going to revolutionise bioplastics, but it didn’t. What happened?
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Lucozade and Skynews Will Replace Plastic Bottles at Sport Events
Lucozade Sport will trial plastic-free edible seaweed packaging during running events
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Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT Create a New Bioplastic for Straws
Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT combine two types of biodegradable plastic to create a new material.
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The BioMarine Convention
The Biomarine Convention Will Take Place from 2 to 4 October 2018 and will cover Bioplastics made from Marine Resources.
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Neste Sprinting to the Future with Bioplastics
Exclusive Interview on the Future and Challenges of Bioplastics with Lars Börger, Head of Product Marketing – Emerging Businesses at Neste
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Food Delivery Company Replaces Polystyrene with Bioplastics
US Food Delivery Company will replace Polystyrene with Bioplastics
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Malaysian School Bans Polystyrene and Straws
Malaysian School bans Polystyrene and Plastic Straws.
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Bio-On Will Disrupt the Fashion Industry
Bio-On launched their new business unit: Fashion Development Materials. The unit is dedicated to develop bioplastics for the fashion and luxury industry.
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Astronauts Will Use Bioplastics Made from Feces
Students of the University of Calgary are working on 3D printed plastic tools made from feces and genetically engineered bacteria.
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Bioplastics Toothbrush
Germans bring bioplastics toothbrush on the market under the brand Biobrush.
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They found PBAT on the Moon
We’ve been reading a lot about PBAT recently; so we’ve listed the best quotes …
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Irish Find a Way To Compost PLA at Home
Ireland-based researchers develop a new PLA bioplastic that can biodegrade under home-composting conditions.
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Pet Food Packaging Will be Made from Bioplastics in the Future
A US pet food company will switch to bioplastics packaging.
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Bioplastics Made from Chicken Feathers
EU Project KARMA 2020 wants to transform chicken feathers into biodegradable plastics.
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The Future Bottle Caps will be made from Bioplastics
The future bottle caps and closures will be made from bioplastics.
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French Minister of Environment Resigns. Will the Plastic Policy follow?
French Minister of Ecological Transition, Nicolas Hulot, resigned earlier today.
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