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Michael Carus, Person of the Year 2018
It was a logic decision to appoint Michael Carus as person of the year 2018. Michael has been the driving force behind the German and European Bioplastics movement.
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Commission Launches Circular Plastics Alliance to Foster the Market of Recycled Plastics in Europe
The European Commission launches an alliance of key industry stakeholders covering the full plastics value chain as part of its persisting efforts to reduce plastics littering, increase the share of recycled plastics and stimulate market innovation.
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Irish School Distributes Biodegradable Bottles To Pupils
Biodegradable Bottles are replacing single-use plastic bottles at a Dublin girls’ school, Mount Sackville Secondary School.
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Futerro, Sulzer and TechnipFmc Team up to Simplify the Production of Bioplastics
Three major process technology and equipment specialists, Futerro, Sulzer and TechnipFMC, have formed the PLAnet™ partnership to promote the production of sustainable plastics made of Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA).
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New Company Lux-on Will Produce PHA from CO2
PRESS RELEASE – Bio-on and Hera create Lux-on to produce bioplastic from CO2.
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Stora Enso and Sulapac Launch Biodegradable Straws
The straws are made from Sulapac’s bio-composite material made of wood and natural binders. The material is designed to be recycled through industrial composting and is biodegrade in the marine environment.
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Auto-Biodegradable Plastics Invented by Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai (ICT) researcher Ramanand Jagtap invents a chemical agent that when moulded with plastic will aid its biodegradation.
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Recycling Industry Trying To Discredit Bioplastics?
A study from University of Bonn suggests that shifting to plant-based plastics could have less positive effects than expected.
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Sicomin Receives Certification For Bio-Based Epoxy
Sicomin (France) receives Footprint Progress Certification from Bureau Veritas for its GreenPoxy products range.
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Biome Technologies Funded For Bioplastics Development
Biome Technologies received £600,000 from Innovate UK for production of a bioplastic building block.
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Lego Goes For Bio-Based Plastics Instead of Biodegradable and Recycling
Lego will focus on bio-based bioplastics rather than on biodegradable plastics and recycling.
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Positive Trend For Bioplastics Industry
PRESS RELEASE – The results of the European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented today at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin, confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry.
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UK Government Wants to Become Leader in Bioplastics
Government pledges £60m to boost development of bioplastic innovations
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Total Ban on Plastics Could Damage Environment
Academics from Heriot-Watt University said replacing plastics with other packaging such as glass or metal could double global energy consumption and triple of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Spain Invents Bioplastics From Horticultural Waste
Researchers of The Circular Lab have developed a new bioplastic that is compostable, recyclable and biodegradable at sea.
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13th European Bioplastics Conference 2018 – LIVE COVERAGE
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME – 4/5 December 2018 Titanic Chaussee Hotel Berlin, Germany … Starting Now
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Floreon Outperforms HDPE in Latest Trials
Silvergate Plastics recently visited a leading plastic fabrication company to trial the ground-breaking bioplastic Floreon as an alternative to HDPE in the production of plastic bottles.
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The New Total Corbion PLA Factory starts Production
PRESS RELEASE – Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, announces the start-up of its 75,000 tons per year PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) bioplastics plant in Rayong, Thailand.
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Canadians Finally Discover Cellophane
Canadians discover cellophane after a winter sleep of 200 years.
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Breakthrough Discovery For Lignin
Bacteria’s role in rotting wood is finally confirmed and proven.
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Bioplastics Will Help Fight Climate Change
Switching from petroleum-based polymers to polymers that are biologically based could decrease carbon emissions by hundreds of millions of tons every year.
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Bioplastics Will Disrupt the Food Packaging and Coating Industry
Sustainable barrier technologies will replace petroleum-based barriers in the packaging and coating industry.
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Will Flanders Play a Leading Role in Bio-aromatics?
Exclusive Interview on the Future of Bioaromatics with Ludo Diels, Research Leader at VITO.
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The Role of Chromatography in the Production of PHA Bioplastics
Chromatography can be used to investigate which microbes are better at producing and decomposing the polymers.
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Business Rationale of Bioplastics
There’s no guarantee that a brilliant innovation can be successfully commercialized. You should do some analysis before you start production.
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Bacteria Converts Wastewater into Bioplastics
Domestic and industrial wastewater contains substrates and nutrients that could be used to produce biofuels and bioplastics.
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Brazil Invent Bioplastics That Indicates Food Quality
Students of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) designed a biodegradable plastic packaging that shows the quality of the food.
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Lamps Made From Bioplastics
Many high-end lamps with thin elegant forms are made of metal. But a new lighting series from the London-based design studio Industrial Facility is composed of a bioplastic derived from castor oil.
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University of Illinois Goes Bioplastics
Both campus locations of Caffe Bene will be switching to biodegradable cups, after exhausting their current plastic cup inventory, in 2019.
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The Problems With Bioplastics
Article against bioplastics published on eastbayexpress.com
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The European Gastroenterology Conference Talks About Plastics
Summary of the article “How Bioplastics Will Solve our Plastic Epidemic” published on EdgyLabs.com
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Cambodia Jumps Into the Bioplastics Debate
Here are some fragments of the article ” Bioplastics: Great green hope or a false promise?” published in the Cambodian “Khmer Times”.
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National Geographic Published an Article on Bioplastics
Here’s a summary of the article published by National Geographic on bioplastics
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BBC Sustainability Strategy Includes Bioplastics
BBC’s new sustainability strategy aims to take responsibility for its broadcasting and operations and help audiences understand the contribution they can make.
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Bioplastics in Audio Applications
Eastman Chemical develops bioplastics that may be used in audio and acoustic applications.
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Japan and The Netherlands Revolutionise The Production of FDCA
A new method to synthesize FDCA from a glucose derivative of non-food plant cellulose has been discovered, paving the way for a bioplastics revolution.
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Bioplastics Replaces Polystyrene in Jamaica
Jamaican Government bans single use plastics and polystyrene and packaging leader starts with bioplastics
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Floreon … The Rising Star Of Bioplastics
Floreon is becoming one of the most important innovators in the bioplastics industry.
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Curtain with Bioreactor Converts CO2 in Bioplastics
London-based architectural & design firm creates “urban curtain” that converts CO2 in bioplastics and fights climate change.
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Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins IChemE Innovative Product Award
PRESS RELEASE – LineoTM is a lignin-based product launched by Stora Enso earlier this year, has been awarded ‘Innovative Product Award 2018’ by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
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Omya Launches Smartfill® 55 – OM for Biopolymers and PLA
PRESS RELEASE – Omya is pleased to announce the launch in Europe of Omya Smartfill® 55 – OM, a new functionalized Calcium Carbonate for use in biopolymers and in particular Polylactic Acid (PLA).
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Biodegradable Synthetic Textile Will Replace Polyester
Primaloft launches new biodegradble sythetic textile that may replace polyester.
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Apple Goes for More Bioplastics and Stops PVC
Here’s a look at Apple’s plastic Strategy for the MacBook Air and Mac Mini
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A New Bio Foaming Epoxy
Sicomin is introducing a new bio foaming epoxy system and marine collaborations.
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Researchers Convert PET Waste in Aerogel
PRESS RELEASE – NUS researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial with wide-ranging applications
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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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