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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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What are Drop-In Bioplastics?
What are drop-in bioplastics and smart drop-ins? What are their advantages and differences? What are the polemics?
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Australian Institute of Packaging Teaches Sustainable Packaging Design
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will give a sustainable packaging design course covering bioplastics.
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Japan Government Promotes Bioplastics
The Japanese Government wants Japan to become a leader in bioplastics.
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Japanese Companies Expand Bioplastics Production
Japanese Companies are Increasing Bioplastics Production
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Can Japan Lead Bioplastics Industry?
What differentiates Japanese Bioplastics companies from Western companies? What should Japanese companies do to lead the bioplastics industry?
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Will Smith Disrupts the Bottled Water Business
Will Smith and son Jaden Smith launched an eco-friendly bottled water company. The product will be sold in 800 UK Boots stores.
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Myriant Becomes GC Innovation America. A Tactical Move from PTT.
The role of GC Innovation America will be to search for new technologies in North America for PTT (Thailand).
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Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Bioplastics Shoes
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in eco footwear company Allbirds that uses bioplastics produced by Braskem.
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Reebok Launches Bioplastic Shoe
Sportswear brand Reebok launches its first shoe with a bioplastics sole.
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Chinese Reinvent Wood by Replacing Lignin with Resol
Chinese scientists create a new wood that is as strong as real wood but won’t catch fire.
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Second Nitrogen Revolution for PLA
The nitrogen fixation of a certain type of corn may trigger the second nitrogen revolution and initiate the Golden Age of PLA.
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Americans Discover a New Business Model for Algae Bioplastics
Florida is dealing with an algal bloom problem. Why not make bioplastics from it?
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France Issues its Plastic Policy
French Government has issued its action plan and objectives to tackle the plastic problem. We quote: France is declaring war to plastics.
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Bioplastics Made From Mango
Students from Mexican university ‘National Polytechnic Institute’ (IPN) developed a bioplastic made from mango peel.
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The European Commission Papers: The Lignin Briefing
This should help you understand what the European Commission knows about lignin and how it perceives it.
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Americans Create Paper-Based Green Bio-Batteries
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York have created a biodegradable, paper-based battery.
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Australia Will Convert Plastic Waste into Fuel
Australia has just opened a new waste conversion plant in Sydney that will convert landfill into fuel.
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Stora Enso Launches Bioplastics Kitchen Utensils
Stora Enso brings a new range of bioplastics kitchen utensils to the market produced with their DuraSense biocomposites.
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The Future of Expanded Polystyrene
Let’s have a look at the past and future of Polystyrene
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Elon Musk Builds Bioplastics Surfboards
Elon Musk teamed up with Matt Biolos’ Lost Surfboards to create a limited edition of 200 boards and each one is sold for $1,500.
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Bioplastics Bags Soon Available in Qatar
Biodegradable and compostable bags will be available in Qatar by the end of September.
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First House on Mars will be Made from Bioplastics
NASA approves plans from US Research studio to build a 3D printed house made from bioplastics for planet Mars.
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Will Switzerland Disrupt the PEF Market?
Researchers at the ETH Zurich University have improved the method to produce PEF drastically.
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Is using Recycled Plastics in Textiles Good?
Both newspapers published an article regarding towels made from recycled plastics. Their perspective was different and it brings up an interesting point.
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India and the Bioplastic Bag Fiasco
Karnataka State adds bioplastics bags on the banned list of plastics items because they do not live up to expectations
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The Plastic Recycling Fairy Tale
Here’s a summary of plastic recycling and the Chinese Recycling Scandal
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San Francisco Will Ban Straws and Fluorinated Plastics
San Francisco will ban straws, napkins, utensils and fluorinated plastics. The City remains the leader in banning plastics.
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Belgium Will Build Plant to Convert Lignin and Wood into Bio-Aromatics
VITO and partners have presented a plan to build a pilot plant in Antwerp for the production of bio-aromatics from lignin/wood.
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FDCA and PEF Production Becomes Cheaper and Faster
German Chemists Discover a Low Cost Catalyst for FDCA. Germany Remains at the top of Bioplastics.
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A Bioplastics Revolution – The First Biogenic Packaging
The first fruit and biogenic packaging to be grown into a 3D printed mould.
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Sky News Invests in Bioplastics
Sky News Invests in a biodegradable plastic bottle and edible plastic packaging.
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Can Agricultural Plastics PBAT Biodegrade?
A study was published that Swiss researchers have proven that PBAT polyester could be broken down by soil bacteria.
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BBC Data on Plastics Packaging
This is a summary of the BBC article: What’s the real price of getting rid of plastic packaging? Published on 6 July 2018.
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New Bioplastics Packaging made from Shellfish and Cellulose
Lead researcher of Georgia Institute of Technology Carson Meredith made the news by developing a biodegradable film made from discarded shellfish and tree celluloses. But was he really the first one?
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Bioplastics Shares are Up on London Stock Exchange
Biome Technologies shares are up on the London Stock Exchange (LON:BIOM).
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Neste is Becoming a Major Bioplastics Producer
Neste will disrupt the plastics Industry.
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Flanders Government Decides on Plastic Packaging
Flemish Government (BE) has taken its decision regarding plastic packaging.
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India is Going for Sorghum Bioplastics
It looks like India is increasing their agricultural activities around Sorghum. Sorghum can be used for food, animal fodder, alcohol production, biofuels and bioplastics.
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ENI, Versalis and Bioplastics
A Short History and Summary of ENI Versalis’ Bioplastics Activities.
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Bioplastics made from Hair
A graduate student from Kingston School of Art created a chair with hair and PLA.
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Ecozen HF to Disrupt PET Market
South Korea-based company SK Chemicals launches a new bio-copolyester, Ecozen HF, that could revolutionise the PET market.
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Will the Barbara Project Save the Spanish Bioplastics Industry?
BARBARA is a research project launched in May 2017 aimed at developing new bio-based materials with innovative functionalities.
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US-China Trade War will Impact Plastics Industry
The trade war has escalated impacting the plastics industry.
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European Commission, European Environment Agency and EU Universities on BioEconomy, LCA and Bioplastics
The following presentations were given during a Bioeconomy Conference in Brussels in June 2018
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Are Hedge Funds Dumping Plastics Packaging Companies?
Serious transactions have been made against oil-based plastic packaging companies on the Stock Market.
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Did Americans Find a Way to Make Money With Lignin?
Americans discover a new family of enzymes that can transform Lignin: family N of the cytochrome P450.
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European Parliament Takes Decision on Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics
The European Parliament’s environment committee voted on the European Commission’s plans to cut plastic pollution under the Plastics Strategy.
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How Starbucks Will Profit on Sustainability
Starbucks will impose a 5p “latte levy” on every single use paper cup across their 950 UK stores starting on July 26th.
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Shanghai Attempt to Cut Plastic Packaging is Failing
The first non-binding standards were released in Shanghai this April. It was the first time in China. The purpose was to replace plastic packaging by paper and biodegradable packaging in take-away and home delivery sector.
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First Car Made Completely From Bioplastics
Eindhoven University of Technology Researchers have created the first car made completely out of bioplastics.
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US Class Action Against Bioplastics Car Parts Dismissed
A class action against Toyota was filled in 2016 for using soy-based bioplastics car parts.
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Supermac’s Goes Bioplastics
Irish Supermac’s will introduce recyclable cups, paper straws and biodegradable burger wraps in all their restaurants.
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The History of Bioplastics
Here’s a short history and summary of the bioplastics milestones, innovations and discoveries.
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