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Americans Produce Biodegradable Plastics from Bacteria without using Sugars
Michigan State University scientists are producing biodegradable bioplastics with sunlight and bacteria.
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Argentinian Scientist Wins Best Bioplastics Poster Award 2018
The Best Biopolymer and Bioplastics Poster Award 2018 was organised during the 8th World Congress on Biopolymers and Bioplastics in Berlin June 28-29 2018. The winner is…
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Is Bosch Expecting a storm in the Plastics Packaging Industry?
German Industrial Group Robert Bosch will sell its packaging division. Their largest business is in pharmaceutical and food packaging.
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UK Fashion Retailer Goes Bioplastics
UK Fashion Retailer is probably the first in the fashion industry to switch to Bioplastics bags.
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Mobile Plastic-Free Concept Store on Tour in Europe
NL retailer Ekoplaza launched a plastic-free aisle in one of its stores earlier this year and is now taking this concept on a road tour in Europe.
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UK Retailer Morrisons Disrupts Plastic Food Packaging
UK Retailer Morrisons will replace plastic bags with brown paper bags for the loose fruit and vegetables and claims the change will save 150 million plastic bags every year.
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UK Sets Up Plastics Fund
UK has set up a £20 million fund to explore new ideas and innovations to change the plastics manufacturing industry and increase reuse and recycling.
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UK First 100% Recycled Water Bottle
Scottish beverage company, Highland Spring, is the first UK bottled water brand to use a 100% recycled bottle.
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Danone Uses Bioplastics Bottle for So Delicious Brand
DanoneWave (subsidiary of Danone) uses plant-based packaging for its So Delicious Organic Almondmilk.
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Scientists Find Way to Break Down Biomass 30 Times faster
Scientists from Imperial College London have found a method to accelerate the process of breaking down biomass by 30 times.
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Indian Plastic Ban is Turning into a Little Fiasco
The Mumbai plastic ban came into effect on Friday 22nd June and it seems already that it’s turning into a little fiasco.
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McDonalds India Kicks Out Plastics
Master Franchisee Hardcastle Restaurants has already moved away from plastic in Maharashtra and Karnataka. A market-wide change will follow over the coming months.
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Scientists Find a Way to Replace Bacteria and Algae in the Production of Bioplastics
Colorado State University Scientists found a way to produce a high-performance, biorenewable, biodegradable plastics at an affordable price.
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Bio-On Confirms Italian Leadership in BioPlastics
Bio-On builds its first bioplastics plant to produce bioplastics for the cosmetics industry.
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Can Bees Disrupt the Plastics Industry?
A New Zealand Biotech Start up believes the Australian masked bee may hold the secret to replace plastics.
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Four Companies Hit the Jackpot in Major Food Packaging Breakthrough
Eurotech Extrusion Machinery, NatureWorks, Nippon Gohsei and Sukano have successfully processed a multilayer transparent bio-based barrier film. This is a giant leap for the PLA and food packaging sector.
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Biopolymer Processing and Moulding Conference 19-20 June
Bioplastics Events and Conferences Opening and Welcome by Peter Putsch – Charirman Polykum DR Jurgen Ude, Secretary of State Ministry of Economy, Science and Digitalisation of Sachsen-Anhalt Compostable Food Packaging Articles made with Ecovio by Dr Martin Bussmann Segment Head Compostable Packaging Polymers BASF INZEA – The sustainable choice: bio-based and bio-degradable compounds by Carlos Gil…
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Bioplastics Straws Made from Avocado
Plastic straws can be replaced by bioplastics straws made from advocado.
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Novamont supplies British Government
Novamont becomes selected supplier to the British Government. Novamont MaterBi is the King amongst Bioplastics.
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Symposium 2018: Biobased Performance Materials #BPM2018
Join the Biobased Performance Materials community at the 7th BPM symposium, this year on Wageningen Campus, the Netherlands, on June 14th, 2018.
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Bioplastics Made From Cactus
A Mexican researcher found a way to make bioplastics from cactus juice.
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Carrefour Announce New Plastic and Packaging Policy
Carrefour aims for 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging for its company owned brands by 2025.
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Covestro wins German Government Award
Covestro receives award from German Government for making bioplastics from aniline and making it’s operations more sustainable.
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Ikea and Neste Go Bioplastics
This is major news. Swedish home Furniture Giant IKEA and NESTE bind forces to revolutionise the home furniture market.
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Greenpeace finds Microplastics in the Antarctic
A Greenpeace Report reveals traces of microplastics in the Antarctic.
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Belgian Plastic Waste Plan is Weak
The Flemish Government (Flemish dutch speaking region) asked the packaging industry to come up with a plan to reduce the use of plastics and litter. The plan the industry came up with lacks ambition. Some consider the plan to be a bit of a joke in fact.
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New Zealand Plastic Packaging Declaration … Greenpeace: It’s Rubbish
Local and international businesses commit to using 100 % reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging in their New Zealand operations by 2025 or earlier. Greenpeace believes it’s rubbish.
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Who is NatureWorks?
NatureWorks is the leading PLA producer and a joint venture between Cargill (US) and PTT Chemical (Thailand). The joint venture should have been a marriage in paradise but is it really?
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Canada Aims at Zero Plastic Waste
The Canadian plastics industry aims to make all plastic packaging recyclable or “recoverable” by 2030, and actually entirely diverted from landfills by 2040.
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Could Seaweed Revolutionise the Bioplastics Sector?
The most commonly used materials to produce bioplastics are corn, sugarcane, vegetable oil and starch. There may be a new kid on the block: (red) seaweed.
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TOP 5 Biobased Materials Selected by the UN
MYCOFOAM Developed by Ecovative as an alternative to expanded polystyrene, or EPS. Mycofoam is made from agricultural waste placed into moulds and mixed with live mycelium fungus, which essentially grows the material into a finished shape that can be dried and used as a stable packaging material. Mycofoam material is impact resistant and can be formed into…
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UN Report “Exploring Alternative Materials to Reduce Plastic Pollution” is available
The UN Environment report assesses the potential of replacing certain conventional plastics applications with alternative materials.
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First FDME Plant was Built in the US
The first pilot plant to produce bio-based furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) began operating last month in the US (Decatur, Illinois). This is a major breakthrough.
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Innovative Bio-based Products Conference: Investment, Environmental Impacts and Future Perspectives Live Coverage
The Conference is taking place today in Brussels. Follow it live on bioplasticsnews.com. The purpose is to provide key insights on the bioeconomy industry: environmental impacts, investment potential and innovative bio-based products. Here’s the provisional programme
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US Brewery Goes Bioplastics
Florida microbrewery, Saltwater Brewery, uses a six pack ring made from wheat and barley to replace fossil based plastic ring.
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UK Top 10 Bio-based Chemicals
A new report is urging the UK government to invest in the development of 10 specific bio-based chemicals to replace harmful plastics and fossil based products.
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Suez Proposes Pay-as-you-Throw to Help Recycling in the UK
Suez suggests a “pay-as-you-throw” system for household rubbish in the UK by 2030 to drive a recycling revolution.
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Verdezyne is No More. Who will Buy Their Assets?
The decision to liquidate Verdezyne was taken by its investors on May 15th 2018
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A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy
The European Commission is supposed to discuss the future of plastics in Europe today and is expected to adopt a Directive proposal called “A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy” soon. However …
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5th PLA World Congress #5PLA
Follow us live at the 5th PLA World Congress in Munich starting Tuesday 29 May at 9.00 am #5PLA
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Wine Grapes Can Be Used to Strengthen Bioplastics
The French seem to have discovered a new way to use their Pinot Noir. Researchers from the University of Clermont Auvergne seem to have found a way to use wine grapes residue to reinforce bioplastics and plastics.
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The Biodegradable Label Just Received a Huge Blow
A study was published in the Royal Society Open Science and argues that the existing industry standards and testing methods aren’t good enough to predict the biodegradability of single-use plastic carrier bags within lakes, rivers and oceans.
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Project Effective Will Replace Traditional Nylon by Bio-Nylon
Project EFFECTIVE involves 12 organisations from 8 countries and has the purpose to produce more sustainable nylon and fibres. This is an early sign of the disruption of the nylon industry.
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The Future Alternative of Plastic Food Packaging
A polish student may have open the door to the substitution of plastics in the fresh food packaging industry.
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FrieslandCampina Goes Bioplastics
FrieslandCampina will use plant based plastic for the bottle cap and outer layer of its chocolate milk packaging
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Arctic Biomaterials Wins Prestigious Innovation Award Biobased Material of the Year
Arctic Biomaterials won the Innovation Award 2018 “Biobased Material of the Year” during the International Conference on Bio-Based Materials held in Cologne on May the 15th and 16th.
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Lignocellulose – Lignin and Cellulose
Presentations given during the International Conference on Bio-Based Materials May 2018
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Yeast as Platform Technology for Bio-Based Chemicals
Presentations given during the International Conference on Bio-Based Materials May 2018
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Bio-Based Polymers
Presentations given during the International Conference on Bio-Based Materials May 2018
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Bio-Based Building Blocks
Presentations given during the International Conference on Bio-Based Materials May 2018 – Live Coverage Tomorrow
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Feedstock for the Bio-Based Economy
Presentations given during the International Conference on Bio-Based Materials May 2018
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Bio-Based Materials Policy and Strategy
International Conference on Bio-Based Materials – Policy and Strategy – Live Coverage Tomorrow
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Belgian Minister Proposes Deposit Fee for Plastic Bottles
It’s election time in Belgium and plastic seems to be a hot topic. Next local elections will take place in October 2018 and Flemish (Flanders) minister Joke Schauvliege wants to jump on the plastic wagon by introducing a new deposit system to reduce litter.
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Program of the International Conference on Bio-Based Materials 2018
Program of the International Conference on Bio-Based Materials May 2018
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New York Procurement Bans Polystyrene
It looks like the days of Polystyrene are over in the US. Another US city restricts the use of polystyrene following the move of Washington state earlier this year.
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Innovation Award 2018 Bio-based Material of the Year
The Innovation Award for the Bio-based Material of the year 2018 will be awarded during the 11th International Conference on Bio-Based Materials in Cologne.
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Australian Teenager Develops Bioplastics from Shrimps
Fifteen-year-old Angelina Arora from Sydney Girls High School developed a biodegradable plastic made from prawn shell and sticky protein from the silk of silkworms.
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No More Plastics in the Summer Capital of Philippines
Baguio City, also known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines, keeps the total ban on the use of plastics and styrofoam which was implemented through the Ordinance 35-17.
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Lactips is a Milk-Based Biodegradable and Water-Soluble Packaging
French company Lactips developed a patented, milk-based thermoplastic packaging material that is biodegradable and water-soluble at low temperatures through a project called Ecolactifilm.
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Completely and Infinitely Recyclable Polymer is a Breakthrough
Colorado State University chemists have announced in the Journal Science another major step toward waste-free and sustainable materials that could one day compete with conventional plastics of fossil origin or with some “green conventional” plastics made with sugar like green PE.
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Italians switch Toys Production to Bioplastics with the Minerv Supertoys Program
Bio-on and Italeri will bring bioplastics toys to the market through their Minerv Supertoys Program. Italians toy manufacturer Italeri follow the move from Danish toy makers Lego and Dantoy who are switching to bioplastics.
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The Plastic Circus Was in Town
Apparently an international event took place in Malta last week with Politicians, Industry, Media, NGO’s, Science and Academia. The cocktails were delicious, the sea was delightful and the beach was great.
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Dupont and ADM to Produce BioPlastics for Soft Drinks Bottles
ADM and DuPont launched a pilot project to produce recyclable bio-based FDME (furan dicarboxylic methyl ester), a polymer that could replace fossil-fuel plastics in the future.
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Shanghai Goes for Plastic-Free Food Delivery Packaging
The city of Shanghai will trial a requirement for food delivery services to use environmentally friendly food packaging, such as paper takeaway boxes and bags, or face penalties. Will China become the leader of the Plastic Revolution overnight?
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Is Ireland Becoming a Leader on Biodegradable Plastics?
Ireland will launch a €22m research project co-funded by the EU to develop biodegradable plastics.
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Innocent Goes Bioplastics
Innocent will launch a bottle with 15% recyclable bioplastics. The objective is to have a 100 % non-virgin / sustainable plastic packaging by 2022.
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Starbucks to replace Plastics Straws by Paper and Biodegradable Alternatives
Starbucks will test paper and biodegradable straws in 54 Stores in London and Manchester to replace plastics straws and see the reactions of their customers.
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UK Plastics Pact will Eradicate Single-Use Plastics
The UK Plastics Pact plans to eradicate single-use plastic and was signed by more than 40 major players in the food and non-food industry amongst which leading UK retailers, such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose.
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Germans are Pushing India on the Biobased wagon
German company Bio-lutions financed by German bank uses agricultural waste to create bio-based food packaging and tableware in India. Ze Germans are exporting the bio-based revolution to India and are leading the dance again.
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US Towns are Banning Plastic Foam Food Containers
Many US towns are banning Plastic Foam food packaging because they’re hard to recycle. It seems that the plastic revolution is getting of the ground in the US.
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Richard Altice Becomes New CEO and President of NatureWorks
NatureWorks board of directors named Richard Altice as the new President and CEO, replacing Marc Verbruggen, who led the company from 2008 to 2017.
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UK Retailer Iceland Plans to Eliminate Plastic Packaging
Retail development in the UK will have a substantial impact on the EU and US food and beverage packaging industry. The disruption of the plastic food packaging industry has started. The first bullet was shot.
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Vegan, Biodegradable and Compostable Glitter
A Ten-year old Australian Girl is revolutionising the Glitter sector by launching a vegan, biodegradable and compostable glitter brand named Glitter Girl.
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Lego Goes Bioplastics by 2025
Toymaker Lego wants to replace single-use disposable plastics by recycled or bio-based materials for all plastic packaging.
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Adidas Sold a Million Shoes Made from Ocean Plastic
Adidas sold 1 million shoes made out of ocean plastic last year. The news is a month old but worthwhile posting again with a bit of delay.
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Hong Kong, Plastic and Solving the Plastic Waste Problem
Hong Kong, it’s relationship to plastic and some insight on how to solve the plastic waste problem.
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Toys Made of Bioplastics
Danish Toymaker Dantoy will bring toys made of bioplastics to the market by the end of April 2018. Scandinavian countries are becoming a leading force in the bioplastics industry.
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Bioplastics Made from Fish Scales
A team of Omani researcher participated in the Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources Centre’s Manafaa Ideathon held on February 23 and 24 in Muscat and proposed the idea to make bioplastics from fish scales or husk.
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Theresa May at War with Plastics
Theresa May, UK’s Prime Minister, wants to ban single use plastic products to reduce ocean pollution and the plastic waste problem. Products such as cotton buds and plastic straws could be banned in the UK as from next year.
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BIO-ON Launches Cosmetics Made of Bioplastics
BIO-ON launches a new line of cosmetics ingredients for sun protection made from biodegradable bioplastics.
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Mutant Plastic Eating Enzyme has been Created
Scientists and researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.K.’s University of Portsmouth have developed an enzyme that digests plastics.
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Plastic Activism, Plastic Attacks and Panic Football … the Revolution may just have started
Plastic Activism … Plastivism … has started and it may become a game changer. Actions called “Plastic Attacks” have started to spread out in Europe at a very high pace.
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World Bio Markets 2018 was a Great Success
World Bio Markets 2018 took place on the 21 & 22nd of March 2018 in Amsterdam at the PTA (Passenger Terminal Amsterdam) and covered bioplastics & bio-based chemicals, products and fuels.
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Bio-Based Chemicals Investments and Partnerships
To take solutions from concept to product, finding the right partners and investors is key. To stimulate large scale growth, investment is required. In the bio-economy this can stem from a number of sources including; venture capital, private investors, family funds, crowd sourcing and local, national and intgernational grants.
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Bio-Based Sustainable Products
HOW DOES BIO-BASED FIT WITHIN OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES? Bio-based products are one of many choices brands can make in order to reach their CSR and sustainability goals. If carbon footprint reduction, ethical business practices, waste reduction, and recycling are among the key drivers, where does bio-based fit in? In this session, sustainability leaders will weigh…
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Bio-Based Supply Chain and Sustainable Feedstock Ressources
SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY: SECURING SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCK RESOURCES Bio-based remains a crucial contributor in reducing our reliance on fossil resources and our output of carbon and pollutants such as plastic waste. If the bio-economy is to work, end users require a regular supply of sustainably produced and transported bio-based materials. Yet bio-mass has also been in…
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What role does Bio-Based play within circular economy
Worldwide production of bio-based products is predicted to grow from approximately $203.3 billion in 2015 to $400 billion by 2020 and $487 billion by 2024.* The opportunities are there, and the bio-based sector needs to have the right conditions to build on the growing appetite for bio-based products. Value-chain integration, efficient production processes, and regulatory…
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Strategic Development of Bio-Based Chemicals
Achieving commercial success with bio-based chemicals is has proved an elusive challenge. Manufacturers, brands, and major chemicals producers have well established supply chains which provide the benefits of economies of scale, while bringing new chemicals to market takes many years of testing and certification.
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World Bio Markets Awards 2018
The winners will be announced on Tuesday March 20th at the World Bio Markets in Amsterdam. There are 4 categories:
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World Bio Markets 2018
WORLD BIO MARKETS (20.03.2018 – 22.03.2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Stora Enso Launches Lignin-Based Phenol
Wood is composed of 20 – 30 % of lignin and has traditionally been discarded by the pulp and paper industries or at best turned into energy via co-generation. Stora Enso (Finland), a global major of the Pulp and Paper industry, announced recently the launch of its lignin-based phenol under the trademark Lineo™. The company…
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USDA-NIFA funds University of Tennessee for Plastics Development from Lignin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) coordinate and co-fund the Integrated Bio-refinery Optimization (IBO) program.
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Teijin Launches Planext to Replace Crome Platings in Cars
Teijin Limited (Japan) has announced the launch of its recently developed formable gasoline-resistant film made of PLANEXT® bioplastic to replace chrome plating, which Honda Lock Mfg. Co., Ltd. has now adopted for non-conductive door handles integrated with smart-entry systems.
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Catia Bastioli, Person of the Year 2017
It was a no-brainer to select the person of the Year 2017. The choice is logic as she has been the most fervent and brilliant ambassador and has been unanimously acclaimed as the indisputable leader of the bioplastic industry.
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