Tag: Italy
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Bio-on Founder Challenges Conviction Ahead of Appeal
Bio-on founder Marco Astorri challenges his conviction as two Italian newspapers revisit the company’s collapse ahead of November’s appeal hearing.
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European Bioplastics and Novamont: Inside the Campaign Against a Competing Plastics Technology
Internal European Bioplastics records reveal an organized campaign against a competing plastics technology, with Novamont involved in key meetings. The…
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Italy’s €100 Million Plastics Fraud
Italian prosecutors investigate a €100 million plastics VAT fraud involving shell companies, false invoices and unfair competition across European markets.
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Bio-On Appeal: Prosecutors Seek Longer Sentences as the 2019 Collapse Remains Under Scrutiny
As of 28 October 2026, the legal battle surrounding Bio-On, once a celebrated Italian bioplastics company, is continuing before the…
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Versalis: 43% Production, 57% Green Bullshit
Italian chemical giant Versalis operates at just 43% capacity, raising serious concerns about industrial decline, competitiveness, jobs and Eni’s strategy.
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Polytechnic University of Milan to Help Restart Bio On’s PHA Production
Bio On targets industrial PHA production restart with university support and an €8.9 million research program, following years of inactivity.
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Bio-on Scandal: Twelve Short Sellers, Four Names and Unanswered Questions for Bologna Prosecutors (UPDATE I)
New revelations raise questions about Bologna prosecutors’ investigation into Bio-on’s collapse. Confidential CONSOB records reportedly identify 12 short-selling operators, while…
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EU Recycling Scandal: 35,000 Tonnes of Italian Waste Illegally Dumped in Croatia
An EU recycling scandal exposes illegal waste dumping in Croatia, hazardous plastics, groundwater contamination and serious weaknesses in cross-border controls.
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ENI Caps Petrol and Diesel Prices to Charm Meloni
Eni caps petrol and diesel prices in Italy, raising questions over whether affordability policy also serves a political charm offensive.
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A Warning to Giorgia Meloni on Compostable Plastics
A warning to Giorgia Meloni about Italy’s growing reliance on compostable plastics, potential microplastic risks to food, and the political…
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Italy’s Compostable Plastics Gamble Could Benefit Greece
Greece could benefit from a future Italian microplastic crisis by restricting compostable plastics early and positioning Greek food as cleaner,…
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Did Bio-On’s Technology Really Exist?
Bio-on’s rise and collapse remains one of Italy’s most controversial bioplastics stories, raising questions about technology, finance and industrial destruction.
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Italy Defies Brussels on Compostable Plastics
Italy’s compostable-plastics exemption raises questions over actual composting capacity, market interests, and the potential long-term consequences for Italian food production.
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Trade Unions: Italian Government Backed ENI’s Chemical Shutdown
Italian trade unions accuse the government of backing ENI’s retreat from basic chemicals, warning that plant closures could hit workers,…
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Eni Priolo Pyrolysis Plant: A Risk Analysis
Eni plans a 40,000-tonne pyrolysis plant in Sicily. We examine the technology, scale-up challenges, feedstock quality, purification needs, economics and…
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TF1 Exposes Italy’s Toxic Waste Problem
TF1 investigates decades of illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy, exposing the devastating environmental and health consequences for local communities.
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ENI Faces Hundreds of Millions in Potential Biofuel Cartel Damages Claims
ENI faces potential compensation claims as litigation specialists prepare damages actions following Italy’s €936.7 million biofuel cartel decision involving six…
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Bio-on: The Bioplastics Scandal That Still Raises Questions
Bio-on’s collapse still raises questions over auditors, financial oversight and the Italian government’s role in the company’s dramatic downfall.
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Italy’s Waste Scandal: Mafia, Business and Politics
Italy’s waste crisis exposed a toxic mix of mafia trafficking, failed politics, corporate contracts and poisoned land—leaving Campania to pay…
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Italy Mandates Compostable Packaging Amid Conflict-of-Interest Concerns
Italy’s compostable-plastics policy raises conflict-of-interest concerns as state ownership and waste strategy increasingly overlap.
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Italy Considers New Tax on ENI and Energy Firms
Italy’s proposed windfall tax could reduce ENI’s profits and returns to shareholders.
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Italy says it Recycled more than 75% of Packaging
Italy Recycles Record 77.3% of Packaging, Strengthening Its Circular Economy Credentials
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Is DG COMP Trying to Block Compostable Plastics in Europe?
The European Commission has once again found itself at the centre of the debate over compostable plastics.
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Italian biofuel cartel: appeals move to Italy’s highest court
The legal battle over Italy’s €936 million biofuel cartel decision is entering its next phase.
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Is Italy’s Waste Management System Collapsing?
Italy managed to convince EU officials that its waste management system was a best-in-class example. Watch the video
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Italy’s “Eni Case” Prosecutor Acquittal
Italy’s “Eni Case” Prosecutor Acquittal
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Why the Italian Court Upheld the Antitrust Ruling Against Novamont and Eni
The Italian administrative court TAR Lazio has upheld the decision of the Italian antitrust authority, confirming that Novamont engaged in…
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Meloni vs. ENI: €2B Drama
Dear ChatGPT, I want to write an advice to Italian Prime Minister Meloni on how she could, hypothetically, come up…
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Italian food is full of microplastics
This is a translation and summary of the social media post (see bottom).
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Novamont wins the Responsible Care 2025 Award
Original article in Italian. Translated by Google Translate
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ENI accused of war profiteering in Gaza (Video)
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Eni creates diversion with Biorefinery and Advanced Plastic Recycling Hub for Sicily
Nobody believes the intentions of ENI are noble …. except the EIB and European Commission …
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ENI is fined €336 million for Biofuel unfair commercial practices
I would like to thank the Italian antitrust authority for their independence and perseverance. Well done to the Italian government…
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Italian Pact for bio-based and circular plastic
Translated by Google The ten-point document was signed yesterday in Rome by the associations belonging to the National Council of…
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Bioplastics made in Italy … a fraudulent claim allowed by the EU
And then you wonder why the EU economy is collapsing.
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ENI wins the SLAPP Bully award 2025
A coalition of NGOs including Reporters Without Borders and Transparency International awarded Eni the title of “Slapp addict of the year”…
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Bioplastic lamp presented at Milan design week 2025
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Upgrading keratin to make a biodegradable plastic
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Robots and bubble barriers: How Venice and Portugal are tackling ocean plastic
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Venice’s canals are polluted with plastic. But where does it come from? (Video)
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PLA Market Holds Steady in Italy and Netherlands Amid Strong Demand and Sustainable Initiatives
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Italian startup has brilliant idea to clean up plastic waste in rivers
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Italy’s Experience With Compostable Plastics In Organics Recycling
That the Italian case is been used to promote compostable plastics is beyond my understanding. The Italian waste management industry…
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Italian compostable plastic production declined by 5.5 % in 2023
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The birth of the Bio-on Class Action (FREE)
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Trinseo Opens Next-Gen Depolymerization Facility in Italy
Trinseo Opens Next-Gen Depolymerization Facility in Italy
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Italian Law Firm identified as part of the anti Bio-on cabal? (FREE)
Italian Law Firm identified as part of the anti Bio-on cabal. This is a FREE article
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Aliplast to build chemical recycling plant in Italy
Aliplast to build chemical recycling plant in Italy
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ENI to create biochemicals unit
ENI to create biochemicals unit
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LG Chem and ENI create HVO Bio-oil Joint Venture
LG Chem and Enilive: a joint venture agreement for the biorefinery in South Korea
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Trinseo builds chemical recycling plant in Italy
New Trinseo PMMA Depolymerization Plant Reimagines Plastics Value Chain With Sustainability In Mind
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Italian designers are using fruit peel to make furniture
Article by CNN
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Versalis builds chemical recycling plant in Italy
Versalis: construction site for plastics chemical recycling plant opens in Mantua
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Saipem and Garbo Partner on Chemical Recycling
The agreement also provides for the construction on an industrial scale of the first chemical plastic recycling plant in Italy
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Bio-on is Back (FREE)
The return of the PHA World Champion … Bio-on. The name of Bio-on has been cleared and the company has…
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Solvay Launches Bio-Circular Silica in Europe
Solvay launches bio-circular silica in Europe, with expansion plans in North America
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ENI Considers Building Third Biorefinery in Livorno
Eni met with the president of Tuscany, Eugenio Giani, and the mayors of Livorno, Luca Salvetti, and Collesalvetti, Adelio Antolini,…
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Italian Depolymerisation Plant for PET and Polyester
Video of the first depolymerization demo plant in Italy for PET flakes and polyester from textile waste.
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Italian Chemical Recycling Plant for Textiles
Nextchem Completes Italy’s 1° Demonstration Plant For Pet And Textiles Polyester Chemical Recycling
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Italian Campaign for DRS
DRS: 83% of Italians support the introduction of a deposit on single-use beverage packaging
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Italy is Looking for Waste Management Projects
Activated resources equal to 2.1 billion euros
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EU Responds to Italian Bioplastic Exemption
Shortly before Christmas, the European Commission notified the Italian Government of a detailed opinion on the transposition law of Directive…
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Italy Allows Bioplastic Exemption to EU SUP Directive
Italy will allow bioplastic packaging contrary to the EU SUP Directive. Here’s a summary of what will happen in Italy
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Italy to Exempt Bioplastics from EU SUP Directive (FREE)
International Law Firm Squire Patton Boggs has 45 offices in 20 countries. Here’s their Briefing. This is a FREE article
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Pilot Biorefineries in Italy and Spain
After five years, Agrimax, the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking project, which has built two ground-breaking pilot plant facilities in Spain…
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First Italian Circular City Index
Four key areas are analyzed to determine the level of urban circularity: digitalization, environment and energy, mobility, and waste
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The Italian Timber Mafia
How Myanmar timber is trafficked through Italy to the rest of Europe despite EU laws
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NGOs File Complaint Against Italy for Unlawful Transposition EU SUP Directive
Italy has been protecting national interests in the transposition of EU SUP directive
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Italian Waste to Fertiliser Crime Ring
Italian waste management crime ring discovered. The waste to fertiliser maffia. Is this the top of the iceberg?
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ALPLA Invests in rPET in Italy
Construction of an extrusion system in Anagni for 15,000 tonnes of rPET a year
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Italy Goes 100% rPET Food Packaging
Bottles in 100% recycled Pet, final green light with the 2021 Budget Law
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New Bioplastics from Wine Industry Waste
Company who produces bioplastics from wine waste wins an award
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New Italian Consortium for End of Life Compostable Plastics
The decree approving the statute of the National Consortium for the organic recycling of biodegradable and compostable plastic packaging has…
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New Plastic Recycling Innovation Center in Italy
The new lab and plant will conduct cutting edge chemistry testing and evaluations to help customers tackle and overcome the…
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Italy Starts Molecular Recycling
The new plastic materials can be used in food packaging and healthcare items.
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Will Covid-19 Enable 3D Printing Breakthrough?
When a hospital in Italy realized they were running out of valves for ventilators needed by those most severely affected…
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Italian Illicit Export of Plastic Waste to Malaysia
Greenpeace finds hundreds of tonnes end up in landfill or burned at illegal factories.
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Edible Biodegradable Coatings and Films by Italians
IUV Srl is an innovative start-up that was set up in May 2019 focusing on the research, development, production and…
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First Plastic-Free Ski Resort in Europe
Pejo 3000 in Trentino cuts use after discovering nearby glacier contained microplastics.
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Plastic Federations Oppose Italian Plastic Tax Proposals
During a meeting held in Düsseldorf at the K trade show, the three Presidents of the European plastics industry associations,…
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LyondellBasell Will Build a Chemical Recycling Plant in Italy
Houston’s LyondellBasell said Tuesday it will build a test plant for recycling old plastics on a molecular level into new…
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RadiciGroup Sponsors Italian Football Team
The official UEFA group stage draw ceremony was held in the Principality of Monaco.
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Colorful Compostable Bioplastics
You have to read this one! I’m impressed.
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Italian Embassy Does Marketing Campaign With Novamont
Six months into its latest UK diplomatic mission, the Italian Embassy in London has reduced the amount of waste it…
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Bio-On and Kartell Launch Furniture Made From Revolutionary Bio-Material
PRESS RELEASE – Kartell presents world’s first furniture made from revolutionary bio-on biomaterial at salone del mobile 2019. “Fully sustainable”…
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Agreement between Bio-on and Innova Imagen for the production of Bioplastic in Mexico
Bio-on and Innova Imagen (Himes Group) announce the signing of a new agreement to produce ultra-green PHA biopolymers in Mexico
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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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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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Novamont Boost Production
Novamont increases the production capacity of its Mater-Biopolymer plant located south of Rome.
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ENI, Versalis and Bioplastics
A Short History and Summary of ENI Versalis’ Bioplastics Activities.
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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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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…
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The “Bagisation” in Italy and France: a Market Engine for Bio-Based Plastics by Harald Kaeb
Bags matter because it is a huge market of more than 2 million tons in the EU. It attracts a…
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Biochemtex and Valmet Convert Lignin to Bio-Chemicals
Valmet – a Finnish leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy…
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Turning Thistles Into Plastics – The Matrica Complex
Novamont and Versalis-ENI (Italy) opened their innovative green chemistry “Matrica” complex in Sardinia just a year ago. A new “third generation…
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Novamont Bio-Economic Model Based on Regional Regeneration
With the conversion of the Porto Torres petrochemical plant in Sardinia into the Matrìca biorefinery (a 50:50 joint venture between Novamont…
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Turning Vegetable Waste Into Bioplastics
Italian team find new ways of converting vegetable waste into bioplastics. Italian researchers from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) have found a…
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ENI Versalis and Novamont Inaugurate First Joint Venture Plant
ENI Versalis (I) & Novamont inaugurate first plant of their joint venture Matrìca to produce plant based chemicals.
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Bio-based LYCRA Fibre
INVISTA, owner of the LYCRA® brand, introduces the only commercial offering of a bio-derived elastane available globally and for use…
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