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Construction Starts for Indonesia Biobased Epichlorohydrin Plant
Groundbreaking held for Indonesia’s biobased $370M epichlorohydrin manufacturing plant
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Evonik and Pörner Group Partner on Bio Silica
New cooperation enables Evonik to provide tire industry with silica made from biobased raw materials
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Update on Bioeconomy Strategies in EU
Research shows there’s a growing number of regional bioeconomy strategies following the launch of the revised EU Bioeconomy strategy in 2018
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BBIA Response to UCL Study Regarding Compostables Breakdown Rates
UCL has released a study (3 November) on the ability of packaging marked ‘compostable’ to break down, saying that 60 per cent of compostables are not fully compostable at home.
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Coke Response to COP27 Sponsorship Backlash
In a statement shared today, Coca-Cola said that it had “actively engagely” at COP events since Copenhagen in 2009, and has participated with the aim of “listening and learning, and constructively engaging in positive climate action.”
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Eisenia Foetida and Lumbricus Terrestres Show High Plastic-Degrading Enzyme Activity
The insects Tenebrio molitor, Ephestia kuehniella and Galleria mellonella as well as Acheta domesticus and Hermetia illucens have also been tested, but the latter two have not been effective in degrading plastics.
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First PHA Bottle Hit the Market
With backers including James Murdoch and Diplo, Cove says its sustainable water bottle will retail at $2.99 a pop.
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Visualizing Mismanaged Plastic Waste by Country
The infographic visualizes the largest contributors of mismanaged plastic waste in 2019, based on data from a study by Meijer et al. published in the Science Advances journal.
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Chemical Week Shortlist 2022 Sustainability Awards
Chemical Week reveals shortlist for 2022 sustainability awards
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NatureWorks and CJ Biomaterials Partner on Bioplastics
CJ Biomaterials and NatureWorks Sign Master Collaboration Agreement, Solidifying Relationship to Commercialize Novel Biopolymer Solutions
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Siemens Shows Sustainable Applications for Green Additive Manufacturing
Design freedom in additive manufacturing reduces carbon footprint of gripper solutions in the automotive sector by around 80 percent. Decentralized production and optimized factory planning using digital twins reduce CO2 emissions during production and transport. 3D printing with biodegradable materials reduces pollution
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Yield10 Bioscience Q3 2022 Results
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
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Japan to Include GHG Criteria in Procurement Decisions
Japan Proposes to Include Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Criteria for Government Procurement Decisions
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Lygos and Ginkgo Bioworks Partner on Biobased Chemicals
Lygos and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Partnership to Optimize Production of Biobased Specialty Chemicals
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The Flexible Film Recycling Conundrum
The major challenge with flexible packaging remains its recyclability. TerraCycle founder Tom Szaky discusses likely scenarios for what’s ahead.
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Imperial College London Secures Grant to Develop Sustainable Materials
Imperial College London will lead a collaboration between industrial and academics partners to develop functional materials from biowaste products.
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Sinarmas Cepsa Signs Agreement to Expand Biobased Chemicals Production
Sinarmas Cepsa Pte Ltd (SCPL) and its parent companies, the chemicals business of CEPSA and agribusiness Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand the production of bio-based chemicals at SCPL’s site in Lubuk Gaung, Indonesia.
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CHIMEI to Launch Ecologue Bio-ABS Products
CHIMEI Corporation’s factory in Tainan, Taiwan, has obtained International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS for ABS, SAN, MS (SMMA), HBR, and SSBR products.
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Chemists Uncover Cracks in the Surface of Cellulose Nanocrystals
Chemists in Japan, Canada and Europe have uncovered flaws in the surface structure of cellulose nanocrystals—an important step toward deconstructing cellulose to produce renewable nano-materials relevant to biochemical products, energy solutions, and biofuels.
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CompostAble Chicago Study report
The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) and partners have released the CompostAble Chicago study report.
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GCR Opens R&D Center in Spain
GCR Innovating a Sustainable Tomorrow. Opens Innovation Hub for Co-Creation of end-to-end development solutions
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Iowa State University Research on Chemical Recycling
Grad student Dhananjay Dileep is working to make the chemical recycling of plastics more commercially viable
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How Can We Achieve Plastic Neutrality?
Here’s how we can achieve plastic neutrality — and save the ocean — What on earth is plastic neutrality?
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Earthfirst® Films Receives Home Compostable Film Certifications from TUV Austria USA
Earthfirst® Films Expands Film Options With Certified Home Compostable Print, Sealant and Flow Wrap Films
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Yield10 Bioscience Begins Winter 2022/2023 Field Test and Seed Production Program
Yield10 Bioscience, an agricultural bioscience company, today announced that the Company has begun its winter 2022/2023 field test and seed production program for Camelina at sites in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Chile.
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4ocean Reviews Strategies for Addressing the Ocean Plastic Crisis
4ocean reviews small-scale and large-scale solutions to reduce plastic pollution
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Compostable Packaging in Canada Ends up in Landfill Says CBC
What happens to compostables in Ottawa green bins?
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Zero Tolerance for Greenwashing Says UN
COP27: ‘Zero tolerance for greenwashing’, Guterres says as new report cracks down on empty net-zero pledges
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Coca-Cola Plastic Packaging up by 8.8% in One Year
Company needs to increase refillables to address its plastic pollution problem, says Oceana scientist
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Design4Circularity Wins 2022 Sustainable Packaging Award
Collaboration by Beiersdorf, Borealis, Clariant & Siegwerk wins Ecovia Intelligence’s Sustainable Beauty Award 2022 packaging category
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Biodegradable Microplastics in Soils Cause Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Rise
Biodegradable microplastic increases CO2 emission and alters microbial biomass and bacterial community composition in different soil types
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Biotic Raises $ 2M for Bioplastics
Biotic Raises €2m Seed Round to Commodify Biodegradable Plastic Materials
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Cost-Effectively Optimize and Scale Bioenergy Technologies with the Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry
On October 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry (CCPC) held the webinar Cost-Effectively Optimize and Scale Bioenergy Technologies with the Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry.
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University Spin-off Offers Cooperation on Valorization of Lignin Output Streams
University spin-off offers cooperation on valorization of lignin-rich output streams to companies related to biorefinery, chemistry or pulp and paper industries
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Samsung Promotes Ocean Plastic
Voices of Galaxy spotlights the people who use their passion, creativity, and determination along with technology to make a positive impact on their own lives and their communities.
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HP Promotes Close Loop Recycling in Haiti
Our oceans are drowning in plastics. HP is taking action, activating recycling programs in developing countries like Haiti. HP reuses the plastic material to create Original HP ink cartridges. Localized collection of plastic bottles helps keep these materials from entering waterways and creates greater economic stability for people.
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NatureWorks Selects Contractor to Build New PLA Plant in Thailand
NatureWorks Selects General Contractor for New Fully Integrated Ingeo™️ PLA Biopolymer Manufacturing Facility in Thailand
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University of Waterloo Technology to Convert CO2 into Chemicals
On-site reactors could affordably turn CO2 into valuable chemicals. New technology makes the process of turning CO2 into valuable chemicals economically viable for industrialization
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Borealis Advances Chemical Recycling with Borcycle
Borealis advances plastics circularity with the first-of-its-kind Borcycle™ M commercial-scale advanced mechanical recycling plant
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EU Beverage Industry Statement on Revision EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
Draft reuse requirements for drinks packaging are an existential threat to beverage industries and effective existing recycling systems
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EU Label Industry Statement on Revision Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
FINAT expresses concern about negative list in draft Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation
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Composting Consortium for US Composting
What will it take for us to get to zero waste? Composting plays an essential role.
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Kraton and NAPA Partner on Net Zero Asphalt
Kraton Corporation, a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, announces its sponsorship of The Road Forward, an initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050.
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Google and the Big Oil Connections
Google is selling oil firms valuable digital real estate that they use to downplay their role in climate change, despite the search engine giant pledging it would stop taking money for ads that counter the scientific consensus on global warming
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New Hemp Fibre Processing Facility For Virginia
A new facility to produce fiber from hemp and other agricultural products is to set up shop in the US state of Virginia.
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Engineered Living Photosynthetic Biocomposites for Intensified Biological Carbon Capture
Engineered Living Photosynthetic Biocomposites for Intensified Biological Carbon Capture
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Develops New Bioplastics
This glossy and beautiful tableware is made up of “Miraiwood or it is known as ‘Future Wood.” It is mixture of biodegradable plastic and waste wood that is used in making baseball bats.
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Home Compostable Plastics is Greenwash Says The Guardian
‘It’s greenwash’: most home compostable plastics don’t work, says study — What is European Bioplastics doing in terms of PR? Have they given up on compostable plastics? Is the ego of retiring executives standing in the way of changing their strategy? I think the no-return line for compostables plastics is soon to be crossed.
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Stora Enso Bioplastic Plant in Belgium
The launch of a new bioplastics pilot plant in the Flanders region in Belgium will enable a new bioplastics production technology, ready for implementation at industrial scale.
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Compostable Plastics Aren’t Working Says CNN
‘Compostable plastic’ doesn’t live up to its environmental claims says CNN
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EMF Global Commitments Report 2022
Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, the Global Commitment has united more than 500 organisations behind a common vision of a circular economy for plastics. Big brands fail their own voluntary commitment to eliminate plastic pollution.
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Irish Consultation on Single Use Cups Tax
Consultation on draft regulations to introduce an environmental levy on single-use disposable cups
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AXA IM on Bioplastics and 3D Printing
How AXA Investment Managers view Bioplastics and 3D printing — You will notice that the strategy to associate bioplastics and biofuels, is now bearing fruit.
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UCSB Funded for Marine Degradable Plastics
A collaboration to develop biodegradable oceangoing bioplastics receives Convergence Accelerator Phase 2 funding from NSF
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Ineos and Plastic Energy Partner on Chemical Recycling
INEOS signs agreement with Plastic Energy for its largest plant to produce 100,000 tonnes of raw materials from plastic waste
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Another Greenwashing Claim by Coke
Coke made a new commitment in time for COP27; however, a journalist was able to identify the “error”. It’s all in the way they formulate their commitment.
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SUP Compostable Alternatives Fiasco in Australia
The Australian example shows that there’s a problem dealing with compostable packaging.
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The Secret Behind Cheap BioManufacturing
Researchers believe they have found a production method to produce polymers with plants and proteins that can compete with petrochemical production method
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Reuse & Refill Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award Finalists
The ten reuse/refill finalists have certainly made it hard for the U.S. Plastics Pact’s Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award judges to select a winner.
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Smile Compostable Solutions Wins US Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award
First-Ever U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award goes to Smile Compostable Solutions®
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Lidl Sets the Bar Very high to Reduce Carbon Footprint
This could be a shock wave in the retail industry. I don’t think Lidl can replicate this in all EU countries.
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Is TupperWare Going Bankrupt?
TupperWare revolutionised the post war world of women with lightweight, reusable, unbreakable and sealable plastic containers … and the unique selling method … the TupperWare parties … who may have helped the emancipation of women.
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7-Eleven Goes for BioPak
We are very excited about our new partnership with 7-eleven, supplying the most sustainable packaging to Australia’s favorite grab n’ go venue
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Cyclyx, Exxon and LyondellBasell Partner on Chemical Recycling Plant
Cyclyx, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell Advance First-of-its-Kind Plastic Processing Facility in Houston
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Evian and Sainsbury’s Partner on Bottle Return Scheme
Evian pilots bottle return scheme at Sainsbury’s store
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What is Transparent Wood?
German scientist Siegried Fink first fabricated transparent wood in 1992, and his method has been improved on by subsequent research.
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Feedback on Using PLA in Australian City
This article provides feedback on using PLA packaging in the Australian city of Darwin.
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Eastman and Pepsico Partner on Chemical Recycling
Eastman confirms offtake agreement with PepsiCo for third US chemical recycling site
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Shell and Zeon Partner on Bio Butadiene
Shell, Zeon agree on supply of bio-butadiene for sustainable SSBR
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Cruz Foam Secures $18 M for Chitin Based Packaging
Cruz Foam’s chitin-based packaging brings in $18M
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UBC Develops Grass Bioplastics
UBC scientist discovers way to make strong plastic alternative from grass crops
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Monitoring Food Quality in Real-Time Using Eco-Friendly Composite
Herein, a facile, environmental-friendly, and sustainable strategy for efficient separation, conversion, and utilization of lignocellulose components was developed.
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Developing Building Supplies from Wood Based Plastic
Highly reinforced and degradable lignocellulose biocomposites by polymerization of new polyester oligomers
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Coperion and Renov8 Partner on Chemical Recycling in UAE
Coperion supplies plant for chemical recycling of PMMA to Renov8
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Aduro and Western Ontario Partner on Chemical Recycling
Aduro Announces Award of $1.15 Million Joint NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Grant in Partnership with Western University
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First Baby Bottle Company to Partner with Plastic Bank
Dr. Brown’s Becomes First Baby Bottle Company to Partner with Plastic Bank
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UK Big Compost Experiment Report
This report contains summary figures of 24 months’ data (07/11/19 – 07/11/21) from the Big Compost Experiment UK-wide citizen science study (UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub).
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Abel & Cole Moves Away from Compostable Plastics
The organic food delivery company said it was removing compostable plastic from all its fruit and vegetable boxes “effective immediately” and was working with suppliers to remove the material entirely from its offering by the end of 2023.
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New Trend in Retail is Plastic Free Refillery Shops
The new trend in Retail is Plastic Free Refillery and it seems to be customer driven
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Green Science Alliance 3D PLA Biocomposite for Medical Use
Green Science Alliance Developed 3D Printable Biodegradable Plastic (PLA) / Hydroxyapatite Composite Material for Artificial Bone, Culture Cell Scaffold, Regenerative Medicine
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USDA Video on Bioplastics
What are bioplastics? A video made by AgLab (USDA) — A bit overly simplistic, and not completely accurate.
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Is Green-Hushing the New Greenwashing?
Some firms are choosing not to talk about their green targets, climate researchers say.
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Recyclability by Design Guide for 2023
Plastics resource and recycling charity, RECOUP, launch the 2023 edition of the popular ‘Recyclability By Design’ publication, the essential guide for all those involved in the development and design of plastic packaging.
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Röchling Launches New Bioplastic Brand BioBoom
Röchling-ReLoop®, the international Röchling Group is launching two new sustainable product families for bioplastics and recycled materials.
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Rittec Develops New Technology for Chemical Recycling of Textiles
German innovator RITTEC has demonstrated the feasibility of chemically recycling polyester from polycotton blend fabrics as part of the DiTex research project.
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Microplastics Affects Ocean Carbon Sequestration Process
How does microplastics affects the carbon sequestration process of the oceans?
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Westlake Vinnolit Launches Bio PVC
Westlake Vinnolit continues to expand its lower-carbon GreenVin® product line: Effective immediately, the company also offers GreenVin® bio-attributed PVC based on renewable ethylene.
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AIMPLAS to Develop Bioplastics for Active Packaging for Cosmetics and Absorbent Litter
AIMPLAS is working on developing bioplastics for active packaging for cosmetics and absorbent litter for the pet industry within the European BeonNAT Project.
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Bayernoil and Biofabrik Partner on Chemical Recycling
BAYERNOIL and Biofabrik Cooperate on Advanced Chemical Recycling
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First PHA Vinyl Record
The future is NOW: BLOND:ISH’s Bye Bye Plastic & Evolution Music’s bacteria-made vinyl sets to revolutionise printed music
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PE Trends 2022 Report by Shell
Converters Can Stay Ahead of Polymer Trends to Meet Rising Demands
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TotalEnergies Corbion Stimulates Recycling of PLA
TotalEnergies Corbion is stepping up its efforts in closing the recycling loop for PLA.
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PLA Face Mask Receives Emergency Use Authorization
World’s first plant-based medical grade face mask authorized under EUA by U.S. FDA
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How Many UK Composting Sites Accepts Compostable Packaging?
You need to read my remarks at the bottom of the article.
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Cosmax and Around Blue Partner on Bioplastic Packaging
Cosmax works with domestic company to develop bioplastic containers with crosslinked cellulose
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