Tag: Paid Content
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Swedish Restaurant Goes for Biocomposites Furniture
The first recyclable restaurant in Sweden has kelp chairs
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Flinders University Study on Sustainable Concrete
An international research group is building a case for more sustainable concrete by replacing synthetic reinforcement materials with natural fibres…
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Fashion Green Claims May be Misleading Says EEB
Rules in development to compare fashion products may give a limited picture of real environmental impact making them unfit to…
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Faurecia Alternatives to Animal Leather
Faurecia’s formula for low carbon footprint alternatives to animal leather
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Lignin Inhibits Glycation
Lignin, an active component in the corn silk water extract, inhibits glycation
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Plastic Recycling Will Never Work Says Greenpeace
New Greenpeace Report: Plastic Recycling Is A Dead-End Street. Year After Year, Plastic Recycling Declines Even as Plastic Waste Increases…
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Borealis and REHAU Partner on Circular Furniture
Borealis and REHAU accelerate circularity for furniture products with Bornewables™ premium circular polyolefins
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Modifying Poplar for Bioproducts
Research team receives $15.8M to modify poplar for bioproducts
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New Volvo Made with Bio Materials
Inside the all-new Volvo EX90: reinterpreting luxury and well-being
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Biobased Polartec Power Shield
Announced today, Polartec®, a Milliken™ & Company brand, launches its all-new bio-based Polartec® Power Shield® fabric technology setting a new…
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Plastics Europe Report 2022
An analysis of European plastics production, demand, conversion and end-of-life management.
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Transparent Wood Could Replace Plastics
Life cycle assessment of transparent wood production using emerging technologies and strategic scale-up framework
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Associated Press on Chemical Recycling
The plastics industry says there is way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet’s oceans, beaches…
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3D PLA Filament Reinforced with PALF
A recent study from an international group of researchers suggests that pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) could be used to reinforce…
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PHA Market Trends and Estimates
PHA market is expected to reach at USD 167 million in 2027 at a CAGR of 15.3% during the forecast…
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Nigeria Loses Crude Oil Cuctomers
Number of crude oil buyers from Nigeria had been decreasing — Blah blah blah blah
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International Whaling Commission Role on Plastic Treaty
A global plastics pollution treaty is one step closer as International Whaling Commission nations support proposal to tackle killer plastics…
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Vikas Lifecare to Produce Rice Husk Cellulose, Lignin and Silica
Vikas Lifecare collaborates with multiple institutions to produces Cellulose, Lignin and Silica from Rice Husk
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Ocean Halo Goes Compostable Broth Pods
Ocean’s Halo is further immersing itself into the new era of sustainability by acquiring the license to use BPI Certified…
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Colorado Invests in Vertical Farming and Hemp Bioplastics
State approves incentives for hemp bioplastics, vertical-farm equipment firms in NoCo — Is vertical farming the solution to deal with…
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Bacterial Catabolism of Acetovanillone, a Lignin Derived Compound
Microbial pathway that catabolizes acetovanillone, a major component of several industrial lignin streams.
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Just Zero Nonprofit Launched
Just Zero, a new nonprofit advocacy organization focused on tackling our country’s waste crisis has officially launched.
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AGAE Achieves Breakthrough in Fermentation Production of Biosurfactant HAA
AGAE Technologies, LLC (“AGAE”), a leading Oregon-based specialty chemical and biotech company, is pleased to announce its technology breakthroughs in…
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Södra to Commercialise Lignin
Södra plans to add lignin within its range of forest-based materials and seeks partners to develop lignin-based sustainable alternatives to…
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Global Research Framework for Macroalgae Cultivation & Sinking for Carbon Sequestration
Macroalgae Cultivation & Sinking for Carbon Sequestration. A Framework for Global Research
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BPI Certifies ProActive Compostable CPM 200
Biodegradable Products Institute Certifies ProAmpac’s High Barrier ProActive Compostable Laminate
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How DRC is Struggling to Manage Plastic Waste
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to the second largest rainforest in the world – making it one…
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Improved Itaconic Acid Production Using Synthetic Biology
Itaconic acid is used as a raw material for manufacturing cosmetics and antibacterial agents, as well as various plastics including…
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CO2 Fixation in the Production of Succinic Acid
As a flavor enhancer, for the production of dyes, pharmaceutical products and biopolyesters: succinic acid is a versatile basic chemical
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Rosenberger OSI Goes Bioplastics
Rosenberger Optical Solutions & Infrastructure (Rosenberger OSI), an expert in fiber optic connections, cabling solutions and infrastructure services, announces that…
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Zespri Switches to Compostable Labels in European Markets
Zespri has confirmed that all of its kiwifruit in Europe for the upcoming Northern Hemisphere supply season will feature compostable…
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Newsweek Covers Polymateria
London-based startup has developed a new solution that makes plastics self-destruct if they escape into the environment.
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Lixil Introduces Revia
Toilet Maker Plans to Recycle Plastic Waste Into Sidewalks
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Kenyan Biodegradable Pads Made from Banana Waste
Kenyan award-winning students to set up firm to make bio-degradable pads
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New Bioplastics Degrades at 25°C
South Korean researchers have developed a biodegradable plastics that can degrade at 25 ° Celsius.
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Agile BioFoundry Selects New Collaborations
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and…
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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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NL Nitrogen Report
Nitrogen Report Delivered to the Dutch Government
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The REACH Fiasco
EU documents have been leaked. EU will stop REACH hazardous chemical reform. Health of the consumers has been replaced by…
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Mitsui Chemicals and Shell Partner on Chemical Recycling
Mitsui Chemicals Group to Produce Chemically Recycled Polyethylene Derived From Plastic Waste. Memorandum of Understanding signed with Shell for ethylene…
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Flinders University Develops New Seaweed Biomaterial
New biomaterial to tackle pollution
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Bioplastic Certification Market Divided over Two Players
I was reading the following article and couldn’t help but thinking that the bioplastic certification market was being divided under…
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European Patent Office Report on Plastics Reviewed by Lawyer
The European Patent Office issued a report on plastics patents. Here are the comments of a lawyer focusing on innovation…
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Advanced Plastics Recycling Yields Climate Benefits
The City College of New York Grove School of Engineering today released a new report which examined advanced recycling.
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Heat Resistant Luminy PLA 3D Filament
A new generation of Luminy® PLA based filaments has been launched by colorFabb.
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TotalEnergies Corbion and Tomra Manage to Sort PLA with Near Infra-Red
Sorting of PLA from municipal plastic waste again proven to be easy — OK, not bad at all. I support…
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How are Bioplastics Made?
How are Bioplastics Made?
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MGI Launches TAC, Sustainable Plastic Distribution Company
MGI International, a leader in plastic resin distribution, launched a full-service distribution company The Aspect Company (TAC) focused exclusively on…
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Accurately Tracking How Plastic Biodegrades
Researchers have developed an approach to accurately record and fully track the biodegradation of plastics in soils.
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EU Strategy on Biorefineries
The European Union is investing billions of euros in biorefineries that can develop products based on organic materials and help…
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TotalEnergies Sued for War Crimes in Ukraine
Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French energy giant TotalEnergies for “complicity in war crimes” — The profits generated…
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Paris and New York Join Legal Action Against TotalEnergies
The cities of Paris and New York have joined a coalition of associations and local authorities that are suing oil…
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Bottle Consortium Announce New Strategy for Mixed Plastic Waste
BOTTLE Project Outlines New Strategy for Valorization of Mixed Plastic Waste
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PTT To Lead Bioplastic Growth
Non-biodegradable Polytrimethylene Terephthalate (PTT) will be the primary driver of bioplastics demand through 2021 and beyond — These type of…
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Greenpeace Says CGF Call for Chemical Recycling is Greenwashing
Greenpeace USA Slams Consumer Goods Forum Calls for More Chemical Recycling as Greenwashing
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East Asian Seas Countries Partner on Marine Plastic Waste
East Asian Seas countries cooperate to deal with marine plastic pollution
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Bimbo Canada Wins Clean50 Awards for Compostable Bread Bag Closures
Jeff Robertson Named A 2023 Clean50 Emerging Leader and Bimbo Canada wins for Transitioning Plastic Bread Bag Closures to Compostable…
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European Commission on the Sustainability Gap of Biomass
How the EU commission intends to solve the sustainability gap of EU biomass for industrial use — The EU commission…
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Most Ocean Plastic Waste Comes from Fishing and Aquaculture
Over 75% Of Plastic In Great Pacific Garbage Patch Originates From Fishing
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WSU to Research Biodegradable and Recyclable Agricultural Mulch Films
New grant aims to reduce plastic taken from fields to landfills
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CJ Cheiljedang and Yuhan Kimberly Partner on PHA Consumer Goods
CJ Cheiljedang ties up with Yuhan Kimberly to develop biodegradable consumer goods — South Korea is at the forefront of…
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Indian Startup Makes Packaging from Coconut Waste
Indian Startup Makes cosmetic, food and pharma containers from coir fibre waste
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City of Boise Says No to All Compostable Plastics
It doesn’t look good for compostable plastics. The result of the “Divide et impera” strategy of European Bioplastics under the…
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Usable Packaging Letter to EU Institutions
Usable Packaging project coordinator Prof Chema Lagaron has sent an open letter to European Institutions on behalf of the consortium,…
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Dow Remarkable Bioplastics Strategy
Dow takes a remarkable and very well articulated stance on bioplastics. Not the usual dogma and bullying that we’re used…
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Nereid Biomaterials Develops 3D Marine Degradable Plastics
The Nereid Biomaterials team, including Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer, has created the first ocean instrument made with 3D-printed internal…
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New Method to Create Aromatic Compound from Waste
Integrated strategy for the synthesis of aromatic building blocks via upcycling of real-life plastic wastes
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TotalEnergies and Indaver Partner on Chemical Recycling
TotalEnergies and Indaver sign an offtake agreement for petrochemical feedstock from advanced recycling
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Belgian Startup Converts CO2 in Chemicals
Newcomer Oxylum converts CO₂ into sustainable chemicals. New spin-off UAntwerp is a pioneer in the carbon transition
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Blockchain for US Industrial Hemp
New Joint Venture Executed to Escalate Industrial Hemp Industry as a Sustainable Solution in North America
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Formula 1 Goes Net Zero Greenwash
In 2019, Formula 1 launched its plan to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030. Nearly three years later, what is…
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Consumer Goods Majors Look for 800 K Tons Chemical Recycled Plastic
Major Consumer Goods Companies Signal Shared Demand for 800,000 Tons of Chemically Recycled Materials – The Consumer Goods Forum –…
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Technip Energies and Metgen Partner on Lignin Refining Technology
Technip Energies and MetGen Join Forces to Industrialize METNIN® Lignin Refining Technology
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BASF and Mercedes Partner on Chemical Recycling and Mass Balance
Go!Create – from scrap tire to door handle: Pyrolysis oil and biomethane enable production of mass-balanced plastics
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Mexico Sugar Report 2022
FAS-Mexico forecasts a nearly 6 percent decrease in sugar production to 6.16 million metric tons raw value (MMT-RV) during marketing…
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Indian Algae Bio Leather
Wallets Made of Algae? Possible With Award-Winning ‘Leather’ That’s Compostable
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DCU Funded for Bioplastic Research
Scientists at DCU (Dublin City University) have been awarded more than €2m for research on turning waste from breweries and…
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Plastic Recycling Breakthrough by UC Santa Barbara
Scientists develop a method of recycling plastic into high-value plastic molecules
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In the Meantime, China is Driving Global Coal Expansion
One year after President Xi Jinping’s pledge to cease new coal projects abroad, Chinese companies have gone ahead to sign…
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Toray Bio Polyester Headsets
Toray Develops ”Ultrasuede™ nu” using 100% Plant-based polyester for Headrest Covers of ANA Green Jet
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What’s Really Happening to Fossil Assets?
A lot of attention is given to investors opting to divest from fossil fuel or carbon intensive assets. Comparatively little…
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MIT Develops New Plastic Recycling Process
New process could enable more efficient plastics recycling
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Black & Decker Launches Reviva Line
Tools to Build a Better Planet: BLACK+DECKER® Announces Retail Launch for reviva™, the Brand’s First Sustainably Led Power Tool Line
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Global Biodegradable Mulch Film Market
The estimation is for 2026; I thought it was “currently” at least 3 times higher.
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Humble Potato Chips Goes Compostable Packaging
The crisps bags are Industrial Compostable Certified ?? Although, I like the concept of the crisps … I wonder who…
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CheBanca Goes for Ocean Plastic Cards
CheBanca to issue payments cards made from recycled ocean plastic
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Croda Report on Biotechnology in Personal Care
Launch of first report on biotechnology opportunities in the personal care market
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Fashion and Objects from Wheatgrass Seeds and Roots
Grass Roots Are Grown into Compostable Garments and Functional Objects
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Junzheng Group Goes Bioplastic Production
The first set in the world: Junzheng Group selects KTS technology for a BDO project with single-line production capacity of…
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Algae Bioplastic Sail Boat
‘second sun’ sailboat concept is made of algae-based biopolymer + ocean plastic
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Bioplastic Scoliosis Brace Wins James Dyson Award
University of Cincinnati graduate Sangyu Xi has created Airy, a subtle brace designed for teenage girls with scoliosis that grows…
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Shell, BP, Exxon Leaked Emails Reveal Climate Tactics and Greenwashing
Oil and gas companies may commit to net zero goals in public – but internal emails tell a different story…
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Reuters Bends to Biofuel Pressure
Reuters bends to pressure from the biofuel industry — There’s clearly an agenda to greenwash the “bio” industry. What if…
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Circa Renewable Chemistry Institute
Building the bio-based chemical economy: Circa launches Circa Renewable Chemistry Institute
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Rutger University Spins Off RenewCO2
CO2 to Chemicals Startup RenewCO2, Spins out of Rutgers University with Seed Round from Energy Transition Ventures
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New Zealand Invests in Plastic innovation
Government backs initiatives to cut environmental impact of plastic waste
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Afyren Inaugurates Biorefinery
AFYREN inaugurates its first factory, AFYREN NEOXY, a first-of-its-kind biorefinery — “Bio”-refinery doesn’t mean it’s eco-friendly; don’ be fooled by…
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Louis Vuitton Leather Bags are Made from Plastic
Customers are paying a fortune for Louis Vuitton leather bags who are actually made of plastics — Then again, plastic…
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Ecopin Pine Tree Resin for Biocomposites
Pine tree resin for fully natural, biodegradable, composite materials
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Marine Litter Report Northern Ireland 2021
Plastic pollution: 2021 ‘was worst year for marine litter’ in Northern Ireland
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