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Nova Chemicals Technology for Circular Plastic Films
NOVA Chemicals Expands its HDPE Resins for Oriented Film Structures to Advance a Plastics Circular Economy
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Pirelli Launches Lignin Reinforced Tires
Pirelli testing tires made with wood-derived material
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Versalis Business Plan for Trade Unions
Versalis presents 2022-2025 business plan to trade unions
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National Geographic on California New Plastic Law
It will take several years to find out for sure, but the world’s fifth largest economy will likely force changes far beyond the state’s borders.
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FDA Medical Approved Bioplastics Gloves
SHOWA Group Receives FDA 510(k) Approval for Industry’s First Biodegradable Medical Grade Nitrile Glove
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Chalmers University Develops New Recycling Method
Pioneering recycling turns mixed waste into premium plastics with no climate impact
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Borealis Launches Borvida
Borealis introduces Borvida™, a portfolio of circular base chemicals, to feed a future that is circular in both plastic and in carbon
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Burien Compostable Products Ordinance
Banned items under the Compostable Products Ordinance in Burien
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Biofuel Mandates in the EU by Member State
This report provides an overview of the biofuel use mandates in EU-27 member states, including temporary changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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3M to Pay €571 Mln for Belgian PFAS Fiasco
3M to pay half a billion euros for the remediation of the grounds around its factory in Zwijndrecht.
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Traceable and Compostable Leather
Nera and SPOOR join forces at Première Vision Paris. Nera and Spoor offer traceability, transparency and sustainability from farm level to tanned leather — Compostable leather? I thought the point of leather was it’s resistance … it’s “sustain”-ability. Then again, vegan leather might be something to look into.
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Bioplastic Film Released at Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Biodegradable film developed to replace SUP
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Concept Car Made with Bioplastics
From textiles to elastomers, Asahi Kasei uses materials that can contribute to a lower carbon footprint and makes it its mission to incorporate them into the vehicle.
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Supreme Court Ruling on West Virginia Vs EPA
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency relates to the Clean Air Act and the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon dioxide emissions related to climate change.
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ISCC Impact Report 2022
The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) is an independent multi-stakeholder initiative and leading certification system that contributes to climate and environmental protection, decarbonisation and traceability along supply chains
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Shell Orders Bio Isobutene from Global Bioenergies
Global Bioenergies secures first order from Shell for testing volumes of bio-isobutene derivatives
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NATO Innovation Fund
On Thursday (30 June 2022), at a signing ceremony hosted by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Leaders and Ministers from 22 Allied countries* launched NATO’s Innovation Fund, the world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund.
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Biosynthetic Potential of Global Ocean Microbiome
Tapping the ocean as a source of natural products — Should we draw a line when it comes to innovation? Have, will or should we reach a level of civilisation where we decide to change our focus from “using and controlling our environment” to “maintaining our environment in its natural equilibrium”. Taking advantage of our…
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Update on Missouri Chemical Recycling Legislation
Missouri governor weakens hazardous waste rules, cuts regulation for ‘advanced recycling’
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Indian Tobacco Industry Goes Bioplastics
Tobacco Institute of India Clarifies that its Members have moved from Regular Plastic Wrapping to Biodegradable Wrapping on its Cigarette Packs
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Metafact Reviews Bioplastics
Are biodegradable plastics better for the environment? Fact checking platform Metafact reviews biodegradable plastics.
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10 Greenwashing Champions
Brands exposed for ‘misleading and mendacious’ packaging claims
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ACC Comments on Current California Plastic News
American Chemistry Council Comments on SB 54 and the Outstanding Anti-Plastics Ballot Measure
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Confusion & Clarification Regarding Bioplastic Bags in India
Confusion and clarification regarding the use of bioplastics bag in India — The almighty & powerful bioplastics lobby gets Indian public officials to perform “à la demande” and “à la carte”
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Evonik Starts Building Biosurfactant Plant
Evonik marks start of a revolution in cleaning and personal care with groundbreaking ceremony
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Global Fertilizers Inflation Report
Impacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market
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Advancing Synergistic Waste Utilization as Biofuels Feedstocks Report
Advancing Synergistic Waste Utilization as Biofuels Feedstocks: Preprocessing, Coproducts, and Sustainability Workshop Summary Report
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Showa Denko and Microwave Chemical Partner on Microwave Chemical Recycling
SDK and Microwave Chemical Start Joint Development of New Microwave-based Chemical Recycling Technology to Directly Transform Used Plastic into Basic Chemical Feedstock
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H&M Stops Sustainability Index over Greenwashing Claims
Fashion brands pause use of sustainability index tool over greenwashing claims
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DSM Develops First Biobased Vitamin A
World’s first bio-based Vitamin A begins application testing with cosmetics customers after DSM’s scientific breakthrough
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Chinese Develop Conductive Polymer Based Living Material
Researchers Develop Flexible Bioelectronic Device Based on Living Material for Monitoring Lactate and Tumor Cells
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Eco Safety Buys Soy Technologies to Expand Biobased Coatings Business
Eco Safety, Inc Acquires Soy Technologies, LLC to Expand its Bio-Based Coatings and Methylene Chloride Alternatives
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Biodegradable Wool Bandages
Merino wool bandages deliver breathable, biodegradable healing
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University of Bath Microbeads Startup Receives Million
Spin-out company aiming to replace harmful plastic microbeads receives £1.3M investment
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CJ CheilJedang to Receive State Certification
CJ Cheil Jedang’s biodegradable plastic material selected as first case to receive state certification
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UN Ocean Conference on Circular Plastics
At UN Ocean Conference, new governments commit to circular economy for plastics
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The Merlin Project
MERLIN: a project increasing the quality and rate of multilayer packaging recycling waste
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Italian Project Turns Coffee Grounds into Biocomposites
Coffeefrom: processing coffee grounds into a durable and resistant alternative to single-use plastic
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Pierce Brosnan and Son Join Plastic is Forever Campaign
Legendary Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan and Paris Brosnan, a filmmaker and environmental activist, have joined forces with the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) to draw attention to the need for plastic waste management.
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Reusable Packaging Worse than Paper SUP
New study shows that making reusable containers for takeaway obligatory will undermine the EU’s environmental goals —
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EU Nature Restoration
Green Deal: pioneering proposals to restore Europe’s nature by 2050 and halve pesticide use by 2030 — Beware of EU’s capacity to greenwash and do the opposite. Agro-industrial concerns are a “deep state” within the EU institutions and are still running the show.
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Nature Loss and Sovereign Credit Ratings Report
F4B’s goal is to increase the materiality of biodiversity in financial decision-making, and so better align global finance with environmental conservation and restoration — Financial markets are the most important incarnation and drivers of greed; and now they’re trying to come up with greenwashing solutions while the problem of greed hasn’t been solved yet.
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Lignin Industries Funded by EU Innovation Fund
Spinverse helped Lignin Industries secure 4.4 M€ from Innovation Fund to expand their production of bio-based materials
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Eastman Increases Prices of Plasticizers
Eastman Chemical Company is increasing prices on the following products July 01, 2022, or as contracts allow.
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GCA and Swaco Partner on Chemical Recycling in Ohio
PTTGC America (GCA) and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to locate a new recycling complex on SWACO property.
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EPFL Develops New Lignocellulosic Bioplastic Similar to PET
EPFL scientists have developed a new, PET-like plastic that is easily made from the non-edible parts of plants.
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Yield 10 Camelina PHA Update
Yield10 Bioscience Chief Science Officer Dr. Kristi Snell to Present on Advancements in Producing PHA Bioplastic in Camelina at the CROPS 2022: Improving Agriculture Through Genomics Conference
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Environmental Performance Index
Ranking country performance on sustainability issues. The 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) provides a data-driven summary of the state of sus- tainability around the world. Using 40 performance indicators across 11 issue categories, the EPI ranks 180 countries on their progress toward improving environ- mental health, protecting ecosystem vitality, and mitigating climate change.
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Ethanol vs Petroleum-Based Fuel Carbon Emissions
Biofuels have been proven to emit significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than petroleum-based fuels, and recent scientific studies indicate that net-zero emission biofuels are not only possible, but achievable — A nice peace of greenwashing paid by US tax payer money
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Honeywell and Enlink Partner on Carbon Capture
Honeywell And EnLink Midstream Will Collaborate To Deliver Carbon Capture Solution
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Flowers and Tobacco Could be Grown on Polluted Soils
Polluted land can be planted with flowers and tobacco
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Lufthansa Technik Develops Biobased Compostites for Aircraft Cabine
Lufthansa Technik Develops Greener Composites For Cabin Use
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Industry Not Happy with New EPA Chemical Program
EPA’s New Chemicals Program Stifling U.S. Innovation. Constant delays, inconsistent policies pushing U.S. manufacturing overseas
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Sailing Ship Turns Ocean Waste into Energy
Sailing ship turns ocean plastic pollution into energy
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Canada Regulations on SUP Ban
Canada Publishes Final Regulations Banning Single-Use Plastics
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Germany and NL Go Back to Coal Power Plants
The European Green Deal is turning into a farce …. like the rest of Ursula’s mandate. Sometimes we see her car convoy speeding through the streets of Brussels as if Fangio himself was racing and shooting a scene for the next Mad Max movie. None of those cars are electric of course. German hypocrisy at…
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Lanxess Launches New Tepex Biobased Thermoplastic Composites
Lanxess adds new sustainable product variants to Tepex composites range
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Mitsui Chemicals and Microwave Chemical Partner on Chemical Recycling
Chemical Recycling Project of Flexible Polyurethane Foam using Microwave-Based technology
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Rhode Island Kills Chemical Recycling Bill
Misinformation Campaign Stalls Advanced Recycling Legislation in Rhode Island House
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Audi Chemical Recycling Update
New Process Turns Mixed Plastic Waste Into New Car Parts
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Plastic Robots and Drones to Clean Ocean Plastics
Robot fish could solve the ocean’s microplastic pollution problem while drones are swallowing tonnes of plastic waste before it reaches the ocean
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Mojia Biotech Raises Millions for Bio Materials Production
Mojia Biotech Completes Series B Financing to Advance Manufacturing of Bio-based Materials
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Reuters Investigates Unilever Plastic Sachets Maffia
The consumer giant vowed to ditch plastic sachets, single-use packaging that’s swamping poor countries with waste. Privately, it fought to keep using them.
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ANL on Maximising Crop Yield and Reducing Environmental Impact
Can farms produce to the max and still reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Argonne National Laboratory Is Helping Farmers Maximize Crop Yield While Minimizing Environmental Impact
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Lamor and Resiclo Partner on Chemical Recycling in Finland
Lamor has decided to construct a chemical recycling plant of plastics together with Resiclo
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NL Nitrogen GHG Emission Plan
Netherlands: Government Presents National Program to Reduce Nitrogen Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Rural Areas
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rPET Accoustic Panels
Step by step, PET is becoming the most circular plastic; making the circularity gap with other plastics huge.
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Evanesce Comments Canadian SUP Ban
Federal Plastic Ban A Good Start but What About Food Waste, Compostable Packager Says
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Economic Attributes of Green Fiscal Spending
How Stimulating Is a Green Stimulus? The Economic Attributes of Green Fiscal Spending
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European Plastic Recycling Turns into a Fiasco
The industry convinced EU politicians that all plastics could be recycled. Now comes the 2nd act of the Buffalo Bill show: the plastic waste has miraculously disappeared….so nothing was recycled.
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Rutgers Scientist Develops Antimicrobial Plant-Based Food Wrap
Rutgers Scientist Develops Antimicrobial, Plant-Based Food Wrap Designed to Replace Plastic
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Frugalpac Sells 1st Paper Bottle Machine
British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac has secured the first customer for its paper bottle machine which makes the Frugal Bottle – the world’s first and only commercially available wine, spirits and olive oil bottle made from recycled paper.
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Take Away Packaging Are Source of Microplastics in Body
Analysis of Microplastics in Takeaway Food Containers in China Using FPA-FTIR Whole Filter Analysis
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EFSA Opinion on French rPET for Food Contact Application
Safety assessment of the process Wellman Neufchateau Recyclage (WNR), based on the NGR technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials — What a coincidence! Just in time for the PET Buffalo Bill show.
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Chemical Industry Position on Revision REACH Directive
EU Chemical Industry shares their position on the revision of the REACH directive — BASF tells EU politicians what to do and how to do it. Why don’t we ban EU elections and appoint the board of BASF to run the European Commission?
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Can Urine Replace Chemical Fertilizers?
A researcher said urine is a nutrient-rich alternative and less polluting than synthetic fertilizers.
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Turning Velvet Worm Proteins into Bioplastics
Velvet worm proteins sequenced at last: One step closer to becoming a bioplastic
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UMaine Develops Recyclable Nanocellulose Food Containers
University of Maine engineers have created a grease-proof, water-resistant container from recyclable cellulose nanocomposites that could be the next big thing in takeout technology.
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India to Reduce Supply of Packaging Raw Materials
Govt announces measures to reduce supply of raw material to enforce ban on single-use plastic
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Genomatica and Unilever Partner on Palm Oil Alternative
Geno and Unilever launch $120m venture to scale alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels
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Aino Goes Biobased Ice Cream Packaging
The feedstock for the Bornewables PP from Borealis is derived from second-generation bio-mass, waste and residue streams that are not competing with the human food chain. The renewable content is accredited by mass balance according to ISCC PLUS …. Accredited by mass balance? Another brilliant idea by BASF
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US Senate Committee Passes PFAS Packaging Ban
Bipartisan amendment to ban PFAS chemicals in food packaging passed in key Senate committee today — Besides PFAS in food packaging, the question remains what will happen to soil, land, rivers etc. polluted with PFAS? Extended Producer Responsibility should apply to PFAS too.
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Fashion Fabric Grown from Microbes
New Microbial Weaving Process Can Grow Compostable Fabric From Microbes
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Indian Quality Standards for Biodegradable Plastic
The government has issued the Quality Standards for Biodegradable plastic.
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Implications & Risk Assessment Fungal Mycelium Materials
Implications of using fungal mycelium in composite material in construction, insulation, textile and health care.
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Scotland to Build Plastic To Hydrogen Plant
Plastic to hydrogen facility in West Dunbartonshire approved to help country produce cleaner energy
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Scottish Partnership to Recycle Fishing Ropes and Nets
The recycling initiative is the result of a joint venture between marine equipment and technology supplier Gael Force and Ocean Plastic Pots, a Glasgow-based business.
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NL Startup to Reduce Cost of PLA Production
Nature’s Principles to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of PLA production
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McDo Shareholders Support Reducing Plastic Packaging
41% of McDonald’s Shareholders Support New Action on Reducing Plastics Packaging Pollution
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CJ CheilJedang and Kyungpook National University Partner on PET Biodegradation
CJ Cheil Jedang works with university researchers to commercialize enzymes for biological plastic recycling
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USCC and BPI Release Joint Guidance on Compostable Products and EPR
USCC and BPI Issue Joint Guidance on Compostable Products and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Formal strategic partnership will guide extensive collaboration between the two organizations — Will the industry bribe the composters to accept their compostable plastics?
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Bioplastics from Whey Permeate
Researchers Aim To Make Biodegradable Plastic From Dairy Waste
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Bioplastics to Take Off
Plant-based plastics are only just starting to be more widely accepted
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Thailand and India Biofuels Report
Thailand doubled its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in COP26. India’s average ethanol blending rate with petroleum for calendar year 2022 is estimated at 9.3 percent.
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Sabic and UPM Partner on Ocean Plastic
Sabic Collaborates With Upm Raflatac To Launch The World’s First Label Material Made From Certified Circular Ocean Bound Plastic
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Dow Flexible Packaging Recycling in Africa
Dow Expands Flexible Packaging Recycling Effort Across Africa — Interesting! Flexible packaging isn’t being recycled in the EU and US, so I wonder what they’re doing differently in Africa?
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Plants Producing Aromatics
Altered gene helps plants absorb more carbon dioxide, produce more useful compounds
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