Tag: Paid Content
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Netherlands Says No to Belgian Ineos Plant
The province of Zeeland (NL) is appealing against the environmental permit for the construction of the new Ineos ethane cracker in the port of Antwerp (BE).
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Borealis and Reclay Group Partner on Chemical Recycling
Borealis and Reclay Group establish a unique strategic partnership to tackle the challenge of plastic packaging waste and its recycling
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MycoWorks Raises $125 Million
MycoWorks Raises $125 Million Series C Financing to Fund Mass Production of Fine Mycelium™
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AlgaePrize Competition
The inaugural 2022–2023 U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office AlgaePrize competition is now open!
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Evonik Sustainable Poly Alpha Olefins for Adhesives
Evonik develops sustainable amorphous poly-alpha-olefins for the adhesives industry
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Relement Receives Grant for Bio Aromatic MPA
Pre-commercial demonstration of bio-aromatic MPA in a 100% sustainable alkyd coating
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Plastic Waste Conversion to Biomethane, Syngas and Biochar via Anaerobic Digestion and Gasification
Plastic-containing food waste conversion to biomethane, syngas, and biochar via anaerobic digestion and gasification: Focusing on reactor performance, microbial community analysis, and energy balance assessment
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CPChem Markets Circular PE
Chevron Phillips Chemical completes first commercial sales of Marlex® Anew™ Circular Polyethylene
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Blue Biofuels and Vertimass Partner on Renewable Chemicals
Blue Biofuels, Inc. Expands Technology License Agreement with Vertimass
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Vertimass and European Energy Partner on CO2 Based Chemicals
Vertimass and European Energy Sign Letter of Intent
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Repeats to Launch European Plastics Recycling Platform
Rapid expansion plans focused on production of high-quality recycled low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
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Solvay and Trillium Partner on Biobased Acrylonitrile
Solvay to collaborate with Trillium on bio-based acrylonitrile for carbon fiber applications
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Bloom Hires Director to Develop Materials and Chemicals
Bloom Biorenewables hires Sophie Rouzeau (Dumas)
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Circulate Capital Invests in Prevented Ocean Plastic Southeast Asia
Circulate Capital Invests in “Prevented Ocean Plastic Southeast Asia” to Expand Recycling Infrastructure and Prevent Plastic Pollution in Indonesia
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Toyo Styrene and Agilyx Partner on Chemical Recycling in Japan
Toyo Styrene Enters into the Construction Phase of Chemical Recycling Facility in Japan utilizing Agilyx Technology
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Dow Named Most Just Chemical Company
Dow named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the third year by JUST Capital
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South Korea Goes Compulsory Coffee Cups DRS
South Korea may well be the worldwide leader in waste management. The compulsory DRS for disposable cups will start in June 2022
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Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies Partner on Chemical Recycling
Plastic Energy And TotalEnergies Sign An Agreement For An Advanced Recycling Project In Spain
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DOE Funds Next Generation Plastics Technologies
U.S. Department of Energy Invests $13.4 Million to Combat Plastic Waste, Reduce Plastic Industry Emissions
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Bluepha and Pharadox Partner on PHA
We are proud and honored to start the new year announcing a new cooperation. With our material partner Bluepha we will be able to develop more unique PHA based materials to suit an ever growing need for sustainable solutions
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University of Maryland to Study Microplastics with Drones and Infrared
Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are embarking on a research project that will lay the foundation for plastic research in the Chesapeake Bay
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UC Santa Barbara Breakthrough Research on Enzymes
Researchers develop a method that gives enzymes the ability to catalyze new-to-nature reactions
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Bacteria Biochemistry Controlled With Insoluble Material
Design of Polymeric Thin Films to Direct Microbial Biofilm Growth, Virulence, and Metabolism
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Mitsui and Origin Materials Partner on Carbon Negative Materials
Origin Materials and Mitsui Form Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials
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A Case for Landfill Biodegradable Plastics
Selecting packaging, what makes sense: Bio-based? Recyclable? Biodegradable? Compostable?
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Misleading Recycling Claims Settlement Keurig Canada
Keurig Canada to pay $3 million penalty to settle Competition Bureau’s concerns over coffee pod recycling claims
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U of T Engineering and Ford Partner on Bio Composites for Cars
U of T Engineering and Ford partnership introduces new sustainable material into the automotive industry
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Beko Launches Eco Friendly Kitchen Appliances
Beko’s eco-friendly kitchen appliances are the perfect new year’s purchase to kickstart a sustainable 2022 starting from home
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First China PHA Plant Breaks Ground
Bluepha breaks ground on its first commercial scale PHA plant in Binhai County, Jiangsu Province
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Canada Biofuel Report 2020
Canada’s draft Clean Fuel Standard, published in December 2020, outlines the beginnings of a nationwide framework for adopting a carbon intensity approach for renewable fuels
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Irish Circular Economy Bill Report
Report on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Circular Economy Bill 2021
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Genecis and Helian Partner on PHA
Genecis Bioindustries Inc and Helian Polymers announce cooperation
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PEF Not So Sustainable Says NGO
Wonder Plastic PEF Will Not Yet Help Solve The Plastic Soup says Plastic Soup Foundation
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Future of Bioplastics in France
French conference on the place of bioplastics in the circular economy
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Indian Solution for Mass Scale Seaweed Bioplastics
An Indian startup could revolutionize seaweed bioplastic
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Novozymes and Saimer Partner on Carbon Capture 
Novozymes to deliver on strategy with carbon capture collaboration agreement
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Cellulose Valley Launched in France
Launch of the Cellulose Valley : creating new cellulose packaging
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What Changed for Plastics in France in 2022?
From January 1, 2022, essential changes will take place and will concretely make ecology part of the daily life of the French
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Plastic Degrading Enzymes Correlate with Pollution
Plastic-Degrading Potential across the Global Microbiome Correlates with Recent Pollution Trends
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Breakthrough in Plastic Waste Separation
Breakthrough in separating plastic waste: Machines can now distinguish 12 different types of plastic
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First Home Energy Solution from Ocean Plastic
Schneider Electric Reveals First Home Energy Solutions Made from Recycled Ocean Plastics at CES 2022 to Make Homes More Sustainable
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Indian MP Promotes Biodegradable Materials
Indian politician promotes Indian made biodegradable materials
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Trinseo Buys Heathland
A significant step forward in achieving the Company’s goals of advancing a circular economy
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First Refillable Paper Compostable Skincare Pouches
World’s First Refillable Paper Compostable Skincare Pouches
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Tesco is Biggest Forest Destroyer
Tesco is the UK’s worst supermarket for forest destruction says Greenpeace
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Teijin Aramid and Clariter Partner on Chemical Recycling
Teijin Aramid and Clariter develop a carbon neutral solution for recycling of Endumax®
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India Develops Algae Solution for Water Pollution
Green and Clean: New Eco-friendly and Sustainable Algae-Based Way to Fight Water Pollution
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CGB and MN Soybean Processors Partner on Soybean Processing Plant
CGB and MN Soybean Processors Announce Plans to Build State-of-the-Art Soybean Processing Plant in North Dakota
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Coatings Based on Bio Renewable Oligomers and Monomers
Photocurable Coatings Based on Bio-Renewable Oligomers and Monomers
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Berry Global Commitment on Circular Plastics
Berry Announces Goal for 30% Circular Plastics by 2030, With Long-Term Vision to Decouple from Fossil Fuels
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NTU Singapore and Harvard Scientists Develop Antibacterial Packaging
Keep food fresh with this bacteria-killing packaging
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EU Biotech and New Production Technologies Report
European Union: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual
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Correlation Between Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status
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South Korea to Replace Plastic with Bioplastics
Gov’t blueprint aims to switch S. Korea to bioplastics by 2050
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Recycled Plastic Contains Toxic Chemicals
Plastic waste shouldn’t even be recycled into food contact materials due to the presence of toxic chemicals according to study
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PHA from Cheese Byproduct
PHA Production from Cheese Whey and “Scotta”: Comparison between a Consortium and a Pure Culture of Leuconostoc mesenteroides
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Chemours Removed from NewsWeek Responsible Companies Listing
Following criticism, Chemours no longer listed as a top responsible company in Newsweek
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Tipa Raises $ 70 Million
Cleantech company Tipa raises $70 million for compostable flexible packaging
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ProAmpac Buys PSG
Strengthens Labeling Capabilities and Expands Presence in Food and Pet Food Markets
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NatureWorks and Sulzer Partner on PLA in Thailand
NatureWorks will use Sulzer Technology to produce PLA in Thailand
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Sulzer to Convert Bamboo in Bio Chemicals
Sulzer’s technology converting bamboo into bioethanol in pioneering Indian bio-refinery
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Malaysian Students Convert Wastewater in Bioplastic Using Algae
A TEAM of Malaysian students decided to use byproducts from the wastewater system to create bioplastic – thus cleaning water and creating something useful at the same time
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Petition Against Frans Timmermans
Frans Timmermans, VP of EU Commission, is set to receive an academic award in NL. However, many scientists are complaining about this and launching a petition.
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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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Macron Mentions Plastic in New Year Speech
French President Macron talks about plastic packaging is his new year speech.
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Industrial Polymers Sustainably Made From Lignin
Among the many problems with plastic, it’s manufactured from a fossil resource. An EU team has developed a sustainable alternative that grows on trees
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The Disillusionment of Chemical Recycling
Policy makers should not be fooled by the plastic industry’s greenwashing of chemical recycling says researcher
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Latin America Tells US to Reduce Plastic Waste Export
Exports to region doubled in 2020 with predicted to grow
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Mexican Researchers Develop Bioplastic from Mango, Hibiscus and Coffee
They design bioplastic from mango peel residues, hibiscus and roasted coffee
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Biobased Materials for Sustainable Aquaculture
BIOGEARS: bio-based materials for sustainable European aquaculture
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SK Geo Centric and Kolon Commercialise PBAT
SK Geo Centric and Kolon Industries launch eco-friendly biodegradable plastic PBAT
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DOE Fact Sheet on Bioproducts
In an effort to build a 100% clean energy economy, the United States is investing in research to develop innovative products made from biological material.
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DOE Fact Sheet on Algae
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office Fact Sheet on Algae
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UBC Reseachers on Marine Deoxygenation
Ancient marine deoxygenation events highlight the fragility of our oceans’ biochemical cycles
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Novel Strategies for PHB Production
Plant-based component could boost bacterial production of biodegradable plastic
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7 Plant Based Options for Everyday Products
7 Eco-Friendly Plant-Based Alternatives for Everyday Products
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Deodorization of Post Consumer Plastic Waste
Deodorization of post-consumer plastic waste fractions: A comparison of different washing media
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ACC Letter on Pyrolysis and Gasification to EPA
Letter from ACC to EPA on Potential Future Regulation Addressing Pyrolysis and Gasification
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Kemira Biobased Strategy Video
Watch a short interview on Kemira’s biobased strategy with Sampo Lahtinen, VP R&D and Technology EMEA. Sampo will explain how the biobased strategy and commercial partnerships are progressing.
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EU 2022 Promotion Programs for Agricultural Products
The European Commission allocated €185.9 million euros ($210.6 million USD) in 2022 for the promotion of European Union agri-food products both globally and in Europe.
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EU Sustainable Carbon Cycles
European Commission Publishes New Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles
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Kentucky Renewable Chemical Production Program
Kentucky begins Renewable Chemical Production Program













