Tag: Paid Content
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HSBC Goes Recycled Plastic Cards
HSBC to switch to recycled plastic cards globally by the end of 2026
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World First Verified Compostable Underwear
Americans did it again! Underwear that degrades in 90 days
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British Columbia District Says No to Compostable Plastics
Compostable plastics explicitly excluded from organic composting system
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LG Chem First Certified ISCC in South Korea
LG Chem is First to Obtain ISCC+ for Eco-Friendly Bio-Balanced Products in Korea — RICOH Launches Advanced PLA Foam PLAiR
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Lignum Certified USDA Biopreferred
Lignum was accredited with the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label in the category intermediates plastic resins
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Belgian Bio Aromatics Pilot Plant Update
LignoValue Pilot ready to be built: More than 30 interested companies
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SUP Ban in Australia by The Guardian
National agreement on items covered by ban should provide businesses with certainty and ease consumer confusion
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Origin Materials and PrimaLoft Partner on Carbon Negative Insulating Fiber
Origin Materials and PrimaLoft Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Carbon-Negative Insulating Fiber for Outdoor Gear, Bedding, and Apparel
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Mitsubishi Forzea is First Bioplastics for Cutlery in Japan
Mitsubishi Chemical’s FORZEAS™ Will Be Japan’s 1st Biodegradable Polymer Used to Manufacture Cutlery
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California to Launch Satellite to Track CO2 Polluters
Carbon Mapper Launches Satellite Program to Pinpoint Methane and CO2 Super Emitters
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Borealis Starts Feasibility Study Chemical Recycling in Sweden
True to its EverMinds™ mind-set, Borealis drives collaborative project in Sweden to increase supply of chemically recycled feedstock for the manufacture of more circular base chemicals and plastic products
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New US Synbio Coalition
New Coalition Dedicated to Fostering American Synthetic Biology Manufacturing Launched Today
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French Plastic Packaging Industry Statement on Rising Prices
Commodities crisis: 96% of plastic packaging companies hit by price and supply tensions
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Battle of Bottles: Plastic vs Glass vs Aluminium
Battle of the Bottles: Plastic Beats Glass and Aluminum
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Converting Used Plastics in Biodegradable Surfactants
With this new science, plastics could see a second life as biodegradable surfactants
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Industry Letter on Review EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
Packaging value chain calls on the European Commission to dedicate appropriate time and resources to review of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
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Eastman and Tupperware Partner on Materials
Tupperware Brands expands ECO+ revolutionary sustainable material product line and announces new material partnership with Eastman
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Matchbox CarbonNeutral Tesla Roadster
Mattel Unveils First-of-its-Kind, CarbonNeutral® Matchbox® Tesla Roadster Die-cast Vehicle Made from 99% Recycled Materials to Serve as Brand Blueprint
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Biobased Plastics Podcast by UBQ Materials CEO
Tato Bigio is co-founder and CEO of Tel Aviv-based UBQ Materials, which makes a low-carbon bioplastic using the waste headed for landfills
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UK Cross Industry Coffee Pod Recycling Scheme
Cross-industry coffee pod recycling scheme, Podback, goes live across the UK
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Johnnie Walker Goes Sustainability Push
Johnnie Walker Keeps Walking as It Launches Its Biggest Ever Sustainability Push
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Tesco To Stop Plastic Bags for Click and Collect
Tesco issues new ban affecting every person who shops online
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Public Consultation on Biobased Products and Biofuels in France
The Ministry of Ecological Transition is launching a consultation on the acceleration strategy for bio-based products (and sustainable fuels) until Friday, May 14, 2021.
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NatureWorks Launches Ingeo 3D700
Ingeo 3D700, a newly developed PLA grade for large-format additive manufacturing, provides significant reduction in warping, minimizes print failures
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H&M Chemical Roadmap
Chemicals are essential to our everyday lives as well as the processes used to make clothes, such as washing, dyeing and printing. Good chemical management is crucial to ensure safe use and reuse of materials
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NL Goes Compostable Tea Bags and Coffee Pods
Green Deal signed: national switch to compostable coffee pods and tea bags
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QUT Funded for Renewable Biosilica Fillers from Rice Husks
QUT researchers will receive $628,447 in federal funding to investigate renewable feedstock
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French Debate on Packaging Eco Design and Eco Score
We will find a nutri score and eco / CO2 score on food packaging in France; both the packaging and nutritional score will impact purchasing behaviour
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Danimer Replies to Fraud Accusations
Danimer Scientific’s response to the article published in the Wall Street Journal on March 20, 2021 — RICOH Launches Advanced PLA Foam PLAiR
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Eco Entreprises Quebec Warns Against Compostable Plastic Packaging
Éco Entreprises Québec cautions against compostable and biodegradable plastic packaging
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New Hope Energy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Partner on Advanced Recycling
New Hope Energy Signs Advanced Recycling Agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical
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Centrale Lille Institute and Asynt Partner on Advanced Catalysts for Biomass Transformation
Working closely with researchers at the Centrale Lille Institute in Lille, France – Asynt has developed and supplied two custom high-pressure reactors to assist them in their development of new advanced catalysts for biomass transformation.
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Biodegradable USDA BioPreferred Oil Spill Kit by Green Boom
Green Boom Introduces First USDA Certified Biodegradable Spill Kit
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Green Dot Bioplastics 10 Year Anniversary
Kansas-based global bioplastics company celebrates 10 years of innovation and growth with capacity expansion and new product lines
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Carbiolice Evanesto Promotional Video
At Carbiolice, we are convinced that plastic can be useful without destroying the planet
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EU Report Strategic Bioeconomic Scenarios
The Commission’s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report mentions the potential of a sustainable bioeconomy, to transform Europe’s agricultural and industrial base and create new jobs, whilst enhancing our natural resources and ecosystems
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LyondellBasell Launches Circulen Products
LyondellBasell Launches Family of Circulen Products to Advance Circular Solutions
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Promateris Granted to Produce Biodegradable and Compostable Materials
Promateris has been awarded an EEA & Norway Grant for the production of biodegradable and compostable raw materials
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Belgium Bans Palm and Soya Oil in Biofuels
Belgium To Ban Palm and Soya Oil for Use in Biofuels from 2022
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Origin Materials and Packaging Matters Partner on Carbon Negative Packaging
Origin Materials and Packaging Matters Launch Partnership to Develop Advanced Carbon-Negative Packaging Solutions, Building on Existing 10-Year Supply Agreement
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Popsocket Launches Popgrip Plant
For three years, our engineers made it their mission to reduce the carbon footprint of our world-famous PopGrip
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Mitsubishi Goes Green Ammonia
MHI Invests in Starfire Energy, a Modular Green Ammonia Solution Provider, to Accelerate Efforts to Energy Transition; Additional Investors Includes AP Ventures, Chevron, New Energy Technology and Osaka Gas
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Last Secrets of Mechanical Recycling Unveiled
I’ve covered the main challenges of mechanical recycling and here are the last “stones” that weight the most. I was almost convinced that mechanical recycling was a sustainable solution
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Sabic and Sirc Partner on Chemical Recycling
Sabic, Sirc Join Hands To Realize Saudi Vision 2030 Objective Of Circular Economy
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Polymateria Time Controlled Open-Air Biodegradable Plastic
Another great outreach by Polymateria. Polymateria’s marketing is one of the best of the industry
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Sustainability Reporting is Greenwash
The real danger is when politicians and CEOs are making it look like real action is happening when in fact almost nothing is being done; Harvard Business Review
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Recycleye, Valorplast and Total Partner on Omni Recycling
Recycleye, Valorplast and Total partner with Citeo to develop and improve household waste recycling technologies
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Agilyx and Amsty Partner on Advanced Recycling
AmSty and Agilyx Announce Collaboration to build Advanced Recycling Facility
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Financial Times Video on Chemical Recycling
Less than 9 per cent of plastic waste is recycled, but an emerging industry promises to change that
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UN Project to Tackle Marine Litter
New project to help 30 developing countries tackle marine litter scourge
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UK Standards for Biobased, Biodegradable, and Compostable Plastics: Government Response
Standards for bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics. Summary of responses to the call for evidence and Government Response
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Polybiom Update
The launch of their plant in Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne should enable Polybiom specialed in bioplastics to reach a new milestone
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Synova Appoints Sederel to the Board
Synova Announces Industry Veteran Dr. Sederel As Key New Member of The Board
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Diageo Goes for Low Carbon Glass
Diageo collaborates on innovation trial to make most sustainable glass Scotch whisky bottles ever
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Iowa State University Boost Bioplastic Professorship
New professorship in Chemical and Biological Engineering awarded to Eric Cochran
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SK Chemical and Kolon Partner on PBAT
Kolon Industries and SK Global Chemical to launch decomposing biodegradable plastic PBAT product in Q3 2021
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Sabic and Polyray Partner on Renewable Eyewear
Sabic And Polyray Collaborate To Introduce Certified Renewable Polycarbonate Into Eyewear Applications
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CO2 Capture With Aqueous Peptides and Crystalline Guanidines
Direct air capture of CO2 with aqueous peptides and crystalline guanidines
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EU Report on Biobased Value Chains for Chemicals, Plastics and Pharmaceuticals
A comparison of bio-based and fossil-based value chains
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New Seasons Market Stops Single Use Water Bottles
New Seasons Market to Eliminate Single-Use Bottles of Water by Earth Day
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New Versalis 75% rPS Food Packaging
Versalis to launch new product for food packaging made with 75% post-consumer polystyrene
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Plastic Bank Stops A Billion Bottles Entering Ocean
Plastic Bank® Changes the World by Stopping One Billion Bottles of Ocean Plastic
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Occidental Petroleum Builds Bio Ethylene Plant
Occidental unit to build low-carbon bio-ethylene plant
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HB Fuller Compostable Adhesives for Flexible Packaging
Game-Changing Compostable Adhesives for Flexible Packaging
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Elopak Wins Carbon Quota Award
We are proud to announce that Elopak has been presented with the CarbonQuota award for the Most Sustainable Initiative In Print 2020/21
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Origin Materials and AECI Much Asphalt Partner on Low Carbon Asphalt
Origin Materials and AECI Much Asphalt to Develop Low-Carbon Asphalt
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Elevate Packaging First Compostable Adhesive Label
Elevate Packaging announces first BPI certified compostable adhesive label
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Newfoundland Develop New Fish Bioplastics
Canadian students develop new bioplastics made from fish leftovers
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Footprint Appoints Advisory Board
Footprint Invites Expert Advisory Board to Scale the Company’s Mission of Creating a Healthy Planet with Healthy People
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Origin Materials and Aeci Sans Partner on Carbon Negative Materials
Origin Materials and AECI SANS Technical Fibers to Develop Carbon-Negative Materials for Apparel and Automotive Applications
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Evonik Solutions for Circular Plastics
Evonik aims to generate additional sales of at least €350 million by 2030 with solutions for circular plastics
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Microplastics are Hubs for Pathogens
Microplastics as hubs enriching antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pathogens in municipal activated sludge
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Just Eat and Notpla Extend Seaweed Box Trial
Just Eat U.K and Notpla To Conduct More Trials Of Compostable Seaweed Boxes For Food Delivery
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Ocean Conservancy Report on PPE Pollution
Volunteers removed 107,219 items of personal protective equipment (PPE) from beaches and waterways worldwide in second half of 2020
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Taghleef New Promotional Video
In 15 years Taghleef has built not just a multinational corporation, but a worldwide culture: our values are built on a pioneering inspiring to drive change
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Prescription Paper Pill Bottle
The Prescription Paper Pill Bottle, a first of its kind, is 100% compostable and biodegradable
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CJ CheilJedang Goes PHA and PLA Packaging
CJ CheilJedang has begun to use a food packaging vinyl made from biodegradable polyhydroxy alcanoate (PHA) and polylactide (PLA)
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Flanders Moonshot Initiative
In this ambitious industrial innovation programme, Flemish universities, research institutes and industries develop breakthrough technologies by 2040 to create new climate-friendly processes and products. Innovation will help Flemish industries make the big leap: carbon circular and low in CO2 by 2050
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Symphony Environmental 2020 Results
There’s been a lot of discussion regarding the value of the OXO biodegradable industry. Here are some numbers.
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Symphony CEO Talks About OXOMAR Study
Symphony Environmental Technologies is a world leader in the development of additives to make ordinary plastic biodegradable and protective technologies to enhance plastic products
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Progress in Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae
Progress in Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algal Biomass and Hydrothermal Upgrading of the Subsequent Crude Bio-Oil: A Mini Review
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The Emerging Reductive Catalytic Fractionation Technology
The RCF biorefinery: Building on a chemical platform from lignin
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Loparex Gets ISCC Certified
Loparex Expands Sustainable Portfolio with ISCC PLUS-Certified Solutions
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Sabic Recycled Ocean Bound Portfolio
Sabic Is A Frontrunner In Industry To Launch Recycled Ocean Bound Plastics Portfolio















