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Dear members,
We are pleased to share with you the monthly press clipping September 2021. If you have any questions, comments, or interesting news or topics to share, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Enjoy the read!
Kind regards from the European Bioplastics team
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NatureWorks to go ahead with second PLA facility in Thailand
(Oils & Fats International)
14/09-2021 |
| Global polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer manufacturer NatureWorks is set to go ahead with a new plant in Thailand, the company announced on ... |
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| was due for completion in 2024, the company said.
NatureWorks started producing PLA biopolymers at commercial scale in 2002 and, in 2013, |
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Consumer perception: the role of eco-labels and innovative packaging
(Food Packaging Forum RSS Feed)
27/09-2021 |
| Italian studies investigate consumer perception and attitude; find food- and packaging-related eco-labels to equally signal higher food ... |
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| consumer perception and attitude; find food- and packaging-related eco-labels to equally signal higher food quality and safety to consumers; |
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McDonald's Happy Meal toys to go green globally by 2025
(Euronews)
22/09-2021 |
| By Hilary Russ
– McDonald’s Corp said on Tuesday it will drastically cut the use of plastic in the more than 1 billion children’s toys ... |
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| together themselves.
More toys will also be made from recycled or plant-based plastics, McDonald’s said. The changes will allow the Chicago |
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Plan for a new PLA chain in the USA
(Nonwovens News)
22/09-2021 |
| CHICAGO & SEOUL – South Korean diversified chemical company LG Chem is teaming up with ADM to explore the US-based production of lactic ... |
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| Chem would receive a stable supply of raw materials needed to enter the bioplastics market in earnest. As a part of our sustainable business |
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Lidl announces plans to reduce plastic waste
(Resource)
20/09-2021 |
| Lidl has announced today (20 September) its plans to ‘eliminate plastic waste’ through supporting the reduction and recycling of the ... |
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| of approximately 275 tonnes of plastic from the waste stream. This compostable packaging is also designed for reuse as caddy liners for |
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The biodegradable polymer PBAT is hitting the big time
(Chemical & Engineering News)
19/09-2021 |
| Polybutylene adipate co-terephthalate is succeeding by straddling the peterochemical and biopolymer worlds |
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| of the PLA maker NatureWorks and now an independent consultant, considers PBAT the “cheapest and easiest way to make a bioplastics product.” |
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Tunable PVA Packaging Dissolves in Water
(Plastics Today)
15/09-2021 |
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Bags made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film can be manufactured to dissolve completely in water in minutes or weeks. |
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| minerals. We do not view this as a traditional bioplastic. As traditional bioplastics are viewed by the public as compostable, biodegradable |
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Reality Check: Experimental Studies on Microplastics Lack Realism
(MDPI)
14/09-2021 |
| Environmental microplastics are gaining interest due to their ubiquity and the threat they pose to environmental and human health. Critical ... |
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| impact of salinity, UV radiation and turbulence on leaching of organic plastic additives from four common plastics—A lab experiment. Mar. |
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France to impose ban on plastic packaging for fruits and vegetables
(NS Packaging)
13/10-2021 |
| The ban is applicable to almost 30 fruits and vegetables such as leeks, peppers, cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes, apples, pears, bananas, ... |
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| to the anti-waste law in 2022 to eliminate non-biodegradable plastic tea and herbal tea bags from supermarket shelves.
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All Vietnamese supermarkets to use eco-friendly bags by 2025
(Vietnam Economic News)
9/10-2021 |
| (VEN) - By 2025, all commercial centers and supermarkets will use environmentally-friendly packaging and plastic bags and enterprises will ... |
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| attractions and accommodations to avoid use of non-biodegradable plastic bags and disposable plastic products.
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One step closer to the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
(Europen)
8/10-2021 |
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| When you last read our newsletter in July, the Commission was working in full speed on the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) to be able to adopt its proposal by the end of 2021. Although the Commission is still working hard on the review and the Impact Assessment study i |
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Preliminary recommendations for technical screening criteria for the EU taxonomy
(Europen)
8/10-2021 |
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| On 3rd August 2021, the European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance published its preliminary recommendations for technical screening criteria for the EU taxonomy with a focus on circularity, pollution, biodiversity and water, in the form of a Report and Annex. The Platform gathered feedba |
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