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BASF and Sulzer Sign MoU to Expand Portfolio of Sustainable Solutions
(Omnexus - SpecialChem)
29/08-2022 |
| TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics Cost Efficiency
Sulzer Chemtech (GTC Technology) and BASF have signed a MoU with the goal of ... |
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Sustainability and Bioplastics
Cost Efficiency
Sulzer Chemtech (GTC Technology) and
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K.D. Feddersen Group companies combine forces at K 2022
(Sustainable Plastics)
29/08-2022 |
| At K 2022, K.D. Feddersen member companies Akro-Plastic GmbH, Bio-Fed, AF-Color and K.D. Feddersen Ueberseegesellschaft mbH will be ... |
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| highlighting its M·VERA family of biobased products, which includes bioplastics with sustainable organic fillers, such as cellulose, lignin |
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S C Promateris S A : Press release 23.08.2022
(MarketScreener)
23/08-2022 |
| Promateris posts a turnover of 18 million euros in H1 2022 and
continues to consolidate its leading position in CEE
Bucharest, August 23 ... |
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| bags, fruit and vegetable bags, bio-waste bin liners). Promateris operates three business lines: Bio-based and compostable packaging, which |
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Riding Thailand’s Green Surge
(Bangkok Post)
23/08-2022 |
| ... published : 23 Aug 2022 at 17:02 ... |
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| a joint venture, Total Corbion PLA, to open a $250 million plant that converts local cane sugar into polylactic acid, or PLA, a renewable |
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Bioplastorganisationen EUBP har ny ordförande och styrelse
(Packnews.se)
22/08-2022 |
| Bioplastorganisationen European Bioplastics (EUBP) har valt ny ordförande och styrelse. Ny ordförande är Stefan Barot från företaget Biotec ... |
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| Bioplastorganisationen
European Bioplastics
(
EUBP
) har valt ny ordförande och styrelse. Ny ordförande är Stefan Barot från företaget |
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Mitsubishi’s Bioengineering Plastic Adopted for Casio Watch Part
(Omnexus - SpecialChem)
19/08-2022 |
| TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics Part Design & Manufacturing
The bioengineering plastic "DURABIO™," developed by the Mitsubishi ... |
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| Read:
Innovative Bioplastic Applications Drive Market Development!
Mitsubishi's DURABIO™ Portfolio
Source:
Mitsubishi Chemical Group |
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Rethinking engineered materials at RISE 2022
(Innovation In Textiles)
18/08-2022 |
| Emphasis on natural and bio-based alternatives to synthetics in North Carolina. |
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| of global nonwovens at Kimberly-Clark.
“First, the industry was not sufficiently prepared to prove the benefits of bioplastics relative to |
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Confoil and BASF DualPakECO compostable paperboard packaging
(What’s New in Food Technology & Manufacturing)
18/08-2022 |
| Australian food packaging manufacturer Confoil and
BASF
have developed a certified compostable, dual ovenable paper tray for packaging of ... |
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| paperboard and coated with BASF’s biopolymer ecovio PS 1606, a partly bio-based and certified compostable biopolymer developed for coating |
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LVMH and Avantium go green with plant based, petroleum-free cosmetic packaging
(Packaging Insights)
17/08-2022 |
| ... 17 Aug 2022 --- Renewable chemistry technology business Avantium reports that it has struck a conditional offtake agreement with one of the ... |
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PEF, the sustainable and circular plastic material, is
primarily made of FDCA
and is entirely plant-based and recyclable.
It offers |
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Genomatica and Aquafil Start Pre-Commercial Plant-Based Nylon 6 Production
(Plastics Technology)
17/08-2022 |
| Quantities available for evaluation in nylon applications ranging from yarns for textile and carpet to engineering thermoplastics. |
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Materials Additives & Blends Take PLA Upscale
The second conference on biopolymers hosted by NatureWorks testified to the burgeoning |
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Focus: European plastics industry braces for more challenges
(雅式中国塑料橡胶网)
10/08-2022 |
| The European plastics industry is tackling challenges on multiple fronts. Since early 2019, COVID-19 has had major effects on production. ... |
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| feedstock. (Photo: SABIC)
On the subject of bioplastics, the European Bioplastics trade association says that bioplastics still don’t |
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TIPA and Aquapak collaboration aims to develop new compostable film solutions
(Packaging Europe)
9/08-2022 |
| A new collaboration will see TIPA incorporate Aquapak's water-soluble polymer technology with the aim of delivering high-barrier and PVDC- ... |
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| , which apparently has a synergy with bio-based polymers. Aquapak claims that the polymer offers barrier and strength functionality while |
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Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up
(ABC News)
9/08-2022 |
| Billions of dollars in investments are pouring into companies changing the recipe for plastic ... |
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Some Starbucks stores use disposable cups lined with NatureWorks' PLA, Ford said.
NatureWorks has become something of a game changer in |
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Asahi Kasei Becomes a Member of European Bioplastics
(Omnexus - SpecialChem)
5/08-2022 |
| TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics
Asahi Kasei joined European Bioplastics (EUBP), an association of companies involved in bioplastics ... |
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| TAGS:
Sustainability and Bioplastics
Asahi Kasei joined European Bioplastics (EUBP), an association of companies involved in bioplastics |
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New way found to turn number seven plastic into valuable products
(ScienceDaily)
31/08-2022 |
| A team of Washington State University researchers developed a simple and efficient way to convert polylactic acid (PLA), a bio-based ... |
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| ... to convert polylactic acid (PLA), a bio-based plastic used in products such as filament, plastic silverware and food packaging to a high- ... |
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Eco-Friendly, Compostable Packaging
(Sustainable Packaging News)
31/08-2022 |
| The AIRplus® Bio Home Compostable film has been added to the Storopack product portfolio ... |
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IIT Guwahati develops edible coating to keep fruits fresh
(The Telegraph)
30/08-2022 |
| Material, which will prevent wastage, is tested on vegetables such as potato, tomato, green chili and strawberries, Khasi mandarin, apples ... |
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| ... out in a minute and then left for drying. The coating is made of eatable biopolymer. We are any way consuming such polymers in day-to-day ... |
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Toray Develops 100% Bio-based Adipic Acid, a Raw Material for PA 66
(Omnexus - SpecialChem)
29/08-2022 |
| TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics
Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has developed the world’s first 100% bio-based adipic acid ... |
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| TAGS:
Sustainability and Bioplastics
Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has developed the world’s first 100% bio-based adipic |
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Properties and Recyclability of Abandoned Fishing Net-Based Plastic Debris
(MDPI)
26/08-2022 |
| Plastics in marine environments undergo molecular degradation via biocatalytic and photocatalytic mechanisms. Abandoned, lost, or discarded ... |
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| tons in 9 years. More than 45% of production took place in Asia (European Bioplastics 2019). Nevertheless, in 2018, only around 0.6% of |
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Could two Georgia companies help solve the plastic crisis?
(Phys.org)
24/08-2022 |
| A time-lapse video shows a baby blue straw sitting in a tank of water and rocks. |
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| , derived from canola oil, comes from a growing family of bioplastics called polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHAs.
Stone Mountain-based WinCup, |
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Cleaning up
(MIT Technology Review)
24/08-2022 |
| For Ty Christoff-Tempesta, PhD ’22, a summer job at a potato chip company helped him figure out what he could do to help save the planet. “ ... |
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| performs like existing single-use plastics but is biodegradable and can be made from renewable resources on existing manufacturing equipment |
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Making agriculture greener
(MIT Technology Review)
24/08-2022 |
| Agriculture is both a victim and a culprit of climate change. Growing and producing food, fiber, and biofuels generates about one-quarter ... |
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| one plant had been coated with bacteria encased in a silk-based biopolymer to help it withstand the arid conditions where it was planted; |
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3 Ways Businesses Can Avoid Greenwashing
(Forbes)
21/08-2022 |
| More than 50 years ago, a picture of a little blue marble in a sea of endless black helped catalyze the modern environmental movement when ... |
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| of inadvertent greenwashing. Terms like “compostable,” “biodegradable,” and “plastic-free” might seem like harmless marketing jargon but |
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Quitting single-use plastic in Japan
(BBC - Future)
25/08-2022 |
| Japan is one of the world's biggest plastic waste producers, thanks to its love of packaging - but a week of going plastic-free in Tokyo ... |
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| the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Eventually, plastics break down into non-biodegradable microparticles that pose potential threats to |
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Why forest biomass must not be counted as ‘renewable’ energy
(EurActiv)
17/08-2022 |
| MEPs have taken a brave and principled stand by calling for an end to forest biomass counting toward renewable energy targets; for the sake ... |
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| billions
in publicly funded renewable energy subsidies under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
In September, MEPs will vote on |
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‘Europe should follow India’s lead on plastic recycling’
(Packaging Europe)
12/08-2022 |
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| The Indian government recently passed a law that will force producers, importers and brand owners to recycle up to 50% of the plastic they use or produce over the next three years. Christian Schiller, co-founder and CEO of cirplus, argues that Europe should follow suit. |
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How will the packaging industry navigate upcoming regulations on chemicals?
(Packaging Europe)
12/08-2022 |
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| Chemicals frequently used in packaging, including BPA and PFAS, are set to be more strictly regulated in the coming years as awareness of their environmental and health implications expands. According to McKinsey, packaging companies should take a proactive approach to tightening regulations on chemicals, with technology, supply chain collaboration, and ... |
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Global Plastics Outlook
(oecd-ilibrary.org)
9/08-2022 |
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| The global community is far from achieving its objective of ending plastic pollution, unless more stringent and co-ordinated policies are implemented. A key question is: What are the plausible scenarios for the evolution of plastics in the absence of... |
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How can we make extended producer responsibility a reality?
(Packaging Europe)
9/08-2022 |
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| Ignacio Gavilan, Sustainability Director at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and Sander Defruyt, Lead of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Plastics Initiative, outline the ongoing work of their respective organisations on extended producer responsibility schemes, and explain the key role these schemes play in a circular economy for packaging. |
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MEPs back boost for renewables use and energy savings
(European Parliament)
13/07-2022 |
| Share of renewable energy to be raised to 45% by 2030
Energy savings targets raised to 40% in final energy consumption, and 42.5% in ... |
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| : Fit for 55 package
EP research: Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive: Fit for 55 package
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4 key questions on the EU’s shift to more sustainable chemicals
(Politico EU)
7/07-2022 |
| The EU’s effort to make chemicals more sustainable is one of the hottest files in the bloc’s Green Deal effort. |
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| REACH, the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation and the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation proposal — said Cefic’s |
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Taxonomy: MEPs do not object to inclusion of gas and nuclear activities
(European Parliament)
6/07-2022 |
| Absolute majority of MEPs needed to reject the Commission’s proposal was not reached
If Council does not object either, the Taxonomy ... |
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Procedure file
EU taxonomy: Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonisation (02.02.2022 |
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