| EUBP & members
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AIMPLAS Transforms Coffee Waste into Plastic Film for Packaging
(Omnexus - SpecialChem)
30/12-2022 |
TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics Creativity with Plastics
Converting biological waste into resources is one of the keys of the ... |
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... additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastics for packaging.
The biobased plastic film produced by AIMPLAS ... |
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Futerro plans to build new PLA biorefinery with yearly output of 75,000 tons
(Packaging Europe)
19/12-2022 |
Belgian PLA producer Futerro has started negotiations to open a new fully integrated biorefinery at the Port-Jérôme industrial and port ... |
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Belgian PLA producer Futerro has started negotiations to open a new fully integrated biorefinery at the Port-Jérôme industrial and port area ... |
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Successful EUBP Conference
(Renewable Carbon News)
16/12-2022 |
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... -related projects.
About European Bioplastics
European Bioplastics represents the interests of the European bioplastics industry. Its ... |
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CJ Biomaterials Has Big Plans for Tunable PHA Biopolymers
(Plastics Today)
13/12-2022 |
Applications for its first product, amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA), a softer, more rubber-like version of PHA, include rigid and ... |
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... change, Senechal says. “We’re excited about a collaboration with NatureWorks to develop multiple new compounds that can expand the field of ... |
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Bioplastics have a role in the circular economy
(Sustainable Plastics)
12/12-2022 |
But reduce, reuse, and recycling are the first priorities ... |
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... set to engage with political stakeholders on upcoming legislation. As Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director of EUBP noted in his presentation ... |
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Futerro to Set up Fully Integrated PLA Biorefinery in Normandy, France
(Omnexus - SpecialChem)
12/12-2022 |
TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics
Following the construction of its first PLA (poly-lactic acid) plant in China in 2021, Futerro's ... |
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TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics
Following the construction of its first PLA (poly-lactic acid) plant in China in 2021, Futerro's ... |
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Novelties of bioplastics: EC’s policy framework and industry updates
(Food Packaging Forum)
12/12-2022 |
European Commission (EC) publishes policy framework on bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics; aims to guide policy, industry, ... |
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... plastics .”
Read more
EUBP (December, 2022). “ 17 th European Bioplastics Conference .”
EUBP (December 6, 2022). “ Global bioplastics ... |
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How This Determined Female Founder Is Taking on Big Plastic
(Inc.com)
8/12-2022 |
Daphna Nissenbaum started her Israel-based company with one goal: to make a truly compostable bioplastic. |
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... , named Tipa one of the top eight bioplastics firms in the world, alongside brands such as BASF. (Tipa would not disclose revenue.) Tipa's ... |
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Formerra and Danimer Scientific collaborate amid biotechnology policy advances
(Packaging Insights)
8/12-2022 |
... 08 Dec 2022 --- Danimer Scientific is partnering with Formerra to scale the distribution of its environmentally sustainable bioplastics. |
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Dec 2022 --- Danimer Scientific is partnering with Formerra to scale the distribution of its environmentally sustainable bioplastics. Karen ... |
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European Bioplastics forecasts increased production of bioplastics by 2027
(Packaging Europe)
6/12-2022 |
European Bioplastics (EUBP) has presented a positive outlook for the global bioplastics industry at the 17th EUBP Conference, with the ... |
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... European Bioplastics (EUBP) has presented a positive outlook for the global bioplastics industry at the 17th EUBP Conference, with the ... |
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Highlighting the recyclability of PLA
(Sustainable Plastics)
28/11-2022 |
New whitepaper from TotalEnergies Corbion ... |
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... from TotalEnergies Corbion offers a deep dive into the topic of PLA recycling. Stay in the cycle, rethinking recycling with PLA bioplastics ... |
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Asahi Kasei Begins the Sale of BR and S-SBR Made Using the Mass-balance Method
(Omnexus - SpecialChem)
24/11-2022 |
TAGS: Automotive Sustainability and Bioplastics
Asahi Kasei, in November 2022, begins the sale of Tufdene™ S-SBR (solution-polymerized ... |
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... of Asahi Kasei’s Kawasaki Works.
The sale will be based on the ISCC PLUS certification for S-SBR and BR acquired by Asahi Kasei’s Synthetic ... |
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| Bioplastics & related topics
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Compostable plastics have public support, finds survey
(The Grocer)
30/11-2022 |
Source: Co-opCo-op’s compostable carrier bag ... |
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... 2025.
Tipa said its survey showed the government should invest more in creating the infrastructure needed to process compostable plastic at ... |
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Compostables could help fight plastic pollution
(Sustainable Plastics)
28/11-2022 |
Collection infrastructure needed for compostable waste ... |
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... also showed that 85% of people supported banning conventional plastic packaging where alternative compostable solutions were available, with ... |
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Products Made With Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial Scale
(The Wall Street Journal)
28/11-2022 |
Straws, bottles and packaging made with captured greenhouse-gas are starting to reach commercial scale, offering a way for businesses ... |
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... called polyhydroxybutyrate, which is used to make biodegradable resins that can replace plastic. The private company sources captured ... |
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DUH ran misleading composting experiment
(Renewable Carbon News)
23/11-2022 |
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... green waste itself.
Trial violates waste legislation
Source
Bioplastics MAGAZINE, 2022-11-15.
Supplier
Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH) ... |
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Below zero†
(RSC Publishing - Royal Society of Chemistry)
21/11-2022 |
The current climate debate focuses on how to reach net zero latest by 2050. Most transformation pathways rely on negative emissions to ... |
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... will have to developed, as bio-based solutions are limited though essential for reverting land use impacts and safeguarding biodiversity. In ... |
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Transforming the industry with recyclable biomaterials
(Packaging Europe)
21/11-2022 |
Dr. Ulla Forsström is principal scientist at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and coordinates the EU-funded project INN-PRESSME ... |
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... is produced from bio-based resources. Bioplastic is, in turn, produced from these biomaterials. But bioplastic is not necessarily any more ... |
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Brand Watch: To get to net zero, we have to dig deep into the circular economy
(Reuters)
17/11-2022 |
With all eyes on the U.N. climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, even close observers of environmental affairs could be forgiven for missing the ... |
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... in Japan, for instance, that is experimenting with producing biomass plastic (pararesin) from a microalga called Euglena.
Earlier this year ... |
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New report signals innovation boom in bio- and recycling alternatives
(Sustainable Plastics)
17/11-2022 |
For the second year in succession, intellectual property firm Appleyard Lees has published its Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report ... |
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... by blending PBAT or PBS with other bioplastics such as PLA to combine flexibility and strength. Meanwhile, Japan’s Mitsubishi Group is ... |
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Bioeconomy: The Innovative Twin of Sustainability
(MDPI)
11/11-2022 |
With its far-reaching promise of a new synthesis of ecology and economy, the concept of the bioeconomy is a shimmering, ambiguous term in ... |
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... and compostable bioplastics, this also strategically makes more sense than moral appeals to voluntary waivers [ 8 ]. Bioplastics combine the ... |
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Council Post: Why We Should Embrace New Material Development And Innovations
(Forbes)
10/11-2022 |
Although carbon footprints are a common concern, let’s embrace new material innovations and avoid presumptions about certain types of ... |
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... are some examples.
• Recycled and bio-based plastics are replacing fossil-based plastics. This allows plastic circularity in which waste is ... |
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| Policy issues
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New EU packaging law misses vital collection aspect, industry warns
(EurActiv)
14/12-2022 |
Beverage cartons are set to miss out on measures that would boost collection and recycling for packaging in the EU [sweeann / Shutterstock] ... |
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“As the upcoming revision of the Waste Framework Directive is no longer expected to address collection, sorting and recycling ... |
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Novelties of bioplastics: EC’s policy framework and industry updates
(Food Packaging Forum RSS Feed)
12/12-2022 |
European Commission (EC) publishes policy framework on bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics; aims to guide policy, industry, ... |
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European Commission (EC) publishes policy framework on bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics; aims to guide policy, industry, ... |
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UK devolution and EU harmonisation
(Sustainable Packaging News)
5/12-2022 |
By Kathy Illingworth, Head of Sustainability Consulting at Ecoveritas ... |
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... a draft revision to the European Union’s (EU) Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The proposed revision will accelerate the EU’s goal ... |
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EU sets out plan to cut back packaging waste
(Politico EU)
30/11-2022 |
New rules spell the end of throwaway coffee cups and condiment packets, prompting backlash from industry. |
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... plastic carrier bags — while the rest should go into recycling.
The compostable packaging industry isn’t happy about that, saying it will ... |
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Brussels set to propose watered down EU packaging law after industry outcry
(EurActiv)
29/11-2022 |
New targets in a draft law to cut down on waste, like plastic bottles, in the EU have dropped significantly since a previous draft [New ... |
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... recyclers. The latest draft indeed removes references to the Waste Framework Directive, which lays out separate collection obligations on EU ... |
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Plastic vs fuel? Experts warn of biomass limits
(EurActiv)
28/11-2022 |
Harald Grethe, director of the think-tank Agora Agrar, in conversation with EURACTIV journalist Julia Dahm in Berlin (25 November). [Zoran ... |
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... biorefineries will be built by 2030, producing everything from bioplastics to chemicals. Significant quantities of biomass will be needed to ... |
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MEP: ‘Ideologically driven’ EU packaging law endangers food value chain
(EurActiv)
18/11-2022 |
An ideologically driven EU packaging law based on rigid targets could end up endangering the food packaging and the food system value chain ... |
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... told EURACTIV in an interview.
An overhaul of the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWD), the main EU-level instrument dealing ... |
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Unwrapping the EU’s packaging law proposal
(EurActiv)
18/11-2022 |
An overhaul of the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWD), the main EU-level instrument dealing with how food packaging is ... |
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An overhaul of the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWD), the main EU-level instrument dealing with how food packaging is placed ... |
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