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2 July 202129 June 2021

Danimer Scientific Completes Debottlenecking of Kentucky Facility to Upscale Production of Biodegradable Materials

Optimized processes and equipment will enable output of 20 million pounds of finished product annually to meet global demand for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a biodegradable alternative to petrochemical plastic

27 May 202116 June 2021

Danimer Scientific Receives Innovation Research Grant to Support Biodegradable Plastic Solutions

Project to be conducted with University of Minnesota’s Forever Green Initiative to investigate pennycress oil in production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a biodegradable plastic alternative

14 April 202118 June 2021

Skepticism Mounts over Utility of Biodegradable Plastics

Yes, these materials will degrade over time. But how long will it take? And under what environmental conditions?

9 April 202118 June 2021

Danimer Scientific Planning $700 Million, 400-Job Expansion in Decatur County

Expansion will nearly quadruple Danimer's Bainbridge, GA workforce with plans to be operational in 2023

23 March 20217 June 2021

Mars Wrigley and Danimer Scientific Help Environmentally Conscious Consumers to Compost at Home by Developing Biodegradable Packaging from Natural Ingredients

Innovative partnership puts Mars Wrigley at forefront of sustainable packaging movement with eco-friendly technology made from nature that biodegrades in soil and oceans

2 February 202128 January 2021

You Donut Need A Single-Use Plastic Straw: The Biodegradable Phade Is Available At Dunkin’ And Other Locations

The phade is dubbed as a “breakthrough marine biodegradable drinking straw” made with a substrate derived from canola oil, aka PHA - and compostable

13 January 20218 January 2021

Danimer Scientific Completes Business Combination with Live Oak Acquisition Corp.

Danimer Scientific to Begin Trading on the New York Stock Exchange Under “DNMR”

4 January 202116 December 2020

Kemira announces exclusive partnership with Danimer Scientific to develop biodegradable coating for paper and board industry

The companies aim to manufacture coatings for limited commercial applications in 2021 before exploring broader production options

11 December 20208 December 2020

Danimer Scientific/PSI-Sidaplax: Bio-basierte Folien für heimkompostierbare Folien

Neue Folien sollen für eine breite Palette von Anwendungen in den Bereichen Einzelhandel, Verpflegung und anderen Segmenten entwickelt werden

30 November 202027 November 2020

Danimer Scientific and Eagle Beverage to Produce Biodegradable Drinking Straws

Private-label manufacturer will use Danimer Scientific’s Nodax^TM PHA for marine degradable straws with plans to expand into adjacent product categories

6 November 20206 November 2020

Danimer Scientific and PSI to Create Bio-Based, Home Compostable Film Packaging

New packaging films will reliably degrade without leaving behind harmful microplastics

30 October 202027 October 2020

Bacardi First in Fight Against Plastic Pollution With 100% Biodegradable Spirits Bottle

World’s most eco-friendly spirits bottle will biodegrade in 18 months

Bacardi ist mit zu 100% biologisch abbaubarer Spirituosenflasche Vorreiter im Kampf gegen Plastikmüll

Bacardi tauscht Rohöl gegen Pflanzenöl und ersetzt erdölbasierte Kunststoffe durch pflanzliches „Wundermaterial“ – im Kampf gegen die Verschmutzung durch Plastikmüll

20 October 202015 October 2020

Danimer Scientific, a Next Generation Bioplastics Company, to Become a Public Company

High-growth industry leader with blue chip customer contracts demonstrating large-scale demand for PHA-based biodegradable plastics

Danimer Scientific: Biokunststoffproduzent fusioniert mit Live Oak

Aufstrebender Industrieführer beweist die großflächige Nachfrage nach PHA-basierten bioabbaubaren Kunststoffen mit Blue Chip-Kundenaufträgen

2 September 202028 August 2020

Danimer Scientific and WinCup win PLASTICS Industry Association’s 2020 Innovation in Bioplastics Award

Winners developed first-of-its-kind backyard compostable and marine-biodegradable straw

19 August 202015 August 2020

Danimer Scientific Receives U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Support Bioplastic Production

Nearly $5.7 million in support to conduct research and development projects within the biomanufacturing industry

6 August 20203 August 2020

Agile BioFoundry Selects New Projects to Accelerate Biomanufacturing

Each of the ABF Directed Funding Opportunity awardees will be invited to collaborate with National Lab research facilities to conduct their proposed research

12 June 202012 June 2020

GO!PHA #7 – What about recycling of PHA-polymers?

White paper shows that PHAs meet the needs of all known end-of-life options

13 February 202012 February 2020

Genpak to make food containers with bioplastics from Danimer Scientific

Bioplastics maker Danimer Scientific will supply thermoforming giant Genpak LLC with material to make biodegradable food containers

10 February 20205 February 2020

Danimer Scientific and Columbia Packaging Group Partner to Create Home Compostable Produce Bags

Columbia Packaging Group to manufacture home compostable produce bags using film resins made with Danimer Scientific's Nodax™ PHA material

5 December 20192 December 2019

Danimer Scientific Opens First Nodax PHA Commercial Plant

The Nodax PHA biopolymer will be used to manufacture drinking straws, food packaging, cups, bottles, shopping bags, plates, trash bags, labels and more

29 November 201926 November 2019

The push to develop more bioplastics continues, despite dubious benefits

There seems to be a huge contest to see who can make plastic - specifically bioplastics - out of the weirdest stuff

22 November 201919 November 2019

Danimer Scientific and Genpak Partner to Launch New Line of Biodegradable Food Packaging

Danimer Scientific to be exclusive provider of biodegradable resin for Genpak's GenZero™ line of takeout food containers

8 November 20195 November 2019

Danimer Scientific and UrthPact partner on manufacture new compostable straw

New PHA straws, certified for home composting and marine degradation, will begin shipping in the first quarter of 2020

23 September 201918 September 2019

PHA straws will hit the market later this year

USA-based WinCup is the first manufacturer in the U.S. to successfully produce commercially sellable straws from Danimer Scientific's Nodax PHA

17 September 201912 September 2019

PHA: A biopolymer whose time has finally come

Amid the growing plastic waste crisis, producers of polyhydroxyalkanoate think the world is ready for their biodegradable polymers

10 May 20197 May 2019

Massive use in creams, shampoos, body care products to drive growth

Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2018–2026

23 April 201918 April 2019

Canola-based plastic may hit market soon

If bioplastics could garner a 10 percent share of the worldwide market for plastics, it would become a $110 billion industry

15 April 201910 April 2019

Ben & Jerry’s Joins Major Global Brands Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Plastics

Company replacing plastic spoons and straws in its 600+ Scoop Shops worldwide with wooden spoons and paper straws by April 2019 as a first step

26 March 201921 March 2019

Advantage Capital Invests $6.5 Million in Danimer Scientific, Supporting Company’s Growth in Rural Georgia

Investment will enable the company to increase production capacity which will require many new employees

7 March 20196 March 2019

Global Bio Plastics Market 2019:- Braskem, NatureWorks, Novamont, BASF, Corbion, DSM, DuPont, Arkema, Kingfa, FKuR, Biome

Industry Production, Trends, Sales, Supply, Demand, Analysis & Forecast to 2023

31 January 201928 January 2019

Nestlé and Danimer Scientific to Develop Biodegradable Water Bottle

Nestlé and Danimer Scientific will collaborate to design and manufacture bio-based resins for Nestlé’s water business using Danimer Scientific’s PHA polymer Nodax™

30 January 201925 January 2019

Why 2019 may be a promising year for PHA

A lot of Manufacturers and suppliers have already invested considerable resources in developing eco-friendly alternatives to petrochemical plastics

7 December 20186 December 2018

Aakar Innovations win the 13th Global Bioplastics Award

Indish company enables women to produce and distribute affordable, high-quality, 100% compostable sanitary napkins

27 November 201822 November 2018

Bioplastics Award 2018: Bekanntgabe der Finalisten

Der Preis wird am 4. Dezember 2018 anlässlich der 13. European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin verliehen

23 November 201821 November 2018

Announcing the finalists for the Bioplastics Award 2018

The prize will be awarded to the winner on December 4th, 2018 during the 13. European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin / Germany

12 October 20189 October 2018

Danimer Announced Plans for Fermentation Plant to Produce its Proprietary PHA Bioplastic

A major milestone for Danimer Scientific as this facility aims to start operations in the fourth quarter of 2019

4 October 20182 October 2018

Danimer Scientific to acquire Fermentation Facility in Winchester, KY

The company will use the fermentation plant to produce its proprietary Nodax™ polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material

2 October 201828 September 2018

Danimer Scientific and PepsiCo Win Annual Innovation in Bioplastics Award

PLASTICS Recognizes Danimer Scientific and PepsiCo’s Contribution to Bioplastics during Bioplastics Week

27 September 201824 September 2018

Danimer Scientific, PepsiCo receive honor for flexible bioplastic packaging

The Plastics Industry Association gives the companies its 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics Award

26 September 201824 September 2018

The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of September 21st

Biosteel for airplanes, chemicals from sunlight, water and CO₂, automated tractors, cloud biology, biodegradable straws

24 September 201824 September 2018

Quo vadis PHAs? Vor allem die Kunststoffpolitik wird über ihre Zukunft entscheiden

Kongressbericht zum „1^st PHA platform World Congress“, 04.-05. September in Köln, Deutschland (Autor: Michael Carus, Geschäftsführer nova-Institut GmbH)

18 September 201824 September 2018

Quo vadis PHAs? Plastics politics, in particular, will decide their future

Congress report on the “1st PHA platform World Congress”, 04-05 September in Cologne, Germany. Author: Michael Carus, CEO nova-Institute

14 September 201812 September 2018

Danimer Scientific Creates First Fully Biodegradable Plastic Straw

Danimer Scientific has created the first fully biodegradable plastic straw using its Nodax PHA material

15 August 201810 August 2018

Study: Danimer PHA Verified as Reliable Biodegradable Alternative to Traditional Plastic Packaging

University of Georgia researchers find biodegradation of Danimer Scientific's polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material similar to cellulose powder and food waste

16 May 201814 May 2018

Bio-Based Chemicals Market Research Report – Forecast to 2023

Industrial chemicals segment is likely to dominate the market due to extensive demand from various end uses like engineered polymers, composites, additives, and others

5 April 20184 April 2018

A natural approach to new plastics: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Danimer Scientific

The company’s technology can be found in an array of plastic end products that people use every day

22 November 201720 November 2017

Many bio-based strategies, national bio-economy strategies look old-fashioned

Current company bio-based strategies move towards a circular economy, and go beyond just low carbon and clean energy sustainability

28 August 201724 August 2017

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