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25 August 202322 August 2023

Research tests whether bioplastics break down in Moreton Bay

Australian Research Council Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites at The University of Queensland is responding to unprecedented growth in demand for bioderived and biodegradable products with more than 10 million tonnes of plastic waste accumulating in oceans each year

9 September 20225 September 2022

Research centre to tackle global pollution with ‘green’ plastic

Australian scientists will work toward developing bio-derived and bio-degradable plastics that have a minimal environmental impact to make large-scale plastic pollution a problem of the past

14 December 202113 December 2021

Avantium’s bioasphalt road update, IKEA’s biopackaging, Shark Tank winning plant-based laundry sheets and more

The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 2nd

15 June 202116 June 2021

Kimberly-Clark Partners with Biotech Innovator RWDC to Design Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Plastics

The partnership will provide Kimberly-Clark with RWDC's polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) source material, Solon^TM, to develop additional products that are marine degradable

14 December 202012 December 2020

Huggies launches biodegradable baby wipes in step towards plastic-free goal

Kimberly-Clark owned brand Huggies has launched its first biodegradable product - baby wipes which break down in landfill conditions within 15 days

3 August 20209 September 2021

Kimberly-Clark Joins WWF’s Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance

Industry collaboration to explore and communicate the sustainability risks and opportunities associated with bioplastic production

30 April 202029 April 2020

VTT and 52 companies to cooperate to reduce need for plastics by using natural fibres

In the future, natural fibres may replace plastics in, for example, packaging, hygiene products, building materials and textiles

12 March 201512 March 2015

From tea bags to Miatas, bioplastics are on the rise

Businesses of all sizes are looking beyond "traditional," petroleum-based plastics to alternatives derived from plants, or even synthesized by microorganisms

26 November 201325 November 2013

Ingeo Biopolymer Conference Speakers and Program Announced

The Innovation Takes Root International Conference and Ingeo™ Users' Forum, February 17-19, 2014, in Orlando, Florida, has assembled a world-class roster of speakers and developed an in-depth program covering the latest innovations involving the world’s leading biopolymer – Ingeo

21 June 2013

Dordan to Display Thermoformed Samples of ALGIX’s Colored Algae-Plastic at International Pack Expo 2013

New algae-based polymers with reduced odor and a wider range of colors

30 August 2012

The Biobased A-List: Algix, making everyday products using extraordinary technologies

Algix is developing new markets for algae as a feedstock for bioplastics in flooring, carpeting, mulch films and other everyday products

9 August 2012

Georgia company commercializing algae-based ‘green’ plastics

Algix LLC is currently pursuing commercial applications that can accommodate the material’s unique qualities

9 July 2012

Algix Developing Algal-based Plastics

Partnership for the production of low-cost, bio-based, thermoplastic resin and masterbatch of aquatic biomass

30 October 2010