18 July 202317 December 2024 Gemeinsam zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit in der Chemieindustrie Kuraray Europe treibt geschlossene Rohstoffkreisläufe für Kunststoffe voran
10 January 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2022 Let’s take a look at what happened in December 2022 at RCI
3 August 20221 August 2022 Paper-Polymer-Plastic: A new ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ game for the packaging sector New BioPreferred-survey findings reflect that micro fibrillated cellulose (MFC) and nanotechnology advancements as key to the shift away from polymers towards wood-based packaging solutions in the future
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
13 November 20198 November 2019 MonoSol announces expansions to serve growing global customer base Need for environmentally friendly solutions is growing at a rapid rate as companies across the globe take on the challenge to make everyday products safer and more sustainable
29 March 201926 March 2019 Sealed Air and Kuraray to Invest in New Production Capacity for Plantic™ Plant-Based Food Packaging Expanding and upgrading facilities in South Carolina and Texas to meet increased demand for sustainable food packaging
16 August 201813 August 2018 Kuraray and Sealed Air Team Up to Offer Plantic™ Bio-Based Food Packaging Accelerating commitment to renewable solutions, recyclability and sustainability
17 October 201713 October 2017 Bio-basiertes Elastomer Septon Bio: Zucker für extra viel Grip Entwicklung des Spezialchemie-Herstellers Kuraray in Kooperation mit Amyris überzeugt in vielfältigen Anwendungen
29 May 201723 May 2017 Renewable technology leads to developments for Kuraray Company's HSFC is being evaluated globally by a number of companies, from rubber compounders, adhesive companies, to film manufacturers
8 March 201715 February 2018 High-performance Bioplastics in Valencia More than 170 experts presented their developments and discussed the challenges and trends on biodegradable plastics
29 June 201526 June 2015 LEGO commits $150M to search for sustainable alternative plastics $150 million, 100+ employees, a new sustainable materials center, and a commitment to move off fossil fuels dependency by 2030
14 April 201513 April 2015 Kuraray is pleased to announce completion of the acquisition of all of the shares in Plantic Technologies Limited Kuraray expands into bio-based barrier materials through the acquisition of Plantic
5 December 20144 December 2014 The radical re-sourcing of tires, nylon, parachutes and balloons Who’s in the global chase for a process to make one of the world’s Big 7 industrial chemicals via a renewable process — and how did Global Bioenergies just jump into the lead? The Digest investigates.
4 June 20143 June 2014 Green chemicals investment roundup Last month saw a lot of successful financing announcements
6 May 20145 May 2014 Ramping Up Development of New Bio-Based Liquid Rubber Expanding collaboration with U.S.-based Amyris - Using biomaterial to increase tire-based fuel efficiency
4 April 20143 April 2014 Amyris, Kuraray expand collaboration in farnesene-based polymers Extension of companies ongoing collaboration in high performance polymers using Biofene®
21 October 2011 Japan chemical firms speed up renewable R&D through joint venturess More investments made by Japanese companies in other parts of Asia but bioplastic manufacturing to remain limited