31 March 202525 March 2025 Future demand: opportunities for chemicals to capture growth Global research indicates that more than half of consumers are motivated to purchase eco-friendly products and are increasingly willing to pay a premium price for them
4 March 20251 March 2025 The biodegradable microbeads that scrub out plastic pollution For companies seeking biodegradable replacements, circular and plant-based options abound, waiting to be scaled
11 November 20245 November 2024 Innomost appoints new CEO to accelerate global growth of its upcycled birch bark ingredients Newly appointed CEO Tiina Bensky has extensive experience in the beauty industry from leading brands like L’Oréal and Lumene. The appointment marks a new chapter in Innomost’s mission to grow internationally with its upcycled birch bark ingredients and become a leader in biobased solutions to replace fossil-based materials used extensively in beauty, personal care, and industrial applications like adhesives, paints, and coatings
25 September 202419 September 2024 35 Mio. Euro für nachhaltige Biotechnologie: Internationales Konsortium investiert in Abolis Biotechnologies Mit Hilfe dieser Finanzierung will das Unternehmen die Erschließung globaler Märkte vorantreiben und die Forschung und Entwicklung von innovativen Biomanufacturing- und Mikrobiom-Lösungen beschleunigen
15 July 202410 July 2024 Debut Expands Partnership with L’Oréal to Develop and Scale Biotech Ingredients Crucial for Sustainable Beauty The long-term agreement will accelerate the shift to using bio-identical ingredients across numerous L'Oréal product formulations and brands
25 June 202419 June 2024 US brands and retailers delay key plastic packaging targets by five years The US Plastics Pact, which convenes more than 70 large businesses, has delayed key sustainability targets from 2025 to 2030 after initial collective progress fell short of its initial aspirations
29 March 202324 March 2023 L’Oréal Becomes Third Global Company to Invest in Geno-led Venture for Sustainably Sourced Ingredients New investment promotes Green Sciences for the creation of highly innovative ingredient alternatives
21 February 202316 February 2023 Global Bioenergies: First significant sales in 2022 Trade payables increased as a result of the negotiation of more favourable payment terms for the Company in connection with the initiation of production activities
7 October 20224 October 2022 NEXTLOOPP partners with L’Oréal in effort to close the loop on polypropylene The company says the INRT-grade recycled polypropylene has been developed specifically for packaging that requires no odour and no migration challenges
27 July 202229 July 2022 Polymers Made from Emissions: The Plastics Industry May Become a Carbon-Capture Leader, says IDTechEx Fossil inputs are still necessary for the thermochemical CO2-based polyol manufacturing, but producers can replace part of it with waste CO2, potentially saving on raw material costs
15 June 202210 June 2022 Global Bioenergies receives first orders from a number of major cosmetics players totalling several tonnes of Isonaturane® 12 Bio-sourced version of isododecane is manufactured entirely in France from locally sourced raw materials and meets ISO 16128 requirements in terms of naturalness in cosmetics products
11 May 20226 May 2022 Switching to sustainable surfactants As the cosmetic and personal care industry races to drop petroleum-based ingredients, chemical companies are rolling out a dizzying array of biobased surfactants. Choosing from among them isn’t easy
15 July 20219 September 2021 Global Consumer Brands Unveil World’s First Enzymatically Recycled Bottles Food grade sample bottles produced by Consortium – including Carbios, L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe – using breakthrough enzymatic recycling process
Recycling: Flaschen aus enzymatisch recyceltem PET vorgestellt Carbios forscht seit fast 10 Jahren an neuem Verfahren, welches ein in Komposthaufen natürlich vorkommendes Enzym verstärkt, das normalerweise die Blattmembranen abgestorbener Pflanzen abbaut
8 July 20219 September 2021 The First Cosmetic Bottle Derived From Enzymatic Plastic Recycling The first cosmetic bottle made from plastic entirely recycled using Carbios’ enzymatic technology
8 June 202116 June 2021 New EU Ecolabel To Tackle Cosmetics Greenwashing European Environmental Bureau has been successfully advocating for extending the EU Ecolabel to all cosmetics with stricter environmental requirements
18 February 202116 February 2021 Coca-Cola to test market paper bottle prototype in limited trial First-generation paper bottle prototype consists of a paper shell with a recycled plastic closure and -liner inside
20 January 202116 January 2021 Jabil Bolsters Sustainable Packaging Capabilities with Acquisition of Ecologic Brands™ Company strengthens competitive suite of sustainable packaging offerings with the integration of Ecologic’s commercially viable paper bottle and paper-based packaging capabilities
19 January 202113 April 2022 Chemical Recycling Poised to Take Off Investments in chemical-recycling facilities abound as the industry moves closer to the Circular Economy model, accompanied by plenty of new rollouts of packaging made from chemical recycling
20 November 20209 September 2021 LanzaTech, Total and L’Oréal make plastic from captured CO2 First technological and industrial proving that industrial carbon emissions can be used to produce plastic
18 May 20209 September 2021 Why PepsiCo, L’Oreal and Nestle are banking on this French plastics recycling startup New enzyme technology developed by Carbios could usher in an entirely new way to recycle plastic, gets boost by big companies
6 November 201931 October 2019 Nachhaltigere Verpackungen: L’Oréal entwickelt Kosmetiktube auf Basis von Papier Neue Verpackung soll im kommenden Jahr auf den Markt kommen und erstmals für die hauseigene Marke "Garnier" genutzt werden
8 July 20197 July 2019 Launch of a capital increase through a public offer without preferential subscription rights for an initial amount of €17 million supported by the L’Oréal Group and the CM-CIC funds The issuance of the New Shares will be carried out without any priority subscription period for existing shareholders
20 May 201915 May 2019 Shiseido teams up with Kaneka to develop biodegradable cosmetic packaging Awareness of the problem of plastic pollution and the impact on the environment has encouraged many other well-known brands to bio-based materials for their products
22 June 201820 June 2018 Cosmetic makers find plenty of alternatives to microbeads Crushed walnut shells, oats, sugar, and jojoba seeds have replaced microbeads in products stocked on New Zealand shelves
3 November 201617 September 2020 Plastic Not Fantastic: Industry Responds to US Microbeads Ban Bio-degradable polymers, currently on the losing side due to its poor market credibility, demand innovation to succeed