15 July 2011 Senate Hearing Focuses on Biobased Product Potential for Rural Job Creation NatureWorks LLC and Metabolix, Inc. testified companies’ plans for growth and job creation
6 July 2011 NatureWorks Broadens Its Range Of Chemical Intermediates Based on Renewable Feedstocks First to offer high-purity, polymer-grade Ingeo™ meso-lactide in commercial quantities. Samples available in 2012 and commercial quantities in 2013
30 June 2011 Bio-based product development offers ‘cradle to cradle’ options Manufacturing Ingeo produces 60% less greenhouse gases and uses 50% less non-renewable energy than traditional plastics
29 April 2011 Cargill plans to convert corn wet mill into biorefinery campus Former Tate & Lyle facility shuttered two years ago might replicate the campus in Blair
18 April 2011 Natureworks picks Asia for second polylactic acid resin plant location Asian continent fastest growing sales region
15 April 2011 Consumers Push Plastics Industry to Find Bio-Based Solutions It is a small but dedicated group of consumers who want green products
4 April 2011 USDA Grants First BioPreferred Product Labels List of plant-based cleaners, industrial lubricants and construction products to personal care items
31 March 2011 Biodegradable plastics growth linked to composting infrastructure Management system for collecting and separating organic waste essential for development of the bioplastics market
14 March 2011 Trevira auf der Index 2011: Spezialtypen aus Polyester und erste PLA-Fasern für Vliesstoffe NatureWorks-Ingeo™ nach Lizenzvereinbarung mit ins Produktportfolie aufgenommen
22 February 2011 Masterbatch for Use in PLA for Film and Sheet Increases Impact Strength 10 to 20 Times while Providing Excellent Clarity Formulated with Biostrength® impact modifier from Arkema, Inc. and carrier polymers consisting of Ingeo® PLA from NatureWorks LLC
Conference: Kraft Foods, PolyOne, BASF, NatureWorks, Dow Corning and more at "Plastics & BioPlastics Modification: Additives, Compounding & Coatings"
14 January 2011 Traditional bioplastic packaging technologies forecast to show a decline in market share to 2020 Pira International report shows lucrative market opportunities for growth of biodegradable polymers in other major applications
10 January 2011 SPI Bioplastics Council Launches Expanded Membership Structure New Membership Categories Extends Reach to Growing Bioplastics Industry
1 January 2011 ResearchInChina.com Publishes Global and China Biodegradable Plastics Industry 2010 Report Report analyzes status quo of global and China’s biodegradable plastics industry
24 November 2010 Researcher questions validity of Pittsburgh life cycle study Highly publicized study excluded the actual use and disposable aspects of bioplastics from its analysis
31 October 2010 Anlagenbauer Uhde Inventa-Fischer nimmt Stellung Unternehmen erwartet eine große Nachfrage nach PLA-Anlagen
30 October 2010 Bioplastics compounding and processing Overview: Innovative, high performance grades of bioplastics are appearing in the marketplace
27 October 2010 Pitt Researchers: Plant-Based Plastics Not Necessarily Greener Than Oil-Based Relatives Biopolymers are dirtier to produce than petroleum-derived plastics, according to study in Environmental Science & Technology
15 October 2010 Polenghi LAS has developed and launched the first biobased bottle in Europe Making use of the novel Ingeo blend formulation
1 October 2010 Bioplastics bid to boost business Plastics derived from renewable sources could be on the brink of making it big in packaging
13 September 2010 NatureWorks may partner with PTT – $400m bioplastic plant considered The plan could make Thailand the location of the first polylactic acid (PLA) plant in Asia
24 August 2010 Campden BRI: Biodegradable and compostable food packaging overview Bioplastics currently more expensive than petroleum-based counterparts - substitution leading to a rise in cost of packaging
13 July 2010 Trevira to manufacture Ingeo™ fibers Significant interest among European Union converters, brand owners, and retailers in locally sourced, low-carbon footprint fibers and nonwovens
12 July 2010 Trevira wird Ingeo™ Fasern produzieren Deutliches Interesse der europäischen Konverter, Markenhersteller und Einzelhändler an lokal erzeugten, umweltschonenden Fasern und Vliesstoffen
26 May 2010 NatureWorks LLC names U.S. Pacific Nonwovens exclusive agent for Ingeo spun-melt applications in the Asia Pacific Region Five industry leaders share latest Ingeo developments at Dallas Innovation Takes Root Conference
11 May 201014 August 2014 Proganic® is the bio-based material of the year 2010! Propper GmbH is using bio-based plastic PHA in consumer goods for the first time worldwide
19 April 2010 Endpoint: Bioplastic tea bags prove a refreshing alternative Greener tea developed by nonwoven materials specialist Ahlstrom basing on NatureWorks' Ingeo PLA
1 April 2010 SPI Bioplastics Council issues position paper on oxo-biodegradables and other degradable additives "Oxo-biodegradable" technology's claims of being biodegradable were scientifically unsubstantiated
26 March 2010 NatureWorks announces plans to market lactide intermediate Doubling of Ingeo biopolymer supply
18 March 2010 Oculus3D – Cereplast Offer Bioplastic 3D Glasses to Movie Theaters Motion Picture Exhibitors to Benefit From Greener 3D Eyewear Options
5 March 2010 High Heat Injection Molding Breakthrough for NatureWorks Ingeo™ Bioresin Injection molding for semi-durable consumer products
9 February 2010 Biokunststoffindustrie trotzt der Krise Industrie erwartet für 2010 weiteres Markwachstum
13 January 2010 Will there be an everlasting boom for bio-based plastics? Development is ruled by issues like market growth, production procedures and lack of composting facilities
25 November 200915 June 2014 Thailand möchte Biokunststoff-“Hub” Asiens werden Workshop zur Biokunststoff-Politik in Bangkok erörterte geeignete politische Instrumente
25 September 2009 NatureWorks: PLA Resins for Meltblown Nonwovens Available Low-cost alternative to conventional fiber-based nonwoven roll goods
16 September 2009 nova-Bericht: PLA startet durch – 800.000 t in der EU im Jahr 2015 erwartet 2nd PLA bottle conference in München im Rahmen der "drinktec 09"
10 July 2009 Furanics: Avantium schmiedet weitere Allianz Zusammenarbeit mit NatureWorks bei Biopolymeren
31 March 2009 USA: NatureWorks lays off workers PLA-producer still goes ahead with expansion of capacity
24 March 2009 NatureWorks: Trennung von PET und PLA für die Wiederverwertung ist möglich! Biobasierte Kunststoff-Flaschen beim Recycling kein Hinderniss
7 October 2008 “Innovation Takes Root” conference: It’s green – but what about cost and performance? A sustainable message is not enough to succeed with green technology
19 September 2008 USA: Biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe sind gefragt Nachfrage steigt mit zweistelligen Zuwachsraten
9 September 2008 Biokunststoffe von RESINEX auf der Fakuma 2008 Natureworks-PLA als Neuheit im Portfolio
20 August 2008 Consortium Formed to Expand Recycling Options for Bioplastics Bioplastics Recycling Consortium formed to develop ways for sustainability
15 August 2008 Thailand: Herstellung von neuen Biokunststoffen soll gefördert werden Umweltproblematik begünstigt Einsatz von Tapioka
24 June 2008 Erfolgreicher Workshop zu Biokunststoffen und daraus hergestellten Halbzeugen Schwerpunkt des 1. ECOGEHR -Workshop: Technische Halbzeuge aus Biokunststoffen
Proganic® is the bio-based material of the year 2010!
