13 July 20205 July 2020NEC Platforms provides highly functional bioplastic, “NeCycle,” helping to solve environmental issues such as marine plastic wasteNeCycle is made up of cellulose, while featuring environmentally friendly properties, such as long-term degradability in the ocean
21 August 201920 August 2019Seaweed underpants, Trump straws, BASF renewable chelating agents, CBD extraction, biometric IDs for airlines, upcycling coffee waste, and moreThe Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of August 9th
13 February 201813 February 2018NEC achieves advanced scratch resistance and maki-e style printing on luxury lacquerware tone bioplasticSupporting practical use of "Urushi black" tone bioplastics
30 September 201628 September 2016Just published! Read Bio-Based World Quarterly Issue #3 now!100% free and offered first to our Bio-Based World News readers we’d like to invite you to download it today
24 August 201622 August 2016NEC bioplastic echoes traditional Japanese lacquerwareInnovative cellulose resin material is made from grasses, trees and other non-edible plants
8 May 20157 May 2015Chocolate company Ferrero to make packaging using Nutella leftoversThe Italian company is putting waste hazlenut shells to practical use, while in Turkey pistachio nutshells could fire up a new eco-city
3 September 2013Increased Use of Biodegradable Plastics in Durable Products Boosts China’s Biomaterials IndustryConsiderable Increase in Amount of Biodegradable Plastics used for General Products
9 January 2013Development of <i>Euglena</i>-based bioplastics by adding a lipid derived from <i>Euglena</i> – About 70% plant-derived constituentsNew bioplastics with high thermal plasticity and heat resistance, comparable to those of conventional bioplastics and petroleum-based plastics
30 October 2010Bioplastics compounding and processingOverview: Innovative, high performance grades of bioplastics are appearing in the marketplace
25 August 2010NEC Develops High Performance Bioplastic from Cashew Nut ShellsHigh Plant Ratio by Using Non-edible Plant Resources - Cellulose is the plastic's major ingredient
16 October 2008Biokunststoffe im Visier der KritikUmstrittene Ökobilanzen, noch fehlende Entsorgungskonzepte und Lebensmittelkonkurrenz belasten weiterhin das Image der Biokunststoffe
