4 October 2011 Starting soon: First comprehensive multi-stakeholder market study on “Bio-based Plastics in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020” Please join the Advisory Board!
1 August 2011 BASF and CSM explore a bio-Based Succinic Acid joint venture 25,000 tons capacity fermentation production plant to start up by 2013 at the latest
14 June 2011 High-value additives improve processability of biopolymers Additive manufacturers to develop solutions for PLA to be considered for a much broader range of applications
10 May 2011 KLM, Danone, L’Oreal and RABO Bank to cooperate with Netherlands’ Biotechnology Industry Association on EFIB 2011 Taking place on 18-20 October 2011 at the Novotel Amsterdam City, Amsterdam
23 February 2011 CSM and Indorama Ventures in Alliance Discussion for PLA Manufacturing facility in Thailand to be raised to 100,000 tons per annum
18 January 2011 Rohstoffwende in der Chemie- und Kunststoffindustrie nimmt Fahrt auf Vierter Biowerkstoff-Kongress in Köln präsentiert führende Unternehmen aus Frankreich, Belgien, den Niederlanden und Deutschland
Raw material shift in the chemical and plastics industry is taking off Fourth Biomaterials Congress will showcase leading companies from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
20 December 2010 Biokunststoffe aus Milchsäure: Schlag- und hitzefest wie ABS Jetzt Lösungen für Anwendungen mit hoher Wertschöpfung möglich
1 December 2010 PURAC develops a PLA Compound with engineering plastics properties New compound with heat stability and impact strength comparable to ABS
3 November 201016 February 2018 EU-Projekt fördert die Entwicklung von Biokunststoffen für den Automobilbau Forschungsprojekt ECOplast umfasst 13 Partner aus 5 europäischen Ländern
10 September 2010 Purac to build new plant for biomedical resorbale polymers in the USA The investment for this second facility will be EUR 15 million
9 September 2010 Purac and Arkema sign an agreement for joint development of Lactides based block-copolymers New product improves the specific functional properties, such as thermal resistance and impact strength
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
9 February 2010 Biokunststoffindustrie trotzt der Krise Industrie erwartet für 2010 weiteres Markwachstum
8 February 2010 Purac announces price increase of lactic acid Raw material costs as sugar and tapioca reach record highs
21 December 2009 CSM to build lactide plant in Thailand A strong commitment to reduce CO2 by investing in bioplastics
2 December 2009 Großtechnische Herstellung von Bio-Bernsteinsäure bei BASF geplant BASF und CSM beschließen Kooperation zur Entwicklung der Produktion biobasierter Bernsteinsäure
25 November 200915 June 2014 Thailand möchte Biokunststoff-“Hub” Asiens werden Workshop zur Biokunststoff-Politik in Bangkok erörterte geeignete politische Instrumente
30 September 2009 BASF and PURAC: Joint development of biobased succinic acid Commercial production to start in spring 2010
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"
22 May 2009 Frost & Sullivan Award for PLA Production Technology Purac, Sulzer Chemtech and Synbra Technology receive Innovation of the Year Award for polymerization process
30 April 2009 European Bioplastics neu aufgestellt Biokunststoffverband stärkt Führung und Strukturen
25 February 2009 New additives for controlled polymerisation of PLA PLA to be processed conveniently in standard polymer processing equipment
25 September 2008 Purac entwickelt kostengünstige PLA-Produktion mit Sulzer Erste Anlage soll Ende 2009 in Betrieb gehen
Proganic® is the bio-based material of the year 2010!
