31 October 201627 October 2016 Bio-based plastics remains small, but growing market USDA report shows general lack of awareness from the public regarding bio-based products
1 September 201630 August 2016 100 Percent Compostable Single Serve Coffee Pod Wins International Innovation Award SPI Announces Club Coffee as Winner of its Innovation in Bioplastics Award
31 August 201629 August 2016 Building the Case for Bioplastics SPI’s Bioplastics Division released their quarterly Plastics Market Watch report on bioplastics
20 July 201620 July 2016 Creation of Evertree, a new international actor in renewable chemistry Avril Group teams up in JV to produce bio-VOCs
12 April 20167 April 2016 New SPI Bioplastics Division report defines bioplastics, explores the growing field of bioplastics and demonstrates how material innovation can offer environmental advantages Simply explained, how bioplastics support the plastic industry’s focus and commitment to reduce waste and create products that are sustainable
3 February 201628 January 2016 Industry targets recycling for marine debris 118-page report claims that 95 percent of plastic packaging — worth between $80 and $120 billion — is lost to the economy every year
9 May 20148 May 2014 Teknor Apex Wins SPI’s 2014 Innovation in Bioplastics Award Teknor Apex Tops List of Six Finalists with Terraloy® PLA Compounds
19 February 201418 February 2014 The quest for bio-polystyrene Current developments and the hunt for alternatives
26 August 2013 SPI Bioplastics Council Releases Paper on Development of Biobased Plastics Independent of the Future of Biofuels Council to Host Webinar on September 10
1 July 201318 January 2018 For c2renew, crop residue is an opportunity Company hoping to see full production of biobased biofiller for plastics by end of 2013
7 January 2013 SPI Bioplastics Council Announces 2013 Bioplastics Awards Program Annual Award to Recognize Innovation in Bioplastics
10 January 2011 SPI Bioplastics Council Launches Expanded Membership Structure New Membership Categories Extends Reach to Growing Bioplastics Industry
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