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20 October 202217 October 2022

Toray Develops ”Ultrasuede™ nu” using 100% Plant-based polyester for Headrest Covers of ANA Green Jet

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA), will adopt this developed material to the headrest covers in ANA Green Jet, the special aircraft from November this year

7 September 20221 September 2022

Toray Invents 100% Bio-Based Adipic Acid from Sugars Derived from Inedible Biomass, Scaling Up for Application to Eco-Friendly Nylon 66

The company will test polymerization of nylon 66, develop production technology, conduct market research, and take steps to commercialize applications for this bio-based adipic acid by around 2030

8 September 20203 September 2020

Toray launches new, environmentally-friendly nylon

New bio-based textile technologies such as Ecodear nylon, allow the company to reduce the amount of petroleum used in the fabric production supply chain

3 March 20202 March 2020

Japanese company Toray is going to start mass production of biopolyester jointly with Virent

Toray developed what is being described as the world’s first 100% plant-based polyester jointly with Virent

7 January 202019 December 2019

Global Starch-based bioplastics market by product type and by end-users/application

Global Market Share, Forecast Data, In-Depth Analysis, And Detailed Overview, and Forecast, 2013 - 2026

Globaler ‘Biokunststoffe auf Stärkebasis’ Markt 2019

Biome Bioplastics, Innovia Films, Greenhome, Novamont S.P.A, NatureWorks LLC

25 September 201824 September 2018

Bio-Based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market Fueled by Rising Environmental Concern

Global Bio-Based PET Market Information: By Raw Material Source, Application And Region - Forecast Till 2023

26 June 201822 June 2018

Global Biocomposite Competitive Landscape, Pipeline and Market Analysis 2018

The Report Biocomposite provides information about product categories and a customized business model

24 March 201722 March 2017

Global Market Insights: Biopolymer films market poised to exceed $6bn by 2024

Abundant availability of raw materials such as cellulose, starch, pectin, chitosan, and protein will boost the global market share over the estimated timeframe

7 February 20176 February 2017

Toray, Mitsui in cellulosic sugar JV in Thailand

The JV will build a demonstration plant which will process around 15 tons of sugarcane bagasse/day

25 January 201723 January 2017

Toray to Carry out Technological Demonstration of Cellulosic Sugar-manufacturing System Using Membranes, Establish Joint Venture with Mitsui Sugar in Thailand

The demonstration plant of this project will have a capacity to handle 15 tons of bagasse per day and will manufacture about 4.2 tons of cellulosic sugar

18 January 201715 January 2017

Global Biodegradable Polymers Market 2017-2021

According to Technavio analysts latest report, the global biodegradable polymers market can look forward to growth at a CAGR of 21.1% over the next five years

30 September 201627 September 2016

Strategic Consortium announced to commercialize Virent’s BioForming Technology for low carbon fuels and bio-paraxylene

Companies focused on the development of the first commercial production facility for the BioForming process

23 September 201621 September 2016

Bio-based PET market size over $13bn by 2023

A new report from Global Market Insights Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market size was 496.0 kilo tons in 2015

26 January 201625 January 2016

6 Sustainable Packaging Trends to Watch in 2016

Environmental Leader discussed sustainable packaging trends with the experts

22 June 201519 June 2015

Genomatica Advances the Commercial Readiness of Biomass Feedstocks for Chemicals

Boosts potential for bioprocess plants worldwide; details published in DOE report

9 June 20159 June 2015

Virent, Coca-Cola hit key production milestone with the 100% biobased Plant Bottle

Production goes from pilot to demonstration scale as Coca-Cola “makes it happy,” showcasing its newest Plant Bottles at Expo Milan

11 May 20158 May 2015

Bioplastic packaging market is expected to witness significant growth over the next six years

To say this is a new report published by Grand View Research, Inc.

8 April 20152 April 2015

Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

The company portrait of Genomatica

6 October 20143 October 2014

Cellulosics and the EU: chasing higher rates, yields, and more value from lignin

EU-scene is lively and well — greatly cheered by news of POET-DSM and Beta Renewables, openings at Abengoa Bioenergy and DuPont

11 August 20148 August 2014

Route 6,6: Is bio-based the new highway to the old nylon?

If you get hip to this nylon tip, and take a California trip, you’ll get a kick from Genomatica’s new route to 6,6

4 June 20144 June 2014

Renewable PET Will Help Toray Meet Consumer Demand for Environmentally-Friendly Plastic Packaging

Gevo's Renewable Paraxylene from Isobutanol to be Converted into Biobased PET

3 June 201421 July 2014

Bioplastics evolve to gain wider recognition

"Green Innovation" now impacting on the mainstream consumers with a multitude

3 February 20142 February 2014

Toray plans bio-based polymer transition

Company to change to biobased polymers for its polyester fiber production

4 November 20133 November 2013

Bioplastics beyond packaging – latest product innovations

An interesting, new high-performance products overview by European Bioplastics

20 September 2013

BIO’s CEO Jim Greenwood Congratulates Gevo, Inc. on the Construction of its new Demonstration Paraxylene Plant

BIO Applauds Bipartisan Legislation That Levels the Playing Field for Renewable Chemicals

26 August 2013

Gevo Opens Biorefinery for Fully Renewable Paraxylene

Paraxylene is a Key Building Block for Plastic Bottles, Polyester, Films, Fibers and Textiles

9 August 2013

Industrial biotechnology: Chemical building blocks from renewable resources

Companies need to understand how to bring new biopolymers to market

25 April 2013

Toray succeeds in production of bio-based PBT and part samples

Genomatica’s bio-based process technology for successful commercial-scale production

10 December 2012

NanoMarkets’ Latest Report Forecasts the Bio-Plastics Market Through 2020

Bio-plastics market seen to reach $ 6.1 billion in 2018

7 November 2012

Bioplastics still on the rise

7^th European Bioplastics Conference demonstrates the future potential of the industry

10 July 2012

More Japanese firms in green chems

Toray, Sojitz, Showa Denko & Co. put of plant-based chemicals

27 June 2012

Toray and Gevo Sign Bio-Paraxylene Offtake Agreement for the World’s 1st Pilot-scale Fully Renewable, Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Production

Companies are now able to integrate the supply chain to convert bioPX into bioPET for end users

20 February 2012

Ajinomoto and Toray to Conduct Joint Research on Biobased Nylon

Joint research for manufacturing the nylon raw material 1,5-pentanediamine (1,5-PD) from amino acid lysine

15 November 2011

Toray Succeeds in Production of the World’s First Fully Renewable, Biobased Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fiber

Terephthalic acid synthesized from Gevo’s biobased para-xylene and commercially available renewable mono ethylene glycol (MEG) as raw materials

21 October 2011

Japan chemical firms speed up renewable R&D through joint venturess

More investments made by Japanese companies in other parts of Asia but bioplastic manufacturing to remain limited

27 June 2011

Gevo and Toray Announce Commercial Progress for Renewable PET

Toray jointly developed new technology with Gevo to produce fully renewable PET

14 October 2010

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