1 March 202223 February 2022 Biesterfeld Plastic: distribution of new DuPont™ Delrin® Renewable Attributed grades The base polymer of Delrin® Renewable Attributed is produced from 100% bio-feedstock from waste, according to ISCC Plus mass balance certification
Lotte to develop seawater-degradable PHA-material Lotte Chemical aims to complete the development of petrochemical-based PHA production technology and commercialize it by 2023
28 February 202222 February 2022 Is sustainable and ethical fashion possible? How to combat greenwashing through certification Despite the emergence of sustainable fashion lines to swing increasingly concerned consumers, hesitancy remains with numerous greenwashing controversies surrounding major fashion brands
23 February 202217 February 2022 Bioplastics International Launches Water Soluble PVA Replacement for Plastics Bioplastics International creates water soluble PVA products to replace plastics, to stop the plastic pollution of our oceans and beaches
18 February 202216 February 2022 Wyve 3D-Printed Surfboards Glide on Bioplastics, Not Foam Surfboard shapers have cut boards from foam blanks for over half a century. Now, many in the industry are seeking methods for building boards that reduce environmental pollution
16 February 202210 February 2022 Lotus effect: Self-cleaning bioplastics repel liquid and dirt Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable
15 February 202211 February 2022 Bluepha breaks ground on its first commercial scale PHA plant in Binhai County, Jiangsu Province Bluepha's PHA industrialization project will play a leading role in breaking foreign monopoly, actively responding to the national call for carbon reduction and promoting the sustainable development of green economy
Kaneka to significantly increase its production capacity for KANEKA Biodegradable Polymer Green Planet™ in Japan The Act on Resource Circulation for Plastics, slated to go into effect in April of this year, will mandate a reduction in single-use plastics
9 February 20224 February 2022 Nouryon commissions biodegradable chelates production facility in the Netherlands to meet growing consumer demand for eco-friendly auto dishwashing and liquid laundry products The new production facility will double the company’s Dissolvine® green chelates capacity by supplying Dissolvine® M, Dissolvine® GL and other essential ingredients to a wide range of customers
7 February 202228 January 2022 HEXPOL TPE Receives International Sustainability + Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) New TPEs will offer a drop-in alternative for customers looking to meet the needs of challenging applications in the consumer, care, automotive and medical device markets
CHAMPION consortium reaches milestone in safe and circular material development Researchers of the CHAMPION project have successfully prepared a first set of innovative bio-based materials with promising properties for coatings, adhesives and home care ingredients
EU Accelerator funds three bioeconomy start-ups Around 30 million euros will go to BIOWEG, CO2BioClean and Genome Biologics to research and grow
Confectionery in paper – more than a gimmick? Mars Wrigley Germany has collaborated with German retailer EDEKA to offer its Balisto chocolate bar in a paper-based packaging for the first time. More than 90 percent of the packaging of the 100,000 multipacks (each contains 9 single bars) is made of paper
4 February 202227 January 2022 Food Waste Can Be Used In The Manufacturing Of Biofuels And Bioplastics If more municipalities throughout the U.S. and Canada were to implement food waste recycling programs, we’d be able to reduce some of our annual consumption of fossil fuels
New biodegradable straws are made by bacteria They’re better than paper straws and more eco-friendly than plastic ones
3 February 202227 January 2022 Danimer Scientific and Hyundai Oilbank Collaborate on Driving Global Growth of PHA and Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Plastic Products Strategic partnership to expand commercial applications and manufacturing of PHA in South Korean and Asian markets
1 February 202225 January 2022 Evonik builds world’s first industrial-scale production plant for rhamnolipids Evonik is investing a three-digit million-euro sum in the construction of a new production plant for bio-based and fully biodegradable rhamnolipids
31 January 202225 January 2022 Aduro Announces Achievement of First Milestone After Receiving Independent Validation of Hydrochemolytic Chemical Conversion Technology Commercialization plans advance with third-party confirmation of major milestone achievement
Researchers design a bioplastic from mango peel, hibiscus, and roasted coffee residues A group of Mexican researchers has studied the effect of adding the by-products of mango, hibiscus, and coffee in the development of bioplastics made from starch
27 January 202221 January 2022 Peelsphere is a leather-alternative biomaterial made from fruit waste and algae German designer developed a material that could replace animal hide yet still retain the same versatility and strength of leather
26 January 202225 January 2022 Scientists develop recyclable plastics based on sugars The new materials retained their excellent mechanical properties following pulverisation and thermal processing, which is the usual method for mechanically recycling plastics
19 January 202212 April 2022 A bioplastic is designed from mango, hibiscus and roasted coffee peel residues Mexican researchers studied how the addition of by-products such as fruit peels and bagasse affects the physical properties of a bioplastic
Are Eco-Friendly Fireworks Possible? In recent years, chemists and military engineers have invested a great deal of time and effort in making pyrotechnics less problematic. Here are some examples
17 January 202214 January 2022 LipLid named world’s best lid, wins 2022 WorldStar Packaging Awards Patented cup lid is made of 100% cellulose fibers. It is recyclable and completely biodegradable in soil and marine environment
14 January 20228 January 2022 Green Science Alliance develops novel sargassum-based biodegradable plastic Company has succeeded in creating a 100% biomass-based resin pellet, which can be moulded into products from its waste
13 January 20227 January 2022 Seaweed Yarnmaker AlgiKnit Unveils New Facilities To ‘Help Cut The Fashion Industry’s Emissions In Half’ The new innovation hub will bring together all R&D and manufacturing capabilities in one location
12 January 20226 January 2022 Keep food fresh with this bacteria-killing packaging Corn-based biodegradable film shown to help fresh foods last longer
Total Corbion PLA transitions to TotalEnergies Corbion TotalEnergies Corbion expects to launch its updated brand identity in a phased approach from this January
11 January 20228 January 2022 ALPLA partners with Glatfelter to develop sustainable packaging solutions In cooperation with Blue Ocean Closures they are aiming to develop innovative natural fibre-based closures and other moulded packaging products using dry forming technology
6 January 20221 January 2022 Genecis Bioindustries Inc and Helian Polymers announce cooperation By combining both companies’ strengths, converting food waste into biodegradable plastics for Genecis and creating unique PHA based materials from various building blocks for Helian Polymers, the possibilities of unique materials arise
5 January 20221 January 2022 Notpla secures £10M to industrialize sustainable packaging made of seaweed, including flexible films, coatings and paper According to Notpla, seaweed is an ideal feedstock because it is abundant, grows quickly, does not compete with food, sequesters carbon, and does not require fertilizer or fresh water
4 January 202215 December 2021 United Nations recommends bioplastics as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics The Bioplastics industry needs stronger political support - and the European Commission should lead efforts to develop a more accurate picture of where the use of bioplastics brings real benefits in reducing conventional plastic pollution
15 December 202122 April 2022 Cepsa Química launches a new generation of environmentally friendly products to become an industry benchmark in sustainability Cepsa Química’s new line of research will lead to a wider variety and new generations of products from renewable and reused sources, with an improved environmental footprint, over the next decade
13 December 20218 December 2021 Sateri Becomes China’s First Lyocell Producer to be Oeko-Tex STeP Certified Lyocell fibre is free from any harmful substances and complies with European standards and all products are qualified to carry the MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® product label
10 December 20219 December 2021 Why are biobased and biodegradable plastic not part of the solution to reduce plastic waste? Checking the facts!
Turning fungi into ‘bricks’ for construction The new Singapore-ETH Centre is a collaborative research centre between Singapore institutions and Swiss university ETH Zurich and is now studying the use of mycelium as a sustainable building construction material
8 December 20213 December 2021 Meeting today’s and tomorrow’s challenges sustainably with paper sacks Short overview over a webinar-series by EUROSAC and CEPI Eurokraft
LG Chem-GS Caltex Signs Joint Development Agreement for Eco-friendly Materials LG Chem and GS Caltex will team up to jointly develop mass production technologies of eco-friendly materials for a circulating economy and carbon neutrality
7 December 20211 December 2021 Stora Enso introduces portfolio for bio-based packaging foam Company’s offering consists of the foams Fibrease™ and Papira® which both come with versatile technical and sustainability properties, for a suitable customers experience and for specific packaging requirements
2 December 202129 November 2021 New updated version of the poster on Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments According to Established Standards and Certification Schemes In this new version of the poster, a further biodegradable polyester "polycaprolactone (PCL)" has been added, which can be compounded with a large variety of biodegradable polymers
1 December 202126 November 2021 Malaga scientists working on creating bioplastic from tomato skins Another solution that points to food being both a source of nutrition and packaging
Aussie Surfer Wins Award for Biodegradable Surfboards Young surfer and engineer Emile Theau won a major startup award for creating 95% biodegradable performance surfboards from highly renewable paulownia tree wood
Kickstart: Biodegradable straws and a new kind of plastic ban There's a new wrinkle in the old debate about banning plastic straws
26 November 202123 November 2021 A first biodegradable version of velcro has been created, drawing inspiration from climbing plants, to safeguard the environment The new technology has been created by a research team led by Barbara Mazzolai at the IIT - Italian Institute of Technology as part of the European project GrowBot, and with the support of the National Geographic Society
17 November 202113 November 2021 Sustainable, biodegradable glitter – from your fruit bowl Plant-based biodegradable glitter sparkles without the microplastics
Origin Materials and Kolon Form Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials Materials include novel polymers and drop-in solutions for select applications, with an initial focus on automotive applications
16 November 202112 November 2021 Danimer Scientific and Total Corbion PLA Collaborate to Support Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Plastic Products Strategic collaboration to support long-term growth of biopolymer production requiring a blend of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and Polylactic Acid (PLA) inputs
Traceless receives €2.42 million grant from European Innovation Council (EIC) Company has been selected together with 65 other start-ups to get funded for breakthrough innovations
11 November 202124 November 2021 New insights reveal confusion about sustainable packaging New vox pop study as part of the Usable Packaging project suggest that the concept of plant-based plastics is even less familiar to the British general public
5 November 20211 November 2021 Sirmax Group makes its Ecomondo debut with an innovative bio-compound, contributing to the reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere Biodegradable mulch sheets, compostable coffee capsules, shopping bags, paper-plastic laminated products - the Group has fine-tuned its high-performance green product families