18 May 201716 May 2017 Flexible, organic and biodegradable: Stanford researchers develop new wave of electronics A new semiconductor developed by Stanford researchers is as flexible as skin and easily degradable
13 April 201711 April 2017 Bioplastics: end the confusion Bioplastics industry need to give the public more adequately explanation of the difference between biobased and biodegradable
4 April 201731 March 2017 IK critical of oxo-degradable plastics Fragmentation of products made of "oxo-degradable plastics" can exacerbate the current problem concerning the entry of "micro-plastics" into waterways and seas
14 March 201710 March 2017 Cooperation network “BioPlastik” – long-term investment in clever product solutions After three years of funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, the cooperation network is now consolidated by contributions from the partners only
6 March 20172 March 2017 Oxo-degradable plastics increasingly under fire in Europe European Bioplastics claim that it is important to clearly differentiate between different concepts
17 February 201715 February 2018 Biodegradable Bioplastics Continue to Evolve Root vegetables, shrimp shells, proprietary starch formulations and natural fibers are among the emerging global bioplastics
10 February 20179 February 2017 University Students Made Biodegradable Plastic Bags From Bananas Degradation of the product lasts 18 months; plastic lasts 20 years or more. Researchers consider using new material to make new products
9 February 201710 February 2017 ‘Greenwashing’ Costing Walmart $1 Million Judgment prohibits Walmart from selling plastic products labeled “biodegradable” or with other terms implying the product will break down in a landfill or other environment
7 February 20173 February 2017 Global Green and Bio-Based Solvents Market – Segmented by Type, Application, and Geography – Growth, Trends and Forecasts (2016 – 2021) Government support for research of green and bio-based solvents is opening a gateway to opportunities for the global green and bio-based solvents market
25 January 201723 January 2017 Wyss Institute: Patching a gap in wound care Wyss Institute researchers developed chitosan-based bioplastic for medical devices
23 January 201715 February 2018 Green Dot Bioplastics introduces new biodegradable plastic for horticultural applications Green Dot Bioplastics has developed a new biodegradable biocomposite for horticultural applications made from reclaimed biobased feedstocks
Surf and Earth: How prawn shopping bags could save the planet Engineering research team developed chitosan-based biodegradable plastics
20 January 201716 January 2017 Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Their Derivatives The biodegradation of carbon nanomaterials by microbes and enzymes is now of great importance
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
16 January 201715 January 2017 Here’s a New Year’s resolution we should all make – take “The Challenge”! Perstorp launched its Time to Act campaign at the recent European Bioplastics conference in Berlin
12 January 201710 January 2017 Bio-on announces new multi-license maxi agreement for revolutionary PHAs New plants envisaged in Europe and Asia to produce up to 100 thousand tonnes per year of PHAs bioplastic
9 December 20167 December 2016 University researchers make new discovery in plastics Innovative method could remove current limitations, allows creation of new kind of biodegradable cellulose-based plastic
24 November 201622 November 2016 Showa Denko to Terminate Production and Sale of Biodegradable Plastic Production of BionolleTM to be abandoned by the end of December 2016, sales one year later
Evonik ramps up production capacity for biomaterials Part of a global expansion plan aimed at solidifying Evonik’s leadership in the bioresorbable polymer market
3 November 201617 September 2020 Plastic Not Fantastic: Industry Responds to US Microbeads Ban Bio-degradable polymers, currently on the losing side due to its poor market credibility, demand innovation to succeed
27 October 201625 October 2016 Carlsberg’s new bio-based beer bottles to ‘step up’ to sustainability targets Company confident they can deliver and sell the green fiber bottle to the global consumer by 2019
22 September 201620 September 2016 Thailand’s circular, biobased economy: home grown bioplastics set to improve efficiency of local rubber agriculture Biodegradable root growth container to bring threefold benefits to the Thai rubber industry
1 September 201630 August 2016 PHA: promising, versatile, biodegradable All members of the PHA family are biodegradable - not just in industrial composting equipment, but also in the soil and in freshwater and seawater
30 August 201626 August 2016 Process could make key biodegradable polymer stronger and longer-lasting Brown University researchers have shown that by treating PLA at various temperatures and pressures, they can induce a new polymer phase in the material
22 August 201618 August 2016 ASTM Plastics Committee to Revise Key Composting Standard Specification does not describe contents of products or their performance with regards to compostability or biodegradability
19 August 201618 August 2016 New report on oxo-biodegradable recyclate fans flames of old controversy TCKT concluded that there would be no negative effects including oxo-biodegradable recyclate into plastic products
Merck Expands Excipients Portfolio, Adding Polymers for Sustained Release Injectables Company to be the exclusive, global distributor of the Expansorb® line of biocompatible and biodegradable polymers
5 August 20164 August 2016 Sugar derived Surfactants Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2016 – 2024 Transparency Market Research Reports incorporated a definite business overview and more illumination about requisitions and worldwide business sector industry
3 August 20162 August 2016 Gas fermentation: another promising biobased technology Some overview about top companies and the sector’s achievements
14 July 201616 November 2016 San Fran enacts ban on polystyrene product sales from 2017 City will replace hazardous products with compostable, recyclable ones and continue toward Zero Waste
27 June 201624 June 2016 Innovative process produces biodegradable cellulose-based films Purdue researchers looking for innovative ways to adapt and use cellulose for a range of food, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications
21 June 201620 June 2016 A demo installation of a biobased, biodegradable and additivated mulching developed in Aitiip is starting this week Life + Multibiosol project developing a biobased, biodegradable film and also improves soil properties
20 June 201617 June 2016 Biobased polyethylene self-adhesive label supports brands in their quest for more sustainable packaging In collaboration with Braskem and Avery Dennison, EEQO selects the sugarcane-based self-adhesive solution for its product-labeling
31 May 201630 May 2016 Bio cosmetics: Bio-on bioplastic designed for cosmetics that defend the environment The new formulation of Bio-on's revolutionary PHA bioplastic can replace the microbeads contained in cosmetics that pollute the seas and are now banned in the USA
25 April 201621 April 2016 Aethic first to use new clear MATER-BI packaging film New material to debut with Aethic’s next production run of sunscreens and face creams
20 April 201619 April 2016 Revolution in Food Packaging. The Milk Carton goes Bio Minerv PHA Extrusion Coating project aims to develop specific, eco-sustainable and, now fully biodegradable formulations
19 April 201614 April 2016 Award-winning biodegradable agar packaging could replace plastic Agar Plasticity project explores the use of seaweed-derived biodegradable substitute for conventional plastic packaging
8 April 20165 April 2016 Bioplastic enhanced with eggshell nanoparticles could make better packaging materials Alabama researchers using eggshell nanoparticles to enhance wound healing, bone regeneration and drug delivery
7 April 20165 April 2016 Metabolix Signs MOU with CJ CheilJedang for Strategic Commercial Manufacturing Arrangement Companies to define longer term expansion of collaboration for larger scale PHA production
1 April 201631 March 2016 BIO-ON and ITALERI for a Eco-Sustainable Scale Modelling Companies unite to use Minerv PHA Supertoys in the toys and models of the future
31 March 201630 March 2016 Biodegradable algae water bottles provide a green alternative to plastic Icelandic product designer Ari Jónsson fashioning a compostable plastic bottle
18 March 201617 March 2016 Expert view: Unlocking the promise of Bio-Based plastics Simon Herriott, Global Business Director for BioMaterials at DuPont writes guest post
14 March 201611 March 2016 Compostable Biopolymers made from renewable resources – Biesterfeld to distribute Nurel’s INZEA® New, bio-based polymers can be processed by injection moulding, extrusion and thermoforming
11 March 20164 March 2016 Corbion on track for 75kTpa PLA plant construction Thailand polymerization plant entering the basic-engineering phase
11 February 201610 February 2016 Nurel invests in new biopolymer facility INZEA product line offers a wide range of 100% biodegradable and partially biobased biopolymers
5 February 20164 February 2016 PE bags and sacks demand to reach 37.9 million tons by 2022, forecast Ceresana Bioplastics and biodegradability gained more importance in recent years
3 February 201615 February 2018 Tecnalia develops legume protein-based films and coatings By-products of the legume processing industry to be used as materials for agriculture, packaging and automotive applications
29 January 201628 January 2016 Bioplastics play essential role in future circular plastics economy Says new report by World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation
28 January 201627 January 2016 Charmant USA: Seeing is believing All frames are created from recyclable plant-based bio-based plastics
Made in our image? Robots that decompose are on the way Recent report by Reuters puts a whole new perspective on the idea of designing for the end of ‘life’
