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4 August 20231 August 2023

Contaminated Plastic Waste Finds New Life via Dissolution Recycling

In April of this year, Trinseo inaugurated its dissolution recycling pilot plant for polycarbonate in the Netherlands. In this article, Trinseo’s Ben Porter explains how the technology works and the role it can play in furthering the circularity of plastics

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3 August 202331 July 2023

Braskem expands its biopolymer production by 30% following an investment of US$ 87 million

The Brazilian bio-based ethylene facility is now operating at a capacity of 260 thousand tons per year

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2 August 202327 July 2023

Packaging Specialist ALPLA Launches New Alplarecycling Brand

The globally active ALPLA Group has been investing in building up its own recycling capacities since 2005

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JDE Peet’s accelerates its sustainability agenda with a breakthrough paper pack for soluble coffee

New paper pack solution as the first of its kind in the coffee market, will be recyclable and is designed to create a more sustainable ecosystem in the soluble coffee market

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Creating a canola-based plastic alternative

New research turns canola protein into strong, flexible films meant for food packaging

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LyondellBasell Acquires 50% Share in Dutch Recycling Company

LyondellBasell announced it has acquired a 50% stake in Stiphout Industries B.V. ("Stiphout")

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31 July 202327 October 2023

Biobased and biodegradable plastics for safer, more sustainable products

As part of the EU project BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE, 22 scientific and industrial project partners from 13 countries are working on sustainable solutions for the production of biobased and biodegradable plastics to bring sustainable and safe products to market – from reusable cutlery and toys to packaging and agricultural products

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29 July 202329 May 2024

Exclusive interview with Beiersdorf: Sustainability in the cosmetics industry – bio-based, CO2-based and recycling innovations at Beiersdorf

Dr. Manuela Köhler and Eva-Maria Bredehorst explain how Beiersdorf is using bio-based, chemically recycled and CO2-based raw materials to achieve these goals without compromising product quality and safety

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28 July 202325 July 2023

Phasing out hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics

New Zealand’s government is phasing out certain hard-to-recycle plastics and six single-use items in three tranches

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27 July 202324 July 2023

Melodea’s Sustainable Barrier Coating Boosts Food Packaging Recyclability

Green-Tech company's high-performance barrier coating is an eco-friendly alternative to plastic packaging including EVOH

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Fungi makes meal of hard to recycle plastic

Plastic biodegraded by two common fungi

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25 July 202320 July 2023

Flexible packaging leader Parkside laser-focused on sustainable lidding film solutions with ParkScribe® technology

UK-based flexible packaging specialist Parkside has launched a revolutionary range of sustainable lidding films as a next-generation solution for brands seeking to solve their packaging sustainability challenges, as part of its Sustainable 7 product strategy

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24 July 202319 July 2023

Compostable Plastics

Unlocking the Potential in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

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19 July 202313 July 2023

Can Cellulose Fibers Fill the Cotton Gap?

Cellulose as a Raw Material Could Be the Answer to Future Textile Demand

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18 July 202313 July 2023

New biodegradable plastics are compostable in your backyard

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin

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17 July 202312 July 2023

The future of recycling could one day mean dissolving plastic with electricity

The researchers described their new approach to chemical recycling July 3 in the journal Chem Catalysis

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14 July 202311 July 2023

INEOS Styrolution partners with EGN and Tomra to recycle post-consumer polystyrene waste into food contact polystyrene

Process enables closed-loop circularity for polystyrene (PS) at food contact quality levels. First large-scale mechanical recycling facility to process recycled PS suitable for food packaging. Start-up expected by mid-2025

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10 July 20235 July 2023

EPFL spin-off closes the loop on PET recycling

EPFL spin-off DePoly has developed a method for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at ambient temperature, even when it’s dirty or mixed with other plastics. The firm confirmed the feasibility of its method with a pilot capable of processing 50 metric tons per year. Having recently raised CHF 12.3 million, DePoly is now building a pilot plant with 10 times that capacity

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6 July 20234 July 2023

Sustainable adhesion: Ceresana investigates the world market for biobased adhesives

Adhesives make many environmentally friendly products possible: lightweight car bodies and batteries for electromobility, insulation glazing for facades and insulating panels as well as corrugated cardboard packaging or simple paper bags

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4 July 20233 July 2023

New Joint Venture to Boost Circularity of Secondary Plastic Packaging

LyondellBasell and AFA Nord, a leading recycler of agricultural film, have agreed to create a 50:50 joint venture that intends to recycle post commercial flexible secondary packaging waste

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29 June 202322 June 2023

Compostable bioplastics biodegrade in real conditions, study confirms

The preliminary report shared by TotalEnergies Corbion confirmed that compostable packaging can help in managing waste in the food packaging industry

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26 June 202319 September 2023

Interview with Dr. Adrian Brandt about Henkel’s use of Avantium’s FDCA, a bio-based aromatic building block

The head of the Bio-Renewable Materials Platform at Henkel answers questions about the company's sustainability goals and ambitions to support the PEFerence project

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Clariant launches Desi Pak® ECO with new bio-based moisture-adsorbing packets

Specially-designed packaging solution focused on using raw materials and transportation packaging that have a lower environmental impact

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Stora Enso is laying the foundation for the future of circular packaging in Oulu, Finland

The future of packaging is circular and to be achieved with solutions that are net positive for both climate and biodiversity

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21 June 202316 June 2023

Grandpuits PLA project update

Corbion announces that it will not pursue a new PLA bioplastics plant in Grandpuits, France

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Waste not want not: Waste crab shells can be made into diffraction gratings for optical instruments

Bioplastic can be processed from chitosan, a sugar that comes from the outer skeleton of crabs, lobsters, and shrimps

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20 June 202315 June 2023

Johnson Matthey’s state-of-the-art technology helps China tackle plastic pollution

The latest butanediol technology to produce 600,000 metric tonnes of bio-degradable plastics annually can be used in compostable packaging and decomposes

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16 June 202313 June 2023

CJ Biomaterials’ Amorphous Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Added to FDA’s Inventory of Food Contact Substances

FDA listing clears the way for CJ Biomaterials' amorphous PHA to be used in the manufacture of food contact materials sold in the US

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15 June 202313 June 2023

Brand new fibre-based Muoto® gift packaging

The innovative Muoto 3D inner packaging and a box made of Metsä Board’s folding boxboard encase Fiskars ReNew scissors made of recycled material

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Walmart Doubles Down on Reducing Waste To Create More Sustainable Omnichannel Fulfillment Network

Retailer anticipates eliminating more than 2,000 tons of plastic by transitioning to paper bag mailers; gives customers new waste-reducing options across pickup and delivery

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14 June 202313 June 2023

EUROSAC Congress 2023: From nature to nature

The grand finale was the presentation of the industry’s most promising innovations at the EUROSAC Grand Prix Award

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Luminy® PLA sustainable under EU Taxonomy Regulation

The assessment can be found in the newly launched whitepaper titled "Planting the Future with PLA," which details the regulation and delves into more sustainability aspects of biobased materials

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Sustainability as a Success Factor: OQ Chemicals Launches Biobased Oxbalance TCD Alcohol DM

The OxBalance product line uses the ISCC PLUS mass balance approach, which tracks renewable raw materials in chemical manufacturing processes and assigns them to the products

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New biobased cups made from recycled PLA

TotalEnergies Corbion has worked with COEXPAN to develop a bio-based cup using recycled PLA, with the design achieving full validation for line speeds and output using form-fill-seal technology

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13 June 20237 June 2023

Dow and New Energy Blue announce collaboration to develop renewable plastic materials from corn residue

First-of-its-kind agreement in North America would create bio-based ethylene for Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast assets to produce renewable plastics across fast-growing end-markets

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Dow is back in bio-based ethylene action

A report about Dow Chemical and New Energy Blue entering into a supply agreement to produce bio-based ethylene from agricultural residues

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12 June 20237 June 2023

UPM Biochemicals and Selenis form strategic alliance to develop sustainable PETG

The goal of the partnership is to produce sustainable polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) resin that will accelerate the introduction of forest-sourced materials into plastic applications and reduce fossil resource dependency

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Discussion: How to allocate and communicate recycled content in packaging?

A label reading “100% recycled content” should only be allowed for packaging products fully made from recycled content. Otherwise, it should be considered a misleading environmental claim

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Costa Rica’s world-leading bioeconomy strategy

Costa Rica’s bioeconomy strategy folds businesses into robust climate and biodiversity policies

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9 June 20237 June 2023

Stora Enso publishes new framework for green and sustainability-linked financing

Stora Enso has launched a combined Green and Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework to further integrate sustainability into its funding and financing activities

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7 June 20232 June 2023

Bluepha and TotalEnergies Corbion collaborate advance sustainable biomaterials solutions in China

The collaboration aims to bring together the expertise and resources of both companies in combining Bluepha® Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) with Luminy® Polylactic Acid (PLA) technology

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Fermented food packaging: an edible alternative thanks to bacterial cellulose

Scientists at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have developed an edible, transparent and biodegradable material with considerable potential for application in food packaging

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6 June 20232 June 2023

Changsu Industrial and TotalEnergies Corbion collaborate to advance adoption of sustainable biobased BOPLA films

Strategic cooperation agreement that will further advance the polylactic acid (PLA) industry

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Beauty inside out – LUMENE cooperates with UPM and SABIC to launch its new biobased packaging application

Finnish beauty brand LUMENE is the first to launch a biobased packaging application with both the jar and label made with UPM’s innovative wood-based material, further processed by SABIC

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2 June 202330 May 2023

From the incinerator to new packaging: Arla Foods explores new way to recycle plastic waste

Chemical recycling helps to reduce CO2 footprint and consumption of fossil feedstock for cheese packaging

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We launch our bio-based polyolefins to reduce the medical sector’s carbon footprint

Our new advanced bio-based range offers a negative carbon footprint, removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than it emits. It is a game-changing solution for the medical sector, designed to meet the industry's growing demand for eco-friendly solutions

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31 May 202324 May 2023

LanzaTech and Plastipak Partner to Produce World’s First PET Resin Made from Waste Carbon

LanzaTech and Plastipak Packaging, announce they have successfully produced PPKNatura, the world’s first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin made from captured carbon emissions

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30 May 20234 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2023

Let's take a look at what happened in May 2023 at RCI

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Paper instead of plastic: sustainable packaging with a good conscience

In the 3D-Thermocell project, German researchers of DHBW Karlsruhe are developing new cheap and light plastic substitute products made of thermoformable paper as a renewable resource and easy to dispose of along with waste paper

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26 May 202319 May 2023

Bioeconomy startup traceless receives millions in funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment

Planned construction of a demonstration production plant receives 5 million euros in funding / Parliamentary State Secretary Bettina Hoffmann presents funding check to founders