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25 January 202220 January 2022

Sulzer’s PLA bioplastics production technology selected for NatureWorks’ new plant with annual capacity of 75’000 tons

Sulzer is delivering customized state-of-the-art production technology to NatureWorks’ latest biopolymer manufacturing facility which will be located in Nakhon Sawan Biocomplex, Thailand

Eastman to invest up to $1 billion to accelerate circular economy through building world’s largest molecular plastics recycling facility in France

This multi-phase project includes units that would prepare mixed plastic waste for processing, a methanolysis unit to depolymerize the waste, and polymer lines to create a variety of first-quality materials for specialty, packaging, and textile applications

Indonesia embarks on smart manufacturing for sustainable plastics production

Country's mounting plastic waste problems resulted in the announcement of a new plan during the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos in 2021

20 January 202217 January 2022

Origin Materials and Mitsui Form Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials

Mitsui signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative materials from Origin Materials

19 January 202214 January 2022

Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies sign an Agreement for an Advanced Recycling Project in Spain

New plant to transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock called TACOIL which TotalEnergies will convert into virgin-quality polymers, to be used for food-grade packaging

18 January 202213 January 2022

Ecological coating for Bananas

Researchers at Empa in St. Gallen have now used life cycle assessment analyses to calculate how food waste can be offset against the environmental impact of plastic packaging on imported fruit and vegetables

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

INEOS and Petroineos at Grangemouth partner with Plastic Energy in an important breakthrough in the recycling of plastic

All partners coming together for a preliminary trial and the evolution of the policy environment in the UK will inform the development of a large-scale advanced recycling plant, which aims to be the first of its kind in the UK

Cargill to acquire Croda’s bio-based industrial business, expanding natured-derived solutions for customers

New investment to dramatically expand the company's bioindustrial footprint on searching for "greener" ingredient solutions

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

10 January 20226 January 2022

Avantium and Tereos announce Strategic Supply Agreement

Tereos to supply High Fructose Syrup, a locally produced bio-based raw material, to support Avantium’s production capacities in advanced bio-based polymers production

7 January 20224 January 2022

Environmentally friendly electronics: Shellac for printed circuits

Empa-researcher develop innovative biomaterial from 3D-printed electrically conducting bio-inks

6 January 20221 January 2022

Fresh salmon packed with Styropor® Ccycled™: The world’s first EPS fish boxes based on chemically recycled plastics introduced in Norway

Common project of three players developed new, recyclable packaging for the transport of some of its high-quality salmon brand BÖMLO®

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

Melodea spearheads new era in sustainable packaging

The company applies proprietary technology to extract cellulose nanocrystals from wood pulp sourced from trees grown in industrial forests

17 December 202118 December 2021

A Bond of Moral Fibre

BIO-LUTIONS and Zelfo Technology will further intensify their cooperation in a strategic move forward

Plastics in agrifood systems: The good, the bad and the ugly

Ocean litter has been making the headlines, but a new report by FAO suggests that plastic pollution is also pervasive in our agricultural soils

Stop downcycling our bottles: Why Europe’s non-alcoholic beverage industry needs fair and necessary access to its recycled packaging

The European non-alcoholic beverage industry urgently calls on the European Commission to facilitate fair and necessary access to its recycled plastic (PET) bottles to effectively ’close the bottle loop’

16 December 202113 December 2021

Advances in converting CO2 into polymers

Sreeparna Das, independent specialist consultant to the chemicals industry and contributor to materials database Matmatch, outlines some key advancements in the market

14 December 202113 December 2021

Avantium’s bioasphalt road update, IKEA’s biopackaging, Shark Tank winning plant-based laundry sheets and more

The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 2nd

13 December 20218 December 2021

BIO-FED expands portfolio with biomass-balanced polypropylene compounds

The new products are marketed by BIO-FED under the names M·VERA® PPH and M·VERA® PPC and is suitable for a wide range of applications

European Bioplastics Conference confirms bioplastics make significant contributions to the European Union’s ambitious climate goals

New European Bioplastics market data, based on research from the nova-institute, gave a very positive outlook for bioplastics production

Support the COMPOST Act

The COMPOST Act would create new grant and loan guarantee programs from the US Department of Agriculture for composting infrastructure projects

10 December 20219 December 2021

Gruppo Fabbri winner of the 15th Global Bioplastics Award

The leading trade publication bioplastics MAGAZINE has presented the awarded winner at the close of the first day of the European Bioplastics conference

Why are biobased and biodegradable plastic not part of the solution to reduce plastic waste?

Checking the facts!

Suntory Introduces 100% Plant-Based PET Bottle Prototypes

Along with its best-selling bottled mineral water brand in Japan, Suntory Tennensui the prototype has been produced for the company’s iconic Orangina brand in Europe

8 December 20213 December 2021

Global bioplastics production will more than triple within the next five years

A more than 200 percent growth rate in the global bioplastics production within the next five years is predicted by market data from European Bioplastics and the nova-Institute

Meeting today’s and tomorrow’s challenges sustainably with paper sacks

Short overview over a webinar-series by EUROSAC and CEPI Eurokraft

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

6 December 20214 December 2021

Amcor, Coles, iQ Renew, Licella, LyondellBasell and Nestlé findings support Australian-first advanced recycling plant

Former feasibility study demonstrated, that a circular economy for plastic is not only possible, but is essential for Australia to meet its National Waste Policy commitments

An expert view on Coca-Cola’s new 100% plant-based bottle

It is difficult to say now how BioPET in bottles with the BioPTA will change the environmental burdens of biobased PET

IKEA to phase out plastic from consumer packaging by 2028

With this phase-out, the company aims to reduce plastic waste and pollution, and drive the industry agenda to develop packaging solutions centred around renewable and recycled materials

3 December 202117 December 2024

World BioEconomy Forum awards 2021; winners to unfold their stories in panel discussion

The Awards recognise special efforts made by companies and individuals in an effort to promote and enhance the global circular bioeconomy

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

Kickstart: Biodegradable straws and a new kind of plastic ban

There's a new wrinkle in the old debate about banning plastic straws

30 November 202125 November 2021

European Bioplastics Conference: NatureWorks expects unprecedented market growth despite unfavorable legislations

GreenScreen Certified Standard for Food Serviceware seems to become a “new necessity” for all materials, including bioplastics

29 November 202124 November 2021

Swedish philanthropist awards world’s biggest environmental prize

Within the GLAUKOS project, Belgian company B4Plastics is developing strong bio-based polymer materials for fishing gear that are completely biodegradable and GreenWave has developed a scalable system for ocean-based food production with a very small environmental footprint

ABB and Zume to accelerate transition away from single use plastics

ABB robots will automate production, enabling the scale and speed required to make Zume’s packaging a cost-effective alternative to single-use plastics

19 November 202116 November 2021

Innovative value chains from tree & shrub species grown in marginal lands as a source of biomass for bio-based industries

Spain: New BeonNAT project consortium will study how to make use of marginal and underutilised land with the potential to generate organic products

Floreon launches halogen-free flame retardant bioplastic

The high performance alternative to flame retardant ABS

APR launches chemical recycling research group

The group will identify the fundamental steps needed to make chemical recycling effectively play a role in recycling infrastructures

18 November 202115 November 2021

Polyram Group Partners with UBQ Materials to Introduce Sustainable High-Performance Thermoplastic Compounds

UBQ materials have already been adopted by leading industry enterprises, and are used for manufacturing durable products with reduced or even negative environmental footprint

17 November 202113 November 2021

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

12 November 20219 November 2021

Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives: More sustainability for labelling

Innovative solutions allowing label manufacturers to offer brands and distributors important advantages in terms of eco-sustainability and savings

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

9 November 20214 November 2021

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