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24 February 20221 March 2022

Britvic joins forces with Xampla in a £1m packaging innovation partnership

World’s first plant protein material for commercial use was developed from the Cambridge-University Start-up and is using pea protein

fischertechnik stands for sustainable toys made in Germany

Company is launching a construction kit whose contents and packaging largely consist of renewable resources

21 February 202217 February 2022

Creating a Better Plastic

Carolina chemists may have a solution to the country's plastic problem by "upcycling" plastic trash to tougher, stronger material

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 202210 February 2022

Greiner Packaging and LyondellBasell offer circular solution for coffee capsules

Branded under the name CirculenRevive new polymers are made, using an advanced recycling process which converts plastic waste into feedstock

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

11 February 20228 February 2022

New range of beauty innovation from CHANEL with sustainable Sulapac material

New formulas beside bio-based packaging contain up to 97% ingredients of natural origin without compromising effectiveness, safety or sensory quality

7 February 202228 January 2022

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

PepsiCo Europe sets ambition to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastic in all of its chrisp and chip bags by the end of the decade

Consumer trials of the 100% recycled or renewable plastics packaging will begin in European markets in 2022, starting with renewable plastic in a Lay’s range in France in the first half of the year

3 February 202227 January 2022

Dow joins Cyclyx as consortium’s newest member

Cyclyx mission is to increase the recycling rate of plastics from 10% to 90% by using Cyclyx’s expertise in understanding the chemical composition of post-use plastic in collaboration with industry partners

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

31 January 202224 January 2022

Sapling protectors made of domestic wood – simple but effective

The plastic guards are a good thing in themselves - but only if they are removed at the right time and disposed of properly - but this is often not the case

28 January 202222 January 2022

Straw pulp: agricultural residues become sanitary paper products

Together with Sustainable Fiber Technologies, Essity aims to use SFT's process for producing pulp from wheat straw and to develop its sanitary paper products from this interesting material

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

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