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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

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Kickstart: Biodegradable straws and a new kind of plastic ban

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Floreon launches halogen-free flame retardant bioplastic

The high performance alternative to flame retardant ABS

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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9 November 20214 November 2021

Eco-Products gains Greenscreen certification for PFAS-free plant-based packaging

Vanguard, the award-winning line uses a proprietary chemistry to achieve grease resistance without the use of PFAS

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EU recycled 41% of plastic packaging waste in 2019

In 2019, each person living in the EU generated 34.4 kg of plastic packaging waste, out of which 14.1 kg was recycled

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Closed loop recycling in Europe: What helps and what hinders?

The new EU Circular Economy Action Plan is one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal for a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and competitive economy

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8 November 20214 November 2021

NEXE’s Patented Compostable Capsule for Keurig® Brewing Systems is Finally Here

It was a challenge to construct a pod from plant-based renewable materials that is fully compostable

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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

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3 November 202128 October 2021

Luminy® PLA made from chemically recycled feedstock now commercially available

Total Corbion PLA is already receiving and depolymerizing reprocessed PLA waste, which is then purified and polymerized to produce virgin Luminy® PLA

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2 November 202127 October 2021

Coca-Cola Collaborates with Tech Partners to Create Bottle Prototype Made from 100% Plant-Based Sources

New technology for the first sustainable beverage packaging material signals a step-change in the commercial viability of the biomaterial

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29 October 202126 October 2021

Emballator launches renewable bio-PP product with Borealis

The biobased material has the potential to be used in all products produced in Emballator Lagan and is 100% recyclable

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27 October 202122 October 2021

Mitsubishi Polyester Film: Expansion of production capacity for polyester films in Germany

Company has announced an investment in a new production line of HOSTAPHAN® polyester films in Europe

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Mitsubishi Polyester Film: Erweiterung der Produktionskapazität für Polyesterfolien in Deutschland

Unternehmen will die Produktionskapazität von HOSTAPHAN®-Polyesterfolien in Europa ausbauen und in eine neue Anlage investieren

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26 October 202121 October 2021

LATI Industria Termoplastici signs with The Hemp Plastic Company for the distribution of hemp plastics in Europe

These hemp plastics may be usable across diverse sectors in the plastics industry, from packaging to automotive, from furniture to toys, and many others

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25 October 202120 October 2021

Fighting food waste: BBI JU-funded projects support the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy

The policy emphasises the need to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable food system that preserves biodiversity and has a neutral or positive environmental impact

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UPM Biomedicals and Cellbox in collaboration to provide a live cell shipment solution

Plant derived and animal-free transport technology for living cell and tissue cultures allows shipping of live 3D cell assays between researchers and pharmaceutical companies

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22 October 202119 October 2021

Plastic for Blister Packages, the Primary Packaging for Drugs

Astellas Pharma beginning world's first use of biomass plastic for blister packages for drugs

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Dow commercializes recyclable toothpaste packaging

Coupled with responsible disposal and recycling infrastructure, this solution could help reduce the number of used toothpaste tubes entering landfills

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Coca-Cola, Changchun Meihe and UPM Cooperate to Commercialize Next-Generation Biomaterials

Significant Milestone in Commercial Viability and Availability of Plant-Based Plastic from Sustainably Sourced Wood to be Made Available to Entire Industry

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Life cycle assessment shows: Neste RE renewable hydrocarbons cut carbon footprint by more than 85% over fossil feedstock for polymers and chemicals industry

Neste RE’s greenhouse gas emissions correspond to a carbon footprint of 0.45kg CO2-equivalent per kg

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21 October 202119 October 2021

Deal with Nestlé sees first plant in Mexico for full circularity of food grade plastic packaging

Nestlé Mexico, Greenback and Enval are to install the first plant in Mexico to achieve full circularity of food grade plastic packaging

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20 October 202115 October 2021

Plant Pack®: sustainable revolution in the packaging market

The packaging material made of puffed maize grits offers similar performance to that of polystyrene and consists 100% of bio-based raw materials

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19 October 202114 October 2021

Lactips launches “Plastic Free Paper”

The first paper packaging solution that is free from plastic or controversial substances and fully recyclable and compostable

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Plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables to be banned in France

Anti-waste law has been expanded by banning plastic straws, disposable cutlery, stirrers, lids for takeaway beverage cups, polystyrene boxes, and plastic confetti

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18 October 202113 October 2021

Home-com­pos­table cof­fee cap­su­les: A pro­ject part­nership bet­ween GRA­FE and Gol­den Com­pound

Home-com­pos­table cof­fee cap­su­les in bril­li­ant co­lours: Here the eye and also the awa­ren­ess of na­tu­re and the en­vi­ron­ment drink along

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Dow expands global capabilities for circular plastics, with initial products available for customers in 2022

Company on-track to secure key third-party certifications for assuring circular plastic products to its customers

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14 October 202111 October 2021

Degradation of biobased plastics in the soil

Microbial community defies climate change

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13 October 20219 October 2021

Achieving Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission Plastics

RWTH Aachen researchers have presented a sustainable model for plastics production and waste treatment which could achieve plastic production with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions more affordable than expected

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Papyrus completes successful trial using refined banana fibre to produce biodegradable moulded food packaging

First time that banana fibres has been used on standard moulding machines

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good natured® and Jones Healthcare Group™ are Transforming Canada’s Pharmaceutical Industry with Innovative Plant-based Packaging

New plant-based solution allows Jones to optimize its package design, removes chemicals of concern and ensures its packaging is readily recyclable in most households across North America

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12 October 20217 October 2021

Jacobs Awarded Contract from NatureWorks

Company hits milestones for the new NatureWorks biopolymer plant in Southeast Asia

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11 October 20216 October 2021

BASF and WPO Polymers cooperate to distribute biopolymer ecovio® for certified compostable bags in Spain and Portugal

Spanish market for biopolymers is expected to become one of the largest in Europe

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7 October 20211 October 2021

Woodly produces clear plastic packaging made from wood

“We make achieving sustainability goals possible for large companies”

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CarbonSmart Inside and Out

LanzaTech leads the way in getting consumer goods from recycled carbon to market

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6 October 202130 September 2021

Danimer Scientific and Chevron Phillips Chemical Collaborate to Develop Technology for Lower-Cost Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing

Implementation of technology that transformed polyolefin production expected to drive higher-volume Rinnovo™ production at lower overall costs

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5 October 202130 September 2021

Paccor to start bio-PP products for Orkla

Company is one of the first rigid plastic manufacturers to produce bio-PP products

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LES EAUX DE CHANEL – Elegance and simplicity with a sustainable SULAPAC cap on top

CHANEL has just announced new LES EAUX DE CHANEL fragrance bottle caps made with biobased Sulapac® material

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1 October 202128 September 2021

Coffee pod convenience without the landfill guilt

Jabil Packaging Solutions co-developed the compostable coffee capsule with Productos Solubles S.A. (Prosol), a leading European coffee roaster

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Closing the loop for paper-coated packaging and serviceware: now compostable AND recyclable with Luminy® from Total Corbion PLA

Coating a paperboard application with Luminy® PLA now also supports mechanical/material recyclability within existing recycling streams

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30 September 202121 December 2021

Braskem announces partnership with Gelmart International to supply bio-based I’m green EVA polymer for the production of sustainable underwear

The Braskem bio-based I'm green EVA made from sugarcane, a sustainable source raw material, is used in the first renewable source line of bras in the world

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European plastics producers call for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging of 30% by 2030

An enabling policy framework and collaboration with the value chain are essential to reach target