15 February 201715 February 2017 5 minutes with… Julia Schifter, Business Development Director at TIPA "Novel solutions that seemed futuristic yesterday are already becoming today’s reality."
14 February 201713 February 2017 BioFoam: The first CO2 neutral foam in the world BioFoam® is a fully bio-based particle foam made from renewable resources
13 February 20179 September 2021 Coca-Cola Plantbottle: Could Liquid Light’s technology be the answer to Coca-Cola’s 2020 PlantBottle aspirations? If Liquid Light’s cost claims are achievable with its technology for bio-MEG, it could signify a major breakthrough in the production of PET from sustainable sources
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
7 February 20173 February 2017 Latest plastic packaging sleeves from Mediane are biobased and recyclable Using Braskem's sugar cane-based I'm green™ Polyethylene allows Mediane to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its packaging
2 February 201731 January 2017 Tetra Pak ‘protects what’s good’ with their new 80% sustainable carton Company's ultimate goal is to produce all of their packages by only using sustainable managed renewable materials.
23 January 201719 January 2017 Surf and Earth: How prawn shopping bags could save the planet Engineering research team developed chitosan-based biodegradable plastics
20 January 201718 January 2017 Zelfo Technology Engineers a Future in Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose (MFC) for Paper and Packaging Company is developing and producing packaging based fibre additives with applications in the liner and fluting sectors
17 January 201713 January 2017 Solegear Announces Acquisition of LINDAR’s Bioplastic Division Latest U.S. Acquisition Accelerates Bioplastic Packaging Market Share Growth
13 December 201610 December 2016 Tetra Pak gets closer to fully renewable packaging goal with new aseptic carton World's first aseptic carton package to receive the highest class of Vinçotte certification for its 80% content of renewable materials
21 November 201617 November 2016 Reverdia and Xinfu Sign Agreement for Biosuccinium® Supply and Collaboration Collaboration aiming to adopt Biosuccinium® in bio-based polymers for the packaging industry
Corbion, Total in PLA JV JV will be based in the Netherlands and will launch operations in the 1st quarter of 2017, subject to regulatory approvals
10 November 20168 November 2016 Amerplast a forerunner in sustainable packaging with AmerGreen Together with Braskem, company offers its customers Green Polyethylene (Green PE)
Mosca GmbH: biobased strapping tape Sustainability as one of the company's main concerns has been successfully applied to their products for many years
8 November 20165 November 2016 Plastics Value Chain Creates a New European Stakeholder Platform to Drive Europe’s Polyolefins-based Packaging towards the Circular Economy Newly formed platform will be working for a 5-10 year horizon based on effective, science-based solutions
7 November 20165 November 2016 Ultra-high barrier Plantic eco Plastic™ Package Delivers Ultra Fresh Italian Pasta Combine Renewably Sourced Packaging with 100% Natural Inspired Pasta
PolyOne’s OnColor BIO color concentrates receive OK compost HOME certification First company to get compost HOME certification for a full range of color concentrates compatible with biodegradable polymers
4 November 20167 November 2016 Corbion: Global bioplastics company expands plant in Rayong Factory's PLA products to be sold globally, including the USA, Europe and the Pacific
28 October 201626 October 2016 Reducing waste even further: we’ve launched compostable packaging! Israeli start-up TIPA developed first of its kind packaging that decompose in just 24 weeks
New joint venture Synvina to take a “globally leading role” in FDCA production Cooperation platform aiming to develop a complete supply chain for PEF as sustainable bio-based packaging material
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
26 October 20165 February 2018 WACKER Presents New VINNEX® Additives for Enhanced Bioplastics Polyvinyl-acetate-based additive optimizes processing and property profile of biopolyester
14 October 201613 October 2016 First bioplastic made from surplus whey New PHB biodegradable packaging tailored to the needs of cheese-makers products
13 October 201611 October 2016 Synvina: Joint venture of BASF and Avantium established Bio-based furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) as main building block for the new polymer polyethylenefuranoate (PEF)
4 October 201629 September 2016 Carlsberg unveils new Green Fiber Bottle design The new design of the Green Fiber Bottle was unveiled at the Sustainable Brands 2016 Copenhagen conference
15 September 201613 September 2016 Functionalized bio-based plastic films without foodstuffs competition In the ECLIPSE project, Fraunhofer UMSICHT – within an international consortium – has developed a novel packaging concept
13 September 20169 September 2016 BYK: Fresh Look with an innovative PLA Additive Unique barrier additive has been specially developed for use in PLA-based food packaging
8 September 20166 September 2016 Sustainable carriers made of corrugated board are set to replace plastic bags in the future “WellBag” is also available in a range of versions and sizes, from a mini shopper for accessories to an XL design for fashion and clothing shops
7 September 20163 September 2016 Seventh Generation embraces bioplastics Company taking another step toward its vision of having all of its packaging made from recycled or bio-based materials by 2020
31 August 201629 August 2016 Edible food packaging made from milk proteins (video) USDA scientists are developing an environmentally friendly film made of casein
24 August 201622 August 2016 The year of bio-based packaging Sustainable living is growing and with it, interest in going beyond recycling
15 August 201611 August 2016 Resource conservation with Bio-Flex® FX: New blends allow for considerable reduction in thickness for compostable films FKuR launching packaging films with particularly low thickness and, at the same time, high puncture resistance
12 August 201610 August 2016 Solegear and r-pac International to Deliver Plant-Based Packaging for Latest Leading Smartphone Case A forecasted 600,000 units to be produced for major US-based consumer electronics retailer
10 August 20168 August 2016 Superhydrophobic Coatings with Edible Materials Researchers collaboration develop bio-based coatings for a variety of daily consumed liquid products
4 August 20163 August 2016 BASF extends its portfolio of innovative foam solutions with ecovio® EA Expandable particle foam, easy to process on existing EPP or EPS machines
1 August 201628 July 2016 Study: Plastics reduce environmental impact Trucost's latest study, "Plastics and Sustainability: A Valuation of Environmental Benefits, Costs and Opportunities for Continuous Improvement"
21 July 201620 July 2016 Futamura confirms acquisition of Innovia Films cellulose business Japanese company to provide a sustainable future for over 400 jobs
20 July 201619 July 2016 Cascades Sonoco Introduces Industry’s First Water-Based Barrier Coating Allowing the Creation of Recyclable, Repulpable and Compostable Take Out Containers Revolutionary new product replaces standard LDPE coated folding carton, plastic and Styrofoam options
14 July 201613 July 2016 Novamont and the Barbier Group sign deal to develop new bag for fruits and vegetables from renewable resources, suitable for home composting Ma-Ter-Bio (the bag for planet Earth) as alternative to traditional non-biodegradable, non-compostable plastics packaging
24 June 201623 June 2016 A.J. Plast and BASF co-develop new packaging film made from bio-based Ultramid polyamide New film provides good oxygen, moisture and aroma barriers as well as good heat and chemical resistance
22 June 201621 June 2016 New “green” PLA tamper-evident seal yields cost savings for customers New biodegradable polylactic acid film is made from sustainable, 100% annually renewable plant sugars
9 June 20168 September 2016 Who has won the the Bio-Based Innovation Awards (Europe) 2016? Synprodo awards with "Greeny", the bio-based and compostable icebox for the Italian market
6 June 20163 June 2016 Development of performance polyesters based on isoidide Joint research project exploring a promising chemical building block for the biobased economy
Metalvuoto introduces high barrier biobased flexible structures to support the long shelf life pouch market Company combines their coating technology with Ingeo films to produce dual function films that enable simplified flexible packaging structures for the packaging industry
3 June 20162 June 2016 New Compostable Mater-Bi Fruit and Vegetable Bags with High Renewable Content Ready for EU-Markets In 2017, fruit and vegetable bags in French supermarkets will have to be "home compostable"
23 May 201619 May 2016 Bioplastic Beverage Packaging Made from Juice Wastewater? PHBOTTLE is made from the biodegradable bioplastic material polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)
3 May 20163 May 2016 First Tetra Top carton bottle with bio-based plastic hits the market with JUST water Bottle innovation significantly pushes its renewable content up from 53% to 82%
2 May 201628 April 2016 RPC Promens Consumer Nordic: Neue, auf Zuckerrohr basierende Milchflasche Beigabe mineralischer Chargen ermöglicht verbessertes Umweltprofil
RPC Promens Consumer Nordic: Bio Polymer ‘Mix’ Bottle is a European First Special mineral filler reduces amount of polymer, enhancing its positive environmental profile
