25 April 201621 April 2016 Aethic first to use new clear MATER-BI packaging film New material to debut with Aethic’s next production run of sunscreens and face creams
20 April 201619 April 2016 Revolution in Food Packaging. The Milk Carton goes Bio Minerv PHA Extrusion Coating project aims to develop specific, eco-sustainable and, now fully biodegradable formulations
3 March 20162 March 2016 VTT files patent for new bio-based mineral oil barrier technology for food packaging Innovative 2-layer film can be used as a ‘bag-in-box’ liner for dry foods such as breakfast cereals
16 February 201611 February 2016 Quinoa repackaged into backyard compostable pouches Alter Eco switches to a “Gone4Good” backyard-compostable stand-up pouch made from non-GMO, plant-based materials
16 December 201516 December 2015 Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for Mitsui; a new thin film PEF for packaging emerges In Japan, Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF
19 November 201517 November 2015 The future of compostable packaging is bright A multi-pronged, multi-stakeholder systems approach is needed to fully realize the potential of compostable packaging - here are three areas to focus on, along with next steps
12 November 201510 November 2015 Solegear and r-pac International Team Up to Produce Leading Smartphone Case Packaging A forecasted 750,000 units to be produced using Solegear’s Traverse® TF4000 plant-based material
22 October 201516 October 2015 Ryegrass whisks up Waitrose egg boxes in UK first New packaging could save 405 tonnes of paper
6 October 20153 October 2015 Elopak gewinnt den Deutschen Verpackungspreis 2015 Getränkekarton aus zertifiziertem erneuerbarem Polyethylen (PE) überzeugte die Jury
17 September 201515 September 2015 Edible water bottle to cause a splash at EU sustainability awards Biodegradeable water packaging made from seaweed and new way of dyeing clothes have won joint award for new sustainable products
15 September 201512 September 2015 Preliminary programme of this year’s European Bioplastics Conference announced 10th edition of the conference will take place on 5/6 November 2015 in Berlin
9 September 20157 September 2015 Global Bioplastics Packaging Market for Food and Beverages to Reach US$28,503.6 Million by 2020 According to a new market study published by Persistence Market Research
2 September 201531 August 2015 This Milk In A Bag Makes Recycling As Easy As Possible Innovative milk carton in separate parts to encourage easy household waste recycling
1 September 201528 August 2015 New €106 million released by BBI JU to research innovative ways of using renewable resources Second call for proposals for the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) published today
31 August 201527 August 2015 The Bioeconomy Gets to the Fridge: Packaging is 100% Biobased Northern European countries are the leaders in packaging made from renewable sources
11 May 20158 May 2015 Bioplastic packaging market is expected to witness significant growth over the next six years To say this is a new report published by Grand View Research, Inc.
8 May 201510 September 2018 Nanocellulose Market by Type, Application and Geography – Regional Trends & Forecast to 2019 Nanocellulose have rising applications in composites and packaging industry and in biomedicine
9 April 20158 April 2015 World’s first fully renewable package available globally after successful introduction Following its successful introduction with Finnish dairy Valio, the world’s first fully renewable package, Tetra Rex® Bio-based, is now being rolled out to Tetra Pak customers worldwide
12 June 201411 June 2014 The sustainable sourcing of materials is crucial to the circular economy Joint call made by ACE, Unilever and WWF for “the EU to develop ambitious principles and standards"
19 May 201416 May 2014 The packaging industry becomes bio-based Tetra Pak: “All of the packages we produce in Brazil are now bio-based”
24 November 020231 May 2023 WM and Dow Rollout First Major Residential Plastic Film Recycling Program in the U.S. According to The Recycling Partnership, currently, only 1.9% of U.S. households have access to curbside plastic film recycling, which is the plastic material with the lowest overall recycling rate
