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11 December 20246 December 2024

New research highlights marine biodegradability of Eastman Aventa™ compostable materials

Biodegradable, CDA-based foams are commercially useful and will not persist in our oceans as plastic pollution


10 December 20245 December 2024

VTT launches new origami packaging technology to create sustainable lightweight, durable, and eye-catching alternatives to conventional protective packing materials

Shaped cardboard, developed in a unique continuous process to create reel-to-reel origami-inspired structures for fibre-based packaging materials


6 December 20244 December 2024

Ukhi Secures $1.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Led By 100 Unicorns to Disrupt Sustainable Packaging Industry

Delhi-based biomaterials startup, Ukhi, with operations in Haryana and Uttarakhand, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding in equity and debt to develop novel, biodegradable, and compostable biomaterials aimed at transforming the sustainable packaging industry


5 December 20242 December 2024

UPM Specialty Papers and Eastman introduce paper-based food packaging solution with compostable biobased coating

Thanks to the thinness of the coating layer, the solution is designed for recycling within existing fibre recycling streams, empowering brands to adopt sustainable packaging


4 December 20242 December 2024

Reaction to ENVI Committee’s adoption to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

The PPWR is critical to accelerating the transition of the European plastics system to circularity and net zero due to worrying decline in EU competitiveness, threatening the circular plastics transition


W-Cycle and Melhoramentos Join Forces to Produce Compostable Food Containers 

The Clean-tech company to share tech with Melhoramentos for producing next-generation high-performance pulp-fiber packaging


3 December 202413 January 2025

Please submit your abstract and innovation to the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025”, 20-22 September 2025 in Siegburg

22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online


2 December 202427 November 2024

Pointing the way to less food waste

Smart containers and biodegradable films – these are just two of the SISTERS project’s solutions for reducing food waste in Europe


28 November 202425 November 2024

Henkel and Celanese collaborate to offer adhesives made from captured CO2 emissions

This partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials


22 November 202419 November 2024

Avantium and Kirin collaborate to explore the use of Avantium’s PEF for packaging of the Kirin product portfolio

Over the past three years, Avantium and Kirin have engaged in a productive collaboration, working on many PET-applications PEF monolayer evaluation - the results have been promising


21 November 202418 November 2024

How will Trump’s return impact US biomanufacturing?

It’s difficult to say at this early stage, but here we break down what to watch for


20 November 202415 November 2024

Presenting INGA: the next gener­ation of sustainable plastics made from CO₂ emissions

Fortum proudly presents INGA: the world’s first biodegradable plastic born entirely from CO₂


19 November 202414 November 2024

Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk takes a big step towards plastic circularity

With the new Market Development Upgrader (MDU), the chemical complex can process circular raw materials at scale and is essential for the development of plastic circularity in the Netherlands


18 November 202412 November 2024

Earthfirst® Films Launches Unprinted, Regenerative Material Pre-lams

Delivering on performance, sustainability and speed-to-market – sustainable pre-lams are now available


15 November 202412 November 2024

Parfums Christian Dior Embraces Avantium’s Releaf for its eco-designed packaging

Dior will be the first in the cosmetics industry to use this cutting-edge, 100% plant-based material for its primary packaging


14 November 202412 November 2024

Indorama Ventures Collaborates to Launch World’s First Commercialized PET Bottles Using Bio-Paraxylene for Suntory

This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the journey toward sustainable packaging, introducing PET bottles derived from used cooking oil


13 November 20248 November 2024

UPM, SELENIS and BORMIOLI PHARMA introduce the world’s first pharmaceutical bottle partially made with wood-based plastics

This bottle uses standard PET which is made with UPM’s world first wood based BioMEG, UPM BioPuraTM


Tetra Pak and Lactalis shape the future of packaging, with recycled material linked to used beverage cartons

Lactalis will take the packaging of the spanish Puleva-diaryproducts in Tetra Brik® Aseptic 1000 Slim-Cartons with HeliCap™ 23 Pro-closure


12 November 20247 November 2024

WHOI Scientists Discover Fastest Degrading Bioplastic in Seawater

Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution-researchers found that a new version of cellulose diacetate to be the fastest degrading bioplastic material tested in seawater


Green packaging startup Earthodic lands $6 million raise to expand water-resistant innovation

The startup claims products using Biobarc water-resistant coatings - derived from bio-based materials - are much easier to recycle, without losing their water-resistant performance


11 November 202411 November 2024

Finally unlocking lignin

Finnish biobased materials pioneer, LignEasy, has developed a method to refine and separate lignin into various kinds of liquid and solid products


7 November 20242 November 2024

Bormioli Pharma partners with Chiesi to supply the first pharma primary packaging in Carbon Capture PET

This supply marks the first time a Carbon Capture PET bottle will be used for pharmaceutical purposes, offering environmental benefits and high safety levels for patients


Avantium and SCGC to Accelerate the Market Adoption for FDCA and PEF in Asia

Building on their strategic intent letter from January 2024, the companies have decided to take the next step in their collaboration in further developping FDCA and PEF applications


6 November 202431 October 2024

Avantium and Royal Vezet collaborate on PEF-based packaging trays for Albert Heijn’s salad bowls

Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) is a 100% plant-based, fully recyclable polymer and offers a renewable and circular packaging solution for Royal Vezet’s salad bowls


5 November 202425 November 2024

Save the date for the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025”

22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online


4 November 202430 October 2024

RECOUP calls for a more effective plastic packaging tax

UK Plastics Tax loopholes risk recycling


30 October 202425 October 2024

Lignovations Wins SEPAWA Innovation Award for LignoGuard®

The innovative ingredient works as a strong SPF Booster and antioxidant


Microbial recycling – a solution for multilayer plastic packaging?

The transition to a circular economy, where plastics are kept in their most valuable state, is urgently needed to reduce the environmental impact of plastic use


23 October 202418 October 2024

Avantium and Plastipak sign offtake agreement for the use of PEF for beverage and food packaging

Plastipak has successfully demonstrated the enhanced performance of PEF in monolayer and multilayer bottle applications as an effective barrier layer to ensure product shelf life when a single PET layer is insufficient


22 October 202416 October 2024

Critical Developments Shaping Sustainable Industry Week 2024: Leading Suppliers, Speakers & Hot Topics

With over 3,000 professionals expected to attend, this event will showcase several industry leaders demonstrating today’s new-age technologies focused on sustainable materials, chemicals, and manufacturing processes


21 October 202415 October 2024

FDA Approves Avantium’s PEF for Food Contact Applications in the United States

Underground fungal network restoration, insect protein, fermented marine protein. The biobased portfolio of tech venture studio Deep Science Ventures reads like a roll call of some of the trendiest areas in climate tech


18 October 202414 October 2024

Rethinking plastics – the new alternative to current plastic materials is born from CO2

Fortum capture the carbon dioxide released during waste incineration and mix it with hydrogen, creating base chemicals such as methane or methanol, which can then be further utilised as raw materials for plastics


16 October 202410 October 2024

Her Majesty Queen Máxima to open the world’s first FDCA Flagship Plant

This festive event will take place on 22 October 2024, in the presence of approximately 250 guests including Commissioner of the King René Paas and Eemsdelta’s Mayor Ben Visser


14 October 20248 October 2024

Advanced recycling plant closes chain of crisp bags and yoghurt pots

Indaver Plastics2Chemicals (P2C) will focus in future specifically on the plastic types Polystyrene (PS) - think of yogurt cups, meat trays, and mushroom containers - and Polyolefins (PO) - such as chip bags and films


11 October 20247 October 2024

Geopolitical tensions spark bioplastics innovation

Global challenges are pushing packaging companies to explore alternatives that are less reliant on unpredictable international markets


10 October 20244 October 2024

A.P. Moller Holding launches Vioneo to pioneer fossil-free plastics production

A.P. Moller Holding has launched Vioneo, a new venture dedicated to transforming plastics production. Vioneo will manufacture fossil-free plastic resins and significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with plastics production


Notpla Secures £20 Million in Series A+ Funding to Revolutionise Sustainable Packaging

With this investment, the company to advance into a new era of plastic-free materials and a healthier planet


9 October 20242 October 2024

Fungal mycelium as the basis for sustainable products

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP using mycelium-based materials to produce insulation, packaging, and animal-free alternatives to leather products


Seda North America introduces compostable Double Wall cold cups with EcoFit lids for a superior consumer experience

A new way of drinking sustainably - these cups and lids have been specifically designed to meet the demands of rapidly changing legislaton that increasingly favors more sustainable packaging solutions


8 October 20241 October 2024

Challenging start for the EU’s revenue based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste

The EU’s plastic-based own resource aims to provide an incentive to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics, foster recycling rates, and boost the circular economy


7 October 202430 September 2024

Plastic solutions that reduce the CO2 footprint: FKuR exhibits at Fachpack and Fakuma 2024

'Recycling & Defossilization' - under these core themes, FKuR presents its bioplastic and recycled solutions for the packaging and plastics industry


4 October 202427 September 2024

Metsä Group begins pre-commercial sales of Muoto products

Metsä Group is making its Muoto products available for pre-commercial sale, a significant milestone in the development of the business opportunity


Digital product pass for plastic packaging materials to simplify the use of recycled materials

BMEL's RePack network supports the COPPA innovation project led by the SKZ


30 September 202426 September 2024

Organic cheese packed in cellulose-based film

The new cellulose-based packaging is free from crude oil-based raw materials and is made from residual wood from FSC-certified forestry


26 September 202423 September 2024

Special offer to celebrate our anniversary!

We're celebrating 10 years of Golden Compound GmbH! To mark the occasion, we're offering an exclusive anniversary deal on our home-compostable bioplastics for injection moulding


25 September 202419 September 2024

Braskem America Introduces Bio-Circular Polypropylene (PP): A Sustainable Solution for the Restaurant and Snack Food Industries

Derived from used cooking oil, Braskem's new mass-balanced Bio-Circular PP represents a significant step towards a circular economy, helping to displace fossil fuels


23 September 202417 September 2024

EIT InnoEnergy Invests in Bio-based Materials Start-up LignEasy

This funding will build on the EIC Accelerator grant previously received by the company, enabling the full development of their pilot plant


PA Consulting and Searo Labs collaborate to produce seaweed-based products for global brands

Searo Labs has developed the seaweed-based technology and brings materials formulation know-how and intellectual property (IP) to the collaboration


​Maui Hotel Industry Leads with Zero Plastic Foodware

Your Green 2 Go, ensures their guests use a completely compostable cup that does not leave contaminants or toxins behind and breaks down without special commercial composting facilities


20 September 202420 September 2024

Doctoral candidate Mariette Gibier wins prize for her Green Bioplastics project

A student of the Sorbonne University developed in collaboration with the Pierre Fabre Laboratories and the biofoundry at Sorbonne University Alliance an innovation in bioplastics

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