23 May 202217 May 2022 Newly discovered enzyme breaks down PET plastic in record time Research finding from Leipzig could help make biological recycling more commercially viable
Neu entdecktes Enzym zersetzt PET-Kunststoff in Rekordzeit Forschungsergebnis aus Leipzig könnte biologisches Recycling wirtschaftlich attraktiver machen
19 May 202213 May 2022 New EU laws risk promoting ‘downcycling’ of plastic bottles, industry warns As part of the EU’s drive to create a more sustainable economy, the EU executive is planning to propose mandatory requirements for recycled content and waste reduction measures for key products such as packaging
Neues EU-Gesetz droht Kreislauf des Plastikflaschen-Recycling zu brechen Neue Norm mit verbindlichen Zielvorgaben für den Recyclinganteil aller Kunststoffe könnte die Recycling-Bemühungen der Hersteller von Kunststoffflaschen zum Scheitern bringen
12 May 20229 May 2022 ALPLA and Vöslauer reduce carbon footprint with returnable PET The new bottle, which bears the Austrian Ecolabel, is made of fully recyclable PET monomaterial with a recyclate proportion of around 30 per cent
ALPLA und Vöslauer reduzieren CO2-Fußabdruck mit Mehrweg-PET Die mit dem österreichischen Umweltzeichen ausgezeichnete neue Flasche besteht aus voll recyclingfähigem PET-Monomaterial mit einem Rezyklatanteil von rund 30 Prozent
10 May 20229 May 2022 Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste Researchers proved the effectiveness of the enzyme, which they are calling FAST-PETase (functional, active, stable and tolerant PETase)
Plastik fressendes Enzym könnte Milliarden von Tonnen Deponieabfall vermeiden "Diese Arbeit zeigt, wie wichtig es ist, verschiedene Disziplinen zusammenzubringen, von der synthetischen Biologie über die chemische Technik bis zur künstlichen Intelligenz"
5 May 202229 April 2022 LVMH und Origin Materials entwickeln klimaneutrale Beauty-Verpackungen LVMH vereinbarte eine Festabnahme von klimaneutralem PET von Origin
Origin Materials and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Form Strategic Partnership to Bring Carbon Negative Materials to Perfumes and Cosmetics Industry LVMH signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative materials from Origin Materials
EPBP gives 3-year endorsement to allow multilayer PET/PEF packaging in PET bottle recycling stream Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP)1 has awarded an interim endorsement to Avantium, allowing recycling of multilayer PET/PEF packaging in the European bottle recycling market.
14 April 202213 April 2022 Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage
1 April 202228 March 2022 Next-Gen ‘Bio-Based’ Synthetics Are Here, But When Will They Replace Polluting Polyester? Circularity isn't a viable route to ‘sustainable synthetics’ and recycled PET (rPET) is not the answer. Because the processing of polyester devours most of the energy - not the raw material phase that recycling replaces
25 March 202223 March 2022 Commission likely to push for recycled PET in food packaging despite concerns The European Commission will soon decide whether to allow the use of recycled plastics in food packaging despite some suggesting this could endanger consumer health
18 March 202214 March 2022 Carbios takes textile circularity a step further with its enzymatic recycling technology This breakthrough innovation makes it possible to produce a wide variety of products of equivalent quality to those of petro-sourced origin from any PET waste, including textiles
16 March 202210 March 2022 PLA does not endanger PET recycling Wageningen conducted study concludes that considering current industrial methods for sorting and recycling, PLA has little to no influence on recycled PET (rPET)
9 March 20224 March 2022 Carbios to build in France its first-of-a-kind manufacturing plant for fully bio-recycled PET in partnership with Indorama Ventures With its world-first enzyme-based biological process, Carbios’ converts PET into its core monomers, which can then be used to manufacture 100% recycled and infinitely recyclable PET
7 March 20222 March 2022 New Indorama Ventures partnership will recycle over 1.6 billion PET beverage bottles in the Czech Republic by 2025 Indorama Ventures acquires 85% equity stake in UCY Polymers CZ s.r.o. (UCY)
23 February 202218 February 2022 New report: PET, the most circular of all plastics, is far from real circularity A picture of the true state of circularity of this material in bottles in Europe – including how much material from bottles is collected for recycling; how much of it is actually recycled; and how much of recycled PET is put into new bottles
10 February 20227 February 2022 Anellotech and Trecora Resources subsdidary South Hampton Resources renew site host and services agreement for process development pilot plant SHR originally began its site hosting relationship with Anellotech in 2016 with Anellotech’s development of its Bio-TCat process for producing petrochemicals from wood
6 December 202130 November 2021 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
22 October 202121 October 2021 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
27 July 20219 September 2021 Analysis Shows Enzyme-Based Plastics Recycling Is More Energy Efficient, Better for Environment BOTTLE Consortium Effort Develops Model That Finds Sizeable Energy and Carbon-Saving Benefits for Recycling PET, a Common Plastic Used in Bottles, Clothing, Carpet
16 June 202116 June 2021 Carbios strengthens its position in polymer biodegradation technologies with the acquisition of the SPI Fund’s entire stake of Carbiolice capital By holding 100% of Carbiolice’s capital, Carbios is strengthening its capacity to develop its activities on polymers biodegradation beyond PLA
27 April 202118 June 2021 Biokunststoffe aus Backwaren? Universität Hohenheim und das Fraunhofer WKI erforschen Verwendungsmöglichkeit für Altbackwaren, die als Lebensmittel nicht mehr vermarktet werden können
15 December 202011 December 2020 Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles now enabled with VTT’s new FDCA technology using citrus peel as raw material Carbon footprint of plastic bottles can be lowered by 50% when replacing their raw material of PET with PEF polymers
1 October 202030 September 2020 Green Chemistry – Sustainable p-xylene production Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have developed a green and sustainable approach for selective p-xylene synthesis
Grüne Chemie – Nachhaltige p-Xylol-Produktion Das Team "Bioraffinerie und nachhaltige Chemie" hat einen grünen und nachhaltigen Ansatz für die selektive pXL-Synthese entwickelt
13 July 20205 July 2020 „Grüner Bruder“ des PET LIKAT vereinfacht Verfahren für die Bausteine des Bio-Polymers PEF
26 March 202023 March 2020 SuperFOIL doesn’t leave ‘mushroom’ for improvement with recycled plastic insulation We have worked closely with Texfelt to create a unique insulation product for mushroom polytunnels
7 November 20196 November 2019 Material Insights PHA discussed as alternative material for European disposable products
9 May 20199 May 2019 Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe join Consortium founded by Carbios and L’Oréal to support the world’s first enzymatic technology for the recycling of plastics Key global players team up to boost recyclability of PET plastic products
26 April 201925 April 2019 „Molekulare Schere“ für den Plastikmüll Die MHETase wurde in einem Bakterium entdeckt und ist in der Lage, zusammen mit einem zweiten Enzym den weit verbreiteten Kunststoff PET in seine Grundbausteine zu zerlegen
21 January 20194 January 2019 50 Prozent Recyclingmaterial: neue Zielmarke für PET-Flaschen Gütegemeinschaft will Wertstoffkreislauf weiter schließen
25 September 201824 September 2018 Bio-Based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market Fueled by Rising Environmental Concern Global Bio-Based PET Market Information: By Raw Material Source, Application And Region - Forecast Till 2023
10 August 20185 August 2018 New catalyst with a dual function Plastic production with this catalyst would be sustainable and would also enable the creation of hydrogen as a potential energy source
Neuer Katalysator mit Doppelfunktion Die Kunststoffproduktion mit diesem Katalysator wäre nachhaltig und würde gleichzeitig den potenziellen Energieträger Wasserstoff entstehen lassen
5 April 20184 April 2018 Anellotech Achieves Key Process Technology Operating Milestone The Bio-TCat Process’s cost-competitive renewable aromatic chemicals are “drop in” replacements for their identical petroleum-derived counterparts
19 February 201814 February 2018 Plastic-eating bacteria more diverse and numerous than previously thought A study found that plastic-eating bacteria are more numerous and more diverse than previously thought – Can they help us solve the problem of plastics polluting our environment?
Es gibt mehr und vielfältigere plastikfressende Bakterien als bisher angenommen Eine Studie fand mehr plastikfressende Mikroben als bisher angenommen – Können sie helfen, das Problem der Umweltverschmutzung durch PET zu lösen?
4 December 201729 November 2017 Mossi Ghisolfi is for sale: Versalis, Total and Chinese industrial groups are interested According to different rumors in Italy, Versalis and various European and Asian industrial groups would be interested in acquiring the Italian chemical company