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30 March 202225 March 2022

Dow to simplify plastic waste-to-feedstock process through investment with start-up Plastogaz

Plastogaz’s proprietary catalytic hydrocracking technology solution is unique in that it is more efficient, and less energy intensive than some other current forms of advanced recycling

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New enzyme discovery is another leap towards beating plastic waste

It is hoped this work will help tackle the challenge of plastic pollution and convert waste plastic into valuable products

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29 March 202224 March 2022

Genomatica and Asahi Kasei partner on renewably-sourced Nylon 6,6

Accelerates momentum for Genomatica’s new route to HMD and Asahi Kasei’s sustainability strategy

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28 March 202223 March 2022

AIMPLAS develops new techniques to give a second life to packaging, textile, tyre and mattress waste

Association is developing advanced chemical and mechanical recycling solutions to prevent complex waste being sent to landfills, by using it to obtain industrial materials and substances

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25 March 202222 March 2022

Neeam is saving the planet, one innovation at a time

Omani student creates new type of bioplastic using natural materials

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Leuenberger presents new packaging technical adhesive with bio-based content

The hot-melt adhesive thus offers lower CO2 emissions while maintaining the performance of the Termomelt C range in terms of adhesion, tack, and open time

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Reducing the carbon footprint of footwear production

3D HAPTIC® textile printing with partially bio-based INSQIN® system on recycled PET - Successful cooperation with textile and yarn technology companies in China

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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

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24 March 202221 March 2022

Bacterial enzyme makes new type of biodegradable polymer

“A Synthetic Gene Library Yields a Previously Unknown Glycoside Phosphorylase that Degrades and Assembles Poly-β-1,3-GlcNAc, Completing the Suite of β-Linked GlcNAc Polysaccharides” ACS Central Science

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23 March 202218 March 2022

Amazon and U.S. Department of Energy team up to cut plastic waste

Together, Amazon and the BOTTLE consortium will focus on reducing plastic pollution through innovation in materials and recycling

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Major Step Towards Zero Plastic Pollution Future

Plastics Europe Welcomes Global Plastics Agreement

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21 March 202215 March 2022

Start of Assessment for the Commercialization of Ethylene, Propylene, Etc. Using Plant-derived Raw Materials

MCC and Toyota Tsusho will evaluate the manufacture of 100% plant-derived ethylene and its derivatives using bioethanol as a raw material, and the manufacture and sale of the first plant-derived propylene in Japan

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18 March 202216 March 2022

Edible, biodegradable, anti-microbial plastic boasts higher tensile strength than petroleum-based plastic

Designed for use as food packaging, the material is produced by scientists at São Paulo State University from gelatin, clay and a nanoemulsion of black pepper essential oil

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17 March 202211 March 2022

John Crane Secures Partnership with NatureWorks in Development of New Biopolymer Manufacturing Facility

John Crane's polymer melt filtration system will help to produce NatureWorks' Ingeo™ PLA biopolymer, a process that transforms greenhouse gases and plant sugars into bioplastic

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Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms

The material, called Chitofoam, is shock-absorbent, water-resistant and can be formed into cups, foam peanuts and other packaging, much like its fossil-based counterpart

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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)

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14 March 20228 March 2022

A UN Treaty on plastic pollution

Plastic pollution is rapidly outpacing current efforts to stop it. We need a UN treaty on plastic pollution to amplify existing efforts, through a more coordinated and ambitious approach

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11 March 202211 March 2022

Spain: New study confirms that compostable plastics biodegrade

Evaluation results showed that unlike conventional plastics, no compostable plastic (certified EN13432) could be found in the final compost samples

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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

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Upcycling plastic waste into more valuable materials could make recycling pay for itself

Researchers at the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies have developed a new and simple method for upcycling plastic waste at room temperature

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8 March 20223 March 2022

Plastic pollution is growing relentlessly as waste management and recycling fall short, says OECD

Almost half of all plastic waste is generated in OECD countries and its amount generated annually per person varies from 221 kg in the United States and 114 kg in European OECD countries to 69 kg

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Birch trees remove microplastics from the soil

With the help of trees, microplastic-polluted soils could be remediated

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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)

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9% of global plastic waste is recycled while 22% is ‘mismanaged’ – OECD

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with only 9% successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report

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4 March 20221 March 2022

Plans for chemical recycling growing at rapid pace

"Trend Study – Chemical Recycling" by ecoprog examines the technical fundamentals, market factors, development status, plant inventory, projects and competition in the field of chemical recycling worldwide

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PHA Sample Shop Now Open

New sample shop initially offers samples of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polyhydroxybutyrate co-valerate (PHBV) up to 5 kilograms for academic and non-commercial purposes

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2 March 202228 February 2022

Relief for Oceans and Landfills?

Strong and elastic, yet degradable: protein-based bioplastics

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1 March 202223 February 2022

Sustainable reinforcement of e-bike battery cases

Ansmann AG and Fraunhofer LBF to develop a natural fibre reinforced plastic composite for use in e-bike battery cases

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25 February 202221 February 2022

Origin Materials Announces Geismar, Louisiana as Location for Second Manufacturing Plant, Origin 2

Construction of companys first world-scale manufacturing facility to produce carbon-negative materials used to make polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) plastic is expected to be operational mid-2025

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Printpack Invests in Nexus Circular

Printpack’s investment, part of a larger round of private funding, supports the commercial scale-up of Nexus Circular’s proprietary advanced recycling process

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Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of chemicals

Have you ever experienced the strange taste of water after it has been in a reusable plastic bottle for a while? It appears that there is a solid, yet worrying reason for this

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24 February 20221 March 2022

Britvic joins forces with Xampla in a £1m packaging innovation partnership

World’s first plant protein material for commercial use was developed from the Cambridge-University Start-up and is using pea protein

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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

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Braskem Invests in Nexus Circular to Accelerate Advanced Recycling of Plastics

Braskem’s investment supports the goal of a circular economy where hard-to-recycle plastic waste is captured as a valuable feedstock for new materials

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Covestro, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd, complete first delivery of certified renewable raw materials in Asia

ISCC Plus certified mass balanced phenol and acetone based on bio-feedstock

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21 February 202216 February 2022

Sulzer Chemtech will provide its SuRe™ BTX technology to recover high-value circular petrochemicals downstream of Encina’s mixed plastics catalytic conversion process

New technology to separate high purity aromatics fom cracked oil products gets the first commercial application where waste plastics is used as feedstock

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New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum

The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics

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Creating a Better Plastic

Carolina chemists may have a solution to the country's plastic problem by "upcycling" plastic trash to tougher, stronger material

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16 February 202211 February 2022

Sustainable supply chain: ALBIS receives ISCC PLUS Certification

More than 5,000 companies in over 100 countries have achieved certification so far, including a number of key ALBIS distribution partners

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15 February 202210 February 2022

Greiner Packaging and LyondellBasell offer circular solution for coffee capsules

Branded under the name CirculenRevive new polymers are made, using an advanced recycling process which converts plastic waste into feedstock

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Bluepha breaks ground on its first commercial scale PHA plant in Binhai County, Jiangsu Province

Bluepha's PHA industrialization project will play a leading role in breaking foreign monopoly, actively responding to the national call for carbon reduction and promoting the sustainable development of green economy

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Trinseo Chemical Recycling Plant on Track

Technology & Engineering Companies Named

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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

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4 February 202227 January 2022

PepsiCo Europe sets ambition to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastic in all of its chrisp and chip bags by the end of the decade

Consumer trials of the 100% recycled or renewable plastics packaging will begin in European markets in 2022, starting with renewable plastic in a Lay’s range in France in the first half of the year

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3 February 202227 January 2022

Dow joins Cyclyx as consortium’s newest member

Cyclyx mission is to increase the recycling rate of plastics from 10% to 90% by using Cyclyx’s expertise in understanding the chemical composition of post-use plastic in collaboration with industry partners

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2 February 202226 January 2022

Avantium shareholders give green light for the construction of the world’s first FDCA Flagship Plant

Shareholders adopt all resolutions at Extraordinary General Meeting

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1 February 202224 January 2022

Rens Creates Sneakers From Coffee Waste

Global demand for coffee is expected to double by 2050, but coffee cultivation is becoming more and more challenging, due to the the build up of methane gases and coffee’s contribution to climate change

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Creating value from Waste

University of Delaware (UD) researchers report low-pressure method to convert industrially processed biomass into plastics, chemicals

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Bioplastics: Re-shaping the future of our planet

The landscape of plastics and drivers for sustainable solutions

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28 January 202224 January 2022

NatureWorks to Open New Headquarters and Advanced Biopolymers Research and Development Facility

Located in Plymouth, MN, USA, the new R&D center will include state-of-the-art facilities dedicated to fermentation research and development of new applications using Ingeo™️ PLA biopolymer