Online Archive
Find all previously published issues of bioplastics MAGAZINE in the Online Archive.
Browse any issue by clicking on one of the cover images below.
To search for a certain term, use the general search function in the menu above.
Archive / Search
Articles
- Issue 03 | 2021
Avocado waste to reduce avocado waste
When avocados are processed for use in food items, the amount of waste produced can account for more than 45 % of the total weight of the avocado. In order to make use of this waste and extend the ... - Issue 04 | 2020
Biobased thermoplastic polyurethane
COIM, Offanengo, Italy, started the manufacture and distribution of the new Laripur RS thermoplastic polyurethanes which contain a high percentage of raw materials from biobased, renewable sources. ... - Issue 04 | 2020
Home compostable and soil degradable compound
The product portfolio of BIO-FED (Cologne, Germany) under the trade name M·VERA® is constantly being expanded with new products. Depending on the requirements profile, these compounds are either ... - Issue 02 | 2020
Increasing biobased ECH production capacity
Biobased chemical company Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) has announced a capacity increase at its plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. - Issue 02 | 2020
Packaging of Fresh Produce
Novamont (Novara, Italy) recently announced a fundamental breakthrough in its range of biodegradable and compostable films for food packaging 5 years after the launch of the first grade of Mater-Bi ... - Issue 03 | 2018
New wood-based biocomposite
Stora Enso (Stockholm & Helsinki) is launching its wood-based biocomposites, DuraSense™. This is another major step on the group’s journey to replacing fossil-based materials with renewable ... - Issue 06 | 2017
New water soluble film
As a result of its customer focused research and development, Mondi’s technical films business has created and introduced a water soluble film for the smart and convenient packing and dosing of ... - Issue 03 | 2017
New bio-colour-masterbatches
When it comes to biodegradable plastics, aesthetics matter as much as function. To meet market demand, AF-COLOR (Niederzissen,Germany), a branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH, has added new biodegradable ... - Issue 03 | 2017
Bio-based PE shrink film
Bolloré, (Quimper, France) a pioneer in ultra-thin packaging, launched the first ultrathin packaging shrink film on a basis of green polyethylene called B-Nat®. It was developed to offer most ... - Issue 03 | 2017
Bioplastics from fish processing residues
Organic waste generated by the fish industry and the organic fraction of municipal solid waste are a valuable resource from whose recovery new products of high added value can be obtained, such as ... - Issue 03 | 2017
Biobased 1,6-hexanediol
Rennovia Inc., (Santa Clara, California, USA), a privately held company that develops novel catalysts and processes for the cost-advantaged production of chemical products from renewable feedstocks, ... - Issue 03 | 2017
New range of PLA masterbatches
Sukano and Total Corbion PLA recently announced at interpack that a range of functional and optical PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) masterbatches to further improve the performance of PLA will now be ... - Issue 02 | 2017
Towards all-cellulosic packaging materials
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has developed lightweight 100 % bio-based stand-up pouches with high technical performance. High performance in both oxygen, grease and mineral oil ... - Issue 02 | 2017
New blends for home compostable films
Bioplastics producer FKuR has introduced new Bio-Flex blends which meet the stringent requirements of the French Energy Transition Law for plastic bags. Home compostable and up to 40 % biobased, the ... - Issue 01 | 2017
CO2 Cyanobacteria technology now suitable for PLA
Photanol (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a platform renewable chemicals company that utilises proprietary engineered cyanobacteria to process carbon dioxide and sunlight into valuable chemical ... - Issue 01 | 2017
AVALON Industries takes over all biobased chemistry activities from AVA-CO2
AVALON Industries AG, the new entity of Swiss-based company AVA-CO2 Schweiz AG, announced in mid-December it is taking over all biobased chemistry activities from AVA-CO2 with immediate effect. - Issue 01 | 2017
New biodegradable plastic for horticultural applications
Green Dot Bioplastics (Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, USA) has developed a new biodegradable biocomposite for horticultural applications made from reclaimed biobased feedstocks. - Issue 06 | 2016
New biobased barrier coating for bioplastic packaging
Today, fresh food as well as convenience food is sold in packages. Hygienic conditions, long shelf life and easy availability of these packed products account for a high standard of living. However, ... - Issue 01 | 2016
PHA in PVC-WPC applications
In a recent blog posted by Metabolix Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Lynne Brum, the use of Metabolix I6003 PHAs in WPC was touted as a “cost effective solution which ... - Issue 01 | 2016
Biobased and biodegradable thermoelastomers
TerraVerdae BioWorks, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, an industrial biotechnology company developing advanced bioplastics and biomaterials from environmentally sustainable, single-carbon (C1) feedstocks, ... - Issue 01 | 2016
New amorphous PHA grades as performance additives for PVC and PLA
Metabolix (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) is launching its new line of amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) grades to be used as performance additives for PVC and PLA. - Issue 05 | 2015
PLA production using alternative energies and no metal catalyst
Reflecting the ongoing growing demand for more sustainable solutions, production capacities for bioplastics are also expanding in order to keep pace with market developments. - Issue 05 | 2015
New biobased polyol for 2K polyurethanes
BASF has announced that it has added a new product to its range of bio-based polyols, sold under the Sovermol trademark. These products are used for manufacturing extremely low-emission 2K ... - Issue 05 | 2015
Coffee Based 3D Printer Filament
Filament manufacturer 3Dom USA has released a new bio-material made from coffee. Called Wound Up™, the filament is a continuing partnership with Fargo, North Dakota based bio-composite company, ... - Issue 05 | 2015
Flexible foams with algae
Algix LLC (Meridian, Mississippi, USA), the world’s leading producer of algae bio-products, and Effekt LLC (San Diego, California, USA), an environmentally minded product and material development ... - Issue 02 | 2015
Natural Fibre LFT for Lightweighting
NetComposites (Bridge Way, Chesterfield, UK) has developed injection mouldable long fibre thermoplastic (LFT) Flax/PP and Jute/PP pellets.