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- Issue 06 | 2020
Sparkling water maker
UPM Biocomposites (Lahti, Finland) and Mysoda (Helsinki, Finland) have collaborated to create a range of sparkling water makers made almost entirely out of renewable materials. Traditionally, small ... - Issue 06 | 2020
Lighting applications based on renewable feedstock
SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), a global leader in the chemical industry, recently announced its partnership with Elkamet Kunststofftechnik (Biedenkopf, Germany), an industry leader in the plastics ... - Issue 06 | 2020
Shoes made from sustainable materials
A ccording to the UNEP [1], the fashion industry makes up for 10 % of global greenhouse gas emissions - more than international flights and shipping combined. Many footwear producers all around the ... - Issue 05 | 2020
Consistent sustainability for all case users
W.AG (Geisa, Germany) has accomplished a milestone in the field of case production. After the successful completion of a development project lasting almost two years, the company is now in a position ... - Issue 04 | 2020
New cellulosic, highly functional bioplastic
Does it help to solve environmental issues such as marine plastic waste? - Issue 01 | 2020
Biodegradable Denim
Candiani, a family-owned sustainable denim mill from Robecchetto con Induno, Italy announced last November that it has launched the world’s first biodegradable stretch denim, after years of research ... - Issue 03 | 2019
This spoon does the rest!
Whether yoghurt cups or jam jars, peanut butter, chocolate cream, bottled baby food or other packaged pasty food: significant residual quantities remain in all the containers of these products even ... - Issue 02 | 2019
Eco Spacer for precast concrete products
In the concrete industry, very considerable amounts of plastic pellets are used in the transport of the different products (e.g., when stacking concrete floor slabs or paving stones). The granules ... - Issue 02 | 2019
Multiwall sheet applications
E xotic fruits, flowers, fish – there is a broad selection of these in our supermarkets. For this variety, fresh food has to be transported safely over long distances. Transport boxes made of ... - Issue 02 | 2019
Arla’s wood-based beverage cartons
Arla (Söderkulla, Finland) wants to provide consumers with new opportunities to choose more responsible products. This year, Arla has been the first company in Finland to use renewable wood-based ... - Issue 02 | 2019
Biobased reusable cutlery
This year’s BIOFACH trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany saw the debut of the new, biobased and biodegradable reusable cutlery produced by Bremen, Germany-headquartered company Bionatic. The products are ... - Issue 01 | 2019
Bioplastics in the electronics sector
In the next few years the development of new electronic products will be based more and more on eco-sustainable organic materials such as bioplastic, which will allow to realize extremely innovative ... - Issue 01 | 2019
Green turf technology for the 2020 Olympic Games
In 2016 the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced a partnership with SportGroup Holding and its leading brand, Polytan (both from Burgheim Germany), as World Cup and Olympic Partner and ... - Issue 01 | 2019
PLA solution for soil engineering
Prefabricated Vertical Drains, commonly known as PVDs, are installed at construction sites as a ground treatment solution to consolidate the ground, hardening the soil to support civil construction. - Issue 06 | 2018
PLA in the fridge
Electrolux builds the world’s first bioplastic concept refrigerator - Issue 04 | 2018
Natural fibres for motorsports
Bcomp’s high performance renewable fibres vs. standard carbon fiber layup for motorsports - Issue 06 | 2017
Race Tesla with bio-composites
Electric GT and Bcomp reveal lightweight renewable natural fibre composite body panels and tease “secret weapon” LED display - Issue 06 | 2017
Hot compost bin
The hot compost bin was originally pioneered by DS Smith in the UK. It is made of EPP, a sturdy and insulating material that works much better than the poorly insulating PE used for conventional, ... - Issue 04 | 2017
PHA helps to eliminate oil pollution
Bio-on presents a revolutionary new technology to eliminate oil pollution in the sea within 3 weeks. - Issue 06 | 2016
3D printed shoes
One of the spaces where 3D printing has the biggest potential for immediate impact is footwear. In the past year various announcements about 3D printing of shoes could be seen. Among the major ... - Issue 02 | 2015
Kuskoa Bi – the first bioplastic chair
The comfortable and generously-sized Kuskoa Bi, designed by Jean Louis Iratzoki is the first chair on the market to be manufactured in bioplastic. - Issue 02 | 2015
First bioplastic baby spoon
Once again, Holle from Riehen, Switzerland is illustrating what sustainable production means to them: With the first baby spoons worldwide that are made from high-quality organic and 100 % renewable ... - Issue 03 | 2015
World’s first algae-based surfboard
University of California San Diego’s efforts to produce innovative and sustainable solutions to the world’s environmental problems have resulted in a partnership with the region’s surfing industry to ... - Issue 02 | 2015
Biotex Flax improves impact performance for bamboo bike
Composites Evolution’s Biotex Flax has been used by Guapa Cycles to improve the impact performance of its Urban One Bamboo bicycle. - Issue 05 | 2014
Biobased PA 6.10 helps bionics
Specialising in innovative, application-orientated plastic compounds for over 25 years, AKRO-PLASTIC (Niederzissen, Germany) has partnered ZIEHL-ABEGG (Künzelsau, Germany) to develop a polyamide ... - Issue 04 | 2014
Biobased PE for carton packaging
One successful example that reflects the commitment to sustainability of Brazilian manufacturers is the partnership between Braskem and Tetra Pak® for using the biobased polyethylene (green PE) in ...