bioplastics MAGAZINE Issue 06/2022
The highlights in issue 06/22 (Nov/Dec) are FIlms/Flexibles/Bags and Consumer Electronics.
- Issue 06 | 2022
5th Bioplastics Business Breakfast during the K’2022 – Review
Every three years representatives of the plastics industry pour into Düsseldorf from all over the planet for the biggest plastics and rubber trade fair in the world – the K show (see pp 34). And for the fifth time, for three days (October 20 to 22, 2022) of this humongous fair, bioplastics MAGAZINE organized the Bioplastics Business Breakfasts (B³). The fifth anniversary of the B³ was once again a huge success, with 125 participants from 27 countries, most of the hybrid event participated in person. - Issue 06 | 2022
Advanced Recycling Conference
The first Advanced Recycling Conference organised by the nova-institute in Cologne was by all measures a full success. The two-day hybrid conference on the 14th and 15th of November had 224 participants from 21 countries, 150 of them were in the room, 34 speakers spread over 8 different sections, 9 exhibitors, and a wide range of topics in and around advanced recycling. - Issue 06 | 2022
EU Open Innovation Test Bed
BIOMAC launches open call for nano-enabled, biobased material solutions - Issue 06 | 2022
Adhesives: A problem and solution in a circular economy
Adhesives are compounds that are used to bond materials and hold them together once their surfaces come into contact. Their properties allow them to easily join materials of different natures. - Issue 06 | 2022
Cobalt-based catalysts for chemical plastic recycling
The accumulation of plastic waste in the oceans, soil, and even in our bodies is one of the major pollution issues of modern times, with over five billion tonnes disposed of so far. Despite major efforts to recycle plastic products, actually making use of that motley mix of materials has remained a challenging issue. - Issue 06 | 2022
Enzymes to boost plastic sustainability
The power of evolved ancestral enzymes and biotechnology - Issue 06 | 2022
Steel mill gases transformed into bioplastic
Recently, a Korea-Spain joint research team recreated bioplastic from wasted by-products from gas fermentation from steel mills. - Issue 06 | 2022
Cyanobacteria 101 – How to get from wastewater to PHB
PlastoCyan is a project developing an eco-innovative technology for the production of bioplastics in cyanobacteria that uses nutrients from municipal wastewater and wastewater from the dairy industry. - Issue 06 | 2022
World’s largest CO2-to-methanol plant starts production
The world’s first commercial-scale CO2-to-methanol plant has started production in Anyang, Henan Province, China. - Issue 06 | 2022
R&D solution to tackle plastic waste for nurseries
Scion (Rotorua, New Zealand) scientists have been instrumental in developing and testing biodegradable nursery pots that will help nurseries and Kiwi gardeners to reduce plastic waste and its impact on the environment. - Issue 06 | 2022
Work and relax in an Organic Shell
Nuez Lounge Bio® is a beautiful and comfortable armchair that respects the environment. It was designed by Patricia Urquiola (Milan, Italy) for the international brand Andreu World (Valencia, Spain). The unique furniture is made using IamNature®, a new generation of biobased PHA material. - Issue 06 | 2022
Bacteria help make music more sustainable
Waving ‘Bye Bye’ to vinyl: Bye Bye Plastic & Evolution Music team up to change the fate of the music industry and launch the world’s first bacteria-made vinyl record - Issue 06 | 2022
Production of biodegradable packaging from seaweed
The company Brabender, together with the TU Dresden (Dresden, Germany) and the University of the Philippines (Quezon City, Philippines), is researching the processing of seaweed into a cost-effective and sustainable plastic alternative. The films and packaging made from seaweed could be used in the future as films for detergent pods or dishwasher tabs, for example. - Issue 06 | 2022
New glass fibre reinforced biopolymer compounds
Something not deemed possible has become a reality: fully biobased and biodegradable glass-fibre-reinforced compounds. Arctic Biomaterials (ABM) from Tampere, Finland, are delighted to announce the recently established collaboration with Helian Polymers (Belfeld, the Netherlands). - Issue 06 | 2022
Amorphous PHA meets PLA
CJ Biomaterials and NatureWorks will develop innovative sustainable materials solutions - Issue 06 | 2022
Test to fail – or fail to test?
Faulty test design and questionable composting conditions lead to a foreseeable failure of the DUH experiment - Issue 06 | 2022
Biobased PA 6.10 for robot vacuum cleaner
Renewably sourced polyamide brings style, durability, and performance to households - Issue 06 | 2022
Mass balancing towards a Circular Economy
Growing awareness around environmental and ethical issues continues to drive demand and need for more sustainable practices and products. In order for companies to be able to prove sustainability claims, a robust chain of custody process is necessary for credibility and compliance with new regulations, such as the (European) Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) and the EU Packaging Levy. - Issue 06 | 2022
Advanced Recycling – overview of the most common technologies
Industry experts at the nova-institute have worked tirelessly to provide a structured, in-depth overview and insight into all advanced recycling technologies. While a full report on these technologies is available it can be quite daunting for beginners to the topic – hence here a quick overview and short explanation of the most common advanced recycling technologies. - Issue 06 | 2022
10 years ago
In November 2022, Lars Börger, Vice President Strategy and Long-term Development, Neste Renewable Polymers and Chemicals, said: