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Bluepha, the leading synthetic biology company in China (Beijing), and TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands), a global leader in PLA technology, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate the market adoption of PLA/PHA-based solutions in China.

With the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2023”, nova-Institute (organiser – Hürth, Germany) and Covestro (sponsor – Leverkusen, Germany) recognise three particularly exciting and promising solutions that contribute to replacing fossil carbon from the ground.

ANDRITZ (Graz, Austria) technology and expertise enable Naturopera (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) to produce biobased diapers.

Given that management of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) can have a major impact on the environment, more than 176,000 tonnes of ELTs are collected in Spain each year according to data from the SIGNUS collection system.

In a significant breakthrough for the medical industry's sustainability efforts, Spanish global multi-energy company Repsol (Madrid) has unveiled its latest solution to reduce CO2 emissions and promote eco friendliness.

The Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) will start tomorrow and might turn out to be the must-go event of 2023.

At the recent 2023 Rethinking Materials Innovation and Investment Summit, Loliware (San Jose, CA, USA), North America's fastest-growing seaweed materials company, announced the launch of its newest seaweed resin for injection moulding.

Recyclable, safe, and particularly tasteless and odour-neutral – ALPLA (Hard, Austria) presents a new generation of biodegradable coffee capsules for the Blue Circle brand.

In mid-April, Alex Thielen, editor of bioplastics MAGAZINE sat down with Mateusz (Mat) Wielopolski and John Sewell who host the podcast Plastic. Climate. Future. to talk about bioplastics MAGAZINE, the concept of renewable carbon and bioplastics overall.

TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands) and Coexpan (Madrid, Spain) are launching a PLA biobased cup using recycled PLA, available in both white and high transparency.

Green Dot Bioplastics (Emporia, KS, USA), a leading developer and supplier of biobased and compostable bioplastics is proud to announce that their compostable film resin, Terratek BD3003 has received certification from TÜV AUSTRIA for OK compost HOME.

Recent years have seen a steady increase in the demand for high-performance plastomers and elastomers that combine the physical properties of rubber with the processing advantages of a thermoplastic material.

In collaboration with the project partners CG TEC, Cordenka, ElringKlinger, Fiber Engineering, and Technikum Laubholz, the DITF (Denkendorf , Germany) are developing a new fibre composite material (CELLUN) with reinforcing fibres made of cellulose.

The interpack is finally back and with it comes the nternational hybrid conference on Bioplastics & Packaging – starting tomorrow.

Rhode Island based global compounder, Teknor Apex (Pawtucket, RI, USA) recently announced a new colour masterbatch solution for UBQ Materials’ (Tel Aviv, Israel) biobased thermoplastic, UBQ™.

FDA listing clears the way for CJ Biomaterials’ amorphous PHA to be used in the manufacture of food contact materials sold in the US

At Interpack TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands) will exhibit and present its Luminy® PLA portfolio. Luminy® PLA is made from annually renewable biomass, which growth absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere.

The aviation industry is increasingly using biocomposite materials in its components to mitigate their environmental impact. Biocomposites use natural fibres for reinforcement and resins from renewable sources.

In the scope of the COMET programme and in cooperation with the Borealis Polyolefine GmbH (Schwechat, Austria), Wood K plus (Linz, Austria) developed innovative material formulations with wood particle content.

NatureWorks (Plymouth, MN, USA) leading manufacturer of PLA, announces, in collaboration with Jabil (St. Petersburg, FL, USA), a global manufacturing solutions provider, the availability of an Ingeo™ PLA-based powder formulation for powder-bed fusion technologies, including selective laser sintering (SLS) printer platforms.

Recently, Wellspect HealthCare, a MedTech business in Mölndal, Sweden, announced the introduction of bio-attributed raw materials into one of its products; a female urinary catheter with the name LoFric Elle.

INCA Renewable Technologies, (Kelowna, BC, Canada) manufacturer of natural fibre composites, today announced at the international JEC Composites Show Start-up Booster Competition that the company has secured a USD 40 million Funding Commitment as part of a Series B round from a private New York Family Office.

A step forward in research, a big step for circularity in textiles: REVECOL® (Recycled Vegetable Cooking Oil) represents a new generation of textile chemical auxiliaries, which are high-performing and obtained from vegetable exhausted cooking oil. For the first time, this step of the textile supply chain can thus also make use of materials with a circular approach, contributing to the real sustainability of the finished product.

Trinseo (Wayne, PA, USA), a specialty material solutions provider, has launched its flagship MAGNUM™ ABS Resins with 95 % bio-attributed content.

Danimer Scientific (Bainbridge, GA, USA) and TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands), both leading bioplastics companies focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, today announced that they have developed a new compostable coffee pod biopolymer that is in compliance with proposed EU packaging regulations.

Trinseo (Wayne, PA, USA) and RWDC Industries (Athens, GA, USA) recently announced a partnership to further the development of sustainably advantaged paper and board packaging solutions by bringing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) dispersion technology to target markets.

Lummus Technology a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and RWDC Industries (Athens, GA, USA), a biotechnology company developing biopolymer material solutions, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on global PHA deployment initiatives.

Leading biopolymer and PLA manufacturer NatureWorks (Plymouth, MN, USA) has further expanded the performance attributes delivered by Ingeo biopolymer in hygiene applications with the introduction of Ingeo 6500D for nonwovens.

Being the most abundant and persistent greenhouse gas emitted, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the key driver of climate change.

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) will give a free webinar tomorrow (April 12, 2023 – 14:00–15:30 (CET)) focussing on their Carbon Flows report.