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Arkema (La Défense, France), a leader in specialty materials, converts its full line of acrylic thickeners produced in Europe, ensuring the same high performances.

Econic Technologies, a deep tech company focused on renewable carbon, has signed a global license agreement for strategic rights to Saudi Aramco Technologies Company’s (SATC) CO2 polymer technologies.

Recently, lululemon has announced a multi-year collaboration with San Leandro, CA-based biotechnology pioneer ZymoChem to help expand the company’s use of biobased nylon and advance its leadership in sustainable innovation.

Poly(ester amide) is a next-generation material that combines the advantages of PET (polyester) and nylon (polyamide), two widely used plastics.

The Continental group (Hanover, Germany) sector Automotive has created a sustainable key fob which uses a 100 % biobased plastic for its outer casing.

Emirates Biotech (Dubai, UAE) has selected SAMSUNG E&A (Seoul, South Korea) as the contractor for its upcoming Polylactic Acid (PLA) production plant in the United Arab Emirates.

Certified sustainability for bioplastics compounds ARBOFORM®, ARBOBLEND®, and ARBOFILL®

In a recent webinar by the EU-funded 3-CO project, Martin Behrens from Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe (FNR) gave an overview on biobased construction materials and their certification, and presented the Quality Seal for Sustainable Buildings (QNG). His insights are now available as webinar recording and in an in-depth interview.

Polytives, a specialist in the development and production of special polymer additives, announces the successful completion of a research project in collaboration with the Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research (TITK).

TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands) and Benvic (Dijon, France) have come together to drive the adoption of sustainable Luminy® PLA-based compounds.

Canplex Profiles are committed to driving meaningful change in the plastics industry through pioneering the use of biodegradable resins.

BASF is celebrating its first full container shipment of Elastollan® BMB – a new bio-attributed (mass balanced) thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) solutions, tailored for the footwear/apparel industry.

ReOil® technology offers a new way to tackle hard-to-recycle plastic, breaking it down into circular chemicals that can be fed back into new plastic production.

Braskem Siam, a joint venture between SCG Chemicals (SCGC) and Braskem, has signed a Letter of Intent with Mitr Phol Bio Fuel, part of the Mitr Phol Group to supply agricultural based ethanol for the production of bio-ethylene.

Designed to meet the growing demand for renewable solutions in the North American market, KEYGEA combines sustainability and outstanding performance, ensuring flawless coffee extraction without compromise on quality.

On March 18, 2025, Danimer Scientific (Bainbridge, GA, USA) and its subsidiaries filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be “undertaking an orderly winddown of operations”.

Agilyx announces the launch of Plastyx in collaboration with Carlos Monreal. Plastyx aims to be Europe's leading feedstock supplier to the advanced plastic recycling market.

Boreal Bioproducts, a Finnish startup specialized in using forestry side streams for chemical production, has developed LigNoFog®, the world’s first known consumer product where lignin is the primary functional component.

Aquafil launched, in Slovenia, the first demonstration plant for the chemical separation of elastic fibre from nylon, an innovative technology that opens new perspectives in the textile fibre sector, allowing the company to take a step forward in research and development, consolidating its commitment to sustainable innovation.

With the Global Plastics Treaty set to redefine plastic production and waste management, TotalEnergies Corbion’s leadership in chemical recycling of PLA at scale is demonstrating how businesses can meet new regulatory demands while maintaining sustainability certifications, including food-contact approval.

Biomaterials manufacturer, NatureWorks (Plymouth, MN, USA), has expanded the capabilities of its product line of Ingeo™ biopolymers with the introduction of the Ingeo Extend platform.

BIC’s 2024-2025 Trend Report published today focuses on ways to realise the potential of biomanufacturing in Europe.

ELIX’s (Tarragona, Spain) E-LOOP CR products are manufactured using sustainable and certified raw materials that incorporate circular and bio-circular feedstocks.

Innovative research project combines biobased plastics and natural fibres for resource-saving vehicle components.

Futerro, Belgian company specialised in the production of lactic acid, lactide (two platform molecules) and PLA (polylactic acid), has launched the engineering and the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) – called “Avant-Projet Détaillé” in French – for its future European biorefinery to be located at Saint-Jean-de-Folleville between Rouen and Le Havre.

OliveBio, the Los Angeles-based (CA, USA) start-up laser-focused on lowering the barriers for PHA adoption across industries, is joining GO!PHA network.

As the environmental and health impacts of plastics become increasingly impossible to ignore, a groundbreaking book provides industrial designers and manufacturers with the essential knowledge to transition toward sustainable material choices.

Lactips (Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, France), a company producing a 100 % biobased natural polymer that is biodegradable in various environments and water-soluble, is expanding its range of paper coatings.

Trinseo (Wayne, PA, USA) is proud to introduce the first and only transparent dissolution recycled polystyrene (rPS) product in the European market, specifically designed for direct food contact applications.

NatureWorks (Plymouth, MN, USA) is proud to announce the launch of Ingeo 3D300, the company’s newest specially engineered 3D printing grade.