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Global brand air up® has launched a new reusable bottle line for the European market made with Eastman (Kingsport, TN, USA) Tritan™ Renew that further expands the air up mission to eliminate single-use plastic waste.

Mariagiovanna Vetere and Lars Börger take the reins as Acting Co-Chairs.

ZymoChem (San Leandro, CA, USA), creators of Carbon Conserving (C2) technology that converts renewable feedstocks into high-value materials, announces that it is the recipient of a USD 4.0 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO).

Committed to supporting the circular economy and fighting climate change, Brazilian petrochemical companies Braskem (São Paulo) and Indorama Ventures IOD – Oxiteno (São Paulo) announced a partnership to supply bio-attributed ethylene from renewable sources.

The beginning of November saw the launch of Roberts Mart’s (Leeds, UK) first overseas office and their new compostable packaging film, Biyo, set to improve disposal of home compostable flexible packaging materials.

Solugen (Houston TX, USA), a rapidly scaling climate technology company that is reimagining the chemistry of everyday life, and ADM (Chicago, IL, USA), a global leader in sustainable solutions, recently announced a strategic partnership to scale a range of innovative, plant-based specialty chemicals and biobased building block molecules in a new manufacturing facility in Marshall, Minnesota (USA).

The data is based on nova-Institute’s annually published biobased polymers capacity and production data and adapted to the scope of the historical Plastics Europe data on plastics production as well as the scope of European Bioplastics

GOZEN (San Francisco, CA,USA), the biomaterials startup that is set to disrupt the fashion, automotive, and home furnishings industries, has just announced USD 3.3 million in a seed funding round.

Versalis (San Donato Milanese, Italy) announces that it now holds the entire share capital of Novamont, of which it already owned 36 %.

Tonies, the global provider of “smart” audio systems for children, selected INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable ECO polymer to reduce the environmental footprint of their new audio product “Clever Tonies”.

Kraiburg TPE (Waldkraiburg, Germany) is presenting thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) that have a variable proportion of renewable raw materials.

In order to respond to individual customer requirements and to meet social and political responsibility, scientists from Fraunhofer LBF, in collaboration with Ansmann AG, have carried out the "BioBattery" research project to develop natural fibre-reinforced plastics for use in Li-ion battery housings.

Carbios (Clermont-Ferrand, France), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastics and textiles, recently announced the publication in ACS Catalysis, one of the world’s most influential scientific journals (Impact Factor 13.7), of an article entitled “Assessment of Four Engineered PET Degrading Enzymes Considering Large-Scale Industrial Applications”.

Reusable, biobased, and thus environmentally friendly: together, the masterbatch specialist GRAFE from Blankenhain (Germany), the biotechnology company TECNARO from Ilsfeld (Germany), and the tableware manufacturer ORNAMIN from Minden (Germany) have developed a sustainable product solution made of plastic.

A consortium of Senbis (Emmen, the Netherlands) and Dutch universities and research institutes plans to invest 6.6 million EUR in the development of a new biodegradable polyester The consortium receives a EUR 3.3 million grant through the European Just Transition Funds (JTF).

The prestigious two-day conference about everything PHA will start tomorrow, 10th of October in Atlanta, Georgia.

CJ Biomaterials ( Woburn, MA USA), a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, recently announced that the Sang Gwon (Simon) Moon, Director of Government Affairs and Product Planning at CJ Biomaterials, was recognized with a Merit Award from the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) during a special ceremony at the 2023 Biodegradable Plastic Conference held in Incheon, South Korea.

Dow (Horgen, Switzerland) has announced the launch of SURLYN™ REN and SURLYN™ CIR, two new sustainable ionomers grades which pioneer the use of renewable and circular feedstocks.

European Bioplastics (Berlin, Germany) supports the development of robust methodologies for assessing the environmental hazards associated with various materials when they become litter. However, elements of the press release may be considered misleading.

UPM Biochemicals (Helsinki, Finland)announced today that it has selected Brenntag SE (Essen, Germany) as sole distributor of its sustainable bio-monoethylene glycol (BioMEG) UPM BioPura™ in Europe.

BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is expanding its growing portfolio of 14C biobased monomers with a proprietary process for production of 2-Octyl Acrylate (2-OA).

MycoWorks (Emeryville, CA, USA) has recently begun production at its world-class manufacturing facility in Union, S.C. Now capable of scaling-up to meet luxury industry demand, the company is set to grow millions of square feet of its leather-alternative material produced with the company’s proprietary technology, Fine Mycelium™.

Danimer Scientific (Bainbridge, GA, USA), a leading next-generation bioplastics company focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, recently announced it is expanding its collaboration with Chevron Phillips Chemical (The Woodlands, TX, USA) to explore development and commercialization of cast extrusion films, blown extrusion films, injection moulded parts, and rotational moulded parts using Rinnovo™ polymers produced in a loop slurry reactor process.

TIPA (Hod Hasharon, Israel), a global leader in compostable packaging solutions for food and fashion, and Charter Next Generation (CNG – Chicago, IL, USA), a leading US specialty film manufacturer, recently announced a partnership to drive local US production and adoption of compostable packaging.

Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil) and Vitol S.A. (Geneva, Switzerland) have announced an agreement for circular feedstock derived from plastic waste.

Enhanced crop protection and moisture conservation as well as efficient use of soil nutrients have all contributed to the increased usage of mulch films over the last decade.

Cortec® Corporation (St Paul, MN, USA) has been awarded a US patent for its commercially compostable industrial strength stretch film technology, also known as Eco Wrap® film.

INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the global leader in styrenics, today announces the introduction of their U.S. domestically produced NAS ECO grade of sustainable polymers.

UBQ Materials (Tel Aviv, Israel) announced the expansion of its partnership with Arcos Dorados (Buenos Aires, Argentina), the world's largest independent McDonald’s franchisee.

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) has published a Manifesto for the next European Commission (2024–2029), highlighting key issues as policymakers’ awareness and support is crucial for the much-needed transition to renewable carbon.