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In June, Braskem concluded a 30% increase in the production capacity of its bio-based ethylene plant, located in the Petrochemical Complex of Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The US$ 87 million investment aims to meet the growing global demand for sustainable products

On June 30th Bio-plastics Europe and Glaukos hosted a successful project workshop "𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀" within the EuBioNet and the EBRN (European Bio-plastics Research Network (EBRN) network. With 235 registrations, a lot of positive and enthusiastic feedback and a lot of interest, allowed to finally engage more than 120 participants proactively contributing in the different thematic sessions and policy makers to further explore this topic.

Melodea, Ltd., a leading sustainable barrier coatings producer for packaging (Rehovot, Israel), introduces its newest innovation, MelOx NGen™. MelOx NGen is a high-performance barrier product specifically engineered to allow for the recyclability of plastic food packaging and beyond. In addition to its excellent eco-profile, the new barrier has proven superior in its key role of maintaining food freshness and substantially reducing plastic waste.

TotalEnergies, Aramco and SABIC have for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa successfully converted oil derived from plastic waste into ISCC+ certified circular polymers. The plastic pyrolysis oil, also called plastic waste derived oil (PDO), was processed at the SATORP refinery jointly owned by Aramco and TotalEnergies, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed new bioplastics that are made from powdered blue-green cyanobacteria cells, otherwise known as spirulina. The new bioplastics degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin

A research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the Leipzig University has now developed a process that can produce adipic acid, one of two building blocks of nylon

On July 10, 2023, Avient Corporation (Cleveland OH, USA) announced the availability of its newest bio-derived healthcare solution, Versaflex™ HC BIO thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).

Paques Biomaterials (Balk, the Netherlands) and Senbis Polymer Innovations (Emmen, the Netherlands) have partnered strategically to develop new applications for a breakthrough biopolymer with all the advantages of conventional plastics but without its disadvantages.

Avantium (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), a leading technology provider in renewable chemistry, announces that it has agreed to partner with SCGC (Bangkok, Thailand), a leading integrated chemical player in Asia and an innovator of chemical innovations and solutions.

Avantium (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), a leading technology provider in renewable chemistry, has been granted Critical Guidance Recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), a US-based international non-profit and the only North American organisation focused exclusively on improving recycling for plastics.

UK-based flexible packaging specialist Parkside has launched a revolutionary range of sustainable lidding films as a next-generation solution for brands seeking to solve their packaging sustainability challenges, as part of its Sustainable 7 product strategy.

PureCycle (Orlando, FL, USA), successfully produced the first run of Ultra-Pure Recycled (UPR) resin from post-industrial recycled material at commercial scale.

Companies in Japan are increasingly stepping up their efforts to reduce GHG emissions throughout their product supply chains, including raw material-derived greenhouse gases, known as Scope 3 emissions, in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, as advocated by the Japanese government.

TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands) has announced that its Luminy® Polylactic Acid (PLA) bioplastics successfully meet the stringent criteria of the European Union (EU) Taxonomy Regulation on climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Niine Sanitary Napkins (Uttar Pradesh, India), a leading provider of premium and affordable hygiene solutions in India, introduces the country's first PLA-based biodegradable sanitary pads.

Jindan will utilize Sulzer’s licensed PLA technology at its new manufacturing plant to produce up to 75’000 tonnes of PLA per year, mainly to be used for food packaging, molded goods and fibers production.

Xiamen Changsu Industrial (Xiamen, China) and TotalEnergies Corbion(Gorinchem, the Netherlands) have announced a strategic cooperation agreement that will further advance the polylactic acid (PLA) industry.

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.

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.

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™.

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.

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.