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According to the latest figures, global production capacity for bioplastics is currently rising at rapid 7% per year, a figure which includes both non-biodegradable plastics made from natural raw made from natural raw materials, but also biodegradable plastics made from renewable or fossil resources.

Among the impacts of the pandemic that has wreaked such havoc across the world over the past year and a half has been a huge increase in the use of disposable face masks.

The Lifocolor group has announced that it has expanded its range of Lifocolor BIO masterbatches for biopolymers, with what the company calls bio-C colour concentrates. These concentrates are based on a selection of particularly environmentally compatible colourants and are suitable for colouring bio-based home compostable polymers.

With the launch of its new Kynar® PVDF range, Arkema is further advancing its sustainability ambitions wih what it claims is a ‘major innovation’.

Green Dot Bioplastics, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony last week, celebrating the start of construction on its expansion project at the Green Dot facility in Onaga, Kans.

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) said on May 27 it has approved NatureWorks Asia Pacific Co.,Ltd.'s application to invest more than 15 billion baht (around USD490 million) in a project to produce Polylactic Acid (PLA).

PlasticsEurope announces a significant increase in planned chemical recycling investment: from 2.6 billion Euros in 2025 to 7.2 billion Euros in 2030. To further accelerate investments in this key technology and the transition towards a circular economy, PlasticsEurope is calling for a harmonised and strong policy and regulatory framework.

Regina has chosen new DuPont Delrin® Renewable Attributed resin for its chains and modular belts for bottling, packaging, and glass manufacturing conveyor applications.

Spanish multi-energy company Repsol has announced that it will take part in the Ecoplanta project, a project that proposes to build a waste-to-chemicals plant in Tarragona, Spain.

SABIC today launched new bio-based compound that offers customers a new sustainable option for demanding applications in electrical/electronics, healthcare and other key industries.

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary NextChem has been awarded today a contract by Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, to carry out a Front-End Engineering Design for their 100,000 tons per annum Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) plant in Grandpuits, France.

Keter to introduce climate-positive UBQ material into product lines in a three-year contract, with plans for production worldwide

Stahl, an active proponent of responsible chemistry, has launched a new range of renewable carbon-based polyurethanes. Called NuVera, they replace petroleum-based chemicals with renewable alternatives, enabling manufacturers of fashion, footwear and upholstery and many other consumer products to significantly reduce their environmental footprint.

Testing by NatureWorks’ global partners demonstrates a shrink rate less than 0.25% in printed parts and obtainable lower print temperatures due to optimized melt viscosity & microstructure

A research team from University of Strasbourg has developed a new process combining biotechnology and chemistry by putting the polyurethane at the end of its life in contact with enzymes. The team is called BioTeam and is led by Professor Luc Averous at the Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, the Environment and Health (ICPEES, unit CNRS and University of Strasbourg).

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, has completed the application validation for its plant-based glycols plantMEG and plantMPG produced in the Ray Technology demonstration plant in Delfzijl (NL).

Coating manufacturer Teknos is developing a new, bio-based barrier coating for food packaging together with biosourced materials company Brightplus.

Nestlé will introduce bio-based lids and scoops made from sugar cane and its byproduct for a range of its nutrition products for infants and children

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that it has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Resilux, an international rigid plastic packaging supplier, for the supply of PEF resin from the planned Avantium FDCA flagship plant

Sustainable biochemicals company Circa Group AS has announced that Dr Sarah Hickingbottom has joined the company as General Manager for New Product Development and Stakeholder Relations on 29 March 2021.

Henkel and Plastic Bank have opened their first three plastic waste collection centers in Cairo. The project is part of Henkel’s successful and long-term partnership with the social enterprise.

The governor of Georgia, Brian P. Kemp today announced that Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, plans to invest $700 million in expanding their Bainbridge manufacturing operations, nearly quadrupling their workforce in Decatur County.

Renewable chemistry company Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, has announced that its subsidiary Avantium Renewable Polymers (“Avantium RNP”) has signed two additional conditional offtake agreements for the supply of PEF resin to manufacture bottles and films, bringing the total now to four such contracts.

BASF, SABIC and Linde have signed a joint agreement to develop and demonstrate solutions for electrically heated steam cracker furnaces.

Four companies have collaborated on a project to develop the first process in the world to produce compostable bioplastic from food and feed production side streams.

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry and Polyray (Xiamen Hongtai Optical Co., Ltd.,), an innovative leader in the eyewear lens industry, today announced their collaboration for the use of SABIC’s Lexan polycarbonate resin based on certified renewable feedstock in the lenses of several eyewear end applications such as sunglasses, safety glasses and sports goggles.

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it, along with leading industry partners, has launched a new coalition, known as CirculariTeam®.

Woodcast is a lightweight biodegradable material made from wood and biopolymers, originally developed to replace the plaster casts traditionally used in hospitals. The material, invented by the Finnish high-tech company Onbone, proved to be so versatile that it is now used in a wide array of usage areas, one of them being sports.

A bio-based material made from lignin, a residual product from Scandinavian woods, is being tested at Emballator Innovation Center for packagings.

Evonik is adding a sustainable, high-performance molding compound to its range of transparent polyamides. TROGAMID myCX eCO is produced partly from a bio-based monomer and entirely with renewable energy.