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Nexeo Plastics has signed an agreement with BioLogiQ to distribute their specialty biopolymers in North America, serving companies desiring to incorporate high-quality, more sustainable materials into their manufactured products.

A technology that could help humans live on Mars is being used to address an immediate need here on Earth and produce hand sanitizer for a community impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Stahl, world leader in specialty chemistry for coatings, processing and treatments for many everyday materials, has joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB).

A new grade of Novamont’s bioplastic Mater-Bi for extrusion coating and extrusion lamination on paper, board and other substrates which can be composted in standard industrial plants, is now ready for the market.

The dramatic spread of the Corona virus has disrupted lives, communities and businesses worldwide. Total Corbion PLA is joining the fight against the Corona virus by donating Luminy PLA resins for the production of 3D printed medical devices and protective equipment.

Icma San Giorgio, the well-known Milan based manufacturer of compounding and extrusion systems, has just successfully put in production a complex engineered compounding plant to a large processor of biodegradable products, specifically shopping bags or agricultural mulch.

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has deeply impacted daily life as we know it around the world.

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it has awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer, from the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with the 2020 Bright Science Award in materials sciences.

Henkel is stepping up its commitment for sustainability and has set further ambitious packaging targets for 2025 to promote a circular economy.

“European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the new Circular Economy Action Plan (nCEAP). It’s an ambitious step forward to transform Europe into a circular economy,” said François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics.

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and UPM Biofuels, a leading producer of sustainable raw materials, today announced a partnership that will help to reduce the environmental footprint of Dyneema, the world’s strongest fiber.

Borealis has started to produce polypropylene (PP) based on Neste-produced renewable feedstock in its production facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium.

Canada-based good natured Products Inc. announced 4 March that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the shareholders of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging Inc., a leading thermoformer with over 35 years’ experience, to acquire 100% of Shepherd and all its real estate assets for CAD$9.5 million in cash.

Researchers at the University of Oulu’s Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry have developed a new synthetic bioplastic that, unlike traditional carbon-based plastics or other bioplastics, provides protection from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.

An 11-strong European consortium has secured funding for an innovative project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars derived from household waste and producing a range of high-performance bio-based materials and products.

Vynova has launched a range of bio-attributed PVC resins that will enable customers in all application sectors to innovate their PVC products and support their sustainability goals.

With comfortemp Lyocell padding, Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel has launched the first fully biodegradable padding made from sustainably produced cellulose fibre that completely degrades in soil within just under 60 days.

Novamont has announced a fundamental breakthrough in its range of biodegradable and compostable films for food packaging, five years after the launch of the first Mater-Bi grade for clingfilm.

With around 500 delegates, the Summit of World Market Leaders is Germany’s largest gathering of both current and emerging world market leaders, commentators and political decision-makers. The event is organized by Wirtschaftswoche magazine.

Polylactic acids, starch blends, cellulose, and other bioplastics achieve significantly higher growth rates than conventional standard plastics made of mineral oils or natural gases.

Kompuestos president Ignacio Duch is attending the 13th edition of the Frankfurt European Midcap Event, which will take place next Tuesday, February 11.

Greentech pioneer AVA Biochem AG in Zug, Switzerland has developed, patented and piloted a fully water-based process for the conversion of industrial sugars into the 100% bio-based molecule 5-HMF.

In what is being hailed as the next step in Mattel’s environmental sustainability commitment for 2030, the company announced that MEGA, the Company’s popular construction brand, is launching new products derived from bio-based plastic line

Eighty years after nylon’s first commercial production, clean manufacturing technology leader Genomatica achieved a new milestone for the material — its production of the world’s first renewably-sourced ton of the key ingredient for nylon-6, made from plants instead of crude oil.

Environmentally-conscious, flexible, two or three-layer barrier properties – Emsur’s latest packaging development ticks all the boxes. While aimed at the coffee market, the new solution is already finding application beyond that sector alone.

Arkema is developing innovative and sustainable solutions for the sports market. At the upcoming ISPO fair in Munich, which takes place from January 26 to 29, 2020, the company will be presenting its range of high-performance Pebax elastomer products.

Loliware, the world's leading seaweed-based material technology company replacing plastics, announced the close of a $6MM financing round, led by prominent NY venture firm Hatzimemos / Libby.

Kompuestos, a leading producer of sustainable compounds in Europe, has developed a new bioplastic based on potato starch that will degrade ‘on the ground’ within four weeks. It joins the company’s Biokomp range of biodegradable resins made from different starches derived from corn, potato and various types of cereals.

Bitrez Ltd, Europe’s leading manufacture of specialist polymers and chemicals, is launching a new family of regulatory compliant bio-based resins for the composites industry at JEC World 2020.

Tony Duncan, CEO of Circa Group Ltd, who produces bio-based solvent Cyrene from waste biomass – has announced two additions to the team.