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December 12, 2019From coffee bean to composite
Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housing.
December 05, 2019French report confirms benefits of biobased and compostable bags
On November 14th, the French Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) published a report on the environmental impact of fruit and vegetable bags. Among other things, it described the environmental performance of biobased compostable plastic bags in a lifecycle assessment and noted their ability to be home composted when good practices are observed.
November 21, 2019PHA straws soon on the European market?
The first straws - at least the first in Europe - to be based on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastic have been developed and may soon be sold commercially.
November 19, 2019Tetra Pak is first in the food and beverage industry with packaging from fully traceable plant-based polymers
Tetra Pak, together with its supplier Braskem, has become the first company in the food and beverage industry to responsibly source plant-based polymers using the Bonsucro standards for sustainable sugar cane.
November 15, 2019Clariant’s Licocare RBW Vita receives award for sustainability excellence
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, based in California, USA, has awarded the Material Health Certificate GOLD level certification to Licocare RBW 102 Vita, Licocare RBW 106 Vita and Licocare RBW 300 Vita, bio-based lubricating and dispersing aids developed and produced by Clariant - a further confirmation of their excellent environmental profile and contribution to a circular economy for plastics.
November 12, 2019Eastman and NB Coatings collaborate on sustainable automotive surfaces
Global specialty plastics provider Eastman and NB Coatings, a leader in paint on plastics for both domestic and transplant original equipment manufacturers, have developed a new solution for interior Class A painted surfaces with Trēva™ engineering bioplastic.
November 06, 2019Finalists for 14th Global Bioplastics Award 2019 announced!
The international trade publication bioplastics MAGAZINE is proud to announce the finalists for the 2019 Global Bioplastics Award. Known as the "Bioplastics Oskar", the award will be presented this year for the 14th time in succession.
October 14, 2019PEF provides Paper Bottle with barrier properties
Avantium has joined the Paper Bottle Project - an innovation community bringing together some of the world's leading players in materials, design and technology on the development of a sustainable paper bottle.
