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Almost ten months after their announcement, NatureWorks (Plymouth, Minnesota, USA) and IMA Coffee (Bologna, Italy) now accelerate their joint strategic partnership on the first significant trial phase on K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods.

The new PRW-61 is the first Casio watch to be made with biomass plastics sourced from renewable organic substances.

After 15 years of Cambridge research, Xampla has developed the world’s first plant protein material for commercial use. This revolutionary material uses pea protein to make microscopic capsules that protect vitamins within liquid, stopping them from being broken down by sunlight.

Toy manufacturer fischertechnik wins the Toy Award, one of the most important seals of quality in the industry, with its new product Animal Friends made from castoroil based bio-polyamide.

Bioplastics International Launches Water Soluble PVA Replacement for Plastics. In an attempt to curb the overwhelming plastic pollution of our oceans, Bioplastics International has launched a water soluble replacement for petroleum based plastics.

Chanel’s N°1 de CHANEL is an eco-responsible beauty line that seeks to minimise its impact on the environment and cut down its carbon footprint with eco-designed packaging and a strict formulation charter.

Avery Dennison has achieved another market first with the launch of a new certified portfolio of vegan labels, which contain no animal-derived components. Additionally, every item in the portfolio was created without animal testing, or the use of GMOs of animal origin. Because of this, the collection has received approval from EVE VEGAN®, an independent organization created by Vegan France, which works to promote vegan alternatives in different industries, including food and medicine.

Footwear experts at Huntsman have helped Keen, Inc. develop a breakthrough production innovation – a range of sneakers with plant-based soles. The Field to Foot (F2F) sneakers were created by Keen’s Advanced Concepts Team, utilizing a specially developed bio-based polyurethane system from Huntsman that contains a by-product from agricultural processing.

Yoloha is a company that sets out to make things better. In their pursuit of quality yoga mats made from high levels of renewable materials, they chose to work with HEXPOL TPE.

VistaTek LLC, a leading custom injection molder based in Stillwater, Minn., has developed a plant-based garden pot that is one of the first plantable and compostable pots for the garden market, thus offering major sustainability benefits.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced on 5 January the release of a demonstration tire with 70% sustainable-material content, including industry-leading innovations.

Swedish company UniCup Scandinavia AB wins in the category ‘Packaging Materials and Components’ with the LipLid, becoming world leader with its innovative and eco-friendly beverage lid. Winners of the World’s Best Packaging awards are named by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) following in-depth examination and analysis. The judging panel was composed of 36 distinguished judges representing 36 countries.

Japan-based Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd. has announced the development of novel materials and technology aimed at creating a low carbon, sustainable society.

Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces that Ford Motor Company, HellermannTyton, and DSM earned an Innovation Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) for the use of Akulon® RePurposed recycled ocean plastic in the Ford Bronco Sport. This application was also recognized by Ford as the first of many potential uses for recycled ocean plastics in a major vehicle platform.

This year marked the fifteenth anniversary of the Global Bioplastics Award, the prestigious annual honour recognising the achievements in the bioplastics over the past year.

Stora Enso is extending its packaging offering with a new portfolio of bio-based foams from wood. The products are fully recyclable and can be used for protective and thermal packaging.

Berry Global Group, Inc. has announced its most ambitious sustainable packaging goal to date: 30% circular plastics use across its fast-moving consumer goods packaging by 2030. Circular plastics include recycled and renewable resins like bioplastics.

B4Plastics and GreenWave are the recipients of the 2021 Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize for their development of materials for biodegradable fishing gear and sustainable ocean-based food production, respectively.

ABB Robotics has signed a framework agreement to collaborate with California-based Zume, a global provider of innovative, compostable packaging. ABB will supply robotic cells that will enable Zume’s production of sustainable packaging on a global scale, helping to reduce reliance on single-use plastics.

Eco-Products has announced that it has earned the coveted GreenScreen Certifiedin Silver designation for its novel line of compostable plates and containers made from sugarcane.

The Coca‑Cola Company has unveiled its first-ever beverage bottle made from 100% plant-based plastic, excluding the cap and label, that has been made using technologies that are ready for commercial scale.

Nexe Innovations Inc., a leader in plant-based materials manufacturing, is launching Nexe Coffee’s first products to be sold in its patented Nexe Pods which are compatible with Keurig single-serve brewing systems.

Toppan FutureCard, a Toppan Company, and UAE-based global end-to-end card solutions provider, has received the first-of-its-kind sustainability certification for its PLA and recycled PVC cards by Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry.

Emballator, a leading producer of packaging solutions, and Borealis, a leading provider of innovative polyolefins solutions, are expanding their portfolio in close partnership.

Cargill introduces the first product from its full spectrum plastics/polyols production process.

First outdoor sports shoe made predominantly from bio-based and recycled materials.

As part of its growth strategy for its biopolymers business, BASF is partnering with WPO Polymers to further advance the fast developing Spanish and Portuguese bioplastics markets. To that end, BASF has appointed WPO Polymers as the distributor of its ecovio product range in Spain and Portugal.

Paccor, a leading global player in the packaging industry, is ready to produce 100% biobased polypropylene (Bio-PP) products for its customer Orkla, a leading supplier of branded consumer goods to the grocery, out- of home, specialized retail, pharmacy, and bakery sectors in the Nordics

As part of a new effort to advance the use of recycled ocean plastic, SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and Microsoft Corporation have collaborated to create Microsoft’s first consumer electronic product – The Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse – with an exterior shell containing 20% recycled ocean plastic.

Jabil Packaging Solutions (JPS), a division of manufacturing solutions provider Jabil Inc. today has announced a significant advancement in coffee pod sustainability with the launch of their home-compostable coffee capsule for single serve espresso brewers.