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PureCycle Technologies (Orlando, FL, USA) recently, announced the successful manufacturing of multiple recycled compounds that were produced with PureCycle resin.

The Cologne (Germany) - based company BIO-FED, a branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH, has launched a new product line under the brand name M·BIOBASE®. The plastic compounds in this product line are made partly or completely from biobased and/or biomass-balanced materials.

Fresh-Lock® closures (Appleton, WI, USA), a leader in reclosable flexible packaging technology, has been at the forefront of innovation in the private label and flexible packaging industries for over 35 years.

SS Royal Kit Emirates Investment and Global Biopolymers Industries have joined forces to establish a new venture to transform the PLA bioplastics industry. The company, Emirates Biotech, will spearhead the production and marketing of PLA biopolymers across the Middle East, Africa, and India, offering a sustainable and circular solution to replace traditional fossil fuel-based plastics.

Avantium (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announces a strategic collaboration with leading textile innovators Auping (Deventer, the Netherlands), Monosuisse (Monosuisse, Switzerland), and Antex (Anglès, Spain).

PureCycle Technologies (Orlando, FL, USA), recently announced a successful trial run with MiniFIBERS (Johnson City, TN, USA) and Beverly Knits (Gastonia, NC, USA), resulting in the production of several high-quality product samples.

A meta-study recently completed by HYDRA Marine Sciences (Bühl, Germany) assessed the current knowledge in publicly available scientific literature and institutional and company reports on polylactide or polylactic acid (PLA) with a focus on the potential formation, persistence, and impact of PLA microplastics in the open environment.

Helian Polymers (Belfeld, the Netherlands) has launched the first online store for PHAs, a sustainable alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics, in beta.

Relement (Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands) achieved an important milestone by successfully demonstrating the use of our ingredient bio MPA in high-quality composite materials.

Braskem (São Paulo) recently announced its partnership with the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO – Amsterdam, the Netherlands) aimed at improving circularity and sustainability in the plastics industry.

Dow (Midland, MI, USA) is proud to announce at the German Rubber Conference (DKT) 2024 the launch of NORDEL™ REN Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymers (EPDM), a biobased version of Dow’s EPDM rubber material that goes into automotive, infrastructure and consumer applications.

Prized by aerospace manufacturers for their strength, stiffness and durability, carbon fibre composites are usually produced from fossil fuels.

Changhua Chemical (Zhangjiagang City, China) is beginning the construction of China’s first manufacturing site for sustainable polyols made from renewable carbon.

CARBIOS, (Clermont-Ferrand, France), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and Zhink Group (Hangzhou, China), one of China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises, specializing in two global industries, PET and textiles, announce today the signing of a joint Letter of Intent to build a biorecycling plant in China using Carbios’ revolutionary enzymatic depolymerization technology to serve the global market.

Polytives (Rudolstadt, Germany), a specialist in the development and production of polymer additives, is announcing a joint project with the internationally active Holzmühle Westerkamp group of companies (Visbek, Germany).

The Hamburg-based K.D. Feddersen, a member of the international Feddersen Group, and the Belgian Futerro have concluded a distribution agreement for the sale of Polylactide (PLA) with immediate effect from 18 April 2024.

RAMPF (Wixom, MI, USA) is presenting its groundbreaking technology for the chemical recycling of polyurethane (PU) and rPET waste to high-quality polyols at Foam Expo 2024 in Novi, MI, from June 25 to 27 – booth 2220.

440 participants discussed the defossilisation of the chemical and materials industry through biomass, CO2 and recycling. The audience voted for the "Renewable Material of the Year 2024": Acetic acid from CO2 by Danish start-up Again wins 1st price.

A team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP has now developed a flexible and recyclable plastic film material based on polylactide (PLA) bioplastic and paved the way for its commercialization. For their efforts, they will receive the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for 2024.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine have designed and 3D-printed a single-piece, recyclable natural-material floor panel tested to be strong enough to replace construction materials like steel.

AIMPLAS (Valencia, Spain) promotes the development of new sustainable and efficient materials for the construction industry obtained from carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by industries in the Valencian Community and waste produced by the citrus sector.

The VALPLAST Project aims to implement an alternative to the current way that biodegradable plastic packaging waste is managed to align it with circular economy principles.

Neste (Espoo, Finland), Borealis (Vienna, Austria), and Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications.

PureCycle Technologies (Orlando, FL, USA), today, announced the receipt of a Letter of No Objection (LNO) from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirming that the Company's PureFive™ Ultra-Pure Recycled resin is suitable for use in food-contact applications.

Finnish restaurant and catering company Restel kicked off a pilot with reusable ‘eco cups’ in selected Burger King and Rax restaurants, which the company operates in Finland.

BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is now offering the packaging industry a way to increase the use of renewable feedstocks.

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has elected a new Board during its General Assembly on 4 June.

NatureWorks (Plymouth, MN, USA), a leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers made from renewable resources, recently announced the historic financial support from Krungthai Bank to optimize the capital structure for the new fully-integrated Ingeo™️ PLA manufacturing facility in Thailand.

CARBIOS, (Clermont-Ferrand, France), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and L’OCCITANE en Provence (Manosque, France), an international cosmetics brand using natural and organic ingredients, a long-term partner of CARBIOS, present a bottle in transparent PET made entirely from enzymatic recycling for a shower oil from the Amande range.

All about innovation, applications, markets, and end-of-life of PLA was the foundation of a successful 8th PLA World Congress on May 28 and 29.