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Chespa (Poland, Opole) with numerous sites around Eastern Europe, has partnered with Asahi Photoproducts (Tokyo, Japan), and Esko (Ghent, Belgium).

Dow (Midland, MI, USA) and Freepoint Eco-Systems (Stamford, CT, USA) recently announced an agreement for an estimated 65,000 tonnes per year of certified-circular, plastic waste-derived pyrolysis oil to produce new, virgin-grade equivalent plastics in Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast operations.

The project, financed by the Regional Ministry of University, makes it possible to create a new material from olive tree waste with good qualities for food packaging.

Better Earth (Atlanta, GA, USA) has released its Touch-Free Arrow Cutlery Dispenser and Better Earth Arrow Cutlery Collection. This innovative dispenser is designed for convenience and pairs seamlessly with their new BPI-certified compostable cutlery, ensuring a clean and sustainable dining experience.

UBQ Materials (Tel Aviv, Israel), climate tech developer of advanced materials made from waste, recently announced an extended distribution agreement with Plastcom (Nivå, Denmark), a leading distributor of raw materials for the plastic industry in the Scandinavian region, supporting UBQ's strategic entry into this market.

Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Life Materials Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) has developed a spunbond nonwoven using a biodegradable plastic suitable for composting in domestic settings. The move comes in response to increasing global demand for home composting.

Formerra (Romeoville, IL, USA) announced a partnership with AFC Ecoplastics (Stafford, TX, USA) to distribute its compostable products across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Stahl (Waalwijk, the Netherlands), a leading provider of speciality coatings and treatments for flexible substrates, has joined the Global Organization for PHA (GO!PHA), a non-profit platform that advocates and advances the use of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a naturally occurring polymer that offers a lower-impact, biobased alternative to traditional fossil-based plastic feedstocks.

Integrated textile mill Nuevo Mundo (Lima, Peru) is partnering with Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland), a global leader in specialty chemicals focused on sustainable solutions, to offer collections utilizing Archroma’s EarthColors® agricultural waste based dyes and produced with zero liquid discharge and substantial resource savings.

Chemovator (Mannheim, Germany), the business incubator and early-stage investor of BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany), has successfully finalized an investment in Heartland.

Playmobil (Zirndorf, Germany) and McDonald's (Chicago, IL, USA) are taking a joint step in the use of sustainable play material.

Plastics, once coined as one of “the greatest inventions in the 20th Century” has now become a significant burden to the earth's ecosystem.

Partnership between Tereos (Moussy-le-Vieux, France)and Futerro (Escanaffles, Belgium) boosts green chemistry in a first in Europe.

In its efforts to advance chemical recycling, Neste (Espoo, Finland) has successfully conducted its first processing trial run with a new challenging raw material, liquefied discarded tires.

Hyosung TNC (Seoul, South Korea) recently received investment approval for the "Hyosung BDO Project" in southern Vietnam. The company plans to proactively respond to the global materials market's reorganization around sustainable products by investing to establish multiple Bio-BDO production plants.

Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) has been the leading authority on compostable products and packaging in North America for over twenty years.

CJ Biomaterials (Woburn, MA, USA), a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, has introduced two groundbreaking PHA-based compounds developed for blown, cast, and machine direction orientation (MDO) film applications.

DeSter (Hoogstraten, Belgium), a leading global provider of innovative service ware and food packaging concepts for the travel and foodservice industries, and Eastman (Kingsport, TN, USA), a global specialty materials company, are collaborating to bring innovation to the airline industry by introducing reusable inflight drinkware made with Tritan™ Renew.

We are excited to welcome Chemie-Cluster Bayern (Munich, Germany) as a new partner of the Renewable Carbon Initiative!

The Finnish startup has formed an MOU with one of the world’s leading bioplastic producers. This strategic collaboration aims to advance the performance and compostability of bioplastics, facilitating their use across a wide range of single-use products, such as coffee capsules, while displacing traditional plastics.

NatureWorks (Plymouth, MN,USA), a leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers made from renewable resources, has optimized a compostable coffee pod solution compatible with Keurig® brewers for the North American market.

Borealis (Vienna, Austria) announced a EUR 4.5 million investment in the cracker furnaces of its olefins unit in Porvoo, Finland.

Neste (Espoo, Finland) and South Korean (Seoul) chemical company Lotte Chemical are teaming up to make chemicals and plastics more sustainable.

Swedish bioplastics manufacturer Gaia Biomaterials has successfully concluded a $5 million rights issue. The rights issue is backed by the Swedish state owned greentech venture capital fund Almi Invest Greentech, and private international and domestic investors. Funds will be used to expand market penetration in the United States, India, and other targeted markets.

Beyond Plastic is using CJ Biomaterials polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers to develop the world’s first completely biodegradable plastic bottle cap.

TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands), a pioneer in PLA bioplastics production, continues to lead the charge towards sustainable production and consumption practices with the installation of solar panels at its plant in Rayong, Thailand.

Three biobased innovations from Germany and from Sweden, two CCU innovations from Denmark and Hungary and one advanced plastic recycling technology from Canada are nominated for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2024” innovation award.

Intek Plastics (Hastings, MN, USA), a leading provider of plastic extruded components for diverse applications, proudly announces the launch of three innovative and sustainable biocomposite plastic materials.

Ideal for supermarkets, restaurants and bakeries, the new products include a variety of BPI-Certified bags and wraps with no-added PFAS.

Together with TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands), Korean water producer Sansu (Seoul, South Korea) is developing an embossed label water bottle made of Luminy® PLA bioplastics to speed up the adoption of recycled PLA as feedstock.