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The Initiative natürliche Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V. (INAK, engl: Initiative for Natural Circular Economy) is an association of companies, certifiers, and waste management organisations, originating from the former association for compostable products, Verbund kompostierbare Produkte e.V. The aim of INAK is to develop sustainable and circular product solutions while reducing environmental pollution caused by microplastics. The focus is on the use of biodegradable and compostable plastics in specific applications.

Neste (Espoo, Finland) enhances its chemical recycling capabilities by collaborating with Tepsa Netherlands on the storage and handling of liquefied waste plastic in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items discarded within a year.

The new EU funded ReBioCycle project provides a portfolio of bioplastic sorting and recycling technologies within three complementary waste-processor-centric hubs.

Join Foam Expo Europe from 3-5 December 2024 in Stuttgart to explore cutting-edge foam technologies that are driving advancements in manufacturing efficiency and sustainability. More than 200 exhibitors will showcase innovative foam materials and technologies, such as Zotefoams, JSP, NEVEON, and Sekisui Alveo.

UPM Biochemicals (Helsinki, Finland) will be among the first customers to receive kraft lignin from Södra (Växjö, Sweden) when the forest-owner association’s plant in Mönsterås comes on stream in 2027

Lidl Switzerland (Weinfelden, Switzerland) is launching a major initiative to reduce plastic. In co-operation with Hardegger Käse (Jonschwil, Switzerland), the retailer has opted for innovative packaging.

WMG at the University of Warwick (Coventry, UK), Innovate UK (IUK) and advanced recycler of plastics Mura Technology (London, UK) are to continue their collaboration on sustainability with a new IUK funded, two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the "Bioeconomy International 2025" funding programme.

Braskem (São Paulo) the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced the launch of its innovative bio-attributed polypropylene (PP), which it sells under the brand name WENEW.

Bioworks, PlaX™ developed a fabric that blends cotton with plant-based PolyLactic Acid (PLA), derived from sugarcane.

Borealis (Vienna, Austria ) is pleased to announce the success of a value chain collaboration to develop a chemically recycled drinking water pressure pipe.

LanzaTech (Skokie, IL, USA) has signed a Master License Agreement with SEKISUI CHEMICAL (Tokyo, Japan) to deploy, at commercial scale, a jointly developed platform that converts syngas derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) and industrial solid waste into ethanol.

A consortium of seven companies across five countries has jointly established a supply chain for more sustainable polyester fibre.

PureCycle Technologies (Orlando, FL,USA), recently, announced the Company’s partnership with the Seminole County government and the county’s chapter of the League of Women Voters led to the collection of nearly 360 kg of campaign signs following the recent primary election.

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and Murdoch University (Perth, Australia) have launched The Bioplastics Innovation Hub, an AUD 8 million (USD 5.4 million) collaboration that will work with industry partners to develop a new generation of 100 % compostable plastic.

Did you know that socks are the most replaced items in the world?

CARBIOS, (Clermont-Ferrand, France), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and FCC Environment UK (Doncaster, England), one of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management companies, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly study the implementation of a UK-based plant using CARBIOS’ PET biorecycling licensed technology.

Professional Pickleball Partners (Kansas City, KS, USA) introduce the Compost-a-Ball™.

Japanese cosmetics and personal care giant KOSÉ is embarking on a journey towards sustainability, announcing the Kosé sustainability plan. One important pillar of it was to reduce the carbon footprint of the company’s products. Collaboration with Neste was chosen as one of the many wheels setting Kosé’s journey into motion.

Emirates Biotech (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) will be exhibiting at the Plastics Recycling Show in Dubai from 10 to 12 September, marking the company’s first appearance at this prestigious event.

Infinium (Sacramento, CA, USA) and Borealis (Vienna, Austria) have entered into an agreement to enable the production of low-carbon-footprint plastics generated from waste carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.

Neste (Espoo, Finland) is expanding its logistics infrastructure for liquefied recycled raw materials at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, including materials such as liquefied waste plastic and liquefied rubber tires.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, LUT University, and companies have opened a pilot plant in Espoo, Finland, to process captured carbon dioxide into compounds that can replace fossil raw materials in plastic products and chemicals.

GS Caltex plans to partner with Jeollanam-do and Yeosu City (all from South Korea) to activate green transformation for carbon dioxide-infused polyols from CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilization).

Emirates Biotech is pleased to announce that following the appointment of Marc Verbruggen as CEO last month, François de Bie has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer, Aman Kulshrestha as Chief Technology Officer and Margrete L. Wie as Head of Finance. This new leadership team, which will be based in Dubai, brings unparalleled expertise and vision to Emirates Biotech as the company aims to become a leading player in the PLA (Polylactic Acid) biopolymer industry.

The 2024 Paris Olympics are setting new standards for sustainability at major events, and Luminy® PLA bioplastics are playing a role.

The Innovation in Bioplastics Award, presented by the PLASTICS Bioplastics Division, will recognize one outstanding innovation in unique and creative applications of bioplastics materials, products, or manufacturing processes by a company (Image shows last years award).

Bcomp (Fribourg, Switzerland), today announced it has been awarded the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award with BMW M (Munich, Germany), the renowned performance car subsidiary of BMW Group, for the BMW M Visionary Materials Seat, alongside other BMW M partners in the project.

CARBIOS, (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and SASA (Adana, Turkey) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to cooperate through SASA’s potential acquisition of a license for Carbios’ unique PET biorecycling technology.