Bioplastic
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Plaxica gets patents for its Optipure® Technology
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I’m off for a day to attend the Geekiest place on Earth in the next four days, the New York Comic Con! Too bad I can’t use my press pass here but maybe I’ll introduce them to the magic and…
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Europe forms bioplastics network
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The Bioplastics Organisations Network Europe (BON Europe) has been recently formed as a collaboration of national bioplastics organizations from across Europe. BON Europe was launched in summer 2015 with the mission to connect initiatives around the bioplastics industry on EU…
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P&G initiates use of recycled packaged bottles
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Procter & Gamble through its Fabric Care business plans to overhaul its packaging by using up to 50% ‘Post Consumer Recyclate’ (recycled plastic) for 230 million bottles of its flagship brands such as Ariel, Dash, Lenor and Unstoppables. First P&G…
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VIDEO: ZealaFoam – a biodegradable alternative to polystyrene
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The blog has been reporting developments in bio-based polystyrene (PS) especially at these times where expandable PS is being banned in several cities in the US including the recent one here in my hometown, New York City. New Zealand-based The…
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Survey: Environment increasingly important in consumer purchase
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Here is a recent study from Tetra Pak Environment Research conducted every two years since 2005. The 2015 edition polled over 6000 consumers and more than 200 food industry stakeholders in a total of 12 countries, including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan,…
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Sharp uses bioplastic for its new smartphone
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Ok, so I’m late posting some of these news that were announced last month as I had to report (and analyze) these first at Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-materials newsletter. Here is another interesting development for Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation’s (MCC) bio-based engineering…
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French law to strengthen bioplastics market
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It was a great BIO World Congress conference last week with so much information and great meetings, that I have to now put most of my notes for the July Tecnon OrbiChem Bio-Materials newsletter. Look out for my blog posts…