December 19, 2011
Purac has opened an office in India. The new Purac office is located in Mumbai.
Purac was already active in India since many years, though the sales activities in India were executed from the regional sales office in Singapore.
The execution of the sales activities will continue to be managed from Singapore, but the new Liaison Office in India will act as a communication channel between Purac Singapore and its Indian customers for supporting co-ordination for all Purac’s business in India, for example food ingredients, monomers for bioplastics and the biobased chemicals for the chemical, pharma and home and personal care industry.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
December 19, 2011
Bio based polypropylene will be available by end of 2013. Braskem America Inc. is expanding its biopolymer portfolio with a new line of bio-based PP range targeted for the rigid and flexible packaging markets. Bio-based PP will be made with ethanol derived from sugarcane.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
December 19, 2011
Soon you may be able to buy olive oil in bioplastic bottles made from a compound found in olive skins, thanks to the work of a Spanish researcher.
Jesús Zorrilla has found a way to extract PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates) from the residues of olive skins, which in turn can be used to make plastic containers that are non-toxic and 100 percent biodegradable.
According to a press release from Jaen’s Sierra de Segura, an olive oil denomination of origin, Zorrilla used byproducts from one of the D.O.’s olive oil mills to develop the compound.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
December 19, 2011
Global demand for biodegradable and bio-based plastics will more than triple to over one million metric tons in 2015, valued at US$2.9 bln as per ResearchandResearch. Bioplastics have moved past the initial phase of market introduction and are now experiencing robust increases in demand in virtually all parts of the world. Gains are being fueled by a number of factors, including consumer preferences for environmentally sustainable materials, improved performance of bioplastic resins with respect to traditional plastics, and the introduction of commodity plastics produced from bio-based sources. Ultimately, however, price considerations will be the main driver of bioplastic market success, and rising petroleum costs may allow some bioplastic resins to achieve price parity with conventional plastics by the end of the decade.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
December 7, 2011
By mixing 100% pure PLLA with 100% PDLA, a fast cycle and heat-resistant injection mouldable PLA with very good temperature and impact properties is made that far exceeds the properties of the individual polymers. With a Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) of 123°C Synterra® IM material performs much better than conventional PLA and the impact strength is comparable to that of ABS. After injection molding the IM material is able to withstand boiling water. With this development Synbra Technology sets a step in developing a new generation of high performance biopolymers.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
December 7, 2011
Bioethanol produced by Borregaard will be delivered to motorists who fill Bensin95 at Statoil petrol stations in eastern Norway.
Borregaard has entered into an agreement with Statoil concerning sale of all the company can deliver of available bioethanol, which is a quantity of 44,000 litres per month. Statoil will be picking up its first load this week.
Borregaard is the world’s largest manufacturer of 2nd generation bioethanol, with a production of around 20 million litres per year. The bioethanol that is produced in Borregaard’s biorefinery is produced by extracting sugar from wood, which is then fermented to make ethanol. At present, Borregaard delivers bioethanol from its Sarpsborg facility for heavy goods vehicles and buses in the Oslo region. The contract with Statoil means that the company can also deliver the additive for use in cars:
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
December 7, 2011
Global biopolymer leader Braskem and bioplastics specialist FKuR have signed a distribution agreement for Green PE. Taking effect immediately, FKuR will be the official distribution partner for Braskem´s Green PE in Europe.
“This new business field is another milestone that helps make our “FKuR – plastics made by nature® strategy a reality. As a leading player in the European Bioplastics market we are happy to be part of Braskem’s innovative campaign for changing resource utilisation, said Dr. Edmund Dolfen, FKuR’s CEO.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
December 6, 2011
The company announced today that it has started its pilot plant operation in Carlsbad, California — Verdezyne’s first biobased adipic acid at scale.
The company said “the plant will be used to demonstrate scalability of their process, validate their cost projections and generate sufficient quantities for commercial market development.”
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 24, 2011
Rodenburg Biopolymers BV, the maker of Solanyl bioplastic compounds made from potato starch, has purchased Optimum BV, maker of FlourPlast biodegradable biopolymers.
Terms were not disclosed. Both products were developed with Munich, Germany-based Wacker Chemie AG. Privately owned Rodenburg Biopolymers is based in Oosterhout and has subsidiaries in Canada and Brazil. Optimum is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 24, 2011
In California, Cereplast announced Q3 2011 results, with net sales of $5.4 million, compared to $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2010. This increase reflects growth in orders due to the growing demand for bioplastics.
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November 24, 2011
The prestigious Bioplastics Award went to Danone in recognition of their exceptional commitment to the use of bioplastics in the packaging of their leading brand products.
The 6th Bioplastics Award, this year for the first time awarded exclusively by the unique industry organ bioplastics MAGAZINE, went to Danone GmbH. Marianne Schweiger, Senior Packaging Development Engineer of Danone accepted the sought-after award during the 6th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 23, 2011
Arkema Recently announced a project to acquire Chinese companies Hipro Polymers, a fast-expanding producer of biosourced polyamide 10.10, and Casda Biomaterials, world leader in sebacic acid, derived from castor oil and used in particular to manufacture this polyamide 10.10. “This acquisition is a great opportunity in many respects. It will help us boost our position in China, one of Arkema’s geographic priorities for the last 5 years. With polyamide 10.10, it aptly complements our high added value polyamide 11 and 12 product range, and fits in well with our growth strategy in green chemistry”, stated Thierry Le Hénaff, Arkema’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 23, 2011
Puma has been making some serious changes to its sustainability initiatives and has come out the front-runner in many areas. The company recently told Greenpeace that it would phase out all hazardous chemicals from its supply chain by 2020. Earlier this year, it was the first company to put a financial value on environmental impact.
Last year the company launched its Clever Little Bag, a reusable bag to replace shoeboxes made from 65 percent less paper and energy. Now it wants to lead the way in materials technology and tackle what happens to their goods once people no longer want to use them.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 23, 2011
Versatile drinking cups with a green profile
At this year’s Luxe Pack in Green Iggesund is presenting single-use drinking cups made of paperboard coated with biodegradable bioplastic. Invercote Bio is the name chosen by Iggesund for the combination of its own paperboard and the Italian company Novamont’s Mater-Bi. Both materials are certified as biodegradable.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 23, 2011
Agreement with the Brazilian petrochemical company envisages the supply of raw material for 2,000 seats made of 100% renewable plastic for the Dutch stadium
Braskem, the leading thermoplastic resin producer in the Americas and the world’s largest producer of biopolymers, established a partnership with Amsterdam ArenA to supply Green Plastic to be used in the production of seats for the multifunctional Dutch stadium. In addition to the 52,000 existing seats, two thousand new seats manufactured with Braskem’s plastic made from ethanol will be installed in the coming months. By the end of the next two years, all 54,000 seats will be made of plastic from 100% renewable raw material, using Brazilian technology. The announcement will be made on Friday, the day the Netherlands celebrate its national Sustainability Day.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 23, 2011
Leftover lettuce, old bunches of flowers, potato peelings, coffee grounds: the average kitchen generates lots of organic waste. This can be turned into nutrient-rich compost in an industrial composting plant, but only if it is collected separately in advance – and that can be a bothersome and unhygienic task. Throw the leftovers straight into the bin and you will be confronted with a foul-smelling residue after emptying it. Lining the bin with a paper bag means liquid soaks through, the paper tears. This dilemma results in large quantities of compostable material ending up in the normal rubbish and subsequently being incinerated, using lots of energy in the process. Alternatively, biodegradable waste is disposed of in regular plastic bags, which must be painstakingly removed at the composting plant.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 17, 2011
Toray Industries, Inc. has succeeded in producing laboratory-scale samples of the world’s first fully renewable biobased PET fiber by using fully renewable biobased PET derived from biobased paraxylene from Gevo, Inc., a leading company in renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels. Gevo has succeeded in converting isobutanol, produced from biomass by employing its own highly effective production method that uses synthetic biology, to synthesize para-xylene employing conventional chemical process used in commercial operations.Toray used terephthalic acid synthesized from Gevo’s biobased para-xylene and commercially available renewable mono ethylene glycol (MEG) as raw materials, and successfully produced the PET samples by applying a new technology and PET polymerization in June this year. This biobased PET has exhibited properties equivalent to petro-based PET in laboratory conditions.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 17, 2011
Unitika Fiber, a Japanese fibre and textile manufacturer, has developed a special fibre using our high-performance Rilsan® PA11 polyamide, which is made from renewable materials. This fibre, called Castlon, is designed to meet the textile industry’s growing demand for plant-based materials—without compromising on performance.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 16, 2011
Disposables manufacturer Huhtamaki has extended its environmentally-friendly BioWare® range with the introduction of new PLA Polarity tumblers and lids, ideal for a wide range of cold beverages on-the-go.
Made from Ingeo™ PLA*, a resin derived from plant starch developed from annually renewable resources, new PLA Polarity tumblers and lids are certified in accordance with EN13432, the European norm for compostability of packaging.
Available in a variety of sizes (7oz, 12oz, 16oz and 21oz), all the new tumblers have the same diameter of 95mm and can be fitted with a choice of PLA Polarity lids – domed with a hole, domed without a hole or flat straw slotted lids.
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Posted by Violette Bourg
November 15, 2011
Dow and Mitsui announced that they have secured the necessary regulatory approvals for their joint venture to produce bioplastics for packaging from sugar cane-derived ethanol. The companies said the governmental green light meant that operations at the Brazilian plant would likely commence in the second quarter of 2013.
‘World’s largest bioplastics plant’
Mitsui will gain a 50% stake in Dow’s facility in Santa Vitoria, in the Minas Gera region of Brazil. It claims that this facility will be the world’s largest integrated plant to manufacturer bioplastics.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 15, 2011
Innovia Films and Sappi Fine Paper Europe have joined forces to produce laminate compostable food packaging.
The companies have joined forces to demonstrate the potential use of laminate structures in food packaging production with their first development – a compostable soup sachet.
Through the development, which is being produced purely for showcase purposes, the companies hope to demonstrate the pack with its technical functionality, equivalent to industry standard, along with its compostability attributes. Innovia and Sappi said the laminate packs are suitable for end users in the food, confectionery and pharmaceutical industries.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 15, 2011
The biodegradable plastic packaging market is gradually gaining significance in the vast global packaging industry. Whilst the recession impacted demand for all types of packaging; upcoming environmental issues and diminishing fossil reserves have raised concerns, resulting in steady growth for biodegradable plastic packaging.
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November 15, 2011
EcoSynthetix Inc. a renewable chemicals company that produces a family of commercially proven bio-based products, today announced that it has commissioned a new 80 million pound production line within the existing facility in Oosterhout, The Netherlands, bringing the Company’s current annualized capacity to 155 million pounds. It is the first of two new 80 million pound lines that the Company expects to bring on line by the end of the year. The new Oosterhout line was completed on time and on budget.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 15, 2011
Archer Daniels Midland Company announces the production of a renewable, biobased propylene glycol that meets United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and USDA Certified Biobased Product Label standards. ADM is the first company worldwide to make a biobased propylene glycol that complies with USP requirements.
Available starting in November 2011, ADM’s propylene glycol USP excipient grade has also earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label, ensuring the product contains 100% biobased content. The product will be sold under the trade name EVO-100™ and sales will commence over the next few weeks.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 15, 2011
Cereplast a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable plastics, has extended its agreement with Italy-based ColorTec S.r.l to supply bioplastic resin to the Italian and Slovenian markets effective November 4, 2011 through December 31, 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, ColorTec is projecting to purchase $20 million of materials in 2012.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 9, 2011
The race for bio-BDO commercialization is on as BioAmber and Mitsui announced their collaboration to build both bio-succinic acid and bio-1,4 butanediol (BDO) plants – one in Sarnia, Canada, and the other in Rayong, Thailand. A third one is being planned either in North America or Brazil.
BioAmber and Mitsui have long been partners as Mitsui currently distributes BioAmber’s biosuccinic acid-derived products. The companies expanded their partnership today when Mitsui decided to go all the way in the bio-succinic acid/BDO business by jointly investing with BioAmber in the new manufacturing facilities.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 2, 2011
Bioplastics’ producer FKuR Kunststoff GmbH presented a wide range of biodegradable, biobased and natural fiber reinforced compounds at the Fakuma 2011 show. Currently, these compounds offer a wide range of possibilities.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 2, 2011
Telles, a joint venture of Metabolix, Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Company, has recently announced the appointment of Entec Polymers LLC and Channel Prime Alliance as distributors of Mirel™ for the North American market.
Channel Prime Alliance focuses on providing consistent products and services to meet its customers’ requirements for plastic products across North America. With more than 25 years of industry expertise, Entec is a licensed compounder, recycler and distributor of thermoplastic resins, with a heavy focus on specialty products and applications through all major conversion technologies.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 2, 2011
Yorkshire-based paper agency Papico has been appointed UK agent to a leading U.S bio plastic technology company DaniMer to help it to market its revolutionary plant-based renewable hot melt adhesive to the UK carton industry.
Papico will be particularly beneficial in helping to gain prominence for DaniMer’s hot melt adhesive, which is being marketed as a real economic alternative to petro chemical-based products. Director of Papico Tony Knight says: “Bio technology has often had the reputation for being more costly than less environmentally-friendly alternatives, but this bio adhesive will mean carton producers and converters now have a renewable bio-adhesive that is not only competitively priced but also enables companies to offer a truly sustainable piece of packaging.”
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 2, 2011
Cereplast a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable plastics, has completed its purchase of a manufacturing plant in Assisi (Cannara), Italy that will serve as the hub for the company’s European bioplastics production. This initiative enables Cereplast to further expand its capabilities to produce and deliver bioplastic products to the European marketplace.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
November 2, 2011
Telles, a joint venture between Metabolix, Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Company, today announced that Andolfi & C., an innovative blown-film converter headquartered in Sant’Elpidio a Mare, Marche region, Italy, will be launching a compostable bag product line based on Mvera™ B5002, a compostable film product made from a proprietary blend with Mirel™ bioplastics.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 25, 2011
The main innovation is a thermoplastic resin, so called Gaïalène, made from non-food resources grown in France. This new generation of plastic, obtained from starch and biosourced at a minimum rate of 50%, has characteristics similar to polyolefins. Its main interests are numerous : local farming, no GMO, recyclability, much better carbon footprint. The Gaïalène resin can be used for extrusion blow moulded bottles and injected parts. It also allows manufacturing 40 micron thin shrink films for multi packing solutions.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 24, 2011
Amyris, Inc. and ETH Bioenergia, a leading producer of ethanol, electric energy and sugar controlled by Odebrecht S.A., have signed a memorandum of understanding for the formation of a joint venture to produce Biofene®, Amyris’s renewable farnesene
Under the agreement, the joint venture would be able to access up to two million tons of sugarcane crush capacity per year at one of ETH’s greenfield mills in Brazil. The joint venture will be controlled by ETH, and Amyris will have exclusive marketing rights for the Biofene produced at the facility. By leveraging ETH’s renowned skills on biomass production and industrial performance and Amyris’s technology, the parties expect to be able to begin production by 2014.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 24, 2011
Teijin Limited has developed film and sheet versions of its Biofront heat-resistant bioplastic, which already is available as fibre and resin.
In film and sheet form, Biofront exhibits high transmission properties due to its stereocomplex crystalline structure achieved with high-purity L-lactate and D-lactate polymer made from renewable plant resources.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 24, 2011
Bioplastics and biodegradable plastics are often interchanged incorrectly, as some, but not all bioplastics will biodegrade fully. As per Companiesandmarkets.com, the bioplastics market is growing rapidly, with a 41% CAGR forecast for the period 2010-2015. This raises the 2010 demand of 571,712 metric tons to over 3 mln tons in 2015. Early adoption of bioplastics and subsequent interest in the technology was driven by rising concern over environmental issues, particularly with regard to product disposal and global warming.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 21, 2011
Toyota Motor Corp. is using a bio-based PET in 80 percent of the total interior surface of its new Sai gasoline-electric hybrid, increasing its use of materials from renewable sources.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 20, 2011
Cardia Bioplastics’ Malaysian subsidiary has been granted BIONEXUS status in Malaysia, providing the company with incentives such as a 10 year tax-free status and exemptions to all import duties.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 20, 2011
World demand for green packaging (which encompasses recycled content, reusable and degradable packaging) is projected to rise 5.7 percent per year to $212 billion in 2015. While recycled content packaging will remain by far the largest product type through the forecast period and beyond, this segment will see the slowest increases due to the maturity of products such as metal cans and glass containers.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 18, 2011
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a linear polyester naturally occurring as a result of bacterial fermentation of sugar. This family can bring together more than 100 differing monomers to produce materials whose properties vary very greatly.
Thermoplastic or elastomeric materials can be created with melting points ranging from 40 to more than 180°C. MINERV-PHA is a high-performance PHA biopolymer. MINERV-PHA is endowed with optimal thermal properties. Production needs which range from -10°C to a +180°C can be met through characterization. This product is particularly suitable for injection and extrusion methods for the production of objects. It takes the place of highly pollutant materials such as PET, PP, PE, HDPE and LDPE.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 18, 2011
About Rhein Chemie
Rhein Chemie develops, produces and sells additives, specialty chemicals and service products for the rubber, lubricant and plastics industries. Rhein Chemie has approximately 1000 employees worldwide. The company is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany and has production facilities in Europe, Asia and North and South America. Rhein Chemie is a wholly owned subsidiary of the specialty chemicals group LANXESS, Leverkusen, Germany.
About the innovative product
The Germany-based specialty chemical company Rhein Chemie Rheinau GnbH announced the availability of its new additive BioAramide ™ and won the Frost & Sullivan Global New Product Innovation Award in the Bioplastic Additives Market.
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Posted by Violette Bourg
October 12, 2011
Plans JV plant with Cargill for PLA production in Thailand
PTT Chemical will pay about US$150 million (Bt4.6 billion) for half of NatureWorks, the world’s leading manufacturer of polylactic acid, and plans to co-invest with Cargill Inc, the major shareholder of NatureWorks, in a PLA plant in Thailand.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 9, 2011
The use of plastics components based on renewable raw materials is seen as the way forward in the plastics industry. Ecologically, such bioplastics are far superior to classic, petroleum-based products. The growing diversity of bioplastics applications is being accompanied by rising expectations on quality and processing characteristics. In cooperation with compounder and biopolymer specialist Tecnaro, Henkel has developed new polyamide additives that upgrade the performance of bio-based plastics.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 9, 2011
Plaxica Limited (‘Plaxica‘), an emerging leader in the production of next generation biopolymers and platform chemicals from renewable resources, today announced that it has raised a further £5m in equity funding from Imperial Innovations, Invesco Perpetual and NESTA Investments The Company has raised approximately £10m to date from its investors.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 9, 2011
An enormous factory for Co.Pro.B, Italy’s largest sugar producer, sits on the outskirts of the small northern town Minerbio. But it’s not the sugar that Bio-on, a small company with its offices near the factory, is interested in – it’s the sugar beet molasses that leaves the plant as trash.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 9, 2011
The report defines and segments the global lactic acid and polylactic acid market with analysis and forecasts of the global volumes and revenues for lactic acid and PLA.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 9, 2011
Myriant Corporation today announced the successful development of its proprietary process for producing targeted bio-based chemicals, including succinic acid and both L(+) and D(-) lactic acid, from non-food, renewable, cellulosic feedstocks.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 9, 2011
At “Packaging Innovations London 2011″ on 6-7 October, Stora Enso has presented its versatile selection of food service and food packaging boards, which include the Cupforma, Trayforma and Primeforma brands. The Cupforma range offers materials for drinking cups, while Trayforma is used for ready-meal trays. Primeforma is a new kind of food packaging board suitable for thermoforming on existing packaging lines. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
October 9, 2011
NaturePlus Renewable is a three-ply laminate based on renewably sourced materials, which Amcor has produced and converted with Belgian company Beyers Coffee.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 29, 2011
Researchers in the Netherlands are working to develop a process that is capable of using biofuel byproducts as a feedstock for biobased styrene and acrylic acid production. The project, titled “Acrylic and Styrenic Monomers and Polymers from Biomass (ACTION project),” is housed under the Biobased Performance Materials Programme at Wageningen University and Research centre.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 29, 2011
Amyris, Inc. and Michelin have jointly signed a definitive agreement to collaborate in the development and commercialisation of renewable isoprene, the chemical building block used in synthetic and natural rubbers.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 28, 2011
Sustainable chemical processes that minimize the generation of residues and can be incorporated into the production of biodegradable plastics. With this in mind, researchers at the Industrial Microbiology Laboratory of the Biosciences Institute of the São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Rio Claro are conducting a study involving the production and extraction of lactic acid through the fermentation of residues from renewable resources, leading to a polymeric synthesis for the production of a polylactic acid (PLA).
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 27, 2011
Bioplastics are a “clear and tangible” example of the bio-based economy, EU policymakers and stakeholders have been told.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 26, 2011
The annual output of the world’s plastics industry is about 225 million tonnes per year yet in 2011, bioplastics are likely to provide less than 1% of world plastics, according to a new whitepaper.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 22, 2011
LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to produce premium synthetic rubbers from bio-based raw materials. The German specialty chemicals company aims to commercially produce ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) from bio-based ethylene by the end of the year. It will be the first form of bio-based EPDM rubber in the world.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 19, 2011
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. has developed Japan’s first film for use in packaging materials that uses biomass polyethylene (PE). Full-scale sales will be launched from August 2011.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 19, 2011
The collaboration between Italian companies Fermani Cannucce Snc and API Spa, one of the leaders in the production of thermoplastic elastomer compounds, led to the birth of 100% biodegradable straw.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 19, 2011
By adding oyster shell powder to its GREEN TEFABLOC® formulas, CTS has increased the environmental performance of its thermoplastic elastomers (TEFABLOC® TPE). Thanks to their immense size, the oceans absorb around one-half of human-produced CO2 emissions, and the oyster is present everywhere in the diversity of their waters.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 19, 2011
Sijo Global Partners, a minority business enterprise, announced today that it has formed a strategic affiliation with DaniMer Scientific which is headquartered in Bainbridge, GA. DaniMer is a recognized leader in biopolymer technology and for their innovative use of renewable materials supporting the plastics and resins industry. SijoGP will offer these bio-based plastics through a distribution and logistics agreement with DaniMer.
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Posted by Frédéric Chivrac
September 18, 2011
Telecommunications giant AT&T announced it has specified a bioplastic be used in AT&T-branded accessory packaging. The plastic is composed of up to 30% plant-based materials sourced from ethanol harvested from natural sugarcane. AT&T did not name the supplier of the material but it sounds like this will be a compound of standard polyethyelene with the biobased PE developed and supplied by Brazilian supplier Braskem or will be the PlantBottle bioplastic used by Coca-Cola for its packaging.
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