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Jun 16, 2020 | Industry News
Worley has been awarded a FEED to develop Avantium’s flagship plant that will support the transition to a bio-based economy for plastics. The plant will produce 100% plant-based FDCA and PEF...
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Jun 9, 2020 | Industry News
UPM Raflatac launches UPM Raflatac Forest Film PE™ to complement its range of sustainable film labeling solutions. The new PE film label takes UPM Raflatac forward in its quest for a smarter future...
Jun 8, 2020 | Industry News
Covestro introduces a polycarbonate (PC) film with more than 50 percent of its carbon content sourced from plant-based biomass. Makrofol® EC is a partially bio-based film with a reduced CO2...
Jun 5, 2020 | Article
By Donald Rosato
Explore the bioplastic advances that help improve the performance profiles of the polymer, thus becoming a true alternative to traditional polymers...
Jun 2, 2020 | Industry News
The global bioplastics market size is expected to reach USD 26.0 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research. It is projected to expand at a CAGR of 16.1% over the forecast...
May 28, 2020 | Industry News
Neste and Covestro will promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production. Covestro will be supplied with material from renewable sources to replace a significant portion of the...
May 20, 2020 | Industry News
UC San Diego researchers develop methods for producing microalgae-based polyols for polyurethane polymers. The polymers can then be used to make polyurethane foams...
May 18, 2020 | Industry News
Sulzer Chemtech has announced the creation of a new global Bio-based and Renewables application development team. This will lead innovation for the conversion of renewable feedstocks into...
May 6, 2020 | Industry News
Group Op de Beeck Materials & Treatment and TripleW launch intensive collaboration on the conversion of organic waste into biobased plastics. TripleW will perform various large-scale trials on the...
Apr 30, 2020 | Industry News
The development of new polymerization methods that allow the economical production of PLA with a higher molecular weight have effectively removed many of the limiting factors on its use, opening-up...