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Feb 12, 2020 | Industry News
Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Birmingham have developed a new way of chemically recycle plastics that converts plastics back into their constituent chemical molecules. Using this...
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INEOS and UPM Biofuels have announced a long-term agreement to supply a renewable raw material for new polymers. These new sustainable materials will be used in a wide range of products like...
Jan 31, 2020 | Product News
PolyOne is launching OnColor™ Naturals, the latest addition to its sustainable solutions portfolio. Fully customizable, OnColor Naturals includes a range of colorants made with natural pigments...
Jan 30, 2020 | Industry News
The European project RES URBIS (Resources from Urban Bio-waste) is showing that bioplastic can be obtained from biowaste with a higher economic value to the classic compost and biogas. PHA was...
Jan 15, 2020 | Industry News
Imperial College London scientists have copied the way organisms produce toxic chemicals without harming themselves, paving the way for greener chemical and fuel production. This new technique could...
Jan 13, 2020 | Industry News
Avantium has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to locate its new flagship plant at Chemie Park Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The 5-kiloton facility will produce plant-based FDCA...
Jan 2, 2020 | Industry News
Scientists have discovered a new function in a plant enzyme that could have implications for the design of new chemical catalysts. The enzyme catalyzes, or initiates, one of the cornerstone chemical...
Jan 1, 2020 | Industry News
EcoPackers Inc., a social enterprise co-founded by University of Toronto alumna Nuha Siddiqui, has raised $4.3 million in pre-seed and seed financing for its biodegradable bioplastics business...
Dec 31, 2019 | Industry News
A researcher has invented a biodegradable food wrap made of cellulose and extracted from the waste generated by soybean product manufacturers. F&N, a soy-based drinks producer provides the residue...
Dec 24, 2019 | Industry News
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), an EU body, reconfirmed to award the PEFerence consortium, coordinated by Avantium Renewable Polymers, with a €25 million “PEFerence” Horizon...