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Sustainability / Natural Solutions


Due to the growing awareness for a more circular economy, the industry is now on a constant lookout for renewable feedstocks and recycling solutions.

Biobased additives and polymers are being increasingly used now but there is still scope for improvement for their use in demanding applications and there is a need to find new solutions for end-of-life challenges.

Recycling of plastics is the need of the hour and researchers and companies alike are investing their time for new ways of recycling, like using NIR-sortable additives and masterbatches or using more recycled content in the polymers.

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Mar 27, 2019 | Industry News

BP and Partners to Commercialize Bio-paraxylene Production Technology

BP, Virent Inc. and Johnson Matthey (JM) have signed an agreement that will further advance the commercialization of Virent’s Bioforming® process for production of bio-paraxylene (PX), a key raw...

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Mar 27, 2019 | Industry News

Bio-based & Biodegradable Plastics for Achieving Sustainable Economy: FKuR

FKuR confirms its product groups have a potential address plastic waste issues. The company emphasizes the excellent suitability of biobased thermoplastics for conventional material recycling, while...

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Mar 19, 2019 | Industry News

RAMPF Develops Tailor-made Alternative Polyols Using PU Residues

RAMPF presents chemical solutions for the production of high-quality alternative polyols from PU and PET residues, PSA as well as renewable and bio-based raw materials at the PSE Europe 2019 from...

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Mar 12, 2019 | Industry News

Teysha Technologies’ New Bio-polymer Technology to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Teysha Technologies’ new bio-polymer technology could significantly reduce plastic pollution. Its degradation rate can also be tuned to minimize the environmental impact of plastic products after...

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Mar 11, 2019 | Industry News

Soil Bacteria to Turn Lignin into a Replacement for Petroleum-based Plastics

University of Wisconsin–Madison postdoctoral researcher Alex Linz examines a plate streaked with N. aromaticivorans, a soil bacterium that could turn a renewable source — lignin from plant cells —...

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Mar 1, 2019 | Industry News

AFYREN Confirms Production of Bio-based Organic Acids for Multiple Applications

AFYREN secures over 60 million euros of financing to move into producing bio-based organic acids on a pre-industrial scale for use with multiple applications. It aims to offer industrial firms a...

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Feb 28, 2019 | Industry News

BioMCN to Combine Green Hydrogen with CO2 for Renewable Methanol Production

Nouryon and Gasunie have agreed to supply green hydrogen to BioMCN for the production of renewable methanol from CO2. The companies say it marks the next step in the sustainability of processes in...

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Feb 27, 2019 | Article

Plastics Processing Aids Going Green!

By Donald Rosato

Explore some recent developments in bio-based processing aids for plastics compounding and improve performance properties of your product sustainably...

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Feb 26, 2019 | Industry News

New Method to Develop Disposable Cutlery Using Compostable Biopolymer

A team from Gdańsk University of Technology has developed a biopolymer made of readily available raw materials of full natural origin or raw materials obtained from renewable sources, which is a...

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Feb 22, 2019 | Industry News

Strategic Shift in Continuing Operations of Reverdia Joint Venture – Roquette & DSM

Following the successful production of bio-succinic acid under the trademark Biosuccinium® since 2012, Reverdia’s parent companies Royal DSM and Roquette have decided on a strategic shift in the...

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