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Apr 14, 2021 | Industry News
AIMPLAS is the coordinator of the European DAFIA Project, whose aim has been to recover municipal solid waste and marine rest raw materials from the fishing industry to obtain high value-added...
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Apr 7, 2021 | Industry News
Researchers discuss devising a safer, biodegradable alternative to polyurethanes derived from fish waste. If developed successfully, a fish-oil based polyurethane could help meet the immense need...
Apr 6, 2021 | Product News
Clariant will be at CHINAPLAS 2021. New for the Chinese market will be the Exolit® OP Terra range, renewable-based halogen-free FRs. Licocare® RBW VITA will also be presented that are 100%...
Apr 5, 2021 | Product News
CAI Performance Additives has announced its specialist processing aid for bio-polymers, ST-PA210. It shows low loading for great processing outcomes for PLA, PHA and PBAT and provides no loss in...
Mar 31, 2021 | Industry News
A research team has created a high-quality bioplastic from wood byproducts. The researchers say the resulting material shows a high mechanical strength, stability when holding liquids, and UV-light...
Mar 22, 2021 | Industry News
Scientists from Stellenbosch University (SU) have discovered a way to use wheat straw and mango peels in the development of renewable, biodegradable and non-toxic, active food packaging that could...
Mar 17, 2021 | Industry News
Polymer scientists from the University of Groningen and NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, both in the Netherlands, have developed a polymer membrane from biobased malic acid. It is a...
Mar 9, 2021 | Industry News
Corbion has announced the launch of a multi-faceted initiative to substantially increase its capacity for producing lactic acid and lactic-acid derivatives. The global initiative is expected to...
Mar 5, 2021 | Industry News
Novomer has announced the successful demonstration of the lowest-cost polymerization process to make compostable polymers for circular economy solutions. The compostable polymer, will use Novomer’s...
Feb 26, 2021 | Industry News
Braskem will expand its capacity to produce green ethylene, a raw material produced from sugar cane ethanol and used to produce renewable resins that capture CO2 from the atmosphere. The expansion...