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Dear reader,
Below you will find the third 2016 issue of our bimonthly online newsletter, the Bioplastics Bulletin. The Bulletin offers news and insights from the bioplastics industry, relevant policy developments, or new and innovative products and applications.
If you have any questions, comments, or interesting news or topics to share, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards and enjoy the read!
European Bioplastics
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Bonafè presents ambitious amendments of the revised EU waste legislation
Earlier this month, MEP Simona Bonafè, Rapporteur of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, published her reports on the revised EU waste legislation and called for more ambitious waste prevention and resource efficiency targets than presented in the Commission’s initial EU Circular Economy Package. European Bioplastics welcomes the draft reports…
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Biodegradable plastics were never designed to be a solution to marine litter
By Karen Laird, Sustainability Editor at PlasticsToday.com
A report from the United Nations Environment Program, or UNEP, entitled Marine Plastic Debris And Microplastic - Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change recently caused quite a stir in the media – for all…
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NatureWorks opens lab to turn methane into PLA
NatureWorks has opened a new 8,300 square-foot laboratory worth $1 million at the company’s headquarters in Minnesota, USA, to commercialise the fermentation process for transforming methane into lactic acid, the building block of Ingeo PLA…
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New Plastics Economy initiative launched by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a global thought leader committed to the vision of a circular economy, launched the ‘New Plastics Economy’ initiative, bringing together 40 leading companies and cities to take on the challenge of the transformation towards a global plastics system that applies the principles of the circular economy. The initiative is led…
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Member portrait: Meredian Holdings Group (MHG)
In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, John Moore, Vice President Business Development at MHG (Meredian Holdings Group) shares some information about the US-based producer of biopolymers. 5 facts about MHG…
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New products and innovations
- 100% bio-based and biodegradable microbeads for cosmetics developed by Bio-on
- Virent introduces bio-polyester shirt made from 100% renewable resources
- Bergans of Norway weatherproof jacket made from sugar
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In brief - June 2016
- Reverdia and Wageningen UR Launch Development of Durable Bio-PBS Compounds
- Novamont to launch new compostable Mater-Bi fruit and veg bags
- Braskem is sponsor of Brazil’s Paralethics team
- Corbion launches PLA portfolio for the North American market
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