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News in brief: March 2022

2022-03-31T16:11:02+02:0031 March 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Tesco tackles food and plastic waste with plant-based protection for fresh produce  Tesco is trialing a plant-based food protection branded Apeel to extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. This protective extra “peel” slows down the water loss and oxidation that causes produce to spoil. The trial will see approximately 80 UK Tesco [...]

Avantium starts construction of bio-MEG demonstration plant in the Netherlands

2018-06-28T12:07:52+02:0025 June 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Avantium N.V., a leading technology development company and forerunner in renewable chemistry, has started construction of a new demonstration plant that will help advance the production of bio-based monoethylene glycol (MEG) made directly from renewable sugars. As MEG is a component for making plastics, such as PET and – in the future- [...]