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Biome Bioplastics and Futamura partner to demonstrate compostable multilayer packaging

Oliver Buchholz2019-02-28T12:53:52+01:0028 February 2019|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, compostable, EN 13432, Futamura, industrial compostable, innovation, members, packaging, recyclable, research, standard, sustainability, waste|

Biome Bioplastics and Futamura have partnered to demonstrate a range of bio-based and compostable multilayer films. The materials offer competitive performance, while tackling the negative environmental impact of traditional oil-based, non-recyclable multilayer packaging. Sustainable alternatives to challenging packaging formats such as multilayer pouches will be key to meeting the UK Plastics Pact target of 70% of plastic packaging [...]

Assessment conducted by nova-Institut concludes that first-generation fermentable sugar is appropriate for a sustainable raw material strategy of the European chemical industry

Oliver Buchholz2023-10-19T15:59:49+02:0028 January 2019|Tags: agriculture, biobased, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, feedstock, Germany, land use, members, Nova-Institut, renewable, research, standard, starch, Studies, sugar cane, sustainability, waste|

Nova-Institut, an independent research institute based in Germany, has carried out a sustainability study of bio-based raw materials for the chemical industry. The assessment analyses the strengths and weaknesses of sugar plants, starch plants, virgin wood as well as waste and residues for the production of bio-based chemicals. According to the results, first-generation fermentable sugar [...]

Member portrait: Taghleef Industries

Member portrait: Taghleef Industries

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-07T11:05:15+02:0028 January 2019|Tags: applications, Austria, biobased, bioplastics, certification, compostable, DIN CERTCO, EN 13432, innovation, Italy, Member Portrait, members, packaging, standard, sustainability, Taghleef Industries, TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium|

In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mrs Emanuela Bardi, Product Manager at Taghleef Industries, shares some information on one of the largest global manufacturers of BoPP films, CPP films and BoPLA films. Mrs Emanuela Bardi, Product Manager at Taghleef Industries [...]

Neste selected as the world’s 3rd most sustainable company on the “Global 100” list

Neste selected as the world’s 3rd most sustainable company on the “Global 100” list

Oliver Buchholz2019-01-28T13:56:18+01:0028 January 2019|Tags: bioeconomy, members, Neste, renewable, sustainability|

Neste has placed 3rd on the “Corporate Knights 2019 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations” list. This is Neste’s second time in the top 3. It also marks the company’s 13th consecutive inclusion on the Global 100 list. Neste has been included on the list continuously for longer than any other energy company in the [...]

News in brief – January 2019

Oliver Buchholz2019-01-28T13:55:11+01:0028 January 2019|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, Danimer Scientific, food waste, members, microbes, packaging, PHA, recyclable, research, starch, Studies, sustainability, waste|

Nestlé and Danimer Scientific partner to develop a biodegradable water bottle: Nestlé and Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable plastic products, have announced a global partnership to develop biodegradable bottles. Nestlé and Danimer Scientific will collaborate to design and manufacture bio-based resins for Nestlé’s water business using Danimer Scientific’s PHA polymer Nodax™. In [...]

Member portrait: POLIFILM

Member portrait: POLIFILM

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-07T11:05:15+02:0020 December 2018|Tags: agriculture, applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, compostable, Germany, Member Portrait, members, packaging, PE, POLIFILM, recyclable, renewable, sugar cane, sustainability, waste|

In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mrs Maria Heinze, Project Manager R&D at POLIFILM shares some information on a leading manufacturer of extrusion and protective films. Sustainability is teamwork – also at POLIFILM (Photo credit: Thilo Schoch photo+videographer) 5 [...]

News in brief – December 2018

News in brief – December 2018

Oliver Buchholz2018-12-20T14:56:22+01:0020 December 2018|Tags: automotive, biodegradable, bioeconomy, certification, compostable, end-of-life, innovation, members, packaging, PLA, recyclable, research, standard, start-up, sustainability, textiles, Thailand, Total Corbion PLA, TotalEnergies Corbion, UK, waste|

UK unveils £60 million (US $76.4 million) funding to develop sustainable packaging: The funding, to be bolstered by industry support, and delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund aims at support the development of new forms of packaging and plastic made from farming, food and industrial waste, among other [...]

Single-use plastics directive fails to acknowledge potential of biodegradable plastics

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-08T10:45:25+02:0020 December 2018|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, European Commission, feedstock, marine litter, members, microplastics, oxo-degradable, recyclable, separate collection, single-use, SUPD, sustainability, waste|

Berlin, 20 December 2018 - The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU, which aims to prevent and reduce marine litter of these products. European Bioplastics (EUBP) fully supports the transition from a linear to a ‘no-leakage’ circular [...]

Indirect additional global warming impacts from processes attributing to direct global warming and example of permafrost melting

Indirect additional global warming impacts from processes attributing to direct global warming and example of permafrost melting

Oliver Buchholz2018-12-20T14:56:57+01:0020 December 2018|Tags: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), members, Neste, PRESERVE Project, research, Studies, sustainability|

Contribution article by Ville Uusitalo, Assistant Professor at the LUT-University (School of Energy Systems, Sustainable Science) and Annamari Enström, Senior Researcher, LCA at Neste Corporation. Global warming impacts of different products and processes from life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective is widely performed with standardized methods. Global warming impact assessments in LCA are, typically, carried [...]

Record attendance and innovative solutions at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference

Oliver Buchholz2019-01-23T11:28:03+01:007 December 2018|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, Austria, Avantium, bags, BASF, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, BIOTEC, CARBIOLICE, circular economy, compostable, Danone, DIN CERTCO, end-of-life, European Bioplastics Conference, European Commission, feedstock, FKuR Kunststoff, fossil-based, Germany, IfBB, market data, members|

Berlin, 7 December 2018 – The 13th European Bioplastics Conference, which took place on 4/5 December 2018 in Berlin, put bioplastics in the spotlight for over 400 senior executives from across the bioplastics value chain, including brands, policy makers, academia, and NGOs, by meeting the demand for more sustainable, resource-efficient, and functional solutions. The sold-out event [...]

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