Blog categorized as 2024

Another algae-based plastic and disposable item!

Recently, PA Consulting (PA Consulting) and Searo Labs partnered to develop seaweed-based plastics and disposable items for global brands that can be used in consumer products and packaging in the food, personal care and home care sectors. 

Searo's material is reportedly compostable at home, hea...

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13.11.24 01:03 AM - Comment(s)
Another new bio-based PBT product! Can be used in the automotive industry!

Recently, Envalior announced the launch of a new line of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) composites, Pocan® X-MB, based on biorecycled 1,4-butanediol (BDO). 

The sustainable components of this thermoplastic have been certified and classified according to the ISCC PLUS (International Sustainabil...

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11.11.24 01:07 AM - Comment(s)
World's First! Home compostable! PLA tamper-resistant seal!

Recently, Carbios and Sleever launched SeelCap Onego, the world's first tamper evident seal for at-home composting.

What revolutionizes this innovation is the direct integration of CARBIOS Active, the biodegradable solution developed by CARBIOS for PLA, into the production process, making these PLA-r...

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10.11.24 01:06 AM - Comment(s)
Canola oil can also be used to make bio-based shoe materials?

Zen Running Club, an Amsterdam-based company that produces bio-based, plastic-free running shoes, recently launched a new shoe, the Zen Running Club, which it claims is the “most sustainable running shoe” on the market.

Zen Running Club was founded in 2020 by two former Nike employees, Andy Farnworth...

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09.11.24 01:03 AM - Comment(s)
Degraded mulch adds two things to both retain water and promote growth

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- AIMPLAS, a Spanish plastics technology center, is researching the addition of microorganisms to biodegradable mulch film to improve crop yields and productivity. This approach specifically involves adding probiotics and hydrogels to agricultural mulch films. 

Hydrogels are...

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08.11.24 12:59 AM - Comment(s)
PBAT upgraded recycling for efficient degradation in one hour

With the wide application of biodegradable plastics in the fields of packaging, agriculture and medical care, the environmental impact of their waste and resource wastage are becoming more and more prominent. Although PBAT has good biodegradability, its production cost is much higher than that of tr...

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07.11.24 12:56 AM - Comment(s)
Volkswagen grant to study microbial recycling of PE/PET multilayer film

October 21, 2024 - Germany's Volkswagen Foundation has funded nearly €1.2 million for a technology development project to use microorganisms to recycle PE and PET multilayer films. The project is led by researchers at the University of Kassel and the University of Hamburg in Germany. They hope to us...

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01.11.24 02:04 AM - Comment(s)
World's First! Bio-based sugarcane bags!

Recently, Accredo Packaging introduced 100% bio-based self-sealing bags made from sugarcane resin to provide consumers with compostable, recyclable and sustainable packaging.

Accredo is a leader in the development of innovative, more sustainable packaging solutions for the food and consumer goods ind...

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31.10.24 02:03 AM - Comment(s)

On October 17, 2024, Avantium Nederland announced that it has signed an agreement to produce salad bowls from bio-based PEF material with Royal Vezet, Europe's largest fresh food company specializing in convenience vegetables, fruits, salads, and fresh food products, and that these trays, located in...

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30.10.24 02:00 AM - Comment(s)
LG, make cosmetics from this bio-based material!

On October 17, 2024, LG Chem partnered with a Korean cosmetic and pharmaceutical ingredient company to develop 3HP ingredients for functional cosmetics. 

The world's fourth-largest chemical maker, South Korea's LG Chem Co. Ltd. on Oct. 17 unveiled a plan to develop the world's first products usi...

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29.10.24 01:55 AM - Comment(s)