Recently, SABIC joined forces with Lamb Weston, a major global brand owner and producer of frozen potato products, to utilize a closed-loop process for the manufacture of lightweight, sustainable pouches using a co-extruded film structure.
Of these, at least 60% of the packaging is made from polymers...
On October 3, 2024, the European Commission decided to initiate infringement proceedings by sending an official notification (INFR (2024) 2096) to France for failing to correctly transpose the Single-Use Plastics Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/904). The Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) is t...
On October 10, 2024, Avantium of the Netherlands signed a conditional supply agreement with U.S.-based packaging manufacturer Plastipak, which uses Avantium-supplied bioplastics of polyethylene furanate (PEF) for food and beverage packaging for the North American market.
Plastipak is a global leader ...
On October 9, local time, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that it had awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper for their contributions to the fields of protein design and protein structure prediction.The three laureates received a t...
In the future, “paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice for California consumers when shopping at the grocery store. The Associated Press reported on September 23 , California Governor Newsom has signed a new law banning the use of plastic shopping bags in supermarkets and grocery stores, ...
Recently, the Republic of Guinea issued a decree banning the production, importation, sale and use of single-use plastic packaging and items, with the aim of promoting public health, promoting biodegradable packaging, protecting the environment, improving the health of the population and animals, an...
What is paper yarn?
Paper yarn is a new type of material, mainly processed from paper fibers.
I. Production of raw materials and technology
The main raw material of paper yarn is all kinds of paper, including but not limited to waste paper and wood pulp paper. Through specific processing technique...
Biophilica, a materials innovation company based in London, UK, has launched Brightbond - a 100% bio-based adhesive made from renewable resources. The company's R&D team spent 18 months perfecting the formula to give it the same bonding properties as traditional PVA adhesives.
Bi...
A recent study by the Institute of Life Sciences at Zhejiang University in China found that even five well-known brands of paper cups release large amounts of microplastics when hot water is added, and that drinking three cups of hot water in a row from such cups may have adverse effects on metaboli...
On September 17th, local time in Switzerland, a multinational team of scientists led by Jane Munk, a scientist in the food packaging industry, published a paper titled “New Food Package Composition Study and Database: Impacts of Food Exposure Chemicals on Humans”.
The paper reveals a shocking s...
