On April 21, Santan, the catering arm of NextBuy Group (Capital A), announced that it is transitioning from single-use plastics to biodegradable plastics, and that all disposable items onboard, including cups, lids and cutlery, will be made from polylactic acid (PLA)- - a renewable resource derived ...
In order to expand the use of bioplastics in the field of durable goods, it is necessary to develop strategies that facilitate the biodegradation of bioplastics at the end of the product life, especially if the size and thickness of the bioplastics are increased, without compromising their mechanica...
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which replaces the old directive that has been in force for nearly 30 years, is a key pillar of the EU's “European Green Deal,” and will not only reshape the European market, but may also trigger a chain reaction in the global industrial chain....
On April 2, 2025, the Italian Ministry of the Environment, in an effort to clarify one of the most controversial points of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUP Directive), submitted to the European Commission a proposal for a technical regulation on the definition of requirements for the reusabili...
Suzano Ventures, the venture capital arm of Brazilian pulp giant Suzano, recently led a $12 million Series A round of financing for Simplifyber, a bio-based materials company.It also follows the company's $4.2 million seed round that closed in July 2022 . The funding will support Simplifyber's growt...
After the United States raised the overall tariff rate on Chinese exports to the U.S. from 54% to 104% on April 9, it recently raised tariffs on some goods to 245%, a move that not only hit the costs of its own importing companies, but also led to sharp fluctuations in the global economic and trade ...
The Synthetic Biology Promotion Act, which was born in South Korea on April 2, 2024, not only set a new record for science and technology legislation with an overwhelming approval rate of 93.75%, but also signaled that the global race for the bio-economy has entered a deep-water zone of institutiona...
In this critical period of global consensus on sustainable development, the business community is exploring innovative paths to minimize the burden on the environment with unprecedented enthusiasm.
Tetra Pak, a leader in the packaging industry, has taken a landmark step forward by joining force...
On April 3, 2025, the European Association for Bioplastics (EUBP) published a position paper on the relationship between “biodegradable plastics” and “material recycling”, which makes it clear that there is no contradiction between the two. Biodegradable plastics can be sorted efficiently and are su...
Recently, TotalEnergies Corbion (TEC), a producer of polylactic acid (PLA), and Benvic, a French producer of modified plastics, announced a partnership aimed at expanding the use of Luminy® PLA-based plastics in durable goods applications in the automotive, healthcare, cosmetic packaging, home appli...
