June 5 - The National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, or CSIR-NIIST, under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alter Wave Eco-Innovations, also known as AWEI. This MoU focuses on the transfer of...
Typically, flexible disposable plastic films used for shopping or garbage bags are mainly made of petroleum-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE). However, these films come with a large carbon footprint and cause environmental pollution.
A team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Re...
The University of Copenhagen has created a new bio-friendly material made from barley starch mixed with sugar beet waste fibers - a strong material that turns into compost if it ends up in nature. In the long run, the researchers hope their invention will help curb plastic pollution while reducing t...
June 10 - The ALEHOOP project, a joint European project based on circular biology, has successfully demonstrated the feasibility of sustainable plant protein extraction. The project developed pilot-scale biorefineries to recover low-cost dietary proteins from algae and plant biomass.
The biorefinery ...
Recently, Dutch biofuel developer and supplier GoodFuels was interviewed by S&P Global Commodity Insights on the topic of biofuels.
01 Changes in legislative policy may lead to a reduction in the capacity of the Rotterdam biofuel bank
From January 2024, the Dutch government is reducing the m...
BERLIN, June 11 (Reuters) - The European Parliament has agreed on new rules for reducing, reusing and recycling packaging in order to tackle the growing problem of waste and promote the circular economy. Under the new regulation, the amount of packaging waste in the EU is expected to decrease b...
May 29, 2011 - TECNO, the world's leading technology brand, introduces the innovative CAMON 30 Series LOEWE. Design Edition, featuring a unique back cover made from discarded coffee grounds. This groundbreaking material is the result of a collaboration between TECNO and LOEWE, a leading German premi...
Siemens and BASF recently announced a new partnership to debut Sirius 3RV2, a circuit breaker with components made of biomass balance method (BMB) plastics, which is used in factories and buildings to protect machines or cables in the event of faults such as short circuits and to prevent fires. ...
June 11, 2024 - U.S. Plastics Pact, Inc. has released its latest Strategic Initiative Roadmap 2.0, designed to help companies change the way they design, use and reuse packaging plastics. It focuses on practical measures to change the use of plastics.
Roadmap 2.0 goes into effect on January 1, 2026.&...
In terms of bio-based elastic fibers, collagen fibers are a material with great potential. Collagen is a natural polymer material with excellent elasticity and biocompatibility, which can be used in the manufacture of medical supplies, cosmetics, health care products and other fields. In recent year...
