Bioplastics | Sustainable Packaging News

AIMPLAS to develop bioplastics for active packaging for cosmetics and absorbent litter for pets for the BeonNAT Project

13 October 2022
Bio-based

This European project aims to develop innovative biological products for the industry from the biomass of trees and shrubs grown on marginal land.The Plastics Technology Centre will generate lactic acid…Read more →

IDTechEx Discusses Growing Materials of the Future

10 October 2022
Circular Economy

Take-out in boxes fermented from bacteria, ketchup squeezed from seaweed, oil spills cleaned with aerogels derived from wood pulp- these seeming technologies of the future are already being commercialized by…Read more →

Biopolymers Are Flourishing

7 October 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

Ceresana Examines the Global Market for Bioplastics For some time now, bioplastics have been used for more than just garbage bags or mulch films: Biopolymers are increasingly found in durable…Read more →

Bioplastics for France

9 March 2022
Bio-based

BIO-FED exhibits for the first time at FIP 2022 in Lyon The Cologne-based company BIO-FED, a branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH and a company of the Feddersen Group, will be exhibiting…Read more →

World’s First Biodegradable, Patent Pending, EcoWrap® Stretch Film, Received TUV Austria’s OK Compost Certificate!

3 January 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

Cortec® Corporation is very excited to receive industrial compostability certification of it’s Eco Wrap® stretch film! Cortec® received the ‘OK compost INDUSTRIAL’ certificate from TÜV Austria on November 24th. This…Read more →

Bioplastic Feedstocks

1 December 2021
Bio-based

Here's a list of bioplastics, bio-based, fossil-free and biomass feedstocks AgaveApplesAvocadoBambooBananaCactusCanolaCassavaCastor oilCelluloseChicken FeathersChitin and ChitosanCoconutCorkCornCottonCO2EggsElephant Grass / MiscanthusEucalyptusFecesFish ScalesFood WasteFungi & MushroomHairHempInsectsLigninMangoMelon RindsMethaneMilkMussel ShellsOlive PitsOrange PeelOystersPalm OilPeasPineapple PeelsPine NeedlesPotato WasteRed…Read more →

Innovation in bioplastics and plastics recycling on upward trajectory – new report

24 November 2021
Bio-based

Innovation in bioplastics – based on global patent activity – is at its highest point for almost two decades, while investment in plastics recycling technology is accelerating, a new report…Read more →

INZEA® PLA: bio-based plastic performs well in processing test

16 September 2021
Bio-based, Resource Efficiency

At its Customer Center in Lossburg, Germany, ARBURG regularly carries out processing tests on bio-based plastics, including the INZEA® product family distributed by Biesterfeld. The world-leading manufacturer of injection moulding…Read more →

Total Corbion PLA marks 100kT Luminy® PLA production milestone

6 September 2021
Bio-based

Total Corbion PLA’s plant in Rayong Thailand has, since its grand opening in 2019, earlier this summer reached a cumulative production volume of 100kT of Luminy® PLA. The plant is…Read more →

Bioplastics industry discussed economic and political developments at 15th EUBP Conference

15 December 2020
Bio-based

As for many other industries, also for bioplastics 2020 had been an exceptional year. Thus, its industry representatives were eager to come together to analyse the last twelve months and…Read more →