Daily News - bioplastics MAGAZINE (2024)

July 10, 2024

First PHA online shop

Helian Polymers (Belfeld, the Netherlands) has launched the first online store for PHAs, a sustainable alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics, in beta.

MaterialsBiobasedBiodegradablePHA

July 09, 2024

HOBUM and Relement create high performing biobased composite material

Relement (Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands) achieved an important milestone by successfully demonstrating the use of our ingredient bio MPA in high-quality composite materials.

MaterialsBiobased

July 08, 2024

Braskem and TNO collaborate on Advanced Recycling

Braskem (São Paulo) recently announced its partnership with the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO – Amsterdam, the Netherlands) aimed at improving circularity and sustainability in the plastics industry.

MaterialsAdvanced Recycling

July 04, 2024

Dow announces biobased NORDEL™ REN

Dow (Midland, MI, USA) is proud to announce at the German Rubber Conference (DKT) 2024 the launch of NORDEL™ REN Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymers (EPDM), a biobased version of Dow’s EPDM rubber material that goes into automotive, infrastructure and consumer applications.

MaterialsBiobasedMass Balance

July 01, 2024

Changhua Chemical breaks ground on first production plant for polyols from Renewable Carbon

Changhua Chemical (Zhangjiagang City, China) is beginning the construction of China’s first manufacturing site for sustainable polyols made from renewable carbon.

MaterialsCCU

June 27, 2024

CARBIOS and Zhink Group discuss long-term PET biorecycling partnership

CARBIOS, (Clermont-Ferrand, France), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and Zhink Group (Hangzhou, China), one of China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises, specializing in two global industries, PET and textiles, announce today the signing of a joint Letter of Intent to build a biorecycling plant in China using Carbios’ revolutionary enzymatic depolymerization technology to serve the global market.

MaterialsMarketAdvanced Recycling

June 25, 2024

Expansion of the spectrum in the application of biobased polymer composites

Polytives (Rudolstadt, Germany), a specialist in the development and production of polymer additives, is announcing a joint project with the internationally active Holzmühle Westerkamp group of companies (Visbek, Germany).

MaterialsBiobased

June 20, 2024

Chemical recycling solutions by RAMPF

RAMPF (Wixom, MI, USA) is presenting its groundbreaking technology for the chemical recycling of polyurethane (PU) and rPET waste to high-quality polyols at Foam Expo 2024 in Novi, MI, from June 25 to 27 – booth 2220.

MaterialsPLAAdvanced Recycling

June 19, 2024

Successful Renewable Materials Conference

440 participants discussed the defossilisation of the chemical and materials industry through biomass, CO2 and recycling. The audience voted for the "Renewable Material of the Year 2024": Acetic acid from CO2 by Danish start-up Again wins 1st price.

MaterialsApplicationsMarketBiobasedBiodegradableAdvanced RecyclingCCU

June 18, 2024

Innovative flexible plastic film material based on PLA

A team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP has now developed a flexible and recyclable plastic film material based on polylactide (PLA) bioplastic and paved the way for its commercialization. For their efforts, they will receive the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for 2024.

MaterialsPLA

June 17, 2024

‘Green’ floor to replace steel

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine have designed and 3D-printed a single-piece, recyclable natural-material floor panel tested to be strong enough to replace construction materials like steel.

MaterialsApplicationsBiobasedPLA

June 14, 2024

CO2 emissions and citrus peels to plastics

AIMPLAS (Valencia, Spain) promotes the development of new sustainable and efficient materials for the construction industry obtained from carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by industries in the Valencian Community and waste produced by the citrus sector.

MaterialsCCU

June 12, 2024

From old tires to new car parts

Neste (Espoo, Finland), Borealis (Vienna, Austria), and Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications.

MaterialsApplicationsAdvanced Recycling

June 11, 2024

PureCycle’s material suitable for food contact

PureCycle Technologies (Orlando, FL, USA), today, announced the receipt of a Letter of No Objection (LNO) from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirming that the Company's PureFive™ Ultra-Pure Recycled resin is suitable for use in food-contact applications.

Materials

June 10, 2024

Reusable Sulapac cups used in Finland by Burger King

Finnish restaurant and catering company Restel kicked off a pilot with reusable ‘eco cups’ in selected Burger King and Rax restaurants, which the company operates in Finland.

MaterialsApplicationsBiobased

June 07, 2024

BASF introduces biomass-balanced PBAT

BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is now offering the packaging industry a way to increase the use of renewable feedstocks.

MaterialsBiobasedMass Balance

June 04, 2024

NatureWorks gets USD 350 million for their Thailand plant

NatureWorks (Plymouth, MN, USA), a leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers made from renewable resources, recently announced the historic financial support from Krungthai Bank to optimize the capital structure for the new fully-integrated Ingeo™️ PLA manufacturing facility in Thailand.

MaterialsPLA

June 03, 2024

First PET bottle made from enzymatic recycling

CARBIOS, (Clermont-Ferrand, France), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and L’OCCITANE en Provence (Manosque, France), an international cosmetics brand using natural and organic ingredients, a long-term partner of CARBIOS, present a bottle in transparent PET made entirely from enzymatic recycling for a shower oil from the Amande range.

MaterialsApplicationsAdvanced Recycling

May 31, 2024

8th PLA World Congress again a great success

All about innovation, applications, markets, and end-of-life of PLA was the foundation of a successful 8th PLA World Congress on May 28 and 29.

MaterialsApplicationsMarketProcessingBiobasedBiodegradablePLAEnd-of-LifeAdvanced RecyclingFeedstock

May 27, 2024

Chespa partners with Asahi Photoproducts and Esko for high-quality compostable food packaging

Chespa, headquartered in Poland (Opole) with numerous sites around Eastern Europe, has partnered with Asahi Photoproducts (Tokyo, Japan) and Esko (Ghent, Belgium).

MaterialsApplicationsBiodegradable

May 24, 2024

Dow and Freepoint Eco-Systems cooperate on pyrolysis oil

Dow (Midland, MI, USA) and Freepoint Eco-Systems (Stamford, CT, USA) recently announced an agreement for an estimated 65,000 tonnes per year of certified-circular, plastic waste-derived pyrolysis oil to produce new, virgin-grade equivalent plastics in Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast operations.

MaterialsAdvanced Recycling

May 23, 2024

Bioplastic from olive tree pruning residues

The project, financed by the Regional Ministry of University, makes it possible to create a new material from olive tree waste with good qualities for food packaging.

MaterialsBiobased

May 21, 2024

Better Earth (Atlanta, GA, USA) has released its Touch-Free Arrow Cutlery Dispenser and Better Earth Arrow Cutlery Collection. This innovative dispenser is designed for convenience and pairs seamlessly with their new BPI-certified compostable cutlery, ensuring a clean and sustainable dining experience.

MaterialsApplicationsBiobasedBiodegradable

May 17, 2024

UBQ and Plastcom partner for distribution in Scandinavia

UBQ Materials (Tel Aviv, Israel), climate tech developer of advanced materials made from waste, recently announced an extended distribution agreement with Plastcom (Nivå, Denmark), a leading distributor of raw materials for the plastic industry in the Scandinavian region, supporting UBQ's strategic entry into this market.

MaterialsMarketBiobased

May 15, 2024

Spunbond Nonwoven Suitable for Home Composting

Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Life Materials Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) has developed a spunbond nonwoven using a biodegradable plastic suitable for composting in domestic settings. The move comes in response to increasing global demand for home composting.

MaterialsApplicationsBiodegradable

May 08, 2024

Formerra becomes AFC Ecoplastics distributor for North America

Formerra (Romeoville, IL, USA) announced a partnership with AFC Ecoplastics (Stafford, TX, USA) to distribute its compostable products across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

MaterialsBiodegradable

May 03, 2024

BASF invests in hemp fibre startup Heartland

Chemovator (Mannheim, Germany), the business incubator and early-stage investor of BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany), has successfully finalized an investment in Heartland.

MaterialsBiobased

May 02, 2024

First Playmobil toy made from sugar cane

Playmobil (Zirndorf, Germany) and McDonald's (Chicago, IL, USA) are taking a joint step in the use of sustainable play material.

MaterialsApplicationsBiobased

April 30, 2024

Angel Yeast promotes biobased material solutions

Plastics, once coined as one of “the greatest inventions in the 20th Century” has now become a significant burden to the earth's ecosystem.

MaterialsBiobasedBiodegradablePLAPHA

April 24, 2024

From wheat to bioplastics

Partnership between Tereos (Moussy-le-Vieux, France)and Futerro (Escanaffles, Belgium) boosts green chemistry in a first in Europe.

MaterialsBiobasedBiodegradablePLAFeedstock

Daily News - bioplastics MAGAZINE (2024)

FAQs

What is the most successful bioplastic on the market? ›

Starch-based bioplastics- These are the most widely utilized varieties. Their blends with biodegradable polyester can produce highly effective versions like polylactic acid (PLA) or polycaprolactone. These blends are significantly water-resistant.

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What is a current problem with bioplastics? ›

Ideally, bioplastics should be designed to be either recyclable or compostable. Unfortunately, some bioplastics are neither. These pose problems for our waste management system, as they often end up contaminating recycling or compost bins when the only place for them is the tip.

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Are compostable plastics really compostable? ›

Plastic that is compostable is biodegradable, but not every plastic that is biodegradable is compostable. Whereas biodegradable plastic may be engineered to biodegrade in soil or water, compostable plastic refers to biodegradation into soil conditioning material (i.e., compost) under a certain set of conditions.

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How long have bioplastics been around? ›

The first known bioplastic, polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), was discovered in 1926 by a French researcher, Maurice Lemoigne, from his work with the bacterium Bacillus megaterium.

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Which country is the biggest source of bioplastics? ›

China is one of the five largest producers of bioplastics, along with the US, Germany, Brazil, and Canada. The China bioplastics market was valued at $500 million in 2021, with a market volume of 162 thousand Tonnes.

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What is the easiest bioplastic to make? ›

The easiest way to make bioplastic is to combine 10mL of distilled water, 1 mL of white vinegar, 1.5 grams of cornstarch, and 0.5 grams of glycerol in a pot and stir. Boil the mixture until it becomes clear and thick, then pour it onto parchment paper in the shape you want.

What country has the highest rate of plastic recycling? ›

The Countries With The Highest Plastic Recycling Rate. South Korea and Germany have the highest recycling rates in the world. Estimates show Germany (65%), and South Korea (59%), are leaders around the world when it comes to the percentage of their waste composted or recycled.

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What are three disadvantages of bioplastics? ›

Starch-based bioplastics have the disadvantages of hydrophilicity, poor mechanical properties, low water vapor barrier property, and low freeze stability during bioplastics formation [60,62,63,64,65].

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How long do bioplastics take to decompose? ›

Biodegradable plastics take three to six months to decompose fully. That's much quicker than synthetic counterparts that take several hundred years. Exactly how long a biodegradable bag takes to break down depends on various factors, such as temperature and the amount of moisture present.

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Why are compostable bags not allowed? ›

“Compostable plastics are currently screened out by most organics recycling facilities and sent to landfill, due to longer biodegradation times than food and yard waste; they contaminate recycling streams; and they have not proven to perform better than conventional plastics when littered on land or in water.”

Why don't we use bioplastics? ›

Bioplastic production can use up valuable natural resources that could otherwise be used to grow food, they often don't break down in industrial composting facilities, and they place a burden on the consumer to determine how to dispose of them properly.

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What is the truth about compostable bags? ›

Unlike plastic, compostable packaging cannot be recycled (with the exception of clean cardboard). Compostable plastics should therefore never be put in your plastic recycling bin. They could contaminate other recycling, meaning it has to be removed.

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What is the most common bioplastic? ›

Starch-based plastics

Thermoplastic starch represents the most widely used bioplastic, constituting about 50 percent of the bioplastics market.

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What is the shelf life of bioplastics? ›

Most factories claim that their bio products shelf life is about 10-12 months. Counted from the day of production. That doesn't mean the products can not be used like cosmetics or food.

Why are bioplastics so expensive? ›

Expensive Raw Materials: Biodegradable plastic is made from natural raw materials such as cornstarch, cassava starch, potato starch, vegetable oils, or cellulose. These raw materials are often more expensive than the raw materials used to produce traditional plastics, such as petroleum.

Which is the best bioplastic? ›

What Is PLA? Polylactic acid or PLA is being hailed as perhaps the most popular bioplastic currently on the market, due to its ability to be used widely as a plastic alternative.

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What is the most commonly used bioplastic? ›

Starch-based plastics

Thermoplastic starch represents the most widely used bioplastic, constituting about 50 percent of the bioplastics market.

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What is the most sustainable bioplastic? ›

So-called “third generation” bioplastics made from feedstocks –including agricultural wastes, food waste, kelp, algae, switch grass, waste oils, bacteria, and wood waste– are emerging and are considered more sustainable because they're not made from food crops.

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What is the market demand for bioplastics? ›

Market Research. The Global Bioplastics Market is valued at USD 8.4 Billion in 2022 and is projected to reach a value of USD 19.2 Billion by 2030 at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 11.1% between 2023 and 2030.

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