Biopolymers
Avantium and Carlsberg Take Next Step in Commercialization of PEF
Carlsberg signs offtake agreement with Avantium to secure fixed volume of the latter’s 100% plant-based PEF for various packaging applications.
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100% Cellulose Film Resin Adopted by Restaurant Chain for Take-Out Packaging
Woodly and film converter Amerplast have applied the novel material to commercialization of heat-sealed sandwich bags.
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Fratelli Guzzini Selects Sustainable Styrenics from Ineos Styrolution
The styrenics used in the drinkware are based on biomass balanced styrene produced by BASF
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50 Years of Headlines … Almost
I was lucky to get an early look at many of the past half-century’s exciting developments in plastics. Here’s a selection.
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CJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymers
The two companies have agreed to collaborate on creating advanced products based on industry-leading Ingeo PLA and Phact PHA technologies to meet growing demand for sustainable materials across a broad array of markets
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‘First’ Amorphous PHA Bioplastic
CJ Bio’s Phact is a more rubbery version of PHA that is being initially targeted as an additive modifier for compostable bioplastics.
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McDonalds is Testing 50/50 PCR/Biobased Clear PP Cups
Ineos and Pactiv Evergreen are key part of the team in this project.
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Avantium Holds First Piling Ceremony for its FDCA Flagship Plant
Scheduled for completion by end of 2023, the plant will enable the commercial launch of PEF from 2024 onwards.
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PHA Production Capacity Projected to Grow Tenfold
A new report projects this bioplastic family is set to reach significant milestones and in just six years.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Polyesters
Beyond PET, PBT and their analogues, development of polyester chemistry led to unsaturated thermosetting resins, copolyester thermoplastic elastomers, liquid-crystal polymers and, most recently, biopolymers.
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