Cove & RWDC Industries in Exclusive Agreement to Support Production of the ‘First’ Biodegradable Water Bottles
Materials innovation company Cove’s partnership with PHA supplier RWDC will supply Cove with PHA for the production of the first water bottles made of biodegradable material.
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Danimer Receives Innovation Research Grant to Support Biodegradable PHA Plastic Solutions
Project to be conducted with University of Minnesota’s ForeverGreen Initiative to investigate pennycress oil in production of PHA for single-use products.
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Skin-Care Manufacturer to Use SABIC’s Biobased PP
Beiersdorf innovates packaging of its Nivea portfolio of face creams to reduce use of fossil-based virgin PP.
SABIC Partners with NUDEC to Launch Renewable PC
The SABIC-NUDEC collaboration targeted to building & construction applications.
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NatureWorks and IMA in Strategic Partnership for the Compostable Coffee Pods Market
The partnership is aimed at accelerating the availability of a turn-key solution for K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods in North America.
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Total Corbion PLA in Engineering Stage for new PLA Plant in Europe
The 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion has kicked off the front-end engineering design stage for its new 200-million lb/yr PLA plant in Grandpuits, France.
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Eight Startups Aim to Tackle Plastic Pollution
Rethinking Materials summit includes startups approaching issue through bioplastics and others through circular technologies.
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Start-Up Company to Accelerate Development of Renewable Feedstocks
Trillium Renewable Chemicals to advance technology for production of such feedstocks as acrylonitrile for use in ABS and other plastics.
Pilot Plant to Produce Multipurpose Bioplastic from Soy Residue
Four Finnish companies in collaboration to develop the first process to produce compostable bioplastic from food and feed production side streams.
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Danimer Scientific and Mars Wrigley Partner to Develop Innovative Home Compostable Packaging
Using DanimerScientific’s PHA biopolymer, Mars Wrigley will leverage its portfolio of iconic treats and snacks to enable consumer to compost at home.
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