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BIOPLASTICS
Malaysia's first bioplastics pilot plant opened / Cost advantages of palm oil feedstock highlighted / Joint venture for PBS bioplastic plant in Thailand
15.07.2011
CEREPLAST
Distribution agreement with Turkey's Polimernet Plastik / Capturing the local bioplastics market
14.07.2011
GEVO
Fully renewable and recyclable PET developed in cooperation with Toray / Plans to start commercial-scale operations
05.07.2011
INDORAMA VENTURES
Acquisition of 50% stake in Indonesian PTA producer / Idled facility scheduled for restart
04.07.2011
BIOPLASTICS
Waste management strategies for renewables / New US and EU reports identify problems, make suggestions / Product redesign and life-cycle analysis should be considered, experts say
30.06.2011
GHANA
US private equity fund Aureos invests more than USD 5m in Accra-based Bio-Plastics / Money to go towards pioneering biodegradable plastics manufacture
24.06.2011
ENI
Follow-up: Polimeri Europa and Novamont establish new bio-based chemical complex / EUR 500m investment
15.06.2011
ENI
Polimeri Europa subsidiary creates bioplastics joint venture with Novamont / New EUR 500m hub to be built in ailing Porto Torres / A new global plastics player in the making?
31.05.2011
BIOPLASTICS
Global production capacity to double by 2015 / Bio-based commodity plastics to overtake biodegradable materials / Study by European Bioplastics
26.05.2011
IMCD
Distribution agreement with Rodenburg Biopolymers
19.05.2011
DSM / ROQUETTE
Commercial scale plant for bio-based succinic acid to start up next year / Europe's largest facility
10.05.2011
CEREPLAST
Italy chosen as new European biopolymer compounding base / Initial output of 50,000 t/y
09.05.2011
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Agreement with Genomatica to build bio-BDO plant in Asia / First commercial bio-BDO plant in the region
06.05.2011
BIOAMBER
Agreement to become Mitsubishi's exclusive succinic acid supplier / Lowering PBS production costs / Feasibility study for proposed Thai plant / Construction on large-scale US facility to begin this year
04.05.2011
DANONE
Switching Activia yogurt containers from polystyrene to PLA
28.04.2011
CEREPLAST
Distribution agreement with DMT Plasticolor for Croatian bioplastics market / Fourth major European deal this year
29.03.2011
PURAC
Talks about possible PLA cooperation with Indorama in Thailand
28.02.2011
CEREPLAST
Distribution agreement with Italy's ColorTec / Third such deal since start of 2011
31.01.2011
NOVAMONT
Increase in biopolymer capacity / Additional 50,000 t/y to come on stream in March
26.01.2011
CHINA
Biodegradables capacity doubles in two years / More than 95% of output is exported to Europe
26.01.2011
LABELLING
US government introduced biobased product label / Move designed to promote sales
25.01.2011
NOVAMONT
First North American subsidiary established
25.01.2011
CEREPLAST
Distribution agreement with Euroink Romania / Second foray into eastern Europe in 2011
24.01.2011
CEREPLAST
Distribution agreement with Polish company
17.01.2011
BIOPLASTIC PACKAGING
Substantial growth forecast up to 2020 / Demand seen as shifting to non-biodegradable thermoplastics from renewable resources / Chemical majors making giant strides into the market / Pira report
13.01.2011
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