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BIOPLASTICS Chemists redesign biological PHAs / LG Chem, Gevo to develop bio-based feedstocks / PHA used to line paper cups / First bio-PP production planned in the US / Biodegradable straw doesn't get soggy	16.05.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES European Bioplastics welcomes EC's proposed mandate for compostable capsules / Part of revised rules for PPWR / Green Dot group says move undermines recycling efforts	20.04.2023
VERSALIS / NOVAMONT Final negotiations on for Versalis' acquisition of Novamont	14.04.2023
CHEILJEDANG Dutch Helian Polymers distributes South Koreans' first PHA in Europa / Focus on food packaging	14.04.2023
CHIMEI Major PS line goes online in China / Launch of bio-based ABS grade	05.04.2023
BIOPLASTICS Need for farmland to remain low despite growing use of biopolymers – IfBB report / Algae pilot plant starts up in Spain / Circular foam for footwear said to be a first / Bio-based origami bottle	30.03.2023
BIOPLASTICS What does it take to make a toy out of bio-based or biodegradable materials? / PIE talks with biopolymers expert Harald Käb	22.03.2023
CHEILJEDANG Biosol JV begins biopolymer compounding in South Korea	01.02.2023
MAIRE TECNIMONT Italian plant manufacturer acquires competitor Conser / Entry into biopolymer sector	27.01.2023
BRASKEM Plans to study bio-based PP production in the US	24.01.2023
BIOPLASTICS Global production expands after pandemic / Patent filings rise / Advances in accelerated biodegradation / Nanomaterials go commercial	16.01.2023
NATURE COMPOUND Work begins on German plant for biodegradable compounds	12.01.2023
FUTERRO French site tapped for first vertically integrated bio-refinery in Europe / Plant to produce, recycle PLA	09.01.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK environmental group demands ban on compostable, biodegradable throwaway products	21.12.2022
BIOPLASTICS Study casts doubt over home-compostable plastics packaging / Researchers question “effective or environmentally beneficial” waste processing method	11.11.2022
TOMRA Test said to again show ease of extracting PLA from municipal waste	28.10.2022
BIOPLASTICS Peer-reviewed study shows low CO2 footprint for bio-based PEF versus PET	15.09.2022
BIOPLASTICS Demand drives innovation / Products include TPEs, compostable packaging films, coatings / Search for resin for music records	13.09.2022
AVANTIUM Offtake agreements with luxury group LVMH and AmBev brewery for purchase of PEF / H1 income loss widens	31.08.2022
BIOPLASTICS PLA compostability tool to reach climate-neutrality targets / Report by TotalEnergies Corbion	28.07.2022
BERRY GLOBAL Coffee capsules from bio-based raw materials / Project with Neste supplies German coffee chain Tchibo	27.07.2022
RÖHM PLA-based thermoformable films	18.07.2022
POLYMER-GROUP New subsidiary unit for the production of flexible PLA copolymers / Plans for massive investments / Cooperation with Fraunhofer IAP	14.07.2022
NOVAMONT Delay, reduction of short-time work at Italian site	05.07.2022
BIOPLASTICS Are single-use biopolymers a sham? – position paper by Germany's BUND / Criticism by producer‘s group Plastics Europe	16.06.2022

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