Bioplastics

 

Bioplastics

A new polystyrene alternative: low-carbon PLA foam
- TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands) announced the commercial launch of Luminy® FOAM 50F, a high melt strength PLA grade designed for extrusion foamed packaging applications....
Il PLA sfida l’XPS nelle vaschette
13/07/2026 - Luminy Foam 50F di TotalEnergies Corbion si porpone come alternativa biobased e compostabile agli imballaggi in polistirene espanso. Approvato FDA per contatto con alimenti. ...
UB study produces a biodegradable bioplastic with a low environmental impact using a modified bacterium
03/07/2026 - Every year, hundreds of millions of tonnes of petrochemical-based plastics are produced, much of which ends up in the environment or is incinerated. This exacerbates greenhouse gas...
Confermati i dazi UE sul BDO
24/06/2026 - Rese definitive le misure antidumping introdotte a febbraio sulle importazioni provenienti da Cina, Stati Uniti e Arabia Saudita. 24...
Bostik Honored for Breakthrough Recyclable Hygiene Adhesive
17/06/2026 - Bostik was recently honored at the INDEX™ 26 Awards, the global benchmark for innovation in the nonwovens industry, held in Geneva every three years. Among a record number of entries,...
Naturally sustainable – bio-based compounds and films for demanding applications
05/06/2026 - © SÜDPACK 2026With its high-quality bio-based compounds and films, SÜDPACK will tap into a key market trend at the KPA trade show in Bad Salzuflen, as demand continues to grow for...
Natürlich gut – Biobasierte Compounds und Folien für anspruchsvolle Anwendungen
05/06/2026 - © SÜDPACK 2026Mit hochwertigen biobasierten Compounds und Folien trifft SÜDPACK auf der KPA in Bad Salzuflen genau den Puls der Zeit. Denn die Nachfrage nach Materialstrukturen auf...
Investments totalling more than 5 billion with a future bio-based quota for plastics in Europe
02/06/2026 - Success story biofuels in the EUThe EU introduced its first union-wide biofuel quota in the form of Directive 2003/30/EC. This directive set an indicative target of 2% biofuels in...
GAIA BioMaterials obtains European patent for PLA-free film extrusion materials
29/05/2026 - © Gaia BioMaterialsThe patent, originally filed back in 2020, covers a new and innovative line of compounds that don’t rely on PLA for its properties. Instead, it substitutes the PLA...
Sustainability takes centre stage at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson with introduction of PHACT™ PHA-based food serviceware
- 2026 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson will host the first-ever tournament rollout of PHA-based paper cups, cutlery, and straws through a partnership between CJ Biomaterials and WinCup, Inc.’s phade® brand...
The Updated Poster on Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments has been Released
27/05/2026 - Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments According to Established Standards and Certification Schemes – Graphic © nova-InstitutThe nova-Institute has published an updated version...
Das aktualisierte Poster zu biologisch abbaubaren Polymeren in verschiedenen Umgebungen wurde veröffentlicht
27/05/2026 - Biologisch abbaubare Polymere in versch. Umgebungen gemäß anerkannten Normen und Zertifizierungssystemen – Graphik © nova-InstitutDas nova-Institut hat eine aktualisierte Fassung...
Chemical group exits PBS biopolymer business
22/05/2026 - Chemical group exits PBS biopolymer business— By Plasteurope.com staff — Japanese chemical major Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC, Tokyo; www.m-chemical.co.jp) has decided to exit...
CJ Biomaterials and Yuhan-Kimberly launch world’s first reusable nonwoven paper towel made with amorphous PHA
- CJ Biomaterials, Inc, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, has partnered with Yuhan-Kimberly, a joint venture between...
BitByBit: PHA cutting boards bring circular materials into the kitchen
- As pressure mounts to reduce microplastics and fossil-based materials in consumer products, Dutch startup BitByBit is introducing a new generation of cutting boards produced from PHA, a biobased and...
Researchers develop scalable method for safer, compostable packaging
12/05/2026 - Young Tek Kim. © Jim Stroup for Virginia TechAbout 30 percent of plastics consumed are made to last forever but are discarded after a single use. Researchers at Virginia Tech are working...
PLA World Congress
08/05/2026 - PLA is one of the bioplastics with the largest market significance.That‘s why Renewable Carbon Plastics (aka bioplastics MAGAZINE) is now organizing the 9th PLA...
CJ Biomaterials and Yuhan-Kimberly introduce world's first reusable nonwoven paper towel
08/05/2026 - CJ Biomaterials, Inc has partnered with Yuhan-Kimberly, a joint venture between Korea’s Yuhan Corporation and U.S. based Kimberly-Clark, to launch the world’s first biodegradable and reusable...
PHAs are natural and fit within the Commission’s vision of a Circular Economy
07/05/2026 - The SUP Directive (EU) 2019/904 (1), mentions in Article 3 (1) the definition of “plastic”, “natural polymer” and “chemically modified polymer”, in...