1:46 min Biobased Material
PLA

Wageningen University: Improving biodegradability of PLA with UV-light

Although efforts to improve the collection and recycling of plastics to achieve a circular economy are increasing significantly, some (synthetic) materials will eventually always end up in the environment due to e.g. littering, weathering and abrasion. In the project ULTRADREAM ...
2:52 min Biobased Material
PEF

Avantium focuses on maximising the potential of its FDCA and PEF technology

Avantium N.V. will provide an update on its progress, strategy and plans during a Capital Markets Day it will hold for institutional investors today at 10:00 hrs CET and for retail investors today at 15:00 hrs CET.
1:37 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Biobased Material
PEF for Packaging

Albert Heijn to use Avantium's 100% plantbased PEF for packaging of own-brand products

Avantium is collaborating with Albert Heijn to make packaging more sustainable. To ...
1:50 min Management, Biobased Material
Management

Innovative paper bottle: ALPLA becomes the majority owner of Paboco

Paboco develops bio-based packaging solutions made from pulp. The Danish joint ...
1:21 min Management, Biobased Material
PLA

TotalEnergies Corbion announces Olivier de Linares as plant director in Rayong, Thailand

TotalEnergies Corbion, makers of Luminy® sustainable PLA bioplastics, announces Olivier de Linares as PLA production plant director in Rayong, Thailand. De Linares will be responsible for overseeing the continuation of the company’s safe operations, product quality, and reliable ...
1:38 min Biobased Material
PLA

TotalEnergies Corbion presents rPLA grade at Interplas

TotalEnergies Corbion, makers of Luminy® PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) and leaders in ...
1:20 min Biobased Material
Bio-based materials

Neste to enable PET bottles produced with bio-based materials with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation

Cooperation marks the first time renewable Neste RE is used for production of PET, ...
1:38 min Biobased Material
Grant

Avantium awarded €0.76 million EU funding for its participation in the Rebiolution project

Avantium announces that it has been awarded a €0.76 million grant by the EU Horizon Europe programme for its participation in the research and development programme Rebiolution1. This programme aims to design and synthetize biobased and biodegradable polyester blends based on FDCA ...
4:19 min Biobased Material
PLA

MSU School of Packaging researchers make a sustainable plastic more compostable

Researchers led by Rafael Auras in the Michigan State University School of Packaging ...
2:10 min Biobased Material, PET preforms
Hybrid PET polymer

Origin Materials and Husky achieve commercialization milestone for advanced packaging

Recyclable PET polymer incorporating FDCA successfully processed into preforms using ...