3:10 min Biobased Material
Partnership

Avantium and Origin Materials to accelerate the mass production of FDCA and PEF for advanced chemicals and plastics

The partnership aims to bring the technology platforms of both companies together in ...
1:13 min Biobased Material
Management

European Bioplastics appoints new Head of EU Affairs in Brussels

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roberto Ferrigno as Head of EU Affairs. He assumed his position on 1 January 2023 and will be based in Brussels. He will also head EUBP’s new ...
1:15 min Biobased Material
Agreement

Avantium and Monosuisse sign offtake agreement on PEF for industrial fibres

Avantium, technology company in renewable chemistry, and Monosuisse, producer of a wide variety of synthetic monofilaments for industrial use, have signed an offtake agreement giving Monosuisse access to PEF (polyethylene furanoate) made from FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) to be ...
1:16 min Recycled plastics, Biobased Material
Waste conversion

Biobased thermoplastic made from unsorted household waste: Vecoplan supports UBQ for Belgian plant

UBQ Materials has patented the world’s first thermoplastic material consisting ...
1:80 min Biobased Material
Biobased Materials

Sustainable rigid packaging - SACMI to host the AIM "Technological Day" on new cellulose-based materials

From pioneering research to applied technology, building the development prospects of an entire industry: cellulose-based materials for rigid sustainable packaging is a hot topic, and will be the focus of the Technological Day organized by AIM (Italian Association of ...
0:56 min Recycling processes, Biobased Material
Biobased materials

TotalEnergies Corbion stimulates recycling of PLA

TotalEnergies Corbion is stepping up its efforts in closing the recycling loop for PLA. To stimulate collecting, sorting, and cleaning of PLA waste and to facilitate a marketplace for PLA recycle streams, TotalEnergies Corbion is actively buying reprocessed PLA waste. The advanced ...
1:22 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Biobased Material

TekniPlex Consumer Products acquires Ematec, expanding portfolio of sustainable materials science solutions for fresh foods

TekniPlex Consumer Products, a globally integrated provider of innovative solutions through materials science and manufacturing technologies, has acquired Empaques Moldeados de America Tecnologias  S. de R.L. de C.V. (EMATEC), a Mexico-based manufacturer of molded fiber ...
2:70 min Management, Biobased Material
Biobased Materials

Braskem and Sojitz Corporation launch Sustainea

Braskem, pioneer in bioproducts production on an industrial scale, and Sojitz, a Japan-oriented global trading company, have announced the launch of Sustainea, which will produce and market bioMEG (monoethylene glycol) and bioMPG (monopropylene glycol). The market launch of the brand ...
1:55 min Biobased Material
Biobased Materials

Life Cycle Assessment demonstrates significantly lower carbon footprint of Avantium’s plantMPG™

Avantium has published Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data for its plantMPG™ (plant-based mono-propylene glycol) from its Ray Technology™: a chemical intermediate used in a variety of applications including in functional fluids and unsaturated polyester resins. The ISO-certified LCA for ...
2:40 min Biobased Material
Study

Ceresana examines the global market for bioplastics

For some time now, bioplastics have been used for more than just garbage bags or mulch films: Biopolymers are increasingly found in durable high-performance products, for example in demanding automotive applications, casings for the electronics industry or materials for the ...