bioplastics
26 Jul 2024
--- Israel-based plastic alternative business Solutum, which produces a novel material suitable for composting and biodegradation in the natural environment, recently appointed Daniel Friedman as its new corporate director and...
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19 Jul 2024
--- Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) are developing value chains for plastics and renewable chemicals for the Japanese market. The partners are targeting brands in F&B, apparel and consumer electronics industries....
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18 Jul 2024
--- Tetra Pak highlights the latest carton packaging innovations at the world’s biggest food technology trade show IFT First 2024 in Chicago, US, which ended yesterday. On the show floor, Packaging Insights speaks with...
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18 Jul 2024
--- Xampla is partnering with Chinese dairy company Yili to test and validate the bio-based materials company’s microscopic natural polymer capsules for fortifying vitamins and nutrients. Xampla’s technology protects...
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17 Jul 2024
--- International chemical business 2M Group of Companies is launching a new packaging-focused business unit, Sustainable Packaging Technologies (SPT), to promote its growing portfolio of biomaterial technologies. Initially, the...
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12 Jul 2024
--- The Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) calls on the newly elected UK government to install standardized packaging circularity across the UK. Given that the Labour Party now holds the majority of seats in Wales and...
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09 Jul 2024
--- The UK packaging industry is calling for investments and legislative support for material circularity from the country’s newly elected Labour government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. For years, the UK has been...
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08 Jul 2024
--- Australian-based packaging solutions company Detpak is introducing its Eco-Products range to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The packaging range is made with renewable materials and certified compostable. The portfolio...
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04 Jul 2024
--- Coverpla and natural beauty and lifestyle products brand Terre d’Oc, from French Provence, introduce a refillable bottle and a cap made from bio-based resin. “For our organic eaux de toilettes, we were looking...
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02 Jul 2024
--- June kicked off with the world’s largest printing equipment exhibition, Drupa, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. We attended the show to learn about the industry’s latest digital technologies and developments....
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01 Jul 2024
--- A new meta-study report has found that unlike non-biodegradable polymers, which will persist and permanently accumulate as nano- or microplastics in the environment, polylactic acid (PLA) will hydrolyze into molecules of...
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26 Jun 2024
--- Packaging companies are increasingly turning to bio-based solutions in an effort to avoid fossil-based materials. Recycling infrastructure for bio-based and biodegradable products is being scaled up to meet increasing...
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26 Jun 2024
--- The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released a report on how to effectively shape the upcoming UN Global Plastic Treaty to benefit micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The findings show many MSMEs are hopeful that...
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20 Jun 2024
--- Mondi is partnering with advanced biomaterial engineers at Traceless Materials to develop a new coating solution based on by-products from the agricultural industry. The bio-circular coating solution is said to be the...
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19 Jun 2024
--- Connected packaging technologies like QR codes and near-field communication (NFC) tags are now a core part of most businesses’ growth strategies, with 85% of brands reporting their intention to boost investments in...
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19 Jun 2024
--- Huhtamaki and 2M Group of Companies are deploying Xampla’s plastic-free Morro Coating polymer to replace traditional barrier coatings in takeaway boxes. The deal is said to improve Huhtamaki’s use of alternative...
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10 Jun 2024
--- London-based start-up Aeropowder, which creates materials from surplus feathers, has secured a £150,000 (US$190,000) investment from the British Design Fund (BDF). The company will use the financing to support the...
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05 Jun 2024
--- Consumers increasingly expect clear product labels to improve disposal behavior. A new study titled “Enabling desired disposal of compostable plastic packaging: an evaluation of disposal instruction labels,”...
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05 Jun 2024
--- UK-based seaweed packaging company Kelpi has secured £4.35 million (US$5.5 million) in investment to take its biomaterial technology to market. The funding will expand operations, grow the company’s team and run...
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29 May 2024
--- Tea bags manufactured using plastic alternatives might not biodegrade and could harm terrestrial species, according to a new study. The study’s authors highlight the need for accurate disposal information to be...
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