News-Converting biological waste into resources is one of the keys of the circular economy, and the main objective of the European WaysTUP Project, is working on different lines of research to establish new value chains for the use of urban biowaste. Within the framework of this project, AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has produced a […]
News- Fashion for Good (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) launches the Home-Compostable Polybag Project, a pilot to test alternatives to conventional single-use polybags. These bags are made with biobased material to lessen fossil fuel consumption and are designed to compost in either home or municipal composting environments. An estimated 180 billion polybags are produced every year to […]
ِDo you know… Concern over plastic pollution of the marine environment is severe. The ocean interior conceals high loads of small-sized plastic debris which can balance and even exceed the estimated plastic inputs into the ocean since 1950. The combined mass of just the three most-littered plastics (polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene) of 32–651 µm size-class suspended […]
Do you know… Together with a team of renowned authors from across the industry, Norbert Niessner, Global Innovation Director at INEOS Styrolution, published the new ‘Recycling of Plastics’ book that leaves no question on the topic unanswered. About fifty international industry leaders and renowned researchers contribute to the over 800-page book exploring all aspects of […]
News- Since the publication of the first EU Bioeconomy Strategy in 2012, Europe’s bioeconomy sector has experienced considerable growth; in 2017, it was estimated to be worth some €2.4 trillion – an increase of 25% in less than ten years. During the same period, turnover among European bio-based industries, such as chemicals and plastics, pharmaceuticals, […]
Do you know… Plastic is by far the most commonly used material for toys. However, the widespread criticism of plastics has not left the industry unscathed. Manufacturers such as Lego or Mattel have announced that in future they will only use alternative materials that do not come from fossil raw material sources. Recyclability, the use […]
News- Neste, Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, and Fibrant partner to enable the first stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials. The majority of the Bugaboo Donkey strollers’ plastic parts are made using DSM Engineering Materials’ Akulon 100% bio-based B-MB polyamide 6, which in turn is made using bio-based feedstock from both Fibrant and Neste. DSM Engineering […]
Do you know… Between the period of 1950 and 2015, the waste generation of primary (plastics manufactured from virgin materials) and recycled plastics was around 6300 million tons. Roughly, 800 million tons (around 12%) of plastics have been incinerated. 600 million tons (around 9%) have been recycled, and only 10% of which have been recycled […]
News- On three days during the show from October 20 to 22, 2022 (Düsseldorf, Germany) bioplastics MAGAZINE will host a Bioplastics Business Breakfast: From 8 am to 12:30 pm the delegates will have the chance to listen to and discuss high-class presentations and benefit from a unique networking opportunity. The conference will be held at the […]
News- A team of Texas A&M scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable plastics used today. The research addresses two challenges: the accumulation of nondegradable plastics and the remediation of greenhouse gas emissions. Published Sept. 28 in Chem, the research was […]
