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Bio-based raw materials as the basis for a new branch of industry
The chemical industry is facing a radical turnaround: from fossil fuels as the trusted basis for…
Circular pathways for bio-based plastics require more cooperation
The demand for plastic packaging, of which a small part is bio-based, has increased strongly in…
Bioplastics on course
There is growing enthusiasm about bioplastics. Today, demand exceeds supply and there is increasingly more clarity…
3D printing with PLA can become more precise and stronger
3D printing sounds like the perfect technology to produce complex objects as tailored single units; from…
Biobased Delta organises discussion about greening
The development of the biobased economy should go up a notch. Plastic soup, the essential CO2…
“Emotional connection to biomaterials”
"Cradle-to-Cradle is a naive concept; raw materials that are 100% recyclable are more likely to be…
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Biodegradable biobased mulch film more pollutant than expected
Biodegradable mulch film made from bioplastic degrades much slower in soil than expected, according to a…
Teijin develops PLA that degrades faster in the ocean
Teijin Frontier has developed a PLA variant that biodegrades faster in oceans, rivers and soil, helping…
Dutch artist and Polestar develop new biocomposite
Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker (The Woven Studio) and the Swedish car brand Polestar have developed a…
Worlds first chemically recycled PLA commercially available
Total Corbion PLA has launched the world’s first commercially available chemically recycled bioplastics product: Luminy rPLA,…
NatureWorks to build new 75kton PLA plant in Thailand
NatureWorks is going to build a new Ingeo™️ PLA manufacturing complex in Thailand. NatureWorks plans to…
TotalCorbion to launch rPLA commercially in 2021
TotalCorbion will bring chemically recycled PLA (rPLA) as part of the Luminy® PLA portfolio to the…
