Biopolymers

Biopolymers

Transparent Bio-PET Packaging Used in Quail Egg Packaging

good natured’s plant-based PET used by Spring Creek in its commitment to 100% recyclable packaging and shipping materials.  

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Commodity Resins

Braskem to Explore Biobased PP Production in the U.S.

Evaluation project underway on Braskem opting to invest in biobased PP including potential partnership opportunities with clients, OEMs, and suppliers.

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Biopolymers

CJ Biomaterials Launched First Consumer Brand Cosmetic Packaging Application

Olive Young’s Wakemake cushion container made of PHA and PLA

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Biopolymers

"First" Bacteria to Upcycle Single-Use PET Heading to Space

Collaborators at Seed Health, MIT, NREL, Weil Cornell and Harvard have built an autonomous biological system which converts PET to an environmentally-benign “new” plastic.  

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sustainability

CJ Biomaterials and NatureWorks Sign Master Collaboration Agreement on Development of New Bioplastics

The two companies will jointly develop new sustainable materials based on CJ’s amorphous PHA and NatureWorks’ PLA resins.

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PP from Renewable Raw Materials as a Drop-In Solution with CO2 Advantage

Illig, LyondellBasell, Fernholz and Neste have demonstrates this with production of yogurt cups from PP with a measurable renewable content.

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sustainability

Development of Sustainable Soft Materials Accelerated

VTT Technical Research Center fast tracks the development of materials by 50% through physics-based modeling and AI.

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Biopolymers

Braskem to Build Renewable Innovation Center in Lexington, Mass.

New center to focus on accelerating innovation in renewable chemicals and sustainable materials

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Biopolymers

LanzaTech Develops Specialized Biocatalysts to Produces Ethylene from CO2 in a Continuous Process

This ‘breakthrough discovery replaces the barrel with synthetic biology, addressing one of the chemical industry’s largest carbon emitters.  

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Postconsumer

Testing Demonstrates Feasibility of Sorting PLA From Mixed Waste Streams

Tomra and Total Energies Corbion confirmed that PLA could be separated from other plastics.

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