Bioplásticos

 

Bioplásticos

Strategic collaboration to grow biobased thermoplastics in polymer applications
- AMP Polymix, a leading distributor of high-performance polymer materials, and Lignin Industries, a pioneer in biobased thermoplastics, recently announced an exclusive partnership to distribute and...
AIMPLAS obtains recognition for its biodegradation and compostability tests in Australia and Japan through ABA and JBPA
21/05/2026 - © AIMPLASAIMPLAS has obtained recognition to carry out biodegradation and compostability tests from the Australian organisation ABA and the Japanese organisation JBPA. These two...
Chemical group exits PBS biopolymer business
22/05/2026 - Chemical group exits PBS biopolymer business— By Plasteurope.com staff — Japanese chemical major Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC, Tokyo; www.m-chemical.co.jp) has decided to exit...
Eco-Products Named an Official Zero Waste Partner of the San Diego Padres
20/05/2026 - San Diego’s professional Major League baseball team, the San Diego Padres play their home games at Petco Park in the Downtown region of San Diego. © San Diego PadresEco-Products®...
Biobased air filter media for recirculation devices and systems
- Swedish research-based biomaterials startup Adsorbi has announced the commercial launch of Arbomax, a new family of high-capacity cellulose-based filter media engineered for active airflow...
VEGANCELIO project – transform organic waste into vegan leather and cosmetic microcapsules 
18/05/2026 - Current treatment methods, such as composting or biogas production, do not generate products with sufficient economic value to offset management costs. In response...
Hyosung TNC begins Bio-BDO supply from Vietnam as it prepares for industrial-scale production
- Hyosung TNC, the world's largest spandex manufacturer and a leading producer of synthetic materials, is developing industrial-scale production of biobased 1,4-Butanediol (Bio-BDO) at its new facility...
CJ Biomaterials and Yuhan-Kimberly launch world’s first reusable nonwoven paper towel made with amorphous PHA
- CJ Biomaterials, Inc, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, has partnered with Yuhan-Kimberly, a joint venture between...
BitByBit: PHA cutting boards bring circular materials into the kitchen
- As pressure mounts to reduce microplastics and fossil-based materials in consumer products, Dutch startup BitByBit is introducing a new generation of cutting boards produced from PHA, a biobased and...
nova-Institute provides scientific basis for EU Policy on biobased plastic packaging under PPWR
- New analysis for the European Commission confirms no technical barriers to bio-based packaging, highlights average GHG emission savings, and recommends binding targets to drive...
Researchers develop scalable method for safer, compostable packaging
12/05/2026 - Young Tek Kim. © Jim Stroup for Virginia TechAbout 30 percent of plastics consumed are made to last forever but are discarded after a single use. Researchers at Virginia Tech are working...
NatureWorks opens fully integrated Ingeo biopolymer manufacturing facility in Thailand
12/05/2026 - The new site offers lactic acid production derived from locally sourced sugarcane, lactide monomer production, and polymer manufacturing.
A new textile-to-textile recycling process validated on an industrial scale
- AXENS, IFPEN, and JEPLAN announced the success of a major industrial test for recycling post-consumer textile waste rich in polyester (PET) using their Rewind® PET technology. This test was carried...
AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit
08/05/2026 - The AFCC is now accepting abstracts for breakout track sessions, poster presentations and workshops for the 2026 AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit focused on unique...
PLA World Congress
08/05/2026 - PLA is one of the bioplastics with the largest market significance.That‘s why Renewable Carbon Plastics (aka bioplastics MAGAZINE) is now organizing the 9th PLA...
CJ Biomaterials and Yuhan-Kimberly introduce world's first reusable nonwoven paper towel
08/05/2026 - CJ Biomaterials, Inc has partnered with Yuhan-Kimberly, a joint venture between Korea’s Yuhan Corporation and U.S. based Kimberly-Clark, to launch the world’s first biodegradable and reusable...
Research project investigates continued biodegradation of compostable plastics in soil
07/05/2026 - © INAKA new research project aims to study the biodegradation of particles from compostable plastic films under realistic conditions in soil. The recently launched German Austrian...