Tag: Bioplastics
Asia Pacific: Thyssenkrupp to build second bioplastics plant in China
Thyssenkrupp has won a contract for the construction of a bioplastics plant based on the patented PLAneo technology.
The plant is to be built...
Europe: Parliament recognises the good bioplastics bring
The European Parliament’s report on the European Strategy for Plastics adopted recently by the plenary testifies to the increasing acknowledgement and endorsement of the...
Europe: Biodegradable plastics boost organic recycling
Biodegradable plastics offer innovative solutions to improve recycling quality by facilitating the means for more efficient separate waste collection, according to a study jointly...
Europe: Perstorp’s bioplastics gets food contact approval
Perstorp has acquired food contact use approval for its Capa for bioplastics product grades 6500D and the new 6800D.
The Capa 6800D for bioplastics extends...
Europe: Bioplastic market to grow despite low oil price, report
The global bioplastics industry is slated to "grow by 50% over the coming years despite the low oil price”, according to the chairman of...
Asia Pacific: Total, Corbion forms JV on bioplastics
Total and Corbion have created a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers.
They plan to build a world-class PLA polymerization...
Europe: Association welcomes regulatory view on waste as resource
European Bioplastics (EUBP) says it welcomes the draft reports on the revised EU waste legislation by MEP Simona Bonafè, Rapporteur of the European Parliament’s...
Europe: Carbon price tags needed on bioplastics, says association
European Bioplastics is supporting initiatives to develop global carbon-pricing mechanisms and implement them effectively.
It says these measures would be needed to incorporate the external...
Europe: France deems biobased bags necessary for green growth
29The French parliament has adopted the law on energy transition and green growth proposed by Ségolène Royal, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy.
European...
Europe: Association agrees on EU’s decision on plastic carrier bags
The European Parliament on April 28, 2015, gave its final approval for the previously agreed legislation amending the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to...