Biopolymers

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Injection-moldable Cellulose Cross-linked Polymer Features in Korea

Last week MLT Analytics visited the Koplas Show in Seoul, Korea, where came across an injection-moldable wood composite dubbed CPX, or...

Unpacking the Complexity of Designing Paper Packaging

The headline cited verbatim here is from a blog posting by leading global electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Jabil authored...

Japanese Firm Develop Lactic Acid-based Plasticizer

Japan's Green Science Alliance has developed a biomass-based plasticizer for PVC based on lactic acid. While several biomass-based...

The Leaders and Laggards in the Quest to Reach a Circular Economy

As the world continues to grapple with its plastic waste crisis, BloombergNEF’s annual Circular Economy Ranking reveals the companies...

Citroniq Chemicals, Mitsui Plastics Consider Carbon Negative Polypropylene Supply Agreement

Citroniq Chemicals, a world-scale producer of carbon-negative materials, and Mitsui Plastics, Inc. (MPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Braskem Mulls North American Bio-Based Polypropylene project

Bio-polyolefins leader Braskem has announced a project to evaluate an investment in producing carbon negative bio-based polypropylene...

Bio-based Polyolefin Market Set for Stellar Growth Over Next Decade

· Polymer producer sustainability targets coupled with brand owner and consumer preferences will drive increased consumption of...

Petron Scientech, Mitsui to Explore Development of Bio-Based Ethylene Infrastructure to Make Bio-PE

Petron Scientech (PSI), a pioneer and leading global licensor of low carbon intensity (CI) and energy efficient “Ethanol to Ethylene”...

Braskem mulls bio-ethylene production in Japan

According to a report in Nikkei Asia, Brazilian chemical company Braskem is considering constructing a bio-ethylene plant to make...

Water filter jugs incorporate sustainable SMMA resin from Ineos

Water filter jugs from Brita are now employing a styrene methyl methacrylate (SMMA) resin from Ineos based on of styrene monomer derived...

Asia Pacific to Welcome Renewable Polyurethane Feedstock Source

Covestro, SK geo centric and Neste to cooperate to create value chain for renewable attributed methylene diphenyl diisocyanate. Covestro,...

MOST A&I India HDPE Import Report Reveals a Diverse Supply Base

While three global suppliers of LLDPE dominate the import market for this resin India, the supply base for HDPE imported into the country...

Plastics to the Rescue Again? Key Enablers in Paper-based Packaging Solution

So here we have it yet again! Plastics come to the rescue of “environmentally-friendly” paper-based packaging solutions, delivering...

Bio-polyolefin Market Set to Grow as Fast as Sugar Cane

· Market leader Braskem is being joined by a multitude of new sources as suppliers, brand-owners and nations pursuing ...

Wastewater a Potential Feedstock for PHA Biopolymers

A research team of 14 project partners from seven European countries has demonstrated a new method of wastewater treatment that...