A recently released report from Transparency Market Research (TMR) forecasts that the global epoxy resins market will develop at a CAGR of 6.9 percent from 2014 to 2020. TMR, a market intelligence firm based in the U.S., states that by ...
Tags: Paints, Coatings, Resins Market
A consortium led by the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, UK, is working on the use of lignocellulosic feedstock to produce bio-based, biodegradable plastic packaging for consumer ...
Tags: Bio Plastic, Packaging
Johnson Matthey Process Technologies, a provider of advanced process technologies, and Rennovia Inc., a privately held company that develops novel catalysts and processes for the cost advantaged production of chemical products from ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint pigment, renewable feedstocks
Flokser Group, a producer of leather and suede fabrics has developed an innovative artificial leather fabric using bio based materials from DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products and BioAmber. A BioAmber press release informed that Flokser ...
Michael Stephen, chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association and deputy chairman of Symphony Environmental Technologies, discusses how this material biodegrades in the outdoor environment. Oxo-biodegradable plastics have from ...
Clariant will participate in Chinaplas 2015, the largest plastics and rubber trade fair in Asia, with its special feature on sustainability-driven products and solutions dedicated to growing needs in the plastic industry for sustainable ...
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After an initial testing period of three months on its Eila milk brand, Finnish dairy product market leader Valio has announced its approval of the fully-renewable Tetra Rex Bio-based carton for its Valio Luomu organic milk and sour milk ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Milk Carton
American biotechnology company Intrexon has completed the acquisition of Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), the agricultural company behind the world's first non-browning apple, Arctic apple. British Columbia based OSF developed the ...
Oregon-based Boyd’s Coffee along with the Canadian coffee roaster Club Coffee will be launching 100% compostable, fully certified single-serve beverage pod. Developed in conjunction with international experts and scientists at the ...
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There is neither doubt nor dispute that the last financial year tested the grit and resourcefulness of the packaging industry. Tetra Pak achieved a 1.7% in sales nonetheless. Tetra Pak’s ‘challenging year’, the ...
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The world’s first fully fully renewable package has passed its test with Finnish dairy Valio. “[It’s] the pack that grows back,” stated Charles Brand, executive vice president of product management & commercial ...
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Tetra Pak is releasing the world’s first fully renewable package, Tetra Rex Bio-based, following its successful pilot with Finnish dairy Valio. Having sold its Valio Eila brand of lactose free semi-skimmed milk drink in Tetra Rex ...
Tetra Pak is rating its past year a success, with higher recycling rates, lower CO2 emissions and commercialisation of the world’s first 100% bio-based carton achieved. Tetra Pak has continued to make progress towards its 2020 ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Initiatives Reward, Packaging
Based on its recent analysis of the European plasticizers market, Growth Partnership Firm Frost & Sullivan has chemical company Oxea with the ‘2014 European Non-Phthalate Plasticizers Product Leadership Award’. The researchers ...
US-based Toray Plastics has developed PWX5, a metallized Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film that can be used as a high-performance inner moisture and oxygen-barrier web in gas-flushed applications. While one side of the film ...
Tags: BOPP, carbon fibers, Packaging