UK supermarket chain Tesco has unveiled plans to remove hard to recycle packaging from its business by 2019. Speaking to several suppliers at an Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) event, the company announced that it will remove, ...
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Israel-based Tipa has developed and manufactured a new technology that could solve the problem of non-recyclable flexible plastic. Food and beverage packaging accounts for more than half of the non-recyclable flexible plastic in the ...
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Restalk has completed first prototype created from 100% recycled marijuana stalk. Allocating a small portion of its processed source material, Restalk engineered a sustainable and tree-free paper product. Restalk's newly appointed ...
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The results of a field trial with genetically modified poplar trees in Zwijnaarde, Belgium, shows that the wood of lignin modified poplar trees can be converted into sugars in a more efficient way. These sugars can serve as the starting ...
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I joined GreenBlue last fall as the new executive director and Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) director. Now that a year has passed, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some key industry milestones in 2013 and talk ...
M&G Chemicals announces its decision to construct a second-generation bio-refinery in the region of Fuyang, Anhui Province of China for the conversion of one million metric tons of biomass into bio-ethanol and bio-glycols. The project is ...
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The Italian government has recently criticised Britain for this stance. Italy planned to issue just biodegradable, cloth or paper bags in shops and use one Italian supplier that made compostable plastic. However, the approval was ...
New cleaner polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polymers that promise to transform the biodegradable polymer industry are being created by biomolecular engineers at the University of Sydney. The plastics will be used for fully recyclable ...
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Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) is a commodity product and used as feedstock in polyester industries and PET bottle industry. As such, the market for MEG generally moves in line with the polyester industry, especially in China where the need ...
jihepackage, A new product, the level of industrial production depends on the needs of the community, performance and cost, as well as alternative products, social effects and environmental issues are also important factors that can not be ...
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Biome Technologies has announced that it will sell its 50% stake in Biotec to Sphere, for £5.2m in cash. The UK-based bio-plastics company said the sale will allow it to focus on its strategy to develop high margin, application led ...
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Japan-based ECO Research Institute (ERI) has developed a new method to turn shredded paper into a greener paper-plastic composite and Michigan Molecular Institute is helping to bring the technology to the US. The company has developed a ...
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With the implementation of the 12th Five-Year Plan, more and more manufacturing industries have placed their focus on the materials and equipments featuring energy-saving and environmental protection. Under the 12th Five-Year Plan, the ...
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