Avantium, a renewable chemicals company, and ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH, one of the world's leading plastic converters, have announced their Joint Development Agreement for the development of PEF bottles. After The Coca-Cola Co. and ...
Tags: PEF Bottle, Packaging, Coca-Cola
A European project called the Bio-Board project has been instituted to develop sustainable protein-based paper and paperboard coating systems to increase the recyclability of food and beverage packaging materials. The BIO-BOARD ...
What is sustainable packaging and does it even exist in today's market? Dr. Liz Wilks, European Stakeholder and Sustainability Manager for Asia Pulp and Paper, explains. Packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. It protects products, ...
Tags: toy packaging, Toys, Opinion
Compostable and sustainable bioplastics manufacturer Cereplast has announced that the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Cereplast Italia has added about seven sales agents to promote its products in Italy and neighboring countries. ...
The surface required to grow sufficient feedstock for today's bioplastic production is less than 0.006 percent of the global agricultural area of 5 billion hectares. This is the key finding by European Bioplastics, based on figures from the ...
Tags: Bioplastics, Chemicals, Packaging, Printing
Compostable and sustainable bioplastics manufacturer Cereplast has received patent protection for biodegradable nanopolymer compositions and biodegradable articles from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). USPTO-issued ...
Tags: Cereplast, bioplastics manufacturer, USPTO
Cereplast launches Algaeplast bioplastics subsidiary Cereplast Inc., a manufacturer of biobased, compostable and sustainable bioplastics, has launched Algaeplast Inc., The subsidiary will focus on development and manufacture of ...
Cereplast, a manufacturer of compostable and sustainable bioplastics, will provide an update on applications that are in development in India at present. According to the company, its bioplastic resins, including Cereplast Compostables ...
Tags: Cereplast, resin application development, water bottles
US-based MGP Ingredients has announced that bioscience social enterprise Green Dot acquired its bioplastics division for an undisclosed value. Green Dot will acquire a manufacturing facility in Onaga, Kansas, and certain assets at the ...
NatureWorks, the world's leading supplier of biopolymers, with Ingeo fibers and plastics made from plants, not oil, announced today that the company has located its first Asia Pacific (A/P) regional headquarters in Bangkok and has expanded ...
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Bioplastics manufacturer Cereplast has secured patent protection for high heat resistant polymer compositions having polylactic acid (PLA), from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent 8,222,320 issued by USPTO ...
Tags: Resistant Polymer, bioplastic resin, patent protection
Sustainable bioplastics manufacturer Cereplast has signed a distribution agreement with Albis Plastic in Germany to supply Cereplast bioplastic resins to the UK and Ireland. The company said it has shipped the first purchase order to ...
US-based bioscience social enterprise Green Dot has developed a bioplastic which is a better alternative to the petroleum based elastomeric packaging materials, which will be showcased on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Green ...
Tags: Compostable Elastomeric Bioplastic, Packaging Applications, bio-resins
Cardia Bioplastics and Alto Packaging have teamed up to produce packaging technology manufactured with Cardia’s thermoplastic starch resins. The resins, which are compatible with existing plastic recycle processes would be food safe ...
Tags: Sustainable Packaging, packaging technology, plastic recycle
US-based MGP, an innovator of grain and other plant-based ingredient solutions, has announced the development of Terratek BD, a new line of biodegradable composite resins. This newest entry in the company's portfolio of eco-friendly ...
Tags: Biodegradable Resins, Terratek BD, branded packaged goods