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31. Bacterial Enzyme Makes New Type Of Biodegradable Polymer 3/16/2022

    Strings of sugars called polysaccharides are the most abundant biopolymers on Earth.

32. SÜDPACK And Clean Cycle Investments Invest In CARBOLIQ, Provider Of An Innovative Technology For Chemical Recycling 3/11/2022

    SÜDPACK and Clean Cycle have signed an agreement for a long-term investment in the unique CARBOLIQ technology developed by Recenso. The decision is the logical consequence of the cooperation between SÜDPACK and CARBOLIQ that started about a year ago

33. U Of I, Braskem, And Princeton Receive DOE Grant To Engineer Bioplastic Packaging That's Infinitely Recyclable 3/9/2022

    The Department of Energy has granted $2 million over three years to Braskem America, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Princeton University to develop plastic that can be recycled perpetually, reducing waste and pollution from single-use plastics

34. Edible, Biodegradable, Anti-Microbial Plastic Boasts Higher Tensile Strength Than Petroleum-Based Plastic 3/9/2022

    Disposal of food packaging is a major cause of environmental pollution worldwide. More than 350 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year, and 85% of the garbage dumped in the oceans is plastic, according to estimates.

35. World Centric® Announces New 4-Can Fiber Carrier Rings, 100% Compostable Alternative To Traditional Polyethylene Plastic 3/8/2022

    World Centric® has announced today its new compostable 4-can fiber carrier rings. The company's new Fiber Can Rings are made exclusively from annually renewable plant fibers instead of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-density polyethylene (LDPE), which are commonly used with beer, soda and other cans, and are harmful to both the environment and wildlife

36. Sulzer’s Bio-Plastic Technology Selected For Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material’s Plant 3/4/2022

    Sulzer has been awarded by Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material to supply technology and key equipment for its polylactic acid (PLA) production facility in Jiangsu Province, China. The facility will have a production capacity of 30’000 tonnes per year

37. Covestro Expands Its Polycarbonate Compounding Operations In India 3/3/2022

    Covestro recently started up two polycarbonate compounding production lines at its Greater Noida plant near New Delhi in India

38. Qenos Takes Australia One Step Closer To Circular Plastics, Using Advanced Recycling Technology From Plastic Energy And Axens 3/2/2022

    Plastic Energy (UK), one of the world’s leading advanced plastics recycling technology companies, and Axens (France), worldwide provider of technologies, products and services, for the production of cleaner, renewable, gas, fuels and chemicals, are partnering with Qenos in the planning of a major circular plastics manufacturing capability in Australia

39. CNLINKO's New Product High Waterproof Rated YM Series Plastic Circular Industrial Connectors 3/2/2022

    CNLINKO is an advanced manufacturing company with business all over the world, committed to providing global customers with more advanced, more efficient, high-safety, and cost-optimized connection solutions and technical support

40. Two For One: Upcycling Plastic Waste Into Useful Material That Leverages Solar Energy 2/25/2022

    Scientists develop a facile and cost-effective strategy to repurpose polymeric foam in various sunlight-powered applications.