Foreword
Tis the season! If you’ve not
already got all your Christmas shopping done, perhaps you’ll want to consider
some bioeconomy themed buys – there are several consumer products in our
biobased news this month. Many of us enjoy a coffee, and for those that use
coffee capsules that slot into a machine will know the waste plastic they
generate can add up quite quickly. Flo, a food packaging producer, has
introduced some industrially compostable coffee capsules. However, still with
industrially compostable packaging their correct disposal is a necessity to
reap all the benefits. Perhaps 2020 will see improvements in the infrastructure
suitable for compostables! Over the Christmas
period there’s also likely to be plenty of........
Other News this Month Includes:
Markets
- Gevo quarter highlights
- Partnership for high-value PEF in Korea
- Avantium opens branch in Japan
- PHA producer Bio-On under investigation
- Bio-on suspends all payments
- Blockchain technology development for tracking sustainability
- Distribution agreement for biosynthetic base oils
Research & Development
- Bio-polymers for soil remediation
- Performance materials collaboration
- CO2 utilization and removal
- Biobased store briefing paper
Polymers
- Eastman and NB Coatings provide automotive plastics
- Bioresorbable PLA-PEG copolymers
- Natural fibre composite for motorsports
Chemicals
- Novamont's FDCA demo site
- Demonstration plant for plant-based MEG
Consumer Products
- Green innovation and zero waste for Flo
- Sustainable cartons launched
- Washing up liquid from beer
- Provision of compostable carrier bags
Patents
Events
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