Foreword
First things first. All of us at
NNFCC would like to wish you a Happy New Year 2021. We hope that you have all
enjoyed lovely holidays and we are looking forward to doing some exciting work
with you this year.
As the Bioeconomy and its
associated fields of study evolve and expand, the next challenges needing to be
overcome become clearer. As important scientific advances are being made to
find alternative to petroleum-based plastics it is crucial to identify the main
challenges industries and economies will face to fulfil their objective of
rolling out bio-based plastics globally without creating more environmental
problems.
Plastic food packaging
is a much needed commodity which provides many advantages and can therefore not
be abandoned altogether for the sake of reducing plastic pollution...
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- Green Bill to Boost Renewable Chemicals, Phase-Out Fossil Fuels
- UK Government announces separate food waste collections in Spending Review
Markets
- Bioplastics continue to become mainstream as the global bioplastics market is set to grow by 36% in 5 years
- Kemira partners with Danimer Scientific to develop biodegradable coating for paper and board industry
- Omani Venture Capitalists to Invest in American Biotech start-up, White Dog Labs
Research & Development
- Total Corbion
PLA outlines most favourable end-of-life options for PLA bioplastics
- Challenges and trade-offs of
introducing bio-based plastics in the food packaging value chain
- More...
Polymers
- Production of the First
Cosmetic Packaging Made From Industrial Carbon Emissions
- Bast Fibre Technologies
Inc. awarded critical suite of certifications
- More...
Chemicals
- New partnership announced between Elementis and
NXTLEVVEL Biochem
- Cargill, Ifpen and Axens
collaborate to advance lactic-to-acrylic-acid technology
- More...
Patents
Events
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