Value Balancing Alliance welcomes Sabic as newest member

A new report from the White House calls for rapid advancements over the next 20 years in bio-based plastics as part of a bigger government biotech strategy.

Evonik’s Visiomer Terra methacrylate monomers have received certification from Din Certco ―the certification body of TÜV Rheinland Group―for 50-85% biobased content, earning the right to carry the label “Certified Biobased Product.

Plastics distribution specialist Distrupol is celebrating its 60th year in business today.

Milan-based Saipem, a global provider of integrated basic and detailed onshore engineering, procurement, project management, and construction services and chemical producer Garbo, headquartered in Cerano have announced that they have agreed to collaborate on the industrialisation, further development and commercialisation of Garbo’s proprietary chemical recycling technology, known as ChemPET.

Compostable plastic can offer a sustainable alternative for conventional plastics, especially in single use packaging, bags and bio-waste bags - but only if it is disposed of in the correct manner, so that it lands in the right waste stream.

Entries are now open for the Plastics Industry Awards 2023. Companies and individuals from across the UK and Republic of Ireland plastics design and manufacturing sector are invited to enter via the website www.plasticsawards.com.

This week, consulting firm Kearney released their study "No Silver Bullet", assessing the impact of three circularity solutions in the Informal Eating Out (IEO) sector.

Founded in 1963, Sikora AG, a global manufacturer and supplier of measuring and control technology to industrial sectors ranging from wire and cable, to the plastics industry, is this year looking back at a half a century of innovative development aimed at increasing its customers’ productivity.

A new collaborative demonstration initiative – one in a series of  supply chain projects funded by the Welsh Government and led by WRAP Cymru – has been launched with the aim of showing how plastic materials with no existing end-market can be turned into composites suitable for destined high-performance building applications

Beijing— After five years of research, China-based biotech company Bluepha, a China-based biotech company, celebrated the launch of its first portfolio of marine degradable biopolymers at a a festive 1 March event.