Another week, another newsletter jam packed with breaking bio news from around the world. Today we deliver news on #regulation, #technology and #businesses coming together for a better bio world. As always, we also bring you a very special feature story, this time on much needed innovations in flexible packaging.
It is hard to believe (where does the time go?) that we are now 6 months out from World Bio Markets, 10-11 May 2023, The Netherlands... watch this space as we start to name drop our sponsors, partners and speakers.
Have great week... we are with you all the way!
FEATURE STORY
Algae And Nanocomposites Take On World’s Most Hard-To- Recycle Plastic
One plastic type remains the bête noir of corporate sustainability targets: flexible packaging. These are the thin plastic layers we encounter as clingfilm, bin-bags, food packaging seals, sachets, and wrapping – all applications that are overwhelmingly single-use. These materials are so problematic that the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has dedicated an entire research programme investigating ways to draw-down their use. But why are flexibles so problematic?
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte meets with UBQ Materials in preparation for opening of large-scale Bergen Op Zoom facility
UBQ Materials announced that co-Founder and co-CEO, Jack ‘Tato’ Bigio, met with Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, to discuss government support for the company’s upcoming expansion in Bergen Op Zoom.
ECOPOX and Fraunhofer Institute test liquid bio-plastic for silent car rides
In a joint research project ECOPOX GmbH & Co. KG and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems want to produce a novel, ecological liquid plastic that can be used as a sound-absorbing compound for automotive construction.
Neste is partnering with EDi Energie-Direkt Hohenlohe GmbH and TOOL-FUEL Services GmbH to jointly enable the supply of Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Germany. Both companies will distribute and sell Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Germany.
Chevron and CalBio partner on dairy biomethane projects
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio) announced a joint investment in their second holding company to produce and market dairy biomethane as a renewable natural gas (RNG) transportation fuel in California.
CELLIANT® Viscose now available as flocked coating and fabric
CELLIANT® Viscose is a unique combination of nature and performance which converts body heat into energy. It is the world’s first in-fiber sustainable infrared viscose.
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