Get ready for some amazing stories. We'll start, of course, with our feature story of the week on the #biofuels oil rush. Only to be later astounded by #biobased hellmets made from shells in Japan, #ecofriendly polycarbonates in Korea, and the first ever complete destruction of #PFAS or forever chemicals. And since you're here, why not finish things off with our reads of the week?
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FEATURE STORY
The biofuels oil rush
Last week, we reviewed developments in the biofuels industry in 2022. It noted continued growth in global biofuels production despite many countries falling back on fossil fuel reserves as an energy security measure. In this feature, we shift perspectives slightly. From another angle, biofuels are an already-lucrative global commodity attracting attention from some of the biggest corporate entities in the world: oil majors.
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NEWSROOM
Samyang Corporation develops eco-friendly polycarbonate with 90% recycled plastic content
Korean chemical and food affiliate of the Samyang Group developed Korea’s first eco-friendly polycarbonate; containing more than 90% of Post-Consumer Recycled Polycarbonate (PCR PC).
BAR-U-EAT to have world’s first BPI certified compostable bar wrapper
The American company ensures that the compostable packaging for their individually wrapped bars will break down properly in commercial compost systems and not contaminate the environment.
The CropX effluent irrigation capability allows users with effluent storage and effluent-irrigated fields to harness the waste as a fertilizer while controlling and minimizing runoff and leaching.
Japan presents SHELLMET, a helmet made from scallop shells
SHELLMET has been developed using scallop shells and recycled plastic with a high ratio of shells mixed in and is expected to contribute to the circulation of resources and reduced CO2 emission.
Until now, PFAS, known as “forever chemicals”, destruction technologies have been relegated to the laboratory, or to batched processing. Aclarity’s full scale reactors can continuously destroy PFAS at a rate that matches the customer’s purification train.
Holmen Iggesund & Yangi explore innovative sustainable packaging concepts for the cosmetic industry
The collaboration’s focus will be on replacing rigid plastics with alternative biobased and renewable materials for beauty and cosmetics packaging such as refills, inserts, testers, and other types of applications within the segment.
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