Last week, Solvay inked a partnership with bio-based chemical developer Avantium. Avantium produces furans from sugars, and then catalytically processes the furans to make esters for plastics or ethers for fuels. This news comes just a month after the company raised €30 million for the "construction...
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Company Profile | March 08, 2022
Novamont produces biobased and EN13432‑compliant biodegradable and compostable polymers, biochemicals, and esters from plant‑based feedstocks like cornstarch, sugar, and vegetable oils; participating in research projects aimed at valorizing byproducts and waste streams like agriculture residues, ... To read more, click here.
News Commentary | May 10, 2022
In Savannah, Georgia, McDonald's will partner with Pactiv Evergreen, Ineos, Neste, and LyondellBasell and use an International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus mass balance approach to test clear plastic cups sourced from a 50‑50 mix of postconsumer plastic waste and biobased materials, ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | May 18, 2022
The European Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottle Platform (EPBP) will allow Avantium's polyethylene furanoate (PEF)/PET multilayer packaging in the PET recycling stream of a test market for three years with the following conditions: a 10% maximum PEF content per bottle and 5% maximum market ... Not part of subscription