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SPI Bioplastics Council Issues Position Paper on Oxo-Biodegradables and Other Degradable Additives Council Supports European Bioplastics Position That "Oxo-biodegradable" Technology's Claims of Being Biodegradable are Scientifically Unsubstantiated WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 28, 2010) – The Bioplastics Council, a special interest group of SPI: the Plastics Industry Trade Association, today announced the release of a position paper that questions the scientific validity of biodegradability claims made by producers of  "oxo-degradable" and "oxo-biodegradable" products.  The Council's paper formally supports the point of view put forth by European Bioplastics in a July 2009 publication.  Read or download the position paper here: www.plasticsindustry.org/goto/BPC-OXO  more ...

Entry Deadline for 2010 DuPont Awards Fast Approaching WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 13, 2009 – DuPont Packaging has announced that the deadline for entries in the 22nd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation is Feb. 12, 2010.  Selection of winners in the industry’s longest running, independently judged competition will focus on excellence in packaging innovation, sustainability and cost or waste reduction.  Entry forms are available on-line at www.packaging.dupont.com.  more ...

World Economic Forum Selects Metabolix as a 2010 Technology Pioneer CAMBRIDGE, Mass., USA, 03 December 2009: Metabolix, Inc. announced today that it has been named to the 2010 Class of Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum (WEF).  more ...

Rhodia starts to offer organically sourced polyamide 6.10 Lyon, France – 30 November 2009 – Rhodia is introducing a new environmentally friendly polyamide – the organically sourced 6.10 range – as a complement to its polyamide range.  more ...

Novamont launched 2nd Generation of Mater-Bi Novara, 26 November 2009 – During the 4th European Bioplastics Conference (Berlin, Nov 10-11, 2009) Novamont, the leading Italian company in the bioplastics sector, presented the 2nd generation of Mater-Bi®, now available on an industrial scale. It is a wide range of grades for technical applications in the sectors of flexible films and coatings characterised by an increase in the content of renewable raw materials, low levels of production of greenhouse gases and less dependence on mineral oil based feedstocks. more ...

Tetra Pak and Braskem sign agreement to pilot green plastic in carton packaging  25. Nov 2009: Lausanne, Switzerland - São Paulo, Brazil- Tetra Pak to undertake limited trials with renewable polyethylene from Braskem in the production of plastic closures. Tetra Pak has reached agreement with the largest Brazilian petrochemical company, Braskem SA, to purchase limited volumes of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) derived entirely from a renewable feedstock. The agreement represents the first move toward using green polyethylene in the carton packaging industry more ...

Futerro starts up its bioplastics demo unit (PLA) in Escanaffles, Belgium ... more ...

Innovation-Awards: Biomaterials of the year 2009 ... more ...

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