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We are a combination of designers and chemists, engineers and entrepreneurs. We’re hard to define because what we’re doing hasn’t been done before. We create advanced packaging...

Biodegradable Plant-Based Plastic to Combat Ocean Waste

Article - 27 May 2020

A team at Osaka University, Japan, has developed a biodegradable plant-based plastic that breaks down in seawater to combat the ocean waste problem.

Polymateria

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Polymateria’s revolutionary biotransformation technology is a new approach to ensuring that plastic that has escaped refuse streams can fully biodegrade in the natural environment. Our...

California Considering Strictest Plastic Pollution Laws in the US

News - 12 Sep 2019

Image credit: Konoplytska / Shutterstock.com It is well documented that Californians stand up to be counted when it comes to combatting the forces of potential environmental destruction. They...

Novel Bio-Renewable Process to Create 'Green' Plastic

News - 22 Jan 2018

With the aim to develop an alternative to the elephant tusk ivory used to build piano keys, John Wesley Hyatt patented the first industrial plastic in 1869. This early plastic also ignited a...

Agence France-Presse Hails Cereplast as “Greener Alternative to Plastic”

News - 28 Dec 2009

Agence France-Presse (AFP) praised Cereplast as a “greener alternative to plastic” in a recently published print article and video segment produced by the leading international news...

Online News Clip on Axion International’s Recycled Plastic Technology Released on CNN

News - 9 Dec 2009

Axion International Holdings announced that CNN has released an online news clip on its proprietary recycled plastic technology. Axion International utilizes recycled plastic to manufacture structural...

New Material From SABIC Innovative Plastics Increases Colour Durability of Carpet Made With Recycled Plastics

News - 16 Jul 2009

At SABIC Innovative Plastics, customer focus, collaboration and application co-development are an integral part of the company’s business strategy. So when Interface Americas, Inc., the...

Ingeo Biopolymer Now Environmentally Outperforms Every Major Petroleum Based Plastic

News - 10 Feb 2009

NatureWorks LLC has achieved a manufacturing breakthrough with its Ingeo plastics made from plants, not oil. A new, proprietary manufacturing process commissioned late last year lowers CO2 emissions...

New At-Store Recycling Toolkit Coming Soon to Help Stores Recycle Bags

News - 22 Apr 2008

Today, the Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA), a group of top plastic bag producers and recyclers and part of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), launched a major initiative to promote bag recycling...