Düsseldorf, Germany — With the formal adoption of the single-use plastics directive by the European Council in May, the ax officially fell for the producers of disposable products such as plastic ...

There are already polymers that are 100 % biodegradable and are not made from oil. A "100% biodegradable polymer" is one that is totally turned into carbon dioxide, humus, and water by soil ...

WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:YTEN), an agricultural bioscience company, today announced successful field testing of prototype lines of the oilseed ...

As consumers and corporations alike become more environmentally conscious, the chemical industry is working to find solutions to the plastic waste crisis. One idea is to use biodegradable polymers ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- Market Overview: The Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Market is gaining significant momentum as industries across packaging, agriculture, medical, and consumer ...

What, exactly, is PHA? "Vivomer is basically polymers that can be grown inside of microorganisms," Insiya Jafferjee, founder and CEO of Shellworks, says. She says the process is similar to making ...

The lining or coating is a small percentage of a package's material footprint, but it can make all the difference when it comes to its sustainability. CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South ...

CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, was recognized with the prestigious German 2023 Red Dot Design ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Biodegradable Polymers Market for Extrusion Coating, By Type (PLA, Starch, PBS, PHA), Substrate (Paper & Paperboard, Cellulose Films), Application (Rigid Packaging, ...