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Taylor Weiss, assistant professor at Arizona State University (ASU)

Materials Technology: Sustainable Materials

Scaling Up Manufacture of Bioplastics

February 13, 2018

University researches method to make biodegradable plastic using bacteria and algae. The world is awash in discarded plastics. A recent estimate of the amount of plastic in the earth’s environment puts it at 6.3 billion metric tons.

Global bioplastics for packaging forecast to grow by 17% CAGR to 2022

June 23, 2017

Global bioplastics for the packaging industry is forecast to grow from 2017–2022 at an annual average rate of 17% to a market value of almost $7.2 billion, according to a Smithers Pira report.

Bioplastics, longer shelf life push food container market

February 3, 2017

The global food container market is expected to reach U.S. $346.99 billion by 2025, driven by bioplastics and advances in cold storage and enhanced shelf life.

Fresh strawberries packaged in a silk fibroin coating

Materials Technology: Bio-based Materials

The year of bio-based packaging

Sustainable living is growing and with it, interest in going beyond recycling.

Kristen Kazarian

August 15, 2016

Bio-based packaging materials offer great opportunity for food and beverage companies.

The majority of P&G products are recyclable and many are made from recycled materials

Materials Technology: Sustainable Materials

A look at consumers and sustainable products

Insights shed light on what consumers really want.

Liz Cuneo

February 3, 2016

Companies are doing more with post-consumer recycled content, plant-based materials and even sustainable company practices, and that is usually because consumers are demanding for more.

Biome Bioplastics serves taste of industrial biotechnology

February 20, 2015

Biome Bioplastics has undertaken pioneering research with the University of Warwick that has successfully demonstrated the feasibility of extracting organic chemicals from lignin for the manufacture of bioplastics.

Ultra-high barrier renewably sourced material comes to vacuum skin packaging

Plantic eco Plastic skin pack adds new dimension to VSP

February 9, 2015

Plantic Technologies, Ltd. unveils its sustainable Plantic eco Plastic Skin Pack ultra-high gas barrier material that establishes new standards in vacuum skin packaging performance.

SPI opens third-annual Innovation in Bioplastics Award competition

September 5, 2014

As in the previous two contests, the competition is open to any corporation, partnership or other business entity worldwide and seeks to acknowledge one creative, state-of-the-art innovation that represents the height of innovation in the bioplastics industry.

Success of bioplastics ultimately depends on price and performance

Global demand for biobased and biodegradable plastics will rise 19% per year to 960,000 metric tons in 2017.

December 17, 2013

Global demand for biobased and biodegradable plastics will rise 19% per year to 960,000 metric tons in 2017.

World’s first ultra-high barrier recyclable packaging material launches

December 4, 2013

Building on the success of Plantic eco Plastic™, this new material format combines PET and Plantic’s proprietary film technology to provide a packaging material with ultra-high gas barrier properties made from up to 60% renewable materials.

The Coca-Cola Company Rolls Out 100% rPET 20-oz Bottles Nationwide

Mondelēz partners with Amcor to use recycled packaging for Cadbury sharing bars

Phenix Label Unveils Innovative Tear-Away Label for Improved RFID Scanning

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February 19, 2025

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