On September 10, LG Chem and TK Chemical, a subsidiary of SM Group, signed an MOU in Seoul on the development of eco-friendly biodegradable materials (PBAT) and business cooperation. PBAT (Polybutylene Adipate-co-Terephthalate) is a petroleum-based

On September 1, 2026, Dutch time, the EU-funded project ReBioCycle announced its latest results.Polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics can be recovered from mixed plastic waste and reprocessed into recycled PLA with quality comparable to that of virgin ma

Avantium N.V.’s flagship FDCA production plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, is getting closer and closer to start-up, while the company continues to expand its commercial partnership projects and prepare new financing for the next phase of business

The Rwandan government is significantly accelerating the country's transition away from traditional plastics and promoting the development of a green economy. Kigali—Rwanda is set to formally approve biodegradable packaging materials for inclusion in

Researchers from Wageningen University & Research, the University of Amsterdam, and several institutions in China have developed a high-strength biodegradable plastic using corn protein. They named this transparent material "plantymer." Compared

This technology can transform conventional PE and PP resins into materials that promote decomposition into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass rather than microplastics. The patent covers HDPE/LLDPE blend formulations for soft packaging and polypropy

Recently, Shanghai Hanhe Biomaterials Technology Co., Ltd. launched a straw-based fully biodegradable mulch film, the first PLA agricultural mulch film in China made entirely from non-food cellulose sources such as agricultural and forestry straw and

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According to the latest market data and industry information compiled by the blogger “,” organize the following cost comparison of various plastic alternatives:Sort from low to high by cost.Bamboo-based materials - currently the lowest-cost soluti

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1. Hot Topics Domestic PBAT capacity utilization rate: 23.43%. This week, the operating rate of biodegradable film bags is 38.6%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous week. Wanhua Chemical, Zhejiang Huafeng, Hubei Yihua, and

The Wuxi Nanda New Materials PLA facility has a capacity of 5,000 tons per year with one production line, currently idle. It specializes in the grades WN115 high-gloss pure fiber grade polylactic acid and WN116 injection molding grade polylactic acid

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Today, amid the modernization of agriculture, agricultural plastic mulch is known as the “second skin” of crops. By raising soil temperature, retaining soil moisture, and suppressing weed growth, it has made great contributions to stable and inc

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On 10 June in Brussels, the European Commission launched three complementary initiatives on the same day, all targeting the same goal—to bring Europe’s bioeconomy out of the laboratory and into the market. This is not an ordinary policy a

The bio-based aromatic materials team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by Senior Engineer Zhang Yajie, has published in *Bioresource Technology* the results of more than a decade of R&a

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