Ethox sues Coke over barrier PET

Ethox Chemicals is suing Coca-Cola Co. for patent infringement, claiming that the beverage giant stole a molecule, PEM, designed to enhance the barrier properties of PET.

iPad application to tout benefits of plastics

The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. is developing an iPad application to help companies and employees tout the benefits of plastics and the positive impact the industry has on jobs and the US economy.

We’re going to need a bigger bath

Recycling business Eco Plastics has created a giant duck made from plastic bottles for London’s Regents Canal Festival.

Biowert sees green shoots for grass-based bio-plastic

Germany-based Biowert is using grass from local farmers to make a new range of zero environmental impact products, including a bio-plastic.

Bioplastics production to hit million tonnes

The total global production of bio-based plastics will increase from current levels of 700,000-800,000 tonnes per annum to “hit the million tonne market” within a few years, Michael Carus, managing director of the Nova-Institut, said at a bioplastics conference in the Netherlands last week.

Mango Materials changes waste gas into bioplastics

The business: Mango Materials Inc. produces biodegradable plastics from waste biogas (methane) at a competitive price versus oil-based plastics. Mango Materials produces its plastic (polyhydroxyalkanoate) in powder form that is converted into a variety of plastic products such as children’s toys, electronic casings, water bottles and food packaging containers. Building on patented research from Stanford University, Mango Materials uses waste biogas that would otherwise enter the atmosphere from landfills, agricultural facilities and wastewater treatment plants.
How it makes money: Mango Materials plans to sell plastic pellets to existing plastic formers and distributors who make plastic products.

Flexible clothes hanger wins design award

Jamie Mansfield, a second year design student at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, has won the 27th annual Design Innovation in Plastics Award with his flexible clothes hanger.

Oakbio Makes Bioplastic at Cement Plant using CO2 from Flue Gas and Electricity

Oakbio Makes Bioplastic at Cement Plant using CO2 from Flue Gas and Electricity

Milestone for cement industry and renewable products

New Biodegradable Toothbrush Made Of API’s Apinat

New biodegradable toothbrush made of API's Apinat

Cavity filling cuts the pain for UK cyclists

The helmet liners for the British cycling team were manufactured by IDC Models, the rapid prototyping and model making division of Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC).

Cardia Bioplatics Gets Halal Certification for Biohybrid™ Resins Used in Food Packaging

Jul 2, 2012

Recycled plastic bottle house

Plastic bottles have found a new use in the west African country of Nigeria. In the village of Yelwa, north-western Nigeria, a project is underway that will see 25 houses built from recycled plastic bottles filled with dry soil or construction waste.

Biodegradable foam protects electronics shipments

Cornstarch-based protective packaging provides sustainable option for global shipping of electronics product.

Call to back compostable packaging at Olympics

Bio-based plastics can play a leading role at the London Olympics but only if brand owners, waste management companies and event organisers get behind the opportunity, that’s according to environmental consultancy NNFCC.

Clear vision for new carrot composite

Royal Cosun, a consortium of Dutch sugar beet growers, announced plans to commercialise a composite, based on carrot waste and developed by Scottish science company Cellucomp, at a bioplastics conference in the Netherlands last week.