• Bioplastics Market will reach more than one billion Euros in 2015 – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Global Bio-based Plastics Market, finds that the market earned revenues of €570.6 million in 2008, and estimates this to reach €1.1 billion in 2015. Improvements in product performance and an expanding product range continue to propel the bio-based plastics into new and high-growth applications despite the challenges posed by the [...]

  • Linoleum: a green material? – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Linoleum (informally abbreviated to lino) is a floor covering made from renewable composite materials such as solidified linseed oil with ligno-cellulose fibers. The question is to know if it is a true green material (How environmentally friendly is it?). … According to Wikipedia, linoleum is based on various materials including solidified linseed oil, pine rosin, cork dust, wood flour and [...]

  • Greener American cars

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    After the French cars, American companies such as Ford Motor continues their efforts to use more renewable and recyclable materials in the vehicles. This includes soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus. Other vehicles already made with sustainable materials include the Ford Mustang, F-150, Focus, Flex, Escape, Expedition and Econoline [...]

  • Increase of the production of bioplastics based on 1,3 propanediol (PDO)

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, LLC, a joint venture between DuPont and Tate & Lyle,  announced an expansion to their Loudon, Tennessee (USA) facility to increase production of bio-based 1,3 propanediol (Bio-PDO™) by 35%. Construction is scheduled to start in June 2010, and the expansion is expected to be complete by second quarter [...]

  • An annual average growth of 13% till 2014 for bioplastics – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Bioplastics are gaining an increasing share in the mass markets for phone accessories, electronics, household appliances and foodstuffs industries. Industry figures from 2009 showed growth in the Bioplastics sector, and predicted an annual average growth of 13% till 2014. Source – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : Growth in bioplastics despite crisis – A [...]

  • Greener French cars

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    PSA Peugeot-Citroën will replace almost a third of the plastics used in its cars with green materials by 2015, to reduce the ecological footprint of the French company’s vehicles over their lifespan. Plastic car components, such as insulation, soundproofing, bumpers, wing mirrors and dashboard panels, made from fossil fuels would be sourced from plant fibres, such [...]

  • Metabolix: the real starting point

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    After a very long period of development, Metabolix seems to start an industrial production of PHA (polyhydoxyalkanoate) products,  named Mirel. For nearly two decades, Oliver Peoples and the Cambridge-based company he founded, Metabolix Inc., have been working on ways to turn crops into biodegradable plastics. The company, founded in 1992 and public since 2006, bore the brunt [...]

  • Futerro: PLA Production in Europe

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Futerro, a 50/50 joint venture established in September 2007 by Galactic and Total Petrochemicals, announced the inauguration of its bioplastics production unit in Escanaffles, Belgium. Supported by the Walloon Region through the Marshall Plan, the purpose of this unit is to develop state-of-the-art technology for the production of PolyLactic Acid (PLA) bioplastics from renewable vegetable sources [...]

  • Green materials are re-shaping how vehicles are made – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    … A European study predicts that by 2020, bio-based plastics could replace up to 90 per cent of the total amount of petroleum-derived plastics consumed globally in 2007. The auto industry consumes an average of about 135 kilograms of plastic in every car it builds, so it’s no surprise automakers are looking down this road with [...]

  • A new partnership to develop new biobased polyamides

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Arkema and Toyobo have decided to form a strategic partnership to develop high temperature polyamides made from renewable resources. Under this collaboration, Arkema and Toyobo will promote a new generation of high temperature polyamides with improved technical properties and lower environmental footprint. The new products initially consist of two ranges with melting points around 250°C and [...]

  • Enquête sur les bioplastiques auprès des Français

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Une enquête BVA fait le point sur la question des bioplastiques. Réalisée en ligne entre le 28 janvier et le 1er février 2010 auprès d’un échantillon national représentatif de la population française connectée à Internet et âgée de 15 à 65 ans (1065 Français au total), cette enquête commandée par Passion Céréales révèle que si seulement [...]

  • New details about algae-based bioplastics production

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Cereplast, Inc. (USA), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced that its plan to develop a new family of algae-based resins is progressing well and that this Company expects to offer the first grade of Cereplast Algae Plastics(R) for commercial use by the end of the year. Cereplast algae-based resins  have the potential to replace 50% or [...]

  • Treatment of the post-consumer bioplastics.

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Some polymers can be synthesized by means of polycondensation of the original monomers. Monomers are linked together with the release of water to form the polymeric chain. Polyesters, polyamides and polyesterpolyols used in polyurethanes are typically produced via polycondensation. The opposite reaction of polycondensation is hydrolysis, where the chemical bonds between monomers are broken through [...]

  • Cellophane: a green plastic? – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, and bacteria makes it useful for food packaging. The question is to know if it is a true green plastic (How environmentally friendly is it?). … Cellophane was invented in 1900, but wasn’t commercially available until 1912. At that [...]

  • Sustainable development: A new bio-based polyamide increases the life of batteries

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Rhodia has recently announced the launch of Technyl® eXten, a new bio-based polyamide. Rhodia’s Technyl® eXten solution using polyamide 6.10, produced in part from castor oil, is respectful of the environment and offers users high-performance and economically attractive solutions along with a reduced ecological footprint. This polyamide, is helping one of the world’s five largest manufacturers [...]

  • Plastics go green – Video presentation

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    In this Video, find out how scientists are developing more environmentally friendly plastics (bioplastics) using plant materials. By 2020, these bioplastics could provide an alternative for about a fifth of the estimated 100 billion Kilos of plastics manufactures produce each year worldwide. – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : IBM has discovered [...]

  • BioIsoprene: Making rubber from renewable biomass – Video presentation

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    In a previous post (in spanish), we have shown that Goodyear in partnership with Genencor, is developing a greener way to make tires. This video shows how BioIsoprene (a bio-based Isoprene) is being used to make synthetic rubber from renewable biomass materials. – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : Enzyme producers want [...]

  • Crude oil no needed for production of plastics

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Each year the world produces about 130 million kilo of ethene, the most important raw material for plastics. This gigantic industry is currently dependent on crude oil. And that is running out. Dutch researcher Tymen Tiemersma might have found a solution for this problem. With his new reactor, we can produce methane from natural [...]

  • To make green polypropylene from sugarcane

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Braskem and Novozymes take a step toward the bio-based economy by developing polypropylene from sugarcane. Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in Latin America, and Novozymes, the world’s leading producer of industrial enzymes, announced a research partnership to develop large-scale production of polypropylene from sugarcane. “Braskem was the first company in the world to produce a 100% certified [...]

  • Bioplastics as future construction materials

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    The Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) focuses mainly on fibre-reinforced polymers, bionics and the development of new building materials. For instance, the architect and future Doctor Carmen Köhler is investigating the applicability of natural fibre-reinforced biopolymers in the construction industry. In contrast to fibreglass-reinforced polymers, natural [...]

  • Development of bio-based succinic acid

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    A lot of industrial projects based on the bioproduction of succinic acid have been developed during these 2-3 last years. Recently, Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, and Roquette Frères, the global starch and starch-derivatives company headquartered in France, announced that they have signed a joint venture [...]

  • Current players in PHA-based resins (PolyHydroxyAlkanoates)

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    There are now about 75,000 metric tons of annual capacity globally to produce PHAs (PolyHydroxyAlkanoate) from five companies: Telles (USA), Tianjin Green Bioscience/DSM (China), Bio-on (Italy), Tianan Biologic Material Co. (China); and BioMatera (Canada). Nine other companies are conducting developmental work on PHAs, some with pilot plants: Micromidas (USA), Meridian (USA), Biomer (Germany), PHB [...]

  • Bioplastics present their own challenges – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Bioplastics marry the benefits of one of the world’s most versatile materials with the advantages of a sustainable source – making it a significant advance in the field of sustainable packaging. However, as with any innovation, these new materials present their own challenges. From an interview of Hiram Santana from Cosmetic Specialties International (CSI) … Most of [...]

  • Algae might just be the next big bio-resin – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    … Cereplast already uses starches from corn, tapioca, wheat, and potatoes in the manufacture of the Compostables and Hybrid materials. So why bother adding yet another biomass to the mix? Because, according to Cereplast researcher William Kelly, algae is cheap, plentiful, doesn’t take away from the human food chain, and represents the near-perfect closing of the [...]

  • Bioplastics in Brazil: Beyond the green speech – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan are focussed on the Brazilian Bioplastic Market.</p The Brazilian chemical industry is among the top ten industries globally, having a major goal to be positioned among the top five. Several initiatives are being presented and put into practice in Brazil, supported by Brazilian Association of the Chemical industry (ABIQUIM), through a [...]

  • bioplastics from chitin and chitosan

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    BioLog GmbH, based in Landsberg (Germany), is developing bioplastics from chitin, a natural biopolymer extracted from the exoskeleton of crustaceans such as shrimps and crabs. Chitin is modified to chitosan (see Figure), which can be used for many applications, including for wastewater treatment and as animal feed. Since 1992, BioLog Biotechnologie und Logistik GmbH has developed [...]

  • New bioplastics based on furan chemistry from biomass

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Dutch-based research and technology company Avantium claims to have developed ‘breakthrough technology’ that could produce biomass-derived polyesters that can compete effectively with traditional polymers both on price and on performance. Avantium has now initiated a collaboration with NatureWorks, which makes the Ingeo bio-polymer (PLA) which can be used in textiles. The two companies have teamed up [...]

  • Les bioplastiques au secours des incendies – Présentation vidéo

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    En 2007, un groupement d’agriculteurs de la Marne-France (la S.c.a.f) s’associe à SPHERE pour fonder un holding financier ADVENTAGRI qui détient 100 % de la Féculerie Haussimont dont le capital est réparti à 60 % par SPHERE et 40 % par la S.c.a.f. La fécule de pomme de terre est la matière végétale qui sert [...]

  • Bioplastics from sea

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Food crops are commonly being used as raw materials for plastics, but researchers are now looking out to sea for future feedstocks. … Cereplast expects to have two algae-based grades ready by the end of this year: one for injection molding, and one for thermoforming. Its algae-based resins will be designed along the same lines as its [...]

  • Recycling process of PLA (LOOPLA) – Video presentation

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    The green patented LOOPLA® technology is a chemical recycling process that goes back from PLA (polylactic acid) to lactic acid by depolymerisation through hydrolysis. This process has been presented in a previous post. This video shows a presentation of this technology. – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : Plastics from Potatoes – Video presentation Plastics [...]

  • Producing recyclable bioplastics – Video presentation

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Micromidas converts carbon from organic wastewater into bioplastics (PHA). – Related posts / Billets à lire, en complément : To convert sludge into bioplastics To turn waste into bioplastic Green plastics from carbon dioxyde Share, Enjoy and Subscribe:

  • Bioplastics from the skins of tropical fruits

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Aware of the high demand for environmentally friendly plastic, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) researchers have developed a bio-degradable plastic, known as Fruitplast from the skins of tropical fruits such as bananas, rambutans and chempedak. The head of the research team, Professor Hanafi Ismail said that the idea to produce plastic from the the waste products of [...]

  • Brazil and Mexico are nascent markets for bioplastics – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Both Brazil and Mexico are nascent markets for bioplastics, when compared to those in Europe or the U.S. Bioplastics are currently penetrating such segments as food packaging and agricultural films. However, large production scales in Brazil are expected to give a new direction to this market in the region. Competitive production scales and an increasing demand [...]

  • Renewable chemicals in automotive parts are rising

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Development of plant-based chemicals in automotive applications has been steadily growing and most of the products are coming from traditional chemical companies. Natural fiber-reinforced plastics, vegetable oil-based polyols and polyamides, bio-based polyesters and thermoplastic elastomers are just some of the bio-based materials already being incorporated in several vehicles. Soybean-based foam, made from soybean polyols, combined with [...]

  • Biopolymers in Packaging will increase more than 40% per year – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    “Biopolymers in Packaging” from Allied Development Corp. is a global study of the biopolymer industry. It examines total biopolymer consumption, then focuses on biopolymer consumption in packaging. Suppliers, converters, and users around the globe are making huge investments in biopolymers, which will impact every facet of the packaging industry. As a result, biopolymer consumption will increase [...]

  • Composters want better bioplastics labeling

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    More than 82 percent of U.S. composters want a more universally recognizable label of compostability to prevent problems such as contaminating conventional plastic recycling streams with biopolymers, according to a new report. The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has released a report on how packaging is handled in industrial composting facilities based on anational survey conducted [...]

  • Green polyurethane

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Cargill and Pittsburgh State University’s Kansas Polymer Research Center (KPRC) partnered to develop the first commercially viable soy-based polyols used in flexible foams for furniture, car interiors and carpets. Today Cargill sells those polyol products under the BiOH brand and counts some of the biggest names in retail among its customers. The soybean checkoff helped [...]

  • Growth in bioplastics despite crisis – A market study!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Green investments are the best way to beat the crisis – a summary of the findings of a poll conducted by the European Bioplastics Association of its members. The bulk of companies questioned reported healthy growth figures for 2009, in some cases considerably more than 5% up on the previous year. The figures fulfilled – and sometimes exceeded – [...]

  • NatureWorks (PLA) doesn’t reach full production capacity

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Biopolymers resin manufacturer NatureWorks LLC is growing again at a 30 percent clip after a brief period of lower growth. But the company still expects it will be three to four years before its polylactic acid (PLA) resin plant in Blair, Nebraska (USA), reaches full capacity. “We have gotten back to a 30 percent growth rate [...]

  • Un nouveau Polyamide biosourcé (PA 6.10)

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Rhodia dévoile parmi ses dernières innovations, un Polyamide 6.10 (Technyl® eXten), provenant pour partie d’huile de ricin, respectueux de l’environnement, offre à ses utilisateurs des solutions performantes et économiquement attractives pour une empreinte environnementale réduite. Ce Polyamide (PA) biosourcé baptisé Technyl® eXten avait été annoncé dans un précédent billet. Ce n’est pas le seul, il existe actuellement de nombreux [...]

  • A new polyurethane from soybean oil

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Deltron, Inc. announced that wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary Elasco, Inc. has developed proprietary polyurethane formulations made from renewable resources that significantly reduce the carbon footprint of manufactured products. Deltron’s Elasco offers polyurethane produced from renewable soybean oil as an alternative to conventional polyurethane made from petroleum-based chemicals. The company is finding a growing market [...]

  • Bioplastics industry calls for a programme to stimulate its development – A point of view!

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    The bioplastics industry should receive the same level of support from the European Union and national governments as the biofuel and renewable energy sectors to stimulate its development, said the European Bioplastics Association secretary general Harald Kaeb. … “It is clear that bioplastics is not treated with the same prominence as biofuels and renewable energy,” he [...]

  • Biodegradable in about 60 days

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Tamarisk Technologies (OK-USA) has developed a new plastic that is biodegradable in about 60 days. Tests conducted by both Tamarisk Technologies and Intertek Labs, an independent third party laboratory, have shown that this plastic technology may be the answer to the world’s need for a biodegradable and compostable plastic. “This is a truly revolutionary breakthrough; it [...]

  • Bioproduction of biobased succinic acid from glycerol

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Researchers from BASF SE have isolated a bacterium with highly promising properties, including the ability to use glycerine (or glycerol – a waste product of biodiesel production obtained from triglycerides) as substrate for the efficient production of succinic acid. Bio-based succinic acid can be applied as a monomeric building block in a variety of biopolymers, e.g. biodegradable [...]

  • To convert sludge into bioplastics

    Updated: 2010-06-30 21:49:09
    Start-up Micromidas plans to test how well an army of microbes can convert sludge from wastewater treatment plants into a biodegradable plastic. … Micromidas expects to start pilot testing a waste-to-plastic machine at its labs within a month. Then in about five months it hopes to take that biorefinery, which can fit in a shipping container, to [...]

  • The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Plastics Injection Molding Machines Weighing More Than 500 Tons Excluding Patterns and Molds

    Updated: 2010-06-29 03:19:00
    Product DescriptionThis econometric study covers the world outlook for plastics injection molding machines weighing more than 500 tons excluding patterns and molds across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent [...]

  • What is the best way to paint plastic molding?

    Updated: 2010-06-29 01:23:25
    I recently purchased a mid-80’s condo with “plastic” base molding. I would like to repaint it. I will eventually replace the molding with wood when I put in hardwood floors… Related Blogs Related Blogs on What is the best way to paint plastic molding? Technorati Tags: best, hardwood floors, mid, Molding, paint, Plastic, plastic molding

  • What is the smallest hole you can make with injection molding?

    Updated: 2010-06-27 21:25:49
    Assuming the material is plastic. Related Blogs Related Blogs on What is the smallest hole you can make with injection molding? Boreal Climbing Shoes | Indoor Rock Climbing Technorati Tags: blogs, climbing shoes, hole, Injection, injection molding, material, Molding, Plastic, Related, Rock Climbing, smallest

  • Injection Molding – Overview

    Updated: 2010-06-27 21:25:28
    www.custompartnet.com Related Blogs Related Blogs on Injection Molding – Overview Plastic Fanatics – Helping make plastics more accessible to the … Technorati Tags: blogs, BlogsRelated, custompartnet, Injection, injection molding, Molding, Overview, plastics, www

  • Plastic Injection Molding: Mold Design and Construction Fundamentals

    Updated: 2010-06-27 21:14:04
    Product DescriptionEliminate the guesswork from critical mold aspects such as gate location, shape and size. And discover how to establish proper venting so you can prepare ideal mold venting – before the first shot is made. Both newcomers and experienced practitioners in the area of thermoplastics will benefit from its concise explanations of the [...]

  • Plastic Injection Molding Machine

    Updated: 2010-06-26 15:12:42
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  • I need a good website to study plastic injection molding.?

    Updated: 2010-06-25 09:30:14
    I’ve just been promoted to supervisor at the factory I work at and I need to learn more. I’m getting some on the job training but I want to find a good website that I can study from at home to try to get ahead. I want to learn more about things like [...]

  • Plastic Injection Molding: Manufacturing Startup and Management

    Updated: 2010-06-25 09:28:49
    Product DescriptionThe latest book in the Plastic Injection Molding Series addresses the many facets of running today’s molding companies including selecting the right equipment, identifying costs to determine price, making the most of available resources (including personnel), and complying with industry and quality standards. Also discussed are key company strategies that can determine whether a [...]

  • china plastic injection molding part

    Updated: 2010-06-24 03:16:29
    visit www.cnmoulding .com for details first time test for baby toy that learn walking. Related Blogs Related Blogs on china plastic injection molding part hard choice « china plastic injection molding Technorati Tags: baby toy, China, Injection, Molding, part, Plastic, plastic injection molding, time test

  • E-Z Fill Automatic Waterer And Feeder For Cats – Small – Blue

    Updated: 2010-06-22 21:25:33
    Size: Small Product DescriptionThe E-Z Fill Automatic Waterer And Feeder For Cats features a unique shut-off valve that ends messy filling. It also has a removable food dish for easy cleaning. It has a high gloss finish. This product is perfect for your pet when you are away from home. Product is Dishwasher Safe. Dimensions: 14 [...]

  • California May Be First State to Ban Plastic Bags

    Updated: 2010-06-21 04:06:31
    California is one step closer to a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. Last Friday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee passed AB 1998 and will be voted upon this Friday by the full Assembly. If passed, the law would go into effect Jan. 1, 2012. Gov. Schwarzenegger has shown support for the move. San Francisco made history [...]

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