UP TO 100% PCR
We offer two closed-loop PCR (post -consumer recycled) plastic options. Both gained and produced according to European REACH standards. We’ve teamed up with Braskem to regrind the bags they use…Read more →
Bio-based
Alpengummi goes natural with Excellent Top™ Kraft for chewing gum packaging – Mayr-Melnhof Karton
Alpengummi goes natural with Excellent Top™ Kraft for chewing gum packaging - Mayr-Melnhof Karton The Austrian startup Alpengummi is reviving the old craft of resin tapping and offering an alternative…Read more →
Bioplastics with variable end-of-life options – The right film for every market
As a branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH, BIO-FED is the specialist for innovative and application-oriented biocompounds. The product portfolio under the trade name M·VERA® is constantly being expanded with new products.…Read more →
European Bioplastics criticises biased interpretation of EEA study on biodegradable and compostable plastics: consumers do understand value and proper end-of-life of compostable plastics – European Bioplastics e.V.
In response to the new report “Biodegradable and compostable plastics – challenges and opportunities” by the European Environment Agency (EEA), European Bioplastics (EUBP) highlights the need to acknowledge successful precedents…Read more →
ERO Gluing Systems releases complete gluing solution for compostable glue.
The Italian-based company has perfected an adhesive application system to face the challenges of biodegradable adhesive. Compostable glue has proved to pay for itself. Not as expensive as regular glue,…Read more →
Green boost for e-commerce
The Bong group of Sweden launches its ‘e-Green’ mailer range for the e-commerce market. Bong’s new packaging range for online sales is branded as ‘e-Green’. It is designed to…Read more →
‘Significant’ plant-based shakes
SIG has partnered with the start-up company ‘Grounded’ to launch a unique range of innovative, plant-based protein shakes. The new start-up company ‘Grounded’ reached out to SIG for support in…Read more →
New patented VCI film technology
Cortec® has been awarded yet another patent for innovation in the field of VCI (Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor) science. This new patent, awarded in June 2020, covers Cortec’s latest film technology,…Read more →
BIOnTop advancing customised biodegradeability
In its first year, the European project BIOnTop has achieved good results in its experimental work on copolymers and compounds with customized biodegradability and multifunctional coating solutions with customized properties.…Read more →
Paper material from the meadow
Introducing HERMAnature fieno (340), HERMA offers a label material based on grass paper for the first time. Compared to paper made from fresh fibre or even recycled cellulose, grass paper…Read more →
The Label Makers sustainable solution.
As a vegan, cruelty-free and eco-friendly brand, Rainbow Cosmetics wanted to ensure that the labels on their Sunkissed range complemented its sustainable bottles and tubes. Following in-house design, the company began…Read more →
Is plasma gasification the solution for plastics and all waste?
This proven technology offers an efficient, all-in-one solution to the broken and confusing municipal solid waste problem as plastic bans spread, landfills reach capacity and costs rise. The time is…Read more →
