thyssenkrupp Uhde and Praj Industries Ltd join forces to revolutionize polylactic acid production and circular economy

End-to-end offering for PLA (polylactic acid) production

30-Apr-2025 - thyssenkrupp Uhde’s polymer specialists Uhde Inventa-Fischer (UIF), a subsidiary of the global leader in chemical engineering and construction, and Praj Industries Limited (PIL), a global leader in industrial biotechnology solutions, announced a strategic partnership to jointly offer an ...

Bio-based polyesters for demanding long-term applications

Making biopolymers fit for long-term use: New project will optimise bio-based materials to compete with petrochemical plastics

28-Mar-2025 - Current bio-based plastics are limited to short-life applications, such as packaging, as they have insufficient long-term properties. The new project "Bio-based polyesters for demanding long-term applications" by Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF aims to ...

The Circular Economy of Plastics: From Bakery Waste to Curlers with a Care Effect

Improving the recycling of plastics and biopolymers

20-Mar-2025 - The circular economy is a key component of a sustainable future. The technology transfer project “TechCirclePolymers” at the Institute for Circular Economy of Bio:Polymers (ibp) at Hof University of Applied Sciences addresses exactly this challenge. The project aims to improve the recycling of ...

New additives increase the market potential of biopolymers

Successful conclusion of the "get started 2gether" project

05-Feb-2025 - Polytives GmbH, a specialist in the development and production of special polymer additives, announces the successful completion of a research project in collaboration with the Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research (TITK). The research project was part of a partnership within the ...

UK bioplastics breakthrough wins US plastics industry prize

“2024 is our year – we've scaled up three products, secured investor backing, brought new talent onboard and successfully launched our first commercial application"

15-Oct-2024 - Floreon was announced the winner of The US Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Innovation in Bioplastics Award for its breakthrough plant-based, flame retardant, halogen-free polymer - uniquely suited to high performance engineering applications. The accolade signifies Floreon ...

Traction for sustainable healthcare plastics

BIOVOX successfully closes €2.2 million seed round

26-Sep-2024 - BIOVOX GmbH, the Darmstadt, Germany-based company pioneering sustainable bioplastics for medical applications, announced the successful closing of its €2.2 million seed round. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with significant participation from ...

Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories

Biologists find new ways to encourage the plastic-producing power of purple microbes

28-Aug-2024 - In a world overrun by petroleum-based plastics, scientists are searching for alternatives that are more sustainable, more biodegradable and far less toxic to the environment. Two new studies by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis highlight one potential source of game-changing ...

Researchers work to create biodegradable bioplastics from food waste

Use of microorganisms to convert food waste into fats, which are then processed into bioplastics

16-Jul-2024 - Extraordinary amounts of energy, water, and capital are put into food systems. However, anywhere from 30 to 40 percent of the food that is produced ends up in landfills in the United States. What if there was a way to convert it into something we use every day? Researchers in Virginia Tech's ...

Innovative plastic film material made from PLA bioplastic

Researchers receive the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 2024

14-Jun-2024 - Flexible, disposable plastic films used in shopping or garbage bags are made mainly from petroleum-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE). These films, however, come with a large carbon footprint and contribute to environmental pollution. A team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer ...

TU Graz Bundles Its Strengths in Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence

09-May-2024 - In a multidisciplinary research project, researchers from the biosciences, process engineering and computer science want to massively increase efficiency in the development of new enzymes and process optimization. This should even enable the breakdown of forever chemicals. Graz University of ...