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Braskem, the world's largest biopolymer producer, announced the launch of a new line of green low density polyethylene at the Feiplastic trade show in São Paulo 22 May 2013

German plastics maker BASF hopes to seed the market for biodegradable plastics in China with a trial program composting household food waste in 100,000 homes in the central Chinese city of Wuhan 21 May 2013

Sustainable chemical maker BioAmber raised $80m (€62.2m) in an initial public offering of its stock on 10 May 20 May 2013

Bioplastics maker Cereplast is moving its headquarters from California to Indiana in a move that will save the firm at least $600,000 (€457,825) per year.= 8 May 2013

Kitchen appliance maker Breville will supply compostable juicer bags from Cardia Bioplastics for its juicer products after the two companies signed an agreement 3 May 2013

European Bioplastics, the association of the European bioplastics sector, has announced that it will hold its 8th annual bioplastics conference in Berlin in December 2013 2 May 2013

Lindamar Industries, a US manufacturer and supplier of custom plastic bags, is launching a line of compostable bags made from renewable corn starch and biodegradable polymers 2 May 2013

Japanese chemicals and plastics company Toray Industries is on the verge of going commercial with partially bio-based polybutylene terephthalate 26 April 2013

Researchers at an Australian university hope to turn plant waste into wads of cash 26 April 2013

Russian company PoliKompleks plans to invest around €30m to construct a bioplastics production complex in Russia’s far western enclave of Kaliningrad 26 April 2013

Consumer pressure and legislation such as plastic bag bans and global warming initiatives will increase demand for biodegradable plastics, according to a new report 23 April 2013

Despite being the largest consumer of plastics in the world, China’s bioplastics potential is woefully neglected, according to a speaker at the Renewable Plastics conference taking place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands 17 April 2013

CSM company Purac is teaming up with Rotec, a subsidiary of Russian business giant Renova, to look at creating a PLA supply chain in Russia 10 April 2013

The European Bioplastics association says bioplastics accounted for only 0.006% of the world’s agricultural land in 2011 so is “nowhere near” in competition with food and feed supplies. 9 April 2013

A degradable PE film that helps crops grow better is likely to be commercially available within the next couple of years 5 April 2013

• Solvay sales drop 3% in first quarter 15 May 2013
• Invista takes next step toward Chinese nylon 6/6 plant 17 May 2013
• Nanotechnology conference comes to Dublin 20 May 2013
• Engel grows machine sales in Mexico 15 May 2013
• Italy’s Colines seeing global growth 15 May 2013

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• Invista takes next step toward Chinese nylon 6/6 plant 17 May 2013
• Synthesa opens insulation panels unit 15 May 2013
• B. Braun doubles production at Hungary plant 15 May 2013
• OMV to invest €230m to boost butadiene capacity 16 May 2013
• Masterchem defies the economic slowdown to invest 17 May 2013

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