Bio-based

Alias for biobased-content — materials derived wholly or partly from biomass rather than fossil resources. See biobased-content.

Technip Energies, Alterra and Neste Launch Nerea™ — Standardized Modular Solution for Plastic Chemical Recycling

Three industry leaders in circular solutions introduce standardized modular plant design that reduces pre-investment, project complexity and timeline …

Bioplastics vs Recycling: Can They Coexist?

Bioplastics and traditional recycling systems have a complicated relationship. Can they coexist? We examine the contamination debate, sorting …

Covestro Launches Bio4PURConti: EU-Funded Project for World's First Continuous Bio-Based Aniline Production

Covestro coordinates a 10-partner, 7-country EU consortium to develop the world’s first continuous production process for bio-based aniline, …

Aduro Clean Technologies Files Amended LIFE Offering After Closing $15.54M Public Offering

Aduro Clean Technologies has closed a $15.54 million underwritten public offering and filed an amended LIFE offering document, strengthening its …

Bio-based Plastics for Infusion Bags — Frankfurt Research Team Develops Sustainable Alternative to Medical Products From Crude Oil

A research team at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, in cooperation with bioplastics start-up BIOVOX, is developing fully biodegradable bioplastics for …

PLASTICS Announces 2026 Plastic Sustainability Innovation Award Winners — e-P4HV Expands Bioplastics Capabilities

The PLASTICS Industry Association has announced the winners of its 2026 Innovation in Bioplastics Award competition. e-P4HV was recognized for …

BioBTX Secures Over €80 Million to Launch World's First Renewable Aromatics Plant

BioBTX, a Dutch circular chemistry company from Groningen, has raised over €80 million to build the world’s first commercial-scale renewable …

Aduro Joins Chemical Recycling Europe, Appoints FOAK Facility Lead

Aduro Clean Technologies from Canada is getting serious about Europe. The company, which has developed its own technology for chemical recycling of …

Copersucar Launches BioRota: Brazil's Largest Biomethane-Powered Logistics Fleet

Copersucar, one of the world’s largest sugar and ethanol traders, has launched BioRota — Brazil’s largest sustainable logistics fleet, …

Development of Antimicrobial REearthable Trays

Metalchemy has introduced a new line of REearthable bioplastic trays infused with silver nanotechnology to inhibit bacterial growth and significantly …

Gov. Spanberger and Homegrown Innovator AgroSpheres Celebrate Launch of New Biomanufacturing Facility

AgroSpheres, joined by Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, has officially opened a state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility to scale its …

Dr Bio Unveils Cornstarch-Based Biopolymer Platform

Dr Bio has launched a versatile new cornstarch-based biopolymer platform designed to offer highly tunable, compostable alternatives for the flexible …

BASF Expands Ultrason Portfolio with Biomass-Balanced PPSU Grade

BASF has introduced a new biomass-balanced polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) grade to its Ultrason portfolio, offering manufacturers a drop-in solution with a …

Novonesis Acquires Thailand Facility to Expand Bio-Based Production

Novonesis has acquired a manufacturing facility in Thailand to scale up its regional production of enzymes and biological solutions for the bio-based …

Bioplastic Mulch Films Under the Microscope: Separating Science from Scaremongering

Biodegradable mulch films are accused of creating harmful microplastics and leaching toxic additives into soil. The science is real — but the …

Algenesis Labs Wins 2025 Polyurethane Innovation Award for Soleic® Technology

Algenesis Labs has been awarded the 2025 Polyurethane Innovation Award for its Soleic® technology, a biodegradable, bio-based polyurethane derived …

TotalEnergies Starts Production at France's First Advanced Plastics Recycling Plant

TotalEnergies has officially commenced operations at France’s first advanced recycling facility, utilizing pyrolysis to convert hard-to-recycle …

From Bankruptcy to Expansion: Danimer Scientific's Kentucky Facility Is Back — and Growing

Just twelve months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Danimer Scientific’s Winchester, Kentucky PHA facility is expanding under new owner …

Syngenta Opens £100M Agricultural Bioscience Research Centre

Syngenta has unveiled a new £100 million state-of-the-art agricultural bioscience research center dedicated to advancing biologicals and sustainable …

Six Nominees for the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2026” Innovation Award Announced

The nova-Institute has announced six pioneering nominees for the Best CO2 Utilisation 2026 award, highlighting cutting-edge advancements in converting …

Neste commissions the world's largest upgrading facility for liquefied waste plastic and scales up chemical recycling

Neste has successfully commissioned the world’s largest upgrading facility for liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery, marking a major …

Covestro Signs Contract for Smart Pyrolysis Recycling Pilot Plant

Covestro and Fraunhofer UMSICHT have finalized an agreement to construct a pioneering smart pyrolysis pilot plant aimed at advancing the chemical …

Kingfa and Beijing University Partner on Green Biomanufacturing

Kingfa Sci. & Tech. has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Beijing University of Chemical Technology for green biomanufacturing, …

Cirplus is entering liquidation

Digital B2B procurement platform Cirplus has officially entered liquidation, marking the end of its operations in the circular and bio-based plastics …

A Regulatory Own Goal: The USDA's Rejection of Compostable Bioplastics

The USDA’s National Organic Standards Board voted unanimously to reject synthetic compostable materials as allowable feedstocks for certified …

The Fall and Second Chance of Braskem: What the IG4 Capital Takeover Tells Us About the Bioplastics Industry

Brazil’s antitrust regulator has just approved private equity firm IG4 Capital’s takeover of Braskem, the world’s largest biopolymer …

L'Oréal Partners with Dioxycle to Convert Carbon to Polyethylene

L’Oréal has entered a multi-year partnership with carbon utilization startup Dioxycle to develop sustainable polyethylene packaging sourced …

Nokian Launches New Tire Incorporating Bio-Based Materials

Nokian Tyres has introduced an advanced studded winter tire that integrates thermo-adaptive bio-based materials to automatically adjust to fluctuating …

Why Corbion Is Walking Away from PLA: Follow the Money

A business commentary on Corbion’s exit from the TotalEnergies Corbion joint venture — analyzing the financial logic, margin differentials, and …

Selenis to Double Recycled Polyester Output in Portugal

Selenis has announced plans to double its recycled polyester production capacity at its Portuguese facility by the third quarter of 2027 to meet the …

Breakthrough in Milk-Based Bioplastic Film

Researchers at Flinders University have developed a new biodegradable packaging film derived from waste milk proteins designed to replace single-use …

Launch of Biomass-Balanced Polyurethane Foam Systems

BASF introduces new certified biomass-balanced polyurethane systems designed to reduce product carbon footprints while maintaining identical …

EU-Funded UNICO2RN Project Launches to Transform CO2 into Bioplastics

The EU-funded UNICO2RN consortium, led by Avantium, has launched a major initiative to scale electrochemical technologies that convert industrial CO2 …

Epoch Biodesign Joins T2T Alliance to Scale Enzymatic Nylon Recycling

Epoch Biodesign has joined the T2T Alliance to advance circular fashion through its proprietary enzymatic recycling technology and the establishment …

Grolman Group to Distribute Bio-Based Cellulose Ingredients in Europe

The Grolman Group has partnered with Seprify to distribute fully biodegradable, cellulose-based additives across the European market, providing a …

Development of Cassava-Based Bioplastic with Eggshell Gelatin

Researchers have synthesized a new biodegradable film combining cassava starch with eggshell-derived gelatin to enhance mechanical strength and …

Zeon and Visolis Sign Agreement for Bio-Isoprene Development

Zeon Corporation and Visolis have entered a strategic partnership to accelerate the commercial development of bio-isoprene, a critical sustainable …

Kingfa Bioplastics Segment Turns Profitable as High-End Applications Grow

Kingfa’s 2025 annual results show net profit up 39.44% YoY, with the biodegradable plastics segment turning from loss to profit for the first …

Cortec Releases Biobased Acrylic Anticorrosion Coating

Cortec Corporation has launched a new high-performance biobased acrylic coating that integrates proprietary corrosion inhibition technology with …

Bio-based Car Parts Reach Market-Readiness Stage

New market intelligence indicates that high-strength automotive bioplastics have overcome critical durability and heat-resistance thresholds, …

Abundia Appoints Lead Engineer for Texas Waste Plastics-to-Chemicals Facility

Abundia Global Impact Group has selected Burns & McDonnell to provide front-end engineering design services for its new waste-to-value facility in …

Plastics recycling technologies mapped across Europe

Plastics Recyclers Europe has released comprehensive data mapping the installed capacity and diverse technologies of recycling facilities across the …

Ecovia Bio Closes Series B Funding Round Led by Pointe Angels to Expand Manufacturing Capacity

Ecovia Bio secures significant Series B capital to scale industrial production of its proprietary bio-based superabsorbent polymers and functional …

Baytown becoming one of the largest advanced recycling operations in the world

ExxonMobil expands its Baytown facility to solidify its status as one of the world’s largest advanced recycling hubs, utilizing proprietary …

SUSMATA Introduces 'NOTPLAST' Bio-Based Plastic Substitute

SUSMATA launches NOTPLAST, a fully bio-based and biodegradable material alternative designed to eliminate microplastic pollution in packaging and …

Precision Plants Awarded £912k for Industrial Hemp Bioplastics

Precision Plants Ltd secures significant funding to accelerate the development and commercialization of biopolymers derived from industrial hemp …

New Biodegradable Additive Wins Environmental Innovation Challenge

Team ColdForm from the University of Washington secures essential startup funding for a novel additive designed to enhance the biodegradation of …

Twogee Biotech Secures €2.2 Million for Circular Biomass Industrialization

German biotech innovator Twogee Biotech has raised €2.2 million in Seed funding to scale its proprietary technology for converting organic waste into …

Solvay Inaugurates Europe's First Bio-Circular Silica Facility

Solvay has officially opened its new facility in Italy dedicated to producing bio-circular silica derived from rice husk ash, marking a major step …

Trevira Integrates Recycled Content into Flame-Retardant Yarns

Indorama Ventures expands its Trevira CS portfolio by incorporating chemically recycled PET into flame-retardant yarns without compromising safety …

Octarine Bio Secures €5M to Scale Bio-Based Pigments

Octarine Bio raises €5 million to accelerate the industrial scaling of its precision-fermented, non-toxic pigment platform for sustainable material …

Tungsten Carbide Catalyst Breakthrough for Plastic Upcycling

Researchers at the University of Rochester utilize tungsten carbide to create a cost-effective, platinum-mimicking catalyst for efficient plastic …

Mondi and Kelpi Partner to Trial Seaweed-Based Wet Wipe Sachets

Global packaging leader Mondi collaborates with biotech innovator Kelpi to test seaweed-based coatings for renewable, plastic-free wet wipe sachets.

Lawson Adopts Mitsui Chemicals' Prasus Bio-based Polyethylene

Lawson integrates Mitsui Chemicals’ mass-balance bio-based polyethylene into its retail packaging to reduce carbon footprint without …

Fraunhofer Researchers Develop AI-Based Camera for Real-Time Plastic Analysis

Fraunhofer IPMS has unveiled a compact hyperspectral camera integrated with AI to enable real-time identification and sorting of various plastics …

Reju picks NY for first US recycling plant

Reju has selected New York as the location for its first U.S. facility dedicated to the chemical regeneration of polyester textile waste.

Divestment of UCY Polymers CZ Completed

Indorama Ventures has officially completed the sale of its indirect subsidiary UCY Polymers CZ as part of a strategic portfolio optimization.

Idemitsu Completes Chemical Recycling Plant in Ichihara

Idemitsu Kosan has finalized the construction of a commercial chemical recycling facility at its Chiba Complex designed to convert used plastics into …

BEAM Circular Acquires Gas Fermentation Firm to Expand Bioeconomy

BEAM Circular has announced the strategic acquisition of a gas fermentation firm to accelerate the production of bio-based materials from industrial …

Zeopore and BioBTX increase the yield of circular aromatics from waste plastics thanks to a breakthrough in catalyst and process synergy

Zeopore and BioBTX have achieved a significant breakthrough in chemical recycling by combining advanced zeolite catalysts with innovative process …

Boss Debuts NovaPoly Degradable Yarn at Australian Open

Hugo Boss has partnered with Jiaren Recycling and NBC LLC to unveil NovaPoly™, a breakthrough degradable yarn featured in high-performance tennis …

Essential Additives for Bioplastics: Chemistry, Functions, and Commercial Solutions

Deep dive into bioplastic additives: plasticizers, nucleating agents, impact modifiers, thermal stabilizers, UV stabilizers, processing aids, fillers, …

MiAlgae Scales Production of Circular Bio-Materials from Whisky Byproducts

Scottish biotechnology firm MiAlgae commences construction on a commercial-scale facility in Grangemouth to transform whisky byproducts into …

RIKEN Scientists Develop Saltwater-Safe, Rapidly Decomposing Plant-Based Plastic

Researchers at RIKEN’s Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), led by Takuzo Aida, have developed a robust, flexible, plant-based plastic …

UPM unlocks new bio-based markets as Leuna biorefinery produces its first commercial product

UPM has officially launched commercial production at its Leuna biorefinery, marking a transformative step in replacing fossil-based raw materials with …

FutureBio startup to make completely recyclable plastic cost competitive

Expert Analysis: FutureBio Inc. Advances Cost-Competitive, Recyclable Bioplastics

FutureBio Inc., a biotech startup headquartered in Berkeley, …

UPM Initiatives to Improve Black Packaging Circularity with Bio-materials

UPM Biochemicals has unveiled a novel bio-based, carbon-negative, and NIR-detectable black pigment designed to resolve sorting inefficiencies in …

Concordia University Expands Sustainable Biomanufacturing Capacity with $5M Investment

Concordia University has significantly upgraded its Genome Foundry and Bioprocessing facilities with a $5 million investment, enhancing its position …

Innovative Start-Ups Honored at the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2025 – Power2Polymers from Germany wins top prize

Power2Polymers, a German startup, secured the top prize at the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2025 for its pioneering sustainable and high-performance …

CARBIOS and Wankai seal major deal to launch Asia's first large-scale PET biorecycling plant

CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials have finalized a landmark agreement to establish a joint venture for Asia’s first large-scale PET biorecycling …

ALPLA and NTCP Pilot Solvent-Based Process for Food-Safe Recycled HDPE

ALPLA and NTCP are piloting a solvent-based process in the Netherlands to produce food-safe recycled HDPE, supported by a Dutch government grant, …

EUBP presents the Results of the 2025 Market Data Report

European Bioplastics’ 2025 Market Data Report projects a doubling of global biobased plastics production capacity by 2030, driven by increased …

Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025: Global Report Warns of Doubling Pollution Without Urgent Action

New landmark report reveals plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, but offers science-based pathway to reduce annual pollution by 83% …

Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025: Global Report Warns of Doubling Pollution Without Urgent Action

New landmark report reveals plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, but offers science-based pathway to reduce annual pollution by 83% …

Scientists Develop New Plastics That Break Down Safely Instead of Polluting

Rutgers University scientists have engineered novel plastics that naturally degrade under everyday conditions, offering a sustainable solution to …

Ecopha Biotech and Terra Sol Win Energy & Renewables Award at the 2025 Innovation Aus award for Breakthrough PHA Technology

Ecopha Biotech and design partner Terra Sol Studio secured the 2025 InnovationAus Energy & Renewables Award for their groundbreaking …

New plan to unlock the bioeconomy's potential

The European Commission has adopted a new Bioeconomy Strategy, explicitly integrating bio-based plastics into a coherent regulatory framework and …

EU Issues Regulation 2025/2269 Correcting Labeling of Recycled Plastic Amidst Surging Recycled Plastic Market

EU Commission Regulation 2025/2269 corrects rules on labeling of recycled plastic, recycling technology development, and authorization transfers for …

New bamboo bioplastic offers strong alternative to traditional plastics

Scientists in China have developed a high-performance bamboo bioplastic that surpasses conventional plastics in strength and heat resistance, while …

Renaissance BioScience Partners with Biome Bioplastics for R&D

Renaissance BioScience and Biome Bioplastics launched a two-year, $1.06 million R&D initiative to develop renewable plastic alternatives for …

Erg Bio Closes $6.5 Million Seed Round to Scale Flexible Feedstock Technology for Manufacturing Synthetic Aviation Fuels and Critical Chemicals

Erg Bio has successfully secured $6.5 million in a seed funding round to accelerate the scale-up of its Aspire™ Technology, which converts …

Blue Circle Olefins and Ducor Petrochemicals Partner for Circular Polypropylene Supply Chain

Blue Circle Olefins and Ducor Petrochemicals have announced a strategic partnership to establish a fully circular polypropylene value chain, targeting …

P2 Science and Algenesis Partner to Develop Algae-Derived Chemicals and 100% Biobased, Biodegradable Polyurethanes

P2 Science and Algenesis Corporation have formed a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize 100% biobased and biodegradable polyurethanes …

Honeywell Completes Spin-Off of Solstice Advanced Materials

Honeywell successfully completed the spin-off of its Advanced Materials business, now operating as Solstice Advanced Materials, on October 30, 2025. …

Agilyx investment transaction in GreenDot completed

Agilyx has completed the acquisition of a 44% stake in GreenDot Global, a significant move to strengthen its European market presence and establish a …

Polykar Doubles Production Capacity at Edmonton Facility

Polykar has announced a $20 million investment to double the production capacity of its Edmonton facility, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable …

Asahi Kasei to unveil PFAS-free polyamide and CFRP recycling technology at K 2025

Asahi Kasei will introduce its innovative PFAS-free polyamide compounds and an advanced carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) recycling technology at …

NatureWorks Announces Major PLA Production Expansion

NatureWorks LLC, a leading producer of Ingeo bioplastic, announces a $600 million investment to triple their PLA production capacity by 2027.

Novamont Develops New Marine-Biodegradable Film

Italian bioplastics pioneer Novamont introduces a revolutionary film that biodegrades in marine environments within 6 months.

EU Updates Single-Use Plastic Regulations for 2025

The European Union introduces stricter regulations on single-use plastics, creating new opportunities for bioplastic alternatives.

Asahi Kasei successfully demonstrates biomethane production with high yield and high purity using biogas from organic waste

Asahi Kasei has successfully achieved high-yield, high-purity biomethane production from organic waste biogas, advancing sustainable feedstock …

Grandpuits: A Zero-Crude Platform in 2025

TotalEnergies’ Grandpuits platform in France is undergoing a major €500 million conversion to become a zero-crude facility by mid-2025, focusing …

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Welcome to our news section where we share weekly updates, insights, and developments in the bioplastics industry. From …