Purge Technology

In one of Canada’s most consequential environmental court cases, a federal judge in Toronto has heard arguments from representatives of the plastics industry contesting a national ban on some single-use plastic products. The ban affects plastic

d2p AM – A suite of masterbatches offering cost-effective protection against dangerous microbes on plastic products and other surfaces. The active ingredient in our Antimicrobial Plastic Additive is an organic chemical substance, tested against bacteria (both Gram (+)

Kills insects by embedding the insecticide within the plastic. It is not sprayed or painted on the surface, so it remains effective against insects for the life of the plastic product. Composition Insecticides – finely dispersed

d2p is a family of technologies specifically designed for products used in healthcare settings. Plastics play a vital role in the healthcare industry today, especially in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are essential for

“LOBBYIST SWAMP” IN BRUSSELS Following the corruption scandal in the European Parliament revealed in December, when the police found suitcases stuffed with banknotes, the Dutch socialist MEP Paul Tang has said that “MEPs’ assistants, EU Commission

CORRUPTION IN THE EU PARLIAMENT Readers will recall that on 19th December 2022 I said I was not entirely surprised to see that a Vice-President of the European Parliament had been arrested for corruption, and that

In their January 2023 report Summary of responses and government response the UK government say “Compostable plastics must be sent to an industrial composter for them to compost, so if littered in the open environment they will act

COMPOSTABLE GREENWASHING According to the Daily Mail on 30th December 2022  new research by “Sourceful” a Manchester-based supply chain transparency consultancy says that “marketing compostable plastics as good for the planet is ‘greenwashing’” making things appear

Their Report on PROBLEMATIC AND UNNECESSARY MATERIALS is fundamentally mistakeninsofar as it relates to compostable and biodegradable plastics. A. The type of plastic marketed as “compostable” is problematic and unnecessaryB. Oxo-biodegradable plastic is necessary and is

Here are the Champions of 2022 TotalEnergies (Corbion) Braskem BASF NatureWorks Futamura Mitsubishi Chemical Novamont Avantium Symphony Environmental TIPA Symphony Environmental UK company producing “biodegradable” plastics under the brand name “d2w”. They’re going for the “biodegradable”

We were not entirely surprised to see that a Vice-President of the EU Parliament had been arrested for corruption, and that the homes and hotels of 18 MEPs and officials had been searched by the police,

CORRUPTION IN THE EU I was not entirely surprised to see this week that a Commissioner had been arrested for corruption, and that the homes and hotels of 18 MEPs and officials had been searched by

I have been reading a Communication on 30th November 2022 from the EU Commission (COM(2022) 682 final) on an “EU policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics.” It is not an impressive document. In this

Symphony Environmental Technologies plc (LON:SYM) is a world leader in the development of additives to make ordinary plastic biodegradable and protective technologies to enhance plastic products.