Biobased plastic packaging is capturing market share from traditional petroleum-based plastic packaging. With a number of technologies available or under development, biobased plastic packaging could eventually dominate. There’s no doubt
Stanelco has been a market leading supplier of Induction Furnace systems to the Fibre Optic manufacturing industry since the 1990s, maintaining and increasing this position through constant and continuous improvement
Biome Technologies plc (LON:BIOM) Stanelco RF Technologies division (www.stanelcorftechnologies.com) has signed three contracts, with an aggregate revenue of £117k, that will provide RF process heating solutions and equipment to customers in
WRAP published its second annual report for The UK Plastics Pact showing that members have made some good progress against targets, including a reduction in the amount of plastic packaging
A few years ago, forward-thinking employees at Bacardi Ltd. realized they had a problem. Consumers were increasingly fed up with petroleum-based plastics, which contribute to ocean pollution and climate change.
Global bioplastic production is projected to rise to 2.43 million tonnes by 2024, according to European Bioplastics. With its sustainability and vast array of applications, bioplastics are set to take the place
Britain has thrown its weight behind a new global agreement to tackle the plastic pollution crisis, which Lord Goldsmith said would go “far beyond” existing international agreements. This week, the Guardian
As the plastics industry continues to expand, the bioeconomy can generate handsome revenues for producers, but there is a great deal of environmental concern as most plastics are not biodegradable.
New trade deals heighten fears that countries in Africa and small island developing states may become the world’s next dumping ground for plastic waste. Trade agreements cannot ignore environmental commitments.
Iceland is trialling a new, innovative packaging scheme for several items in its stores in a bid to drastically reduce plastic use. The supermarket, which boasts almost 1,000 branches across the UK, has announced it is
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