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TotalEnergies will supply Berry with recycled polymers for packaging
French company TotalEnergies announces that it will supply Berry Global, the plastic packaging company, with polymers obtained through the advanced recycling of post-consumer plastic waste. These polymers will be used in the company’s food, beverage, and healthcare packaging.
BASF Announces Adhesives That Don’t Interfere With Paper Recycling
German multinational company BASF, announced it has developed new label adhesives that can be used to coat paper labels and are designed not to interfere with the recycling of paperboard or cardboard transport boxes.
Bon Wier Selected For $1.7 Billion Advanced Biorefinery
USA BioEnergy has announced it will develop an advanced biorefinery in Bon Wier, Texas. The facility will convert 1 million green tonnes of wood waste into 34 million gallons of transportation fuel.
Decarbonisation Technology Converts CO2 To Solid Carbon
Australian researchers have developed a way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to help advance the decarbonisation of heavy industries. The February-March issue of Sustainability Matters has insight.
MIT Team Develops Bone-Strong Plant-Derived Composite
An MIT team has engineered a composite made mostly from cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) mixed with a small amount of synthetic polymer. CNCs, nature's most abundant polymer, and the main structural component of all plants and algae, are chains of organic…
Germany’s Renewable Energy Investment Drive In Ukraine At Risk Amid Tensions
The amassing of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border has jeopardised Germany’s plans to invest in renewable energy production and help a green transition in Ukraine, the German foreign ministry said on Monday (21 February). “Russia’s military threats are having…