Sustainability

Making a Business Case for Sustainable Packaging

Mar 31, 2021

How can brands justify funding sustainably beneficial packaging that may cost more?

Danimer Scientific Announces $700-Million Expansion

Mar 31, 2021

The biodegradable materials company plans to construct an additional 2-million-square-foot facility near its current 25-acre campus in Bainbridge, GA.

American Chemistry Council Applauds Virginia’s Advanced Recycling Law

Mar 30, 2021

Signed into law on March 29 by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, SB 1164 will expand adoption of advanced recycling in the state.

Environmentalists Focus on ‘Toxic’ Plastics, But Who Speaks for the Trees?

Mar 29, 2021

Making plastics from wood is trending, pushed by the desire to create biodegradable plastic with the mechanical strength of fossil-based plastics. But is it wise to harvest trees that take decades to grow and serve as carbon sinks?

Molder Slashes CO2 Emissions, and Other News from the Plastics Supply Chain

Mar 26, 2021

In the news this week: How injection molder Rosti cut CO2 emissions by as much as 40%, strategies for managing supply chains in turbulent times, and the development of metal- and halogen-free heat stabilizers for polyamides.

Skepticism Mounts over Utility of Biodegradable Plastics

Mar 26, 2021

Yes, these materials will degrade over time. But how long will it take? And under what environmental conditions?

Are Chemical Recycling Claims Sometimes Misleading? Yes and No . . . But Mostly, Yes

Mar 25, 2021

Plastics 1, 3, and 7 technically could be chemically recycled, as some claim, if everything is sorted up front or treated at the back end at exorbitant cost. In other words, it’s possible with an unlimited budget. But when has that ever happened?

Global Flexible Packaging Challenge Draws Big-Name Support

Mar 24, 2021

The Incubation Network’s second annual Global Innovation Challenge, The Future of Flexibles, is supported by Dow, Danone, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and others.

Are Biodegradable Additives for Food Packaging a Solution? No, They Make It Worse

Mar 24, 2021

We know that biodegradable additives in packaging are the wrong solution to the plastics problem, so why are they still on the table?

I Can See Clearly (and Sustainably) Now

Mar 24, 2021

In an industry first, China’s Polyray uses Sabic’s certified renewable polycarbonate to manufacture eyewear lenses.

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