All Renewables articles – Page 13
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ArticleFinalist Interview: Renewable materials from UPM Biochemicals
The latest of our Pre-Commercialized Innovation Sustainablity Awards finalists is UPM Biochemicals, with their new generation of sustainably sourced renewable materials that will, it says, ’enable brands to redefine their net zero targets and switch out of fossil-based feedstocks’.
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ArticleCollaboration between Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation aims to produce bio-based materials and reduce CO2 emissions
Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation are working together to create a supply chain of renewable plastics, using Neste’s bio-based hydrocarbons to produce styrene monomer and its renewable, mass-balanced derivatives such as bio-ABS.
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ArticleKM Packaging introduces bio-based clingfilm
KM Packaging has introduced C-Cling, a clingfilm that the company says is home compostable and can be used for applications including catering and retail.
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ArticleNeste aims to end reliance on crude oil at Finnish refinery by mid-2030s
Neste is launching a strategic study into the possibility of transforming its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, into a renewable, circular solutions site dealing in non-crude oils.
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ArticleWinners of the 2022 European Carton Excellence Awards announced
The winners of the 2022 European Carton Excellence Awards have been revealed, with Rutgers Printing & Packaging Solutions and Stora Enso’s re-closable cherry tomato box made from renewable virgin fibre crowned the Carton of the Year.
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ArticleUkrainian start-up Releaf Paper enters EU market with online launch
Releaf Paper, a Ukrainian-based start-up that uses a patented technology to process fallen leaves into cellulose for paper production, has launched its paper bags for the EU and UK markets with a dedicated webstore.
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ArticleFinalist interview: envoBOX, an e-commerce solution made from discarded agricultural fibres
envoPAP’s envoBOX, which is made from discarded agricultural fibres and offers a carbon footprint saving of 28% compared to virgin wood fibre boxes, is a finalist in the E-Commerce category of the Sustainability Awards 2022. We spoke to the company to find out more about the solution.
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ArticleUKRI and WRAP announce funding for global recycling and reuse projects
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and WRAP have launched an initiative worth £1.2 million in funding, which will support six projects aimed at addressing difficult-to-recycle plastics, scaling reusable packaging, and launching new business models in Chile, India, South Africa, and Kenya.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Turning fallen leaves into paper with Releaf Paper
Releaf Paper has developed a process for turning cellulose fibres derived from fallen leaves into paper packaging products, such as carrier bags. We spoke to the company about developing the technology and being shortlisted in the ‘Renewable Materials’ category of the Sustainability Awards 2022.
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ArticleNew resins for compostable applications developed by Green Dot Bioplastics
Green Dot Bioplastics has expanded its Terratek BD line with nine new resins, which it says are home and industrial compostable starch blends suitable for film extrusion, thermoforming, or injection moulding.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Berlin Packaging’s carbon neutral wine bottle
Berlin Packaging’s Aurelia is a carbon neutral wine bottle produced using renewable energy sources, with an offsetting programme for the remaining CO2 emissions. We caught up with the company about being shortlisted in the ‘Climate’ category of our 2022 Sustainability Awards.
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ArticleTranscend Packaging and Zume partner with aim to expand moulded fibre production in Europe
Transcend Packaging and Zume have announced a partnership for enhancing moulded fibre production capacity with a new facility in Europe planned for 2023, which will initially distribute moulded fibre snap lids for hot beverage cups.
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ArticleFinalist interview: the Paboco Paper Bottle
Paboco’s Paper Bottle, featuring a paper outer shell with a thin plastic barrier inside, has been trialled by companies including Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, and Absolut. We spoke to Paboco about being finalists in the ‘Renewable Materials’ category of our 2022 Sustainability Awards.
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ArticleDTI and CelluComp collaborate on fibre-based packaging derived from sugar beet pulp
The Danish Technological Institute and CelluComp have developed Curran, a fibre-based material for packaging that is made of micro-fibrillated cellulose from sugar beet pulp and an ultra-thin biodegradable coating that reportedly blocks oxygen, water, and fat.
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ArticleThe start-up turning agricultural waste into compostable packaging
Traceless is a start-up that offers a drop-in granule solution made from second-generation biomass that can be used to develop home compostable materials including coatings, films, and rigid packaging as an alternative to virgin fossil-based plastics. Ritva Krist, marketing manager at Traceless, expands on the start-up’s approach to connecting the agricultural and plastics industries without generating competition, and how compostable solutions can harness natural material cycles.
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ArticlePaperboard golf ball box that can be reused as an ‘insect hotel’ developed by Metsä Board
Metsä Board’s paperboard box for golf balls that can be reused as an insect habitat has been named the winner of the 2022 New Wood competition, run by the Finnish organisation Uusi Puu with the aim of recognising innovative and sustainable wood-based products.
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ArticleBorealis develops mono-material PP ice cream packaging made with bio-based feedstock
Borealis has partnered with PACCOR on mono-material polypropylene (PP) tubs and lids manufactured with certified renewable feedstock using a mass balance approach for the Froneri ice cream brand, Aino.
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ArticleGreatview launches aseptic carton with bio-based polymer coating from INEOS and UPM Biofuels
Greatview, INEOS and UPM Biofuels have collaborated on Greatview Planet aseptic cartons made from FSC-certified paperboard and laminated with polymers that incorporate tall oil-based bio-naphtha using a mass balance approach.
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ArticleReleaf Paper awarded funding as part of Google initiative to support Ukrainian start-ups
Releaf Paper, a Ukrainian company that extracts cellulose fibres from fallen leaves to make paper packaging, has been awarded $100,000 in funding and mentorship from Google as part of the Google for Startups Ukraine Support Fund.
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ArticleSiegwerk offers new UV ink series for paper and board applications with 'bio-renewable' content
Siegwerk says its new UV offset ink for non-food paper and board applications, SICURA Litho Pack ECO, consists of more than 40% renewable and vegetable-based components.