mardi 15 décembre 2009

Bioplastics News: Copenhagen Summit, Novozymes, Braskem, Novomer

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Delegates at the climate change summit in Copenhagen are drinking cold beverages from Huhtamaki cups made from Naturework's Ingeo bioplastic.
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The conference organisers have ordered 285,000 BioWare cups, as well as 12,000 deli containers, for the 15,000 delegates who are expected to attend the two-week summit in the Danish capital.
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Novozymes, it seems, is flooding my inbox with lots of news from Copenhagen, but this one is pretty significant for the bioplastic market.
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Novozymes and Brazilian chemical company Braskem announced today that they formed a research partnership to develop large-scale polypropylene production from sugarcane. The sugar-based propylene production will use Novozyme's fermentation technology, although the development is expected to run for at least 5 years.
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A new technology from Novomer promises to use carbon dioxide as a feedstock for producing packaging and coating applications. Novomer says the the process uses half as much energy as traditional plastics manufacturing, reports Plastics Today.
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Novomer, which along with Eastman Kodak intends to commercialize the process, received funding of $400,000 from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, reports The Boston Globe.
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The process could produce bottles and plastic shrink wrap that is used in numerous consumer packaged goods applications. The new plastic also offers an improved oxygen barrier, which will help preserve some sensitive perishable items.
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