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Braskem’s I’m green bio-based Polyethylene Drives 470,000-Ton Carbon Reduction in Japan’s Retail Packaging

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According to Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and a global pioneer in large-scale biopolymer production, the demand for bio-based shopping bags is increasing in the Japanese market. In Japan, bio-based polyethylene (PE) is gaining attention as a sustainable material, particularly because CO2 emissions from its incineration can be counted as zero in the case of a biomass plastic-an attribute that aligns with the calculation of the effects in the Japanese government’s global warming countermeasures plan.

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Stora Enso and Czech Pavillion partner at World Expo in Osaka

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The World Expo serves as a global platform that unites people and innovations from around the world to tackle challenges facing humanity on an international scale. This year the event that welcomes tens of millions of visitors takes place in Osaka, Japan, and hosts a partnership between Stora Enso and the Czech National Pavilion. Over 800 m³ of Sylva™ CLT elements are being used for the ground-breaking PEFC-certified wood structure of the pavilion with a glazed façade aimed to inspire the world with its innovative use of materials. 

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TotalEnergies-Corbion’s Luminy PLA powers Bioworks’ innovative PlaX fabrics

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TotalEnergies-Corbion and Japanese Bioworks joined forces: PlaX™ developed a fabric that blends cotton with plant-based PolyLactic Acid (PLA), derived from sugarcane. Bioworks is a leading Japanese innovator in sustainable textiles, stating that PLA bioplastics enhance the antimicrobial properties of fabrics.

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Neste and Mitsui Chemicals Group enable sustainable food packaging for CO-OP brand in Japan

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Neste’s headquarter in Espoo, Finland

Neste, Mitsui Chemicals and Prime Polymer, a subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals, are working together to provide more sustainable food packaging solutions for CO-OP, a brand of the Japanese Consumers Co-operative Union (JCCU). In the first phase of the collaboration, bio-based raw materials will replace fossil ones in the production of the packaging material for a seaweed snack. Going forward, the companies intend to introduce bio-based raw materials also to packaging for further products. 

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Mizuno launched a new bio-based version of its iconic “Wave Rider” shoe range

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Mizuno, the famous Japanese brand specializing in technical footwear and clothing, launched a new version of its iconic “Wave Rider” shoe range, the Mizuno Wave Rider 24. This shoe features Mizuno’s new “Enerzy midsole technology” with their classical “Wave Plate” embedded in the foam. This wave plate is made with our Pebax® Rnew® polymer, a bio-based thermoplastic derived from castor beans.

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Nouryon expands its partnership with Sumitomo Chemical to include a new plant in Japan

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Train in Oita, Japan

Nouryon is expanding its partnership with Sumitomo Chemical to include a new plant Sumitomo is building at its site in Oita, Japan.  The new plant will supply a key raw material used for Nouryon’s Perkadox 14 organic peroxide. Perkadox 14 is an essential ingredient in the manufacture of many elastomeric products, including shoe soles, yoga mats and other rubber goods.

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LanzaTech Moves Forward on Sustainable Aviation Scale Up in the USA and Japan

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Jennifer Holmgren, CEO LanzaTech, at IFIB 2019 in Naples

Carbon recycling pioneer, LanzaTech, continues to make strides in scaling up its alcohol to jet (ATJ) platform. Commercialization of the ATJ process has been years in the making, starting with the partnership between LanzaTech and the U.S Energy Department’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. PNNL developed a unique catalytic process to upgrade ethanol to first commercial flight with Virgin Atlantic, sustainable aviation fuel made from captured pollution is ready for full scale demonstration and commercialization.

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