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Dear Reader. They'll be one more newsletter before the end of the year and also keep an eye out for our new Bio Market Insights Quarterly: Blue Economy Special for you all to download for free - coming soon.

For now, tuck into the best bio stories of week with the latest brand pledges on plastics and packaging, 5 ocean-based start-ups changing the paradigm, and lastly, from all the team here at BMI we wish you a happy holiday season 🎄   

Magazine Features from our journalists

5 Blue Economy Start-Ups Making Waves

The transition to a sustainable blue economy has innovation at its core. Who better to come up with these innovations and explorations than entrepreneurs and startups?

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Selection of BMI TV Interviews 2021

Advancing synthetic biology and delivering on the biotechnology promise

Replacing oil with New Zealand pine

Enabling the future of sustainable chemical production

The environmental and economic benefits of coffee waste

The role of biobased and biodegradable innovations in a sustainable world

Best of the Newsroom

👗 Scotch & Soda will Replace One Million Plastic Bags 

Scotch & Soda’s aim is to step away from conventional plastic polybags for all product categories by 2025. In 2022, a minimum of one million of the company’s garments will be packed in TIPA® bioplastic bags.

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🦗 Bug-based dog supplements from small-batch start-up
Neo Bites, a pet supplement start-up based in Austin, has launched its first insect-based dog meal topper range. The superfood-enriched powder is added to meals, making them more palatable to dogs.
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🛋 IKEA to Phase Out Plastic from Consumer Packaging Solutions

IKEA pledged to phase out plastic packaging by 2028. The company is aiming to reduce plastic waste and develop packaging solutions around renewable materials. The phase-out will happen in steps, starting with an all-new range by 2025.

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💵 DMC Announces First Close of Series B Financing, Raising $34 million

DMC Biotechnologies has completed the first close of its Series B fundraising, raising USD $34 million with investment from Cibus Enterprise, Capricorn Partners, Sofinnova Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, SCG, Boulder Ventures, Solvay Ventures, and Michelin.

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🥤 Suntory Introduces Plant-Based PET Bottle Prototypes

Suntory Group announced its launch for fully sustainable PET bottles. The company announced that it would take initiatives towards using 100% sustainable PET bottles globally by 2030.

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♻️ UK Government Invests £116m to Boost Green Innovation

The UK Government has financed more than €136 million to boost green innovation across the nation, including Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technology.

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🍎 Edible and Invisible Packaging for Fruits and Veggies

Sufresca announced its optimized invisible edible coating designed to extend the shelf life of fresh produce. The edible, water-based emulsion is made of natural food ingredients and includes advanced modified atmosphere properties.

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Reads of the week

#Textile A report from Sheffield Hallam University uncovered efforts to conceal the origin of cotton in global supply chains by China.

#Recycling Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials partnered with Celanese Corp. to develop mechanical recycling solutions for both post-industrial and post-consumer sources of polyacetal (POM) copolymer.

#BlueEconomy Seychelles’ former President James Michel shared its successful model with other small islands in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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