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💰 HP Acquires Choose Packaging
Choose Packaging, the creator of a commercially-available, zero-plastic paper bottle, has been acquired by HP Inc. Through this acquisition, HP hopes to further its goal of disrupting the $10 billion fibre-based packaging market.
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🪵 Wier Selected For $1.7 Billion Advanced Biorefinery
USA BioEnergy has announced it will develop an advanced biorefinery in Bon Wier, Texas. The facility will convert 1 million green tonnes of wood waste into 34 million gallons of transportation fuel.
♻️ TotalEnergies Will Supply Berry With Recycled Polymers for Packaging
French company TotalEnergies announces that it will supply Berry Global, the plastic packaging company, with polymers obtained through the advanced recycling of post-consumer plastic waste. These polymers will be used in the company’s food, beverage, and healthcare packaging.
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🦴 MIT Team Develops Bone-Strong Plant-Derived Composite
Researchers from MIT have developed a material made up of 60-90% of CNCs, which is the highest fraction of CNCs achieved in a composite to date. The material has been found to be stronger and tougher than some types of bone, and harder than typical aluminum alloys.
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📦 BASF Announces Adhesives That Don’t Interfere With Paper Recycling
German multinational company BASF, announced it has developed new label adhesives that can be used to coat paper labels and are designed not to interfere with the recycling of paperboard or cardboard transport boxes.
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