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February, 2011
· Demand for bioplastic packaging forecast to reach 884,000 tonnes (World)
· Fujitsu introduces world's first biodegradable computer mouse (Asia)
· Philippines city bans plastic bags (Asia)
· Development of new biodegradable foam plastic material from milk protein and clay (Americas)
· First compostable adhesive gains certification (Europe)
· UAE's first oil and gas company to go plastic bag - free (Asia)
· BASF begins biodegradable plastic production at its Ludwigshafen plant (Europe)
· Poland may become an important bioplastics market (Europe)
· Bioplastics leader forms North American company (Americas)
· Cereplast signs distribution agreement with ColorTec to bring bioplastics to Southern Italy and Slov (Europe)
· Panacea Bioplastics set new industry standard for performance (Americas)
December, 2010
· 150,000-ton PLA plant planned for North China (Asia)
· Casey secures second order from US bottled water firm for supply of biodegradable plastic bottle pre (Americas)
· Lather launches hotel amenities in biodegradable packaging (Americas)
· Plastic trash still top Manila Bay pollutants (Asia)
· More than 170 companies at 5th European Bioplastics Conference in Düsseldorf (Europe)
· Compostable eco bags (Oceania)
November, 2010
· First company in the U.S. to offer a biodegradable plastic bottle (Americas)
· Bio-Tec moves forward on improved additive (Americas)
· Cardia Bioplastics to collaborate with Nestle (Americas)
· Casey container corp. receives first significant order for biodegradable plastic bottle preforms (Americas)
· Breaking down snack food bags proves problematic (Americas)
· CYBF recognizes Vancouver's Solegear Bioplastics as 2010 best green business (Americas)
· Bio-waste becomes plastic using "trained" bacteria (World)
· British-Israeli researchers to improve biodegradable plastic (Europe)
· Taiwanese researchers develop revolutionary biodegradable plastics (Asia)
· Greens push to tax plastic bags (Oceania)
· Bacteria that turns veggies into bioplastics (World)
· Milk protein, clay used to make biodegradable foam plastic substitute (World)
· Motion on plastic bags misses the point (Oceania)
· Altona company's innovative biodegradable packaging has made Marks & Spencer chocolate boxe (Oceania)
· Biodegradable plastic bottles now made in Humboldt County, McClellan company recently certified (Americas)
· Wacker develops biodegradable plastics (Europe)
· Billabong founder purchases bio-plastics manufacturer (Oceania)
· Solid success for bioplastics at K (Europe)
December, 2009
· Emirates Gas Joins ’Clean Up UAE 2009’ Campaign To Create Better Environment (Asia)
· Plantic inks deal to improve biodegradable plastic supply chain (Oceania)
· Agence France-Presse Hails Cereplast as “Greener Alternative to Plastic” (Europe)
· Micromidas turns waste into plastic (Americas)
· Imagin Molecular Corp. Acquiring Planet Green Bottle (World)
· Ford finds alternatives to petroleum parts (Americas)
· The next big thing in RFID: green tags? (Asia)
· Bioplastech Startup Making Plastic Biodegradable (Europe)
· CSM to build lactide plant in Thailand (Asia)
· IMAGINE International Corporation Introduces Its GREEN (Americas)
· Green Biodegradable Plastics Exhibit High Potential for Growth (World)
· Bottled Water Business Is on the Decline (Americas)
· Novomer's green plastic coming soon (Americas)
· ENOC to open Middle East’s first 'green' service station (Asia)
· Liquid Planet Introduces Biodegradable Tea Packaging (Americas)
· Symphony Environmental Tech launches biodegradable plastic products in Morocco (Africa)
· "Cost Less, Mean More": A $10 Trillion Product Revolution (World)
· 1st eco-friendly supermart in Singapore (Asia)
· Government wants your input on plastic bags (Americas)
· Alternative packaging from biodegradable farm waste (Americas)
· BASF launches biodegradable packaging plastic (World)

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