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Bioplastics
Material solutions for a circular plastics industry
How can fossil-based raw materials be replaced, plastic waste be used as a feedstock, property profiles be expanded, and new material systems be reliably integrated into existing production processes? At Fakuma 2026, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP will showcase developments in recyclable and bio-based plastics, chemical recycling, functional polymers, and bio-based carbon...
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Evonik develops new biodegradable excipients for oral drug delivery
Evonik is developing a novel biodegradable polymer platform that will form the basis for the next generation of its EUDRAGIT® functional excipients for oral drug delivery. The polymers combine a biodegradable end-of-life profile with performance comparable to today’s industry standards for solubility enhancement and delayed-release coatings. Material is currently available in non-commercial lab-scale volumes for...
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Emirates Biotech joins Circle consortium to turn food waste into PLA
Emirates Biotech, a Dubai-based manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers, has joined the Circle consortium, €27 million ($31 million) European initiative funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking under the Horizon Europe program, aimed at converting organic food waste into bio-based chemicals like PLA.
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