One, the group play

BASF and Avantium two companies marriage

BASF and Avantium announced that the two companies signed a cooperation agreement and conducted an exclusive negotiations, aimed at the production and sale of FDCA, as well as sales of PEF set up a joint venture company. The goal of the joint venture company is to establish a global leading position in the production of FDCA and PEF, and then authorize the technology for mass production. FDCA (2,5- two) is the production of PEF (a plant produced by the industrial use of sugar produced by the new high quality plastic) basic chemical composition of materials. Compared to the traditional plastic, PEF can make the shelf life of packaging products extended. Because of its mechanical strength, can produce a thinner PEF packaging, it is bound to promote the amount of packaging materials to reduce.

Austria plastic packaging giant Taba reached a cooperation agreement with Egypt Alpla

It is reported that Austria plastic packaging manufacturer Alpla and Egypt Taba cooperation, together to consolidate the status of the African market. Since 2014, Alpla began the production of Fort Johannes, at the end of 2015, Alpla took over the S.A. Argo Egyptian site. The company specializes in the production of bottles, caps, injection molding parts, etc.. It is Europe's largest packaging manufacturer, has 53 production plants in Western Europe, a total of 42 countries in the world's 159 production plants, with 16500 employees, 2014 sales of eur.

Two, fancy play

Nordic pulp enterprises with "wood pulp" clothing

The Nordic pulp manufacturers for the revitalization of the pulp and paper industry, and conform to the fashion and furniture industry demand for environmentally friendly alternatives, is the R & D can become clothing or sofa sets clean method of birch and pine. A total of three factories in the Nordic export of dissolved pulp, this product can be made of textile fibers. Northern Europe's pulp manufacturing industry hopes to set up a textile fiber plant in line with environmental regulations to attract IKEA and H&M and other Mainland Company that want to promote environmental protection.

Three, the abuse of play

Germany announced a ban on disposable packaging

As part of the environmental waste reduce, Germany's second largest city, Hamburg recently announced a 150 page "green procurement guidelines", the city will in public buildings in the complete prohibition of disposable packaging, including bottled water, bottled beer, plastic plates, tableware, fresh air agent, cholera and other cleaning supplies. At the same time, there is also a ban on the use of the State Building in the use of coffee capsules, has also become the world's first launch of this ban in the city.