NatureWorks

📢 The May edition of Ingeo News hit inboxes today!

This month’s highlights include:
🌿 NatureWorks joins the 4evergreen alliance to help shape the future of fiber-based packaging

🎥 A new video features Viviana Conti diving into Ingeo-based compostable flexible films, BOPLA performance, and PPWR

🗣 Shannon Pinc shares key composting and bioeconomy insights on a panel at the Plastics Leadership Network's Chemicals of Concern Policy Summit

Plus more updates - don’t miss it! 📬 Check it out here: https://mailchi.mp/natureworksllc/ingeo-news-may-2025

This year’s International Compost Awareness Week theme is "Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost!" Composting builds stronger, greener, and more self-sufficient communities by:

♻️ Reducing waste: Composting diverts organic materials from landfills, reducing methane emissions and pollution.

👍 Improving soil health: Compost enriches soil, increasing resilience to drought and extreme weather.

🍅 Strengthening local food systems: Compost supports urban gardens, farms, and sustainable food production.

👩‍🏫 Creating green jobs: The compost industry provides employment in waste management, agriculture, and environmental education.

Composting is an end-of-life scenario for some end products made with Ingeo PLA. Read more about how composting Ingeo works here: https://www.natureworksllc.com/sustainability/end-of-life-opportunities/composting

🎥 In our latest video, NatureWorks Application Development Engineer, Viviana Conti, explores the future of compostable flexible films made with Ingeo PLA. She highlights their performance with BOPLA films, the implications of PPWR, and how cross-industry collaboration can accelerate change.

Don’t miss this expert insight into driving sustainable innovation! 🌿♻️

Eliminating obstacles in BiAx film processing by improving BOPLA film production efficiency NatureWorks Application Development Engineer, Viviana Conti, discusses compostable flexible films,, their performance with BOPLA films, the impact of PPWR, a...

We’re proud to share that NatureWorks is now a member of the 4evergreen alliance! 🌱 As part of this cross-industry group of 100+ organizations spanning the entire lifecycle of fiber-based packaging, we’re contributing to:

♻️ Circular design guidelines
📋 Improved collection & sorting guidance
🔍 A recyclability evaluation protocol
💡 Research that drives innovation across the value chain

Together, we’re working toward a 90% recycling rate for fiber-based packaging by 2030. Let’s build a more circular future!

Learn more on the website: https://4evergreenforum.eu/

Meet some friendly faces of NatureWorks at Sustainable Packaging Coalition's ! 👋 We're here to chat all things Ingeo™ biopolymer from certified compostable packaging to our newest innovation, Ingeo Extend 4950D. Stop by our booth and let's talk sustainable solutions! 🌱 https://www.natureworksllc.com/technology-and-products/products/ingeo-extend

We're at the show in Miami Beach this week! Our booth has been really busy, but there's still time to stop by and learn more about Ingeo PLA in the nonwovens industry. 🌿

In the meantime, check out our website to see how fibers and nonwovens made with Ingeo deliver performance advantages not found in traditional materials enabling comfort and performance in both clinical and personal care: https://www.natureworksllc.com/applications/medical-and-hygiene

INDA Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry

We’re excited to exhibit at IDEA25 next week! And SO looking forward to connecting with industry leaders and showcasing how Ingeo™ biopolymer is helping shape the future of sustainable nonwovens. From hygiene and wipes to filtration and agriculture, Ingeo brings performance and a lower carbon footprint to a wide range of applications.🌿

Stop by our booth #4327 to learn how we’re advancing circularity and driving innovation in the nonwovens industry. https://www.natureworksllc.com/about-natureworks/events-calendar

INDA Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry

This Earth Day, we’re thrilled to see BioHome3D, a breakthrough in sustainable housing made by UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center & Oak Ridge National Laboratory, featuring Ingeo™ PLA, highlighted on Good Morning America. 🏡 https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/video/people-building-sustainable-homes-121010168

BioHome3D represents what’s possible when technology and sustainability come together...one layer at a time.

Learn more about how the house came together here: https://youtu.be/UY4Yh3JVMZ8?feature=shared

How people are building more sustainable homes "GMA" explores how people are creating more sustainable living spaces as part of “Our Home,” an Earth Week campaign to highlight efforts to protect, restore and celebrate our planet.

Next week NatureWorks is heading to ! 🌏
Join us as we showcase how Ingeo™ biopolymer is transforming industries with sustainable innovation—from compostable coffee capsules and foodservice ware to biobased tea bags, 3D printing, nonwovens, paper coatings, fashion, and more!

👋 Stop by our booth to explore how we’re shaping a more responsible, low-carbon future, one application at a time.

All upcoming events: https://www.natureworksllc.com/about-natureworks/events-calendar

CHINAPLAS

We're winding down at RAPID + TCT today, but we want to congratulate Audrina Ashley from Luke's Laboratory on winning the Model No. Furniture Ingeo™ PLA Bolster Chair giveaway! 🎉

It was amazing to see so many uses of Ingeo PLA throughout the show floor — from filament extruders and casting to fully functioning parts…and even a bright orange owl. 🦉

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and shared their creativity and love of Ingeo PLA with us. Until next time! https://www.natureworksllc.com/applications/3d-printing

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🌟 We’re thrilled to share that our VP of Sustainability and Public Affairs, Mariagiovanna Vetere, has been appointed to the INDA Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry 2025 Board of Directors!

As a Board member, Mariagiovanna will help guide INDA’s strategic direction, champion industry innovation, and ensure the organization continues to meet the evolving needs of its members.

Please join us in congratulating her on this honor! 👏 https://www.inda.org/inda-announces-four-industry-leaders-to-join-2025-board-of-directors/