27 June 202225 June 2022Avantium and Carlsberg sign offtake agreement on PEFCarlsberg further launches consumer test of the Fibre Bottle using PEF as a barrier
Umfassendes Maßnahmenpaket zur Unterstützung der biologischen Transformation: Regierung stellt „Landesstrategie Biologisierung“ vorLandesregierung Niedersachsen will einen Wandel hin zu einer umfassenden, nachhaltigen und klimaneutralen Wirtschaftsform, der unsere Gesellschaft grundlegend ändern wird
Vegetable-based furThe Dutch company Geneus Biotech has grown biobased mink fur in the lab which is called FUROID and is made of vegetable feedstock through a biotechnological process
INEOS Phenol launches new lower carbon bio product line to be called INVIRIDIS for its phenol acetone and alphamethylstyrene businessManufactured at the INEOS Phenol sites in Gladbeck Germany and Antwerp Belgium, INVIRIDIS is made by using bio-attributed cumene, which enables the replacement of fossil fuel resources
Mogelpackung “Bio”-Einwegplastik: unökologisch, ungesund, unnützBUND fordert Verzicht auf den Einsatz bioabbaubarer Kunststoffe für Verpackungen
Hytrel® ECO B – DuPont’s new drop-in solutionBased on a biomass balance approach, these newest Hytrel ECO grades are true drop-in replacements with no need to requalify products or retool
INTERVIEW: High energy prices to boost sustainability megatrend – Covestro CFOLike all chemicals producers in Europe, the company is experiencing higher energy and raw materials costs, but in Q1 it was able to pass on over 90% of these costs and sees demand momentum carrying into Q2
Novozymes and AgroFresh to explore development of biological solutions to combat post-harvest wasteNovozymes and AgroFresh form partnership to unlock the potential of biotechnology to improve post-harvest quality and reduce food waste
Suzano launches venture capital initiative with US$70 million to invest in startupsSuzano Ventures will stimulate the development of new solutions in areas including climate technology, bio-based products, agroforestry and sustainable packaging
24 June 202220 June 2022Heinz and Tesco partner with Plastic Energy, SABIC, and Berry Global to launch sustainable packaging innovation made with post-consumer recycled soft plastics The 39% recycled plastic they contain was validated using the “mass balance approach” endorsed by ISCC, which makes it possible to track the amount and sustainability characteristics of materials
Kommentar: Nur 1,2 Prozent des Plastiks befinden sich in einem echten Kreislauf – über die Hälfte wird weggeworfenGesamtinvestitionen zur Veränderung des Systems auf 1,2 Billionen Dollar geschätzt
CBE JU strategic priorities set for 2030Delivery of innovative bio-based solutions will be the key priority of the partnership, along with a strong focus on the EU’s environmental goals and support to local economies
Perstorp introduces the world’s first 2-Ethylhexanol partly based on renewablesThe new product grade is the world’s first 2-EH partly based on renewable raw materials, reinforcing Perstorp’s position as a sustainable solutions provider meeting the growing demand for more sustainable alternatives in various applications
Synthetische Kraftstoffe ermöglichen auf lange Sicht Literpreise von unter einem EuroeFuel Alliance: Eine einseitige Ausrichtung auf E-Mobilität, völlig weg von Verbrennern, wie sie die EU-Kommission vorgeschlagen hat, wäre nicht hilfreich
FEDIOL releases environmental footprint studyThe product environmental footprint is a method developed by the European Commission and its goal is to provide a common approach to measuring environmental performance of products
Clariant produces first commercial sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol at new plant in Podari, RomaniaThe offtake of the entire production has been contracted to global energy company Shell for several years
Clariant produziert das erste kommerzielle sunliquid®-Zellulose-Ethanol in der neuen Anlage in Podari, RumänienDie Abnahme der gesamten Produktionsmenge wurde mit dem globalen Energieunternehmen Shell für mehrere Jahre vereinbart
Assessment of Biofuels Policy: Effectiveness of Emissions ReductionsThe Fuels Institute published a new white paper, which explores the carbon benefits to using biofuels and looks at fuel ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and gasoline, hydrogen and R80B20
23 June 202222 June 2022Avantium forms PEF Textile Community with five leading companies to develop PEF yarn applicationsThe companies of the PEF Textile Community aim to further reduce CO2 emissions in support of the UN Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal objectives and explore sustainable solutions for various applications
Bester Entwurf gesucht für Ausstellungsmodul „Das Nachwachsende Haus“FNR lobt studentischen Wettbewerb aus - 7.000 Euro Preisgeld
The Absolut Company partners with Blue Ocean Closures to develop innovative fibre-based bottle capThe Absolut Company, part of Pernod Ricard, is working with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), a start-up based in Sweden, to develop an innovative natural fibre-based closure cap for Absolut Vodka’s iconic bottle
Vattenfall and BASF to use recycled blades on Hollandse Kust ZuidThe Netherlands – Vattenfall and BASF will use Siemens Gamesa RecyclableBlades on the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm
Windpark Hollandse Kust Zuid mit recyclebaren Rotorblättern ausgestattetVattenfall und BASF werden im Offshore-Windpark Hollandse Kust Zuid neue recyclebare Rotorblätter von Siemens Gamesa verwenden. Die Blätter werden aus einem neuartigen Harz hergestellt, das die Wiederverwertung der verschiedenen Komponenten erleichtert.
We need to radically rethink how we designDesign decisions determine what we eat, what we wear, what we value, and how we communicate
TotalEnergies und Adani gründen größtes Ökosystem für grünen Wasserstoff der WeltDie neue Partnerschaft soll die Energielandschaft sowohl in Indien als auch weltweit verändern
TotalEnergies and Adani Join Forces to Create a World-Class Green Hydrogen CompanyThe new partnership aims to transform the energy landscape both in India and globally
22 June 202215 June 2022Adoption of the bioeconomy strategy progress reportNew EU Bioeconomy strategy progress report 2022 identifies gaps for possible future EU bioeconomy action and initiatives
Ingevity’s Capa® grades obtain OK MARINE certificateThe certification by TÜV Austria confirms that Capa thermoplastics fully biodegrade in a marine environment within four weeks, prohibiting formation of persistent microplastics
VTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packagingCompany is piloting a new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic
Biobased monopropylene glycol: The bumpy road to a decarbonised worldIn the mid 2000s a PNNL researchers team discovered a metal catalyst with a soluble base co-catalyst, which converted plant-based, seed-oil-derived glycerol and plant sugar alcohols into MPG
25% weniger Plastikmüll exportiert als im VorjahrEin Grund für den Rückgang dürften neben gestörten Lieferketten auch die Einfuhrbeschränkungen einiger asiatischer Länder für Plastikmüll sein
Plastic to hydrogen facility in West Dunbartonshire approved to help country produce cleaner energyPlans for an innovative £20m facility in West Dunbartonshire to turn waste plastic into hydrogen and support the UK’s energy transition to net zero have been approved
Dow Expands Flexible Packaging Recycling Effort Across AfricaThrough Project REFLEX, Dow aims to divert 10,000 Metric Tons (MT) of flexible packaging waste by 2025 which would otherwise end up in landfill or the environment, while also creating direct employment opportunities
Photosynthesis-inspired process makes commodity chemicalsNew strategy is less expensive, less energy intensive than current industrial processes
Von der Photosynthese inspirierter Prozess zur Herstellung von GrundchemikalienDie neue Strategie ist kostengünstiger und weniger energieintensiv als die derzeitigen industriellen Verfahren
21 June 202214 June 2022Perstorp makes major increase in production of Pro-Environment PolyolsFrom 2023, all fossil versions of the base polyols produced at the Perstorp plant will be replaced by Pro-Environment grades with partly renewable or recycled origin, based on a traceable mass-balance concept
Perstorp: Alle Polyole aus nachhaltigen QuellenPerstorp setzt sich das Ziel, ab 2023 für die Produktion von Polyolen am Standort Perstorp ausschließlich nachhaltige Rohstoffe zu beziehen
New $750,000 CEC Grant to Fuel Hydrogen ResearchSoCalGas: Innovative project aims to tackle cost and sustainability to deliver affordable hydrogen at scale
Discovering Exciting New Uses for ‘Green’ Film TechnologyEco Works® 10 not only aligned with Cortec®’s mission to eliminate plastic waste - it is even easier to work with it than with the previous plastic wrap
Neues Technologiezentrum in Leverkusen: Frischer Wind fürs KlimaCovestro entwickelt in seinem neuen Windtechnologiezentrum innovative PUR-Harze für die Nutzung in Rotorblättern von Windkraftanlagen
New technology center in Leverkusen: Fresh impulses for wind energyCovestro is developing innovative PUR resins for use in wind turbine rotor blades at its new Wind Technology Center
Superworms capable of munching through plastic wasteA species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale
Superwürmer, die sich durch Plastikmüll fressenLangfristiges Ziel ist die Entwicklung von Enzymen zum Abbau von Kunststoffabfällen
Mit Sonnenlicht die Chemie-Industrie nachhaltiger machenSolargetriebene Katalysatoren erhöhen Effizienz
20 June 202215 June 2022Researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt develop new biobattery for hydrogen storageA team of microbiologists from Goethe University Frankfurt has succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and release of hydrogen. This is an important step in the search for carbon-neutral energy sources in the interest of climate protection. The corresponding paper has now been published in the scientific journal “Joule"
Forscher der Goethe-Universität entwickeln neue Biobatterie zur Speicherung von WasserstoffEinem Team von Mikrobiologen der Goethe-Universität ist es gelungen, mit Hilfe von Bakterien Wasserstoff kontrolliert zu speichern und wieder abzugeben. Auf der Suche nach CO2-neutralen Energieträgern im Interesse des Klimaschutzes ist dies ein wichtiger Schritt. Das entsprechende Paper ist nun in der renommierten Fachzeitschrift „Joule“ erschienen
The Vallès School of Architecture presents a construction prototype made from corn and sunflower stalksThe Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology (GICITED), linked to the UPC’s Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV), participates in the cross-border project SAVASCO, which aims to develop new bio-based materials to minimise the environmental impact of construction. In this context, the ETSAV has developed a sustainable building prototype made from corn and sunflower stalks, which was presented on 6 May
Green aviation fuels could save 5 million tonnes of CO2 in 2030Sustainable fuel manufacturers in Europe could produce 1.83 million tonnes of e-kerosene in 2030, saving about 5 Mt of CO2, a new forecast by Transport & Environment finds
Neuer Standort in Australien: Thyssenkrupp expandiert in den Wasserstoff-Gigawatt-MarktBis 2030 hat Australien das Potenzial, bis zu 500.000 t Wasserstoff zu exportieren, um die prognostizierte Nachfrage von 2.489.000 t allein in Japan und Südkorea zu decken