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20 October 202115 October 2021

Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and RIDG partner with Repsol Sinopec and Uniper to develop large-scale green hydrogen facility in Orkney

OWPL consortium could deliver renewable power to produce green hydrogen on an industrial scale

Biokunststoffe thermoformen – geht das?

Biobasierte Kunststoffe sind als Verpackung für Lebensmittel geeignet. Doch lassen sich diese Werkstoffe auf den am Markt verfügbaren Maschinen und mit den gleichen Produktionsgeschwindigkeiten verarbeiten?

Partnership between Dow and Haldor Topsoe will turn waste plastics into circular plastics

Plans include Dow to proceed with the design and engineering for a 10,000 ton per year market development unit using Haldor Topsoe’s PureStepTM technology to purify pyrolysis oil feedstock derived from waste plastics for use in circular products

Plant Pack®: sustainable revolution in the packaging market

The packaging material made of puffed maize grits offers similar performance to that of polystyrene and consists 100% of bio-based raw materials

Plant Pack®: Nachhaltige Revolution im Verpackungsmarkt

Das Verpackungsmaterial aus gepufftem Maisgrieß ist ähnlich leistungsstark wie Styropor und besteht zu 100% aus biobasierten Rohstoffen

Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds

Trillions of dollars a year are ‘adding fuel to the fire’ of the climate crisis, experts say

Feds will consider regulating chemical recycling sector

The U.S. EPA is accepting comments on potential regulation of chemical recycling technologies until Nov. 8

Europabio: Life science needs future-proof approach to become innovation ‘powerhouse’

According to a recent study, the biotech sector is among the fastest-growing innovative industries in Europe with an average annual growth rate of 4.1% in a time period from 2008 to 2018

US Secretary of Energy Granholm and US Senator Ossoff Visit LanzaTech Innovation Hub in Georgia and Site of the World’s First LanzaJet Sustainable Fuels Plant

Visit highlights the potential of rural America to create domestic supplies of sustainable fuels and chemicals

19 October 202114 October 2021

HEXPOL TPE Showcase Resource Saving Materials at Fakuma 2021

Beside its new automotive interiors with recycled content the company shows also the latest cork-composites and biobased TPEs

HEXPOL TPE präsentiert ressourcenschonende Materialien auf der Fakuma 2021

Neben seinen neuen, für den Automobilinnenraum geeigneten thermoplastischen Elastomeren mit Rezyklatanteil präsentiert Hexpol TPE u.a. Kork-Composites und biobasierte TPEs

Lactips launches “Plastic Free Paper”

The first paper packaging solution that is free from plastic or controversial substances and fully recyclable and compostable

Plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables to be banned in France

Anti-waste law has been expanded by banning plastic straws, disposable cutlery, stirrers, lids for takeaway beverage cups, polystyrene boxes, and plastic confetti

„Bio-Kunststoffe“ und Abfallverwertung: bio ist nicht gleich bio

Da die Abfallvermeidung allgemein an erster Stelle steht, sollte die Botschaft an die Konsumentinnen und Konsumenten ein weitgehender Verzicht auf solche Produkte – insbesondere auf Einwegprodukte – sein

ExxonMobil to build its first large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility

Plans underway for up to 500,000 metric tons annually of advanced recycling capacity to be added by year-end 2026 across multiple sites

nenu2PHAr project update after 1 year of work

One year after the launch of the project, the 16 European partners gathered online to review their work and plan the next activities of the project

Kohlendioxid als alternativer Rohstoff für die Autoindustrie

FoamPartner will künftig nachhaltige Schaumstoffe für den Autoinnenraum als neue Produktreihe unter dem Namen OBoNatureTM vermarkten

Carbon dioxide as an alternative raw material for the automotive industry

FoamPartner will market in the future its sustainable foams as new OBoNatureTM product series

18 October 202113 October 2021

Home-compostable coffee capsules: A project partnership between GRAFE and Golden Compound

Home-compostable coffee capsules in brilliant colours: Here the eye and also the awareness of nature and the environment drink along

Heimkompostierbare Kaffeekapseln: Eine Projektpartnerschaft von GRAFE und GOLDEN COMPOUND

Heimkompostierbare Kaffeekapseln in brillianten Farben: Hier trinkt das Auge und auch das Bewusstsein zur Natur und Umwelt mit

TotalEnergies Doubles its Recycled Plastic Production Capacity in France

Plastics’ end-of-life is a crucial topic, which is why TotalEnergies is actively involved in plastics recycling as part of its circular economy approach

Dow expands global capabilities for circular plastics, with initial products available for customers in 2022

Company on-track to secure key third-party certifications for assuring circular plastic products to its customers

Fedrigoni: Produktion von thermogeformter Zellulose

Unternehmen erwirbt 70% von Tecnoform, um biologisch abbaubare und umweltfreundliche Verpackungen für Luxusartikel zu produzieren

Start-up uses CO2 to create bio-building blocks

Cemvita Factory's assessment shows it can utilise 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to produce 1 billion pounds of bio-ethylene per year to make plastics

New polymer could solve stubble burning, plastic waste

Farmers can use their agricultural waste to earn money by extracting cellulose out of it, which can then be combined with non-edible vegetable oil to create a new composite material

The Green Brief: Fossil fuel subsidies are back (and they’re here to stay)

EU governments have scrambled to implement emergency measures to protect vulnerable consumers and yet in doing so, they’re indirectly subsidising fossil fuels

15 October 202113 October 2021

Green Dot Bioplastics and Mayco International team up on reclaimed fiber project

Both companies jointly developed a NFRP composite material, using trim and scrap fibers removed from the waste stream and expanding the lifespan of the original materials

US‐Energietechnologiekonzern Baker Hughes steigt bei Electrochaea ein und erweitert CCU‐Technologieportfolio

Technologienzusammenführung ermöglicht schnelle Skalierung und internationale Vermarktung einer integrierten Lösung zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung und ‐nutzung (CCU)

Partnership set to tackle microplastics in additives

Biopolymer specialist to begin work with major manufacturer to develop sustainable alternative to microplastic additives for waxes, coatings, cosmetics and more

EXCLUSIVE: Could biogas solve the UK’s CO2 supply issues?

BioCarbonics works with AD operators/biogas producers to help them recover and monetise their waste CO2, providing a dedicated channel to market for biogenic ‘green’ CO2 from renewable energy sources

„Wise with Waste” – Papier und Karton aus landwirtschaftlichen Abfällen

Interview, geführt von Nele Hofmann: PaperWise stellt aus landwirtschaftlichen Abfällen neue Rohstoffe her und revolutioniert so die Papier- und Kartonherstellung

The Shortest Path To Circular Plastics Is Through The Chemical Companies

Large multinational producers of plastic materials are a core part of a circular future because they can either directly trace their formation back to fossil-oil companies or have significant collaborations with fossil-oil interests

Sustainable Apparel Barometer 2021: Collaboration for sector transformation

Get a look to the challenges and opportunities in viscose production, the growing transparency in the cotton sector and the needs for driving a greater social compliance within apparel supply chains

Simple method for converting carbon dioxide into useful compounds

With the new method, carbon dioxide is transformed into useful porous complexes at room temperature and without high pressure

Einfaches Verfahren zur Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in nützliche Verbindungen

Mit der neuen Methode wird Kohlendioxid bei Raumtemperatur und ohne hohen Druck in wertvolle Chemikalien umgewandelt

14 October 202111 October 2021

Degradation of biobased plastics in the soil

Microbial community defies climate change

Abbau biobasierter Kunststoffe im Boden

Mikrobengemeinschaft trotzt dem Klimawandel

Converting CO2 emissions into products – European Green Deal project PyroCO2 kicks off

A new innovation project will demonstrate large-scale conversion of industrial carbon emissions into value- added chemicals and materials

Made of Air, a maker of ‘carbon negative’ thermoplastics, locks in $5.8M

MoA is intending this carbon sequestration product to offer an alternative to fossil-based thermoplastics for use cases

Enzyme sollen helfen, den Kunststoff PET wiederzuverwerten

Das französische Start-up Carbios hat eine Demonstrationsanlage eröffnet und hofft, das weltweite Angebot an Recycling-Optionen zu erweitern

A French company is using enzymes to recycle one of the most common single-use plastics

French startup Carbios just opened a demonstration plant - and hopes to expand the world’s menu of recycling options

Catalyst Study Advances Carbon-Dioxide-to-Ethanol Conversion

Combination of theory and experiment shows how a three-part catalyst helps transform excess CO2 into useable ethanol

Crucial step identified in the conversion of biomass to methane

Researchers find enzymatic link in the formation of methane from fatty acids by cooperating microorganisms

Entscheidender Schritt bei der Umwandlung von Biomasse in Methan identifiziert

Forschende finden das enzymatische Glied bei der Bildung von Methan aus Fettsäuren durch kooperierende Mikroorganismen

13 October 20219 October 2021

Achieving Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission Plastics

RWTH Aachen researchers have presented a sustainable model for plastics production and waste treatment which could achieve plastic production with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions more affordable than expected

Netto-Null-Emissionen sind möglich

Studie von RWTH Aachen und ETH Zürich in der Zeitschrift Science veröffentlicht

Advanced Biofuels USA’s Online Free Library Passes 40,000 Indexed Items Milestone

Offering topics from Aviation Fuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)), BioChemicals/Renewable Chemicals and BioRefineries/Renewable Fuel Production to yeast, yellow grease, yields, Zambia, zeolites and Zimbabwe

INZEA® PLA: Bio-basierter Kunststoff überzeugt bei Verarbeitungstest

Die Produktfamilie eignet sich für ein breites Spektrum an Anwendungen, wie z.B. den Lebensmittelkontakt gemäß Verordnung (EU) 10/2011, oder die Segmente Haushalt, Gastronomie, Verpackungen und Landwirtschaft

Weishardt Becomes First Fish Collagen Producer to Obtain Friend of the Sea Sustainability Certification

Weishardt is one of the leading global suppliers of high-quality fish gelatin and fish collagen peptides for the food & beverage, nutrition, pharmaceutical, and beauty industries

Papyrus completes successful trial using refined banana fibre to produce biodegradable moulded food packaging

First time that banana fibres has been used on standard moulding machines

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