19 April 202417 April 2024 Next free PEFerence webinar with a market update on bio-based building blocks and polymers Pia Skoczinski from nova-Institute will give a sophisticated insight into the dynamically growing market of bio-based building blocks and polymers on the 6th May (10 to 11 am CET)
Biodegradable aerogel: Airy cellulose from a 3D printer Empa researchers have succeeded in developing a Cellulose-based aerogel for 3d-printing
Bio-Aerogel: Luftige Cellulose aus dem 3D-Drucker Empa-Forschenden ist es gelungen, ein Cellulose-basiertes, 3D-druckbares Aerogel herzustellen
Validating Biobased Content Claims With Carbon-14 Testing The development of more sustainable biobased products brings to attention the need for third-party verification of an end-product’s biobased content to validate biobased content and to support marketing claims
Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in Porvoo steam cracker, enabling increased share of circular raw materials used in production The investment ensures, that the Porvoo steam cracker can increase the share of renewable and recycled raw materials used in its (ethylene and propylene) production
Borealis investiert 4,5 Mio. EUR in Steamcracker in Porvoo und erhöht damit den Anteil an Kreislaufrohstoffen in der Produktion Die Investition soll sicherstellen, dass der Steamcracker in Porvoo den Anteil erneuerbarer und recycelter Rohstoffe in der Produktion von Basischemikalien (Ethylen und Propylen) erhöhen kann
Lululemon launches recycled polyester anorak The packable outerwear is made with mixed plastic waste, converted carbon emissions and the activewear brand’s old apparel
Graphjet Technology to Build New Agricultural Waste-to-Graphite Production Facility in Nevada Facility expected to transform 30,000 metric tons of agriculture waste annually into up to 10,000 metric tons of graphite per year, enough material to power more than 100,000 electric vehicles
The green revolution of food waste upcycling to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates This review emphasizes the urgent need for food waste upcycling as a response to the mounting global food waste crisis
Polyurethan-Lösungen zur Förderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft in wichtigen Industrien Covestro: Messeauftritt mit Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit, Innovation und Performance
18 April 202417 April 2024 Breaking news – Milestone for the Transition to Sustainable Carbon in the European Chemical Industry The Dutch minister for the environment Vivianne Heijnen presented “A Call for a European Sustainable Carbon Policy Package”
Leap forward in product sustainability: Renowned tesa® 4965 Original with 40% less CO₂1 emissions Due to the use of biomass-balanced acrylic monomers and 90% PCR PET in its backing, this innovative adhesive tape is now made with 40% less CO2
Deutlicher Fortschritt in Sachen Produktnachhaltigkeit: tesa® 4965 Original mit 40% weniger CO₂1-Emissionen Durch den Einsatz von biobasierten Acrylmonomeren und 90 Prozent PCR-PET im Träger wird das innovative Klebeband jetzt mit 40 Prozent weniger CO₂ hergestellt
UBQ Materials Strengthens Partnership With Teknor Apex To Expand Co-Development of Sustainable Material Solutions UBQ Materials to Feature in Teknor Apex’s ‘Conversations for Change’ Series at NPE2024, Showcasing Co-Innovated ‘Right-Now’ Plastics Solutions for Carbon-Negative Manufacturing Applications
Bia Energy Operating Company Announces Significant Developments for Low Carbon Methanol Project at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Northwest Louisiana The facility is designed to be able to reduce carbon emissions by over 92% compared to traditional methanol production by capturing CO2 and utilizing hydrogen as both fuel and feedstock
Studie zu CO2-Gutschriften: Waldverbände fordern Vielfalt, Transparenz und leichtere Marktzugänge Carbon Credits als Beitrag zum Klimaschutz – Partizipation kleinerer Betriebe
Fungal Carbon: A Cost-Effective Tunable Network Template for Creating Supercapacitors Scientists are using carbon filaments from mushrooms in supercapacitors, paving the way for a sustainable energy future
Avocado tree waste used to make sustainable food packaging A material derived from avocado pruning waste and bio-polyethylene combines high strength with biodegradability
Evonik erweitert Kapazitäten für maßgeschneiderte RESOMER® Pulver-Biomaterialien So können spezielle Pulver mit unterschiedlichen Partikelgrößen und Materialeigenschaften für Kunden hergestellt werden
Revolutionizing hydrogen production: Economical and efficient solutions unveiled POSTECH researchers team introduces superaerophobic three-dimensional nickel nanostructured catalysts for accelerated water electrolysis
17 April 202416 April 2024 Evolution of synthetic rubber: bio-based raw materials and new types of rubber Four Fraunhofer Institutes are developing alternative, biobased raw material sources for synthetic rubber, which will enable completely new types of rubber for car tires
Evolution des Synthesekautschuks: Biobasierte Rohstoffe und neue Kautschuktypen Vier Fraunhofer-Institute erschließen alternative, biobasierte Rohstoffquellen für Synthesekautschuk, die völlig neue Kautschuktypen für Autoreifen ermöglichen werden
Neste completes its organizational change process to improve long-term competitiveness The merge from its three renewable business units into one Renewable Products business unit is expected to result in total annual cost savings and a more streamlined development portfolio
USDA Celebrates Second National Biobased Products Day New Report Shows Biobased Products Contribute $489 Billion to the U.S. Economy, Supporting Jobs in Every State
Toray: Neue Produkte aus chemisch recyceltem PBT Toray hat für dieses chemisch recycelte PBT eine Zertifizierung nach ISO 14021:2016 von SGS Japan Inc. erhalten, einem weltweit tätigen Prüf-, Inspektions- und Zertifizierungsunternehmen
A Gates-Backed Startup Is Making Fuel From Water and Carbon Dioxide Infinium counts Bill Gates as an investor and has fuel buyers that include Amazon and American Airlines. Now, the company is trying to scale up
EuRIC, FEAD and NGOs back “polymer-only” allocation method for plastic from chemical recycling Several organisations sent a joint letter to policy officers of the European Commission’s DG Environment last week urging them to consider amending the proposal’s allocation rules
Plastic-free vegan leather that dyes itself grown from bacteria This new process could also theoretically be adapted to have bacteria grow materials with various vibrant colours and patterns
A microbial plastic factory for high-quality green plastic Bioengineers achieved strong and easy-to-shape eco-friendly plastic using a plastic modifier and polylactic acid
16 April 202414 April 2024 Hyosung TNC Invests $1 Billion in Future “Bio” Business The future plants will be powered by Geno, US-based sustainable materials and technology leader, further unlocking deployment of its GENO BDO™ technology at scale
Hyosung TNC investiert 1 Milliarde Dollar in zukünftiges „Bio”-Geschäft Die künftigen Anlagen werden von Geno betrieben, dem ansässigen Marktführer für nachhaltige Materialien und Technologien, der damit den Einsatz seiner GENO BDO™-Technologie in großem Maßstab weiter vorantreibt
ReMatBuilt: How residual materials become high-performance construction products In the ReMatBuilt project, experts from the Fraunhofer WKI and their partners are proving that the challenges for this can be solved with high-performance construction materials made of recycled and waste materials
ReMatBuilt: Wie aus Reststoffen hochleistungsfähige Bauprodukte werden In einem neuen Forschungsprojekt entwickeln Fraunhofer Forscher mit Partnern aus Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft nachhaltige Betonbaustoffe und leistungsstarke Bauelemente auf Basis von Bau- und Abbruchabfällen sowie pflanzlichen Produktionsresten
How to improve the use of recycled materials in Germany In TAB Working Report No. 207 three different product and waste areas were analysed: plastic packaging, electrical and electronic waste and mineral construction and demolition waste, in order to differentiate the requirements for an improved use of recycled materials
Wie der Einsatz von Rezyklaten in Deutschland verbessert werden kann Im TAB-Arbeitsbericht Nr. 207 wurden drei verschiedene Produkt- bzw. Abfallbereiche untersucht: Kunststoffverpackungen, Elektro- und Elektronikabfälle sowie Bauabfälle, um die Anforderungen an einen verbesserten Rezyklateinsatz differenziert zu beleuchten
Essentra trials recycled, biodegradable, and bioplastic cap and plug materials The caps are intended to use less material in pharmaceutical, beauty, and oral care product packaging
BAM-Forscher*innen wandeln CO2 mithilfe von Bakterien und Solarstrom in nützliche Chemikalien um In Zukunft könnten damit in der Industrie Treibhausgasemissionen genutzt, statt in die Atmosphäre freigesetzt zu werden
15 April 202414 April 2024 FDA clears Borealis’ Borcycle™ M recycled plastics for use in food-grade packaging Letters of No Objection (LNOs) from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) concerning the use of specific grades of its Borcycle™ M post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR) in food-grade packaging
FDA stellt Borealis Borcycle™ M recyceltem Kunststoff zwei Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigungen für die Verwendung in Lebensmittelverpackungen aus Dieser wichtige Erfolg bestätigt die Position von Borealis als Marktführer bei wertsteigernden Lösungen für die Kreislaufwirtschaft
Gaia Biomaterials secure $5 million rights issue Funds will be used to expand market penetration in the United States, India, and other targeted markets
World’s tallest wooden tower for wind turbines – Fraunhofer WKI advises on bonding In terms of maintenance, the advantages are that steel towers require regular maintenance of numerous screws and bolts, which is not necessary with a glued timber construction
Weltweit höchster Holzturm für Windkraftanlagen – Fraunhofer WKI berät bei der Verklebung In Bezug auf die Wartung liegen die Vorzüge darin, dass bei Stahltürmen zahlreiche Schrauben und Bolzen regelmäßig gewartet werden müssen, was bei einer geklebten Holzkonstruktion entfällt
PMC invests in Evovinyl™ to help bring a sustainable future to vinyl records The new material that has been developed is manufactured from sugar cane, a compostable product with no environmental impact upon disposal with a sustainable ethos throughout the production process
Climeworks signs 9-year agreement with the LEGO Group and KIRKBI Climeworks verifiably removes CO₂ from the air and helps companies to address their hard-to-abate CO₂ emissions
CO2: Lego setzt auf Abscheidung und Speicherung Um seine CO2-Bilanz zu verbessern, hat Lego einen langfristigen Vertrag mit Climeworks, Pionier im Bereich Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), geschlossen
12 April 202415 April 2024 Dow and Procter & Gamble to develop a new proprietary recycling technology targeting hard-to-recycle plastic waste Vision is to recover polyethylene from hard-to-recycle waste for reuse in consumer packaging. Partnership brings together both companies’ intellectual property to create a novel process with low greenhouse gas emissions footprint
Dow: Entwicklung einer neuen Technologie für das Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen – Kooperation mit Procter & Gamble Die neue Technologie soll die Gewinnung von hochwertigen Rezyklaten ermöglichen und dabei weniger Treibhausgasemissionen verursachen als vergleichbare Verfahren mit fossilen Rohstoffen
UPM Specialty Papers and Fazer develop a recyclable packaging solution without a plastic lining The new packaging solution is the result of more than two years of long-term development work to ensure the recyclability of the packaging without compromising food safety and the quality of the rice pies
Algae asphalt paves way for cleaner roads 60 million tons of hot-mix asphalt pavement laid on the road each year in the US alone and the scale of the asphalt hazard is likely to be enormous
Biobasierte PUR-Schäume effizient erforschen Ein F&E-Projekt zu biobasierten PUR-Schäumen nutzt für Tests die Pilot-Dosieranlage Labfoam von Hennecke. Sie ermöglicht eine große Bandbreite an Versuchsreihen