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13 June 20229 June 2022

From the packet into your food: what harmful substances are in food packaging?

The Basel researchers are focusing on food packaging made from plastics

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Von der Tüte ins Essen: Welche Schadstoffe sind im Verpackungsmaterial?

Die Basler Forschenden richten ihren Fokus auf Lebensmittelverpackungen aus Kunststoff

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10 June 202210 June 2022

Urine, bacteria, and calcium: A green and simple recipe for biocement

The result is a solid block of material that's resistant to water seepage, and that is the same color as the original sand or soil while the whole production process takes place at room temperature

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Einführung von Covation Biomaterials: Bereitstellung innovativer, leistungsstarker, biobasierter Materialien in grossem Maßstab

Nach Schulterschluss mit dem Unternehmen Huafong wird DuPont Biomaterials zu Covation Biomaterials

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EU Parliament vote on internal combustion engine ban

The climate punishes those who miscalculate

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Learning from nature: biosynthesis of cyanobacterin opens up new class of natural compounds for applications in medicine and agriculture

Researchers in the groups of Prof. Tobias Gulder from TU Dresden and Prof. Tanja Gulder from Leipzig University have succeeded in understanding the biosynthetic mechanisms for the production of the natural product cyanobacterin, which in Nature is produced in small quantities by the cyanobacteria Scytonema hofmanni

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Nach dem Vorbild der Natur: Biosynthese von Cyanobacterin eröffnet neue Naturstoffklasse für Anwendungen in Medizin und Landwirtschaft

Forschenden der Arbeitsgruppen um Prof. Tobias Gulder von der TU Dresden und Prof. Tanja Gulder von der Universität Leipzig ist es erstmals gelungen, die biosynthetischen Mechanismen zur Herstellung des Naturstoffs Cyanobacterin, der von der Blaualge Scytonema hofmanni in der Natur in kleinen Mengen produziert wird, aufzuklären

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9 June 20224 June 2022

Lenzing boosts circularity and traceability through collaboration with UTEXBEL

Together both firms to provide 80,000 prison personnel shirts for FPS Justice security guards using fabric with TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibers with REFIBRA™ technology

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Lenzing fördert Kreislaufwirtschaft und Rückverfolgbarkeit durch die Zusammenarbeit mit UTEXBEL

Zusammen wollen die beiden Unternehmen Uniformen für die belgische Justizbehörde (FOD) unter Verwendung von TENCEL™ Markenfasern mit REFIBRA™ Technologie und recyceltem Polyester produzieren

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New EFI study launched – Maintaining and enhancing forest biodiversity in Europe

Forest biodiversity is more than just a mixture of species, as it concerns gene pools, structural and functional diversity as well as scale aspects that range from a single tree to entire regions

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Licht statt Strom: Eine neue Art von „grünem Wasserstoff“

An der TU Wien gelangen wichtige Schritte in diese Richtung: Auf atomarer Skala konnte eine neue Kombination von Katalysatoren entwickelt werden, die mit kostengünstigen Materialien diese Aufgabe lösen kann

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Light Instead of Electricity: A New Kind of “Green Hydrogen”

At TU Wien, important steps have now been taken: on an atomic scale, scientists realized a new combination of molecular and solid-state catalysts that can do the job relying only on relatively inexpensive materials

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Veolia And Metsä Fibre Produce Bio-Methanol From Pulp Mill Waste

Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery connected with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill in a €50-million investment which is supported by from the Finnish ministry of economy and employment

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Auramarine introduces methanol fuel supply system for marine engines

Auramarine Ltd has invested in the development of one of the industry’s first methanol fuel supply units to meet the demand for methanol as a promising future fuel

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Launch of covation biomaterials: delivering innovative, high-performance, bio-based materials at scale

Covation biomaterials, a leading global company offering bio-based solutions, launched as an independent business, following the acquisition of dupont biomaterials by the huafon group

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8 June 20224 June 2022

Scientists make plastic more degradable under UV light

Scientists at Bath found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light

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Hinzufügen von Zucker: Wissenschaftlern gelingt es, PLA-3D-Druck-Material auch mit UV-Licht biologisch abbaubar zu machen

Forscher der University of Bath haben herausgefunden, dass das sonst nur unter strengen industriellen Bedingungen biologisch abbaubare PLA mit Sonnenlicht schneller kompostiert, wenn Zucker dabei ist

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Why the EU’s Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act correctly lists bio-based plastics as “green investments”

The Climate Delegated Act supplementing the Regulation clearly supports “plastics derived wholly or partially from renewable feedstock” as “substantially contributing to climate change mitigation”

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Walki introduces a broad portfolio of recyclable materials for the growing frozen food segment

Walki is answering to the growing demand for frozen food by expanding its portfolio of recyclable materials

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Toward customizable timber, grown in a lab

Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste

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Bioeconomy strategy development in EU regions

Overall, there are 359 bioeconomy-related strategies and 334 frameworks have been published. Of these 334, 324 are regional and 10 are multi-regional (e.g. cross-border, interregional or macroregional, mostly Interreg-funded) strategic frameworks

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Burgers’ Zoo unterstützt die Wiederherstellung von Korallenriffen in der Natur

Das innovative Start-up-Unternehmen Reefy aus Delft kombiniert Wissen aus dem Wasserbau und der Meeresbiologie, um neue Lösungen für die Regeneration von Korallenriffen und Seegraswiesen zu entwickeln

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Burgers’ Zoo supports coral reef restoration in the wild

Innovative Delft-based start-up Reefy combines knowledge of hydraulic engineering and marine biology to develop solutions that aid in the recovery of coral reefs and seagrass

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7 June 20224 June 2022

New artificial enzyme breaks down tough lignin

Researchers from WSU and PNNL showed that their artificial enzyme succeeded in digesting lignin, which has stubbornly resisted previous attempts to develop it into an economically useful energy source

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CJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymer Solutions

Companies signed letter of intent to collaborate on creating advanced products based on Ingeo™ PLA and PHACT® PHA technologies to meet growing demand for sustainable materials across wide array of markets

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Doku-Tipp: Sackgasse Beton – Leschs Kosmos

Im Durchschnitt setzt jede Tonne Zement etwa 600 Kilogramm CO2 frei, womit die Zementproduktion für acht Prozent der weltweiten Treibhausgasemissionen verantwortlich ist

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Startup Lovr: Ihr veganes Leder ist den Investoren Millionen wert

Drei Darmstädter Gründer wollen mit ihrem Material Leder in der Mode- und Möbelindustrie ablösen. Investoren finden das gut. Dabei ist Lovr noch nicht einmal auf dem Markt

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Market-first home compostable wet food container

G. Mondini to trial TIPA compostable films for paper-based food packaging

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Graforce presents plasma electrolysers for hydrogen from methane and wastewater on IFAT 2022 fair

They demonstrate the immense market potential of green hydrogen and the range of applications for CO2-free or even CO2-negative energy and fuel

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Where compostable packaging fits in a circular economy

Compostable packaging is popularly seen as an answer to plastic pollution, but while it has a role to play in a circular economy, it is not a silver bullet. Any time a piece of packaging is used once – no matter how it is disposed of – it is single-use. Preventing waste in the first place should be top priority

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Internationales Konsortium will die Dekarbonisierung der Luftfahrt vorantreiben

Im Forschungsprojekt CARE-O-SENE entwickeln Partner aus Deutschland und Südafrika neue Katalysatoren für grüne Flugtreibstoffe

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International consortium to advance decarbonisation of the aviation sector

CARE-O-SENE research project will develop advanced catalysts for sustainable aviation fuels

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3 June 202227 May 2022

Toward new degradable polymers

Researchers from CNRS and the Université Paris-Saclay developed new polymers that degrade in water in the record time of one week

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Auf dem Weg zu neuen abbaubaren Polymeren

Ihr Abbau in Wasser erfolgt wesentlich schneller als der von Referenzpolymeren

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Recycling-Dünger aus Gülle und Laub

Aus tierischen Exkrementen und Laub wollen Forschende einen umweltfreundlichen Dünger für die Landwirtschaft etablieren und damit Landwirten sowie Kommunen eine neue Einkommensquelle bieten

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Insect Meat Loaf, Fertilizer Trees, and Mosquito-repelling Plants: Malabo Montpellier Panel Report Analyzes How Africa is Harnessing Nature toward Developing a Vibrant Bioeconomy

Africa’s rich resources can allow it to leapfrog to a sustainable bioeconomy and achieve economic development and growth targets, argues new report from Malabo Montpellier Panel of experts

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Tetra Pak tests an industry-first: a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer

Breakthrough towards a fully renewable aseptic package, this innovative fibre-based material is reducing the carbon footprint and is making the packaging more recyclable

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Cepi challenges ‘contradictory’ EU position on the paper industry’s decarbonisation and bioeconomy targets

Cepi claims that some proposed changes to legislation will in fact undermine efforts to maintain forests as sustainable assets for the pulp and paper industry

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LanzaTech, with the support of Danone, Discovers Method to Produce Sustainable PET Bottles from Captured Carbon

Proof of concept for direct production of monoethylene glycol (MEG), a key building block in sustainable PET production, completed at lab scale

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How new rules to define renewable hydrogen could shape the market

Late on Friday (20 May), the European Commission published rules on which transport fuels of non-biological origin, including hydrogen, count as renewable

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2 June 202227 May 2022

Biobasierte Werkstoffe für Mikro-Windenergieanlagen

Flachsfasern statt Glasfasern, Biopolymere statt Harzwerkstoffe: Besonders für Anlagen, die schon bei wenig Wind laufen, eignen sich nachhaltige Rohstoffe

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Cognac packaging: A. De Fussigny innovates with flax bottle

The brand hopes that other wine and spirits players will also adopt the 'Green Gen Bottle' made by the French start-up Green Gen Technologies from locally sourced flax fibers and biosourced resin

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PHA and PLA partnerships

PLA’s market size is expected to almost double to 800 ktpa by 2026 with 4-7 new PLA plants being built

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Research Team Advances Biological Alternative to Producing Common Petrochemical

A Genetic Sequence Allows Photosynthetic Organisms To Stably Produce Ethylene

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1 June 20221 June 2022

nova Experts (re-)introduced: Jutta Millich, M.A. Humanities

Senior Relationship Manager · Conference Partnering · Communication

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Bioenergy: important step towards protecting forests & food security taken by the EU Environment Committee

There is a real danger that the positive work of the ENVI committee could be reversed, and BirdLife Europe will continue to bring awareness of the issues with bioenergy all along the process

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Verpackungsmaschinenbauer entwickelt nachhaltige Verpackungen für Kunden

Papierbasiert, aus Glas oder doch bioabbaubar? Was eine nachhaltige Verpackung ausmacht, darüber gehen die Meinungen auseinander. Sicher ist: Der Druck auf Hersteller und Verwender wächst. Doch wie lassen sich die Ansprüche der Verbraucher ebenso erfüllen wie die Wünsche der Recycler?

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Sustainable bag based on sugar beet pulp wins at EUROSAC Grand Prix

Together, Cosun Beet Company, Novidon and Crown Van Gelder developed the sustainable Crown Native sugar beet paper, which was then printed and made into bags by Fiorini and used by DLF

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Neue Antibiotika-Alternativen aus Bodenbakterien

Forscher der Universität Ulm haben ein gentechnisch verändertes Bodenbakterium geschaffen, das antimikrobielle Peptide produziert und Zielorganismen abtöten oder zumindest ihr Wachstum hemmen kann

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New antibiotic alternatives from soil bacteria

University of Ulm researchers have shown that it is biotechnologically possible to produce a highly effective antimicrobial peptide using the industrial platform organism Corynebacterium glutamicum