28 April 202227 April 2022 Paul von Kirchbach, Manager Business Development and Innovation at Renolit (Germany), on market developments in the Renewable Carbon Economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
Fuel from waste wood Possibility to produce ethanol on a financially competitive and technically efficient basis
Kraftstoff aus Restholz Treibstoff Ethanol finanziell wettbewerbsfähig und technisch effizient herstellbar
Frito-Lay Achieves Ambition for a Quieter, Industrially Compostable, 100% Bio-based Snack Bag The Off The Eaten Path bag is unique in that the entirety of the materials used—the print web, barrier sealant webs, inks, and adhesive—had to meet current, often stringent, third-party certification requirements for industrial compostability
McDonald’s Tests Circular Clear Cups Sourced From Recycled and Biobased Materials, Including Used Cooking Oil Along with its partners Pactiv Evergreen, INEOS, Neste, and LyondellBasell, the company will use a mass-balance approach to produce a recyclable solution
Cepsa Quimica führt chemische Produkte auf Basis von recycelten Rohstoffen und Biomasse ein NextLAB und NextPhenol: erste Produkte eines neuen Sortiments nachhaltiger Chemikalien
New Biomaterial Could Save Our Oceans From Plastic Pollution The recyclable, biodegradable material could someday replace the millions of tons of plastic used in single-use items
Earthworms Break Down Bio-Based Plastic According to a new study, earthworms have a strong capability for consuming bioplastic derived from polylactic acid (PLA), which is typically made from plant-based sugars
A Focus on Pyrolysis Coproducts CHAR Technologies builds its business case around flexibility in feedstock and outputs
27 April 202221 April 2022 Creating a sustainable Finnish textile industry with bio-based and recycled fibres The Telavalue project continues the line of previous projects of the Telaketju network and have promoted the creation of a Finnish circular economy of textiles
Anbau nachwachsender Rohstoffe 2021 konstant FNR bietet neues Statistikportal für nachwachsende Rohstoffe an
How biomass can enable a hydrogen economy Building a collaborative net zero future through negative emissions and zero-carbon fuel
pre-start-up company Wheyfinery: Acid whey as a valuable raw material for platform chemicals and more Researchers at the University of Tübingen to make their scalable biorefinery concept marketable some time in the future
pre-Start-up Wheyfinery: Sauermolke als wertvoller Rohstoff für Plattformchemikalien und mehr Forschende der Universität Tübingen möchten ihr skalierbares Bioraffineriekonzept für die Zukunft marktfähig machen
Green Deal: New proposals to make sustainable products the norm and boost Europe’s resource independence The Commission is presenting today a new strategy to make textiles more durable, repairable, reusable and recyclable, to tackle fast fashion, textile waste and the destruction of unsold textiles, and ensure the producers full respect of social rights
26 April 202221 April 2022 World’s first LED lights developed from rice husks Natural products and their residues could have the potential to get converted into non-toxic ungiftige optoelectronic devices
Weltweit erste LED-Leuchten aus Reishülsen entwickelt Natürliche Produkte und ihre Abfälle könnten das Potenzial haben, in ungiftige optoelektronische Geräte umgewandelt zu werden
AFYREN announces the industrial commissioning of its AFYREN NEOXY plant and publishes its 2021 Full-Year Results Finalization of the construction of the AFYREN NEOXY plant at cost and on time despite the health crisis context
Enerkem closes $255 million financing round to drive its growth and deployment of its leading gasification technology Strong partnership support through new investments by Repsol and Monarch and additional investments from Avenue and other existing shareholders
25 April 202221 April 2022 European plastics system needs significant change within five years to meet long-term circularity and net zero emissions goals, warns major new report New study finds that a fully circular, net zero carbon emissions plastics system in Europe is possible, but achieving it will require radical innovation, ambitious policies, and significant capital investment
Das europäische Kunststoffsystem muss innerhalb der kommenden 5 Jahre tiefgreifend verändert werden, um die langristigen Ziele einer Kreislaufwirtschaft und Netto-Null-Emissionen zu erreichen, mahnt ein neuer umfassender Bericht an Neuer Report zeigt auf, dass ein vollständig kreislauffähiges, kohlenstoffneutrales Kunststoffsystem in Europa durchaus möglich ist, aber radikale Innovationen, ambitionierte politische Maßnahmen und erhebliche Investitionen erfordert
Japan: TotalEnergies and ENEOS to Study Sustainable Aviation Fuel production at ENEOS Negishi Refinery The proposed unit, which capacity would be 300,000 tons per year of SAF, would process waste or residue, mainly used cooking oil and animal fat
Erfolgreiche Pre-Seed-Finanzierung für BIOVOX Angel-Club better ventures investiert in Lifescience-Startup BIOVOX
Durethan® Scopeblue – our most sustainable premium polyamide 6 With Durethan® BLUE BKV60H2.0EF, LANXESS offers the first polyamide made from 92% sustainable and ISCC Plus certified raw materials. This is a top value among glass fiber-reinforced plastics
Durethan® Scopeblue – unser nachhaltigstes Premium-Polyamid 6 Mit dem Durethan® BLUE BKV60H2.0EF bietet LANXESS das erste Polyamid aus 92% nachhaltigen und ISCC Plus zertifizierten Rohstoffen an. Das ist ein Spitzenwert unter glasfaserverstärkten Kunststoffen
22 April 202221 April 2022 Freya Burton, Chief Sustainability Officer at LanzaTech (US), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage.
Braskem + Sojitz: JV-Gründung für Bio-MEG Die endgültige Investitionsentscheidung für den Bau des ersten Werks soll im kommenden Jahr fallen, die Inbetriebnahme dieser Anlage ist dann für 2025 vorgesehen
Vorzeigeprojekt für die Bioökonomie: Orangenschalen liefern in Zukunft wertvolle biobasierte Epoxidharze Mit dem Projekt 'OrangeOil' wollen das SKZ und das Fraunhofer IMWS-Institut ein biobasiertes Epoxidharzsystem entwickeln
21 April 202221 April 2022 Søren Kristiansen, Senior Technology Director Materials at LEGO (DK), on the current and future framework for a renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
World’s first ‘Smart Circular Bridge’ in a city The Eindhoven University of Technology-led EU project ‘Smart Circular Bridge’ recognizes the potentials of flax by building three city bridges made from a biocomposite material consisting of flax and a special bio-resin
Die Spurlosen: Anne Lamp & Johanna Baare Die Mission von Anne Lamp und Johanna Baare mit ihrem Start Up Traceless Materials will der globalen Plastikverschmutzung den Kampf ansagen
Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Professor Herbert Sixta for the development of Sustainable wood-based textile fibres The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Herbert Sixta and Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen for the development and use of novel ionic liquids to process wood biomass into high-performance textile fibres
Light, oxygen turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid Cornell researcher has discovered a new path for polystyrene waste that includes being upcycled into benzoic acid, through a mild process that uses light, an oxygen-rich environment and an abundant iron-based catalyst
Chemiker nutzen die Sonne, um Plastikabfälle zu recyceln Licht und Sauerstoff verwandeln Kunststoffabfälle in nützliche Benzoesäure
Yankee Stadium Introduces Biodegradable, Compostable Straws A biodegradable and compostable drinking straw will be available for baseball fans in New York at Yankee Stadium this season
20 April 202213 April 2022 Giant grass miscanthus: Bioethanol source with negative CO2 balance European collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can effectively reduce CO2
Riesengras Miscanthus: Bioethanol-Quelle mit negativer CO2-Bilanz Europäisches Verbundprojekt unter Leitung der Universität Hohenheim zeigt: Kombination von Bioethanol-Produktion mit Kohlenstoff-Speicherung kann CO2 effektiv reduzieren
New Latitude 5000 Series Are Dell’s Most Sustainable Laptops Yet* New packaging is made from 100% recycled or renewable materials and is 100% recyclable
Schaumaplast: Thermoboxen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen Die Produktlinie Thermocon Nature besteht aus nahezu 100% nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
Renewable Methanol Market – Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Application Analysis, Growth And Forecast 2022-2027 The demand for renewable methanol is extensively driven by the automobile sector where it is implemented as fuel for the internal combustion engine, hybrid (fuel/electric) systems, and fuel cells
Özdemir: Osterpaket macht Landwirtschaft zum Treiber der Energiewende und stärkt die Wertschöpfung im ländlichen Raum Damit die erneuerbaren Energien mit der erforderlichen Dynamik ausgebaut werden können, wurde das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) überarbeitet
19 April 202212 April 2022 Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop PEF film masterbatches With PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, Sukano will develop masterbatches for PEF resins, facilitating fast adoption in many diversified markets and thus acceleratin the growth of PEF
H2Wood – BlackForest: Biowasserstoff aus Holz Fraunhofer IGB entwickelt ein biotechnologisches Verfahren, um aus Holzabfällen Wasserstoff und biobasierte Koppelprodukte herzustellen
Sustainable lightweight thermoplastic honeycomb panel with flax fibre composites to replace glass and carbon fibre materials Innovation by EconCore & Flaxco (Division of Flipts & Dobbels NV) partnership
Plastics Europe supports new report’s call for faster systemic change towards circularity and net zero carbon emissions Report calls for a new and enabling policy framework to incentivise net zero investment and innovation
Start des Forschungsverbunds „Modellregion Bioökonomie im Rheinischen Revier“ – Förderung von bis zu 72 Millionen Euro Bundesforschungsministerin Stark-Watzinger: Kohleausstieg als Chance begreifen und das Rheinische Revier zur Chancen-Region für Klimaneutralität und nachhaltige Wertschöpfung machen
Production of bio-fabricated silk up to 6 tons Based on its scalable biotechnological platform and a best-in-class patent portfolio, AMSilk can provide large quantities of premium bio-fabricated silk materials in constant quality
14 April 202211 April 2022 Bcomp closes CHF 32m Series B with mobility- and impact venture capital The combination of investors is unique and confirms the strong interest from the market in Bcomp’s technologies, ranging from the automotive and aerospace industry to wider mobility and sustainability sectors
Bcomp schliesst Serie B-Finanzierungsrunde über CHF 32 Mio. mit Mobilitäts-, Finanz- und Impact Venture-Capital Investoren ab, darunter BMW i Ventures Die Kombination von Investoren ist einzigartig und bestätigt das starke Interesse des Marktes an Bcomps Technologien, welche von der Automobil- und Luftfahrtindustrie bis zu weiteren Mobilitäts- und Nachhaltigkeitssektoren reichen