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20 June 202215 June 2022

BTC Europe and NXTLEVVEL Biochem sign agreement to distribute biobased and biodegradable solvents throughout Europe

BASF’s European distribution organization and the leading manufacturer of biomass-derived chemicals join forces to expand offerings of levulinate solvents across Europe

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17 June 202215 June 2022

SGP BioEnergy Announces World’s Largest Advanced Biofuel Production Facility

Once complete in five years, Biorefineria Ciudad Dorada in Panama, will be the largest advanced biorefinery and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production platform in the world - producing 180,000 barrels per day

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TECNARO und JOMA-POLYTEC gründen Joint-Venture ARBOTRADE GmbH

Unternehmen wollen gemeinsam Produkte aus Biokunststoffen für die Aufforstung von Wäldern vermarkten

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Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector anticipated to surpass £1 billion turnover milestone by 2025

Updated National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology outlines new ambitions for Scotland’s bioeconomy, including reaching a target of 220 companies operating in the sector and more than 4,000 employees by 2025

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Fraunhofer process increases methane yield from biogas plants

The researchers have further plans to scale up to 500 kilowatts by 2025 and again to one to two megawatts by 2026

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Methan statt CO2: Fraunhofer-Verfahren erhöht Methanausbeute von Biogasanlagen

Bis zum Jahr 2025 planen die Forschenden eine Hochskalierung auf 500 Kilowatt, bis 2026 soll die Anlage gar ein bis zwei Megawatt Leistung erzeugen

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SCALITE, a marble like material made from fish scales

Fish waste like bones, heads, fins, and scales often end up in landfills. Erik de Laurens wants to change that, one gorgeous tile at a time

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15 June 202211 June 2022

BASF offers range of chemical intermediates with product carbon footprint significantly below global market average

The outcome of the analysis shows that due to the production set-up the PCF of a range of BASF’s chemical intermediates is significantly below the global average PCF of the corresponding third-party chemicals

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BASF bietet verschiedene chemische Zwischenprodukte mit CO2-Fußabdruck signifikant unter dem globalen Marktdurchschnitt an

Ergebnis der Analyse zeigt, dass der PCF mehrerer chemischer Zwischenprodukte von BASF signifikant unter dem weltweiten Durchschnittswert des PCF der entsprechenden Produkte von Drittanbietern liegt

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World Bioproduct Day 7 July 2022 – a new digital biorefinery service published

During the campaign any stakeholders of the circular bioeconomy can share their story of their favourite bioproduct via social media by using the hashtag #bioproductday2022 and/or #bioproductday

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Spannend für Kinder – Gut für die Umwelt: Erste nachhaltige PLAYMOBIL-Produktreihe WILTOPIA startet

Zum Einsatz kommen PCR-Kunststoffe - also Kunststoffe, die von KonsumentInnen bereits genutzt und anschließend dem Recycling-Kreislauf zugeführt wurden – sowie biobasierte Kunststoffe

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Global Bioenergies receives first orders from a number of major cosmetics players totalling several tonnes of Isonaturane® 12

Bio-sourced version of isododecane is manufactured entirely in France from locally sourced raw materials and meets ISO 16128 requirements in terms of naturalness in cosmetics products

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14 June 20228 June 2022

Grün gegründet: Carbonauten sehen in Pflanzenkohle eine Lösung zur Klimakrise

Die Kreislaufwirtschaft lebt von neuen Ideen und kreativen Köpfen. Jeden Dienstag stellen wir hier ein Greentech-Start-up mit seiner Geschäftsidee vor

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Polycarbonates from renewable hydrocarbons

More and more traditional producers of polycarbonates use waste carbon feedstock and/or the mass balance approach to bring certified renewable products made from biobased hydrocarbons to market

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Capturing carbon with crops, trees and bioenergy

MSU researchers find an integrated approach to land management practices can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates

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Topsoe technology to support Cresta’s renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production in Canada

The startup of the site for production of renewable fuels is expected in second half of 2022

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13 June 20228 June 2022

BIOPOLYMER-Award: Winners come from Belgium, Brazil and Germany

The abundance of international high-quality applications was an exciting and demanding task for the jury of the BIOPOLYMER Innovation Awards this year again

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BIOPOLYMER-Award: Preisträger kommen aus Belgien, Brasilien und Deutschland

Die Fülle hochwertiger internationaler Bewerbungen stellte die Jury des BIOPOLYMER Innovation Awards in diesem Jahr wieder vor eine spannende und anspruchsvolle Aufgabe

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Textile Filter Testing Shows Promise for Carbon Capture

North Carolina State University scientists developed a possible new carbon capture technology

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A series of EU Parliament votes on Fit for 55 sends wrong signals on industry decarbonisation & bioeconomy development

The Committee’s vote notably fails to provide a concrete solution for exports, while accelerating free allowances phasing-out and threatening the existing indirect carbon cost compensation scheme

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Nachhaltiges Polyamid für Smartphones & Co

Solvay macht sein Portfolio an Hochleistungspolyamiden nachhaltiger. So gibt es jetzt biobasierte Typen für Smartphones, Tablets und Laptops

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Biobased succinic acid: Is the sustainable route becoming economically viable once more?

Industrial biotechnology with an innovative purification process and chemical catalysis presents an alternative way to convert renewable feedstocks into chemicals for use in a wide variety of everyday products

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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