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14 April 202211 April 2022

Finnish companies Lumene and Sulapac collaborate to become one of the world’s first to sell water-based cosmetics in sustainable packaging that leaves no traces behind

Lumene and Sulapac routinely use material sidestreams in their innovations and draw inspiration from the no-waste reality of Finnish nature in their effort to build a future of sustainable cosmetics globally

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Veolia launches an innovative industrial solution to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production

Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, a new refinery will be based on Veolia’s innovative industrial scale concept of commercial bioproduct-derived biomethanol production,

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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

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13 April 202230 August 2023

Six Innovations are Nominated for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2022” Award

Participants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners

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Seevix replicates spider silk to produce high performance products

The company, co-founded in 2014 as ​​a spin-off from the Technology Transfer Branch of Hebrew University, manufactures SVX, a biopolymer material, which was created and patented based on its genetic code

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A better way to separate gases

A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions

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Mattel Expands its Sustainable Product Offering with New MEGA BLOKS CarbonNeutral Green Town Line and Matchbox Tesla Roadster Made from 99% Recycled Materials

Just in time for Earth Month, also four new MEGA BLOKS Green Town building sets support a greener way to play for little builders

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Pollen paper that you can print on and ‘unprint’

This innovative, printer-ready pollen paper could become an eco-friendly alternative to conventional paper, which is made via a multi-step process with a significant negative environmental impact

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Bridgestone Awarded Department of Energy Grant to Advance Guayule Natural Rubber Research

The grant will accelerate the company’s efforts to optimize guayule shrubs for increased rubber content, producing higher-yielding crops

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TENCEL™ brand and RCGD Global spotlight eco-couture at the Oscars® and unveil winning looks of the 2020 and 2021 Global Design Contest

Winning designs of the 2020 and 2021 Global Design Contest were unveiled publicly for the first time in Los Angeles on March 25th

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12 April 202212 April 2022

The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030

Limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector which will involve a huge reduction in fossil fuel use, improved energy efficiency, and use of alternative fuels (such as hydrogen)

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Neuer IPCC-Bericht: “Die sichere Existenz der Menschheit steht auf dem Spiel”

Der letzte IPCC-Bericht war vor einem Monat unter den schockierenden Nachrichten des Krieges in der Ukraine sowie steigenden Energiepreisen untergegangen. Das darf nicht noch einmal passieren

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Mattel Becomes First Toy Company to Incorporate SABIC’s Certified Renewable Polymers Globally

The partnership directly supports Mattel’s goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials in its products and packaging by 2030, and is an important step forward in their transition towards a circular economy

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Westlake Epoxy Receives ISCC+ Certification at Its Pernis, Netherlands Site

This is a significant step in Westlake Epoxy’s strategy to integrate renewable carbon materials into its raw material supply chain

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Nachwachsende Rohstoffe anstelle von Rohöl in Raffinerien verarbeiten

Im Projekt BioMates ist Forschern ein weiterer wichtiger Schritt zur Erreichung des Projektziels gelungen

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Processing renewable raw materials instead of crude oil in refineries

In the project BioMates, researchers made another important step for achieving the project’s goal

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11 April 20226 April 2022

BASF and Henkel focus on renewable raw materials in Henkel’s consumer goods products

Cooperation on climate protection

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BASF und Henkel setzen auf erneuerbare Rohstoffe für Henkels Konsumgüterprodukte

Kooperation beim Klimaschutz

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Vow ASA: Builds large scale pyrolysis reactor to meet increased demand for advanced carbon products and CO2 neutral energy

The reactor will be built and delivered by the end of 2022 by C.H. Evensen Industriovner (“Evensen”), the recently acquired company, and now a wholly owned subsidiary in the Vow group

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Startup C1: mit Quantenchemie und prominenten Investoren zu grünem Methanol

Berliner Start-up will chemische Industrie nachhaltiger und unabhängiger von Importen machen / Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle und Jim Hagemann Snabe unter den Investoren

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Start-up C1: with quantum chemistry and prominent investors to green methanol

Berlin-based start-up aims to make the chemical industry more sustainable and less dependent on fossil imports - Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle and Jim Hagemann Snabe among investors

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PEF as a barrier layer: does it influence the bottle blowing process?

Produced by Avantium Renewable Polymers, PEF is a polyester made from renewable resources and is very suitable as a barrier layer in PET-based multilayer bottles

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Consumer Footprint Calculator

New tool is based on a life cycle thinking approach, meaning that it considers the impacts occurring along the entire life cycle of the products and the energy that you consume

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Alfa Laval to acquire Desmet, a world leader in edible oil and biofuel processing

The acquisition will strengthen Alfa Laval's position in the renewable energy arena and complement its offering within edible oils

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8 April 20224 April 2022

Ecoplanta signs grant agreement with the European Commission under the Innovation Fund

The Ecoplanta project, one of seven at European level and the only Spanish candidacy selected in this call, aims to transform non-recyclable Municipal waste materials rejected by sorting centers into green chemicals and fuels

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ORLEN Unipetrol continues its sustainability strategy by producing certified renewable polypropylene from waste vegetable oil

With this method it is also possible to produce polyethylene, ethylene, and benzene

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Unipetrol: Produktion von Kunststoff aus gebrauchten Pflanzenölen

Auch Ethylen, Polyethylen und Benzol sollen aus hydrierten Pflanzenölen gewonnen werden können

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Metsä Fibre and Veolia conclude long-term partnership for biomethanol production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill

Biomethanol production adds value to methanol, and the resulting product can be used as traffic fuel, for example

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Partnership between Avantium and Sukano opens door for industrial application of PEF in flexible packaging

PEF has a significantly improved gas barrier, while still maintaining the favorable properties such as good processability, transparency and mechanics, of its big brother PET

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Why seaweed is a natural fit for replacing certain plastics

Five out of eight finalists for a million-dollar sustainability prize floated algae as an alternative for plastic film

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7 April 20221 April 2022

TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize Announces Finalists for Thin-Film Plastic Alternatives Competition

The only global competition focused exclusively on creating scalable and biologically degradable alternatives to thin-film plastic polybags

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Größter Strohballenbau Süddeutschlands wird eingeweiht

300 Kubikmeter Biostroh vom klostereigenen Acker dämmen Neubau der Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten

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good natured® and ForageGirl Fiddleheads are Reducing the Footprint from Farm to Plate

Second-generation family-run business aims to transition 100% of its packaging to plant-based by 2023

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Avantium reaches Financial Close for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Engineering company Worley and the Groningen Consortium have become minority shareholders in the Avantium subsidiary

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Native Shoes Launches The Robbie with Braskem’s I’m green™ Bio-Based EVA Polymer

The Robbie breaks new ground with environmentally minded footwear created from Braskem's sustainably sourced sugarcane biopolymer

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6 April 202231 March 2022

PAPACKS® launches a partnership with Keurig Dr Pepper

for the development of a recyclable and compostable paper bottle made from natural raw materials - The innovation will support the company's commitment to reducing plastic consumption with a sustainable packaging alternative made entirely from fiber and organic materials

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PAPACKS startet die Zusammenarbeit mit Keurig Dr Pepper

Entwicklung einer recycelbaren und kompostierbaren Papierflasche als Monomaterial aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen - Die Innovation wird das Engagement des Unternehmens zur Reduzierung des Kunststoffverbrauchs mit einer nachhaltigen Verpackungsalternative unterstützen, die vollständig aus Fasern und organischen Materialien hergestellt wird

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Versalis and Novamont strengthen green chemistry partnership

Joint aim is to enhance the company’s technology and production assets in order to fully develop its products, also by focusing on growth in the previously referenced markets

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BIO-LUTIONS kooperiert mit Solenis

BIO-LUTIONS wird bei der Entwicklung nachhaltiger Beschichtungen für faserbasierte Verpackungen künftig mit dem US-amerikanischen Spezialchemie-Unternehmen Solenis zusammenarbeiten

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BIO-LUTIONS partners with Solenis to produce sustainable disposable alternatives to singleuse plastic

BIO-LUTIONS, a German CleanTech Startup pioneering the world of natural fiber manufacturing, is working with Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals to produce sustainable disposable alternatives to single-use plastic

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Seaweed, a versatile crop

Seaweed as a biostimulant can reinforce the qualities of soils and crops, or as an element in the production of high quality food without compromising on environmental quality

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Clariant tritt der Renewable Carbon Initiative bei

Clariant tritt der Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) bei, um die Verwendung von erneuerbaren Rohstoffen und die Umstellung von fossilem Kohlenstoff auf erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff zu fördern

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Clariant joins the Renewable Carbon Initiative

Clariant has joined the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) to promote the transition from fossil to renewable carbon and the use of renewable raw materials in the chemical industry

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5 April 202230 March 2022

Neue Kapazitäten für Vorbehandlung und Aufwertung: Neste arbeitet am nächsten Schritt zur Kommerzialisierung des chemischen Recyclings von Kunststoffabfall im finnischen Porvoo

Verarbeitungskapazitäten für verflüssigten Kunststoffabfall sollen mittels eigener Technologien zur Vorbehandlung von verflüssigtem Kunststoffabfall implementiert und in den Raffineriebetrieb integriert werden

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ELIX Polymers, AnQore and OCI N.V. support European consumer goods company to produce more sustainable products

Major European consumer goods manufacturer will use ELIX E-LOOP ABS, a step that will substantially reduce the carbon footprint of its products and contribute to a more sustainable value chain

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Weltneuheit aus Brilon: Bio-Industriewerkstoff aus Flachs

Aktuell tüftelt das Team bei Bond-Laminates noch an den optimalen Bearbeitungsbedingungen für einzelne Produkte

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Bio-based commodity chemicals in the spotlight

Will rising crude oil price again accelerate the investments for the commercialisation of bio-based chemicals especially for drop-in commodities?

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Enmat Y1000P PHBV certified OK Biodegradable Marine

After 12 weeks a part with a thickness of 52 micron was 100% disintegrated - tests were carried out by OWS Belgium

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Covestro ist Pionier bei der Lieferung von erneuerbarem¹ TDI

Für nachhaltigere Matratzen, Polstermöbel, Schuhe und Autositze mit einer deutlichen Senkung der CO2-Emissionen von der Wiege bis zum Werkstor2 und schneller einführbaren Lösung mit gleichbleibend hoher Qualität

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Covestro pioneers the supply of renewable¹ TDI

For more sustainable mattresses, upholstered furniture, shoes and automotive seats, showing significant reduction of CO2 emissions from cradle-to-gate2 and rapidly implementable solution with consistently high quality