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8 November 20213 November 2021

VIDEO: Stop Making Excuses

UN Development Programme (UNDP) research shows that the world spends $423 billion annually to subsidise fossil fuels for consumers

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NEXE’s Patented Compostable Capsule for Keurig® Brewing Systems is Finally Here

It was a challenge to construct a pod from plant-based renewable materials that is fully compostable

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Deutschland und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate verstärken Energiepartnerschaft mit neuer Wasserstoff-Taskforce

Die VAE verfügen über großes Potenzial für erneuerbare Energien und somit ausgezeichnete Bedingungen für großangelegte Exporte von grünem Wasserstoff

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BIOVYN™ expands into the sustainable fashion and utility clothing sector

Swedish clothing brand Farmerrain is the latest manufacturer to use BIOVYN™ PVC as part of its sustainability strategy

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SABIC Announces World’s First Bio-Based, Certified Renewable High-Performance Amorphous Polymer To Support Customer Sustainability Goals

For every 100 kg of ULTEM resin produced, SABIC replaces 25.5 kg of fossil-based feedstocks with bio-based materials derived from waste or residue

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Clariant schliesst Bau der ersten kommerziellen sunliquid®-Zellulose-Ethanol-Anlage in Podari, Rumänien, ab

Zellulose-Ethanol spielt eine wichtige Rolle bei der Senkung der Treibhausgas-Emissionen im Transportsektor

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Clariant completes construction of first commercial Sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Podari, Romania

Cellulosic ethanol plays a key role in lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector

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5 November 202130 October 2021

From Slurry to High-Purity Hydrogen

Hydrogen from real biogas: TU Graz and the start-up Rouge H2 Engineering have scored a world's first in producing high-purity hydrogen from biogas directly at a biogas plant using a new chemical looping process

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Von Gülle zu hochreinem Wasserstoff

Wasserstoff aus echtem Biogas: Die TU Graz und das Start-Up Rouge H2 Engineering erzeugen weltweit erstmalig hochreinen Wasserstoff aus Biogas direkt bei einer Biogasanlage mit einem neuen Chemical Looping Prozess

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Sirmax Group makes its Ecomondo debut with an innovative bio-compound, contributing to the reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere

Biodegradable mulch sheets, compostable coffee capsules, shopping bags, paper-plastic laminated products - the Group has fine-tuned its high-performance green product families

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Atmosfair: Eröffnung E-Kerosin Anlage im Video

Weltweit erste Produktionsanlage für CO2-neutralen Flugtreibstoff nimmt in Werlte Betrieb auf

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Toppan FutureCard Certified as Sustainable

Using current industry benchmarks, cards made from bio-sourced, recycled, chlorine-free or ocean plastics will carry the sustainable card badge if they significantly reduce energy- or material consumption

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Trinseo Expands Footwear & Fashion Portfolio with Bio TPU for Sustainable Leather Alternative

Containing up to 50% bio-based content, these materials provide luxury brands an alternative bio-textile to animal and synthetic leather

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Koalitionsverhandlungen: Forst- und Holzwirtschaft fordert aktiven Klimaschutz mit Wald und Holz

Wald- und Holznutzung sichern. Klimaschutzleistung honorieren

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New refinery to turn used tyres into advanced biofuels

The plant will be operational early next year and will be the first in Spain and the largest in Europe capable of transforming the product into advanced biofuel and other high-quality secondary raw materials

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New environmentally-friendly food freshness indicator uses graphene ink made with bio-based solvent

Graphene ink formulated by combining EC and Cyrene™ provides a facile route to achieve sustainable, environmentally friendly, and low-cost sensing modules

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Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak

While pyrolysis has already been applied in a variety of industrial applications such as in cogeneration of heat and electricity, pyrolysis for conversion of wood chips to fuels is still considered to be in the early-stage commercial or pioneer facility stage of maturity

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European Parliament approves Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking

The EU Council is now anticipated to ratify the rule in the second half of November, paving the way for the CBE JU to be launched and its Programme Office to be established by the end of 2021

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4 November 202130 October 2021

Grüner Wasserstoff aus Neuseeland

Bilaterale Wasserstoffallianz zwischen Neuseeland und Deutschland nimmt Arbeit auf

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LLNL researchers turn to bioengineered bacteria to increase U.S. supply of rare earth metals

To help increase the U.S. supply of rare earth metals, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team has created a new way to recover rare earths using bioengineered bacteria

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Protein filtert seltene Erden aus Elektronikschrott

Ein Protein aus Bakterien löst gleich zwei zentrale Probleme beim Recycling der kritischen Rohstoffe. Dadurch könnten seltene Erden vielleicht sogar aus Asche gewonnen werden

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Call for Early Adopters of Cellulosic Climate Positive HeiQ AeoniQ Yarn

New fiber, derived from third generation cellulosic biopolymers, is advancing to pilot production prior to mass commercialization

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Fraunhofer UMSICHT investigates the sustainability of artificial turf pitches

New report covers topics such as the release of microplastics or recycling, while also offering recommendations on how those responsible can take countermeasures and make artificial turf pitches more sustainable

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Fraunhofer UMSICHT untersucht Nachhaltigkeit von Kunstrasenplätzen

Neuer Bericht benennt Themen wie Freisetzung von Mikroplastik, Recycling oder Standortwahl und gibt Empfehlungen, wie die Verantwortlichen gegensteuern und die Plätze nachhaltiger gestalten können

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ADM, Gevo Sign MoU to Produce up to 500M Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

ADM Columbus and Cedar Rapids dry mills as well as ethanol assets from Decatur operations would transition from fuel ethanol to serving growing demand for lower-carbon aviation fuel

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Clariant Joins Pre-Competitive Development Platform for Low Carbon Emitting Technologies

This agreement follows a two-year collaboration between WEF and the founding companies of the LCET initiative

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3 November 202128 October 2021

Luminy® PLA made from chemically recycled feedstock now commercially available

Total Corbion PLA is already receiving and depolymerizing reprocessed PLA waste, which is then purified and polymerized to produce virgin Luminy® PLA

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Wood That Can Cut Like Steel, Be Molded Like Plastic or Build Batteries?

UMD Researchers Discover More New Dimensions of an Ancient Material

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Spielend das Klima schützen

Spielzeug aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen für mehr Nachhaltigkeit

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Five sustainable solutions – Here are the finalists for the Finnish Engineering Award 2021

CO2-based proteins and smart hydrogen technologies are among the finalist for the awards, worth 30 000 euros, which is given to a person or work group for their tremendous contribution to engineering or architecture

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LyondellBasell offers CirculenRenew with measured and certified C14 content worldwide

Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) with certified renewable content

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Bioökonomisches Modellprojekt: Vanillin aus Reststoffen der Prozessindustrie

Dem wässrigen Reststoffstrom der Zellstoff- und Papierindustrie soll vor dessen Verbrennung noch ein werthaltiges Produkt abgerungen werden

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Bioeconomic model project: vanillin from process industry residues

The aim is to extract a value-added product from the aqueous residual material stream of the pulp and paper industry

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Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak

Brief snapshot of some woody-biomass pyrolysis projects

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2 November 202129 October 2021

DuroBast – Dauerhafte und ressourcenschonende Composit-Strukturbauteile auf Basis neuartig vorbehandelter und verarbeiteter Bastfastern

Neues Verbundvorhaben will thermoplastisch umformbare naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe (NFK) mit geringer Feuchteaufnahme und verbesserten mechanischen Eigenschaften herstellen

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Coca-Cola Collaborates with Tech Partners to Create Bottle Prototype Made from 100% Plant-Based Sources

New technology for the first sustainable beverage packaging material signals a step-change in the commercial viability of the biomaterial

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Coca-Cola stellt Prototyp einer Flasche aus 100% pflanzlichen Rohstoffen vor

Als erstes nachhaltiges Getränkeverpackungsmaterial bedeutet diese neue Technologie einen Schritt in Richtung kommerzieller Verwertbarkeit des Biomaterials

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Arkema: Neues Werk für bio-basiertes PA11-Pulver geplant

Insgesamt investiert Arkema derzeit rund 450 Mio. Euro in den Ausbau der Produktion von biobasiertem Polyamid 11 in Asien

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World BioEconomy Forum concludes in Belém; first bioeconomy strategy published in Brazil

Governor of Pará State took the opportunity to launch a dedicated biostrategy for the state, the first of its kind in Brazil

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Europe and US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics globally, patent data shows

Of all recycling technologies, chemical and biological methods generated highest level of patenting activity

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Patentdaten: Europa und die USA bei Innovationen im Kunststoffrecycling und bei alternativen Kunststofftechnologien weltweit führend

Aktuell entfallen die meisten Erfindungen auf chemische und biologische Verfahren

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29 October 202129 October 2021

nova’s experts (re)introduced: Lara Dammer

Head of the „Economy & Policy“ Department

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Stora Enso launches new fluff pulp grade with lower carbon footprint

Enabling producers of hygiene products – such as baby diapers, incontinence pads and feminine care – to offer consumers a new generation of environmentally friendly, absorbent hygiene products

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Stora Enso führt neue Flockenzellstoffsorte mit kleinerem CO2-Fußabdruck ein

Herstellern von Hygieneprodukten – wie z.B. Babywindeln, Inkontinenz- und Monatshygieneprodukte – soll damit ermöglicht werden, VerbraucherInnen eine neue Generation umweltfreundlicher, saugfähiger Hygieneprodukte anzubieten

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Emballator launches renewable bio-PP product with Borealis

The biobased material has the potential to be used in all products produced in Emballator Lagan and is 100% recyclable

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BioBall sieht vier Handlungsfelder für die Entwicklung der urbanen Bioökonomie

Diskussion des Positionspapiers: "Beschleunigung der Bioökonomie in der Metropolregion Frankfurt/Rhein/Main"

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Structure-Performance Guided Design of Sustainable Plasticizers from Biorenewable Feedstocks

Collaborative research project showed renewable feedstocks as a bio-based alternative for the production

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Global Chemical Companies Collaborate in Pivotal Move to Net-Zero

Major chemical sector companies and the World Economic Forum are establishing a breakthrough, pre-competitive development platform to accelerate net-zero climate technologies

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IFG Launch PA11 Bio-Based Fibre

International Fibres Group (IFG) are delighted to announce the launch of PA11 fibre

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28 October 202117 December 2024

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) celebrates its first anniversary

Looking back at a successful first year with a tripled membership count and presenting clear goals and ambitions for the second year