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25 February 202225 February 2022

Mehrweg-Plastikflaschen setzen Hunderte von Chemikalien frei

Kennen Sie den seltsamen Geschmack von Wasser, das eine Zeit lang in einer wiederverwendbaren Plastikflasche gelagert wurde?

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Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of chemicals

Have you ever experienced the strange taste of water after it has been in a reusable plastic bottle for a while? It appears that there is a solid, yet worrying reason for this

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24 February 202218 February 2022

BASF and NEVEON co-operate on mattress recycling

Mattress take-back pilot as important step towards circular economy

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BASF und NEVEON arbeiten zusammen beim Recycling von Matratzen

Pilot zur Matratzenrücknahme als wichtiger Schritt zur Kreislaufwirtschaft

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Britvic joins forces with Xampla in a £1m packaging innovation partnership

World’s first plant protein material for commercial use was developed from the Cambridge-University Start-up and is using pea protein

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Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. completes acquisition of Lumberton Cellulose from Georgia-Pacific

BFT plans to significantly expand capacity to over 30,000 tonnes per year, establishing BFT Lumberton as one of the largest fully integrated natural fibre processing parks in North America

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TECNARO schließt internationale ISCC PLUS-Zertifizierung erfolgreich ab und führt neue ARBOFILL® Z Werkstofffamilie für alle gängigen Kunststoffverarbeitungstechnologien in den Markt ein

ISCC PLUS-Zertifizierung ermöglicht TECNARO die Herstellung der teilbiobasierten ARBOFILL® Compounds nach dem Massenbilanzansatz und schont somit auch hier den fossilen Rohstoff Erdöl

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fischertechnik stands for sustainable toys made in Germany

Company is launching a construction kit whose contents and packaging largely consist of renewable resources

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Animal Friends aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

Nachhaltiger fischertechnik Baukasten mit neuen Farben

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Aemetis India to Acquire Site for Biodiesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstock Refining Facility

India biodiesel plant adds pre-treatment facility to convert crude tallow into refined tallow for biodiesel production and export of feedstock to California

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HUGO BOSS geht strategische Partnerschaft mit HeiQ Aeoniq ein

Innovatives Zellulose-Filamentgarn als Ersatz für Kunstfasern

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23 February 202218 February 2022

Shell beginnt mit Bau der größten Bio-LNG-Anlage Deutschlands

Im Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland entsteht eine Gasverflüssigungsanlage für CO2-neutralen Lkw-Kraftstoff auf Basis von Biomethan und Gas

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Bioplastics International Launches Water Soluble PVA Replacement for Plastics

Bioplastics International creates water soluble PVA products to replace plastics, to stop the plastic pollution of our oceans and beaches

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Covestro, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd, complete first delivery of certified renewable raw materials in Asia

ISCC Plus certified mass balanced phenol and acetone based on bio-feedstock

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Covestro, Mitsui Chemicals und Mitsui & Co., Ltd schließen erste Lieferung von zertifiziert nachwachsenden Rohstoffen in Asien ab

ISCC Plus-zertifiziert massenbilanziertes Phenol und Aceton auf Basis von Bio-Rohstoffen

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BASF Venture Capital und Orbia Ventures investieren in israelisches Biotech-Unternehmen FortePhest

FortePhest ist führend in der von der Natur inspirierten Entwicklung neuer Substanzen. Neue Herbizide hemmen das Wachstum herbizid-resistenter Unkräuter und invasiver Pflanzen

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BASF Venture Capital and Orbia Ventures Invest in Israeli Biotech Company FortePhest

FortePhest is leading in nature-inspired development of novel substances. New herbicides inhibit the growth of herbicide-resistant weeds and invasive plants

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22 February 202222 February 2022

Join the competition for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2022”

Submit your innovation by 15 March, participants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners

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Spinnova and adidas unveil their first commercial product

New launched hoodie is the first adidas product made with Spinnova material, containing a minimum of 25% wood-based fibres and is made without harmful chemicals

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Adidas lanciert erstes Produkt mit Spinnova

Neuer Hoodie besteht zu 25% aus gemahlenen Holzfasern und wird ohne chemische Färbe- oder Bleichchemikalien hergestellt

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Lummus and Synthos Advance Bio-Butadiene Technology Development to Produce Sustainable Rubber

Technology will use renewable bio-derived ethanol feedstock to produce sustainable rubber for modern mobility

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Honeywell Introduces New Technology To Produce Key Feedstock For Plastics

Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ process produces bio-naphtha with reduced CO2 footprint compared to products using petroleum-based feedstocks for use as petrochemical feedstock

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Nachhaltig und kreativ: STAEDTLER fertigt Stifte Made from Upcycled Wood

Auch aus kleinsten Holzspänen produziert der Schreib- und Kreativwarenhersteller hochwertige Stifte, um Holz als Rohstoff vollumfänglich einzusetzen und so Ressourcen zu schonen

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Sustainable and creative: STAEDTLER makes pencils from “Upcycled Wood”

High-quality pencils from the smallest wood chips in order to make full use of wood as a raw material and thus save resources

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5 Dinge, die aus Pilzmyzel bestehen können (und sollten!)

Pilzmyzel ist ein nachwachsender und komplett recyclebarer Rohstoff und kann sogar als Nahrung für neue Pilze dienen - ein Schritt in Richtung einer Kreislaufwirtschaft

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LanzaJet and Marquis Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) partner to build an integrated Sustainable Fuels Plant in Illinois

This partnership will utilize carbon capture and sequestration, renewable energy, and other innovative practices to bring lower-cost, low carbon-intensity sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, and other sustainable hydrocarbons to the global market and help accelerate the decarbonization of various industries, including the tough to decarbonize aviation sector

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Fibral Material Alliance brings together plant-based textile industries

Three plant-based textile companies, Ananas Anam, Bananatex and Circular Systems, have come together to form the Fibral Material Alliance

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21 February 202216 February 2022

HeiQ AeoniQ “game-changing” decarbonizing yarn endorsed by HUGO BOSS and The LYCRA Company

HeiQ AeoniQ yarns are made from cellulosic biopolymers that during growth bind carbon from the atmosphere - to substitute existing oil-based filament yarns like polyester and nylon

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Covestro receives ISCC Plus certification for its Leverkusen and Dormagen sites

Conversion of production to renewable attributed raw materials makes progress

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Covestro erhält ISCC Plus-Zertifizierung für seine Standorte Leverkusen und Dormagen

Umstellung der Produktion auf erneuerbar attribuierte Rohstoffe schreitet voran

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New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum

The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics

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A new molecule for the greening of C5 chemistry

New isobutene-process offers an interesting intermediate for the industry, as two chemical functions allow it to be used in a multitude of compounds that are currently derived from petroleum

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Radikale Methode macht das Recycling von Kunststoffen einfacher und rentabler

Durch die Veränderung von Kohlenstoff-Wasserstoff-Bindungen verwandeln Chemiker Plastikmüll in ein zäheres, stärkeres Material

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Creating a Better Plastic

Carolina chemists may have a solution to the country's plastic problem by "upcycling" plastic trash to tougher, stronger material

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18 February 202217 December 2024

Clariant launches 100% bio-based surfactants range driving the transition towards renewable carbon

Range of Vita surfactants & polyethylene glycols (PEGs) fully based on bio-based, renewable carbon from plants

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Neue 100% biobasierte Tenside – Clariant treibt den Wandel zu erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff voran

Komplett biobasierte Vita Tenside & Polyethylenglycole (PEGs) mit Kohlenstoff aus erneuerbaren pflanzlichen Quellen

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Zukunft der getrennten Bioabfallsammlung: “Ein guter Tag für Nachhaltigkeit und Kreislaufwirtschaft!”

Zertifiziert kompostierbare Bioabfall-Beutel im Bundesrat unterstützt

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Predictions 2022: CEOs and top leaders share tactics that will speed the net zero transition

While energy efficiency is needed to reach net zero targets, we'll need other approaches and solutions for a fossil fuel-free future

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Nachhaltige Lieferkette: Nordmann erhält ISCC- PLUS Zertifizierung

Die Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH (Hamburg) hat im Januar die ISCC PLUS Massebilanz-Zertifizierung erhalten. Damit kann das Unternehmen seinen Kunden aus der Kunststoffindustrie nun die ebenfalls ISCC zertifizierten Polypropylen- und Polyethylen-basierten Circular Compounds® von TotalEnergies aus erneuerbaren oder recycelten Rohstoffen anbieten

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Sustainable supply chain: Nordmann receives ISCC PLUS certification

Last month, Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH (Hamburg) obtained ISCC PLUS Mass Balance certification. This means that the company can now offer customers in the plastics industry ISCC-certified polypropylene- and polyethylene-based Circular Compounds® from TotalEnergies, made from renewable or recycled raw materials

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Commission aims to decarbonise transport by equally taxing fossil and crop-based biofuels

The EU official added that the real value of its minimum rates has eroded over time and a complex patchwork of exemptions and reductions has proliferated across the bloc since its introduction, leading to a “distortion across the single market”

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Wyve 3D-Printed Surfboards Glide on Bioplastics, Not Foam

Surfboard shapers have cut boards from foam blanks for over half a century. Now, many in the industry are seeking methods for building boards that reduce environmental pollution

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10 years after the first EU bioeconomy strategy. An interview with Chris Patermann, the father of the European bioeconomy

In this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, Chris Patermann talks about the new challenges we are facing to make the new economy based on biological resources happen

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17 February 202211 February 2022

LANXESS and Matrìca team up to produce sustainable preservatives from renewable raw materials

Matrìca plant at Porto Torres will supply LANXESS with bio-based raw materials from vegetable oils which LANXESS will use to broaden its Preventol range

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LANXESS und Matrìca kooperieren bei Herstellung von Konservierungsmitteln aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

Matrìca will LANXESS mit biobasierten Rohstoffen aus pflanzlichen Ölen beliefern, damit LANXESS sein bewährtes Preventol-Sortiment um eine neue Serie von industriellen Konservierungsmitteln erweitern kann

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Bluepha and Helian Polymers announce cooperation

This addition will enable Helian Polymers to create and offer an even broader range of PHA based material formulations

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Machbarkeitsstudie: Power-to-Gas mit Biogas ist aussichtsreiche Perspektive

Windkraft + Elektrolyse + Biogas = Grünes Erdgas – Forschende bescheinigen dem Ansatz wirtschaftliches Potenzial

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Getting hydrogen out of banana peels

EPFL-researchers found a new method for biomass photo-pyrolysis that produces not only valuable syngas, but also a biochar of solid carbon that can be repurposed in other applications

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Fast alle Chemikalien belasten den Planeten

Wie stark die derzeitige Chemikalienproduktion weltweit in die Natur eingreift, haben Forscher der ETH Zürich erstmals in absoluten Zahlen berechnet – das Ergebnis ist erschütternd. Neben CO2-​Emissionen berücksichtigt die neue Methode auch die Landnutzung und den Süsswasserverbrauch

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Almost all chemicals burden the planet

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have calculated in absolute figures the extent to which the production of chemicals is currently interfering with nature worldwide – and the results are staggering. In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, the new method also takes land use and freshwater consumption into account