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14 September 202113 September 2021

Chevron, Gevo Announce Intent to Pursue Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investment

New facilities intent to process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel, which can lower the lifecycle carbon intensity of fuels used in the aviation industry

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13 September 202113 September 2021

Carbiolice announces the “OK Compost HOME” certification of PLA* (plant-based plastic) rigid packaging containing Evanesto®

After flexible plastic packaging (food films, lids, ...), it is now the time for rigid plastic packaging (up to 450 μm) containing 70% PLA and the Evanesto® additive to obtain the "OK compost HOME" certification

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Einmaliger Schulterschluss der Kunststoffindustrie: „Wir sind Kunststoff“ ist gestartet

Drei große Kunststoffverbände wollen mit „Wir sind Kunststoff“ einen bisher in der Wertschöpfungskette einmaligen Schulterschluss für mehr Nachhaltigkeit schaffen

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Lifoam Industries Commercially Launches Bioffex™, a Sustainable Packaging Solution for Cold Chain Shipping

New technology reduces environmental impact seen with traditional packaging

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Converting tamarind shells into an energy source for vehicles

Shells of tamarind, a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, are discarded during food production. As they are bulky, tamarind shells take up a considerable amount of space in landfills where they are disposed as agricultural waste

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10 September 20217 September 2021

Forschung: Biokunststoffe sollen auch für Hochtemperaturanwendungen im Automobilbereich eingesetzt werden

Inwiefern eignen sich Biokunststoffe für Teile im Automobilbereich, die hohen Temperaturen und Belastungen ausgesetzt sind? Am IfBB an der Hochschule Hannover wird genau das im Rahmen einer Studie erforscht

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Single Use Plastics and Compostable Biopolymers – The India Story

Read in the following a guest article by Vikram Bhanushali, President of our partner association, the Indian Compostable Polymer Association (ICPA)

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Durch polymere Faserbeschichtung werden naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe belastbarer

Fraunhofer WKI-Forscher wollen im Projekt "DeFiCoat" Naturfasern mittels einer Harzbeschichtung für den Verarbeitungszeitraum in der Heißpresse widerstandsfähiger gegen Hitze machen

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Emmanuel Macron: ‘There is no vaccine for a sick planet’

Thousands of scientists and conservation experts gather in Marseille for the world’s biggest biodiversity summit since the pandemic

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9 September 20216 September 2021

IAA 2021: Fraunhofer WKI presents “Bioconcept-Car”

From 7th to 12th September 2021, the Fraunhofer WKI will be presenting its research at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's joint stand in the Open Space at Königsplatz in Munich, Stand KP185

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IAA 2021: Fraunhofer WKI präsentiert »Bioconcept-Car«

Vom 7. bis 12. September 2021 zeigt das Fraunhofer WKI seine Forschung auf dem Gemeinschaftsstand der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft im Open Space am Königsplatz in München, Stand: KP185

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Plastic Makers Call for Global Agreement to Eliminate Plastic Waste

The plastics industry supports establishing a targeted goal to ensure access to proper waste management and eliminate leakage of plastic into the ocean

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5 Projects Using Hempcrete as an Environmental Building Material

Exploring building materials that have a low environmental impact has been concerning contemporary architects and professionals of the construction field, especially since various global crises are escalating

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8 September 20216 September 2021

Former Adidas executive launches new sustainable streetwear brand

Eric Liedtke's, former executive board member and Brand President's latest venture: a new zero-waste, zero-plastic streetwear brand called Unless

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Unless: Ex-Adidas Vorstand startet nachhaltige Streetwear-Marke

Eric Liedtke, hat mit "Unless" eine eigene Streetwear-Marke auf den Markt gebracht - Bekleidung, die sich komplett biologisch abbaut

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A once defunct Sarnia bioplastics plant has risen from the ashes

After buying the plant of the BioAmber bancruptcy and investing millions, LCY Biosciences Inc. is today producing more succinic acid than its predecessor did

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This wood alternative is made from kombucha brewing waste

Pyrus - the winner of this year’s national James Dyson Award - mimics rare woods so we don’t need to cut down the rainforest to get them

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Pangaia Adds 100% Biobased Plant and Fruit Fibres To Its Sustainable Materials Menu

The new materials are made entirely from plant and agricultural waste, and will be used as part of Pangaia’s goal to replace resource-intensive cotton and synthetic fabrics that are produced with fossil fuels

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7 September 20212 September 2021

LG Chem Invests 2.6 Trillion Korean Won In High Value-add Eco-friendly Materials In Seosan, Chungnam Province

Company will make a large-scale domestic investment to foster eco-friendly materials in the petrochemical sector

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Fossile Ressourcen einsparen: Warum Partikelschaumverpackungen aus Biokunststoff sein sollten

Partikelschäume aus PLA sind bei Verpackungen eine Alternative zu Partikelschaum aus PS. Hier erfahren Sie mehr zum Stand der Entwicklungen

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Synthetic biology enables microbes to build synthetic muscle

No animals required to produce these fibers, which are tougher than Kevlar

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Next Horizons: Heimtextil präsentiert Trends 2022/23

Kommende Heimtextil, internationale Fachmesse für Wohn- und Objekttextilien, findet vom 11. - 14. Januar 2022 in Frankfurt / Main statt

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Next Horizons: Heimtextil presents the 2022/23 trends

International trade fair for home and contract textiles, 11 - 14 January 2022 to take place in Frankfurt/Main

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Zertifizierungssystem für Torfersatzstoffe

Ausschreibung zur Entwicklung eines einheitlichen Zertifizierungssystems veröffentlicht

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6 September 20211 September 2021

60. Dornbirn-GFC 2021, 15. – 17. September, Online event

96 Lectures from Industry, Universities and Research Institutes, 20 Exhibitors and Break Out Sessions – guided by top class Keynotes

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The Story behind the Development of CELLIANT® Viscose presented at Dornbirn Global Conference

» World’s first in-fiber sustainable infrared viscose

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The REDWine project and climate change

Reduction of greenhouse gases in wine production

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Das REDWine-Projekt und der Klimawandel

Reduktion von Treibhausgasen bei der Weinherstellung

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Sustainable materials policy? Try bans and taxes

Lux Research, an international research policy company based in Boston, published a report on sustainable materials policy. What are the most effective policy instruments in this area?

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Clariant gains full ownership of Brazil natural ingredients firm

Swiss specialty chemical Clariant has bought out the 70% of shares it did not already own in Beraca, a manufacturer of natural ingredients for the personal care industry, from company’s founders.

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3 September 20219 September 2021

ITA Group becomes ITA Group International Centre for Sustainable Textiles

Goal is the holistic biotransformation of textile technology and thus the use of biological principles for cycle-oriented value creation processes

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ITA Group wird zur ITA Group International Centre for Sustainable Textiles

Ganzheitliche Biotransformation der Textiltechnik und damit die Nutzung biologischer Prinzipien für kreislauforientierte Wertschöpfungsprozesse

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Fake plants – made from bio-based plastic

VISTAFOLIA® - Artificial Green Walls Bringing Your Walls To Life

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Luft, Wasser, Öl: Was PLA-Biokunststoff gut filtern kann – und was nicht

Forschende der Zuse-Gemeinschaft haben ihre Resultate des kürzlich abgeschlossenen Forschungsprojekts „BioFilter“ veröffentlicht

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Economic Impact of US Biobased Products Industry

Established in 2011 underneath USDA’s BioPreferred Program, the Certified Biobased Product Label is intended to spur economic development, create new jobs and provide new markets for farm commodities

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Velocys: SAF collaboration with Toyo advances to commercial stage

Velocys announced on Aug. 31 that its collaboration partner, Toyo Engineering Corp., is starting the advanced engineering and design phase of a commercial scale biorefinery in Japan to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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MEPs blast Commission’s flagship forest strategy as vague, overstepping EU remit

European lawmakers from across the political spectrum have united in criticism against the European Commission’s new flagship Forest Strategy, describing it as vague and superficial while flagging concerns that it goes beyond the remit of EU competences

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2 September 20219 September 2021

Free Webinars on Markets and Strategies for Renewable Chemicals and Materials

11-22 October 2021 – 9 Sessions, 18 Presentations

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AirCarbon x Nike: Newlight and Nike Partner to Reduce Carbon Footprint

The carbon-negative biomaterial will be explored in a variety of applications, with the goal to advance Nike's mission to create products that are better for athletes and the planet

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Nachwachsende Leichtbaumaterialien

Worum geht es bei dem Projekt „Hocheffiziente, modulare Multikopter auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe“ (HerMes)? - Nachgefragt bei Martin Pietrek, Geschäftsführer von Leichtwerk Research

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Encina Appoints Sheida Sahandy as Chief Sustainability Officer

Sahandy Joins Encina to Lead its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Efforts

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Trotz Biontech nur ein Nischenmarkt – Die Hürden für die deutsche Biotech-Branche

Die Branche hofft nach dem Biontech-Erfolg auf Schwung für die Entwicklung neuer Medikamente. Doch Finanzierung und Produktion sind in Deutschland schwieriger als in den USA

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Just out: new report on bio-based chemicals, polymers and materials

Developing bio-based chemicals, polymers and products in a sustainable manner allows for substantial new business opportunities

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Das Verständnis der Enzymevolution ebnet den Weg für die grüne Chemie

Wie die Evolution Designer-Enzyme leistungsfähiger macht und den Weg zu maßgeschneiderten Katalysatoren ebnet

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Verwendung von Hefe zur Entwicklung alternativer petrochemischer Prozesse

Die Integration von Zelltechnik und zellfreier Biosynthese könnte zu effizienten Wegen zur Energieversorgung führen

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1 September 20211 September 2021

The success story of cellulose fibres continues – plastic bans drive innovation

International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022, 2-3 February in Cologne, Germany and online – Call for Abstracts and Posters – 300 participants and 30 exhibitors are expected

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Biobased polyamide VESTAMID® Terra in toothbrushes

Bio-bristles for the TIO toothbrush

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Biobasiertes Polyamid VESTAMID® Terra in Zahnbürsten

Bio-Borsten für die TIO-Zahnbürste

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„Wir glauben nicht mehr an fossile Treibstoffe“ – Containerriese bestellt mit Methanol angetriebene Schiffe

A.P. Möller-Maersk ordert für mehr als eine Milliarde Euro acht Frachter, die mit CO2-freiem Methanol fahren. Analysten sehen darin einen Wettbewerbsvorteil gegenüber der Konkurrenz

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Japan to limit business use of select plastic utensils

A new law requires business operators to switch to biodegradable plastic alternatives or be prepared to charge customers for the use of single-use plastic items