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24 September 202121 September 2021

Kunststoffrecycler lehnen „Greenwashing“ der europäischen Kunststoffindustrie ab

Nach Auffassung des bvse ist die CO2-Bilanz der chemischen Verwertung deutlich schlechter als bei dem werkstofflichen Recycling von Kunststoffen und damit kontraproduktiv

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LG Chem proceeds with sustainable materials investments

Full-scale production of superabsorbent polymers, full-scale production of the biodegradable polymer PBAT, joint venture on Renewable Diesel production and a planned production of polylactic acid (PLA) are huge steps forward to a circular economy

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EURATEX vision for a European Textiles Strategy

The European Commission should publish before the end of 2021 an “EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy” - EURATEX wants to contribute actively to this process for a competitive and sustainable European textiles industry

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23 September 202123 September 2021

Kinder Morgan and Neste Partner on Major Renewable Fuels Logistics Project in the United States

The project, which is supported by a long-term commercial commitment from Neste, is expected to commence operations in the first quarter of 2023

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Arburg successfully tests Inzea PLA

The product family can be used in a wide range of applications and suitable for food contact in accordance with Regulation (EU) 10/2011, particularly in the household segment, catering, packaging and agriculture

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KOHPA® erkämpft Dreier-Deal bei “Die Höhle der Löwen” – Rosberg, Maschmeyer und Wöhrl investieren in stromleitendes Papier

Dagmar Wöhrl, Carsten Maschmeyer und Nico Rosberg investieren 200.000 Euro für die weitere Expansion des Start-ups

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Holzasche als Baustein der Bioökonomie

TFZ schließt Projekt zur Holzascheverwertung ab

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Solugen raises over $350M – The Series C funding will go towards making carbon negative chemicals

In today’s Digest, you may find reports about the funding, who’s behind it, the tech, reactions, and more

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22 September 202120 September 2021

Solugen Raises Over $350 Million in Series C Funding Led by Baillie Gifford & GIC to Make Carbon Negative Chemicals

This latest round of funding will be used to expand Solugen's Bioforge technology platform, which is used to produce lower-carbon and carbon-negative chemicals & materials for its key customers

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Ressource Hundefell: Feinste Tierhaarfasern für nachhaltige und ethisch vertretbare Mode

Der Rohstoff für Chiengora® Garn entsteht nebenbei bei der täglichen Tierpflege, vor allem, wenn die Tiere im Frühjahr ihr Winterfell verlieren

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Resource dog fur: Finest animal hair fibers for sustainable and ethical fashion

The raw material for the Chiengora® yarn is produced incidentally during daily animal care, especially when the animals shed their winter coats in the spring

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Erste Zwischenergebnisse zum Praxistest Bio-Beutel verfügbar

Biokunststoffbeutel bauen sich vollständig ab

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The EU Green Deal and its impact on the European textiles industry

Under the “zero pollution Europe” target of the Green Deal, a new strategy on sustainable use of chemicals is being developed which plans to amend REACH and will also consider restrictions for PFAS and skin sensitizers

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Tougher and lighter dental implant crowns can be made of cellulose-based nanocomposites

A research group at VTT’s succeeded in designing and producing a mineralized biocomposite exhibiting high strength, stiffness, and fracture toughness that resembles the architectural design of the dactyl club of the mantis shrimp

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21 September 202121 September 2021

Free online Conference on Carbon Capture and Utilization (eCO2nference)

Join the free eCO2nference hosted by PKN Orlen and the BioRECO2VER project, 7 October (9:40 am – 2:15 pm)

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United, Honeywell Invest in New Clean Tech Venture from Alder Fuels, Powering Biggest Sustainable Fuel Agreement in Aviation History

United agrees to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years - which is one and a half times the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined

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Produktion von nachhaltigem Kraftstoff für Flugzeuge: United und Honeywell investieren in junges Cleantech-Unternehmen Alder Fuels

Alder wird Verfahren zur Produktion von CO2-armem Rohöl in industriellem Maßstab auf Basis von Biomasse entwickeln – United verpflichtet sich zur Abnahme von 1,5 Milliarden Gallonen SAF – Mit Abstand größte SAF-Order der Luftfahrtbranche

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Danimer Scientific Receives Grant from United Soybean Board to Expand Research of High-Oleic Soybean Oil in Biodegradable Plastic Production

$400,000 grant to support up-scaling of feedstock grown exclusively in the United States as a more cost-effective input for the manufacture of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)

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RWTH bündelt Stärken zum Thema Kreislaufwirtschaft

Die RWTH Aachen bündelt mit der Gründung des Centers for Circular Economy – kurz CCE genannt – ihre Stärken im Bereich des Themenfeldes Kreislaufwirtschaft

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RWTH Pools Expertise on Circular Economy

RWTH recently founded the Center for Circular Economy – CCE for short – thereby pooling the University's expertise on the hot topic

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Flax-skinned Cupra off-road e-racer has hardened look, softened impact

Cupra announced its Extreme E partnership with ABT Sportsline last year, and the team is now running a 2021 campaign with the e-Cupra ABT XE1 race car

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Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) announced a final investment decision to build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery

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20 September 202115 September 2021

LG Chem – TK Chemical Teams Up to Produce Biodegradable Plastics

The two companies plan to sign the main contract within the year and establish a PBAT production line and begin production by the second half of 2022

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Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien der Uni Bayreuth und Biologisches Zentrum der Tschechischen Akademie der Wissenschaften arbeiten gemeinsam an Biokleber

Nach Identifizierung geeigneter Proteinkandidaten sollen diese in Bayreuth biotechnologisch mittels Bakterien produziert und weiterverarbeitet werden

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Der Food Security Standard – ein praxisgerechtes Instrument für höhere Ernährungssicherheit

Welthungerhilfe, WWF und Universität Bonn haben Baustein für Zertifizierungssysteme entwickelt

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The Finnish textile industry will be the most responsible and functional in the world in 2035 – investment opportunities of more than billion euros

In collaboration with other textile industry operators, VTT and Finnish Textile & Fashion have prepared a roadmap for the Finnish textile and fashion industry extending up to 2035

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Braskem + SCG Chemicals: Produktion von bio­basiert­em Ethylen und Polyethylen in Thailand – Absichtserklärung unterzeichnet

Beide Partner erwägen die gemeinsame Investition in eine neue Bioethanol-Entwässerungsanlage in Thailand

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Braskem and SCG Chemicals to study joint investment into bio-based ethylene production for bio-based polyethylene in Thailand

Brazilian petrochemichals company Braskem SA said it has signed an agreement with SCG Chemicals to consider a joint venture to invest in a bioethanol dehydration plant in Thailand

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17 September 202114 September 2021

TotalEnergies to introduce a 100% renewable fuel at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)

Wine waste was used to make eco-friendly racecar fuel from

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Jute statt Styropor – Kompackt setzt auf nachhaltige Verpackungslösungen

Ökologische Isolierverpackungen aus Naturfaser eignen sich hervorragend zum Versand von sensiblen Lebensmitteln

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Keine konventionellen Kunststoffe in der Bekleidungsindustrie

Und wie war das mit dem Reissverschluss?

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Furniture from the biogas plant

German DITF developed together with project partners a promising, sustainable composite material from hop residues

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Möbel aus der Biogasanlage

DITF entwickelte mit seinen Projektpartnern einen viel versprechenden, nachhaltigen Verbundwerkstoff aus Gärresten der Hopfenernte

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A Mycelium grill design, made from edible fungus, can be biodegraded and fertilizes the earth

MYC is a sustainable disposable grill made from mycelium, a biodegradable and fireproof vegetative part of a fungus that’s safe and edible for humans

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16 September 202113 September 2021

BIO-FED: New Biocompounds for Extrusion and Thermoforming

Biobased and biodegradable M·VERA® grades for cosmetics, food and non-food packaging

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Sustainable technologies with cellulose-based materials

Isko, a brand of Sanko Tekstil in Turkey, wants with help of MoRe Research’s expertise to find ways of repurposing the toxic-free cellulosic powders from decomposed cotton or recycled polyester, and reintegrate this back into fabric production

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Kooperation zwischen Uniper und Hafenbetrieb Rotterdam für Produktion grünen Wasserstoffs

Diese Vereinbarung ist ein wichtiger Meilenstein bei der weiteren Entwicklung der Wasserstoff-Wertschöpfungskette in der Region Rijnmond

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Cooperation Uniper and Port of Rotterdam Authority in production green hydrogen

This agreement is a major milestone in the further development of the hydrogen value chain in the Rijnmond region

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Mit dem Papiersack die Klimaziele erreichen

Die Gemeinschaft Papiersackindustrie e.V. (GemPSI) möchte ihre Verpackungslösungen, Produktions- und Lieferprozesse noch nachhaltiger gestalten – und warum Papiersäcke die richtige Wahl für Abfüller sind, die eine klimafreundliche Verpackung suchen

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Total Corbion PLA marks 100kT Luminy® PLA production milestone

Luminy® PLA can be a more sustainable alternative to established oil-based plastics that might not have as many end-of- life avenues available to them and many producers are making the switch to bioplastics for this reason

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15 September 202114 September 2021

New thinksound™ headphones are first to market with sustainable materials

Flagship over-ear headphones use Eastman Trēva engineering bioplastic

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New publication highlights the BBI JU achievements over seven years

BBI JU funding has mobilised the relevant actors of the sector, from producers and research organisations to small businesses and large companies

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Bio-based coating for wood outperforms traditional synthetic options

Researchers turn a non-toxic residue into wood coating that resists abrasion, stain, and sunlight

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Publication in Nature Communications of a paper describing the mechanism of enzymes yielding renewable isobutene

First time that a member of a widespread enzyme family has been repurposed to yield isobutene

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Pertamina successfully tests Bioavtur J2.4 palm-based SAF

In line with the goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Number 7 ‘Clean and Affordable Energy’, Pertamina’s Bioavtur J2-4 production contributes to efforts to reduce carbon emissions

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14 September 20219 September 2021

Ceresana Research: Bioplastics Market Report

Analysts expect revenues from bioplastics to rise to approx. USD 8.1 billion by 2030

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Ceresana Research: Marktstudie Biokunststoffe

Analysten erwarten, dass der Biokunststoff-Umsatz bis zum Jahr 2030 auf rund 8,1 Milliarden US-Dollar wachsen wird

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Ginkgo Bioworks and Givaudan Enter Multi-Program Collaboration to Produce a Series of Ingredients

Through this collaboration, Givaudan plans to sustainably deliver products such as those that are only available in minute quantities in nature, using the natural world as inspiration for an expanded creative palette

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Blue Biofuels Files Two New Patents on the Production of Lignin and Nanocellulose from its CTS Technology

One filed patent pertains to the production of lignin from the CTS process; the second filed patent pertains to the production of nanocellulose from the CTS process

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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