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3 August 20216 August 2021

Sulzer Chemtech and Wageningen Food & Biobased Research announce development partnership for bio-based foamed materials

The global process technology specialist and research institute are combining their capabilities to develop new methods to produce competitive bio-based foamed polymers

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Forestry and carbon sinks: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

This article is part of our special report Forestry and climate change. The complex role of forests in regulating the Earth’s climate is set to become one of the most contentious issues in the upcoming revision of Europe’s energy and climate laws.

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2 August 20219 September 2021

Chemical recycling – snapshot of a technology everybody talks about

Chemical recycling is also an option for bio-based plastic

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For the European forest owners and managers, the EC should purely rewrite the draft EU Forest Strategy

The draft strategy was leaked and European forest owners and managers raised their concerns in a joint statement from the forest and forest-based sector.

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What 6 aviation executives say about an EU sustainable aviation fuel blending mandate

The European Union’s announced its “Fit for 55” package of regulatory proposals on 14 July 2021. A part of this plan is a blending mandate for sustainable aviation fuel. Here's what six experts think of the proposal.

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30 July 202127 July 2021

H.B. Fuller and Covestro Join Forces to Make Adhesives More Sustainable

Reducing CO2 emissions and conserving fossil raw materials

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Stora Enso’s pilot plant for producing lignin-based carbon materials for batteries is now operational

The global battery market is projected to grow tenfold over the next decade as battery producers seek more sustainable materials for the electrification of mobility

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Dole Makes Moves Toward Zero Waste Goal As Repurposed Pineapple Leaves Find Their Way To Global Lifestyle Brands

The Dole Sunshine Company partners with Ananas Anam to turn pineapple plant leaves into a natural textile that is driving sustainable design, furthering its commitment to zero fruit loss by 2025

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RUDN University chemist strengthens the catalyst for oxidiazoles synthesis by 3 times

The RUDN University and SBU chemist with his colleagues from Iran created a method of cellulose functionalization, to strengthen the connection of cellulose with metal ions and prevents them from leaching

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29 July 202127 July 2021

UNEP demystifies finance for the circular economy

UNEP published a report on financing the circular economy and finds that it could generate 4.5 trillion dollar in economic output by 2030

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Chancen für grüne Vergabekonzepte – nachhaltige Beschaffung nach Corona

Wie hat sich das Thema Nachhaltige Beschaffung im Zusammenhang mit der Corona-Pandemie verändert?

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SABIC and DSM combine efforts to create DYNEEMA® products from certified circular polymers

DSM will produce Dyneema®, an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (HMPE) made using SABIC’s certified circular ethylene in both a sailing rope and a pelagic trawl net application

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Starkes Plädoyer: Holzbau als Kohlenstoffspeicher und Chance zum Klimaschutz

Europäische Programme zur innovativen, nachhaltigen Holzverwendung im Charta-Dialog

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Bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea Region

Interreg South Baltic project BioBIGG describes opportunities for biobased innovation and green growth

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Bioökonomie im Ostseeraum

Interreg Vorhaben BioBIGG beschreibt Chancen für biobasierte Innovation und grünes Wachstum

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Turning Plants Into Leather: Our Investment in Natural Fiber Welding

This fundraise will enable the Company to scale up its production from batch processing to roll-to-roll commercial capacity

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28 July 202127 July 2021

Solvay launches its first partially bio-based textile yarn

Bio Amni® is the latest edition to the Group’s sustainable textile fibers

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‘Fit for 55’ package furthers EU climate action, but falls short on ambition

In reaction to the European Commission’s launch of its ‘Fit for 55’ package, CAN Europe calls for the EU to increase the overall level of ambition of climate and energy legislation well beyond the current proposals

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EU unveils vision for a climate-neutral future that makes the EU Green Deal a reality

ICLEI called on EU leaders and Heads of States for a strong EU legislative package

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Understanding our footprint – outcomes of RSB’s Monitoring & Evaluation in 2020

RSB is committed to the continuous improvement of its systems to ensure its ongoing applicability, credibility, and practicality for those committing to sustainability

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U.S. Plastics Pact Unveils National Strategy to Achieve 2025 Circular Economy Goals

Holding Accountable More than 95+ Organizations, The U.S. Plastics Pact Roadmap Outlines Specific Actions and Responsibilities to Realize a Circular Economy for Plastics in America

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U.S. Composting Infrastructure Coalition Applauds Introduction of Compost ACT

The COMPOST Act meets the growing demand from individuals and businesses to compost food scraps and certified compostable packaging

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27 July 202123 August 2021

International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022, 2 – 3 February 2022, hybrid event, Cologne (Germany)

Cellulose Fibres are fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy and the solution for avoiding microplastics

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Green transition in Europe

BBI JU, a booster of Europe’s bioeconomy supporting the European Green Deal

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Eco-friendly plastic from cellulose and water

Göttingen University researchers create new kind of environmentally friendly bioplastic with hydroplastic polymers

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Lenzing collaborates with Orange Fiber as part of new TENCEL™ Limited Edition initiative

Lenzing and Orange Fiber introduce the first TENCEL™ branded lyocell fiber made of orange pulp and wood sources – presenting a new sustainable offering for the fashion industry

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26 July 202123 July 2021

Renewable Solvent Cyrene™ Delivers High-Purity Nanoparticles For Medical Applications

New research out of Germany used bio-based CyreneTM to produce poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles for drug delivery systems

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Study Shows Cats Preferred Arbiom SylPro® in Food compared to conventional diets

Cat food formulated with Arbiom protein ingredient compared favorably to chicken- and pea-based proteins

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Future Insight Prize 2021 of € 1 Million Awarded to Ting Lu and Stephen Techtmann

Merck announced the winners of this year’s Future Insight Prize

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Ting Lu und Stephen Techtmann erhalten mit 1 Mio. € dotierten Future Insight Prize 2021

Merck hat heute die Gewinner seines Future Insight Prize 2021 bekannt gegeben

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Europe fiddles while forests burn

The European Union has failed a crucial test of leadership on emissions reduction by continuing to promote the burning of forest wood for energy as a major component of its Renewable Energy Directive 2 proposal

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23 July 202122 November 2021

Major green ammonia and hydrogen project announced in Morocco

Huge project to be jointly developed by Fusion Fuel and Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. (CCC), a global construction company that offers a full suite of services across the entire EPC value chain

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Nachhaltige Werkstoffe für neue Anwendungen

Rencom gelingt mittels Coperion Doppelschnecken-Extruder die Verarbeitung von Lignin zu einem recyclingfähigen Biowerkstoff

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The science of forest biomass: Conflicting studies map the controversy

In this exclusive story, Mongabay provides a review of the science on both sides of the forest biomass debate, summarizing key studies and reports, and providing links to these primary sources to help readers decide for themselves

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Exciting future prospects for biorefineries

New EU study describes development paths and outlines strategic roadmap

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Spannende Zukunftsperspektiven für Bioraffinerien

Neue EU-Studie beschreibt Entwicklungspfade und zeigt Strategiefahrplan auf

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Mattel Launches Barbie Loves the Ocean; Its First Fashion Doll Collection Made from Recycled Ocean-Bound* Plastic

New Campaign ‘The Future of Pink is Green™’ Engages Kids in Supporting a Greener Future

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Market launch of LAST® brand

Independent laboratories conducted numerous instrumental tests and clinical tolerance and use studies on the products

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Interior objects made of food and agricultural waste

The materials can be used to make cladding, furniture, housewares, and more

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22 July 202120 July 2021

Sweet Success: CABBI Demonstrates First Precision Breeding of Sugarcane With CRISPR/Cas9

But the highly complex sugarcane genome poses challenges for conventional breeding, requiring more than a decade of trials for the development of an improved cultivar

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Charta für Holz 2.0: Broschüre neu aufgelegt

Die Broschüre „Klima schützen. Werte schaffen. Ressourcen effizient nutzen.“ zur Charta für Holz 2.0 ist jetzt in barrierefreier Neuauflage erschienen

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Turning bread waste into biobased packaging

Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge-Europe (BISC-E)

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21 July 20219 September 2021

Reusable – yes, absolutely!

If there is a system change, then do it properly: without crude oil. New reusable systems only with raw materials from biomass, CO2 and recycling!

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SAVE THE DATE: ‘Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy’ event on 28 September 2021 co-organized by Tech4Biowaste!

Join this physical networking event at the Sheraton Brussels airport hotel!

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Blue Circle Packaging – new label for biodegradable products

ALPLA will offer its customers packaging solutions that are all biodegradable and thereby contribute to sustainability

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Blue Circle Packaging – neue Marke für biologisch abbaubare Verpackungen

ALPLA bietet seinen Kunden zukünftig Verpackungslösungen an, die allesamt biologisch abbaubar sind und dadurch einen Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeit leisten

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Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock

6 July CBBD network meeting biorefinery

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BBI JU in the front line for green recovery

Despite the unprecedented challenges triggered by the pandemic in 2020, BBI JU maintained a high level of service to its community and kept on delivering outstanding results

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Spider-Inspired Silk Company, Spintex, Awarded $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize

By mimicking how a spider spins silk at room temperature, Spintex creates high performance, sustainable textiles that are 1,000 times more efficient than an equivalent synthetic fiber

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Politecnico di Milano at the Venice Architecture Biennale

The challenging MatRes project is hosted inside the Italian Pavilion and themed “Resilient Communities”