15 April 20219 September 2021 Trinseo and BASF jointly announce Business Collaboration on Circular Feedstock Partnership based on shared values supporting circularity with styrenic plastics
Trinseo und BASF kündigen Zusammenarbeit an Gemeinsames Ziel: Kreislaufwirtschaft bei Styrolkunststoffen fördern
Sustainable criteria for a forest based biorefinery Practically sustainable means that we take care of at least three constituent parts: environmental, economic and social systems
14 April 202118 June 2021 Skepticism Mounts over Utility of Biodegradable Plastics Yes, these materials will degrade over time. But how long will it take? And under what environmental conditions?
Australian firm says it will bring HempBLOCK system to USA An Australian company has secured an exclusive distributorship in the USA for a hempcrete building system it says is cost competitive with traditional construction
An exclusive interview with Nicolas Sordet, founder and CEO Afyren AFYREN collected more than €70 million funding in 2019, which allows the company to grow from a pilot stage to industrial-scale production
13 April 20219 September 2021 EU Bioeconomy Monitoring System extended with new indicators The nine new indicators that have been added to the EU Bioeconomy Monitoring System dashboards cover four of the five EU Bioeconomy Strategy Objectives
From ethanol to ethylene, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycols The Competitive Edge: Petron Scientech, Inc.
“Appropriate management of all organic wastes must be enabled NOW if the world is to meet Paris Agreement targets”, says global biogas trade body in landmark report Human activity generates 105bn tonnes of organic wastes (food waste, sewage and garden wastes, and farm and agricultural wastes) annually by human activity
Neste Porvoo refinery is getting ready for the major turnaround Neste secures the safe and undisrupted operations of the Porvoo refinery in Finland with major turnarounds, executed approximately every five years
12 April 202118 June 2021 Non-Renewable Carbon User Fee: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to the Disappearing Gas Tax Like magic, it’s the ‘disappearing’ gasoline tax on just the non-renewable portion of transportation fuel
9 April 202118 June 2021 Multipurpose bioplastic from soy residues: A pilot plant to Finland A biopolymer plant will be built in Uusikaupunki, Finland, in which bioplastic production will be piloted on an industrial scale
Danimer Scientific Planning $700 Million, 400-Job Expansion in Decatur County Expansion will nearly quadruple Danimer's Bainbridge, GA workforce with plans to be operational in 2023
Avantium secures new offtake contracts for planned FDCA flagship plant Final Investment Decision Progress Update
Renewable, Climate Positive and Circular: The Beverage Carton Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond [Promoted content] Packaging can and should continue to contribute to the EU Green Deal ambitions and in particular to climate neutrality, circularity and biodiversity
Green Looks Good On You: Smile Beverage Werks, P.B.C. Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label Biobased products are cost-comparative, readily available, and perform as well as or better than their conventional counterparts
8 April 202117 December 2024 Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) draws worldwide attention From international brands to leading chemical and bioeconomy companies to innovative start-ups for CO2 utilisation, companies are collaborating to guide a smart transition from fossil carbon to renewable carbon
MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option
Novamont and Iren sign circular bioeconomy agreement The project will also focus on composting plants using optical selection technologies and maximising recycling
Natural Fibres are Natural Partners for Responsible Fibre Consumption Natural fibres such as wool and cotton offer many solutions to the current environmental crisis
Neuartige, haltbare biologisch abbaubare Flaschen aus Biokunststoffen Verbundvorhaben "Bio2Bottle" will biobasierte Flaschen entwickeln, die sich für die Aufbewahrung von Reinigungsmitteln und landwirtschaftlichen Bodenhilfsstoffen eignen, hohe Standards erfüllen und gleichzeitig biologisch abbaubar und wiederverwertbar sind
Nestlé launches bio-based lids and scoops made from renewable resource Nestlé announced today that it will introduce bio-based lids and scoops made from sugar cane and its byproduct for a range of its nutrition products for infants and children
RED II: EU Commission can’t see the wood for the trees, analysts warn Transport is responsible for 27% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and several pieces of legislation have failed to bring about major changes
Nachhaltigkeitsprämie Wald Die anhaltende Trockenheit seit dem Jahr 2018 hat auf 285.000 Hektar so große Schäden hinterlassen, dass sie wiederbewaldet werden müssen
6 April 202118 June 2021 DMC CTO & Co-Founder Mike Lynch Publishes Technoeconomic Analysis (TEA) Calculator to Take the Guesswork Out of Bioprocess Development The Bioprocess Technoeconomic Analysis (TEA) tool will help users – academics, startups, funding agencies, R&D team, and investors – make commercially relevant decisions about technology development and deployment
Deutschlands 725-Milliarden-Euro-Schatz ist in Gefahr Der deutsche Wald stirbt – und mit jedem Baum wird auch ein finanzieller Wert vernichtet
BFH spin-off NaturLoop launches Cocoboard® Former students have founded the BFH spin-off NaturLoop and are launching their first product, called Cocoboard®
Synthetic Biology, A Tool For Marine Conservation? New synthetic biology innovations could help protect key marine populations threatened by hidden consumer demands
Marktrecherche mit Hilfe der FNR-Datenbank „Nachwachsende Produktwelt“ Über 6.000 gelistete biobasierte Produkte sowie Hersteller- u. Händleradressen
1 April 202118 June 2021 Bioeconomy is not alone – from Bioeconomy to Carbon Management The bioeconomy faces great expectations and hopes in the fight against climate change, and at the same time is viewed critically. The biggest problems in building a strong bioeconomy are direct and indirect land use changes, which have significant impacts on biodiversity, climate change, and food security
WASTX Plastic: World’s biggest factory for chemical recycling announced Test phase of the first P 1000 module of the WASTX Plastic, which processes up to 1,000 kg of plastic daily
WASTX Plastic: Weltweit größter Standort für chemisches Recycling angekündigt Fertigstellung des ersten P1000-Moduls der WASTX Plastic, das täglich bis zu 1.000 kg Kunststoff verarbeitet.
Electrochaea Expands Business Development Team in North America and Europe Electrochaea’s grid-scale energy storage solution converts renewable energy and carbon dioxide into grid-quality renewable methane for storage and distribution
Neste joins the eFuel Alliance Low-carbon fuels are the only sustainable solution to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from existing combustion engines around the world
Neste tritt der eFuel Alliance bei CO2-arme Kraftstoffe sind die einzige nachhaltige Lösung, um die Treibhausgasemissionen der existierenden Verbrennungsmotoren weltweit zu reduzieren
Beverage carton industry releases ten-year roadmap outlining vision and commitments for its sustainable packaging Beverage cartons are a recyclable low carbon packaging solution that protects food and beverages
31 March 202118 June 2021 Wheat straw, mango peels could be used for renewable food packaging This is one of the main findings of a recent doctoral study at Stellenbosch University (SU)
Devan launches range of bio-based fragrances for textiles The range consists of Natural Lavender, Menthol, Wild Mint, a Citrus Blend and will be expanded over time
Der Fonds der Chemischen Industrie hat das Unterrichtsmaterial zu Nachwachsenden Rohstoffen auf den neusten Stand gebracht Diese Themen gehören in den Schulunterricht
Emballator Innovation Center is testing new bio-based material A bio-based material made from lignin, a residual product from Scandinavian woods, is being tested at Emballator Innovation Center for packagings
Haldor Topsoe and Nel ASA to offer end-to-end green ammonia and eMethanol™ solutions Green ammonia and eMethanol™ are both considered promising low-carbon transportation fuels and energy carriers
30 March 202118 June 2021 Aviation leaders launch first in-flight 100% sustainable aviation fuel emissions study on commercial passenger jet A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft
The Global Industrial Bioeconomy Opportunity: Is Canada Going to Get Serious? If you heard Canada is sitting on an untapped $200 billion/year sustainable economic development opportunity, would you not want to hear more?
Sustainable farming ambitions: between the CAP and the Green Deal After years of negotiations, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for reaching a deal on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft: Zwischen GAP-Reform und Green Deal Nach jahrelangen Verhandlungen scheint es Licht am Ende des Tunnels zu geben: Eine Einigung über die Reform der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik der EU ist in Sicht
29 March 20219 September 2021 Why RED III will fail just as three Renewable Energy Directives have already The EU transport sector had just 6.3% renewables in real terms in 2019, a substantial portion of which was palm oil in various forms. With a 2010 starting point of around 4%, this 6.3% is a pitiful result, writes Eric Sievers
Outdoor pants made of old tires The new product line of the outdoor apparel company VAUDE will be available in stores from March 2022
BASF invests in biotechnology start-up Bota Bio Bota Bio’s next-generation industrial biology platform is a combination of computation and cutting-edge biotechnology