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2 February 202128 January 2021

Renewables versus nuclear – a choice already made

Overview about the electricity production costs of the most important technologies, solar and wind power

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These new McDonald’s trays are made from food waste

At franchises throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, you’ll now get your food served on an innovative new material

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You Donut Need A Single-Use Plastic Straw: The Biodegradable Phade Is Available At Dunkin’ And Other Locations

The phade is dubbed as a “breakthrough marine biodegradable drinking straw” made with a substrate derived from canola oil, aka PHA - and compostable

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Amyris Acquiring Terasana Brand To Offer Clean Cannabinoid Consumer Products

With Terasana, Amyris is focused on offering leading skincare applications formulated with unique natural cannabinoids

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First roll out of Absolut’s paper bottle launches in the UK

Pernod Ricard’s flagship vodka brand, Absolut, will be rolling out its prototype “paper” bottle from today (25 January), initially in both the UK and Sweden

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1 February 20219 September 2021

nova experts introduced: Ferdinand Kähler (M.Sc.)

Mechanical engineering, life cycle assessment, sustainability

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Probing the European bioeconomy’s development through its drivers and indicators

Partners from the BioMonitor project published its latest paper in the Sustainability journal on the drivers and indicators that will measure the development of the bioeconomy

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Major European project supporting hydrogen technologies about to launch

Call for expressions of interest issued for IPCEI on hydrogen

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Europäisches Großprojekt zur Förderung von Wasserstofftechnologien geht in die Startblöcke

Interessenbekundungsverfahren für ein IPCEI Wasserstoff ist gestartet

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Plastics for a green future: Bio-based semi-finished SMC products

Two companies worked together to develop a weight-reduced semi-finished product based on renewable raw materials of organic origin

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Eco Wrap®: World’s First Compostable Industrial Strength Machine Grade Stretch Film, Patent Pending!

Breakthrough for the industrial packaging and warehousing industries to prepare pallets of goods for storage, inventory, or shipment

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TECLA, a 3D printed global habitat for sustainable living

The challenge of TECLA, the eco-sustainable 3D printed habitat, took form. "From the shapeless earth to the earth as house shaped"

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Neue biologisch abbaubare Polyurethan-Schaumstoffe aus Weizenstroh entwickelt

Forscher der Universität Córdoba konnten aus dem landwirtschaftlichen Überschussmaterial neue Anwendungen entwickeln

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This Amazon-backed startup makes net-zero fuel for planes, ships, and trucks

Infinium uses captured CO₂ to create synthetic gas to power engines

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US DOE Releases Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap

The Plastics Innovation Challenge is a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in energy-efficient plastics recycling technologies, which started in Nov 2019

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Bilfinger Tebodin supports Clariant in building first-of-a-kind advanced biofuels plant

Construction continues with over 650 workers on site operating in full compliancewith all COVID-19 pandemic precautionary measures

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CO2 as Feedstock!: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon to Value Initiative

Carbontech — technologies that capture and convert CO₂ into valuable end products

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29 January 20219 September 2021

nova Session: “Renewable Polymers: Production and Trends 2020-2025” – Final Programme available!

Renewable Polymers and Building Blocks: Technologies, Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2020-2025

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For the first time: Growth rate for bio-based polymers with 8 % CAGR far above overall polymer market growth

Report on the global bio-based polymer market 2020 – A deep and comprehensive insight into this dynamic market

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed!

Completely revised and extended third version of nova’s technology and trend report “Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – Technologies, Polymers, Developers and Producers” available

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Bio-Fed: Neue PLA-Compounds im Programm

Unternehmen entwickelt und fördert jetzt eine große Kollektion an nachhaltigen PLA-basierten Compounds

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Scientists create coatings from nature

UG and AkzoNobel join forces to develop the green chemistry of the future

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In einem Kreislauf: Ökopapier, Energie und Dünger aus Silphie

Die Firma Silphie-Paper hat gemeinsam mit Partnern ein dezentrales Konzept entwickelt, mit dem sie Faserstoffe für ein neuartiges Graspapier gewinnt

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Corbion to Expand Lactic Acid Capacity in North America

Investment to increase production capacity demonstrates company's commitment to regional customers and to meeting their growing needs

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Hemp building materials have big role to play in environmental renewal

According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), hemp is a non-toxic feedstock that delivers a number of unique properties for a broad range of building applications

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U.S. Soy Turf to Cover More Ground Than Ever in 2021

For 2021, North America’s largest manufacturer of artificial grass is set to add more soy than ever to its products, which will increase its use of U.S. soy by 10%

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US-Soja-Rasen soll 2021 mehr Boden als je zuvor abdecken

Für 2021 ist Nordamerikas größter Hersteller von Kunstrasen wird mehr Soja als je zuvor zu seinen Produkten hinzufügen, was den Einsatz von US-Soja um 10% erhöhen wird

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Investigations have not found evidence to support Milieudefensie report allegations on serious sustainability violations within Neste’s raw material supply chain

Ensuring sustainability is central to Neste and we are committed to continuously improve our sustainability performance

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28 January 202125 January 2021

Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Vattenfall and Wärme Hamburg sign Letter of Intent for 100MW Hydrogen Project in Hamburg

The further development of the site into a so-called "Green Energy Hub" is planned

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Wasserstoffprojekt am Standort Hamburg-Moorburg

Vier Partner unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung über 100 MW Elektrolyse

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USDA Announces Deregulation of Cotton Developed Using Genetic Engineering

APHIS considered all public comments and conducted a thorough review of the potential environmental impacts in its final EA pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act

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Projekt „LeatherProBio“: Neue Nutzungswege für chromgegerbte Gerberei-und Lederabfälle

Polnisches Projekt will chromgegerbte Lederabfälle recyceln und das Chrom zurückgewinnen

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Researchers at U of T, Northwestern use AI to accelerate discovery of industrial materials

Inversely designing new materials for natural gas separation

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Biodegradable electronic display designed to help minimize e-waste

Scientists at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology created a type of electrochromic display which is biodegradable and compostable  

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Microorganism breaks down phenol under extreme conditions

New pathways found for biotechnological degradation of industrial waste

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Mikroorganismus baut Phenol unter extremen Bedingungen ab

Neue Wege für den biotechnologischen Abbau von Industrieabfall

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Regionaler Wasserstoff aus Biomasse – sauber und effizient!

Die BtX energy GmbH bietet unterschiedliche Verfahren, um aus Biomasse hochwertigen Wasserstoff herzustellen

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27 January 20219 September 2021

SABIC and Plastic Energy set to start construction of pioneering advanced recycling unit to increase production of certified circular polymers

Project demonstrates Plastic Energy and SABIC’s ongoing commitment to drive towards a circular economy for plastics by increasing the availability of more sustainable products

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Verpackt und zugenäht! Packster macht nachhaltiges Versenden möglich

Interview: Unternehmen versenden täglich Produkte aller Art. Der B2B-Onlineshop packster macht umweltfreundliches Versenden für Betriebe möglich

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BIO-FED’s contribution to the EU Green Deal 2030

Company is developing and supplying now a wide range of sustainable PLA-based compounds

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New Biocomp® Grades for Sirmax Group

Innovative formulations with a content of renewable biobased source up to 100%

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Chitin für nachhaltige Bau- und Werkstoffe

Wie die naturgegebenen, guten Eigenschaften von Chitin dafür genutzt werden können, untersucht ein Team der Universität Stuttgart

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Chitin for the development of sustainable materials for use in the construction and other industries

A team of researchers at the University of Stuttgart is researching what purposes the naturally good properties of chitin can serve

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LANXESS acquires biocides specialist INTACE

Further consolidation in the area of consumer protection

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LANXESS übernimmt Biozid-Spezialisten INTACE

Weitere Konsolidierung im Consumer-Protection-Bereich

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Net-Zero 1 Project

The concept of a Net-Zero Project is to convert renewable energy from a variety of sources into energy dense liquid hydrocarbons

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26 January 202129 January 2021

nova Session: “Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges” – Final Programme available!

10 February 2021, 10:00 – 14:00 h (webinar via zoom)

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Energy policy: don’t just choose low-carbon – create a new energy system

For whatever the importance of reducing CO₂ emissions, usually prices will be decisive

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US-Forscher wollen aus Sojabohnenschalen 3D-Druck-Material entwickeln

Die Ausgangsbiomasse, die nach der Xyloseextraktion übrig bleibt, soll dazu dienen, Naturfaserverbundwerkstoffe für den 3D-Druck herzustellen

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VIDEO: Solvents and the EU Green Deal

Watch the webinar-video from European Solvents Industry Group - as the EU Green Deal is expected to impact the European chemicals industry supply chain