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17 February 20219 September 2021

Clariant und Harbin Hulan Sino-Dan Jianye Bio-Energy geben Lizenzvereinbarung für die Zellulose-Ethanol-Technologie sunliquid® in China bekannt

Diese Vereinbarung ist das zweite Lizenzabkommen für Clariants sunliquid®-Technologie in China und die fünfte unterzeichnete Lizenzvereinbarung weltweit

Fintoil gets green light for crude tall oil biorefinery in the Port of HaminaKotka

The 200 000 tonnes-per-annum plant has recently been granted environmental and construction permits

16 February 202111 February 2021

Water-repellent and more: coating textiles sustainably with chitosan

In the last few years Fraunhofer IGB and partners in the HydroFichi project have researched how this can be done

Wasserabweisend und mehr: Textilien mit Chitosan nachhaltig beschichten

Wie dies funktionieren kann, hat das Fraunhofer IGB mit Partnern im Projekt HydroFichi in den letzten Jahren erforscht

Thélios, Mazzucchelli 1849 and Eastman Join Forces to Push Forward Sustainable Innovation in the Eyewear Industry

The three entities are working jointly on the release of acetate eyewear frames which will be significantly more sustainable than the current offer

Italien: Gemeinde Roccasecca will Hanf nachhaltig nutzen

Das Potenzial für die Entwicklung einer Hanfkunststoff-Lieferkette sowie die Sanierung lokaler Böden wird wahrgenommen und gefördert

Neste reports strong results for renewable products segment

Nameplate capacity for renewables increased from 3 million metric tons per year to 3.2 million metric tons per year during the second quarter of 2020

Neste’s renewable products helped customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally by 10 million tons in 2020

The amount equals the annual carbon footprint of 1.5 million average EU citizens

Die erneuerbaren Produkte von Neste halfen unseren Kunden 2020 bei der Reduzierung ihrer Treibhausgasemissionen um 10 Millionen Tonnen

Die Menge entspricht der jährlichen Kohlenstoffbilanz von 1,5 Millionen durchschnittlichen EU-Bürgern

15 February 202116 March 2021

deSter enters Strategic Partnership with PulPac

Together they will focus on the development and manufacturing of fiber-based, single-use food packaging products for the airline and food service industries

Bioplastik im Nachhaltigkeits-Dilemma

Wissenschaftler der Universität Bonn untersuchen die Faktoren zur Klimabilanz pflanzenbasierter Kunststoffe

Bioplastics in the sustainability dilemma

Scientists at the University of Bonn investigate the factors affecting the global land use impacts and CO₂ emissions of plant-based plastics

Bioethanol aus Holz und Stroh: Technik ist international gefragt

Im Straubing produziert die Firma Clariant Bioethanol aus Reststoffen. Demnächst sollen Anlagen in mehreren Ländern entstehen. Das Produkt ist nicht nur als Kraftstoff gefragt

Regeneration: The Next Step for Outdoor Fashion

The slowdown caused by the pandemic has found the fashion industry engaged in early reflections on ways to contribute to the improvement of environmental conditions

Three Methods to Produce Rare Cannabinoids: Cultivation, Chemical Synthesis, and Biosynthesis

This article will explore each of these methods, along with explaining the unique properties of rare cannabinoids

Novozymes enters agricultural biocontrol with enzymes

The new technology has broad potential to control major pests that impact the agricultural industry and are responsible for billions of dollars of damages each year

Wasserstoff-produzierendes Enzym schützt sich selbst vor Sauerstoff

Die Entdeckung könnte es erlauben, sauerstoffstabile Enzyme als Wasserstoff-Produzenten einzusetzen

12 February 202111 February 2021

Join the Survey for the BioMonitor study on bio-based products!

New study investigating innovative bio-based products produced with raw materials from the forest industry

Nachhaltige To-Go-Verpackungen

Analyse von Vepackungswerkstoffen – Kunststoffe und Papier im Vergleich

Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?

MIT researchers grow structures made of wood-like plant cells in a lab, hinting at the possibility of more efficient biomaterials production

Wie Klimaschutz und Bioökonomie mit Holz funktionieren

FNR-Webvideos erklären Nachhaltigkeit und Zertifizierung für Wald und Holz

Wood can easily be turned transparent to make energy-saving windows

University of Maryland researchers came up with a method that modifies the contained lignin instead of removing it completely

The potential for carbon-capture tech is captivating

The biggest breakthrough came with the two-year extension to the 45Q corporate tax credit for carbon removal projects in the last days of the Trump administration

Renewcell selects Valmet as the main equipment supplier for Sundsvall textile recycling plant in Sweden

Renewcell’s new Ortviken plant is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2022

BEMIS Associates Partners with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products to Launch First Sewfree® Product Made From Renewable Material

Bio-Based Sewfree® adhesive features a low modulus and better recovery and is designed to be used where soft hand, high bond strength and ability to mold are required

11 February 20218 February 2021

DSM partners with Sympatex Technologies to launch mass-balanced bio-based Arnitel® specialty materials

Sympatex to use Arnitel to manufacture its waterproof, windproof, and breathable membranes for sports applications

Poster-Set der FNR neu aufgelegt

Sechs Poster plus Broschüre bieten Lehrenden und Lernenden Informationen zu nachwachsenden Rohstoffen und dem Wald

Circle of plastics

A completely circular plastic, thanks to Versalis' Hoop project which applies innovative chemical recycling techniques to waste

Commercial CCU Plant using LanzaTech Technology Receives RSB Advanced Products Certification

Carbon Recycling Facility leads the way in production of sustainable materials with world leading certification

More bio-based naphtha production ahead

The mass balance approach seems to be more popular in Europe at this time but it will probably catch up in the USA and Asia as well

10 February 20215 February 2021

Avantium publishes its Sustainability Plan ‘Chain Reaction 2030’

– a pioneering roadmap for a fossil-free chemical industry

BMWi startet Förderung der industriellen Bioökonomie

Start-ups, KMU und Leuchtturmprojekte im Fokus

IFF to Complete Merger With DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences Business

Combination Creates a a Leader in Serving Consumer-Oriented Food & Beverage, Home & Personal Care and Health & Wellness End Markets

Planungsbeginn für die Produktion von klimaneutralem Kerosin

Das DLR erstellt mit Partnern aus Forschung und Industrie Pläne für eine Pilot-Anlage zur Produktion klimaneutraler, synthetischer Kraftstoffe im industriellen Maßstab

Developing fibrillated cellulose as a sustainable technological material

Fibrillated cellulose is produced from renewable resources, so its sustainability potential combined with its other functional properties makes this nanomaterial insteresting

Carbon Capture Coalition Submits Key Carbon Capture Priorities to President Biden’s Climate Team

Carbon capture is a critical component for the economywide decarbonization needed to meet midcentury climate goals

9 February 20214 February 2021

Hohlprofile aus Massivholz

TU Dresden entwickelte neues Verfahren zur Biegeumformung von Vollholzplatten

Buch »Prototype Nature« erschienen: Neue Ansätze in Bionik und Biotechnologie

Übersicht über die Vielfalt der Schnittstellen zwischen Biologie, Technik und Design und Informationen zur Funktionsweise heutiger Organismen und Ökosysteme, sowie Möglichkeiten, wie diese in analoge technische und gestalterische Lösungen überführt werden können

In one cycle: ecopaper, energy and fertiliser made from Silphium perfoliatum

German compay Silphie-Paper together with partners developed a decentral concept to produce naturalfibres for an innovative gras paper

Benvic helps film packaging move to natural solutions

Company’s biopolymer grades are available in compostable and durable versions and can be deployed across a very wide variety of packaging applications

UPM’s growth plans in biofuels progress to the next stage

UPM’s solid wood biomass-based residues and side streams would play a substantial role in the feedstock pool

UPM treibt die weitere Umsetzung seiner Wachstumspläne bei Biokraftstoffen voran

Einen wichtigen Teil im Rohstoffmix der Raffinerie würden die bei UPM anfallenden Holzreststoffe und Nebenströme ausmachen

Competitive Edge: Reducing CO2 emissions via next-gen industrial processes – Brimstone Energy

Brimstone Energy’s mission is to globally reduce industrial process emissions by developing innovative next-generation industrial processes

8 February 202110 February 2021

Online-Bürgerdialog zur Bioökonomie startet

Was genau ist Bioökonomie und wie kann sie im Einklang mit Natur- und Umweltschutz eingesetzt werden?

More environmentally friendly vehicles thanks to bio-lightweight bodywork: the “Bioconcept-Car” moves ahead

Researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI have succeeded in replacing the carbon fibers in a car door with natural fibers - which is already being installed in small series at Porsche

Cyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industry

Microbiologists at the University of Tübingen modify bacteria to produce climate-neutral and rapidly degradable bioplastics

Cyanobakterien könnten die Plastikindustrie revolutionieren

Klimaneutral und schnell abbaubar: Mikrobiologen der Universität Tübingen ermöglichen Produktion von klimafreundlichem Bioplastik

Vihreäkeiju is the first food producer to bring herbs packed in carbon-neutral Woodly material to K-Market stores

Finnish innovation called Woodly^® is a new type of wood-based, carbon-neutral material and can be used to reduce the use of fossil raw materials

Nova Pangaea Technologies breakthrough – ‘game-changer’ for biochemicals and advanced biofuels

The UK technologist has proven a new process route which significantly reduces the customer’s capital expenditure and delivers attractive economic returns

5 February 20214 February 2021

Online-Tagung der KBU zum Weltbodentag 2020

„Kunststoffe in der Umwelt – Ein Problem für unsere Böden, oder nur falscher Alarm?“ am 3. Dezember 2020

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