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16 December 202011 December 2020

Driving hydrogen mobility forward in Europe

During European Hydrogen Week, stakeholders discussed the achievements of EU-funded flagship projects advancing hydrogen technology in the transport sector

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Wasserstoffmobilität in Europa voranbringen

Im Rahmen der Europäischen Wasserstoffwoche besprachen die teilnehmenden Interessengruppen die bisherigen Errungenschaften EU-finanzierter Vorzeigeprojekte zur Förderung der Wasserstofftechnologie im Verkehrssektor

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Zelcor Summer School 2021 – 2nd edition – Postponed to 8-11 February online

Zero waste biorefineries: value chain approach, methods, and processes for lignin upgrading

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Amazon Bans Certain Chemicals and Plastics in Food Packaging

Company said "we are committed to developing high-quality and affordable private-brand products that customers love"

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Evonik to acquire Birmingham-based LACTEL® Absorbable Polymers from DURECT Corporation

LACTEL® brand of biodegradable, PLGA-based polymers to be integrated into Evonik’s Health Care business

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15 December 202015 December 2020

Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2021: One of six nominated new technologies or applications will be awarded this title!

From cellulose-based foam for packaging over plastic-free menstrual pads to EMI shielding materials, the nominated six applications can help build a sustainable economy

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Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles now enabled with VTT’s new FDCA technology using citrus peel as raw material

Carbon footprint of plastic bottles can be lowered by 50% when replacing their raw material of PET with PEF polymers

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Umweltfreundliche Uferbefestigung aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen im Praxistest am Rhein

Pflanzenwurzeln könnten Uferstreifen genauso gut schützen wie Steinwälle und tragen außerdem zur Biodiversität bei

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€7.5 million grant from National Programme Groningen confirmed

Avantium getting support for the construction of a 5 kilotonnes FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) flagship plant, to be built in Delfzijl, Netherlands

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Kreislaufwirtschaft: Dopper-Trinkflaschen jetzt Cradle-to-Cradle-zertifiziert

Komplettes Sortiment ab sofort recycel- oder biologisch abbaubar

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Porsche and Siemens Energy, with partners, advance climate-neutral eFuels development

In the pilot phase, around 130,000 litres of eFuels will be produced as early as 2022

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Porsche und Siemens Energy treiben mit Partnern die Entwicklung klimaneutraler eFuels voran

In der Pilotphase werden in der Großanlage bereits 2022 etwa 130.000 Liter eFuels erzeugt

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Biobased Zero-Calorie Sweetener: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris

Check out this slide guide from Jim Iacoponi of Amyris on how they get it done

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14 December 20209 December 2020

BASF and BillerudKorsnäs cooperate to develop unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging

As all parts of the multi-layer laminate are food-contact approved, it can be used to produce wraps with individually adjusted barrier properties

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Gemeinsame Entwicklung von BASF und BillerudKorsnäs: einzigartiges, heim-kompostierbares Papierlaminat für flexible Verpackungen

Da alle Bestandteile des Mehrschichtlaminats für den Lebensmittelkontakt zugelassen sind, kann es zur Herstellung von Verpackungen mit individuell angepaßten Barriereeigenschaften verwendet werden

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Biopolymer specialist Teysha Technologies urges cosmetic companies to move to green polymers

Teysha Technologies to discuss the use of its biodegradable biopolymers as an additive to reduce environmentally damaging microplastics

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Stroh statt Styropor: Aiwangers Agenda für Bioökonomie

Erdöl als Basis für viele Produkte des Alltags kann schon heute zum Teil durch nachwachsende Rohstoffe ersetzt werden. Auch Bayern will hier stärker in den Umbau der Wirtschaft investieren - sowohl in der Forschung wie auch in der Anwendung

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Unique virtual gathering of bioplastics industry at 15th EUBP Conference

Bio-based and compostable plastics playing a big role in the European Union’s efforts to achieve a green circular economy

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PtX-Projekt „Haru Oni“: Altmaier übergibt ersten Förderbescheid für internationales Projekt für grünen Wasserstoff

Pilotvorhaben der Industrie in Partnerländern können grünen Wasserstoff und seine Folgeprodukte effizient und kostengünstig erzeugen

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More R&D Activities Open Up Lignin’s Feedstock Potential

Innovative products derived from lignin range from chemical building blocks such as BTX aromatics to material for advanced applications in technical fields

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Cargill, IFPEN and Axens collaborate to advance lactic-to-acrylic-acid technology

The effort will focus on commercializing the P&G company’s lactic-to-acrylic-acid technology

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Huggies launches biodegradable baby wipes in step towards plastic-free goal

Kimberly-Clark owned brand Huggies has launched its first biodegradable product - baby wipes which break down in landfill conditions within 15 days

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11 December 20208 December 2020

Compostability and biodegradability of products under the microscope

WESSLING France inaugurates new laboratory with innovative services

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Kompostierbarkeit und biologische Abbaubarkeit von Produkten unter dem Mikroskop

WESSLING France weiht neues Labor mit innovativen Leistungen ein

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Kaffeekapseln: Was Verbraucher sich künftig erwarten

Aktuelle Studien zeigen: Die meisten Kapsel-User würden heimkompostierbare Kapseln bevorzugen. Eine Riesenchance für die deutsche Innovation SUNCIRCLE HOMEcap

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Toraphene to launch world’s first graphene-reinforced bioplastic

New material is stronger, thinner, and less permeable than alternatives, and improves food safety and shelf-life

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Danimer Scientific/PSI-Sidaplax: Bio-basierte Folien für heimkompostierbare Folien

Neue Folien sollen für eine breite Palette von Anwendungen in den Bereichen Einzelhandel, Verpflegung und anderen Segmenten entwickelt werden

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New developments in the field of PHA

Webinar Lector platform Biobased Economy

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Stora Enso invests in production line for granulated lignin

The granulation plant will be located at Stora Enso’s Sunila Mill in Finland

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An interview with Chris Patermann. “We do not lose out of sight that we all live on the same planet”

In this long exclusive interviene, the former Director at the EU Commission talks about the Global Bioeconomy Summit and the bioeconomy after the pandemic

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10 December 20207 December 2020

Joint letter to Member States on the EU Taxonomy Regulation

Commission's draft text on EU bioeconomy supply chains and their outlets raising concerns about the consequences

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Bioraffinerien zur Gewinnung von Rohstoffen aus Abfall und Abwasser: „Bio-Ab-Cycling“

Umweltministerium unterstützt den Bau und die Umsetzung von modularen „Bioraffinerien“ mit Umwelttechnologien und biointelligenten Lösungen

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Carbon dioxide converted to ethylene – the ‘rice of the industry’

Understanding intermediates of the electrochemical CO₂ reduction to ethylene. Encouraging catalyst design - a key component of CO₂ utilization using renewable energy

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Braskem + Haldor Topsøe: Demo-Anlage produziert Bio-MEG

Nächste Projektphase sieht die Erprobung und Validierung des in Lyngby gewonnenen Bio-MEG durch strategische Partner vor

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Could This Innovation Be An Answer To Fashion’s Plastic Problem?

How does the use of plants instead of oil to produce plastic weigh up against plastic polluting our environment?

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BIOTEXFUTURE – Transforming the textile industry

More than 30 partners are focusing their research on developing bio-based raw materials to find alternative solutions to traditional plastics

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9 December 20205 December 2020

Development of new bio-based coating materials – ECOAT

Aim is, to develop new bio-based coating materials from highly available, low valorized biomass such as tomatoes, legumes, and sunflowers

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Entwicklung von neuen biobasierten Barrierebeschichtungen – ECOAT

Anfallende biologische Reststoffe werden zu Beschichtungen funktionalisiert und auf verschiedene zellulose- und polymerbasierte Substrate beschichtet

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Join our Survey and Help Us Build Narratives of the Future through the Bioeconomy

The BioMonitor project is setting up its storylines and narratives that can best reflect our bioeconomy futures. To meet the need of its users, the consortium is asking for your help by participating in a survey

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An environmentally-friendly alternative to the plastic bag made from trees could hit the shops in January

The material mixes corn and trees with graphene, the layer of carbon atoms that is super strong

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Biokunststoffe reduzieren Kunststoffpartikel im Kompost

BAW-Beutel stellen für Bioabfälle hinsichtlich der Kunststoffanteile im Kompost kein Problem dar

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Borealis to gain International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) for all its European polyolefin production sites

Sustainable hydrocarbons such as ethylene, propylene and phenol, as well as renewable polyolefins, can then be produced and taken to market

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Borealis erhält ISCC PLUS-Zertifizierung für alle europäischen Polyolefin-Produktionsanlagen

In der Folge können nachhaltige Kohlenwasserstoffe wie Ethylen, Propylen und Phenol sowie erneuerbare Polyolefine produziert und auf den Markt gebracht werden

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Total Corbion PLA outlines most favorable end-of-life options for PLA bioplastics

New whitepaper also clarifies where PLA products and applications can significantly contribute towards the circular economy

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BUSINESS FINLAND greenlights Solar Foods’ €8.6M project

World’s first food produced from thin air  

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Four Motors startete mit Vollnaturfaser-Karosseriebausatz im 24h-Rennen

Großteil des Fahrzeugs besteht aus Renewables, denn der Bausatz umfasst Stoßstangen, Frontsplitter, Fronthaube, Heckdeckel, Diffusor und vorderen Kotflügel

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The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs in 2020. Now choose the number 1

Now you can choose the most innovative CEO responding to the Il Bioeconomista survey

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MEPs: Cannabis reclassification to unlock potential for its medical use

Medical cannabis is also available to some patients in EU countries on the basis of individual prescriptions

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8 December 20209 September 2021

Neste RE enables a future where all plastic products can be made of renewable and recycled materials – and the future starts today

Neste RE makes it possible to use bio-based waste and residues and waste plastic in the manufacture of high-quality products

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Neste RE ermöglicht eine Zukunft, in der alle Kunststoffprodukte aus erneuerbaren und recycelten Materialien hergestellt werden können – und diese Zukunft beginnt heute

Neste RE ermöglicht die Verwendung von biobasierten Abfällen und Rückständen sowie Kunststoffabfällen für die Herstellung neuer Qualitätsprodukte