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13 January 20218 January 2021

Veranstaltungen nachhaltig ausstatten

FNR veröffentlicht zwei neue Leitfäden zur Beschaffung von Produkten aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen für Messe, Tagung, Catering & Co.

Fight against climate change: Fermentalg and SUEZ create a joint venture to accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of solutions for capturing and valorizing CO2 in bioproducts

Memorandum of understanding for a joint venture, which will develop algae photobioreactors capable of capturing CO₂ by biomimicry

Creating innovative value chains from non-food biomass feedstock

AFTER-BIOCHEM project aims at creating innovative and more sustainable value chains from renewable raw materials to multiple high added-value products at industrial scale

Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst

We report here a synthetic protocol to the fixation of carbon dioxide by converting it directly into aviation jet fuel using novel, inexpensive iron-based catalysts

Malai: A Kerala company is making leather from coconut water

The pleather is biodegradable and compostable – Its primary raw material is a kind of bacterial cellulose drawn from the water of mature coconuts

12 January 202112 January 2021

Updated Preliminary Programme – 9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals and 2nd European Summit on CO2-based Aviation Fuels

23–24 March 2021, online event

SABIC Collaborates With Beiersdorf To Implement Sustainable Cosmetics Packaging Using Certified Renewable Polypropylene

The new packaging products will be introduced in the market in 2021 and replace fossil-based virgin PP

AFC partners with MGI to grow AFC’s bio-resin business in the Americas

Launch of a strategic partnership for sale and distribution

Mode aus Holz: Hotelier mischt nun auch in der Bekleidungsindustrie mit

Unter dem Label „Wood Fashion“ lässt Dietmar Hehenberger aus Österreich nachhaltige Mode aus Holzfasern fertigen

No rapeseed methyl ester means noticeably less rapeseed meal

UFOP Chart of the week 53 / 2020

Kein Rapsmethylester bedeutet erheblich weniger Rapsschrot

UFOP Grafik der Woche KW 53 / 2020

Calyxt Announces Collaboration with NRGene® to Advance its Product Pipeline

NRGene’s Genomics Platform to Accelerate Calyxt’s Trait Discovery in Hemp

LanzaTech and TeselaGen Biotechnology Sign New Multi-Year Deal to Advance Carbon Remediation via Biological Processes

LanzaTech and TeselaGen ink new 5-year deal to reduce the human carbon footprint using synthetic biology, extending their relationship through 2025

Salt-Tolerant Bacteria With An Appetite For Sludge Make Biodegradable Plastics

In a new study, Texas A&M University researchers have uncovered an efficient way to use leftover sludge to make biodegradable plastics

11 January 20219 September 2021

The innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year”

The award is new and unique worldwide. For the first time, there will be a comprehensive award for the best renewable materials – which can be produced either from biomass, directly via CO₂ utilisation, or recycling.

More bio in surfing: Stand-up paddleboard made from natural fiber-reinforced bioplastics and recycled balsa wood

Demonstration object for our lightweight-construction material has been launched by Fraunhofer WKI

Mehr Bio im Surfsport: Stand-up-Paddleboard aus naturfaserverstärktem Biokunststoff und rezykliertem Balsaholz

Demonstrationsobjekt für neuen Leichtbauwerkstoff wurde vom Fraunhofer WKI vorgestellt

PANGAIA Announces Investment in Materials Science Company, Kintra Fibers

100% bio-based, and compostable yarns for the fashion and apparel industry

Adidas ‘Developing’ Plant-Based Leather From Fungus – Commits To Expanding Vegan Range

Adidas is developing a new material, a purely biological leather alternative made from mycelium, and will use it for the very first time in the creation of footwear

Faster, greener way of producing carbon spheres could improve carbon capture technology

Swansea University researchers have developed one-step method for producing porous carbon spheres, which are a vital component for carbon capture technology

Top-Innovationen 2020: Sonne macht Kohlendioxid zum Rohstoff

Methoden, die CO₂ in großem Stil in etwas Nützliches umwandeln, sind wichtig für den Klimaschutz. Eine neue Generation von Katalysatoren nutzt dafür sichtbares Licht

GO!PHA response to draft delegated act on technical screening criteria qualifying substantial contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation Directive 2020/852

Organization recommend accepting food and feed crops as a feedstock for plastic in primary form

Cellulose-based dispersants and flocculants

A new review article provides insight into the engineering pathways, the structural frameworks, and surface chemistry of “green” types of dispersants and flocculants

A new initiative to support green chemistry education: The Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community

The community of practice grows yearly, with many institutions now engaging in some form of green chemistry activity

Natural Innovations from Finland Herald the Dawn of a New Wooden Age

As global industries turn their focus to sustainability, Finnish innovators are drawing on their proximity to nature to generate new material solutions

8 January 202112 January 2021

Join the Biocomposite Recycling Industry Group (BRIG)!

nova Session: “Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges” – Check out the preliminary programme!

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

2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Online event

Cellulose fibres are the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy, and a solution to avoid microplastics

Recorded Webinar: TWatch™ Greener Plastics: the high value Multi-Partner Technology Intelligence Program you must consider

Watch the video about the webinar on Greener Plastics, held at 12 November 2020

Neste successfully completed its first industrial-scale processing run with liquefied waste plastic in Finland

Company successfully processed 400 tons of liquefied plastic waste at its refinery in Finland this fall

Neste verarbeitet zum ersten Mal chemisch recycelte Kunststoffabfälle im industriellen Maßstab in seiner Raffinerie in Finnland

Es konnten 400 Tonnen von verflüssigten Kunststoffabfällen aus dem chemischen Recycling verarbeitet werden

This sustainable helmet is a DIY design made from mushrooms and grows on its own!

NOS design partnered with Polybion company, who developed Fungicel which grows like foam and therefore can provide cushioning at the time of impact

Universal Carbon Dioxide Platform for Production of Sustainable Food, Fuels and Chemicals

LanzaTech is making palm oil-substitutes and omega-3s from carbon emissions

German Council Presidency launches joint European hydrogen project

Minister Altmaier: “Together, we will advance forward-looking technologies and safeguard jobs”

Deutsche Ratspräsidentschaft startet gemeinsames europäisches Wasserstoffprojekt

Altmaier: „Gemeinsam Zukunftstechnologien voranbringen und Arbeitsplätze sichern“

Green Materials Box: The European Green Deal

This means: becoming the first „climate-neutral“ continent!

Green Materials Box: Ein europäischer Grüner Deal („Green Deal“)

Ziel ist es, der erste klimaneutrale Kontinent zu werden!

CarbonSmart™ Milestones for LanzaTech

Carbon capture at scale hits new heights

Avantium awarded €5.4 million grant from Netherlands Enterprise Agency for expansion of FDCA pilot plant

This grant is solely designated for the expansion of Avantium’s FDCA pilot plant in Geleen

7 January 20214 January 2021

Joint letter to the European Commission on the EU Taxonomy Regulation

EUBA response to draft delegated act on technical screening criteria qualifying substantial contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation

Deutschlands Verlangen nach Wasserstoff: Kann nur Nordafrika es stillen?

Der Wasserstoffbedarf wird in Deutschland massiv steigen und die Industrie Importe aus Nordafrika benötigen. Das zeigt eine Analyse, die der WirtschaftsWoche exklusiv vorab vorliegt. Wann sich der Transport rechnet

WACKER Launches Renewables-Based Silicone Sealants

First-mover supplier to bring a sustainable silicone sealant in the market

WACKER produziert Silicondichtstoffe auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe

Erstes Unternehmen, das einen nachhaltigen Silicondichtstoff auf den Markt bringt

Creating animal food from a greenhouse gas

In the project React-First, scientists are working to produce a high-protein feed called Proton - more or less from thin air

New Study Uses Bio-based, Renewable Solvent to Extract Key Nutrient to Combat COVID-19

Circa Group extracted phytonutrients like hesperidin from waste biomass – hesperidin binds to the virus’ key proteins and counteracts cell-damaging effects

Chemists from RUDN University used crab shells to improve palladium catalysts

Chemists from RUDN University synthesized soluble biopolymers based on chitin from crab shells

Carbon Clean and Veolia team up to fund green projects in India through a joint venture

This partnership between Veolia and Carbon Clean is an important step in the right direction

Carbon Clean und Veolia finanzieren gemeinsam umweltfreundliche Projekte in Indien über ein Joint Venture

Diese Partnerschaft zwischen Veolia und Carbon Clean ist ein wichtiger Schritt in die richtige Richtung

6 January 202118 December 2020

Commission’s SAM report confirms role of biodegradable plastics within a circular economy

EUPB is pleased to see that new report clearly identifies several beneficial application areas for biodegradable plastics even though this was not its original focus

Mit Schweizer Technologie effizient zum Biokunststoff

Die erste vollständig integrierte chinesische Anlage für die Herstellung von PLA aus Zucker wurde mit hochmoderner Technologie der Maag Group ausgestattet

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