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3 August 20209 September 2021

Bio-waste generation in the EU: Current capture levels and future potential

Examples of best practices for sustainably valorising bio-waste to provide new bio-based compounds for the chemicals, food-packaging and agricultural sectors

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Mexikanische Studentin macht Bio-Plastik aus Tequila-Abfall

Neuartiger, kompostierbarer Bio-Kunststoff besteht aus Agaven-Fasern und könnte als nachhaltige Alternative Polyester-Kleidung ersetzen

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Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP Ventures) funding for CuRe Technology

New recycling start-up seeks to provide a new lease of life for difficult to recycle plastic polyester waste

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Greener aviation set for end-of-year lift

Aviation has an emissions problem but the EU is looking to tackle it by ramping up clean fuel supply and demand

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How do bacteria build up natural products?

X-ray structure analysis gives detailed insights into molecular factory

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Wie bauen Bakterien Naturstoffe auf?

Röntgenstrukturanalyse gibt detaillierte Einblicke in molekulare Wirkstoff-Fabrik

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31 July 20203 August 2020

Due to high demand, the summer promotion is extended for the last time until the end of August: Summer promotion: 30% discount on all market and trend studies on the bio-based economy

The latest market report “Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks” has been updated to include the immediate effects of the corona crisis.

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Bio-based industries are key to the EU’s green recovery, says BIC’s position paper

Creating bio-based value chains requires new connections and innovations across multiple and diverse sectors

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Der CBD Vertriebsstopp – Die Position der EIHA

Interview mit Daniel Kruse, Vorstandsvorsitzender der EIHA, zum neuesten CBD-Debakel mit der Europäischen Kommission

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First ISCC Plus certified producer of nonwovens for hygiene and medical applications

Company is looking forward to take this commitment to the next level and to explore the many possibilities together with its customers

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Holzmöbel aus dem 3D-Drucker

Späne als Ausgangsmaterial für die additive Fertigung

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Driving on lignin from the forest – it may be possible!

Two Swedish companies replace a fraction of the oil-based bitumen with softwood lignin on a highly busy road area in Sweden

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Reliance to replace auto fuels with electricity, hydrogen; targets carbon-zero co by 2035

Company will use a new technology to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and other material building blocks

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100 times more palm oil in EU diesel than in all Oreo cookies in the world

European drivers burn 100 times more palm oil in their tanks than is in the 40 billion Oreo cookies consumed worldwide every year

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Renewable diesel has a bright future: NextChem and Saola Energy partnership will help feedstock suppliers of all sizes take full advantage of it

NextChem - Special to The Digest

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29 July 202024 July 2020

Bio-based water-borne polyurethanes reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals

Chemists present bio-based water-borne polyurethanes which were reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals as coating films

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Neue Studie untermauert Potenzial von Sida hermaphrodita als Biomasse-Brennstoff

Mehrjährige Staude wächst auch auf schlechten Böden, wird bis zu vier Meter hoch und entwickelt bis zu einem Drittel mehr Biomasse als Mais

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Evian Launches Label Free Bottle

The label-free bottle, our latest innovation in packaging and sustainability as our first circular designed bottle

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Digital supported production of medical cannabis

A challenge whose success lies in efficient process management and digital development!

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28 July 202024 July 2020

Developing new circular materials from safe bio-based building blocks

New library of biobased materials will bring the circular ambitions of the European Union a step closer

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Von Seegurken lernen: umweltfreundliche Biolacke aus dem Meer?

Oldenburger Forscher haben untersucht, welche Substanzen aus Seegurken Antifouling-Effekte haben

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Mass Balance accounting is here. The next step is a new standard

A real option for a change, supporting the development of recycled and renewable raw materials, and the production processes needed

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Novel antibacterial and compostable face shields go from idea to product in 14 days

Four German regional companies have joined forces to mass produce a new face shield made from 100% biodegradable and compostable material based on cellulose

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Coffee capsules: wood instead of aluminium

rezemo produces sustainable coffee capsules from woodfibre-composites with a cellulose lid

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Kaffeekapseln: Holz statt Aluminium

rezemo produziert nachhaltige Kaffeekapseln aus Faserverbundwerkstoffen mit Zellulosedeckel

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Why hemp should be used as a sustainable building material

Hemp with its green credentials and multiple uses is set to become a valuable crop for the future

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27 July 202023 July 2020

Volta Trucks – on a mission to become the world’s most sustainable commercial vehicle manufacturer

The natural composite was developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency and is used in the world's most competitive motor racing series

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Volta Zero: Nachhaltiger Elektro-Lkw für die Innenstädte

Einige Teile der Karosserie sollen aus einem Flachsmaterial gefertigt werden, das mit biologisch abbaubaren Harzen verstärkt wurde

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The European Commission about to kill the hemp sector

Preliminary view states natural hemp extracts are a drug, against all reason, the latest scientific literature and the EU green ambitions

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Cortec’s BioPad earns USDA certification

Company gained the unique USDA Certified Biobased Product label

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Photanol in strategic partnership with Renolit SE

Making polymers out of air

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Wie geht CO2-neutrale Chemie?

Klimaschutzplattform „Chemistry4Climate“ von VCI und VDI nimmt Arbeit auf

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Towards A Greenhouse Gas Neutral German Chemistry

Climate protection platform „Chemistry4Climate“ launched by the big German associations VCI und VDI

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Tiny Little Shrimp Could Spark Huge Energy Storage Breakthrough

Shrimp (May) Be The Key to Energy Storage That Flows

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26 July 202022 December 2020

Phytomining: Metalle gewinnen mit Pflanzen

In Deutschland existieren in der Nähe von alten Bergwerken Zehntausende verseuchte Felder, die durch Pflanzen wieder nutzbar gemacht werden können

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24 July 202023 July 2020

Pioneering scientific studies commissioned by EIHA: the sector comes together to respond to one common challenge

Over the next two to three years, around 3.5 million euros are to be invested in unprecedented studies on CBD and THC

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BOKU-Forschung: Biohydrogel als ökologische Lösung für Dürreperioden

Wiener Forscher entwickeln ein Hydrogel auf Holzbasis, das nicht nur biologisch abbaubar ist, sondern auch Böden düngen und damit optimieren kann

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Barrier-coated paperboard – the alternative to plastic for smart packaging

Iggesund using a composite material consisting of renewable paperboard with a thin plastic layer that supplies the barrier properties against moisture, grease and aromas

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Compostable moisture absorption pads keep food fresh

PADECO moisture absorption pads from the Polish Pomona Company ensures that liquids are trapped in the packaging and do not get into fresh food

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Mit der Zugabe von Gluten werden Biokunststoffe zäher

Wer hätte gedacht, dass der ernährungstechnisch teilweise in Verruf geratene Stoff Gluten in der Biokunststoffentwicklung ein „gefundenes Fressen“ abgibt? Lesen Sie hier warum...

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LONGREAD: circling value in CO2

Circular economy opportunities in CCU, waste greenhouse gases can be stored in profitable sustainable products instead of emitting them

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Windenergieanlagen aus Holz

Sinnvoller Beitrag zur Energiewende?

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“The cost-performance-sustainability triangle needs to be considered”

Interview with Frank Hezel from BASF about the current market and the effect of the Corona pandemic to bio-based coatings

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Clariant’s HYDEX® E catalyst helps Duslo turn plastic waste into high-quality winter diesel

Next-generation dewaxing catalyst is used in pioneering plastic-to-diesel technology of Duslo’s research institute VUCHT

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23 July 202021 July 2020

European Bioplastics Research Network Gets Underway

Network of Science, Companies and Politics for the Research and Development of Bio-based Plastics Gets Underway

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Netzwerk für Forschung und Entwicklung von Biokunststoffen gestartet

Europäisches Forschungsnetzwerk für Biokunststoffe will mit Unterstützung der Politik alternative Lösungen gegen die Verschmutzung der Umwelt durch Plastikmüll finden

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Pulpac reveals world’s first pilot line of dry molded fiber to replace single-use plastics

First industrial method that can convert cellulose fibers into packaging as affordable enough to replace single-use plastics at scale

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Conclusions of a study on compostable plastics and microplastics unsupported by data

A new, heavenly cited study suggests that thin compostable plastic bags show very limited degradation and are a source of microplastics

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„3D-Zentrum“ stellt Urnen mit 3D-Drucker aus biologisch abbaubaren Materialien her

Junges bayerisches Unternehmen macht mit ausgefallen Objekten aus dem 3D-Drucker auf sich aufmerksam

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Instead of treating CO2 as liability, we can make it raw material: Mukesh Ambani

The other participants in the conference included Prince Abdulaziiz bin Salman al-Saud, Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Patrick Pauyanne, CEO, Total and Tanya Beckett, as the moderator