13 July 20205 July 2020 NEC Platforms provides highly functional bioplastic, “NeCycle,” helping to solve environmental issues such as marine plastic waste NeCycle is made up of cellulose, while featuring environmentally friendly properties, such as long-term degradability in the ocean
Engineers find neat way to turn waste carbon dioxide into useful material Making catalysts to convert waste carbon dioxide into useful industrial products has been expensive and complicated – until now
Bioactive natural compounds for the fight against cancer The newly presented synthesis route manages without osmium tetroxide and at the same time proves to be much more efficient
Biologisch aktive Naturstoffe für den Kampf gegen Krebs Der neu vorgestellte Syntheseweg kommt ohne Osmiumtetroxid aus und erweist sich gleichzeitig als deutlich effizienter
10 July 20202 July 2020 Quantafuel: Investor Kirkbi steigt mit rund 23 Mio. Euro ein Das in Oslo ansässige Technologieunternehmen wandelt Kunststoffabfälle in kohlenstoffarme synthetische Ölprodukte und neue hochwertige Materialien
BASF working toward circularity in recycling of mattresses BASF’s process breaks down the flexible polyurethane and delivers the initially used polyol, from which they gain new foam with a significantly lower carbon footprint
BASF macht wichtigen Schritt zur Kreislaufwirtschaft beim Recycling von Matratzen Neues Verfahren von BASF spaltet flexibles Polyurethan und gibt das verarbeitete Polyol frei, aus dem dann neuer Schaum mit deutlich geringeren CO2-Emissionen wird
Greenhouse-gas reduction performance of EU ethanol reaches new high Renewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced GHG emissions by more than 72% compared to fossil fuels in 2019, according to the latest audited producer data
Neste, McDonald’s Netherlands and HAVI enter into circular economy collaboration in the Netherlands The collaboration will see McDonald’s restaurants in the Netherlands recycling the used cooking oil from French fries into Neste MY Renewable Diesel™
Schaufenster Bioökonomie: In Deutschland leben Hunderte unbekannter Insektenarten Das Problem des Insektensterbens besteht – unabhängig davon, dass es noch unbekannte Arten gibt
9 July 20202 July 2020 Dow and Shell team up to develop electric cracking technology Technology could lead to lower carbon emissions, provide a path to decarbonization as the energy grid becomes increasingly renewables-led
What Happens to Bioplastics at Industrial Composting Sites? Visiting a composting facility in Flanders
8 July 20207 July 2020 Dr Markus Steilemann becomes new President of PlasticsEurope In this new role Dr Steilemann will drive forwards the association and its memberships’ shared vision for greater circularity and sustainability, across the industry
PlasticsEurope: Covestro-Chef Markus Steilemann lenkt Europas Kunststoffverband – Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit und Kreislaufwirtschaft Steilemann möchte die Verbandsarbeit in erster Linie noch stärker auf die Förderung von Nachhaltigkeit und insbesondere Kreislaufwirtschaft ausrichten
From plants to plastics: bringing a next-generation sustainable plastic to the market Worley has been awarded a FEED (front-end engineering design) to develop Avantium’s flagship plant that will support the transition to a bio-based economy for plastics
Avantium: Australische Worley erstellt FEED für FDCA-Anlage Der australische Industrieanlagenbauer Worley übernimmt für das niederländische Chemieunternehmen Avantium die Projektierung eines neuen Werks zur Produktion von Furandicarbonsäure (FDCA)
New biosurfactants are greener than ever Just over half of all surfactants currently on the market are at least partially produced from plant-based or other oleochemicals
BBI-JU Funguschain agrofilms from mushroom waste: a strategic tool for sustainable development 16 EU Partners of the new Project promote a model of sustainable agriculture based on the cascading use of vegetable raw materials
7 July 202030 June 2020 Biodegradable biopolymers for 3D Printing and micro-injection moulding Dutch and German companies and institutions are working together on this, supported by EDR
The intractable biobased procurement practice Direction, certification and a database can help further the upscaling process
BBI JU: a high-impact initiative for green recovery of Europe BBI JU launched the publication BBI JU: a high-impact initiative for green recovery of Europe highlighting the environmental, socio-economic and technological impacts of the initiative
Bioplastics: A Sustainable Alternative to Automotive Tires An estimated 1.5 billion tyres are discarded annually worldwide. Reducing this number is a challenge for the automotive industry, governments, and policymakers. An alternative is to use bioplastics and recycled plastic
6 July 202029 June 2020 EU lacks ‘complete overview’ about used cooking oil origins Used Cooking Oils (UCO) are double-counted under the EU’s renewable energy directive because they can help decarbonise Europe’s transport sector
H&S baut erste großtechnische Anlage zur Umwandlung von gebrauchten Matratzen in Polyole Die erste Anlage soll Polyole aus Matratzen zurückgewinnen, die ansonsten jedes Jahr in einer Millionenstadt im Müll landen würden
Praxistest räumt mit Vorurteil auf: Biokunststoffe sorgen für deutliche Reduzierung von Kunststoffpartikeln im Kompost In 25 von 30 Stichproben konnten keine Partikel von (zertifizierten) BAW-Bioabfall-Beuteln nachgewiesen werden
3 July 20209 September 2021 Agilyx agrees to an exclusive collaboration with TechnipFMC to enable new pathways for post-use polystyrene to enhance the circular economy The developed purification process will bolt on to Agilyx's existing depolymerization technology and accelerate the presence of recycled styrene and polystyrene in the market
“Green brother” of PET – LIKAT Simplifies Procedure for the Building Blocks of the Biopolymer PEF Young chemists published their findings on an open-access platform
Has Glycerol Passed Its Peak? Glycerol is a key ingredient for hand sanitiser and demand has soared during the pandemic
Eine grüne Zukunft katalysieren Hochmodulare Materialien auf Basis von MOFs weisen großes Potenzial für die photokatalytische Wasserstofferzeugung auf
The Italian bioeconomy is alive and well. New Report: €345 billion the value of production The Bioeconomy in Italy has significant prospects of growth in the next few years
2 July 202026 June 2020 Rethink Plastic Alliance et al launch policy brief on plastic-to-fuels ahead of EC meeting on revised Renewable Energy Directive Environmental group Rethink Plastic Alliance has led the launch of a policy brief entitled “Recycled Carbon Fuels in the Renewable Energy Directive”
Genomatica Celebrates Third EPA Award Win with Brontide™ Natural Butylene Glycol Award recognizes groundbreaking scientific solutions to real-world environmental problems
Neste develops new solutions to decrease the use of crude oil and increases research and development in Finland Increasing innovation promotes the competitiveness of Finnish research institutes and industry, and creates opportunities for new start up’s
1 July 2020 nova-Institute supports your smart transition to renewable carbon What are future challenges, environmental benefits and successful strategies to substitute fossil carbon with biomass, direct CO2 utilisation and recycling? What are the most promising concepts and applications?
Renewable carbon is the key to a CO2 neutral circular economy The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) that will be launched in September will address this core problem. And the support for the initiative is already strong! Renowned companies have already signed up for the core advisory board, and 82 experts from industry, science and politics are convinced of the strategy and support the initiative with their names.
Circular High-performance Aza-Michael Polymers as Innovative materials Originating from Nature Recovery, chemical recycling and organic recycling (with the option of controlled energy recovery) are the end-of-life options planned for the design of products using CHAMPION polymers
Neste and Jokey collaborate to develop the market for rigid packaging from renewable and recycled materials Target to develop the market for rigid packaging from sustainable renewable and recycled materials for food and non-food applications
Kunststoffverpackungen aus erneuerbaren und recycelten Rohstoffen Neste und Jokey starten Zusammenarbeit
‘COVID-19 will accelerate investments into Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage’ Interview with Moji Karimi, Co-Founder and CEO of Cemvita Factory
30 June 20209 September 2021 Hago Energetics Inc. Announces Participation in the NASA CO2 Conversion Challenge Participating in the NASA CO2 Conversion Challenge
Renewable fuel from carbon dioxide with the aid of solar energy The photoelectrode developed by the researchers can be combined with cathodes of various metals
Landbox: Isolierverpackung für den Onlinehandel aus Stroh Das Münchner Unternehmen Landpack produziert seine Versandboxen in einem eigens entwickelten Verfahren, das bereits patentiert wurde
29 June 202020 July 2020 Tackling Europe’s food waste problem – bio-based industries offer innovative solutions Report details the current generation and capture rates of bio-waste for each EU27 Member State, plus Norway and the United Kingdom
Introducing the NextFilm Line of new compostable packaging films SAES Coated Films uses its highly innovative proprietary technology to convert nextFilm into high-barrier compostable films
26 June 202025 August 2020 Save the date: 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany) – Submission for abstracts and innovations as well as requests for sponsorship are now possible. The first conference already hit the mark, the second will go one step further! The focus will be on strategies, markets, technologies and sustainability – particularly on alternative cellulose feedstocks in order to reduce the demand for virgin cellulose, even as demand for cellulose fibre will in total further increase. 300 participants and 30 exhibitors are expected.