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9 June 20204 June 2020

Leading Danish companies join forces on an ambitious sustainable fuel project

New industrial-scale production facility planned to produce sustainable fuels for road, maritime and air transport in the Copenhagen area

Upcycling of Post-Consumer PLA Waste: A Gateway to “Circular Bio-Economy”

Six Fraunhofer institutes are exploring ways for sustainable transformation of the entire plastic value chain to a circular economy

The door is open for ethanol producers and CCS

Two exciting developments in 2018 and 2019 will result in many carbon capture projects in the next few years

CM Visits NREP and Bio Refinery Plant at Numaligarh

Chief Minister Sonowal visited the construction sites of both the projects and took stock physical progress of the projects

Neste brings Neste MY Renewable Diesel to 51 new stations in Finland – the aim is to expand its availability to the whole of Finland

One in three Finns could stop using fossil fuels in the next few years

8 June 20203 June 2020

Covestro and Neste join forces: Renewable raw materials for plastics production

Covestro will be supplied with Neste’s renewable hydrocarbons to replace significant quantity of fossil raw materials used in the manufacture of polycarbonates

Covestro und Neste bündeln Kräfte: Erneuerbare Rohstoffe für die Kunststoffproduktion

Polycarbonate sollen künftig durch Nestes Rohstoffe ersetzt werden, die mit erneuerbaren Kohlenwasserstoffen hergestellt worden sind

EuropaBio: Joint statement on the EU Climate Law

Free Download! Achieving climate neutrality requires clear incentives for developing climate-friendly and sustainable practices, products and technologies

Holzverwendung jetzt und künftig: Zwei neue Projekte am Start

CarboRegio untersucht Klimabeitrag regionaler Holzprodukte - LauBiOek liefert Szenarien zur Laubholznutzung in der Bioökonomie

Valmet and Metsä Fibre have signed a preliminary agreement for key technology and automation delivery to the planned Kemi bioproduct mill in Finland

New bioproduct mill will have an annual pulp production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes and in addition to produce various other bioproducts

Hydrogen is Hot in Australia! ARENA’s Funding for Hydrogen Continues

The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Hydrogen Deployment

Scientists finally crack nature’s most common chemical bond

The hydrocarbon bonds have fully yielded, opening the door to the synthesis of a large range of novel organic molecules, including drugs based on natural compounds

Commission re-opens controversial advanced biofuel list in transport

The European Commission has launched a stakeholder consultation to expand the list of the so-called advanced or second-generation biofuels of the RED

5 June 20209 September 2021

Methane pyrolysis turns a grey resource into a green one

Researchers have been experimenting with several methods to scale up methane pyrolysis for some thirty years already. But industry shows virtually no interest

BASF and Red Avenue New Materials Group collaborate to produce certified compostable co-polyester (PBAT) in China

New, 60,000 metric tons PBAT plant to be planned in Shanghai

BASF und Red Avenue New Materials Group kooperieren bei Produktion von zertifiziert kompostierbarem Copolyester (PBAT) in China

Neue PBAT-Produktionsanlage mit einer Kapazität von 60.000 Tonnen geplant

Total: Kooperation mit PureCycle Technologies

Total will künftig recyceltes Polypropylen von PureCycle Technologies aus Ohio verarbeiten, beide Unternehmen erwägen den Bau einer Recyclinganlage in Europa

Lactips, producer of the first soluble bioplastic, raises 13 million euros

Lactips is being supported by the Bpifrance SPI (Société de Projet Industriel) fund and Diamond Edge Ventures (DEV), Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation’s strategic investment fund, to accelerate its growth

Country’s Tallest Wooden Building Rising in Cleveland

Ambitious project proceeds despite coronavirus crisis

Neste’s palm oil and PFAD traceability dashboards have been updated – updates twice a year

The site provides a map service from which users can find the locations of Neste’s suppliers and review data on suppliers’ certification status, among other things

Plant Microbiome Engineering: Expected Benefits for Improved Crop Growth and Resilience

This review highlights why and how microbiome services could be incorporated into traditional agricultural practices

4 June 2020

nova Session: EU Circular Economy and Plastic Policy

13 October 2020, ONLINE

The right turn – Covestro wants to accelerate change to a circular economy

Realize new company vision with concrete steps - Focus on alternative raw materials and renewable energy - Numerous research projects to promote recycling

Dow: Gemeinsame Vermarktung von Bio-Stretchfolien mit schwedischer Doxa Plast

Biobasierte Stretchfolien sollen der steigenden Nachfrage der Markenhersteller nach klimaneutralen, erneuerbaren, aber leistungsstarken Kunststoffen begegnen

The packaging research center ITENE, recognized by TÜV Austria for Home compostability testing

In 2015 ITENE became the first Spanish laboratory certified to carry out industrial compostability testing by TÜV AUSTRIA and DIN CERTCO

Colorado-based startup Living Ink thinks we shouldn’t settle for ink that harms our environment, so it made a ‘greener’ alternative out of a material that might shock you

Young Start-up company develops a renewable bio-based carbon-negative pigment

USDA expands rule on biorefinery loan program

New rule allows applications to develop renewable chemical and biobased products without having to produce some amount of advanced biofuel

Unterwegs zum effektiven Plastik-Kreislauf

Zott launcht die erste Food-Verpackung mit Anteil an chemisch recyceltem Kunststoff – Zur Mühlen-Gruppe will in Kürze folgen

New Lords of Circular Carbon: ArcelorMittal, EU complete financing of Steelanol project

New plant is expected to produce up to 80 million liters of recycled-carbon ethanol a year and will create up to 500 construction jobs over the next two years

Breaking down stubborn cellulose in time lapse

The fundamental insights thus obtained could support sustainable concepts of cellulose utilization to make a breakthrough in industrial biotechnology

Abbau widerspenstiger Cellulose im Zeitraffer

Das Wissen könnte nachhaltigen Konzepten in der industriellen Biotechnologie zum Durchbruch verhelfen

USIPA Applauds EU’s Recognition of Biomass as Integral to Energy Transition

Over the past decade, sustainable biomass has made significant contributions towards current 2020 emissions targets and biodiversity goals

3 June 202017 December 2024

Update on the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI)

Michael Carus, CEO of nova-Institute, summarises the focus of the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI):

2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne, Germany –Call for abstracts and innovation is open!

2^nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy and the solution for avoiding microplastics

In the Name of Innovation: Industry controls billions in EU research funding, de-prioritises the public interest

Two extensive reports on research public-private partnerships in the EU by the NGOs Global Health Advocates and Corporate Europe Observatory

BIC rejects the unfounded and erroneous claims made against the BBI JU by the Corporate Europe Observatory and Global Health Advocates

The bio-based industries are a crucial partner to the EU in realising the Green Deal and green recovery

TechnikRadar 2020: Was die Deutschen über die Bioökonomie denken

Biokunststoff und Biosprit aus Reststoffen stoßen bei den Deutschen auf Zuspruch, Laborfleisch und grüne Gentechnik werden abgelehnt

Wärtsilä and Vantaa Energy Ltd. to cooperate on a carbon neutral synthetic biogas production project in Finland

Power-to-Gas facility would produce carbon-neutral synthetic biogas using carbon dioxide emissions and electricity generated at the waste-to-energy plant

Covestro: Wandel zur Kreislaufwirtschaft soll beschleunigt werden

Neben alternativen Rohstoffen wie Altmaterialien, CO₂ und Biomasse ist auch erneuerbare Energie nötig, um eine ressourceneffizienten Kreislaufwirtschaft zu erreichen

Scrap to Wrap, a new app? NOVA, Enerkem set sights on garbage-to-ethylene, and how, and why

Joint development agreement to explore turning non-recyclable and non-compostable municipal waste into ethylene

On our way to the bio-economy: Bayreuth researchers discover high-performance biocatalyst

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have now discovered an enzyme that offers great advantages as a biocatalyst

Auf dem Weg zur Bioökonomie: Bayreuther Forscher entdecken leistungsstarken Biokatalysator

Forscher der Universität Bayreuth haben jetzt ein Enzym entdeckt, das als Biokatalysator große Vorteile bietet

NELC Planning Committee approves waste-to-jet-fuel plant

Altalto Immingham plant gets local council go ahead

2 June 202028 May 2020

UPM Raflatac expands Forest Film product range with the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label film

Companys want to continue driving the industry forward by innovating products that reduce the use of nonrenewable virgin raw materials

Chemical recycling makes useful product from waste bioplastic

A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham

Chemisches Recycling macht aus Biokunststoffabfällen ein nützliches Produkt

Wissenschaftler der Universitäten Bath und Birmingham entwickeln schnelleren und effektiveren Weg, um pflanzenbasierte Biokunststoffe zu recyceln

Towards Closed-Loop Manufacturing – Sateri Enters China’s Lyocell Fibre Market

New 20,000 ton Lyocell line commences production in Shandong

Forstwirte in der Krise – Holz verbrennen in Kohlekraftwerken?

Große Mengen an Schadholz belasten den Markt, viele Waldbesitzer resignieren - Staat soll Käferholz aufkaufen und verheizen, um Unternehmen zu retten

EU Biodiversity Strategy must be based on incentives, not obligations

Biodiversity is a laudable and desirable ambition, but the means to achieve it lie best in a pull, not a push-based approach. Incentives will always trump sanctions

EU-funded YPACK’s bio-paper discoveries reveal “bright future” for food waste prevention

For the past three years, the YPACK partners have been developing a bio-based plastic alternative from upcycled cheese whey and cellulose from almond shells

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