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8 April 20203 April 2020

New technique discovered to recycle balsa wood contained in wind turbine rotor blades

Currently around 10% of building insulation materials are made from renewable resources – there’s room for improvement here

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Wool Fibres Readily Biodegrade in Marine Environments, Study Confirms

Findings released by New Zealand research institute AgResearch reveal the biodegradation rates of various textile fibres in the marine environment

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Neste expects global renewable diesel demand to surge over next decade

Neste is expanding its renewable products production capacity in Singapore by 1.3 million mt by mid-2022

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On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn CO2 into new products

Researchers have been working on a hybrid system combining bacteria and nanowires that can capture the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water

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7 April 20207 April 2020

German scientists identify microbe that could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics

A strain of an extremophile group of bacteria is capable of ingesting toxic organic compounds as its sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy

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Vielseitige Verbundwerkstoffe aus Kaffeesatz

Kaffeesatz ist ein kostbarer Rohstoff, der zu neuen biobasierten Verbundwerkstoffen verarbeitet werden kann. In dem Ideenwettbewerb-Projekt BioKaVe wurde dafür ein Aufbereitungsverfahren entwickelt

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Synthetic palm oil being brewed like beer gets Bill Gates’ investment

C16 Biosciences has just received a 20 million dollar 'series A' investment round from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund

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Bauhof der Stadt Traunstein setzt auf Kehrbesen ohne Kunststoff

Die Borsten der neuen Besen bestehen zu drei Vierteln aus Maisstärke und alle Komponenten sind biologisch abbaubar

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‘Tequila’ powered biofuels more efficient than corn or sugar

Ethanol from agave could be used for biofuels and hand sanitiser

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6 April 20201 April 2020

NC Partnering Newsletter 03/2020

How does bio-based achieve higher impact in environmental policy?

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OceanSafe – im Einklang mit der Natur

Manuel Schweizer will mit seinem neu gegründeten Unternehmen Deco Design und der Marke Ocean Safe konsequent auf nachhaltige Produktion setzen

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Power-to-fuel project plans 6 commercial-scale carbon neutral fuel facilities by 2030

Consortium plans to establish renewable fuel facilities during a Liquid Winds-led project

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Ananas, Eukalyptus, Pilze: Diese Stoffe machen die Mode nachhaltiger

Kleider aus Algen, Pilzen oder saurer Milch zeigen, dass es möglich ist, haut- und umweltfreundliche Stoffe herzustellen

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Agriculture and biodiversity: A make or break for European Green Deal

The European Green Deal has been called the EU’s man-on-the-moon moment

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Wasserstofffabrik der Zukunft

Fraunhofer IFF bietet eine bedarfsgerechte, dezentrale, modulare Lösung zur Produktion und Verteilung von grünem Wasserstoff an

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3 April 202031 March 2020

Italian plastics companies support fight against COVID-19

RadiciGroup and Atalanta said they will contribute by purchasing all the necessary oxygen supply equipment for 200 hospital beds

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Spinnova x Touchpoint – Tapio is the world’s most ecological piece of workwear

First demo product, the 'Tapio apron' has been introduced in the Gastro Helsinki event

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Redox-Flow-Batterie: So lässt sich Strom speichern wie Benzin oder Heizöl

Mithilfe eines pflanzlichen Stoffs haben Schaeffler und CMBlu einen neuartigen Stromspeicher entwickelt – mit einer altbewährten Technik

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Global Survey Reveals Two Thirds of Adults Not Recycling All Plastic Waste

Hi-Cone’s first annual report on The State of Plastic Recycling reveals consumer attitudes towards recycling and the circular economy

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Metsä Group’s investment projects in Finland progress

The world’s most modern sawmill will be built in Rauma

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2 April 20207 May 2020

Novel bio-based alternatives from renewable resources – Six candidates are nominated for the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2020”

Due to the positive experience with its first online conference in March, nova-Institute will also host the established “International Conference on Bio-based Materials”, 12–13 May, 2020 ONLINE. The winners of the innovation award will be elected online by the conference participants.

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Decarbonize and store renewable power in the gas grid: Demonstrated by Electrochaea’s power-to-methane project

Power-to-methane project successfully completed by Electrochaea and Regio Energie Solothurn, demonstrated storing power from the electrical grid in renewable methane

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Stromspeicherung und Dekarbonisierung: Electrochaeas Power-to-Methane-Technologie überzeugt mit hervorragenden Projektergebnissen

Erfolgreicher Abschluss der mehrjährigen Test- und Projektphase bei dem technologisch führenden Power-to-Methane-Spezialisten Electrochaea und Regio Energie Solothurn

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Papier statt Kunststoff für Verpackungen

Bereits 2016 präsentierten Bosch Packaging Technology, jetzt Syntegon Technology, und BillerudKorsnäs staubdicht versiegelte Papierverpackungen

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Czech firm’s push to register synthetically made CBD advances

Previous application for non-synthesized hemp-derived Cannabidiol isolate as a Novel Food ingredient has not been declared valid as of today

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Neste perceived as the most sustainable brand in the industry by Finnish consumers

"This encourages us even more to carry out our ambitious plans to reach carbon neutral production by 2035"

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1 April 202027 March 2020

Mikroalgen als genügsame Rohstofflieferanten

Forscher der Universität Bielefeld versuchen Mikroalgen so zu trimmen, dass sie Bioprodukte von hoher Relevanz herstellen können

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Printing complex cellulose-based objects

A group of researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have developed a method for using cellulose for 3D printing, so as to create objects of almost unlimited complexity

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Komplexe Zelluloseobjekte drucken

Forschergruppe der ETH Zürich und der Empa haben eine Methode entwickelt, um aus Zellulose mittels 3D-​Drucker fast beliebig komplexe Gegenstände zu schaffen

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Climate Disrupted: Lignin, Cellulose, and Starch Bioplastics, TSPs

There exist a big variety of biodegradable bioplastics that could be used to replace petro-based materials in 3D-printing

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Hurdles of hemp plastic

Hemp-based bioplastics present disposal challenges

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Producing Products from Renewable Biomass Using Yeast

Researchers are finding out techniques to generate valuable products from renewable biomass by employing organisms like yeast

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31 March 202027 March 2020

The Bioplastics Industry 2020-2024

Focus on Biodegradable Plastics, Featuring Detailed Profiles of Corbion, BASF, Mitsubishi Chemical, Biome Technologies, Solvay & Arkema

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Wisefood: Start-up überzeugt Delivery Hero von essbaren Strohhalmen

Durchhaltevermögen hat sich inzwischen finanziell ausgewirkt: Nach eigenen Angaben hat Wisefood im vergangenen Jahr 50 Millionen plastikfreie Trinkhalme verkauft

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Avantium announces 2019 results

Company advances its lead technologies towards commercialisation

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Erfolg für UniCaps: Düsseldorfer Richter halten Werbung mit Heimkompostzertifikat für irreführend

Konkurrenz-Anbieter darf bis auf Weiteres keine Kaffeekapseln mehr mit dem "OK compost HOME-Zertifikat" des TÜV AUSTRIA anbieten oder bewerben

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Agriculture, bioeconomy and rural development Overview 2020

Investing in agricultural supply chains and rural areas is crucial to addressing the growing demand for healthier food and tackling challenges such as soil degradation, food waste, pollution and climate change

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In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed

A big range of bioplastic alternatives being tried out in Indonesia, the world’s No. 2 producer of seaweed

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A genetic nano-toolkit for the generation of new biomaterials

Magnetic bacteria might soon be used for the production of novel biomaterials

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Ein genetischer Nano-Baukasten für neue Biomaterialien

Magnetbakterien können zur Herstellung neuartiger Biomaterialien genutzt werden

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30 March 20205 May 2020

New strategy paper on Renewable Carbon: Looking for Supporters

Before we launch the campaign on renewable carbon worldwide in May, we are looking for 100 representatives of the chemical and plastics industry to support the campaign with their names. Are you in?

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Greenpeace: Utenos trikotažas becomes the first producer in the world to fully comply with organization’s environmental standards

Company has already finished production of the first batch of Greenpeace’s new t-shirt collection and will continue the production later this year

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Greenpeace: Utenos trikotažas erfüllt als erster Hersteller weltweit voll und ganz die Umweltstandards der Organisation

Unternehmen hat die erste Bestellung von Greenpeaces neuer T-Shirt Kollektion bereits produziert, weitere Bestellungen sind geplant

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Huhtamaki’s ambition is to be the first choice in sustainable food packaging

Company will focus on growth, competitiveness, talent and sustainability

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Klimafreundliches Bauen mit Holz unterstützen, Transport und Logistik von Rundholz optimieren

Charta-Arbeitsgruppen legen Empfehlungen vor

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Neste und Mirova unterstützen Recycling Technologies, um Übergang zur Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe zu beschleunigen

Die Entwicklung chemischer Recyclingverfahren soll vorangetrieben werden, um die Umstellung auf eine Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe zu fördern

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polynSPIRE: Building a future without plastic waste

Tatiana Garcia-Armingol, Director of the CIRCE Foundation, discusses proposed innovations in mass recycling that seek to create a functional future without plastic waste

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Neste and Mirova back Recycling Technologies to accelerate transition to circular economy for plastic

Aim is to accelerate the development of chemical recycling and foster the transition to a circular economy for plastic

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The world’s first aerogels made from scrap rubber tyres

Aerogels are useful as insulation and absorbers, or as noise- and thermal comfort in vehicles

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Forscher machen aus Altreifen Universalschaum

Aerogel dient als Dämmstoff, Feuchtigkeitsschutz und auch zur effektiven Schallabsorption