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21 November 201918 November 2019

Clariant’s Licocare® RBW Vita bio-based additives for plastics receives award for sustainability excellence

Material Health Certificate GOLD certification awarded for selected rice bran wax-derived additives

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Unternehmer aus Mexiko wollen den Markt für vegane Textilien aufmischen – mit Kaktusleder

Bioleder aus Kaktus ist atmungsaktiv und widerstandsfähig wie echtes Leder und kann zu Portemonnaies, Gürteln und Kleidung verarbeitet werden

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Polytan presented Green Technology at FSB 2019

High-tech sports surfaces made from sustainable raw materials

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Polytan präsentierte Green Technology auf der FSB 2019

Hightech-Sportbeläge aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

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Braskem partners with Colgate-Palmolive in initiative to drive the circular economy in the packaging segment

In the 7th Edition of Braskem's Design Challenge, college students are challenged to create more sustainable toothpaste packaging

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Wood K plus gewinnt OÖ Landespreis für Innovation 2019

Gemeinsam mit dem „Jurypreis für radikale Innovation“ von 2015 kann Wood K plus nun drei Auszeichnungen in fünf Jahren vorweisen

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Chemists use light to build biologically active compounds

Photocatalyst builds 3D scaffolds from flat aromatics

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Chemiker nutzen Lichtenergie zum Aufbau biologisch aktiver Verbindungen

Photokatalysator baut 3D-Gerüste aus flachen Aromaten

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20 November 2019

BT2i and nova-Institute join forces to offer multi-client program for technology and market intelligence on “Greener Plastics”

Companies can now profit from the long-standing experience of two leading European research institutes on innovation and technology

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AR Packaging to launch fibre-based cutlery in cooperation with Bionatic

Companies aim to meet the increasing need for replacement of plastic-based cutlery

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AR Packaging präsentiert faserbasiertes Besteck in Kooperation mit Bionatic

Unternehmen wollen dem steigenden Bedarf an Alternativen zu kunststoffbasiertem Einwegbesteck gerecht werden

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Kosmetikverpackung: 100 Prozent bio-basiert

Biobasiertes Werkstoffprojekt wurde unter Einbezug von Industrie und Wissenschaft auf der K 2019 realisiert

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PBPC addresses misleading bioplastic statement from Greenpeace

Greenpeace’s coverage of bioplastics fell short. PBPC took out its red pen to correct the record and add context to a number of their contentions

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Biobased Ingredients for the Cosmetics Sector

The bioeconomy provides the cosmetics sector with a wide variety of sustainable chemical ingredients to improve both performance and environmental impact

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Let’s play with rubbish: a new board game for the bioeconomy

New game was developed in collaboration with MeLoop Foundation, India, and the THYME Project, a North of England project to improve productivity of the bioeconomy

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VTT’s deep-tech incubator teams come up with two solutions to meet the need for new sustainable fish feed

Population growth is increasing the need for food, and growing wealth is driving demand for animal protein foods

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19 November 201919 November 2019

Winners of the innovation award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019” show the amazing versatility of commercially available biocomposites

For the seventh time in a row, the “Biocomposite of the Year” innovation award was bestowed to producers and developers of innovative and new applications for biocomposites. The award ceremony took place at the world's largest conference on biocomposites: The “8^th Biocomposites Conference Cologne”

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Avantium opens branch office in Japan to reinforce high-value market for PEF

Japan is considered to be the key market for introducing innovative and advanced materials - and the new Avantium Japan branch office will provide local support

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WIWIN AWARD: Spoontainable ist das nachhaltigste Startup Deutschlands

Mit „Spoonie“, der nachhaltigen Alternative zum herkömmlichen Eislöffel, hat sich das Startup aus Stuttgart gegen vier andere Bewerber durchgesetzt

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Bioenergy with Carbon Capture: The Key to UK Decarbonisation?

Does Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) hold the key to the UK's ambitious decarbonisation targets?

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Neue Bindemittel für nachhaltige Batterien

Partner aus Forschung und Wirtschaft haben biobasierte Bindemittel entwickelt, um Lithium-Ionen-Batterien nachhaltiger zu machen

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Circular economy erected as ‘number one priority’ of European Green Deal

Highlights included a ban on single-use plastic products like cutlery and food containers. And at least 70% of packaging will have to be recycled by 2030

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Brazil Braskem mulls new renewable ethylene, PE capacity

Expansion to be most likely in Brazil, company is considering it due to rising demand for renewable PE, mainly from Europe and Asia, particularly Japan

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Biobasierte Rohstoffe für eine nachhaltigere Chemieproduktion

ChemCologne: Im Rahmen der StartupCon wurde am 30.10.2019 auf der Kölnmesse ein Sieger mit dem Chem Startup Award ausgezeichnet

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Gevo Enters into a Fuel Sales Agreement with Scandinavian Airline System for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Gevo will supply SAF to SAS from Gevo’s expanded Luverne, Minnesota plant, which is expected to be constructed over the next several years

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18 November 201913 November 2019

Eastman collaborates with NB Coatings to offer sustainable automotive plastic

Trēva™ engineering bioplastic innovates for circular economy via proprietary recycling technology

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Biobasierte Zukunft im Futurium

Inhaberinnen Rosalina Babourkova und Jasmin Minges erzählen im Interview, wo es in der Zukunftsschau um Bioökonomie und biobasierte Innovationen geht

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PolyOne Unveils New Bio-Derived Thermoplastic Elastomers for Overmolding

The new reSound™ OM (overmolding) grades leveraging a significant amount of renewable content without compromising the material’s properties

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Studentisches Team der TU Kaiserslautern punktet bei internationalem Wettbewerb

Kaiserslauterner Forscher entwickeln Plastik zersetzende Grünalge, mittels derer ein geschlossenes, umwelfreundliches Recyclingsystem entstehen kann

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Valmet introduces roll covers made of recycled and renewable raw materials

New composite covers for press, guide and calender rolls are now available for the first customer deliveries

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Testanlage für E-Fuel: So entsteht Treibstoff aus CO2 und Ökostrom

CO₂ im Tank: In Karlsruhe wird ein Verfahren getestet, das klimafreundliche Kraftstoffe herstellt. Noch produziert das E-Fuel-System aber nur ein paar Liter täglich

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New Oleochemicals Service from Tecnon OrbiChem

A special pre-launch issue (Issue 000) of Tecnon OrbiChem’s new Oleochemicals Chemical Business has been published which is available for you to receive by email

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The Wood Paradox

Destabilization renders wood more stable

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Das Holz-Paradoxon

Destabilisierung macht Holz stabiler

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15 November 201913 November 2019

Avantium advances its plant-based MEG technology with the opening of its demonstration plant

Company additionally announces the naming of this innovative technology to produce plant-based MEG: Ray Technology^TM

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Lavazza officially launches compostable coffee pods

Company also announced that it will be partnering with recycling specialist TerraCycle to launch a coffee capsule drop off initiative

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Holztürme für Windräder

Für das Klima wäre es von erheblichem Vorteil, wenn Holz Beton als Baustoff verdrängen könnte, denn bei der Herstellung von Zement werden größere Mengen CO₂ frei

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Guest post: Ten ways to use CO2 and how they compare

We set out to pin down what CO₂ utilisation is, how it might relate to CO₂ removals and emission reductions, and whether such technologies are profitable or scalable

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Nature might be better than tech at reducing air pollution

Ohio State researchers found that in 75 percent of the counties analyzed, it was cheaper to use plants to mitigate air pollution than it was to add technological interventions

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Bäume für die Luft besser als Umwelttechnik

Laut einer Studie von Ohio State-Forschern sind in 75 Prozent der analysierten Regionen neue Anpflanzungen wirksamer als eine Reduzierung der Emissionen

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Indian researchers develop ‘bio-bricks’ using agricultural waste

Agro-waste based 'bio-bricks' are not only more sustainable than clay bricks, but also they fix more carbon dioxide than they produce during their life cycle

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Synthetic Biology and Genome-Editing Tools for Improving PHA Metabolic Engineering

Wild-type or weakly engineered bacteria are insufficient to meet demands for improved PHA structures and low production cost

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Renewable gases: Where do they stand in the EU’s 2050 energy roadmap?

Gas-powered electricity has emerged as one credible alternative of the decarbonisation agenda imposed by climate change policie

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14 November 2019

In welchen Anwendungen ist biologischer Abbau als End-of-Life wirklich sinnvoll – Mitglieder für Experten-Beirat gesucht

Wann ergibt biologischer Abbau ökologisch Sinn? Gibt es für solche Anwendungen bereits die geeigneten Materialien? Wie sind die marktwirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen?

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Honey Without Bees

The synthetic honey is produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, which “learns” to produce the honey following reprogramming in the lab

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Finalists for 14th Global Bioplastics Award 2019 announced!

The "Bioplastics Oskar" will be presented this year for the 14th time in succession

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14. Global Bioplastics Award 2019: Finalisten veröffentlicht

Der "Biokunststoff Oskar" wird am 3. Dezember 2019 während der 14. European Bioplastics Conference 2019 in Berlin an den Gewinner vergeben

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Two pilots for the more sustainable chemo-enzymatic production of chemicals via new EU project

The GREEN-CHEM network joins various other partners in a new project hat aims to incite a transition to a more green and sustainable chemistry

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Braskem: Hochdichtes PE für den Bausektor – „Grüner Kunststoff“ für den 3D-Druck

Unternehmen zeigte auf der K 2019 innovatives Angebot mit einem Portfolio von druckfertigen Materialien für die Filament- und Pulverbettfusion

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Watch the World’s Largest 3D-Printer Spit Out a 25-Foot Boat

…and how this is really about using wood to replace metal