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8 November 20244 November 2024

Taking the circular path to sustainable clothing and fishing industries

The Glaukos project finds a circular solution for bio-based textile and fishing gear production using marine-friendly polymers

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Auf kreislauforientierten Pfaden zur nachhaltigen Bekleidungsindustrie und Fischwirtschaft

Im Rahmen des Projekts Glaukos wird eine kreislauforientierte Lösung zur Herstellung von biobasierten Textilien und Fischfanggeräten unter Einsatz meeresfreundlicher Polymere gesucht

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Westlake Epoxy Joins B4 Consortium in Western North Brabant

Region seeks to become hotspot for bio-based building blocks for the construction industry

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Kelheim Fibres files for bankruptcy

German speciality viscose fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres has filed for insolvency, however production is expected to continue under a protective shield procedure, according to local news reports

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Zu massiver Preisdruck: Kelheim Fibres stellt Insolvenzantrag 

Ein Rettungsplan der Stadt hat nichts gebracht: Das Chemieunternehmen Kelheim Fibres hat Insolvenz angemeldet - auch wegen zu hoher Energie- und Rohstoffkosten. Der Betrieb geht aber vorerst weiter

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Poland’s growing bioeconomy

Poland is among the fastest growing EU economies today, recording the region’s largest annual and quarterly GDP jump in the second quarter of this year

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Melker of Sweden’s Värmdö Wins Product of the Year for Sea Kayaking

Built with ampliTex™ flax fabrics and a solid cork core, the Värmdö kayak combines superior mechanical properties with innovative, sustainable design for paddlers of all levels

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7 November 20242 November 2024

Avantium and SCGC to Accelerate the Market Adoption for FDCA and PEF in Asia

Building on their strategic intent letter from January 2024, the companies have decided to take the next step in their collaboration in further developping FDCA and PEF applications

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AMSilk Announces Successful Partnership Negotiation with Ajinomoto for Industrial Fermentation

This partnership marks a significant step for AMSilk as it rapidly progresses towards becoming a commercial supplier of spider silk-based proteins

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Bundesweit erste Anlage zur Herstellung von holzbasierten Carbonfasern eingeweiht

Bei der Pilotanlage am Technikum Laubholz wird auf die Verwendung von Cellulose aus Laubholz gesetzt, dessen Anteil in den Wäldern Baden-Württembergs infolge der Anpassung der Wälder an den Klimawandel zunimmt

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Spinnova has been granted a Business Finland R&D loan for developing its fibre production technology

The loan amount represents 50% of the project’s total cost estimate, which totals EUR 25 million, including two phases

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Bolt Projects Holdings Announces More Brands Choosing b-silk™ to Differentiate Their Product Offerings

b-silk is a novel biodegradable, film-former polypeptide designed to offer additional functional benefits for haircare, skincare and color cosmetics

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6 November 202430 October 2024

BioPTMG, a Plant-Derived Polyurethane Raw Material, Now Used in Bio-Synthetic Leather Bags and Other Products

Kahei Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of synthetic leather, selects high-quality synthetic leather scraps from manufacturing processes, and uses them effectively in products sold under the small items brand "tonto"

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BMWK: Wasserstoff-Kernnetz genehmigt – der Aufbau der Zukunftsinfrastruktur kann beginnen

Leitungen von einer Gesamtlänge von 9.040 Kilometern sind genehmigt, wovon rund 60 Prozent der Leitungen vom bisherigen Erdgas-Betrieb umgestellt und die übrigen neu gebaut werden

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Towards a sustainable and circular economy

The Netherlands have formulated the far-stretched goal to be entirely circular by 2050 - Utrecht University researchers listed the results and dilemmas

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Envalior at Fakuma 2024

The company is presenting for the first time the new PBT product range Pocan® X-MB, which is based on biocircular 1.4-butanediol (BDO)

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Wasserstoff aus Sonnenenergie und landwirtschaftlichen Abfällen: Mit Kuhmist zur umweltfreundlichen Wasserstoffproduktion

U.S.-Wissenschaftlern ist es erstmals gelungen, die für die Wasserspaltung erforderliche Spannung zu verringern, indem sie statt einer herkömmlichen Kohlenstoffquelle nur reine Biomasse in die Reaktion einführten

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CRH Ventures launches Sustainable Building Materials Accelerator

The company is seeking innovations in sustainable binders that enhance the carbon performance and circularity of cement and concrete, as well as novel materials that could transform conventional construction practices

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Avantium and Royal Vezet collaborate on PEF-based packaging trays for Albert Heijn’s salad bowls

Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) is a 100% plant-based, fully recyclable polymer and offers a renewable and circular packaging solution for Royal Vezet’s salad bowls

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Insektenbioraffinerie erfolgreich aufgebaut: So werden Bioabfälle zu neuen Wertstoffen

Abschlusskonferenz zum Projekt »InBiRa – die Insektenbioraffinerie«

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5 November 202425 November 2024

Save the date for the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025”

22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online

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autarkize Secures EUR 2.3 million in seed financing with innovative pyrolysis technology

The technology developed by autarkize converts biogenic residues such as wood waste, peelings and fermentation residues into renewable gas and certified biochar

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autarkize sichert sich 2,3 Millionen EUR Seed-Finanzierung mit innovativer Pyrolyse-Technologie

Die von autarkize entwickelte Technologie wandelt biogene Reststoffe wie Holzabfälle, Schalen und Gärreste in erneuerbares Gas und zertifizierte Pflanzenkohle um

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Eni set outs its transformation, decarbonization and relaunch plan for Versalis

Shutdown of Brindisi and Priolo crackers, the last remaining, and polyethylene production in Ragusa announced. A new corporate structure is on the way

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DOE Grant Supports Bridgestone Innovation for Non-fossil-based Synthetic Rubber

Bridgestone will design, build and operate a pilot plant that will advance an innovative, potentially more sustainable and cost-effective approach to obtaining butadiene from ethanol

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Neste to re-evaluate its renewable hydrogen plan and withdraw from investing into a 120 MW electrolyzer at the Porvoo refinery

Evaluation of this project has been impacted by the tight limitations on the use of renewable hydrogen in the refinery’s processes in fulfilling the Finnish national distribution obligation

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ClickPlastics rundet das Bio Portfolio ab

Anlässlich der Fakuma 24 stellt ClickPlastics verschiedene biologisch basierende PLA Typen der Pliith Biotechnologie vor

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4 November 20244 November 2024

Flower Power: Lavender Oil Fuels Batteries for the Future

A researchers team at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces created a unique material, that acts like a confinement cage for sulfur and polysulfides

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Flower Power: Lavendelöl treibt die Batterien der Zukunft an

Ein Forscherteam am Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung hat ein einzigartiges Material geschaffen, das wie ein Käfig für Schwefel und Polysulfide wirkt

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Are Hydrogen Engines Truly Zero Emissions?

IDTechEx’s recent report explores the emissions credentials of this potentially disruptive technology

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Sind Bäume die Zukunft für die Produktion von Industriechemikalien?

Entdeckung könnte helfen, Bäume in erschwingliche und umweltfreundlichere Industriechemikalien zu verwandeln

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Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals

North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use trees as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum

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31 October 202425 November 2024

Free nova Session: Latest nova Market and Trend Reports on Alternative Naphtha, Advanced Recycling, Bio-based Polymers and Bioeconomy in China

28 November 2024, 13:30-15:00 CET, online

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – Comparing apples to apples

Sustainability as a key driver of economic change

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Cepsa and Sonatrach sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Green Hydrogen

The integrated development of the project includes the construction of an electrolysis hydrogen production plant which would contribute to the decarbonization objectives of both companies

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ClickPlastics AG: Neu entwickelte Bio-Compounds als ABS Ersatz

Hergestellt aus den Rohmaterialien Polyester (PBAT) und Polymilchsäure (PLA), überzeugen die ClickPlastics Eigenprodukte mit einem Bioanteil von 75 ± 0,5% und vollständiger biologischer Abbaubarkeit

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ORLEN launches sales of HVO100

With two service stations in Germany to become more, the HVO100 fuel can be used in most diesel engine vehicles without any modifications

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Altes Öl, neue Produkte

Die Pommes sind frittiert, übrig bleibt – jede Menge Öl. Doch dieses lässt sich neu verwerten, etwa für die Herstellung von Arzneimitteln

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Renewable raw materials: how thermoset materials can become more sustainable

The Plastics Center SKZ is working with industrial partners on the sustainability of thermosets and aims to develop bio-based thermosets in the BioDurInject project

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Nachwachsende Rohstoffe: Wie Duroplastmaterialien nachhaltiger werden können

Das Kunststoff-Zentrum SKZ beschäftigt sich gemeinsam mit Partnern aus der Industrie mit der Nachhaltigkeit von Duroplasten und möchte in dem Projekt BioDurInject biobasierte Duroplaste entwickeln

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New research on octopus-inspired technology successfully maneuvers underwater objects 

The group led by Associate Professor Michael Bartlett has created an octopus-inspired adhesive, inspired by the shape of octopus suckers, that can quickly grab and controllably release challenging underwater objects

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Oktopus-inspirierter Klebstoff funktioniert auch bei Nässe gut

Durch das Studium der Saugnäpfe des Kraken - insbesondere des freiliegenden, scheibenförmigen Teils, der als Infundibulum bezeichnet wird - entwickelten die Forscher einen elastischen, gebogenen Stiel mit einer Membran, die ihre Form verändern und an verschiedenen Oberflächen haften kann

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30 October 202429 October 2024

Four Innovative EU Research Projects Spotlight Renewable Carbon Solutions in Vienna 

The 2nd Circular Carbon Economy Summit will take place on 12 November 2024, in Vienna, Austria, showcasing advancements in sustainable resource management and circular economy practices

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Avantium Celebrates the Official Opening of its FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymers, today celebrated the Official Opening Ceremony of its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The plant opening was officiated by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, in the presence of (intern)national and local dignitaries, partners and Avantium employees

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Lignovations Wins SEPAWA Innovation Award for LignoGuard®

The innovative ingredient works as a strong SPF Booster and antioxidant

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Lignovations gewinnt SEPAWA-Innovationspreis für holzbasierten Kosmetikinhaltsstoff LignoGuard®

Der innovative Inhaltsstoff wirkt unter anderem als starker SPF-Booster und Antioxidans

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29 October 202425 October 2024

First 7,5 million drinking straws in the US to be made of compostable material from Gaia Biomaterials

Biodolomer is developed and manufactured in Sweden by Gaia Biomaterials

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Avantium CTO Gert-Jan Gruter Receives Royal Decoration

Gert-Jan Gruter received this Royal Decoration from the Minister of Climate and Green Growth, Sophie Hermans, during the Official Opening Ceremony of Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant

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F. & G. Hachtel: Nachhaltiger Trinkbecher als Eigenprodukt

Der „good-cup“ ist in vierzehn Farben und drei Größen erhältlich und wird zunächst über www.good-cup.de an Geschäftskunden vertrieben

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Utilization of hardwood

The increasing proportion of deciduous tree species is opening up new opportunities and possibilities for the increased use of hardwood as a building material