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13 March 20209 September 2021

Singapore Parliament: S’pore looks to create Newoil by transforming waste plastic into alternative fuel

With successful ambitions will this move bring the Singaporean society closer to both their goals of being a zero-waste nation and a low-carbon economy

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Sind Popcorn und Stroh die besseren Dämmstoffe?

Klassische Baustoffe wie Mineralwolle, Stahl und Beton dominieren beim Hausbau. Doch die Suche nach nachhaltigeren Lösungen läuft

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Smart, compostable thin film packaging material

New biobased films from the start-up Primitives provide an oxygen barrier that outperforms petroleum-based LDPE by over 4 times, as well as bioplastic films

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Plasmen treiben die Biokatalyse an

Ein Bochumer Forschungsteam hat eine neue Methode entwickelt, katalytisch aktive Enzyme anzutreiben

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12 March 20209 March 2020

good natured Products Inc. Announces Acquisition of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging Inc.

Acquisition enables company to increase their production capacity and expand their plant-based packaging assortment

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Unerwartete Entdeckung: Blaualgen stellen Öl her

Studie der Universität Bonn klärt Unstimmigkeit in gängiger Lehrmeinung auf

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Introducing chemical recycling: Plastic waste becoming a resource

“Every year, Europeans generate 25 million tonnes of plastic waste, but less than 30% is collected for recycling” states the 2018 European Plastics Strategy

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Rhabarber statt Chemie: Das Autointerieur wird nachhaltiger

Recycelte und nachwachsende Rohstoffe sind in Autos nichts Neues. Doch im Gegensatz zu früher verstecken Hersteller die Öko-Materialien nicht mehr nur hinter den Konsolen. Das Kalkül ist klar

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Wood construction developing through cooperation

Interest of public in wood construction is increasing - wooden buildings have also been found to have a positive impact on the health and well-being of their users

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Sekisui Chemical: Gewinnung von Ethanol aus Kunststoffabfällen für die Produktion von Polyolefinen – Kooperation mit Sumitomo

Allianz im Bereich Kunststoffrecycling will Kunststoffabfällen für die Produktion neuer Polyolefine nutzen

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Kitchen knives with a rice-based handle

Rice composite has been designed in such a way that all material can be recycled or biodegrades

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Montreal group aims to turn industrial CO2 into sustainable aviation fuel

SAF+ consortium aims to capture CO₂ from large industrial emitters (with emissions of over 50 metric tons of CO₂ per year) and transform it into SAF

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Microbial Lipid Biotechnology to Produce Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Polyunsaturated fatty acids are traditionally extracted from animals and plants but alternatively can be obtained from microbes through microbial lipid biotechnology

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Unilever switches Ingman ice cream to fully renewable packaging material from Stora Enso

Unilever Finland is introducing Ingman ice cream in a newly designed 1 litre carton made of Stora Enso’s fully renewable and recyclable packaging board in early March

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11 March 20209 September 2021

Can the European Union’s kerosene demand be met by the amount of biomass produced in the EU?

The aviation summit is one day prior to the 8^th edition of the established “Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers”, 24-25 March, 2020, Cologne, Germany. In order to make participation possible despite travel limitations, both conferences are also offered as a webinar.

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Nouryon and INEOS Nitriles break ground on new facilities in Germany

INEOS will operate and maintain the new facilities as well as provide key raw materials

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Brewing greener chemicals from fermented waste

BBI JU's PERCAL project is developing novel solutions for transforming the organic part of municipal solid waste into intermediate chemicals

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Plastic from Wood

X-ray analysis points the way to lignin-based components made to measure

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Plastik aus Holz

Röntgenuntersuchung weist Weg zu maßgeschneiderten Bauteilen auf Lignin-Basis

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CBD study in Europe shows potential for sector on the continent

First-of-its-kind report from EIHA on European CBD is an essential guide to the market and it intends to highlight and address the economic potential of CBD

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Evegreen bietet eine Alternative zu Pflanzengefäßen aus Plastik

Slowenisches Startup Evegreen produziert Pflanzengefäße und Grablichter aus Biokunststoff

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Hemp as an Energy Crop: Drying Considerations

Hemp straw bone dry energy density (higher heating value) is testing at 7,912 Btu per pound (wood species average 8,000 Btu) for an end-of-growing-season harvest

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Thermal Catalytic Biomass Conversion and Catalytic Pyrolysis

The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Anellotech’s Plastics Chemical Recycling

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PepsiCo tests recyclable rings made from molded pulp

Molded pulp rings and secondary paperboard packaging will be tested in Sacramento, California on the company's 7.5-ounce six-packs of Pepsi and Sierra Mist

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USDA Announces Intent to Make Grants Available Under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program

The Department plans to publish application deadlines and other program information in the Federal Register this spring

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Designing Synthetic Microbial Consortia for Biofuel Production

This study discusses recent examples of biofuel production using microbial consortia and suggests steps toward realistic implementation

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10 March 20205 March 2020

BASF showcases solutions for the entire packaging life cycle at interpack 2020

Increasing resource efficiency and the use of alternative feedstocks in production

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BASF stellt bei interpack 2020 Lösungen für den gesamten Lebenszyklus von Verpackungen vor

Mehr Ressourceneffizienz und stärkerer Einsatz alternativer Rohstoffe in der Produktion

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New online platform connects crop and food producers to biorefineries

Waste as feedstock for two biorefineries: one in Spain and one in Italy providing new biobased compounds for the chemicals, food-packaging and agricultural sectors

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Verpackungen aus Algen: Vom Strand-Spaziergang zum eigenen Unternehmen

Das spanische Start-up Futuralga entwickelt Verpackungen aus Algen, die sonst am Strand verrotten

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Scientists develop enzyme produced from agricultural waste for use as laundry detergent

By using an enzyme produced from a by-product of mustard seeds, they hope to develop a low-cost naturally derived version of lipase, which is used for the production of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and biodiesel

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Müll – das war früher

Die Grünen legen ein Konzept für eine "ressourcenleichte, giftfreie und klimaneutrale Kreislaufwirtschaft" vor

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Thailand plant to expand capacity for bio-based epichlorohydrin

Capacity increase at ABT’s plant was made possible thanks to improvements in process efficiency and process optimizations in production

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Malawi legalises cannabis for medicine and industrial fibres

Malawi’s parliament passed a bill that makes it legal to cultivate and process cannabis for medicines and hemp fibres, but stops short of decriminalising recreational use

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SEKISUI CHEMICAL and Sumitomo Chemical to Cooperate on Circular Economy Initiative Manufacturing Polyolefin using Waste as Raw Material

This alliance combines SEKISUI CHEMICAL’s production technology for transforming waste into ethanol with Sumitomo Chemical’s technological know-how in manufacturing polyolefin

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Feasibility Study on Production and Sales of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from Plastic and Other Waste Materials

By promoting the development and spread of SAF, all parties will together contribute to the establishment of concrete solutions to societal concerns

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9 March 20207 March 2020

EIHA versus BVL: Cannabidiol (CBD) not necessarily subject to registration as a novel food

The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has successfully taken action against publication of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)

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EIHA versus BVL: Cannabidiol (CBD) nicht zwingend als Novel Food zulassungspflichtig

Die European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) ist erfolgreich gegen die Veröffentlichung des Bundesamtes für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (BVL) vorgegangen

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VAMOS project secures EU funding

Project has received almost €7m from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

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Introducing ingredient to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries

Nouryon's AkuPure is an ultra-high-purity CMC that improves the electrode coating process, making the battery more efficient and deliver power more effectively

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Sustainable green hydrogen requires binding criteria

Recast of the European Union (EU) Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) paves the way

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New method converts carbon dioxide to methane at low temperatures

Waseda University scientists found a method to improve carbon dioxide conversion and increase the amount of produced methane

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Türkei beginnt industrielle Hanfproduktion für Medizin, Textilien, Automobil- und Bauindustrie

Reges Interesse bei Investoren und Unternehmen - Exportumsatz im Wert von 100 Milliarden Dollar in den nächsten zehn Jahren angekündigt

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Gevo Secures Funding from Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund

The W2B fund provides targeted funding for pilot, demonstration or commercially scalable biorefinery projects in Queensland

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How enzymes build sugar trees

The findings could accelerate the development of new, protein-​based medications

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Wie Enzyme Zuckerbäume bauen

Die Erkenntnisse könnten die Entwicklung neuer proteinbasierter Medikamente beschleunigen

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6 March 20203 March 2020

Bio-based solutions for a future-fit Europe – How can the bio-based sector contribute to EU Green Deal and to a zero-waste-europe?

"Bio-based solutions for a future-fit Europe" conference gathered different stakeholders of the biobased sector to discuss and coordinate the future of the sector

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Anbau nachwachsender Rohstoffe bleibt 2019 weitgehend konstant

Weniger Raps für Biodiesel – FNR-Jahresbericht 2018/219 erschienen

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Anellotech’s Technology Converts Lay’s Potato Chip Bag into Key Chemical Required for New Plastic Bottles

Converting multilayer food packaging and other non-PET waste plastics into chemicals could help brand owners meet their recycled PET content targets

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Vow ASA enters plastic to fuel deal with test plant in the oil refining and petrochemical industry

New plant is planned to be operational during 2020, when it will become a first showcase of ETIA’s Biogreen pyrolysis unit potential for plastic to fuel