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14 January 20199 January 2019

Süßungsmittel, Farbe, Plastik: Was Forscher mit alten Tannenbäumen machen wollen

Fällen, schmücken, wegschmeißen: Nach Weihnachten haben Tannenbäume ausgedient. Doch wohin mit den vertrockneten Resten? Wissenschaftler haben mehrere Ideen

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Vegetable ashes as supplementary cementitious materials

Ashes resulting from firing agricultural wastes such as rice husk, sugar cane and others can be used as supplements

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Synthetic biology start-up Colorifix raises $3m Series A round to scale its revolutionary textile dyeing solution

Colorifix uses synthetic biology methods to create a range of colours produced naturally by organisms such as microbes, plants, animals and insects

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Remondis, Alba und Procter&Gamble gründen Initiative für mehr Recycling

Die dafür gegründete Initiative „geTon“ will die Akzeptanz für das Recyclingsystem in Deutschland bei Wirtschaft und beim Verbraucher weiter steigern

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40% of EU budget should be dedicated to greening the economy, EESC says

Its proposed 40% earmarking for climate action is almost twice bigger than the European Commission’s own proposal

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11 January 20198 January 2019

Stora Enso partners with H&M group and Inter IKEA group to industrialize TreeToTextile

TreeToTextile JV aims to use renewable forest raw material and regenerates the cellulose into a textile fiber

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Research looks at waste wood in construction sector

New project will look to assess waste wood arising from construction and demolition sites for hazardous properties

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Coca-Cola packt CO2 aus der Atmosphäre ins Mineralwasser

Eine Schweizer Anlage fängt Kohlendioxid aus der Luft und Coca-Cola will mit dem so gewonnenen Gas eine Wassermarke umweltfreundlicher machen

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Indirect additional global warming impacts from processes attributing to direct global warming and example of permafrost melting

Contribution article by Ville Uusitalo, Assistant Professor at the LUT-University and Annamari Enström, Senior Researcher, LCA at Neste Corporation

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A new study from MIT Sloan School finds consumers are willing to pay a premium for supply chain visibility

Research has implications for how firms message their efforts to target customers

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The BioIncredibles 2: iMicrobes is using methane to produce chemicals, and Mikey the Microbe Likes It

The achievement of a major proof of concept is the news, in the case of Industrial Microbes - the ability to convert methane into multiple products

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Recyclingkunststoffe: Nachfragelücke in Europa bei fünf Millionen Tonnen

Die Kommission hat nach eigenen Angaben bis Ende September von 65 Verbänden und Einzelunternehmen freiwillige Selbstverpflichtungen erhalten

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Agilyx and AmSty Announce Joint Venture

The Agilyx process converts used polystyrene products back into their original liquid form, styrene monomer

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10 January 20197 January 2019

University lands £1.1m award to investigate plastics waste

UK researchers work on developing a new range of biodegradable plastics

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Leaf validates fully integrated GlycellTM process & secures R&D financing package

Glycell^TM technology package has now been validated in a pilot facility for the first time as an integrated process

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Member portrait: POLIFILM

Expert in PE solutions and leading manufacturer of extrusion and protective films serves its international customers with a huge range of applications

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Study analyses contribution of wood products to climate change mitigation

Limitations and important research gaps should be covered as impact of wood products is only one component in climate change mitigation

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Improved catalyst can speed up conversion of industrial biomass into biofuel

Researchers at the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) have developed a fast, environment-friendly method to convert industrial biomass into biodiesel

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Genetically modified ‘shortcut’ boosts plant growth by 40%

University of Illinois researcher team is now hoping to use its findings to boost the yields of soybean, rice, potato and tomato plants

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Verband für Dämmstoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen gegründet

Der bisherige "VHD" erweitert sich zum "vdnr"

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Tetra Pak and Veolia partner to get all beverage carton components recycled

The average beverage carton comprises around 75% paperboard, 20% plastic and 5% aluminium foil

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Through International Support, U.S. Has Opportunity to Align Own Agencies on Precision Biotech

The non-binding statement presents several principles that each country agrees to follow in order to create an international system that is harmonized on how to regulate products of precision biotechnology, including gene editing

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9 January 20197 January 2019

Single-use plastics directive fails to acknowledge potential of biodegradable plastics

Member States should envisage the possibility to create limited, efficient exemptions for innovative compostable plastic products that facilitate organic recycling

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Soybean oil driving Purdue technology to improve roadways

Environmental Concrete Products uses engineering sealant technology to protect and prolong the life of new and existing concrete

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TBM Announces the Concept Model of Alternatives to Single-use Plastic Bags at COP 24

Products made from a limestone-based material is close to launching LIMEX and Plax bags as alternatives to single-use plastic bags

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The BAMCO consortium: eight industry stakeholders, companies and research laboratories are pooling their expertise to develop biosourced composites using bamboo fibres

Innovation to possibly reduce the environmental footprint of aircraft, as well as delivering benefits that extend well beyond the aerospace industry

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Ressourcen-Wende gefordert

Das 4. European Resources Forum (ERF) des UBA in Berlin versuchte mehr Aufmerksamkeit für ein vernachlässigtes Thema der Umweltpolitik zu erreichen

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Avantium: BASF steigt aus JV Synvina aus

Niederländer werden Anteile von BASF an dem Joint Venture übernehmen und damit die vollständige Kontrolle über Synvina erlangen

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BASF pulling out of bioplastics JV

Upon BASF’s exit, Avantium will acquire the German company’s equity interest in the JV and Synvina will continue its operations as a fully Avantium-owned company

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Six leading universities launch the “European Bioeconomy University” initiative

“European Bioeconomy University” – that is the title under which the six strongest European universities in the area of the bioeconomy will team up to work towards a common goal

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Albis focuses on materials for recycling, health care, lighting

Albis Plastic GmbH took aim at recycling, health care and lighting markets at Fakuma 2018  

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8 January 201910 January 2019

In-depth psychological market research finds surprising insights into consumers’ mindset towards bio-based products

Deep-seated opinions, prejudices and contexts

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Tiefenpsychologische Marktforschung kommt zu überraschenden Erkenntnissen über die Haltung von Verbrauchern zu bio-basierten Produkten

Fest verwurzelte Ansichten, Vorurteile und Kontexte

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Single-use plastics: Commission welcomes ambitious agreement on new rules to reduce marine litter

Europe's businesses and consumers to be ahead as a world leader in producing and using sustainable alternatives

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Einwegkunststoffprodukte: Kommission begrüßt ehrgeizige Einigung über neue Vorschriften zur Reduzierung von Abfällen im Meer

Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher in Europa sollen zu weltweiten Spitzenreitern bei der Herstellung und Nutzung nachhaltiger Alternativen werden

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Controversial assumptions of study by University of Bonn create misleading interpretation of bioplastics’ environmental impact

Amounted renewable feedstock for the production of bioplastics shows that there is no competition between the renewable feedstock for food or feed

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Sulapac, the multi-awarded Finnish start-up, welcomes Chanel as an investor

Company has developed an innovative material which responds to consumers’ growing desire to find environmentally friendly products or packaging

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Riva Alva – Erstes plastikfreies Wasser-Filter-System

Bioganische Wasserfilter-Revolution: Block-Aktivkohle-Kartuschen auf Holzbasis vermeiden Plastik und liefern quellreines Leitungswasser

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Biodegradable Lubricants – Selection, Application, and Maintenance

Biodegradable lubricants have become extremely important to support the demands of environmental protection

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UC San Diego Awarded $2 Million to Advance Algae-based Renewable Polymers

Department of Energy funds ‘bio-economy’ project for novel manufacturing of algae-based biopolymers

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Ikea parent invests in Austrian recycling specialist NGR

The process, claimed by NGR to produce food-grade materials, can mix and recycle different forms of PET waste

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Rohstoffwende jetzt: Führende deutsche Recyclingunternehmen fordern Nationalen Rat Recycling

Trotz hoher Sammelquoten wird in Deutschland zu wenig recycelt

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7 January 201919 December 2018

Global Biodegradable Packaging Market Size & Share

Segmented by Material Type, Application and Region - Growth, Trends and Forecast (2018 - 2023)

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UK to launch call for evidence on development of standards for bio-based and biodegradable plastics

Government has acknowledged the bio-based industry as a growing sector and that new packaging types could help reduce the environmental impact of plastics

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BASF notifies Avantium of its exit from Synvina

Companies still discussing terms and conditions of an exit - Avantium continues to disagree with BASF’s interpretation of the joint venture agreement

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Wie die europäische Bioökonomie durch „Big Data“-Technologien unterstützt werden kann

Eine Pilotinitiative ebnete den Weg für eine neue Lösung für eine nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft. Diese ist Teil einer Reihe von Aktivitäten, bei denen massive Datenströme über Sensoren sowie luft- und satellitengestützte Bilder gehandhabt werden

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How to support the European bioeconomy with Big Data technologies

A pilot initiative has offered a new solution for sustainable forestry. It’s part of a series of activities that handle massive data flows collected through sensors and aerial and satellite imagery

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Bochemie: Tschechen planen Biopolymeranlage zur Herstellung von Kunststoffen aus altem Frittenfett

Weltweit einzigartige Hydal Technologie ermöglicht Herstellung von Polyoxyalkanoaten aus gebrauchten Lebensmittelfetten

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Chemisches Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen

Von Plastikmüll zu neuen chemischen Produkten

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DSD will Kunststoffrecycling verbessern

Geplant ist laut DSD, zwei große Linien für die Sortierung und das Recycling von HDPE und PP aus Mischabfallströmen aus der haushaltsnahen Wertstofferfassung zu bauen