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8 January 20194 January 2019

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

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24 December 201818 December 2018

Bio-based News starts its winter break – we will be back 7 January 2018

A good start to the new year

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21 December 201818 December 2018

Biodegradable, edible film kills pathogens on seafood

Antimicrobial compounds may control the growth of foodborne pathogens on seafood, according to PennState researchers

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Bioklebstoff auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe

Forscher von Fraunhofer UMSICHT haben gemeinsam mit Partnern aus Wissenschaft und Industrie einen neuartigen Haftschmelzklebstoff auf Pflanzenbasis entwickelt

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Australian company Nanollose creates clothing from coconut-based waste

Biomaterial technology firm Nanollose has created a garment produced from the company’s “tree-free” rayon fibre

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Öffentliches Bauen & Sanieren mit Baustoffen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

Neues Themenheft der FNR bietet Informationen und Anregungen für die Ausschreibung klimaneutraler Baumaßnahmen

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RSB Assembly Approves Groundbreaking Standard for Advanced Products

For the first time, products from recycled carbon and non-biogenic waste will be able to carry real and credible sustainability claims

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Fast Pyrolysis Technology: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Biomass Technology Group

Bert van de Beld from BTG gave this illuminating overview of their fast pyrolysis technology and commercial scale demo plant

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Technology helps push industry greener

Environmentalists slam plastics for polluting the oceans, but the public may not understand that most ocean plastics come from Asian countries like China and Indonesia

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20 December 201817 December 2018

Production of PHA bioplastics in Spain: Strategic agreement between Bio-on and Acor

Technical collaboration to study and evaluate the opportunity to exploit at industrial scale the Bio-on technologies for the production of PHA bioplastics from sugar beets

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Move over, single-use plastics: Gilbert company makes Earth-friendly replacements

Arizona company is on a mission to replace all single-use plastics packaging by products made from corrugated paper

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Lost in translation: Calls for Proposals are determined by language

Calls for Proposals should be clearly understandable for non-native speakers, explaining definitions and concepts more clearly and leaving less room for interpretation

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Nachhaltiges Fasermaterial von Ahlstrom-Munksjö für Nobelpreis-Bankett-Robe

Schwedische Papier- und Textilindustrie arbeiten gemeinsam an Textilien aus heimischen Rohstoffen

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Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s sustainable fiber material used in fabric for Nobel Banquet dress

The Swedish paper and textile industries are working together to produce textiles from local raw materia

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Obtaining polyester from plant oil

University of Konstanz chemist Professor Stefan Mecking publishes a new catalysis concept for obtaining polyester from castor oil

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Polyester aus Pflanzenöl

Konstanzer Chemiker Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking beschreibt neues Katalyse-Konzept zur Gewinnung von Polyester aus Rizinusöl

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Biobased beer can rings, algae and bugs, chitin-based plastic breakthrough, gribble gut enzymes, banana-based products: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of December 14th

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace – here are the top innovations for the week of December 14th

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EU-Kommission hat eine Klimaschutzstrategie für die Zeit nach 2030 vorgelegt

EU-Unternehmen, Gebäude und Verkehr sollen höchstens so viele Treibhausgase emittieren, wie von Böden, Gewässern und Pflanzen aufgenommen werden können

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Field Testing of Compostable Products and Packaging

Increases in the diversion of food scraps and other organic waste streams are essential if we hope to make meaningful progress on the road to zero waste

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19 December 20189 September 2021

Biorefining of microalgae

Konstanz chemist Professor Stefan Mecking awarded funding for innovative refinery concept for microalgae lipids

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Bioraffination von Mikroalgen

Konstanzer Chemiker Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking erhält Förderung für die Etablierung eines neuartigen Raffinerie-Konzeptes für Mikroalgen-Lipide

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AGRANA presents new bioplastic developed from thermoplastic starch

Thermoplastic starch is 100% home-compostable without leaving microplastic residues

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AGRANA präsentiert neu entwickelten Bio-Kunststoff aus thermoplastischer Stärke

Thermoplastische Stärke ermöglicht 100% Heim-Kompostierbarkeit ohne Mikroplastikrückstände

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Commission launches Circular Plastics Alliance to foster the market of recycled plastics in Europe

Key industry stakeholders are invited to join the Alliance, in particular from those sectors, which account for most demand for plastics in Europe

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Autoreifen aus heimischer Landwirtschaft rücken näher

Entwicklung einer Erntemaschine für den Kautschukersatz Russischer Löwenzahn beginnt

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Waste incineration is waste incineration, no matter the classification

The European Parliament must reject any proposal that provides Cohesion Funds to incineration facilities, no matter their classification, writes Dr. Ingrid Behrsin

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Kunststoffverpackungsindustrie setzt sich ambitionierte Recyclingziele bis 2025

Bis 2025 werden in Deutschland mindestens 1 Million Tonnen Recyclingmaterial oder nachwachsende Rohstoffe zur Produktion von Kunststoffverpackungen eingesetzt

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18 December 201814 December 2018

Build a PLAnet™ for sustainable bioplastics

Strategic collaboration will support manufacturers interested in entering the bioplastic market by delivering integrated PLA technology packages

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Motor für Chemie 4.0 in Mitteldeutschland: Leistungs- und Transferzentrum Chemie- und Biosystemtechnik

Mit Kreislauf-Wirtschaft zur grünen Chemie

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Für eine plastikfreie Zukunft: LignoPure von Science4Life als „Beste Geschäftsidee“ ausgezeichnet

Isoliertes Lignin lässt sich vielseitig in der Industrie einsetzen

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Perstorp: The sale of Capa™ to unlock significant value

Group to focus its business opportunities and future growth prospects on its Polyol, Oxo and Feed businesses

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Perstorp: Schweden verkaufen Caprolacton-Sparte an Ingevity

Übernahme beinhaltet die Produktionseinheit in Fredrikstad, Norwegen, während der Betrieb in Stenungsund, Schweden, in Perstorp’s Besitz verbleibt

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A loudspeaker for treehuggers with golden ears – the first speaker ever built using holocellulose

Newly researched pure white material with unique properties is easy to recycle to become something completely different

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Report: Biofuels, bioproducts required to meet GHG goals

Regarding the U.S., the report finds that although the country is the most prominent producer and consumer of biofuels in the world, 80.1 percent of total primary energy consumption came from fossil fuels as of 2016

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Nobel Prize-Winning Chemists: Misguided GMO Fears Could Hinder Technology’s Societal Benefits

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been on the market for over 20 years and have not caused or contributed to a single illness or death

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The Bioeconomy 2019: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Bioeconomy Development Priorities

The Iowa Economic Development Authority took a look at development priorities in an opening morning presentation at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco

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17 December 201814 December 2018

Michael Carus – Person of the Year 2018

The founding father and driving force of the German bioplastics movement is considered as one of the leading experts in agricultural resources and industrial materials

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Nachhaltige Weichmacher für PVC: Projekt Bioweichmacher an der TUHH

Universitäts-Konsortium will neuartige Alternative zu herkömmlichen Weichmachern in PVC entwickeln

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Wood-based innovations made an appearance at Independence Day Reception in Finland

Stora Enso's woodpulp has being used as a raw material in the evening gown made by Aalto University for Finland’s First Lady Jenni Haukio

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Finnlands First Lady feiert Unabhängigkeitstag in Kleid aus holzbasierten Fasern

Stora Enso's holzbasiertes Garn diente als Ausgangsmaterial für die Abendrobe der First Lady Jenni Haukio

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UK aims to double bioeconomy to £440 billion by 2030

New UK Bioeconomy strategy aims to increase the size of the impact of the bioeconomy from its 2014 level of £220 billion (€247 billion) to £440 billion (€494 billion)