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23 February 20189 September 2021

Energy Department Invests $44M in Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies Projects

Federal funding for cost-shared research and development through Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies.

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Erste kompostierbare Kaffeekapsel aus Papier: „Ein Exit ist bei einer Bewertung von 100 Millionen Euro geplant“

Kaffeekapseln sind beliebt – aber produzieren Unmengen an Müll. Das Startup Velibre will in diesem Jahr die erste kompostierbare Kapsel aus Papier launchen.

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Canadian Shoemaker Producing Line of Comfort Insoles Using Natural Fiber

A Canadian orthopedic shoemaker has developed a method for molding natural fibers to create an eco-ethical insole for foot comfort

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Strongest fabrics are man-made, backed by nanotechnology

Scientists, spiders and goats are key players in the search for the strongest fabrics

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Neuartige Wirkstoff-Container und Modulare Biotransformationen – BioSC startet zwei neue FocusLabs

Forschungsansätze sollen weltweiten Einsatz von Fungiziden und Herbiziden signifikant reduzieren und neuartige Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke für die nachhaltige Produktion von Basischemikalien und Pharmazeutika aufbauen

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Bridgestone and Versalis Partnering to Expand Guayule Research Efforts

Co-development focused on developing comprehensive technology package to commercialize guayule

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Sunflowers one day, oily stuff the next

Pacific Biodiesel turns sunflower seeds into oil for cooking and massages — in addition to biofuel

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22 February 201826 February 2018

European Bioeconomy in Figures 2008 – 2015

2.3 trillion Euro turnover and 18.5 million employees in the European Bioeconomy in 2015 – Continuous increase of 10% since 2008

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Questale: EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Natural Fibers Market Report 2018

This report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate for each application

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Jet Technologies launches bio-plastics coffee packaging

New packaging is fully biodegradable yet strong enough to protect the quality of the product

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SECOS Group benefits from restructuring as global demand for bioplastics accelerates

Packaging industry demand for environmentally friendly bioplastics is increasing

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Fraunhofer IMWS testet umweltfreundliche Mikroplastik-Alternativen in Kosmetikartikeln

Die erhaltenen Erkenntnisse dürften sich auch für künftige Entwicklungen in anderen Bereichen der Kosmetikbranche anwenden lassen

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Fraunhofer IMWS tests environmentally friendly microplastic alternatives in cosmetic products

Results obtained can also be used in the future for development in other cosmetic areas

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Projektstart: Wie gefährlich ist Reifenabrieb?

Reifen verlieren mit der Zeit an Substanz und setzen Kleinstpartikel in Form von Feinstaub oder Mikroplastik frei. Fraunhofer UMSICHT untersucht im Verbundprojekt »TyreWearMapping« deutschlandweit den Einfluss von Reifenabrieb auf die Umwelt

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Air Liquide opens a unique CO2 Recovery Plant in Johnstown, ON

Air Liquide invested over $30 million these past two years to build this new facility and enhance its bulk distribution fleet in Ontario and Quebec

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Gene improves plant growth and conversion to biofuels

The increase in plant yield and sugar release—demonstrated in both greenhouse and field trials for switchgrass—bodes well for creating biofuels

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21 February 201819 February 2018

Enerkem: Partners agree on initial funding to kick off waste-to-chemistry project in Rotterdam

Project to be first of its kind in Europe to provide a sustainable alternative solution for non-recyclable plastics and other mixed wastes

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Self-healing concrete in full development

Concrete degradation of our infrastructure could have been avoided if we had used self-healing concrete in the first place

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Deutsche Verbraucher legen Wert auf nachhaltige Verpackungen

Neue PwC Studie zeigt auf: Drei Viertel der Supermarktkunden achten beim Einkauf darauf, Produkte mit so wenig Verpackung wie möglich zu erwerben

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DowDuPont boss: Merger will speed up innovation to face farming challenges ‘quickly’

Green NGOs have warned about agro-chemical company mergers, saying that they will deliver 70% of the sector into the hands of three giant merged companies

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Big Algae chases Omega-3 dominance: DSM, Evonik underway on $200M algae project in Nebraska

Veramaris will now enable all partners along the value chain to grow in a responsible way and meet the demand for healthy animal protein

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The master BioCirce awarded with the Italiadecide prize for teaching innovation

The program allows the professionals to go in depth in all the aspects related to the production and marketing sides of bio-based products

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Failed EU Commission advanced biofuel policy wastes billions of euros

The Commission and the Parliament have neglected two common sense rules

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20 February 201819 February 2018

Huge innovation or dead end? CRISPR/Cas9 in the bioeconomy

nova Session on "Potential of Gene Editing & CRISPR/Cas9 for the Bio-based Economy", 6 March 2018

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IML decoration now available for PLA packaging

Coffee capsules: innovative polylactide (PLA) injection moulding solution with IML decoration saves resources

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European Commission’s €2 billion support of advanced biofuels questioned

Ethanol Europe's research argues, that less than 1% of announced advanced biofuel capacity has successfully been materialised

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NUS researchers turn fashion waste into multifunctional material

Scientists converted cotton-based fabric waste into highly compressible and ultralight cotton aerogels

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TU-Studenten gewinnen Kleber aus Stroh

Projekt Bioraffinerie 2021 –Harburger Uni und tesa arbeiten gemeinsam daran, pflanzliche Abfälle in Klebstoff nutzbar zu machen

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Wooden electric balance bike wants to be your Big Buddy

Slovenian-made Big Buddy Bike with a tempered wooden frame is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign

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UPM Raflatac launches new white plant-based PE film for home and personal care applications

RafBio PE White performs just like standard PE film, and its excellent flexibility makes it ideal for the squeezable bottles and contoured containers

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Enerkem raises its largest financing round of C$280 million in new capital

BlackRock and China's Sinobioway Group join as Enerkem investors

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19 February 20189 September 2021

33 Presentations and 7 valuable Comments on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers

6^th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers

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Humanity’s fight against climate change is failing. One technology can change that

In virtually every IPCC model, carbon capture is absolutely essential - no matter what else we do to mitigate climate change

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Chewing the Monster Fatberg

New Argent Energy plant will be able to produce up to 90 million litres (80,000 tonnes) of biodiesel from waste fats a year

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Norway establishes international high-level panel on sustainable ocean economy

Resolution put forward by Norway was passed at the UN Environment Assembly in December

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Biokunststoffe verarbeiten – Projekt mit hohem Praxisnutzen ging erfolgreich zu Ende

Verbrauchernachfrage geht zunehmend in Richtung nachhaltigere Verpackungslösungen für den privaten Haushalt

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Stora Enso launches bio-based lignin as renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials

The launch of Lineo^TM by Stora Enso is another important step on the way to replacing fossil-based materials with renewable solutions. Lineo is available to companies seeking more sustainable, bio-based alternatives

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Stora Enso launches lignin-based phenol

Stora Enso has been producing lignin at industrial scale since 2015 at its Sunila pulp mill in Finland

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Plastic-eating bacteria more diverse and numerous than previously thought

A study found that plastic-eating bacteria are more numerous and more diverse than previously thought – Can they help us solve the problem of plastics polluting our environment?

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Es gibt mehr und vielfältigere plastikfressende Bakterien als bisher angenommen

Eine Studie fand mehr plastikfressende Mikroben als bisher angenommen – Können sie helfen, das Problem der Umweltverschmutzung durch PET zu lösen?

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16 February 201814 February 2018

The fight on plastics heats up in the EU

A wind of change is blowing across Europe, trying to sweep away all the plastic bags that are littering our countries. January 2018 has been a busy month in this sense

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Packaging and the environment: A plan for plastics

Commission ready to push ahead with a headline goal of making all plastics produced in the EU reusable or recyclable by 2030

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Cities of the future may be built with locally available volcanic ash

Study finds adding volcanic ash reduces the overall energy required to manufacture concrete

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Forscher wollen Städte aus Vulkanasche bauen

Mischung aus Beton und Gesteinspulver reduziert Energiebedarf

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10 Years After: Advanced Biofuels’ Status, Opportunities and Challenges

Dr. Lorenz Bauer, Ph.D., Member Lee Enterprises Consulting, will be speaking at the ABLC 2018 conference in Washington DC

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Much choice in biobased materials at Material Xperience

World’s largest multisectoral materials exhibition’ intends to present an integral picture of actual developments

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Biorefineries: Our Synthetic Biology Future

Bob Kodrzycki from Lee Enterprises Consulting – Special to The Digest    

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Hydrocarbon Cost Curve: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Bioenergies

Ronan Rocle recently presented this illuminating overview of the company’s progress and promise

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15 February 201815 February 2018

Bioeconomy: A global trend?

More work is needed to realize bioeconomy's potential as a climate solution

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MIDO 2018: Evonik introduces innovative plastics concepts that unite safety, function, and design in children’s glasses

As part of a cooperation with Hwa Mao Optical (Xiamen, China) children's glasses were developed from up to 50 percent renewable raw materials