22 April 202219 April 2022Braskem + Sojitz: JV-Gründung für Bio-MEGDie endgültige Investitionsentscheidung für den Bau des ersten Werks soll im kommenden Jahr fallen, die Inbetriebnahme dieser Anlage ist dann für 2025 vorgesehen
Vorzeigeprojekt für die Bioökonomie: Orangenschalen liefern in Zukunft wertvolle biobasierte EpoxidharzeMit dem Projekt 'OrangeOil' wollen das SKZ und das Fraunhofer IMWS-Institut ein biobasiertes Epoxidharzsystem entwickeln
Biobased succinic acid: Is the sustainable route becoming economically viable once more?Moving beyond the use of petrochemical-based starting materials, combined industrial biotechnology with an innovative purification process and chemical catalysis presenting an alternative way to convert renewable feedstocks into chemicals for use in a wide variety of everyday products
21 April 202221 April 2022 Søren Kristiansen, Senior Technology Director Materials at LEGO (DK), on the current and future framework for a renewable carbon economyInterview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
World’s first ‘Smart Circular Bridge’ in a cityThe Eindhoven University of Technology-led EU project ‘Smart Circular Bridge’ recognizes the potentials of flax by building three city bridges made from a biocomposite material consisting of flax and a special bio-resin
Die Spurlosen: Anne Lamp & Johanna BaareDie Mission von Anne Lamp und Johanna Baare mit ihrem Start Up Traceless Materials will der globalen Plastikverschmutzung den Kampf ansagen
Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Professor Herbert Sixta for the development of Sustainable wood-based textile fibresThe 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Herbert Sixta and Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen for the development and use of novel ionic liquids to process wood biomass into high-performance textile fibres
Light, oxygen turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acidCornell researcher has discovered a new path for polystyrene waste that includes being upcycled into benzoic acid, through a mild process that uses light, an oxygen-rich environment and an abundant iron-based catalyst
Chemiker nutzen die Sonne, um Plastikabfälle zu recycelnLicht und Sauerstoff verwandeln Kunststoffabfälle in nützliche Benzoesäure
Yankee Stadium Introduces Biodegradable, Compostable StrawsA biodegradable and compostable drinking straw will be available for baseball fans in New York at Yankee Stadium this season
20 April 202213 April 2022Giant grass miscanthus: Bioethanol source with negative CO2 balanceEuropean collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can effectively reduce CO2
Riesengras Miscanthus: Bioethanol-Quelle mit negativer CO2-BilanzEuropäisches Verbundprojekt unter Leitung der Universität Hohenheim zeigt: Kombination von Bioethanol-Produktion mit Kohlenstoff-Speicherung kann CO2 effektiv reduzieren
New Latitude 5000 Series Are Dell’s Most Sustainable Laptops Yet*New packaging is made from 100% recycled or renewable materials and is 100% recyclable
Schaumaplast: Thermoboxen aus nachwachsenden RohstoffenDie Produktlinie Thermocon Nature besteht aus nahezu 100% nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
Renewable Methanol Market – Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Application Analysis, Growth And Forecast 2022-2027The demand for renewable methanol is extensively driven by the automobile sector where it is implemented as fuel for the internal combustion engine, hybrid (fuel/electric) systems, and fuel cells
Özdemir: Osterpaket macht Landwirtschaft zum Treiber der Energiewende und stärkt die Wertschöpfung im ländlichen RaumDamit die erneuerbaren Energien mit der erforderlichen Dynamik ausgebaut werden können, wurde das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) überarbeitet
19 April 202212 April 2022Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop PEF film masterbatchesWith PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, Sukano will develop masterbatches for PEF resins, facilitating fast adoption in many diversified markets and thus acceleratin the growth of PEF
H2Wood – BlackForest: Biowasserstoff aus HolzFraunhofer IGB entwickelt ein biotechnologisches Verfahren, um aus Holzabfällen Wasserstoff und biobasierte Koppelprodukte herzustellen
Sustainable lightweight thermoplastic honeycomb panel with flax fibre composites to replace glass and carbon fibre materialsInnovation by EconCore & Flaxco (Division of Flipts & Dobbels NV) partnership
Plastics Europe supports new report’s call for faster systemic change towards circularity and net zero carbon emissionsReport calls for a new and enabling policy framework to incentivise net zero investment and innovation
Start des Forschungsverbunds „Modellregion Bioökonomie im Rheinischen Revier“ – Förderung von bis zu 72 Millionen EuroBundesforschungsministerin Stark-Watzinger: Kohleausstieg als Chance begreifen und das Rheinische Revier zur Chancen-Region für Klimaneutralität und nachhaltige Wertschöpfung machen
Production of bio-fabricated silk up to 6 tonsBased on its scalable biotechnological platform and a best-in-class patent portfolio, AMSilk can provide large quantities of premium bio-fabricated silk materials in constant quality
14 April 202211 April 2022Bcomp closes CHF 32m Series B with mobility- and impact venture capitalThe combination of investors is unique and confirms the strong interest from the market in Bcomp’s technologies, ranging from the automotive and aerospace industry to wider mobility and sustainability sectors
Bcomp schliesst Serie B-Finanzierungsrunde über CHF 32 Mio. mit Mobilitäts-, Finanz- und Impact Venture-Capital Investoren ab, darunter BMW i VenturesDie Kombination von Investoren ist einzigartig und bestätigt das starke Interesse des Marktes an Bcomps Technologien, welche von der Automobil- und Luftfahrtindustrie bis zu weiteren Mobilitäts- und Nachhaltigkeitssektoren reichen
Finnish companies Lumene and Sulapac collaborate to become one of the world’s first to sell water-based cosmetics in sustainable packaging that leaves no traces behindLumene and Sulapac routinely use material sidestreams in their innovations and draw inspiration from the no-waste reality of Finnish nature in their effort to build a future of sustainable cosmetics globally
Veolia launches an innovative industrial solution to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp productionDeveloped in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, a new refinery will be based on Veolia’s innovative industrial scale concept of commercial bioproduct-derived biomethanol production,
Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the marketThe companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage
13 April 202221 April 2022 Six Innovations are Nominated for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2022” AwardParticipants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners
Seevix replicates spider silk to produce high performance productsThe company, co-founded in 2014 as a spin-off from the Technology Transfer Branch of Hebrew University, manufactures SVX, a biopolymer material, which was created and patented based on its genetic code
A better way to separate gasesA new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions
Pollen paper that you can print on and ‘unprint’This innovative, printer-ready pollen paper could become an eco-friendly alternative to conventional paper, which is made via a multi-step process with a significant negative environmental impact
Bridgestone Awarded Department of Energy Grant to Advance Guayule Natural Rubber ResearchThe grant will accelerate the company’s efforts to optimize guayule shrubs for increased rubber content, producing higher-yielding crops
TENCEL™ brand and RCGD Global spotlight eco-couture at the Oscars® and unveil winning looks of the 2020 and 2021 Global Design ContestWinning designs of the 2020 and 2021 Global Design Contest were unveiled publicly for the first time in Los Angeles on March 25th
12 April 202212 April 2022The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030Limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector which will involve a huge reduction in fossil fuel use, improved energy efficiency, and use of alternative fuels (such as hydrogen)
Neuer IPCC-Bericht: “Die sichere Existenz der Menschheit steht auf dem Spiel”Der letzte IPCC-Bericht war vor einem Monat unter den schockierenden Nachrichten des Krieges in der Ukraine sowie steigenden Energiepreisen untergegangen. Das darf nicht noch einmal passieren
Mattel Becomes First Toy Company to Incorporate SABIC’s Certified Renewable Polymers GloballyThe partnership directly supports Mattel’s goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials in its products and packaging by 2030, and is an important step forward in their transition towards a circular economy
Westlake Epoxy Receives ISCC+ Certification at Its Pernis, Netherlands SiteThis is a significant step in Westlake Epoxy’s strategy to integrate renewable carbon materials into its raw material supply chain
Nachwachsende Rohstoffe anstelle von Rohöl in Raffinerien verarbeitenIm Projekt BioMates ist Forschern ein weiterer wichtiger Schritt zur Erreichung des Projektziels gelungen
Processing renewable raw materials instead of crude oil in refineriesIn the project BioMates, researchers made another important step for achieving the project’s goal
11 April 20226 April 2022BASF and Henkel focus on renewable raw materials in Henkel’s consumer goods productsCooperation on climate protection
BASF und Henkel setzen auf erneuerbare Rohstoffe für Henkels KonsumgüterprodukteKooperation beim Klimaschutz
Vow ASA: Builds large scale pyrolysis reactor to meet increased demand for advanced carbon products and CO2 neutral energyThe reactor will be built and delivered by the end of 2022 by C.H. Evensen Industriovner (“Evensen”), the recently acquired company, and now a wholly owned subsidiary in the Vow group
Startup C1: mit Quantenchemie und prominenten Investoren zu grünem MethanolBerliner Start-up will chemische Industrie nachhaltiger und unabhängiger von Importen machen / Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle und Jim Hagemann Snabe unter den Investoren
Start-up C1: with quantum chemistry and prominent investors to green methanolBerlin-based start-up aims to make the chemical industry more sustainable and less dependent on fossil imports - Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle and Jim Hagemann Snabe among investors
Consumer Footprint CalculatorNew tool is based on a life cycle thinking approach, meaning that it considers the impacts occurring along the entire life cycle of the products and the energy that you consume
Alfa Laval to acquire Desmet, a world leader in edible oil and biofuel processingThe acquisition will strengthen Alfa Laval's position in the renewable energy arena and complement its offering within edible oils
8 April 20224 April 2022Ecoplanta signs grant agreement with the European Commission under the Innovation FundThe Ecoplanta project, one of seven at European level and the only Spanish candidacy selected in this call, aims to transform non-recyclable Municipal waste materials rejected by sorting centers into green chemicals and fuels
ORLEN Unipetrol continues its sustainability strategy by producing certified renewable polypropylene from waste vegetable oilWith this method it is also possible to produce polyethylene, ethylene, and benzene
Unipetrol: Produktion von Kunststoff aus gebrauchten PflanzenölenAuch Ethylen, Polyethylen und Benzol sollen aus hydrierten Pflanzenölen gewonnen werden können
Why seaweed is a natural fit for replacing certain plasticsFive out of eight finalists for a million-dollar sustainability prize floated algae as an alternative for plastic film