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9 January 20242 January 2024

Time for a European Shift on Renewable Ethanol 

There is also growing interest in using ethanol as a feedstock in the biopolymers industry, which are essential if the EU wants to achieve its goals for climate change mitigation, food security and energy independence

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Packaging and packaging waste: Council adopts its negotiating position on new rules for more sustainable packaging in the EU

The aim is to tackle the increase in packaging waste generated in the EU, while harmonising the internal market for packaging and boosting the circular economy

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Verpackungen und Verpackungsabfälle: Rat legt Verhandlungsposition zu neuen Vorschriften für nachhaltigere Verpackungen in der EU fest

Dem Anstieg des Aufkommens an Verpackungsabfällen in der EU soll gegengesteuert und gleichzeitig der Binnenmarkt für Verpackungen harmonisiert und die Kreislaufwirtschaft angeschoben werden

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EU Policy: Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging

Two EU nations threaten to weaken reuse and waste targets ahead of next week's gathering of EU ministers in Brussels

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Environment Ministers failed to acknowledge the value of biobased and compostable plastics’ innovation for packaging solutions

European Bioplastics reacts to the General Approach adopted by the Environment Council on the proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste

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Walnussschalen als Inhaltsstoffe für Kosmetika

Hochschulprojekt erforscht mit Kalkarer Unternehmen Alternativen zu Mikroplastik

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Walnut shells as ingredients for cosmetics

Search for alternatives to microplastics

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8 January 202422 December 2023

First biobased industrial coating demonstrated with partners Worlée Chemie and Baril Coatings

First of a kind, high performance, waterborne alkyd coating turns out to be a renewable solution with lower emissions and improvement of the safety profile

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That’s a wrap for EBC23

European Bioplastics wraps up two days of insightful sessions, policy panel and market data analysis at EBC23

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The 6th World BioEconomy Forum celebrates global advances in the bioeconomy

Under the theme 'Creating a Global Hub for the Bioeconomy,' the event utilised a four-pillar structure to assess the circular bioeconomy's status

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Altera to be merged with DSD

Consolidation as part of the company's new direction - Employees with extensive expertise have already been taken on

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Altera wird auf DSD verschmolzen

Konsolidierung im Rahmen der neuen Unternehmensausrichtung - Mitarbeitende mit großer Expertise wurden bereits übernommen

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Three partners changing the narrative in plastic recycling at Site Zero

Svensk Plaståtervinning celebrated the opening of Site Zero, a state-of-the-art plastic sorting plant in Motala, Sweden. The plant features TOMRA and Sutco equipment and aims to realize a circular economy for plastics by sorting Swedish plastic packaging waste into 12 fractions

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Der nächste Schritt im Kunststoffrecycling bei Site Zero

Svensk Plaståtervinning feierte die Eröffnung von Site Zero, einer hochmodernen Kunststoffsortieranlage in Motala, Schweden. Ausgestattet mit Equipment von TOMRA und Sutco verfolgt die Anlage das Ziel, eine Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe zu verwirklichen, indem schwedische Kunststoffverpackungsabfälle in 12 Fraktionen sortiert werden

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5 January 202421 December 2023

Improving product sustainability: tesa and BASF join forces for certified renewable raw materials

First more sustainable products with biomass balance BMB will be launched in early 2024

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Gemeinsam für mehr Produktnachhaltigkeit: tesa and BASF kooperieren beim Einsatz erneuerbarer Rohstoffe

Die ersten nachhaltigeren Produkte mit Biomasse-Bilanzansatz werden Anfang 2024 auf den Markt gebracht

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Metsä Group invests in startup FineCell that produces pulp-based materials for beauty, healthcare, and paint products

Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring consists of a group of investors, including EIT InnoEnergy and the company’s founder

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Sulzer bringt SULAC™ auf den Markt – eine neue Technologie für die Lactidproduktion

Die Einführung der innovativen Prozesslösung SULAC™ stärkt die führende Rolle von Sulzer im Bereich Biopolymere und Kreislaufwirtschaft

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Sulzer launches SULAC™ – a new technology for lactide production 

Sulzer enhances its leadership in biopolymers and circularity with its new process solution – SULAC™

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Britische Behörde prüft Unilever-Produkte auf Greenwashing

Grüne Blätter machen noch kein umweltfreundliches Produkt: Der Konsumgüterhersteller Unilever ist wegen Nachhaltigkeitsversprechen bei Haushaltsprodukten ins Visier einer britischen Behörde geraten

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Surge in bioplastic textile market expected

Bioplastic textiles, which are derived from eco-friendly materials like maize, algae, or soy, offer a viable alternative towards reducing fashion industry's carbon emissions and waste production

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Steffi Lemke und Cem Özdemir gemeinsam für Natürlichen Klimaschutz und Kreislaufwirtschaft auf der COP28

Das Bundesumweltministerium (BMUV) und das Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerium (BMEL) setzen sich auf der UNFCCC COP28 dafür ein, den natürlichen Klimaschutz zu stärken und Biomasse, insbesondere Holz, möglichst stofflich zu nutzen

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Kreislaufwirtschaft braucht sinnvolle Massenbilanzierung

Damit die hohen Investitionen ins chemische Recycling Sinn machen, braucht die chemische Industrie eine Massenbilanzierung wie das „Fuel Use Exempt“ Modell

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4 January 202420 December 2023

Paving the way to a circular economy of plastics

How can we turn fossil fuel-based plastic packaging waste into raw material for biodegradable bioplastics? An EU-backed project shows us the way

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Einer Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe den Weg ebnen

Wie können wir Abfälle der auf fossilen Brennstoffen basierten Kunststoffe in Rohstoffe für biologisch abbaubare Biokunststoffe umwandeln? Ein EU-unterstütztes Projekt weist uns den Weg

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Avantium focuses on maximising the potential of its FDCA and PEF technology

In order to cover its share in the financing package and to remain properly capitalised until the FDCA Flagship Plant is fully operational, the company intends to raise €50 million in equity capital

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EUBP unveils the results of the 2023 Market Data Report

The global production for bioplastics is driven by rising demand combined with the emergence of more sophisticated applications and products

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Phabuilder Set to Launch Marine-Degradable Straws and Cutlery

New alliance is goint to introduce three remarkable PHA-based product categories: straws, coatings, and injection-molded items into the consumer market

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Keppel partners AM Green to explore biogenic carbon-based sustainable fuels opportunities in Asia and the Middle East

The two parties will jointly identify, evaluate and co-develop projects, which can harness and aggregate at least one million tonnes of biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) per year

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Alfa Laval and Bisviridi partner to revolutionize biofuel production from organic waste

New, groundbreaking process, developed and patented by Bisviridi, produces Bio Crude, an eco-friendly alternative to oil-based fuels

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Agrivalle and Ginkgo Bioworks Enter Multiyear Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Next-Gen Ag Biological Products

Ginkgo intends to work with Agrivalle to discover and optimize plant-compatible microbes that can provide crop nutrition, and to engineer organisms that can make compounds to specifically target certain pests

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Wood materials make for reliable organic solar cells

Kraft lignin improves the stability in organic solar cells thanks to its ability to form hydrogen bonds that acts as a sort of glue

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Holzmaterialien ermöglichen zuverlässige organische Solarzellen

Kraftlignin verbessert die Stabilität von organischen Solarzellen dank seiner Fähigkeit, Wasserstoffbrücken zu bilden, die wie eine Art Klebstoff wirken

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3 January 202419 December 2023

ACWA Power signs deal to develop the largest green hydrogen project in Indonesia

ACWA Power CEO Marco Arcelli signed the agreement with PLN’s CEO Darmawan Prasodjo and Rahmad Pribadi, CEO of Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company

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ACWA Power plant den Bau der größten Anlage für grünen Wasserstoff in Indonesien

ACWA Power CEO Marco Arcelli unterzeichnete die Vereinbarung mit PLN’s CEO Darmawan Prasodjo und Rahmad Pribadi, CEO der Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company

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UP Catalyst secures €4M in funding to reduce Europe’s reliance on Chinese carbon materials

The company will utilize the funds to scale up their local production of carbon materials and graphite derived from CO2 emissions, offering a sustainable alternative source of raw materials to European battery manufacturers

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C-Crete Technologies Develops and Deploys the World’s First Zeolite-Based Concrete Devoid of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

C-Crete's cement-free concrete is the first to employ this naturally occurring rock as a cementitious binder replacing Portland cement

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Japan’s SAF feedstock program to be driven by carbon offset scheme: USDA

The country's primary focus lies in boosting domestic SAF production, including alcohol-to-jet SAF

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Keter Expands Implementation of UBQ Materials’ Bio-Based, Sustainable Thermoplastic to Accelerate Emissions Removal and Avoidance

Keter and UBQ Materials to Realize Positive Environmental Impact of UBQ™, Rolling Out Carbon-Reduced Home and Outdoor Products

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NatureWorks: Erik Ripple neuer Präsident und CEO

Ripple wird die Nachfolge von Interimspräsidentin und CEO Jill Zullo antreten, die diese Funktion seit März 2023 innehatte

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Circa Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Vataset Teollisuus in Finland

New plant to manufacture platform chemical levoglucosenone (LGO), biochar and bio-based solvent Cyrene™ from sustainable biomass feedstocks

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HIF Global and Enap sign agreement to accelerate use of eFuels in Chile

First collaboration for carbon-neutral eFuels in the Chilean market eFuels can be used in today’s cars without any changes to engines or infrastructure

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Clariant shuts its sunliquid® bioethanol plant in Romania

Strategic review concluded: Board of Directors has decided to close bioethanol plant in Podari, Romania, and to downsize related activities in Germany

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Clariant schliesst sunliquid® Bioethanol-Anlage in Rumänien

Strategische Prüfung abgeschlossen: Entscheidung des Verwaltungsrats, das Bioethanolwerk in Podari, Rumänien, zu schliessen und die entsprechenden Aktivitäten in Deutschland zu reduzieren

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2 January 202418 December 2023

thyssenkrupp Uhde won contract for biopolymer plant from Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd.

An integral aspect of this project is the plant's ability to sustainably produce a range of PLA grades, addressing the diverse requirements of various industries such as packaging, textiles, and hygiene supplies

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thyssenkrupp Uhde gewinnt Auftrag für Biopolymer-Anlage von Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd.

Wesentlicher Aspekt dieses Projekts ist die Fähigkeit der Anlage, nachhaltig eine Reihe von PLA-Qualitäten zu produzieren, die den unterschiedlichen Anforderungen verschiedener Branchen wie Verpackung, Textilien und Hygieneartikel gerecht werden

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SDSU researcher turning switchgrass into bioplastics

A new study from Janaswamy's lab has demonstrated how a transparent and strong biodegradable film can be derived from switchgrass (Pancium virgatum), a perennial prairie tallgrass native to North America

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Lignovations Closes Seed Round

Significant step toward advancing Lignovations‘ mission to grow the biomaterial industry with sustainable, lignin-based alternatives

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Announcing the formation of New Energy Farmers LLC, a biomass aggregation company

Because top-quality biomass is critical to efficient refinery operation and delivery of climate-healing products, over the past decade the New Energy Aggregation System was developed to assure a continuous supply of clean, dry stover in tight, compact bales

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Larger sunflower seed harvest in the EU 

In the EU-27, the 2023 harvest of sunflower seed came in considerably larger than the previous year. It also exceeded the long-term average