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14 November 20229 November 2022

Neues Forschungsprojekt will Reststoffe aus der Hanfverarbeitung in den Kreislauf bringen

Im Vorhaben „HanfNRG“ sollen Rest- und Abfallstoffe aus der Verarbeitung, wie Blätter und Blüten, Hanfschäben sowie Hanfstaub oder Extraktionsreste der Hanfölproduktion, einer energetischen Nutzung zugeführt werden

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New research project aims to bring residual materials from hemp processing into the cycle

Usable end products in the new project "HanfNRG", coordinated by the DBFZ, would be biogas/biomethane, thermal energy, process heat, synthesis gas or digestate products

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Producing bioplastics from industrial waste with the help of blue-green algae

Biotechnologists from University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria receive Sustainability Award

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Stora Enso’s pilot plant for a breakthrough bioplastic is well underway. What will happen next?

The launch of a new bioplastics pilot plant in the Flanders region in Belgium will enable a new bioplastics production technology, ready for implementation at industrial scale

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Orion first to earn ISCC PLUS certification for various grades from multiple plants

Orion Engineered Carbons is global supplier of carbon black, a solid form of carbon produced as powder or pellets

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11 November 202211 November 2022

Braskem and Sojitz Corporation launch Sustainea

New brand aims to be the global leader in the bioMEG market; project involves the construction of three industrial plants with annual production capacity of 700,000 tons of renewable MEG

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Braskem + Sojitz: Neues Joint Venture vermarktet Bio-MEG unter dem Brand “Sustainea”

Drei neue Werke zur Produktion von Bio-MEG und Bio-MPG mit Kapazitäten für insgesamt rund 700.000 Jahrestonnen geplant

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KRATON announces collaboration with Asphalt Pavement net zero initiative “The Road Forward”

Pavements constructed with Kraton solutions have a lower carbon footprint due to extended pavement life and minimal maintenance

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Catalytic Process With Lignin Could Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

NREL, MIT, Washington State University Collaboration Provides Pathway to Sustainable Jet Fuel

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Neue Kooperation ermöglicht Evonik die Versorgung der Reifenindustrie mit Kieselsäure aus biobasierten Rohstoffen

Evonik, einer der weltweit führenden Kieselsäurehersteller, ist eine strategische Kooperation mit der Pörner Gruppe, Österreich, und Phichit Bio Power Co. Ltd. in Thailand eingegangen, um Reifenhersteller mit nachhaltiger ULTRASIL® Kieselsäure zu beliefern

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New cooperation enables Evonik to provide tire industry with silica made from biobased raw materials

Evonik has entered a strategic cooperation with the Pörner Group, Austria and Phichit Bio Power Co., Ltd., Thailand, to supply sustainably precipitated ULTRASIL® silica to tire manufacturers

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Biodegradability of bioplastics in the marine environment

The conditions of the marine environment affect the kinetics of biodegradation, these are divided into abiotic factors such as the salinity of water, the depth, and the temperature, among others

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10 November 20228 November 2022

Ein Ausweg aus fossilen Abhängigkeiten heißt Biomasse

Franziska Schünemann von der Universität Hohenheim spricht sich für eine Kreislaufwirtschaft aus, die eine Wieder- und Weiterverwertbarkeit von Produkten und die Schließung von Stoffkreisläufen anstrebt

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Green Epichlorohydrin Project in Sarawak

RM1.7 bln epichlorohydrin manufacturing plant project in Samalaju holds groundbreaking

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ALIGNED, a project to improve environmental assessment in multiple bio-based sectors

By bringing together scientific and industrial knowledge, the goal of the new collaboration project is to provide a systematic evidence-based methodology for decision-making

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Burning or recycling? EU weighs options on used tyres

Draft EU rules could see millions of tyres shipped outside of Europe for dumping or incineration, recyclers warn

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Design of biomass-based renewable materials for environmental remediation

Coupling bioremediation-capable bioagents and adsorptive media enable a partial treatment for environmental remediation where contaminant adsorption, enrichment, and degradation occur in the same space

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9 November 20227 November 2022

Stora Enso launches building solution for low carbon construction

The Sylva kit includes everything needed to create a modern, sustainable wood structure for low-carbon buildings

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Stora Enso bringt Gebäudelösung für kohlenstoffarmes Bauen auf den Markt

Der Sylva-Bausatz enthält alles, was für den Bau einer modernen, nachhaltigen Holzstruktur für kohlenstoffarme Gebäude benötigt wird

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Enduro mit Naturfasern und Bio-Compounds

Biobasierte Compounds von Akro-Plastic und naturfaserverstärkte Composites reduzieren den CO2-Fußabdruck einer Enduro aus dem Hause KTM

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New heart disease treatment could stem from daffodils

Initial findings suggest alkaloids from daffodils could prevent cardiovascular disorders

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Von Brille bis Wäscheklammer

Neue FNR-Broschüre informiert über heimische Laubhölzer und ihre vielseitigen Verwendungsmöglichkeiten

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UBC scientist discovers way to make strong plastic alternative from grass crops

Grasstic is made from the stalks of grass crops such as wheat or corn and can be used for dry goods packaging

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Finland to likely reject Brussels’ biodiversity strategy

Finland may vote against the Biodiversity Strategy tabled by the Commission, said Prime Minister Sanna Marin after the parliament committee opposed Brussels’ involvement in the country’s forest policy

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Waldpolitik: Finnland könnte EU-Biodiversitätsstrategie blockieren

Finnland wird möglicherweise gegen die von der Kommission vorgelegte Biodiversitätsstrategie stimmen, da diese als Einmischung Brüssels in die Waldpolitik des Landes wahrgenommen wird

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8 November 20222 November 2022

UBC researcher creates wood-based alternative to single-use plastic

The film can be made into coffee bags or chip bags, pouches like pouches for cereal or frozen fruit, or protective wrap like bubble wrap or envelopes

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Chemists uncover cracks in the armour of cellulose nanocrystals

The most detailed look yet at the surface chemistry and structure of individual cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) particles

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Chemiker entdecken Risse in der Oberflächenstruktur von Cellulose-Nanokristallen

Der bisher detaillierteste Blick auf die Oberflächenchemie und Struktur einzelner Zellulose-Nanokristallpartikel

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Calyxt produces plant-based squalene

The company says it is working with its infrastructure partner, Evologic Technologies, to optimise speed to achieve commercial-scale production of its plant-based squalene

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Möbel, Dielen, Verpackungen – wie Pappel-Produkte den Einsatz fossiler Rohstoffe reduzieren

Forscher der TU Dresden haben Möglichkeiten erarbeitet, wie der Einsatz fossiler Rohstoffe durch die Nutzung umweltfreundlicherer, bio-basierter Materialen aus Pappeln reduziert werden kann

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First structure overview shows performance of Flemish bioeconomy

For the first time, the numerous streams of renewable raw materials and processes in the Flemish economy have been mapped and their economic value for Flanders has been estimated

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Urban waste as opportunity for the bioplastic sector

Novamont and the Circular Biocarbon flagship project’s approach at the international Circular Week

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Breakthrough Energy Announces First Catalyst Project Funding in $50 Million Grant to LanzaJet for the World’s First Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Plant

Projected to be operational in 2023, LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels project is the firm’s first commercial-scale SAF plant and will be the first in the world to produce Alcohol-to-Jet SAF, which will lower emissions by at least 70% compared to fossil jet fuel

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7 November 20222 November 2022

Life Cycle Assessment demonstrates significantly lower carbon footprint of Avantium’s plantMPG™

For the plantMPG™ production process, electricity from wind power, green hydrogen based on wind power and thermal energy from natural gas was assumed

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Erneuerbare Füllstoffe auf Cellulose-Basis

Empa und der Dätwyler Schweiz AG im Rahmen ist es innerhalb eines Innosuisse-Projekts gelungen, ein Verfahren zu entwickeln, das die Welten von Cellulose und Kautschuk zusammenbringt

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Renewable cellulose-based fillers

Empa and the Datwyler Schweiz AG collaborated as part of an Innosuisse project, and successfully developed a process that brought together the worlds of cellulose and rubbers

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In diesem Café bleibt die Zeit stehen

Wir zeigen Ihnen heute, wie Menschen aus Holzspänen Kaffeekapseln und Stühle herstellen – und wie sich jemand einen besonderen Traum erfüllte. Drei Dinge, an denen wir diese Woche hängen geblieben sind

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World’s first plant-based medical grade face mask authorized under EUA by U.S. FDA

PADM Medical PRECISION ECO™ plant based procedural mask with earloops is the world's first plant based mask to receive EUA for use in medical and healthcare settings

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Vier EU-Länder gründen Lobbygruppe für Forstwirtschaft

Vier waldreiche EU-Länder – Finnland, Schweden, Österreich und Slowenien – haben gemeinsam die informelle strategische Partnerschaft „For Forest“ gegründet, um bei künftigen forstpolitischen Vorhaben der EU ihre Positionen und Bemührungen abzustimmen

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Finland and three other member states launch a forestry lobbying group

Finland, together with Sweden, Austria, and Slovenia, have formed an informal strategic partnership, ‘For Forest’, to deepen cooperation in forestry management and policies within the EU

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4 November 202231 October 2022

Pharmaceutical packaging: first compostable stick pack made of bio-based raw materials

The Novamont Mater-Bi bioplastic film is convincing the customers within an innovative, compostable packaging which contains more than 65% renewable resources

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The future of TENCEL™: from linear to circular

The TENCEL™ brand collaborates with partners who value waste management as the heart of an effective circular economy and embeds the circular economy in its business model, practices, and innovation

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Neoplants Bioengineers Houseplants to Remove Harmful Air Pollutants

Neoplants unveils the first generation of plants built to purify the air, Neo P1: designed and evolutionarily directed to remove harmful air pollutants

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From flower waste to bio-leather

One more of the projects on the Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress, where on the opening day the winners of the Young Scientist Award of Lenzing for innovative research work in the fiber and textile sector were awarded

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Metsä Group’s pine sawmill inaugurated in Rauma

The new Rauma pine sawmill of Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, was inaugurated on Monday, 10 October 2022

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Eni considers the possibility of building a third bio-refinery in Livorno

Eni met with the president of Tuscany, Eugenio Giani, and the mayors of Livorno, Luca Salvetti, and Collesalvetti, Adelio Antolini, to confirm that the company is investigating the opportunity to build a new bio-refinery at Eni's industrial site in Livorno

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3 November 202217 December 2024

nova-experts (re-)introduced: Michael Carus

Founder and CEO of nova-Institute and Executive Manager of the Renewable Carbon Initiative

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Steel Mill Gases Transformed into Bioplastic

Korea-Spain joint research team develops an itaconic acid mass production method using inexpensive raw materials such as byproducts from gas fermentation from steel mills to significantly lower production costs

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Stahlwerksgase werden in Biokunststoff umgewandelt

Ein koreanisch-spanisches Forschungsteam entwickelt ein Verfahren zur Massenproduktion von Itaconsäure unter Verwendung künstlicher Enzyme

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LignoValue Pilot inaugurated

Several studies have identified biomass containing lignin (e.g. wood, grass, straw, corn straw) as the biomass of choice for the sustainable production of chemicals and especially so-called bio-aromatics