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2 May 202327 April 2023

Borealis Bornewables™ polymers for personal hygiene fabrics help PFNonwovens Group accelerate its journey towards climate neutrality

Borealis and the PFNonwovens Group teamed up to enhance their production of nonwoven materials for the personal hygiene market and set a new industry standard by using Bornewables PP resins for spunbond and meltblown solutions

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Borealis Bornewables™ Polymere für Hygieneartikel helfen der PFNonwovens Group, den Weg zur Klimaneutralität zu beschleunigen

Borealis und die PFNonwovens Group wollen die Produktion von Vliesstoffen für Körperpflegeprodukte verbessern und mit dem Einsatz von Bornewables PP einen neuen Standard für Spunbond- und Meltblown-Lösungen in der Branche setzen

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INCA Renewable Technologies secures USD 40M Funding Commitment

INCA’s team has deployed their decades of award-winning experience in fibre processing and bio-composites innovation and manufacturing to produce lighter prepregs for the automotive industry, large dimensional panels to replace plywood in any construction application and compounded pellets to replace glass reinforced plastics

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Environmental impacts of modern wood buildings

As modern wooden buildings and their building systems are still relatively new, studies are still limited

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Danimer Scientific + TotalEnergies Corbion: Neues, EU-konformes und kompostierbares Biopolymer für Kaffeekapseln

Neue Formulierungen haben bereits Tests zur biologischen Abbaubarkeit bestanden und wurden vom TÜV als heimkompostierbar zertifiziert

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Photosynthesis ‘hack’ could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy

Researchers found that ‘rewiring’ of photosynthesis could improve how it deals with excess energy, and create new and more efficient ways of using its power

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Stromspeicher, CO2-Sauger, Sprit: Rettet Elektrochemie die grüne Welt?

Ulf-Peter Apfel vom Fraunhofer-Institut UMSICHT erzählt im "Klima-Labor" von ntv über die funktionierende CO2-Wandlung: er und sein Team wollen emissionshaltige Abgase zum Beispiel in Zementwerken einfangen - und daraus elektrochemisch neue Grundstoffe für andere Anwendungen zaubern

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Durchbruch auf dem Weg zur biologischen Solarzelle

Forschende stellen bisherige Funktionsweise der Fotosynthese infrage

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Teknor Apex Acquires the business of Nu-Pro Polymers

Teknor Apex, a leading material science company with multiple specialty plastics divisions, is announcing that it acquired the business of Nu-Pro Polymers, Inc (Wheeling, IL) late last year

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Bio-based Industries Investment Programme 2023

Tech Tour and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) are announcing the launch of the Bio-based Industries Investment Programme 2023/2024

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28 April 20234 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), April 2023

Let's take a look at what happened in April 2023 at RCI

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New platform sheds light on the bioeconomy

The new platform – monitoring-bioökonomie.de – bundles knowledge on bioeconomy in Germany in straightforward graphics and overview summaries to explore this question

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Neue Plattform beleuchtet die Bioökonomie

Das gebündelte Wissen zum Stand der Bioökonomie in Deutschland finden Interessierte ab sofort auf der Plattform monitoring-bioökonomie.de mit prägnanten Grafiken und präzisen Zusammenfassungen

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Natural Wax Holds Promise to Replace Petroleum in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Western Washington University Sign License Agreement for Upwell Cosmetics to Make and Market a Marine Microalga-Derived Wax

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Environmental impacts of wood-based textile fibres

Future studies should take into consideration the differences in properties of wood-based textile fibres and their non-wood counterparts

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Exipnos will mit Partnern Anlagen zur Produktion des Biokunststoffs PBS bauen

Neues Gemeinschaftsunternehmen soll Produktionsanlagen für den Kunststoff Polybutylen­succinat (PBS) entwickeln und konstruieren

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Gevo, LG Chem on ethanol-based propylene partnership

The joint development agreement between Gevo and LG Chem will accelerate the pilot research, technical scale-up, and commercialization of bio-propylene

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Electrochaea grows and expands its headquarters

Electrochaea, one of the world's leading power-to-gas technology companies based in Germany, Denmark and the USA, is expanding its presence in Planegg near Munich to accommodate its growth in engineering and commercial development

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Electrochaea wächst und vergrößert Hauptsitz

Electrochaea, eines der weltweit führenden Unternehmen für Power‐to‐Gas‐Technologie mit Sitz in Deutschland, Dänemark und den USA, erweitert seinen Standort in Planegg bei München und reagiert damit auf die operative und kommerzielle Expansion des Unternehmens

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27 April 202327 April 2023

“Best CO₂ Utilisation 2023” Innovation Award – Three winning CCU solutions open the road to transition away from fossil resources

Carbon dioxide is a renewable resource able to replace fossil carbon. CellCO2, Arkeon and Ultra-low Carbon Concrete showcase the versatility of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) solutions

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Innovationspreis „Best CO₂-Utilisation 2023“ – Drei prämierte CCU-Lösungen ebnen den Weg zur Abkehr von fossilen Ressourcen

Kohlendioxid ist eine erneuerbare Ressource, die fossilen Kohlenstoff erfolgreich ersetzen kann. Die Innovationen CellCO₂, Arkeon und Ultra-low Carbon Concrete zeigen die Vielfalt der Lösungen zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -nutzung (CCU)

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LAPP uses new bio-based plastic from BASF – Organic ETHERLINE® now available too

The global market leader for integrated solutions in the field of cable and connection technology has replaced the former fossile based TPU sheath material (thermoplastic polyurethane) with a biobased TPU from BASF

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LAPP verwendet neuen bio­basierten Kunst­stoff von BASF – ETHERLINE® gibt es jetzt auch Bio

Weltmarktführer im Bereich der Kabel und Verbindungstechnologie hat das ehemals fossilbasierte TPU-Mantelmaterial durch ein TPU aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen von BASF ersetzt

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Plug-n-play DAC: Ukraine-based startup Carbominer piloted its transportable machine with an international industrial partner

The results of this two-week pilot have shown that Carbominer’s DAC technology works, providing little water usage and higher than expected CO2 purity (99.5%)

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Axens, a partner to the BioTJet industrial project for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in France using BioTfueL® technology

Within the framework of the BioTJet project, Axens is surrounded by its partners, Elyse Energy, Avril, IFP Energies nouvelles and Bionext with the ambitious objectives of decarbonization of the aviation sector

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Deutsche Bahn bezieht 17 Millionen Liter Neste MY Renewable Diesel

So kann die Deutsche Bahn die Treibhausgasemissionen beim Betrieb ihrer dieselbetriebenen Lokomotiven und Triebwagen um bis zu 90 Prozent senken

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Trinseo Offers MAGNUM™ ABS with 95 Percent Sustainable Content

Company Expands Styrenics Portfolio Based on Mass Balance

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Groundbreaking for E-Fuel Production Plant in Frankfurt

INERATEC sets standards for global deployment of power-to-liquid technology with pioneering plant

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Spatenstich für E-Fuel-Produktionsanlage in Frankfurt

INERATEC setzt mit Pionieranlage Maßstäbe für den globalen Einsatz der Power-to-Liquid Technologie

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26 April 202321 April 2023

ANDRITZ, Nouvelles Fibres Textiles and Pellenc ST enter partnership for an innovative approach in textile recycling

New ANDRITZ partnership sets a major milestone in industrial-scale recycling technology for textile circularity

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Partnerschaft von ANDRITZ, Nouvelles Fibres Textiles und Pellenc ST bringt innovativen Ansatz im Textil-Recycling

Neue ANDRITZ-Partnerschaft setzt einen Meilenstein im Bereich industrielle Recycling-Technologie für textile Kreislaufwirtschaft

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Lummus and RWDC Industries Sign MoU Accelerating PHA Production at Scale

Combined innovation, experience and strengths of Lummus and RWDC offer real solutions for the circular economy

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Researchers Develop Biodegradable, Biorecyclable Glass

However, the biomolecular glass is currently still in the laboratory stage but could become an environmental-friendly biomaterial. Also as medical devices because it is biodegradable

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Ein Glas, das biologisch abbaubar ist

Noch steckt es im frühen Prototypenzustand, doch eines Tages soll daraus ein umweltfreundlicher Werkstoff werden. Etwa für die Medizin: Auch im Körper wird das Material abgebaut

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NatureWorks introduces new Ingeo biopolymer solution for improved softness and strength in biobased nonwovens for hygiene applications

Delivering enhanced fluid management, improved tensile strength and up to 40% increase in softness offering a better performing spunbond nonwoven that minimizes converting challenges while providing a 62% smaller carbon footprint

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Gasverteilnetze: Eine geordnete Stilllegung schützt Gaskund:innen und Netzbetreiber

Der Umstieg auf klimaneutrale Energien macht einen Großteil des Gasverteilnetzes überflüssig

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Over 90% of Germany’s gas grid could be redundant by 2045, think-tank says

As Germany transitions away from fossil fuels to achieve climate neutrality by 2035, Berlin-based think-tank Agora Energiewende estimates that between 71 to 94% of the existing gas grid may become redundant

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25 April 202320 April 2023

Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries

University of Glasgow researchers to explore the use of tailored alginates to help develop batteries using biobased silicon as an alternative to the currently used graphite

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Novozymes & Fibenol have entered a commercial partnership to demonstrate lignocellulosic biorefining on an industrial scale

Based on significant advancements over the past 5 years, Fibenol is now starting up its first lignocellulosic biorefinery in Imavere

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Danimer Scientific, TotalEnergies Corbion Announce EU-Compliant Compostable Coffee Pod Biopolymer

New formulation has been certified by TUV as home compostable

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Algenfarm als Rohstofflieferant

Das Start-up MACROCARBON, ein Spin-off des AWI, will auf der Mittelmeerinsel Gran Canaria die dort ansässige Makroalge Sargassum in Algenfarmen züchten und Grundstoffe für die chemische Industrie liefern

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Opening a New Frontier: PdMo Intermetallic Catalyst for Promoting CO2 Utilization

A team of researchers led by Professor Hideo Hosono from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, set out to develop a better catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation

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California debates 15% goal for bioplastic beverage bottles

New bill would provide modest incentives to companies using plant-based plastics, as well as set a non-binding goal that plastic beverage bottles need to be made with 15 percent bio-based materials by 2030

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Reform des europäischen Emissionshandels: Parlament stimmt mit Ja

Das Europäische Parlament hat am Dienstag (18. April) weitreichende Reformen beschlossen, um die europäische Klimapolitik ehrgeiziger zu gestalten. Der EU-ETS wird reformiert, CO2 auszustoßen wird damit immer teurer

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Parliament backs EU carbon market overhaul, world’s first CO₂ tariff

Europe’s carbon market forces power plants and factories to buy CO2 permits when they pollute. It has slashed those sectors’ emissions by 43% since 2005 but is facing a revamp to hit more ambitious EU climate change targets

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24 April 202318 April 2023

Nygaia: The substrate of the future

Klasmann-Deilmann and Maan Biobased Products present innovation

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Nygaia: Das Substrat der Zukunft

Klasmann-Deilmann und Maan Biobased Products präsentieren Innovation

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Gevo Enters Joint Development Agreement with LG Chem to Develop Bio-Propylene

Bio-propylene can be used to replace fossil-based products as an eco-friendly raw material for various plastic products and is expected to play a pivotal role in the rapid growth of the bioplastic market and circular economy

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Cemvita Unveils eCO2 Pilot Plant: Transforming CO2 Emissions into Renewable Feedstocks and Fertilizers

eCO2 platform promises to alleviate feedstock shortage and produce carbon-negative fuels and chemicals at competitive market rates

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Deutsche Umwelthilfe warnt vor hochriskanten und unausgereiften Technologien des chemischen Recyclings

Zwei neue Studien setzen falsche Prioritäten und könnten problematische politische Entscheidungen zur Pyrolyse oder Vergasung im Recycling von Kunststoffen zur Folge haben