Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), January 2023Avantium and Henkel sign offtake agreement on FDCA for adhesives to be used in electronics applications
Henkel has tested and positively evaluated the feasibility of FDCA for the use of polyurethane adhesives and is making an important contribution to climate protection by embracing innovative solutions that facilitate recycling and enable CO2 savings across the value chain
Braskem and Nexus Circular Strengthen Relationship Through a Long-Term Contract for Circular Plastic Feedstocks from New Advanced Recycling Facility
The contracted volumes of advanced recycled circular products from Nexus will support Braskem's strategic objective to sell 300 thousand metric tons of products with recycled content by 2025
“Fuels of the future”: Biofuel industry blames Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke for missed climate protection targets in the transport sector
The Federal Ministry for the Environment, supported by Federal Minister of Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, risks derailing climate change mitigation in the transport sector; the climate protection targets are becoming unachievable
„Kraftstoffe der Zukunft“: Biokraftstoffbranche macht Bundesumweltministerin Steffi Lemke verantwortlich für das Verfehlen der Klimaschutzziele im Verkehr
Das Bundesumweltministerium fährt mit Unterstützung von Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Cem Özdemir den Klimaschutz im Verkehr vor die Wand, die Klimaziele werden unerfüllbar
Erste industrielle Produktionsstätte von Pflanzenkohle gestartet
Basierend auf Carbon-Dioxide-Removal-Technologie wurde mit der industriellen Produktion von Pflanzenkohle begonnen. Die Econnext-Tochter CircularCarbon nahm dafür jetzt in Hamburg die erste Karbonisierungsanlage für Reststoffe aus der Kakaoproduktion in Betrieb
Kelheim Fibres begrüßt EU-Einigung zu entwaldungsfreien Lieferketten
Da die EU als einer der größten Wirtschaftsräume der Welt ein großer Verbraucher von holzbasierten Rohstoffen ist, kann das neue Gesetz signifikant dazu beitragen, die weltweite Entwaldung und Waldschädigung zu reduzieren sowie bedrohte Waldflächen zu schützen
Kelheim Fibres welcomes EU agreement on deforestation-free supply chains
As one of the largest economies worldwide, the EU is a major consumer of wood-based raw materials. Therefore, the new law can significantly contribute to reducing global deforestation and forest degradation as well as protecting threatened forest areas
Henkel signs agreement with Shell on renewable-based ingredients for Persil®, Purex® and all® brands
Shell to replace approximately 200,000 tonnes of fossil feedstocks with renewable feedstocks for cleaning ingredients used in Henkel’s largest laundry brands in North America. A third-party certified mass balance approach will be used
Asahi Kasei collaborates on development of recycling technology for inexpensive, high-quality carbon fiber – Enabling a closed-loop recycling system for carbon fiber
Together with its project partners at the National Institute of Technology at Kitakyushu College and the Tokyo University of Science, Asahi Kasei has developed a recycling method that allows carbon fibers to be extracted from CFRP or carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) used in automobiles
Neue Recyclingtechnologie ermöglicht geschlossenen Recyclingkreislauf für hochwertige und kostengünstige Kohlefasern
Gemeinsam mit seinen Projektpartnern Kitakyushu College und der Tokyo University of Science hat Asahi Kasei eine Recycling-Methode entwickelt, die es ermöglicht, Kohlefasern aus in Fahrzeugen verwendeten Verbundstoffen zu extrahieren
HIF Global and its partners celebrate the first liters of synthetic fuels from Haru Oni, Chile
Chile’s Minister of Energy, Diego Pardow, headed the ceremony where a Porsche 911 was loaded with synthetic fuel, starting a new era for the transport sector, in which fuel made with renewable power, green hydrogen, and recycled CO2
Recycling bill undermines the innovation it relies on
Whether we are trying to improve the use of resources, make energy generation cleaner and more reliable, or reduce our impact on wildlife habitat - innovation will be central to improving our stewardship of the environment. That innovation ethic, however, is at odds with the top-down, government planning mindset that drives much of Washington’s environmental policy
Carbios and Novozymes strengthen collaboration with long-term exclusive strategic partnership to secure worldwide leadership in biorecycling of PET
Building on the current Joint Development Agreement (JDA) the companies will extend their collaboration to develop, optimize and produce enzymes to be supplied by Novozymes to all licensees of Carbios’ technology
Carbios und Novozymes erweitern ihre Kollaboration zu einer langfristigen, exklusiven und strategischen Partnerschaft zur Sicherung der weltweiten Marktführerschaft im Bereich PET-Biorecycling
Mit dem aktuellen „Joint Development Agreement“ (JDA) werden Carbios und Novozymes ihre Zusammenarbeit ausweiten und Enzyme entwickeln, optimieren und produzieren, um von Novozymes an alle Lizenznehmer der Carbios-Technologie geliefert zu werden
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