29 August 202222 August 2022 FKuR auf der FachPack 2022 Biokunststoff-Spezialist präsentiert breites Produktportfolio auf der Europäische Fachmesse für Verpackung, Technik und Prozesse "FachPack 2022"
Meet Bio-Sep, the green tech is turning sawdust into valuable biochemicals with $1.7 million The funding will be used to recruit staff to operate the firm’s pilot plant and design the first scaled-up, commercial plant planned for development in heavily forested Scotland
26 August 202216 August 2022 WACKER Presents Biomethanol-Based Solid and Liquid Silicone Rubber Grades at K 2022 At the 22nd international trade fair for plastics and rubber K 2022 WACKER will unveil industrial-grade silicone rubber compounds whose precursors are derived from plant-based raw materials
WACKER präsentiert auf der K 2022 biomethanolbasierte Fest- und Flüssigsiliconkautschuke Auf der 22. internationalen Fachmesse für Kunststoff und Kautschuk K 2022 stellt WACKER erstmals Siliconkautschuke für Industrieanwendungen vor, deren Vorprodukte auf pflanzlichen Rohstoffen basieren
Could fiber-to-fiber recycling at scale be achieved by 2030? The generation of textile waste is problematic, as incineration and landfills—both inside and outside Europe—are its primary end destinations
Verbrennerdebatte: fünf Fakten zu synthetischen Kraftstoffen Ab 2035 sollen Neuwagen EU-weit emissionsfrei sein, auf diese Formulierung einigten sich die Mitgliedsstaaten
25 August 202216 August 2022 BIO-FED and Piramidal sign distribution agreement for Brazil The Cologne-based company BIO-FED and the Brazilian distributor Piramidal signed a distribution agreement for the Brazilian market in April 2022
BIO-FED und Piramidal unterzeichnen Distributionsvertrag für Brasilien Die in Köln ansässige Firma BIO-FED und der brasilianische Distributor Piramidal haben im April 2022 einen Distributionsvertrag für den brasilianischen Markt geschlossen
adidas TERREX hoodie made with SPINNOVA® lands in stores The adidas TERREX HS1 mid-layer hoodie, announced in February, is available for consumers online and in select retail outlets from July 15th onwards
Climeworks becomes first supplier of long-term, technology-based carbon removal to Microsoft, as the companies sign a 10-year offtake agreement Climeworks is excited to take its collaboration with Microsoft to the next level: following its selection as part of Microsoft’s carbon removal portfolio last year, the two companies have now closed a new 10-year carbon removal offtake agreement
24 August 202216 August 2022 Ginkgo to Acquire Zymergen Acquisition is expected to accelerate the development of Ginkgo's innovative horizontal synthetic biology platform
NextVegOil produziert Palmöl-Ersatz aus Maisabfällen Neues BioSC-Projekt mit Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (HHU)-Beteiligung
First concept shoe made entirely from sustainable BASF materials co-created with design house Maddy Plant Developed using advanced manufacturing capabilities
IWK Collaborate with EMB business to explore ethanol and biogas production National sewerage company, Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Sdn Bhd has established a partnership with local player, EMB Business (EMB) Sdn Bhd to pioneer the production of ethanol and biogas generated from wastewater processing for commercial purposes
23 August 202216 August 2022 Forto and Hapag-Lloyd Partner to Deliver Biofuel Alternative for Customers Forto Delivers First Customer Booking as Hapag-Lloyd Opens Biofuel Option to Partners
Forto und Hapag-Lloyd kooperieren bei der Bereitstellung von Biokraftstoff-Alternativen für Kunden Hapag-Lloyd öffnet Biokraftstoff-Option für seine Partner, Forto realisiert erste Kundenbuchung
IMC and Impacto to build Bahia’s first corn-based biorefinery In a recently signed contract, ICM, Impacto Energia S/A and its sister company, Impacto Bioenergia, have agreed to build a new dry-mill ethanol production facility in Bahia, Brazil, with an estimated Q1 2025 start date
Genecis Raises US$10 Million in Funding to Commercialize Biodegradable Plastic Products Genecis Bioindustries Inc. ("Genecis") announced that it has raised US$7 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures and BDC Capital's Cleantech Practice
22 August 202216 August 2022 ScottishPower vision for green hydrogen fuels hub at port of Felixstowe ScottishPower explores green hydrogen at Port of Felixstowe to help decarbonise the UK’s busiest port
Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Office Achieves Major Biofuel Technology and Production Milestone BETO’s efforts to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels is part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s larger strategy for decarbonizing transportation across all modes
Brazilian scientists reveal method of converting methane gas into liquid methanol The strategy was tested at the Federal University of São Carlos. The conversion took place under ambient temperature and pressure conditions, which could enable methane, a potent greenhouse gas, to be used to produce fuel
Brasilianische Wissenschaftler entdecken eine Methode zur Umwandlung von Methangas in flüssiges Methanol Die Umwandlung fand bei Umgebungstemperatur und -druck statt, was die Verwendung von Methan, einem starken Treibhausgas, zur Herstellung von Kraftstoff ermöglichen könnte
19 August 202215 August 2022 Topsoe joins circular industrial plastics initiative – will increase plastic recycling by 20% The newly formed partnership, Circular Industrial Plastics, which consists of large Danish companies, commits to increase recycling of industrial plastics by at least 20% before 2025
Neue Civey-Studie: Hohe Akzeptanz für Kunststoffe und Kunststoffverpackungen Immer mehr Menschen schätzen die Vorteile von Kunststoffverpackungen und Kunststoffen
Braskem extends relationship with Nexus Circular through MOU for commercial off-take of circular plastic feedstocks from new advanced recycling facility Braskem plans to expand its offering of certified circular polypropylene (PP) by utilizing Nexus Circular's proven, commercial-scale advanced recycling technology, which converts landfill-bound plastics into high-quality materials used in the production of virgin-quality circular plastics
Braskem + Nexus: Kunststoffrecyclinganlage in Illinois in Planung Der brasilianische Kunststoffkonzern Braskem plant gemeinsam mit der US-amerikanischen Nexus Circular die Errichtung einer neuen Kunststoffrecyclinganlage
18 August 202215 August 2022 Unilever launches its most powerful and sustainable laundry capsules yet Unilever announced the global launch of its most sustainable laundry capsule yet, the fastest growing detergent format in many parts of the world
Forust Presents a New Way to Use Wood Waste Desktop Metal, a leader in the metal binder jetting production market, has launched Forust, a new company that uses volume additive manufacturing for the production of sustainable wood products from wood waste
Biesterfeld Plastic: distribution of the new DuPont™ Hytrel® ECO B grades DuPont Mobility & Materials is adding new, even more sustainable grades to the well-known TPC-ET product family Hytrel®
Biesterfeld Plastic: Vertrieb der neuen DuPont™ Hytrel® ECO B Typen DuPont Mobilität & Materialien erweitert die bekannte TPC-ET Produktfamilie Hytrel® um neue, noch nachhaltigere Typen
17 August 202211 August 2022 Could modified rail cars capture CO2 from the air? This team says “Yes” and they even have a plan to bring it to scale...
Modifizierte Schienenfahrzeuge reinigen die Luft von CO2 Bahnsysteme auf der ganzen Welt könnten dazu beitragen, den Klimawandel abzuschwächen und die Luft von CO2 zu reinigen
‘Black Land’:- Potent materials from the past Performances in the Egyptian galleries in the Neues Museum (Berlin) feature the latest in a series of ‘deep recycled’ sludge materials
Asahi Kasei joins European Bioplastics Asahi Kasei joined European Bioplastics (EUBP), an association of companies involved in bioplastics, in June 2022
16 August 202217 December 2024 Südzucker becomes member of the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) Südzucker AG joined the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) in July 2022
Südzucker wird Mitglied in der Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) Die Südzucker AG ist im Juli 2022 der Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) beigetreten
New technology can help combat climate crisis Scientists have created a novel technology that can help to tackle climate change and address the global energy crisis
Wie das größte Holzhochhaus der Welt entstehen soll Zwei japanische Firmen haben lange Holzbalken entwickelt, die sich sogar für 350 Meter hohe Hochhäuser einsetzen lassen. Ein Trick dabei ist ein Sägezahnmuster
15 August 20229 August 2022 PepsiCo Extends Use of UBQ™ from Logistics Pallets to Point of Sale in New Effort to Unlock Sustainability Across Supply Chain Food and Beverage Giant Orders 30 Thousand Additional Shipping Pallets "Made with UBQ™" and Introduces the Novel Material to Lay's Chips Displays Across Europe
A simple, cheap material for carbon capture, perhaps from tailpipes Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine — the main component of Formica — chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks, a key goal for the United States and other nations as they seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Algae bioplastics: the global state of the industry Algae has gained traction as an eco-friendly bio-feedstock for many packaging and consumer applications. We take stock of the industry across several continents
The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year Two Startup Cohort for Carbontech Accelerator Program Climatetech leaders from Fluor, the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA Welcome Eight Startups to the Initiative
12 August 20229 August 2022 Light as a tool for the synthesis of complex molecules Chemists at the University of Münster present new method for β-amino acid derivatives from alkenes or (hetero)arenes
Licht als Werkzeug für die Synthese komplexer Moleküle Chemiker der Universität Münster stellen neue Methode zu β-Aminosäurederivaten aus Alkenen oder (Hetero)arenen vor
Turning Fish Waste into Quality Carbon-based Nanomaterial Scientists develop a simple, fast, and energy-efficient synthesis method for producing exceptional carbon nano-onions from fish scales
Umwandlung von Fischabfällen in hochwertiges Nanomaterial auf Kohlenstoffbasis Wissenschaftler entwickeln eine einfache, schnelle und energieeffiziente Synthesemethode zur Herstellung von außergewöhnlichen Kohlenstoff-Nano-Ionen aus Fischschuppen
11 August 20228 August 2022 Lufthansa and Shell form future-oriented cooperation on sustainable aviation fuels SAF technology leading the way for decarbonization of aviation. Memorandum of Understanding to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a volume of up to 1.8 million metric tons for the years 2024-2030
Neste: Q2 sales margin for renewable products sets record Neste released second quarter financial results on July 28, reporting robust demand for renewable products during the three-month period and record quarterly comparable sales margin of $865 per ton, up from $700 per ton during the second quarter of last year
German ministers agree on final CAP plan, split on green rule suspension German federal and state agriculture ministers have likely cleared the way for the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the country level, but remain divided on easing environmental requirements