Geno and Unilever launch $120m venture to scale alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels
Using Geno’s cutting-edge biotechnology, the venture aims to commercialize and scale plant-based alternatives to feedstocks like palm oil or fossil fuels, to make key ingredients used in everyday cleaning and personal care products
Position Paper: “Composting of packaging and products made from compostable or biodegradable plastics is no recycling” – Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.
We like to note that biodegradable/compostable plastics could be made from renewable raw materials, but there are also many biobased plastics that are not degradable
Umfassendes Maßnahmenpaket zur Unterstützung der biologischen Transformation: Regierung stellt „Landesstrategie Biologisierung“ vor
Landesregierung Niedersachsen will einen Wandel hin zu einer umfassenden, nachhaltigen und klimaneutralen Wirtschaftsform, der unsere Gesellschaft grundlegend ändern wird
INEOS Phenol launches new lower carbon bio product line to be called INVIRIDIS for its phenol acetone and alphamethylstyrene business
Manufactured at the INEOS Phenol sites in Gladbeck Germany and Antwerp Belgium, INVIRIDIS is made by using bio-attributed cumene, which enables the replacement of fossil fuel resources
Heinz and Tesco partner with Plastic Energy, SABIC, and Berry Global to launch sustainable packaging innovation made with post-consumer recycled soft plastics
The 39% recycled plastic they contain was validated using the “mass balance approach” endorsed by ISCC, which makes it possible to track the amount and sustainability characteristics of materials
Perstorp introduces the world’s first 2-Ethylhexanol partly based on renewables
The new product grade is the world’s first 2-EH partly based on renewable raw materials, reinforcing Perstorp’s position as a sustainable solutions provider meeting the growing demand for more sustainable alternatives in various applications
Avantium forms PEF Textile Community with five leading companies to develop PEF yarn applications
The companies of the PEF Textile Community aim to further reduce CO2 emissions in support of the UN Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal objectives and explore sustainable solutions for various applications
The Absolut Company partners with Blue Ocean Closures to develop innovative fibre-based bottle cap
The Absolut Company, part of Pernod Ricard, is working with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), a start-up based in Sweden, to develop an innovative natural fibre-based closure cap for Absolut Vodka’s iconic bottle
Windpark Hollandse Kust Zuid mit recyclebaren Rotorblättern ausgestattet
Vattenfall und BASF werden im Offshore-Windpark Hollandse Kust Zuid neue recyclebare Rotorblätter von Siemens Gamesa verwenden. Die Blätter werden aus einem neuartigen Harz hergestellt, das die Wiederverwertung der verschiedenen Komponenten erleichtert.
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