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5 July 202230 June 2022

Can advanced recycling support flexible packaging’s quest for circularity?

Sreeparna Das spoke to Bob Powell, CEO of Brightmark, to understand the role advanced recycling – also known as chemical recycling – can play in supporting the demands of the flexible packaging sector, the key growth areas, and the existing challenges to scaling up advanced recycling

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Topsoe receives public funding for scaling up power-to-x solutions

Topsoe is committed to lead the way to ensure the needed electrolyzer capacity is available in the near-term to help meet Danish and European Power-to-X and green hydrogen ambitions

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EU ethanol sets new record for greenhouse-gas reduction, confirms importance to Europe’s energy independence

Renewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced GHG emissions by 77% compared to fossil fuel in 2021, according to the latest audited producer data; ethanol refineries produced more feed than fuel

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An exclusive interview with Mathieu Flamini, CEO GFBiochemicals

”The road to sustainability and the fight against climate change is a road from which there is no turning back”

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4 July 20224 July 2022

nova Experts Introduced: Mika Plum, M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering

Sustainability Department

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Evonik launches sustainable liquid polybutadienes with POLYVEST® eCO

With POLYVEST® eCO, Evonik’s Coating & Adhesive Resins business line has launched a new range of sustainable liquid polybutadienes

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Evonik bringt mit POLYVEST® eCO nachhaltige Flüssig-Polybutadiene auf den Markt

Mit POLYVEST® eCO hat die Evonik Business Line Coating & Adhesive Resins eine Reihe nachhaltiger flüssiger Polybutadiene auf den Markt gebracht

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CO2 Value Europe positions on draft EU rules around renewable & recycled fuels production: it’s crucial the EU provides a strong framework supporting CCU projects!

Association's response to the call for feedback on the delegated regulation specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin and from recycled carbon fuels

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DRMdat: Datenhighway für die Forst- und Holzwirtschaft in Mitteleuropa

Digitalisierung zur Forstwirtschaft 4.0 – grenzenlos, schnell & sicher

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Merino wool bandages deliver breathable, biodegradable healing

New Zealand's WoolAid says that its natural bandages are better for healing and better for the environment

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FRIMO auf der JEC World 2022 in Paris

Die Gruppe wird sich auch in diesem Jahr wieder als Werkzeug- und Ausrüstungslieferant für Komplettlösungen im Bereich der Composite-Anwendungen präsentieren

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FRIMO at JEC World 2022

The Group will present itself again this year as a tool and equipment supplier for complete solutions in the field of composite applications

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House passes biofuel infrastructure, E15 bill

The legislation also extends the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing more than 10 percent ethanol, including E15, creating a permanent legislative fix for year-round E15 sales in 2023 and beyond

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Infinited Fiber picks site of shut paper plant in Finnish Lapland for its planned EUR 400 million textile fiber factory investment

Recycling and green transition took a step forward when a Finnish company announced its plans to build a factory re-using textile waste

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Finnland baut weltweit erste Fabrik die Kleidung recycled

Ein finnisches Unternehmen hat am Montag seine Pläne für den Bau einer Fabrik zur Wiederverwendung von Textilabfällen bekannt gegeben und damit einen wichtigen Schritt in Richtung Recycling und Umweltschutz getan

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1 July 202230 June 2022

New trend and technology report: Mapping of advanced recycling technologies for plastics waste – providers, technologies, and partnerships

This new report aims to clear up this jungle of information by providing a structured, overview and in-depth insight

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Transforming Yesterday’s Emissions into Tomorrow’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel: United Announces Agreement with CO2 Utilization Company Dimensional Energy

Dimensional Energy combines revolutionary carbon utilization technology with a century-old process, repurposing it to make sustainable aviation fuel - United has invested more in sustainable aviation fuel production than any other airline in the world

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Steigende Nachfrage nach umweltfreundlichen Isolierverpackungen

Kompackt steigert seine Kapazitäten

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Amcor and Minderoo Foundation launch partnership to ensure market certainty for plastic waste

New project initiative will unlock investment to build a global network of plastic recycling plants

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Planning application submitted for Quantafuel’s new plastics upcycling plant in Sunderland

A planning application has been submitted for a new plastics upcycling plant that will create 100 jobs in Sunderland and handle plastic materials that are not currently recycled in the UK

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Biobasierte Vliesstoffe in wiederverwendbaren Textilien – Kelheim Fibres gewinnt Techtextil Innovation Award

In enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem STFI wurde eine innovative Vliesstoffkonstruktion entwickelt, die als eigenständige Lösung verwendet oder in eine Textilstruktur integriert werden kann

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Opening the door to Bio-based Nonwovens in Reusable Textiles – Kelheim Fibres wins Techtextil Innovation Award

In close cooperation with the STFI, the company developed nonwovens which can be used as a stand-alone solution or integrated into a textile structure

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Natürlicher Superkleber aus heimischen Mistelbeeren

Material auf Zellulosebasis könnte in der Biomedizin Anwendung finden

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A biological super glue from mistletoe berries?

Abundant, biodegradable and bio renewable plant holds promising possibilities

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Phytonix: Converting CO2 Emissions into Sustainable Solar Chemicals & Fuels

Phytonix has been diving headfirst into the world of synthetic biology to sustainably produce cleaner energy, utilizing photosynthetic microorganisms while reducing harmful CO2 emissions

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30 June 202223 June 2022

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $39 Million for Research and Development to Turn Buildings Into Carbon Storage Structures

Funding Will Support 18 Projects Aiming to Develop Building Materials that Decarbonize the Atmosphere

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Sind Biokunststoffe eine Scheinlösung für die Plastikkrise?

IfBB sieht in Biokunststoffen nicht das Problem, aber befürwortet im Rahmen der Kreislaufwirtschaft Mehrweglösungen und Recycling - kritisiert hingegen den unnötigen Einsatz von Kunststoffen

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Sustainable smelting: how green can it go?

A focus on carbon emissions is driving a new dynamic for the energy-intensive smelting industry

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Stella McCartney to launch first Frayme handbag using mycelium

After four years of development and around eight iterations, Stella McCartney is about to launch an initial small run of 100 Frayme handbags using a mycelium-based leather alternative, MYLO

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Mit Insekten zur Kreislaufwirtschaft

Fraunhofer IGB führt die InBiRa an, eine Projektstudie, mittels derer organische Reststoffe und Bioabfälle als wertvolle Rohstoffe über eine Bioraffinerie weiterverarbeitet werden können

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BIC Annual Report 2021

About BIC’s new Business Plan, organised several webinars, commissioned and written informative or useful publications

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Bioeconomy: Poised at a historic crossroads

Beside shipping issues and energy disruption, business operations have been prevented by pandemic-related effects, supply chain tightness, higher demand as well as digitalisation, blockchains and AI

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Emerson and Neste Engineering Solutions to Optimize Fintoil Biorefinery Operations for More Efficient, Sustainable Production

Automation software and advanced digital technologies to maximize performance at world’s third-largest crude tall oil biorefinery, accelerating transition to cleaner fuels

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Unilever & Genomatica’s palm oil alternatives, biobased World Cup soccer balls, mistletoe as natural glue, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of June 23rd

In today’s Digest, check out these bioinnovations as well as mistletoe being used as natural glue, soybean based putting greens, and more…

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29 June 20225 September 2022

Tech4Biowaste co-organises the ‘Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2022’ event in Brussels this September

A one-day event of intense cross-border pitching, matchmaking and networking in the heart of Europe: 26 September 2022, 10 am – 5 pm, Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel

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Rutgers Scientist Develops Antimicrobial, Plant-Based Food Wrap Designed to Replace Plastic

Starch-based fibers enhance protection and reduce spoilage

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Forscher erfinden essbare Verpackungen für Obst und Gemüse

Für in Plastik eingeschweißte Äpfel oder Avocados haben US-Wissenschaftler nun eine Alternative entwickelt. Die hält die Ware länger frisch und ist sogar erstaunlich billig

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Recycling cigarette butts for use in acetate glasses

Cigarette butts are a huge source of pollution

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Global Bioenergies secures first order from Shell for testing volumes of bio-isobutene derivatives

Company has focused its strategy on the bioproduction of isobutene as this molecule is one of the main building blocks in the world of chemistry

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Global Bioenergies erhält ersten Auftrag von Shell für Testmengen von Bio-Isobuten-Derivaten

Eine Umstellung auf erneuerbares Isobuten könnte in Zukunft bis zu 70% weniger CO2-Emissionen im Vergleich zum kohlenwasserstoffbasierten Äquivalent ermöglichen

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Polymers: Transition to a Sustainable Future

International and national regulations will aim to reduce reliance on single use plastics and to move society away from the traditional linear plastics economy

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Chemical recycling: Towards a circular economy

For most polymers the only possible approach is to break down the polymer chain through pyrolysis, which releases either monomers, such as ethylene, or light hydrocarbons like naphtha, to remake the polymers

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The Finnish Bioeconomy Strategy: Sustainably towards higher value added

Finland’s new economic strategy puts bioeconomy at a central place in the national plans

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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

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28 June 202221 June 2022

Neste, Covestro and SK geo centric cooperate to create value chain for renewable attributed MDI in APAC

MDI is a key raw material for the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam, which is a well-proven insulating material for buildings and used in the cold chain

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Neste, Covestro und SK geo centric schaffen Wertschöpfungskette für massenbilanziertes, erneuerbares MDI in APAC

MDI ist ein wichtiger Rohstoff für die Herstellung von Polyurethan-Hartschaum, der als bewährter Dämmstoff in Gebäuden und in Kühlketten zum Einsatz kommt

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Bio-based Engineering Plastic DURABIO™ Adopted for the Front Grill of Suzuki S-CROSS

Made from the renewable plant-derived raw material isosorbide, DURABIO™ is a bio-based engineering plastic with excellent properties compared to conventional engineering plastics

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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

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Bestimmtes Licht lässt Biokunststoff zerfallen

US-Wissenschaftler entwickeln neues recycelbares Material aus Abfall der Zellstoffproduktion

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Laser coding for compostable NatureFlex™ films

New exciting development in collaboration with Domino Printing Sciences from Cambridge, UK, a leading global developer and manufacturer of coding, marking, and printing technologies