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28 June 202221 June 2022

Scottish Facility to Turn Plastic Waste Into Hydrogen

Will chemical recycling solve our plastic waste problem?

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Government of Canada delivers on commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics

Canada's government is going ahead with a long-discussed, legally enforceable ban on the manufacture and sale of six types of single-use plastics

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ExxonMobil Methanol to Jet Technology to Provide New Route for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

ExxonMobil announced a unique process technology to enable the manufacture of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable methanol.

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27 June 202225 June 2022

Avantium and Carlsberg sign offtake agreement on PEF

Carlsberg further launches consumer test of the Fibre Bottle using PEF as a barrier

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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

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Vegetable-based fur

The Dutch company Geneus Biotech has grown biobased mink fur in the lab which is called FUROID and is made of vegetable feedstock through a biotechnological process

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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

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Mogelpackung “Bio”-Einwegplastik: unökologisch, ungesund, unnütz

BUND fordert Verzicht auf den Einsatz bioabbaubarer Kunststoffe für Verpackungen

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Hytrel® ECO B – DuPont’s new drop-in solution

Based on a biomass balance approach, these newest Hytrel ECO grades are true drop-in replacements with no need to requalify products or retool

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INTERVIEW: High energy prices to boost sustainability megatrend – Covestro CFO

Like all chemicals producers in Europe, the company is experiencing higher energy and raw materials costs, but in Q1 it was able to pass on over 90% of these costs and sees demand momentum carrying into Q2

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Novozymes and AgroFresh to explore development of biological solutions to combat post-harvest waste

Novozymes and AgroFresh form partnership to unlock the potential of biotechnology to improve post-harvest quality and reduce food waste

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Suzano launches venture capital initiative with US$70 million to invest in startups

Suzano Ventures will stimulate the development of new solutions in areas including climate technology, bio-based products, agroforestry and sustainable packaging

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25 June 202221 July 2022

AIRCARBON x Paper: Newlight Launches the World’s First Plastic-Free AIRCARBON-Coated Paper Bowls and Plates

Company has developed an innovative plastic-free PHB biomaterial using a nature-based carbon capture process, resulting in a paper product that is moisture-resistant and grease-resistant

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24 June 202220 June 2022

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

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Kommentar: Nur 1,2 Prozent des Plastiks befinden sich in einem echten Kreislauf – über die Hälfte wird weggeworfen

Gesamtinvestitionen zur Veränderung des Systems auf 1,2 Billionen Dollar geschätzt

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CBE JU strategic priorities set for 2030

Delivery of innovative bio-based solutions will be the key priority of the partnership, along with a strong focus on the EU’s environmental goals and support to local economies

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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

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Synthetische Kraftstoffe ermöglichen auf lange Sicht Literpreise von unter einem Euro

eFuel Alliance: Eine einseitige Ausrichtung auf E-Mobilität, völlig weg von Verbrennern, wie sie die EU-Kommission vorgeschlagen hat, wäre nicht hilfreich

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FEDIOL releases environmental footprint study

The product environmental footprint is a method developed by the European Commission and its goal is to provide a common approach to measuring environmental performance of products

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Clariant produces first commercial sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol at new plant in Podari, Romania

The offtake of the entire production has been contracted to global energy company Shell for several years

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Clariant produziert das erste kommerzielle sunliquid®-Zellulose-Ethanol in der neuen Anlage in Podari, Rumänien

Die Abnahme der gesamten Produktionsmenge wurde mit dem globalen Energieunternehmen Shell für mehrere Jahre vereinbart

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Assessment of Biofuels Policy: Effectiveness of Emissions Reductions

The Fuels Institute published a new white paper, which explores the carbon benefits to using biofuels and looks at fuel ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and gasoline, hydrogen and R80B20

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23 June 202222 June 2022

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

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Bester Entwurf gesucht für Ausstellungsmodul „Das Nachwachsende Haus“

FNR lobt studentischen Wettbewerb aus - 7.000 Euro Preisgeld

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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

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Vattenfall and BASF to use recycled blades on Hollandse Kust Zuid

The Netherlands – Vattenfall and BASF will use Siemens Gamesa RecyclableBlades on the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm

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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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We need to radically rethink how we design

Design decisions determine what we eat, what we wear, what we value, and how we communicate

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Plastic made of vanillin

Upcycling with light: Biomass-derived crosslinked polymers

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TotalEnergies und Adani gründen größtes Ökosystem für grünen Wasserstoff der Welt

Die neue Partnerschaft soll die Energielandschaft sowohl in Indien als auch weltweit verändern

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TotalEnergies and Adani Join Forces to Create a World-Class Green Hydrogen Company

The new partnership aims to transform the energy landscape both in India and globally

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22 June 202215 June 2022

Adoption of the bioeconomy strategy progress report

New EU Bioeconomy strategy progress report 2022 identifies gaps for possible future EU bioeconomy action and initiatives

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Ingevity’s Capa® grades obtain OK MARINE certificate

The certification by TÜV Austria confirms that Capa thermoplastics fully biodegrade in a marine environment within four weeks, prohibiting formation of persistent microplastics

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VTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packaging

Company is piloting a new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic

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Biobased monopropylene glycol: The bumpy road to a decarbonised world

In the mid 2000s a PNNL researchers team discovered a metal catalyst with a soluble base co-catalyst, which converted plant-based, seed-oil-derived glycerol and plant sugar alcohols into MPG

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25% weniger Plastikmüll exportiert als im Vorjahr

Ein Grund für den Rückgang dürften neben gestörten Lieferketten auch die Einfuhrbeschränkungen einiger asiatischer Länder für Plastikmüll sein

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Plastic to hydrogen facility in West Dunbartonshire approved to help country produce cleaner energy

Plans for an innovative £20m facility in West Dunbartonshire to turn waste plastic into hydrogen and support the UK’s energy transition to net zero have been approved

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Dow Expands Flexible Packaging Recycling Effort Across Africa

Through Project REFLEX, Dow aims to divert 10,000 Metric Tons (MT) of flexible packaging waste by 2025 which would otherwise end up in landfill or the environment, while also creating direct employment opportunities

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Photosynthesis-inspired process makes commodity chemicals

New strategy is less expensive, less energy intensive than current industrial processes

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Von der Photosynthese inspirierter Prozess zur Herstellung von Grundchemikalien

Die neue Strategie ist kostengünstiger und weniger energieintensiv als die derzeitigen industriellen Verfahren

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21 June 202214 June 2022

Perstorp makes major increase in production of Pro-Environment Polyols

From 2023, all fossil versions of the base polyols produced at the Perstorp plant will be replaced by Pro-Environment grades with partly renewable or recycled origin, based on a traceable mass-balance concept

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Perstorp: Alle Polyole aus nachhaltigen Quellen

Perstorp setzt sich das Ziel, ab 2023 für die Produktion von Polyolen am Standort Perstorp ausschließlich nachhaltige Rohstoffe zu beziehen

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New $750,000 CEC Grant to Fuel Hydrogen Research

SoCalGas: Innovative project aims to tackle cost and sustainability to deliver affordable hydrogen at scale

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Discovering Exciting New Uses for ‘Green’ Film Technology

Eco Works® 10 not only aligned with Cortec®’s mission to eliminate plastic waste - it is even easier to work with it than with the previous plastic wrap

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Neues Technologiezentrum in Leverkusen: Frischer Wind fürs Klima

Covestro entwickelt in seinem neuen Windtechnologiezentrum innovative PUR-Harze für die Nutzung in Rotorblättern von Windkraftanlagen

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New technology center in Leverkusen: Fresh impulses for wind energy

Covestro is developing innovative PUR resins for use in wind turbine rotor blades at its new Wind Technology Center

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Superworms capable of munching through plastic waste

A species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale

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Superwürmer, die sich durch Plastikmüll fressen

Langfristiges Ziel ist die Entwicklung von Enzymen zum Abbau von Kunststoffabfällen

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Mit Sonnenlicht die Chemie-Industrie nachhaltiger machen

Solargetriebene Katalysatoren erhöhen Effizienz

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20 June 202215 June 2022

Researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt develop new biobattery for hydrogen storage

A team of microbiologists from Goethe University Frankfurt has succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and release of hydrogen. This is an important step in the search for carbon-neutral energy sources in the interest of climate protection. The corresponding paper has now been published in the scientific journal “Joule"