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3 June 202227 May 2022

Recycling-Dünger aus Gülle und Laub

Aus tierischen Exkrementen und Laub wollen Forschende einen umweltfreundlichen Dünger für die Landwirtschaft etablieren und damit Landwirten sowie Kommunen eine neue Einkommensquelle bieten

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Insect Meat Loaf, Fertilizer Trees, and Mosquito-repelling Plants: Malabo Montpellier Panel Report Analyzes How Africa is Harnessing Nature toward Developing a Vibrant Bioeconomy

Africa’s rich resources can allow it to leapfrog to a sustainable bioeconomy and achieve economic development and growth targets, argues new report from Malabo Montpellier Panel of experts

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Tetra Pak tests an industry-first: a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer

Breakthrough towards a fully renewable aseptic package, this innovative fibre-based material is reducing the carbon footprint and is making the packaging more recyclable

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Cepi challenges ‘contradictory’ EU position on the paper industry’s decarbonisation and bioeconomy targets

Cepi claims that some proposed changes to legislation will in fact undermine efforts to maintain forests as sustainable assets for the pulp and paper industry

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LanzaTech, with the support of Danone, Discovers Method to Produce Sustainable PET Bottles from Captured Carbon

Proof of concept for direct production of monoethylene glycol (MEG), a key building block in sustainable PET production, completed at lab scale

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How new rules to define renewable hydrogen could shape the market

Late on Friday (20 May), the European Commission published rules on which transport fuels of non-biological origin, including hydrogen, count as renewable

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2 June 202225 May 2022

Teijin Frontier Develops New Chemical Recycling Technology for Polyester Fibers

The company will launch a pilot facility at its Matsuyama Plant this month and continue developing recycling technologies to improve the quality of recycled polyester raw materials, reduce environmental load

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Biobasierte Werkstoffe für Mikro-Windenergieanlagen

Flachsfasern statt Glasfasern, Biopolymere statt Harzwerkstoffe: Besonders für Anlagen, die schon bei wenig Wind laufen, eignen sich nachhaltige Rohstoffe

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Low-cost battery-like device absorbs CO2 emissions while it charges

The CO2 can be released in a controlled way and collected to be reused or disposed of responsibly

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Preiswertes, batterie-ähnliches Gerät absorbiert beim Aufladen CO2

Bei der Entladung lässt sich das CO2 kontrolliert auffangen, um es wiederzuverwenden oder zu entsorgen

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Cognac packaging: A. De Fussigny innovates with flax bottle

The brand hopes that other wine and spirits players will also adopt the 'Green Gen Bottle' made by the French start-up Green Gen Technologies from locally sourced flax fibers and biosourced resin

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PHA and PLA partnerships

PLA’s market size is expected to almost double to 800 ktpa by 2026 with 4-7 new PLA plants being built

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Research Team Advances Biological Alternative to Producing Common Petrochemical

A Genetic Sequence Allows Photosynthetic Organisms To Stably Produce Ethylene

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The future of textile recycling

Recycling of fibers is on the right track, but there are challenges that have to be overcome in order to make it common commercial reality have to be sorted

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1 June 20221 June 2022

nova Experts (re-)introduced: Jutta Millich, M.A. Humanities

Senior Relationship Manager · Conference Partnering · Communication

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Bioenergy: important step towards protecting forests & food security taken by the EU Environment Committee

There is a real danger that the positive work of the ENVI committee could be reversed, and BirdLife Europe will continue to bring awareness of the issues with bioenergy all along the process

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Verpackungsmaschinenbauer entwickelt nachhaltige Verpackungen für Kunden

Papierbasiert, aus Glas oder doch bioabbaubar? Was eine nachhaltige Verpackung ausmacht, darüber gehen die Meinungen auseinander. Sicher ist: Der Druck auf Hersteller und Verwender wächst. Doch wie lassen sich die Ansprüche der Verbraucher ebenso erfüllen wie die Wünsche der Recycler?

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Sustainable bag based on sugar beet pulp wins at EUROSAC Grand Prix

Together, Cosun Beet Company, Novidon and Crown Van Gelder developed the sustainable Crown Native sugar beet paper, which was then printed and made into bags by Fiorini and used by DLF

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Neue Antibiotika-Alternativen aus Bodenbakterien

Forscher der Universität Ulm haben ein gentechnisch verändertes Bodenbakterium geschaffen, das antimikrobielle Peptide produziert und Zielorganismen abtöten oder zumindest ihr Wachstum hemmen kann

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New antibiotic alternatives from soil bacteria

University of Ulm researchers have shown that it is biotechnologically possible to produce a highly effective antimicrobial peptide using the industrial platform organism Corynebacterium glutamicum

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Wood conservation

The companies Foreco and Accsys are using different technologies of wood conservation and strengthening without harmful environmental effects

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EU-Agrarreform: Kritik der Kommission kommt Özdemir gelegen

In ihrem Beobachtungsschreiben zu Deutschlands Plänen für die Umsetzung der EU-Agrarreform übt die EU-Kommission weitreichende Kritik und mahnt mehr Umwelt- und Klimaschutz an. Agrarminister Cem Özdemir kommen die Beschwerden jedoch gelegen

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German agri minister pleased with Commission’s criticism of CAP strategic plan

In its observation letter on Germany’s plans for implementing the EU agricultural reform, the European Commission made far-reaching criticisms and called for more environmental and climate protection. German agriculture minister Cem Özdemir, however, welcomes the complaints

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31 May 202230 May 2022

Norske Skog Saugbrugs pens biocomposite plant and signs long-term customer agreement

Norske Skog's biocomposite product CEBICO is a more sustainable alternative to plastic, which can be included in furniture, packaging and car interiors, among other things

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Plastik muss kein Problem sein

Coburger Professor erforscht Auswirkungen von biologisch hergestelltem Plastik

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Topsoe to build world’s largest electrolyzer production facility to accelerate Power-to-X capacity

The plant will be built in Herning, Denmark. Construction work will start in second half of 2022 with expected start of operations in 2024.

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Eröffnung der Biokomposit-Brücke in Almere, NL

SCB Smart Circular Bridge - EU-Project INTERREG

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Opening of Biocomposite Bridge in Almere, NL

SCB Smart Circular Bridge, EU project INTERREG

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MOF Technologies Brings Carbon Capture Costs Down By 80%

New game-changing system called Nuada makes every other carbon capture project worth a shot for investors

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The saliva of the wax moth contains enzymes capable of degrading plastic

A team of CSIC researchers discovers that the saliva of this insect harbors enzymes that initiate the degradation of polyethylene in a short time

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Speichel von Wachsmotten enthält Enzyme, die Plastik abbauen können

Team von CSIC-Forschern hat entdeckt, dass der Speichel dieses Insekts Enzyme enthält, die den Abbau von Polyethylen in kurzer Zeit einleiten

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30 May 202223 May 2022

SK chemicals begins the mass production and supply of eco-friendly biopolyol (PO3G)

Adopted as an eco-friendly interior material by Hyundai Motor Company

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natureplus als Nachweis anerkannt

Die DGNB anerkennt das natureplus-Label neuerdings auch für die Rückbau- und Recyclingfreundlichkeit von Materialien

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Pertamina – Air Liquide Agree to Collaborate in Developing CCU Technology at the Balikpapan Refinery

Cooperation agreement was realized through a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) on CO2 Syngas and Flue Gas capture technology application from Hydrogen production

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Toray: PET-Recyclinganlage mit Axens in Planung

Es werden Kapazitäten für das Recycling von insgesamt bis zu 80.000 Tonnen PET-Abfall im Jahr avisiert

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Green Deal: New proposals to make sustainable products the norm and boost Europe’s resource independence

The new EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles is going to ensure that by 2030 textile products placed on the EU market are long-lived and recyclable, as much as possible made of recycled fibres, free of hazardous substances and produced in respect of social rights and the environment

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Neue EU-Strategie legt Meilenstein für die Kreislaufwirtschaft im Textilbereich

Zukunftsimpuls des Wuppertal Instituts zeigt, wie Deutschland eine Vorreiterrolle einnehmen kann

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Nachhaltige neue chemische Katalysatoren schaffen

Chemieingenieure zeigen, wie Wolframoxid als Katalysator für nachhaltige chemische Umwandlungen eingesetzt werden kann

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Sparking Sustainable new Chemical Catalysts

Pitt chemical engineers show how tungsten oxide can be used as a catalyst in sustainable chemical conversions

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27 May 202223 May 2022

Bioplastics point the way to an environmentally sustainable, green future

AI accelerates research into Earth-friendly materials that soak up CO2 and break the dependence on fossil feedstocks for everyday products

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Erfolgreiches Change Management für eine umweltfreundliche öffentliche Beschaffung

Ronald Bogaschewsky im Interview zu Ergebnissen einer deutschlandweiten Studie zum Einkaufsverhalten der öffentlichen Hand in Bezug auf Produkte aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

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Circa and Valmet partner to industrialise biochemicals production

A long-term strategic approach to development of the Furacell™ process will reduce the cost and timeline risk of future plants

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Fehlende Erkenntnisse zur Langzeitstabilität erschweren eine industrielle Anwendung der Elektrolyse

Fraunhofer UMSICHT-EpertInnen haben die elektrochemische CO2-Reduktion gemeinsam mit Wissenschaftlern der Ruhr-Universität Bochum und der Universität Stuttgart untersucht

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This start-up makes vodka out of CO2 emissions, and it’s backed by Toyota and JetBlue

The three-year-old start-up’s vodka is a luxury brand, costing about $65 bottle

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A CLT pavilion to celebrate 500 years of social housing

For the future of social housing, alongside a series of studies for future Fuggereien around the world

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Blaualgen versorgen Mikroprozessor mit Strom

Eine Kultur aus Cyanobakterien nutzt Sonnenlicht zur Photosynthese und erzeugt dabei elektrischen Strom. Damit läuft ein Mikroprozessor bereits ein Jahr lang

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Algae-powered computing: scientists create reliable and renewable biological photovoltaic cell

Researchers have used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year – and counting – using nothing but ambient light and water. Their system has potential as a reliable and renewable way to power small devices

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25 May 202219 May 2022

Toys and furniture from popcorn

Forest scientists at Göttingen University develop environmentally friendly products from renewable raw materials

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Spielzeug und Möbel aus Popcorn

Forstwissenschaftler der Universität Göttingen entwickeln biobasiertes umweltschonendes Material

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How seaweed agtech can ease the fertiliser crisis

Seaweed-based soil additives can pave a sustainable future for the bioeconomy