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25 April 202221 April 2022

Das europäische Kunststoffsystem muss innerhalb der kommenden 5 Jahre tiefgreifend verändert werden, um die langristigen Ziele einer Kreislaufwirtschaft und Netto-Null-Emissionen zu erreichen, mahnt ein neuer umfassender Bericht an

Neuer Report zeigt auf, dass ein vollständig kreislauffähiges, kohlenstoffneutrales Kunststoffsystem in Europa durchaus möglich ist, aber radikale Innovationen, ambitionierte politische Maßnahmen und erhebliche Investitionen erfordert

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Technip Energies and Alterra Energy to Jointly Develop Sustainable Plastics Projects

Combination of advanced recycling and purification technologies enable more efficient processing and reuse of hard-to-recycle plastic

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Japan: TotalEnergies and ENEOS to Study Sustainable Aviation Fuel production at ENEOS Negishi Refinery

The proposed unit, which capacity would be 300,000 tons per year of SAF, would process waste or residue, mainly used cooking oil and animal fat

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Erfolgreiche Pre-Seed-Finanzierung für BIOVOX

Angel-Club better ventures investiert in Lifescience-Startup BIOVOX

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Durethan® Scopeblue – our most sustainable premium polyamide 6

With Durethan® BLUE BKV60H2.0EF, LANXESS offers the first polyamide made from 92% sustainable and ISCC Plus certified raw materials. This is a top value among glass fiber-reinforced plastics

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£5m fund launched to develop carbon dioxide utilisation technology

A new fund to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology has been launched

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Durethan® Scopeblue – unser nachhaltigstes Premium-Polyamid 6

Mit dem Durethan® BLUE BKV60H2.0EF bietet LANXESS das erste Polyamid aus 92% nachhaltigen und ISCC Plus zertifizierten Rohstoffen an. Das ist ein Spitzenwert unter glasfaserverstärkten Kunststoffen

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Encina Announces $1.1 billion investment in new advanced manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania

Proposed facility will convert post-consumer plastic materials into feedstock for new products

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TU Delft and TNO prepare industry for scale-up phase of clean factory

TU Delft and TNO prepare industry for scale-up phase of clean factory

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Saubere Produktionsprozesse in der chemischen Industrie

TU Delft und TNO bereiten die Industrie auf die Scale-up-Phase der sauberen Fabrik vor

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22 April 202221 April 2022

Freya Burton, Chief Sustainability Officer at LanzaTech (US), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy

Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute

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Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market

The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage.

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Braskem + Sojitz: JV-Gründung für Bio-MEG

Die endgültige Investitionsentscheidung für den Bau des ersten Werks soll im kommenden Jahr fallen, die Inbetriebnahme dieser Anlage ist dann für 2025 vorgesehen

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Brightmark Announces Advanced Plastics Renewal Facility in Australia

With the establishment of this new facility, Brightmark will be the first new circular economy business in the Parkes Special Activation Precinct, as well as the first-of-its-kind advanced recycling plant

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International team nets €3.4M to advance ship-based carbon capture for maritime sector

EverLoNG to conduct technology trials on board two LNG-fuelled ships along with supporting studies

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Vorzeigeprojekt für die Bioökonomie: Orangenschalen liefern in Zukunft wertvolle biobasierte Epoxidharze

Mit dem Projekt 'OrangeOil' wollen das SKZ und das Fraunhofer IMWS-Institut ein biobasiertes Epoxidharzsystem entwickeln

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Consumer Goods Companies Announce Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies and Publish Life Cycle Assessment

For the first time, consumer good companies are joining forces through The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) to set the agenda for the development of new plastic recycling technologies

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OMV supplies Austrian Airlines with sustainable aviation fuel under the partnership agreement

Cooperation between Austrian Airlines and OMV, both committed to sustainable goals, further strengthens Austria as an innovation hub

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OMV beliefert Austrian Airlines im Rahmen der Partnerschaft mit nachhaltigem Flugzeugtreibstoff

Kooperation zwischen Austrian Airlines und OMV, beides Unternehmen die sich nachhaltigen Zielen verschrieben haben, stärkt Österreich als Innovationsstandort

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21 April 202221 April 2022

Søren Kristiansen, Senior Technology Director Materials at LEGO (DK), on the current and future framework for a renewable carbon economy

Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute

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An Industry Pioneer: Beiersdorf Launches the World’s First Cosmetics Product with Recycled CO2

The formula of the new NIVEA MEN Climate Care Moisturizer has a soothing effect on the skin and adds a refreshing moisture boost

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Branchenvorreiter: Beiersdorf bringt weltweit erstes Kosmetikprodukt mit recyceltem CO2 auf den Markt

Die Formel der neuen NIVEA MEN „Feuchtigkeitspflege Climate Care“ mit kosmetischem Ethanol wirkt beruhigend auf die Haut und fungiert zusätzlich als erfrischender Feuchtigkeitsspender

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World’s first ‘Smart Circular Bridge’ in a city

The Eindhoven University of Technology-led EU project ‘Smart Circular Bridge’ recognizes the potentials of flax by building three city bridges made from a biocomposite material consisting of flax and a special bio-resin

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Decarbonizing the chemical industry with sustainable photons

Decarbonizing the chemical industry is possible, provided decreases in the cost of solar energy and increases in LED efficiency continue

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Die Spurlosen: Anne Lamp & Johanna Baare

Die Mission von Anne Lamp und Johanna Baare mit ihrem Start Up Traceless Materials will der globalen Plastikverschmutzung den Kampf ansagen

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Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Professor Herbert Sixta for the development of Sustainable wood-based textile fibres

The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Herbert Sixta and Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen for the development and use of novel ionic liquids to process wood biomass into high-performance textile fibres

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Light, oxygen turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid

Cornell researcher has discovered a new path for polystyrene waste that includes being upcycled into benzoic acid, through a mild process that uses light, an oxygen-rich environment and an abundant iron-based catalyst

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Chemiker nutzen die Sonne, um Plastikabfälle zu recyceln

Licht und Sauerstoff verwandeln Kunststoffabfälle in nützliche Benzoesäure

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Yankee Stadium Introduces Biodegradable, Compostable Straws

A biodegradable and compostable drinking straw will be available for baseball fans in New York at Yankee Stadium this season

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20 April 202213 April 2022

Giant grass miscanthus: Bioethanol source with negative CO2 balance

European collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can effectively reduce CO2

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Riesengras Miscanthus: Bioethanol-Quelle mit negativer CO2-Bilanz

Europäisches Verbundprojekt unter Leitung der Universität Hohenheim zeigt: Kombination von Bioethanol-Produktion mit Kohlenstoff-Speicherung kann CO2 effektiv reduzieren

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New Latitude 5000 Series Are Dell’s Most Sustainable Laptops Yet*

New packaging is made from 100% recycled or renewable materials and is 100% recyclable

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Pure White CELLIANT from Hologenix receives second prestigious recognition

The Company’s Newest Innovation Shortlisted in Drapers Sustainable Fashion 2022 Awards

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Schaumaplast: Thermoboxen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

Die Produktlinie Thermocon Nature besteht aus nahezu 100% nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

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Renewable Methanol Market – Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Application Analysis, Growth And Forecast 2022-2027

The demand for renewable methanol is extensively driven by the automobile sector where it is implemented as fuel for the internal combustion engine, hybrid (fuel/electric) systems, and fuel cells

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Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide

Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master

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Behandelte Kunststoffabfälle können Kohlendioxid gut binden

Labor der Rice University verwandelt schwer zu verarbeitenden Müll in ein Meisterwerk der Kohlenstoffabscheidung

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Özdemir: Osterpaket macht Landwirtschaft zum Treiber der Energiewende und stärkt die Wertschöpfung im ländlichen Raum

Damit die erneuerbaren Energien mit der erforderlichen Dynamik ausgebaut werden können, wurde das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) überarbeitet

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19 April 202212 April 2022

Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop PEF film masterbatches

With PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, Sukano will develop masterbatches for PEF resins, facilitating fast adoption in many diversified markets and thus acceleratin the growth of PEF

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H2Wood – BlackForest: Biowasserstoff aus Holz

Fraunhofer IGB entwickelt ein biotechnologisches Verfahren, um aus Holzabfällen Wasserstoff und biobasierte Koppelprodukte herzustellen

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Sustainable lightweight thermoplastic honeycomb panel with flax fibre composites to replace glass and carbon fibre materials

Innovation by EconCore & Flaxco (Division of Flipts & Dobbels NV) partnership

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Plastics Europe supports new report’s call for faster systemic change towards circularity and net zero carbon emissions

Report calls for a new and enabling policy framework to incentivise net zero investment and innovation

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Start des Forschungsverbunds „Modellregion Bioökonomie im Rheinischen Revier“ – Förderung von bis zu 72 Millionen Euro

Bundesforschungsministerin Stark-Watzinger: Kohleausstieg als Chance begreifen und das Rheinische Revier zur Chancen-Region für Klimaneutralität und nachhaltige Wertschöpfung machen

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Treasury chemical recycling ruling condemned in open letter

MPs and Peers from four major parties have called for the Treasury to reconsider its decision to classify the products of chemical processes as ‘recycled content’ in the Plastic Packaging Tax

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Production of bio-fabricated silk up to 6 tons

Based on its scalable biotechnological platform and a best-in-class patent portfolio, AMSilk can provide large quantities of premium bio-fabricated silk materials in constant quality

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Neue Methode reinigt Wasserstoff aus Kohlenmonoxidgemischen

Lizenzierung der Technologie für ein Start-up

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New method purifies hydrogen from heavy carbon monoxide mixtures

Penn State associate professor of chemical engineering, proposes using high-temperature proton-selective polymer electrolyte membranes, or PEMs, to separate hydrogen from other gases in an ACS Energy Letters paper

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14 April 202211 April 2022

Bcomp closes CHF 32m Series B with mobility- and impact venture capital

The combination of investors is unique and confirms the strong interest from the market in Bcomp’s technologies, ranging from the automotive and aerospace industry to wider mobility and sustainability sectors

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Bcomp schliesst Serie B-Finanzierungsrunde über CHF 32 Mio. mit Mobilitäts-, Finanz- und Impact Venture-Capital Investoren ab, darunter BMW i Ventures

Die Kombination von Investoren ist einzigartig und bestätigt das starke Interesse des Marktes an Bcomps Technologien, welche von der Automobil- und Luftfahrtindustrie bis zu weiteren Mobilitäts- und Nachhaltigkeitssektoren reichen

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Finnish companies Lumene and Sulapac collaborate to become one of the world’s first to sell water-based cosmetics in sustainable packaging that leaves no traces behind

Lumene and Sulapac routinely use material sidestreams in their innovations and draw inspiration from the no-waste reality of Finnish nature in their effort to build a future of sustainable cosmetics globally