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9 June 20224 June 2022

Veolia And Metsä Fibre Produce Bio-Methanol From Pulp Mill Waste

Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery connected with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill in a €50-million investment which is supported by from the Finnish ministry of economy and employment

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Auramarine introduces methanol fuel supply system for marine engines

Auramarine Ltd has invested in the development of one of the industry’s first methanol fuel supply units to meet the demand for methanol as a promising future fuel

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Launch of covation biomaterials: delivering innovative, high-performance, bio-based materials at scale

Covation biomaterials, a leading global company offering bio-based solutions, launched as an independent business, following the acquisition of dupont biomaterials by the huafon group

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8 June 20224 June 2022

Scientists make plastic more degradable under UV light

Scientists at Bath found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light

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Hinzufügen von Zucker: Wissenschaftlern gelingt es, PLA-3D-Druck-Material auch mit UV-Licht biologisch abbaubar zu machen

Forscher der University of Bath haben herausgefunden, dass das sonst nur unter strengen industriellen Bedingungen biologisch abbaubare PLA mit Sonnenlicht schneller kompostiert, wenn Zucker dabei ist

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Cars could get a ‘flashy’ upgrade

Flash Joule heating process recycles plastic from end-of-life F-150 trucks into high-value graphene for new vehicles

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Why the EU’s Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act correctly lists bio-based plastics as “green investments”

The Climate Delegated Act supplementing the Regulation clearly supports “plastics derived wholly or partially from renewable feedstock” as “substantially contributing to climate change mitigation”

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Grüner Treibstoff aus Abfall: Forschungsanlage in Simmering eröffnet

In der weltweit ersten Forschungsanlage dieser Art in Wien werden im industrienahen Maßstab Abfälle und Reststoffe zu grünen Treibstoffen

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Walki introduces a broad portfolio of recyclable materials for the growing frozen food segment

Walki is answering to the growing demand for frozen food by expanding its portfolio of recyclable materials

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Toward customizable timber, grown in a lab

Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste

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Bioeconomy strategy development in EU regions

Overall, there are 359 bioeconomy-related strategies and 334 frameworks have been published. Of these 334, 324 are regional and 10 are multi-regional (e.g. cross-border, interregional or macroregional, mostly Interreg-funded) strategic frameworks

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Burgers’ Zoo unterstützt die Wiederherstellung von Korallenriffen in der Natur

Das innovative Start-up-Unternehmen Reefy aus Delft kombiniert Wissen aus dem Wasserbau und der Meeresbiologie, um neue Lösungen für die Regeneration von Korallenriffen und Seegraswiesen zu entwickeln

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Burgers’ Zoo supports coral reef restoration in the wild

Innovative Delft-based start-up Reefy combines knowledge of hydraulic engineering and marine biology to develop solutions that aid in the recovery of coral reefs and seagrass

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7 June 20228 June 2022

Save the Date – Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) 14–15 November, Cologne (Germany)

Ambitious recycling targets set by the EU, the commitments of the chemical industry and brands, as well as the demands of customers are putting enormous evolutionary pressure on the recycling sector

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New artificial enzyme breaks down tough lignin

Researchers from WSU and PNNL showed that their artificial enzyme succeeded in digesting lignin, which has stubbornly resisted previous attempts to develop it into an economically useful energy source

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Doku-Tipp: Sackgasse Beton – Leschs Kosmos

Im Durchschnitt setzt jede Tonne Zement etwa 600 Kilogramm CO2 frei, womit die Zementproduktion für acht Prozent der weltweiten Treibhausgasemissionen verantwortlich ist

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CJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymer Solutions

Companies signed letter of intent to collaborate on creating advanced products based on Ingeo™ PLA and PHACT® PHA technologies to meet growing demand for sustainable materials across wide array of markets

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Biden Administration Launches $3.5 Billion Program to Capture Carbon Pollution from the Air

DOE Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Effort to Establish Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs for Large-Scale CO2 Removal

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Startup Lovr: Ihr veganes Leder ist den Investoren Millionen wert

Drei Darmstädter Gründer wollen mit ihrem Material Leder in der Mode- und Möbelindustrie ablösen. Investoren finden das gut. Dabei ist Lovr noch nicht einmal auf dem Markt

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Market-first home compostable wet food container

G. Mondini to trial TIPA compostable films for paper-based food packaging

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Where compostable packaging fits in a circular economy

Compostable packaging is popularly seen as an answer to plastic pollution, but while it has a role to play in a circular economy, it is not a silver bullet. Any time a piece of packaging is used once – no matter how it is disposed of – it is single-use. Preventing waste in the first place should be top priority

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Graforce presents plasma electrolysers for hydrogen from methane and wastewater on IFAT 2022 fair

They demonstrate the immense market potential of green hydrogen and the range of applications for CO2-free or even CO2-negative energy and fuel

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Sunsmart streets using recycled rubber last twice as long

Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found

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Internationales Konsortium will die Dekarbonisierung der Luftfahrt vorantreiben

Im Forschungsprojekt CARE-O-SENE entwickeln Partner aus Deutschland und Südafrika neue Katalysatoren für grüne Flugtreibstoffe

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International consortium to advance decarbonisation of the aviation sector

CARE-O-SENE research project will develop advanced catalysts for sustainable aviation fuels

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3 June 202227 May 2022

Toward new degradable polymers

Researchers from CNRS and the Université Paris-Saclay developed new polymers that degrade in water in the record time of one week

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Auf dem Weg zu neuen abbaubaren Polymeren

Ihr Abbau in Wasser erfolgt wesentlich schneller als der von Referenzpolymeren

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Aqualung Carbon Capture successfully completes $10m equity round with strategic investors

Aqualung Carbon Capture is pleased to announce the completion of a new equity investment from key strategic partners including Delek US, Global Ship Lease, Golar LNG, MKS Pamp and Standard Lithium

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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