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3 March 20221 March 2022

BASF has developed new adhesives for labels that no longer interfere with paper and paperboard recycling

The newly developed adhesives are easy to remove early in the process, making it possible to reuse and print recycled paper or paperboard packaging without any further issues

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BASF hat neue Etikettenklebstoffe entwickelt, die das Papier- und Kartonrecycling nicht mehr stören

Die innovativen Klebstoffe lösen ein grundlegendes Problem bei der Wiederaufbereitung, weil die neu entwickelten Haftklebstoffe im Recyclingprozess früher und einfacher entfernt werden können

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Carbon-negative platform turns waste gases into valuable chemicals

Researchers built on LanzaTech technology to develop a new process that converts emissions from heavy industry or bio-based syngas, into either acetone or IPA, using an engineered bacterium called Clostridium autoethanogenum

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H₂Wood – BlackForest: Innovativer Klimaschutz direkt vor der Haustür

Lokal erzeugter Wasserstoff kann in der Region Schwarzwald einen großen Beitrag zur Klimaneutralität leisten und die Wirtschaft ankurbeln

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Guest commentary: Let’s foster bioeconomy, not war!

A personal comment by chemist Ruben Richrath

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Eder: „Ein Quantensprung beim Kunststoffrecycling“

Klimaschutzministerin besucht neue Anlage der Fa. Zimmermann in Lahnstein und TOMRA-Entwicklungszentrum in Mülheim-Kärlich

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Our first chapter: raising $4.5M to bring planet-positive textiles to the fashion industry

Join us on our mission to build the world’s most sustainable supply chains for people and planet

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CRI’s largest CO2-to-methanol reactor installed in Anyang

The reactor is based on CRI's proprietary technology, developed and first demonstrated in Iceland, and is the key piece of equipment needed to directly hydrogenate CO2 to form methanol

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Light-Blasting Bananas Could Prove to Be Renewable

The team of Swiss-based scientists explain that all of the products from their photo-thermal (light and heat based) technique can be captured, including CO2, making it economical and climate safe

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Synthos to build a commercial bio-butadiene plant

It has been a long time coming for the commercialization of bio-based butadiene (at least for this one where you can count the percentage renewable content unlike some of the mass balance approaches)

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A hydrogen strategy for a balanced EU-Africa partnership

The EU must work with Africa to develop hydrogen as part of a broader economic and development cooperation agenda moving beyond resource production and extraction, writes Eleonora Moro

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PepsiCo explores use of recycled UBQ materials in pallets

PepsiCo Inc.'s Latin America operation is exploring the potential for pallets made with UBQ, a material made from unsorted household waste, that could soon replace the conventional pallets currently in use

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2 March 20223 March 2022

Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals

Join our conference and meet forerunners in CO2 utilisation / 23-24 March 2022, hybrid event – Cologne (Germany)

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Life Cycle Assessment study demonstrates the potential of Avantium’s FDCA and PEF technology to curb global warming

Use of renewable feedstock in PEF results in clear reductions in GHG emissions throughout the entire life cycle

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Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe: Pappelholz für Biomethan und Torfersatzstoffe

DBFZ, Vattenfall-Tochter und Erdenhersteller KD entwickeln neue Prozesskette - Erstaunlich hohes Methanpotenzial und gute pflanzenbauliche Eigenschaften

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Bridgestone and ENEOS Launch Joint Project Focused on Producing Tire Raw Materials from Used Tires

The project aims to contribute to the realization of a more sustainable society, adopted as part of the Green Innovation Fund

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Bacteria upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals

Engineered bacteria convert captured carbon dioxide into chemicals for fuels, fabric and cosmetics

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Klimafreundliches Verfahren: Bakterien bilden Chemikalien aus CO2

Modifizierte Bakterien wandeln CO2 in Additive für Treibstoffe, Stoffe, und Kosmetika um

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Design of Pilot Plant for MMA Monomers Using Plant-Derived Materials Has Begun

Plant Signifies Major Progress Toward Full-Scale Development of “Sustainable MMA”

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Veterans Delta CleanTech on carbon capture: ‘Utilization is the key’

"We have been joined by an amazing transformation and that’s been due to capital markets and investors who are starting to say they want their money put into work that is ESG responsible,” said Kambeitz, one of the company founders

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Fest und elastisch, aber abbaubar: Protein-basierte Biokunststoffe

Entlastung für Ozeane und Mülldeponien

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Relief for Oceans and Landfills?

Strong and elastic, yet degradable: protein-based bioplastics

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1 March 20221 March 2022

nova Session: The Future of Refineries & Big Chemical Production Sites

Nine experts present and discuss their scenarios for the future of the chemical industry, hybrid session at 31 March 2022, Wöllhaf Conference Center Airport Cologne/Bonn

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Biesterfeld Plastic: distribution of new DuPont™ Delrin® Renewable Attributed grades

The base polymer of Delrin® Renewable Attributed is produced from 100% bio-feedstock from waste, according to ISCC Plus mass balance certification

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Biesterfeld Plastic: Vertrieb neuer DuPont™ Delrin® Renewable Attributed Typen

Das Basispolymer von Delrin® Renewable Attributed basiert auf 100 Prozent Bio-Rohstoffen aus Abfällen gemäß ISCC plus Massenbilanzzertifizierung

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Lotte to develop seawater-degradable PHA-material

Lotte Chemical aims to complete the development of petrochemical-based PHA production technology and commercialize it by 2023

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The Yellow New Deal: Factory 01 will start an era of sustainable protein production

The production process for Solein is disconnected from agriculture, climate and weather - it is a scalable solution for any geography to create all the different proteins that Earth’s rising population will demand

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Erste industrielle Produktionsstätte für Biokerosin in Deutschland

bp Raffinerie in Lingen startet Produktion von nachhaltigem Flugkraftstoff aus gebrauchtem Speiseöl

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Sustainable reinforcement of e-bike battery cases

Ansmann AG and Fraunhofer LBF to develop a natural fibre reinforced plastic composite for use in e-bike battery cases

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Nachhaltige Verstärkung für E-Bike-Batteriegehäuse

Ansmann AG und Fraunhofer LBF entwickeln naturfaserverstärktes Kunststoff-Komposit zur Verwendung in Akkugehäusen für E-Bikes

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EU will Afrika zum Weltmeister der Wasserstoffexporte machen

Europa will raus aus den fossilen Brennstoffen und rein in die Wasserstoffwirtschaft. Von jeher ein Energieimporteur, will die EU dann große Mengen an Wasserstoff aus Ländern des globalen Südens importieren

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EU aims to make Africa a world champion in hydrogen exports

Europe wants to get out of fossil fuels and build a hydrogen economy. Without enough internal supplies, it is looking to import large quantities of hydrogen from countries in the Global South

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28 February 202222 February 2022

Mercedes-Benz’s New VISION EQXX to Feature UBQ Materials’ Sustainable Plastic Substitute

VISION EQXX will feature UBQ™, marking a milestone in lightweight design that meets the exacting Mercedes-Benz requirements of resource efficiency

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Stefan Schlüter und Tim Schulzke über nachhaltige Methanolproduktion

Fraunhofer UMSICHT-Interview vom 20.01.2022: "Dank der Simulationen können wir einen technisch möglichen Rahmen definieren"

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Mikroplastik – Kurzinformation

Bisherige Studienlage in Deutschland nach Aussage des Bundestages ungenügend - weder könne ausgesagt werden, dass ein Risiko besteht, noch könne behauptet werden, es bestehe kein Risiko

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Hazelnut shells get new life as strong, sustainable panels

WSU’s Composite Materials Engineering Center, Yadama and a team of doctoral students turn agricultural waste products, such as shells, fibers, and stubble, into resin-strengthened architectural and decorative panels

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Nassspinnen von Cellulosefasern

Können Carbonfasern auch nachhaltig?

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Is sustainable and ethical fashion possible? How to combat greenwashing through certification

Despite the emergence of sustainable fashion lines to swing increasingly concerned consumers, hesitancy remains with numerous greenwashing controversies surrounding major fashion brands

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NEU – Der biobasierte Dämmstoff LINITHERM LOOP

Bei der Fertigung von LINITHERM LOOP werden mehr als 60 Prozent der Rohstoffe für den PU-Dämmkern aus Biomasse verwendet, die nicht zur Lebensmittelherstellung dienen

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Braskem + Printpack: Einstieg beim US-amerikanischen Kunststoff­re­cyclingunternehmen Nexus Circular

Braskem folgt nach eigenen Angaben ihrer Strategie zum Aufbau einer CO2-neutralen Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe, Printpack will die von Nexus Circular entwickelten Recyclingverfahren unterstützen

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Ein “relativ einfacher” Durchbruch macht den Zugriff auf gespeicherten Wasserstoff effizienter

Neuer Katalysator extrahiert Wasserstoff einfach und effizient aus Wasserstoffspeichern

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A “fairly simple” breakthrough makes accessing stored hydrogen more efficient

New catalyst extracts hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials easily and efficiently

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25 February 202221 February 2022

Nexeo Plastics and Stora Enso Sign Agreement to Distribute Renewable Wood-fibre Biocomposites in Europe

Biocomposites by Stora Enso meet certification requirements compatible with multiple end-markets: they can be reprocessed, have high strength and stiffness and can be recycled

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Nexeo Plastics: Vereinbarung mit Stora Enso über Vertrieb von Biokompositen aus erneuerbaren Holzfasern in Europa

Biocomposite von Stora Enso sollen als erneuerbare Alternativen zu Kunststoffen auf fossiler Basis in zahlreichen Anwendungen und Endprodukten eingesetzt werden

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Engineered Bacterial Strains Could Fertilize Crops, Reduce Waterways Pollution

New approach could mitigate a major source of environmental pollution

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Origin Materials Announces Geismar, Louisiana as Location for Second Manufacturing Plant, Origin 2

Construction of companys first world-scale manufacturing facility to produce carbon-negative materials used to make polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) plastic is expected to be operational mid-2025

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Spielwaren auf Nachhaltigkeitskurs

Lego will bis 2030 nur noch aus nachhaltigen Materialien fertigen, Mattel bis dahin auf 10% recycelte, recycelbare oder biobasierte Kunststoffe umstellen und Playmobil fertigt inzwischen aus über 80% nachhaltigen Materialien

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Printpack Invests in Nexus Circular

Printpack’s investment, part of a larger round of private funding, supports the commercial scale-up of Nexus Circular’s proprietary advanced recycling process

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NEU – Der biobasierte Dämmstoff LINITHERM LOOP

Die bereits mehr als 60 Prozent Biomasse der Rohstoffe für den PU-Dämmkern bei Linzmeier sollen langfristig gesteigert werden und auch in anderen Dämmprodukten zum Einsatz kommen

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Kaneka: Ausbau der Kapazitäten für PHBH-Biopolymer geplant

Am Standort Takasago in der Präfektur Hyogo, Japan, sollen neue Anlagen mit einer Jahreskapazität von 15.000 Tonnen errichtet werden