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15 December 20219 December 2021

Covestro CEO Dr. Markus Steilemann Featured in Newsletter

The Global CO2 Initiative interviews in its partner profile a visionary and very active leader

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The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs 2021

Survey to choose the most innovative bioeconomy CEO of 2021

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14 December 202113 December 2021

Environmentally-friendly reforestation: Biodegradable tree covers made from renewable raw materials

Numerous growth covers remain in German forests every year until they rust or are shredded into environmentally-harmful plastic components by external influences

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Umweltfreundliche Aufforstung mit biologisch abbaubaren Baumhüllen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

Jährlich verbleiben zahlreiche Wuchshüllen in deutschen Wäldern, bis sie verrosten oder durch äußere Einflüsse in umweltschädliche Kunststoffbestandteile zerfallen

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Nachhaltige Freude unter dem Weihnachtsbaum

Spielzeug aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen verschenken und einen kleinen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz leisten

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The First Winners Of Elon Musk’s $100 Million Carbon Removal Xprize Competition Have Been Announced

A quick view over some promising trials made from students and industry

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Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -nutzung für Rohstoffversorgung nötig

Umweltbundesamt warnt davor, fossiles CO2 in CCU zu verwenden

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Carbon capture and utilization necessary for raw material supply

German environment agency warns against using fossil CO2 in CCU

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A new Teflon® for a new world: Teflon® Reimagined

The new Teflon EcoElite™ finish contains 60% renewably sourced raw materials and is also up to three times more durable than other non-fluorinated, water-repellent finishes

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Avantium’s bioasphalt road update, IKEA’s biopackaging, Shark Tank winning plant-based laundry sheets and more

The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 2nd

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13 December 20218 December 2021

BIO-FED expands portfolio with biomass-balanced polypropylene compounds

The new products are marketed by BIO-FED under the names M·VERA® PPH and M·VERA® PPC and is suitable for a wide range of applications

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BIO-FED ergänzt Portfolio um biomassenbilanzierte Polypropylen-Compounds

Die neuen Produkte laufen bei BIO-FED unter dem Namen M·VERA® PPH und M·VERA® PPC und eignen sich trotz reduziertem Carbon Footprint für vielfältige Anwendungen

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European Bioplastics Conference confirms bioplastics make significant contributions to the European Union’s ambitious climate goals

New European Bioplastics market data, based on research from the nova-institute, gave a very positive outlook for bioplastics production

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Sateri Becomes China’s First Lyocell Producer to be Oeko-Tex STeP Certified

Lyocell fibre is free from any harmful substances and complies with European standards and all products are qualified to carry the MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® product label

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From pollutant to product: the companies making stuff from CO2

Vodka, jet fuel, protein… according to a new clutch of carbon-to-value startups, these are just some of the things that can be manufactured from thin air

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Mehrzweck-Demonstrationsanlage: BioCampus MultiPilot

Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen aus der ganzen Welt sollen hier ihre im Labor erprobten Prozesse in den Industriemaßstab überführen können

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Arkema to increase global capacity for Oleris® bio-based oleochemicals by 50%

This new production capacity will be part of Arkema’s previously announced major bio-factory currently under construction on Jurong Island in Singapore

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Support the COMPOST Act

The COMPOST Act would create new grant and loan guarantee programs from the US Department of Agriculture for composting infrastructure projects

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First study on in-flight use of pure sustainable aviation fuel in a passenger jet shows early promise

Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results

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Erste Studie zum In-Flight-Einsatz von 100 Prozent nachhaltigem Flugzeugtreibstoff (SAF) mit vielversprechenden Ergebnissen

Die vorläufigen Ergebnisse einer weltweit ersten Studie zur Untersuchung der Auswirkungen von 100 Prozent nachhaltigem Flugzeugtreibstoff (SAF) auf die beiden Triebwerke eines kommerziellen Passagierflugzeugs sind vielversprechend

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10 December 20219 December 2021

Gruppo Fabbri winner of the 15th Global Bioplastics Award

The leading trade publication bioplastics MAGAZINE has presented the awarded winner at the close of the first day of the European Bioplastics conference

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15. Global Bioplastics Award: Gruppo Fabbri gewinnt mit „home“ kompostierbarer Frischhaltefolie

Die Fachzeitschrift „bioplastics MAGAZINE“ verlieh den Award zum Ende des ersten Tages der European Bioplastics Conference

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Why are biobased and biodegradable plastic not part of the solution to reduce plastic waste?

Checking the facts!

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Policy critical to unlock Carbon Capture and Utilisation in Europe

If the policy context will be navigated effectively, there are many opportunities for decarbonisation across several sectors

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Suntory Introduces 100% Plant-Based PET Bottle Prototypes

Along with its best-selling bottled mineral water brand in Japan, Suntory Tennensui the prototype has been produced for the company’s iconic Orangina brand in Europe

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Turning fungi into ‘bricks’ for construction

The new Singapore-ETH Centre is a collaborative research centre between Singapore institutions and Swiss university ETH Zurich and is now studying the use of mycelium as a sustainable building construction material

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EU plant 320 Millionen Euro für die Bodenforschung als Beitrag zur Kohlenstoffentfernung

Nach Schätzungen der Europäischen Kommission betragen die mit der Verschlechterung der Bodenqualität verbundenen Kosten in der EU mehr als 50 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr. Außerdem gelten 60-70% der Böden in Europa als "ungesund"

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EU earmarks €320 million for soil health research to contribute to carbon removal

The funding from the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation will be used to support "living labs and lighthouses" to lead to transition towards healthy soils”

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9 December 20216 December 2021

The new Common Agricultural Policy has been adopted and the maximum THC level on the field has been restored to 0,3%

The EIHA went through to clear this theme on the European level - to open a long supressed market of sustainability

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Starker Impuls für Nutzhanf in Europa: THC-Höchstgehalt auf dem Feld wieder bei 0,3%

Die europäische Interessensvertretung des Nutzhanfs, EIHA, hat sich auf europäischem Level durchgekämpft, um der Nachhaltigkeit einen lange unterdrückten Markt zu öffnen

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Circular economy products from pulp side streams

A new collaboration project combines the know-how of UPM Pulp and Tapojärvi Oy in finding new ways to use the side streams generated from pulp mills. The resulting products will promote the circular economy and reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry

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Global Bioenergies extends the use of its bio-sourced isododecane to skincare and haircare products

New 2020 study has now been completed and will allow Global Bioenergies to broaden its proposal to the giants of the beauty and personal care industry in order to increase the overall naturalness of the cosmetics sector

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Fast 200 Teilnehmende diskutierten auf der Carbon2Chem®-Konferenz Wege zu einer klimaneutralen und nachhaltigen Industrie

4. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie gab einen kurzen Überblick zum Status Quo der deutschen Klimagas-Wirtschaft

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DMC Biotechnologies has completed the first close of its Series B fundraising, raising $34 million (USD)

Company has a deep pipeline of predictable, scalable, cost-competitive products, addressing sustainability challenges across a wide range of industries

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How to grow the economy with biology

A new report makes the economic and environmental case for the U.S. investing billions of dollars to build what is known as the bioeconomy

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Finland set to reject EU taxonomy rules over biomass

Finland has stated that it would oppose the EU taxonomy climate delegated act presented in April, Sweden is expected to align itself.

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Finnland wird aufgrund von Biomasse gegen EU Taxonomie stimmen

Finnland hat erklärt, dass es den im April vorgelegten delegierten Rechtsakt zur EU-Klimataxonomie ablehnen wird. Schweden wird sich voraussichtlich anschließen

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8 December 20213 December 2021

Global bioplastics production will more than triple within the next five years

A more than 200 percent growth rate in the global bioplastics production within the next five years is predicted by market data from European Bioplastics and the nova-Institute

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Marktprognose Biokunststoffe sieht starkes Wachstum

Die weltweite Produktion von Biokunststoffen wird in den nächsten fünf Jahren stark wachsen. Das zeigt eine neue Marktprognose von EUBP und nova-Institut

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Investment in Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore to bring circular chemicals to Asia Pacific customers

Company to build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader unit that improves the quality of pyrolysis oil to turn it into chemical feedstock for its plant

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Meeting today’s and tomorrow’s challenges sustainably with paper sacks

Short overview over a webinar-series by EUROSAC and CEPI Eurokraft

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Mit Papiersäcken die Herausforderungen von heute und morgen nachhaltig bewältigen

Kurzüberblick zur Webinar-Reihe von EUROSAC und CEPI Eurokraft

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RGE Gives Sustainable Fashion a Boost with New Partnerships in Singapore

The official launch of a research collaboration with NTU is expected to take place next year and a key desire is to complement RGE's pilot urban-fit textile recycling plant in Singapore

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Biomaterials company Brightplus raised EUR 3,85 million growth funding

Company will use the growth funding for expanding its research and development facilities in Oulu, Finland and for recruiting new specialists to support international growth

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LG Chem-GS Caltex Signs Joint Development Agreement for Eco-friendly Materials

LG Chem and GS Caltex will team up to jointly develop mass production technologies of eco-friendly materials for a circulating economy and carbon neutrality

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Enerkem achieves a major breakthrough by producing sustainable aviation fuel from local forest biomass

The research is part of The Sky’s the Limit Challenge organized by Natural Resources Canada and for which Enerkem was selected as a finalist

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7 December 202112 January 2022

Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022

Cellulose Fibre Solutions are expanding from Hygiene and Textiles as well as Non-wovens up to Alternatives for Carbon Fibres for Light-weight Applications

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nova’s experts (re)introduced: Guido Müller

Key Account Manager

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bp plans major green hydrogen project in Teesside

To be developed in multiple stages, HyGreen Teesside is expected to match production to demand ‎and build on experience to drive down costs

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Neue Zahlen zum Biokunststoffmarkt 2021

IfBB stellt neue Ausgabe von „Biopolymers - facts and statistics“ vor