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7 December 20211 December 2021

Welcome to the Circular Bio-based Europe community

CBE JU is the new BBI JU, nothing changes for you!

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European SSuchy Project Update after 4 years of work

3 years after the project launch, the 17 European partners gathered online to review their work & plan for the last year of the project

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Nach Vorbild der CO2-Abscheidung: Wie sich Methan aus der Luft filtern lässt

Neue Prozesse könnten das potente Treibhausgas in der Atmosphäre zersetzen. Forscher und Firmen arbeiten an der Umsetzung

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SABIC Creates the First Certified Circular Polymers from Advanced Recycling of Recovered Ocean-Bound Plastic

Ocean-bound plastic collection helps to create value for local communities by increasing demand for recycled plastic across the industry

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Stora Enso introduces portfolio for bio-based packaging foam

Company’s offering consists of the foams Fibrease™ and Papira® which both come with versatile technical and sustainability properties, for a suitable customers experience and for specific packaging requirements

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Neues Material auf Ligninbasis soll fossile Kunststoffe und Klebstoffe ersetzen

Holzabfälle, die in erneuerbaren, recycelbaren Duroplast-Alternativen verwendet werden

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Mexico’s DESSERTO Cactus Alt Leather Gets V-Label Certification, Launches Boxing Gloves with Adidas

The glove, a one-piece design that improves backhand and wrist support, is certified green and made from sustainable cactus leather in a carbon-neutral environment

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6 December 20217 December 2021

Mikrobielles Upcycling – Eine Lösung für die Verwertung von Mulchfolien?

Forscher der RWTH Aachen entwickeln im iMulch-Projekt mithilfe von Mikroorganismen Upcycling-Strategien zur Verwertung von Mulchfolien

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Amcor, Coles, iQ Renew, Licella, LyondellBasell and Nestlé findings support Australian-first advanced recycling plant

Former feasibility study demonstrated, that a circular economy for plastic is not only possible, but is essential for Australia to meet its National Waste Policy commitments

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Gelber Sack: Recyclingquote bei Kunststoffverpackungen erreicht 60,6%

Weitere Fortschritte in der Kreislaufwirtschaft von Kunststoff sind gefragt und kein recyclingschädigendes Greenwashing durch Materialverbunde, die gerne mit dem Scheinargument „weniger Plastik“ beworben werden

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An expert view on Coca-Cola’s new 100% plant-based bottle

It is difficult to say now how BioPET in bottles with the BioPTA will change the environmental burdens of biobased PET

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IKEA to phase out plastic from consumer packaging by 2028

With this phase-out, the company aims to reduce plastic waste and pollution, and drive the industry agenda to develop packaging solutions centred around renewable and recycled materials

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Ikea: Abschied von Kunststoff in Verkaufsverpackungen bis 2028

Der Verzicht auf Kunststoffverpackungen soll die Umstellung auf erneuerbare oder recycelte Materialien im eigenen Betrieb vorantreiben und auch ein branchenweites Zeichen setzen

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Breaking News: BASF Honored with Two Chemical Week 2021 Sustainability Awards

Chemical Week has named BASF winner of the Best Sustainable Feedstock Initiative award and the Best Sustainable Product award

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Shell halves Singapore refining capacity, to change chemical feedstock

Company will build its first pyrolysis oil upgrader to produce 50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of treated pyrolysis oil for its 800,000 tpy cracker on Bukom in 2023

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UFOP Chart of the week (46/2021)

Global vegetable oil production set to reach new record highs in 2021/22

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UFOP Grafik der Woche (KW 46 2021)

Globale Pflanzenölerzeugung erreicht 2021/22 neue Höchstwerte

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3 December 202117 December 2024

World BioEconomy Forum awards 2021; winners to unfold their stories in panel discussion

The Awards recognise special efforts made by companies and individuals in an effort to promote and enhance the global circular bioeconomy

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Study shows renewable naphtha market is set for robust growth

Demand for renewable naphtha will also surge owing to growing fuel blending practices to comply with new regulations regarding fuel compositions

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3D-gedruckte Häuser aus umweltfreundlichem Hanf

Alternative zu herkömmlichen Baumaterialien soll ein offizieller Baustoff werden

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Black Buffalo 3D Announces Pact to 3D Print Plant-Based Affordable Housing

rePlant Hemp, an ESG impact fund, will invest $500 million into the industrial hemp supply chain by 2030, organizers said

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Ineos Styrolution: Investition in Pilotanlage für fortschrittliches Polystyrol-Recycling – Kooperation mit Recycling Technologies, UK

Neue Anlage soll in der zweiten Hälfte des Jahres gemeinsam mit Recycling Technologies 2022 in Betrieb genommen werden

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INEOS Styrolution confirms its investment decision for Europe’s first polystyrene advanced recycling pilot plant

The site will be set up in collaboration with Recycling Technologies in Swindon, UK. It is expected to be operational in the second half of 2022

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Continued Progress and Positive Market Activity

Circa Group is enabling the transition to sustainable chemistry by providing a safe low carbon alternative to toxic fossil-based chemicals, and new opportunities for specialty material and pharmaceutical manufacturers

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New report highlights vital role of forest products in the global bioeconomy and for climate change mitigation

The report addresses the role of forest products in replacing fossil-based and GHG-intensive products

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Stora Ensos holzbasiertes Batteriematerial gewinnt Metsä360-Preis

Als Material für Lithium-Ionen-Batterien hat Lignin das Potenzial, traditionelle Industrien radikal zu verändern

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2 December 202125 January 2022

Free Webinar: Innovative Financing Support for the Circular Bioeconomy

Circular Bioeconomy needs investment, startups are looking for investors – what innovative financing options are available?

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New lignin based material to replace fossil plastics and adhesives

Wood waste used in renewable, recyclable thermoset plastic alternative

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Honeywell: Bau einer “UpCycle”-Kunststoffrecyclinganlage in Andalusien in Planung – Kooperation mit spanischem Partner Sacyr

Neuer Industriekomplex soll an einem nicht näher bezeichneten Standort in der südspanischen Region Andalusien entstehen und über Kapazitäten für das Recycling von jährlich etwa 30.000 Tonnen Kunststoffabfall verfügen

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Spinnova enters composite markets with premium alpine skis

Sustainable material company Spinnova makes its debut in composites in partnership with ski manufacurer Pusu. In Pusu x Spinnova® Alpine Skis, carbon and glass fibres are replaced with Spinnova®

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New updated version of the poster on Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments According to Established Standards and Certification Schemes

In this new version of the poster, a further biodegradable polyester "polycaprolactone (PCL)" has been added, which can be compounded with a large variety of biodegradable polymers

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Man kann theoretisch auf fossile Grundstoffe verzichten

In der Interviewreihe „Way2K“ des VDMA-Fachverbands Kunststoff- und Gummimaschinen spricht Peter von Hoffmann, General Manager Business Unit Engineering Plastics Applications bei Coperion, über die Chancen der Kreislaufwirtschaft und chemisches Recycling

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Bio-Based Plasticizers Stretch Production Capability

The ability to remove or reduce the level of toxic phthalates in everyday household products is driving a search for new materials options across nearly every product manufacturing category

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Blog posts on wood-based fibres and chemicals

Overview over a workshop session beside of AFCC's first conference focusing on forestry feedstock for biofuels and renewable chemicals

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Energy Conversion: Make carbonate not carbon dioxide

LMU scientists at the Nano-Institute Munich developed a technique to avoid CO2 in energy conversion processes with carbon-containing fuels

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Neue Methode: Karbonat statt Kohlendioxid

LMU-Nanowissenschaftler haben eine Technik entwickelt, kohlenstoffhaltige in kohlenstofffreie Brennstoffe umzuwandeln, ohne CO2 frei werden zu lassen

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1 December 202126 November 2021

Gevo and Sweetwater Energy Sign MoU to Supply Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Produce Cellulosic Alcohols and Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The new Sweetwater facility would utilize its proprietary Sunburst technology for deconstructing lignocellulosic biomass - and Gevo plans to use the offtake of the low-cost, cellulosic sugars co-produced by Sweetwater for the production of cellulosic alcohols and renewable hydrocarbons

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Asahi Kasei: Umweltfreundliche Reifen – Synthesekautschuk aus nachhaltigem Butadien

Die Nachfrage steigt weltweit stetig aufgrund strengerer Umweltvorschriften und einem wachsenden Umweltbewusstsein seitens der Kunden

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Asahi Kasei to produce solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber using butadiene derived from plastic waste

Supply agreement for sustainable butadiene concluded with Shell

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Carbon capture and utilisation technologies are solutions to reduce CO2 emissions and move away from fossil resources

CCU is a broad term that covers processes that aim at capturing CO2 from flue gas or directly from the air and converting it into a variety of products such as renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials

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Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin Winkelmeier-Becker übergibt Zuwendungsbescheid für industrielle Bioökonomie in Köln

Die BluCon Biotech GmbH entwickelt ein Verfahren zur industriellen Herstellung von biologisch abbaubarem Bioplastik aus dem Reststoff Stroh, über Milchsäure als Fermentationsprodukt

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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Celebrates First-Year Accomplishments

First year of new standard for sustainable cotton

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Malaga scientists working on creating bioplastic from tomato skins

Another solution that points to food being both a source of nutrition and packaging

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Aussie Surfer Wins Award for Biodegradable Surfboards

Young surfer and engineer Emile Theau won a major startup award for creating 95% biodegradable performance surfboards from highly renewable paulownia tree wood

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Kickstart: Biodegradable straws and a new kind of plastic ban

There's a new wrinkle in the old debate about banning plastic straws

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30 November 202126 November 2021

New IEAGHG report: 2021-02 CO2 as a Feedstock: Comparison of CCU Pathways

As well as storing the CO2 in geological formations, there is increasing interest in the chemical transformation of captured CO2 to value-added products

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bvse sieht Entwurf für neue Abfallverbringungsverordnung kritisch

Sekundärrohstoffe werden gegenüber primären Rohstoffen eklatant benachteiligt

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Sugar beet re-introduction could create hundreds of jobs and support Scotland’s net zero goals, new report

Domestic bioethanol supply could reduce carbon emissions by more than 280,000 tonnes annually

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European Bioplastics Conference: NatureWorks expects unprecedented market growth despite unfavorable legislations

GreenScreen Certified Standard for Food Serviceware seems to become a “new necessity” for all materials, including bioplastics

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OutNature gewinnt German Design Award 2022 in Gold

Rat für Formgebung würdigt Silphie-Papier mit höchster Auszeichnung