23 September 202120 September 2021 Renewably-sourced feedstock being tested at Borealis cracker in Stenungsund, Sweden Being able to offer a viable alternative to conventional feedstocks will not only reduce the Stenungsund plant’s overall CO2 footprint, but also help Borealis customers maintain high product quality while meeting their own sustainability goals
Solugen raises over $350M – The Series C funding will go towards making carbon negative chemicals In today’s Digest, you may find reports about the funding, who’s behind it, the tech, reactions, and more
22 September 202117 September 2021 Shell invests in plastic waste-to-chemicals technology company BlueAlp New joint-venture company to build two new conversion units in The Netherlands, which are forecast to convert more than 30 KT of plastic waste per year
Shell: Investition in chemisches Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen – Strategische Partnerschaft mit BlueAlp Joint-Venture-Unternehmen will zwei neue Verarbeitungsanlagen in den Niederlanden bauen, in denen mehr als 30.000 Tonnen Kunststoffabfälle pro Jahr verarbeitet werden sollen
Solugen Raises Over $350 Million in Series C Funding Led by Baillie Gifford & GIC to Make Carbon Negative Chemicals This latest round of funding will be used to expand Solugen's Bioforge technology platform, which is used to produce lower-carbon and carbon-negative chemicals & materials for its key customers
Ressource Hundefell: Feinste Tierhaarfasern für nachhaltige und ethisch vertretbare Mode Der Rohstoff für Chiengora® Garn entsteht nebenbei bei der täglichen Tierpflege, vor allem, wenn die Tiere im Frühjahr ihr Winterfell verlieren
Resource dog fur: Finest animal hair fibers for sustainable and ethical fashion The raw material for the Chiengora® yarn is produced incidentally during daily animal care, especially when the animals shed their winter coats in the spring
Erste Zwischenergebnisse zum Praxistest Bio-Beutel verfügbar Biokunststoffbeutel bauen sich vollständig ab
The EU Green Deal and its impact on the European textiles industry Under the “zero pollution Europe” target of the Green Deal, a new strategy on sustainable use of chemicals is being developed which plans to amend REACH and will also consider restrictions for PFAS and skin sensitizers
Tougher and lighter dental implant crowns can be made of cellulose-based nanocomposites A research group at VTT’s succeeded in designing and producing a mineralized biocomposite exhibiting high strength, stiffness, and fracture toughness that resembles the architectural design of the dactyl club of the mantis shrimp
21 September 202121 September 2021 Free online Conference on Carbon Capture and Utilization (eCO2nference) Join the free eCO2nference hosted by PKN Orlen and the BioRECO2VER project, 7 October (9:40 am – 2:15 pm)
United, Honeywell Invest in New Clean Tech Venture from Alder Fuels, Powering Biggest Sustainable Fuel Agreement in Aviation History United agrees to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years - which is one and a half times the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined
Produktion von nachhaltigem Kraftstoff für Flugzeuge: United und Honeywell investieren in junges Cleantech-Unternehmen Alder Fuels Alder wird Verfahren zur Produktion von CO2-armem Rohöl in industriellem Maßstab auf Basis von Biomasse entwickeln – United verpflichtet sich zur Abnahme von 1,5 Milliarden Gallonen SAF – Mit Abstand größte SAF-Order der Luftfahrtbranche
Danimer Scientific Receives Grant from United Soybean Board to Expand Research of High-Oleic Soybean Oil in Biodegradable Plastic Production $400,000 grant to support up-scaling of feedstock grown exclusively in the United States as a more cost-effective input for the manufacture of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)
RWTH bündelt Stärken zum Thema Kreislaufwirtschaft Die RWTH Aachen bündelt mit der Gründung des Centers for Circular Economy – kurz CCE genannt – ihre Stärken im Bereich des Themenfeldes Kreislaufwirtschaft
RWTH Pools Expertise on Circular Economy RWTH recently founded the Center for Circular Economy – CCE for short – thereby pooling the University's expertise on the hot topic
Baubeginn für weltweit erste integrierte kommerzielle Anlage zur Herstellung von eFuels Für dieses zukunftsweisende Projekt im Süden Chiles wurde im Beisein des chilenischen Energieministers Juan Carlos Jobet der erste Spatenstich gesetzt
Construction begins on world’s first integrated commercial plant for producing eFuels The ground-breaking ceremony for this pioneering project in the south of Chile took place in the presence of Chile’s Energy Minister Juan Carlos Jobet
Flax-skinned Cupra off-road e-racer has hardened look, softened impact Cupra announced its Extreme E partnership with ABT Sportsline last year, and the team is now running a 2021 campaign with the e-Cupra ABT XE1 race car
Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) announced a final investment decision to build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery
20 September 202115 September 2021 LG Chem – TK Chemical Teams Up to Produce Biodegradable Plastics The two companies plan to sign the main contract within the year and establish a PBAT production line and begin production by the second half of 2022
Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien der Uni Bayreuth und Biologisches Zentrum der Tschechischen Akademie der Wissenschaften arbeiten gemeinsam an Biokleber Nach Identifizierung geeigneter Proteinkandidaten sollen diese in Bayreuth biotechnologisch mittels Bakterien produziert und weiterverarbeitet werden
Der Food Security Standard – ein praxisgerechtes Instrument für höhere Ernährungssicherheit Welthungerhilfe, WWF und Universität Bonn haben Baustein für Zertifizierungssysteme entwickelt
Neue Maßstäbe im Kunststoffrecycling Aufbereitung von bis zu acht Tonnen PP-Teppichresten in der Stunde
The Finnish textile industry will be the most responsible and functional in the world in 2035 – investment opportunities of more than billion euros In collaboration with other textile industry operators, VTT and Finnish Textile & Fashion have prepared a roadmap for the Finnish textile and fashion industry extending up to 2035
Braskem + SCG Chemicals: Produktion von biobasiertem Ethylen und Polyethylen in Thailand – Absichtserklärung unterzeichnet Beide Partner erwägen die gemeinsame Investition in eine neue Bioethanol-Entwässerungsanlage in Thailand
Braskem and SCG Chemicals to study joint investment into bio-based ethylene production for bio-based polyethylene in Thailand Brazilian petrochemichals company Braskem SA said it has signed an agreement with SCG Chemicals to consider a joint venture to invest in a bioethanol dehydration plant in Thailand
17 September 202114 September 2021 Billion investment in plastic recycling in Sweden Site Zero becomes the largest and most modern plastic recycling plant in the world
Swedish Plastic Recycling: Ausbau der Recyclinganlage Site Zero in Motala Die Kapazitäten der Kunststoffrecycling-Anlage Site Zero im schwedischen Motala werden nahezu verdoppelt
TotalEnergies to introduce a 100% renewable fuel at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Wine waste was used to make eco-friendly racecar fuel from
Jute statt Styropor – Kompackt setzt auf nachhaltige Verpackungslösungen Ökologische Isolierverpackungen aus Naturfaser eignen sich hervorragend zum Versand von sensiblen Lebensmitteln
How Polymer Coatings Could Help Accelerate CO2 Conversion Japanese researchers created a polymer coating that dramatically accelerates the electrochemical CO2 conversion
Keine konventionellen Kunststoffe in der Bekleidungsindustrie Und wie war das mit dem Reissverschluss?
Furniture from the biogas plant German DITF developed together with project partners a promising, sustainable composite material from hop residues
Möbel aus der Biogasanlage DITF entwickelte mit seinen Projektpartnern einen viel versprechenden, nachhaltigen Verbundwerkstoff aus Gärresten der Hopfenernte
A Mycelium grill design, made from edible fungus, can be biodegraded and fertilizes the earth MYC is a sustainable disposable grill made from mycelium, a biodegradable and fireproof vegetative part of a fungus that’s safe and edible for humans
Carbon removals must not become an expensive greenwashing tool Supporters of carbon removal technologies often confuse carbon capture and storage (CCS) with negative emissions. They also risk greenwashing industry claims of climate neutrality, and encourage massive investments in false climate ‘solutions’ that risk becoming stranded assets
16 September 202113 September 2021 BIO-FED: New Biocompounds for Extrusion and Thermoforming Biobased and biodegradable M·VERA® grades for cosmetics, food and non-food packaging
Agilyx and Kumho Petrochemical Assess a Chemical Recycling Facility to produce raw material for tires out of post-use plastic Both companies to produce pure styrene from post-use polystyrene to be used as a virgin equivalent raw material to produce solution styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR) for tires
Agilyx: Kooperation beim PS-Recycling mit Kumho Petrochemical Die Unternehmen wollen PS-Abfälle zur Gewinnung von Rohstoffen für die Reifenherstellung nutzen
Sustainable technologies with cellulose-based materials Isko, a brand of Sanko Tekstil in Turkey, wants with help of MoRe Research’s expertise to find ways of repurposing the toxic-free cellulosic powders from decomposed cotton or recycled polyester, and reintegrate this back into fabric production
Kooperation zwischen Uniper und Hafenbetrieb Rotterdam für Produktion grünen Wasserstoffs Diese Vereinbarung ist ein wichtiger Meilenstein bei der weiteren Entwicklung der Wasserstoff-Wertschöpfungskette in der Region Rijnmond
Cooperation Uniper and Port of Rotterdam Authority in production green hydrogen This agreement is a major milestone in the further development of the hydrogen value chain in the Rijnmond region
Mit dem Papiersack die Klimaziele erreichen Die Gemeinschaft Papiersackindustrie e.V. (GemPSI) möchte ihre Verpackungslösungen, Produktions- und Lieferprozesse noch nachhaltiger gestalten – und warum Papiersäcke die richtige Wahl für Abfüller sind, die eine klimafreundliche Verpackung suchen
Neste to acquire US based Agri Trading to strengthen its renewable raw material trading and sourcing to serve increasing customer demand for renewable and circular solutions Neste refines waste, residues and innovative raw materials into renewable fuels and sustainable feedstock for plastics and other materials. This is possible thanks to its proprietary NEXBTL technology
Total Corbion PLA marks 100kT Luminy® PLA production milestone Luminy® PLA can be a more sustainable alternative to established oil-based plastics that might not have as many end-of- life avenues available to them and many producers are making the switch to bioplastics for this reason
15 September 202114 September 2021 New thinksound™ headphones are first to market with sustainable materials Flagship over-ear headphones use Eastman Trēva engineering bioplastic
New publication highlights the BBI JU achievements over seven years BBI JU funding has mobilised the relevant actors of the sector, from producers and research organisations to small businesses and large companies