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12 October 202111 October 2021

Metsä Group is planning to invest EUR 200 million in the construction of a Kerto® LVL mill in Äänekoski

Lightweight, environmentally friendly Kerto LVL products speed up construction, especially in industrial prefabrication, in modular and traditional project construction

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11 October 202111 October 2021

Does your innovation have what it takes for the innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022”?

International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022, 2-3 February in Cologne, Germany and online – Call for Innovations – Six nominees will get the chance to present their unique products

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BASF and WPO Polymers cooperate to distribute biopolymer ecovio® for certified compostable bags in Spain and Portugal

Spanish market for biopolymers is expected to become one of the largest in Europe

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BASF und WPO Polymers kooperieren beim Vertrieb des Biopolymers ecovio® für zertifiziert kompostierbare Tüten in Spanien und Portugal

Spanischer Markt für Biopolymere wird sich voraussichtlich zu einem der größten Märkte in Europa entwickeln

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Pretty biological

LANXESS launches full biocomposite

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Ganz schön bio

LANXESS bringt vollständig biobasierten Verbundwerkstoff auf den Markt

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Large-scale production of bioplastics from residual flows one step closer

PHA2USE and the Interreg NWE project WoW! succeeded in producing more than 18 kg of PHBV from sewage sludge, which is now being tested by companies on various commercial applications

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Rowa: Schwarzmasterbatch aus PA-Rezyklat und Altreifen

Substitut für Industrieruße verleiht Kunststoffen eine schwarze Färbung, UV-Schutz und kann Opazität erzeugen

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EU Commission, industry clash over green jet fuel mandate

EWABA, which represents over 35 companies from the waste-based and advanced biofuels supply chain, says the inclusion of fuels made from waste lipids, such as used cooking oils and tallow, will essentially ringfence the industry for big suppliers and harm efforts to decarbonise vehicles and ships

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Restructuring in the pine chemicals market continues

DL Chemical, a subsidiary of DL Holdings Co., will acquire 100% of Kraton in an all-cash transaction

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Eine Tankstelle auf dem Mars? Kohlendioxid-Reaktor macht Marstreibstoff

Chemieingenieure wandeln Treibhausgase in Treibstoff um: "In den nächsten 10 Jahren werden wir eine Menge Startup-Unternehmen haben, die diese Technik kommerzialisieren"

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Carbon dioxide reactor makes ‘Martian fuel’

University of Cincinnati engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change and get astronauts home from Mars

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8 October 20216 October 2021

Maersk invests in electrofuels startup company

Maersk has identified 4 potential fuel pathways to decarbonization; biodiesel, alcohols, lignin-enhanced alcohols and ammonia

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Pyrocell has started production

Company's new plant is located at Setra Kastet sawmill in Gävle on Sweden’s Baltic coast and converts sawdust into non-fossil pyrolysis oil

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Wasserstoffwirtschaft in NRW auf Erfolgskurs

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie hat die Unterstützung einer Konzeptstudie zur Transformation des Ruhrgebiets in eine führende Wasserstoffmodellregion zugesagt

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Biosfera setting the course for sustainable aviation and marine fuels

BioSFerA: Biofuels production from Syngas FERmentation for Aviation and maritime use

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Mit Nawaro die Landwirtschaft diversifizieren und Mehrnutzungsstrategien verfolgen

Nachwachsende Rohstoffe können zu Bioökonomie, Biodiversität, Klima-, Boden- und Gewässerschutz beitragen sowie Einkommen für den Landwirt sichern

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Pollution to products? Recycled carbon emissions are coming to consumer shelves

Synthetic biology - like that used to make LanzaTech's products - could play a key part in the transition away from fossil fuels and to a climate-smarter economy

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Australia to become leader in carbon capture says CSIRO report

New CO2 Utilisation Roadmap explores the potential for Australia’s food and beverages industry to be supported by new CCU technologies and how these developments could help create zero or low carbon building products

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Bundesregierung beschließt Ausstieg aus Palmöl für die Kraftstoffproduktion

Anstelle des Palmöls fördert der Bund künftig fortschrittliche Biokraftstoffe aus Abfall- und Reststoffen über eine Mindestquote

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7 October 20211 October 2021

Woodly produces clear plastic packaging made from wood

“We make achieving sustainability goals possible for large companies”

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Carbon fibers without carbon emissions?

Interview with Niklas Garoff, Business Development Manager at Stora Enso

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Pond Technologies: „Die Welt braucht eine algenbasierte Bioökonomie

Einzigartige Technologieplattform gilt als "First Mover" in dieser sich gerade erst formierenden Industrie

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New research centre to help solve the climate crisis

A new, unique research centre has been launched. The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center is to be established with a grant of DKK 630 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) and based at Aarhus University. The new centre will ensure cross-disciplinary collaboration to reduce the amount of the greenhouse gas, CO2, in the atmosphere through researching and implementing new technology. The centre will be collaborating with a number of Danish and international partners

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Tag des Kaffees: Deutsche Umwelthilfe und Bundesgütegemeinschaft Kompost warnen vor Greenwashing mit biologisch abbaubaren Kaffeekapseln

Kaffeebranche versucht, das schlechte Image von Kaffeekapseln durch Produkte aus Bioplastik grün zu färben

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CarbonSmart Inside and Out

LanzaTech leads the way in getting consumer goods from recycled carbon to market

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Econic and Manali Petrochemicals announce partnership to scale process technology

Manali Petrochemicals (MPL) and Econic Technologies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to introduce more environmentally friendly, CO2 containing polyols, into the $28Bn global polyols market

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Gamechanger for clean hydrogen production, Curtin research finds

Curtin University research has identified a new, cheaper and more efficient electrocatalyst to make green hydrogen from water that could one day open new avenues for large-scale clean energy production

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Wendepunkt für saubere Wasserstoffproduktion

Entdeckung könnte weitreichende Auswirkungen auf die künftige nachhaltige Erzeugung grüner Kraftstoffe haben

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6 October 202111 October 2021

Free Webinar: Value from CO2: The Power of Biotechnology

SAVE THE DATE: 23 November 2021, 14:00–17:00 h CET, online via Zoom

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nova-experts introduced: Brigitte Hellwig

Management Assistant

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Seaweed is the future

HZ research and product development under supervision of Dockwize

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New country infographics illustrate how BBI JU projects shape the European bioeconomy

The illustrations include key data on BBI JU beneficiaries, projects, and applications for BBI JU funding, thus showing the relevance of the initiative for each country’s bioeconomy

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Neues Forschungsprojekt: Maßgeschneiderte recycelte (Bio)-Kunststoffe per Computersimulation

Noch immer existieren beim industriellen Einsatz von Bio- und recycelten Kunststoffen Unsicherheiten beim Verarbeitungsprozess - ein wesentlicher Hinderungsgrund für den Einsatz der nachhaltigen Werkstoffe

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Danimer Scientific and Chevron Phillips Chemical Collaborate to Develop Technology for Lower-Cost Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing

Implementation of technology that transformed polyolefin production expected to drive higher-volume Rinnovo™ production at lower overall costs

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Neuer Zahnersatz aus Zellulose und Proteinen

Finnische Materialforscher entwickeln extrem festes Material mit sehr breiter Anwendungspalette

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Making climate neutral Chemicals and materials a reality

Legislative proposals must extend the efforts to reduce carbon emissions beyond the energy used for manufacturing, to encompass all products and materials which are made of, including chemicals

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Carbon Dioxide Market Size, Share / Global Industry Growth, Analysis and Forecast 2030 / ChemAnalyst

Carbon Dioxide market has witnessed significant growth as it reached 52 million tonnes in 2020 and is expected to achieve an impressive global CAGR of 6.15% in the forecast period until 2030

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Ginkgo Bioworks, valued at $15B, begins trading today: Here’s how their business works

Ginkgo Bioworks, a synthetic biology company now valued at around $15 billion, begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange today

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BIO-LUTIONS gewinnt Brandenburger Innovationspreis 2021

Clean Tech Startup BIO-LUTIONS gewinnt gemeinsam mit Zelfo Technology den Brandenburger Innovationspreis im Cluster Kunststoffe und Chemie

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5 October 202130 September 2021

Paccor to start bio-PP products for Orkla

Company is one of the first rigid plastic manufacturers to produce bio-PP products

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Paccor: Produktion von Bio-PP-Produkten für Orkla gestartet

Nach eigenen Angaben einer der ersten Hersteller formfester Lebensmittelverpackungen, der Bio-PP-Produkte anbietet

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Pond Technologies and Livalta, an AB Agri Company, Agree to Create World’s First Scalable Algae Plant utilizing Carbon Emissions for the Production of Protein used in Animal Feed

Supply and Licensing Agreement with Livalta Valued at over $5 Million

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Aufruf „Power-to-Liquid-Plattform“ des Verkehrsministeriums

Chance für Biogas- und Bioethanol-Anlagen als Lieferanten von biobasiertem Kohlendioxid

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LES EAUX DE CHANEL – Elegance and simplicity with a sustainable SULAPAC cap on top

CHANEL has just announced new LES EAUX DE CHANEL fragrance bottle caps made with biobased Sulapac® material

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Großer Fortschritt bei der Entwicklung von mikrobiellen Brennstoffzellen

Forscher infundieren Bakterien mit Silber, um die Energieeffizienz von Brennstoffzellen zu verbessern

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Researchers Infuse Bacteria with Silver to Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells

Living energy-recovery systems utilizing bacteria found in wastewater offer a one-two punch for environmental sustainability efforts

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Green Chemicals Blog Comment: Gevo acquires Butamax patent estate

Butamax Advanced Biofuels has been quiet in its bio-isobutanol activities as the company went through reorganization following DuPont’s merger with Dow

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Researchers reveal multi-path mechanism in electrochemical CO2 reduction

A double-peak activity trend was obtained on a reaction phase diagram

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Forscher enthüllen Mehrweg-Mechanismus bei elektrochemischer CO2-Reduktion

Das Reaktionsphasendiagramm wurde auf der Grundlage des Ansatzes der "globalen Energieoptimierung" erstellt und beschreibt den Aktivitätstrend für die CO2RR zu Formiat. Aufgrund der Berücksichtigung von Mehrwegeeffekten wurde ein Aktivitätsverlauf mit zwei Spitzenwerten ermittelt