28 September 202123 September 2021 Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year New University of Plymouth study is the first to explore the potential for rope to become a source of microplastic pollution in the marine environment
Dutch ‘living coffin’ proves popular, new factory opened to meet demand Nearly 100 people have opted for a burial in a ‘living coffin’ one year after the sustainable way of dealing with the dead was introduced
EU aims to tackle waste packaging with new legislation Europe's packaging waste is increasing, with the bloc generating 174.1kg of packaging waste per inhabitant in the EU in 2018
27 September 202122 September 2021 Total Corbion PLA marks 100kT Luminy PLA production milestone The biodegradable and compostable functionalities of PLA make it the material of choice for a wide range of markets and applications, including fresh fruit packaging, food serviceware, durable consumer goods, toys and 3D printing
Bauherren-Wissen: FNR veröffentlicht Videos zu nachwachsenden Dämmstoffen Kurzfilme informieren über Rohstoffe, Produkte, Verwendung und Einbau klimafreundlicher Dämmmaterialien
Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant for CO2 capture from Blast Furnace gas at Jamshedpur The 5 tonnes per day (TPD) carbon capture plant along with its semi commercial use within the steel value chain, makes the Tata Steel Jamshedpur plant unique and first-of-its-kind in the world within the steel industry
Getreidespelzen statt Styropor: Verpackungen mit gutem Gewissen Das Stuttgarter Start-up PROSERVATION hat ein ökologisches Verpackungsmaterial aus Getreidespelzen entwickelt, das Styropor gleichwertig ersetzen könnte
Husk as a substitute for polystyrene: packaging materials with a good conscience The Stuttgart-based start-up PROSERVATION has developed an ecological packaging material made from grain husks that could replace EPS and be just as effective
A seismic change is happening in the energy industry but none of our leaders notice CO2, just like tin cans and cardboard, can go from a waste disposal problem to valuable feedstock in the new circular economy
24 September 202121 September 2021 Talon International Launches 100% Sustainable Ghost Net Products The only company producing a full range of trim items produced from 100% Ghost Net Plastic material
BIObec: leveraging education to unlock the EU bioeconomy’s full potential Maximising the opportunities offered by the bioeconomy by interlinking universities, innovation labs, and R&D centres with industrial actors and regions
Öko-Institut: Projekt zum systemischen Kunststoffrecycling aus Altfahrzeugen – Kooperation mit BASF, Volkswagen, Sicon, TU Clausthal Über optimal austarierte mechanische, chemische und thermische Aufbereitungsverfahren sollen Kunststoffe aus dem Pkw-Sektor umfassend gelenkt und marktgerecht verwertet werden
Dow and Bolloré collaborate to develop ground-breaking recyclable food-contact barrier shrink film, containing circular polymers Another step forward in Dow’s circularity ambitions introducing more packages on shelves which contain circular polymers derived from plastic waste
Kunststoffrecycler lehnen „Greenwashing“ der europäischen Kunststoffindustrie ab Nach Auffassung des bvse ist die CO2-Bilanz der chemischen Verwertung deutlich schlechter als bei dem werkstofflichen Recycling von Kunststoffen und damit kontraproduktiv
LG Chem proceeds with sustainable materials investments Full-scale production of superabsorbent polymers, full-scale production of the biodegradable polymer PBAT, joint venture on Renewable Diesel production and a planned production of polylactic acid (PLA) are huge steps forward to a circular economy
EURATEX vision for a European Textiles Strategy The European Commission should publish before the end of 2021 an “EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy” - EURATEX wants to contribute actively to this process for a competitive and sustainable European textiles industry
23 September 202123 September 2021 Kinder Morgan and Neste Partner on Major Renewable Fuels Logistics Project in the United States The project, which is supported by a long-term commercial commitment from Neste, is expected to commence operations in the first quarter of 2023
Arburg successfully tests Inzea PLA The product family can be used in a wide range of applications and suitable for food contact in accordance with Regulation (EU) 10/2011, particularly in the household segment, catering, packaging and agriculture
KOHPA® erkämpft Dreier-Deal bei “Die Höhle der Löwen” – Rosberg, Maschmeyer und Wöhrl investieren in stromleitendes Papier Dagmar Wöhrl, Carsten Maschmeyer und Nico Rosberg investieren 200.000 Euro für die weitere Expansion des Start-ups
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