18 May 202216 May 2022Scientists solve the Mystery about the Active Phase in Catalytic Carbon Dioxide ReductionAn international research team led by researchers of Stockholm University has for the first time been able to study the surface of a copper-zinc catalyst when carbon dioxide is reduced to methanol
17 May 202217 May 2022Recycled HDPE with an excellent carbon footprintThe global manufacturer of plastic packaging ALPLA always advocates a closed packaging loop in accordance with the bottle-to-bottle principle
Recyceltes HDPE mit hervorragender CO2-BilanzDer international tätige Hersteller von Kunststoffverpackungen ALPLA macht sich nach dem „Bottle-to-Bottle“-Prinzip stets für den geschlossenen Kreislauf von Verpackungen stark
Ensuring sustainability is central to Neste – company statement to correct and clarify some issues raised in an article by The GuardianThe article’s claim that Neste’s palm oil suppliers had been involved in significant deforestation between 2019 and 2020 has already responded in 2020, when they were first presented
Mitteldeutschland will gemeinsame Bioökonomieregion werdenMitteldeutschland nimmt Kurs in Richtung nachhaltige Zukunft und setzt auf die Bioökonomie als Treiber
PHAXTEC Awarded National Science Foundation SBIR Phase I GrantThe grant was awarded to conduct R&D on novel PHA biopolymers for foodservice barrier paper coatings
TomTex Raises $1.7M to Make Leather Alternatives Using Shellfish and Mushroom WasteAlleyWatch caught up with TomTex CEO and Founder Uyen Tran to learn more about the business, the company’s strategic plans, recent round of funding, and much, much more…
KRAHN Chemie vertreibt exklusiv UPM Biochemicals BioMotion ™ RFF PortfolioKRAHN Chemie und UPM Biochemicals vereinbaren die Zusammenarbeit zur exklusiven Vermarktung von UPM BioMotion™ erneuerbaren, funktionalen Füllstoffen (Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF)) in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz
KRAHN Chemie exclusively distributes UPM Biochemicals BioMotion™ RFF PortofolioKRAHN Chemie and UPM Biochemicals signed an exclusive distribution agreement to market UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
16 May 202211 May 2022New study gives algal treatment the green lightA team of Scottish researchers has discovered that green LEDs could hold the key to extracting a valuable ingredient for natural health and wellbeing supplements from microalgae
WASTE2FUNC’s logistics platform will collect and convert food waste into bioplasticsBBI-JU invests in WASTE2FUNC
Bakterien produzieren Bioplastik: ressourcenschonend und sehr umweltfreundlichForscher der Universität Tübingen haben einen neuen Stamm geschaffen, der bis zu 81 Prozent PHB enthält
Bacteria produce bioplastics: resource-saving and very environmentally friendlyResearchers from the University of Tübingen created a new cyanobacterium strain that contains up to 81 percent PHB
Topsoe signs joint declaration: Ramping up manufacturing of electrolyzers to boost renewable hydrogen production in the EUThe industry committed to have 10 times as much combined annual electrolyzer manufacturing capacity in the EU by 2025 as is the case today – in return the EU committed to ensure a supporting regulatory framework
How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesisResearchers discover that a spot of molecular glue and a timely twist help a bacterial enzyme convert carbon dioxide into carbon compounds 20 times faster than plant enzymes do during photosynthesis. The results stand to accelerate progress toward converting carbon dioxide into a variety of products
13 May 202210 May 2022Dow leads the way to more sustainable footwear with ENGAGE™ REN plant-based high performing polyolefin elastomers Innovative technology pioneered by Dow supports the footwear industry on its sustainability journey, bringing lower carbon material choices to consumers
Nova Chemicals: Entwicklung eines chemischen Recyclingverfahrens für Kunststoffabfälle – Kooperation mit EnerkemAus bislang nicht recycelbaren Kunststoffabfällen soll Synthesegas gewonnen werden, das zur Erzeugung von Ethylen für die Weiterverarbeitung zu neuwertigen Polymeren dient
Israeli balloon tipped as world’s 1st affordable, scalable method for carbon captureHigh Hopes Lab, in central Israel, which captures frozen carbon 9 miles above Earth, aims to catch 1,000 metric tons per balloon per day, for less than $50 a ton
Argentine startup develops mushroom based biomaterialMushpack by Bionatur-All is a packaging made from the inoculation of mycelium with feedstock residues, such as hay or sawdust - to get a light, resistant, isolating, semi-flexible and long-lasting material
Pilotanlage für synthetisches Kerosin kommt nach HessenNoch in diesem Jahr soll mit dem Bau der weltweit größten Pilotanlage für synthetisches Kerosin im Industriepark Frankfurt-Höchst begonnen werden. Dies teilte Wirtschafts- und Verkehrsminister Tarek Al-Wazir am Donnerstag in Wiesbaden mit
12 May 20229 May 2022ALPLA and Vöslauer reduce carbon footprint with returnable PETThe new bottle, which bears the Austrian Ecolabel, is made of fully recyclable PET monomaterial with a recyclate proportion of around 30 per cent
ALPLA und Vöslauer reduzieren CO2-Fußabdruck mit Mehrweg-PETDie mit dem österreichischen Umweltzeichen ausgezeichnete neue Flasche besteht aus voll recyclingfähigem PET-Monomaterial mit einem Rezyklatanteil von rund 30 Prozent
Resolute Project: Update after 1,5 Years of WorkThe ReSolute’s plant will be set up on the site of an old coal-fired power station in north-eastern France to scale-up the current Cyrene™ production process to achieve 1,000 metric tons of output per year
Toilettenpapier aus Stroh für den PoKlopapier wird meist aus Holz oder Recyclingmaterial hergestellt. Deutlich nachhaltiger geht es mit Stroh, sagt der „Zewa“-Hersteller Essity
Advanced Recycling Is Not Waste Incineration and Is Essential to a Circular Economy for PlasticsMischaracterization of Advanced Recycling Slows Progress
The Future Is…Fungi?: This Biotech Company Transforms Mushrooms Into Luxury Materials Used by HermèsAt MycoWorks' "Freedom of Creation" exhibit, co-founder and chief of culture Sophia Wang discusses how artistic beginnings launched a biotech company that's churning out fungi-fueled materials fit for "a prince's yacht" - and driving sustainability and diversity in the corporate world
Wie eine Bodenmikrobe die künstliche Photosynthese ankurbeln könnteDas Geheimnis ist ein Enzym, das mit den Reaktionsbestandteilen "jongliert"
11 May 20226 May 2022Scientists call for cap on plastics productionARU academic is part of group urging radical change to help tackle plastic pollution
Carbonfasern aus HolzFür ihre Forschungsergebnisse erhielten die DITF-Experten den vom nova-Institut vergebenen ersten Preis im Wettbewerb um die «Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year»
Danimer Scientific and Kemira Expand Exclusive Partnership to Commercialize Fully Biobased Barrier CoatingsNew multi-year license and supply agreement builds on successful joint development of biobased coatings for paper and board products using sustainable biopolymer
Solvay launches new growth platform focused on renewable materials and biotechnologyThe fourth growth platform will increase the share of renewable carbon in Solvay’s product offering and open up new business opportunities for multiple markets
Switching to sustainable surfactantsAs the cosmetic and personal care industry races to drop petroleum-based ingredients, chemical companies are rolling out a dizzying array of biobased surfactants. Choosing from among them isn’t easy
Neuer Mechanismus zur Übertragung von Chiralität zwischen Molekülen im NanobereichChiralität: von fundamentalen Teilchen zu Biomolekülen
New mechanism to transfer chirality between molecules in the nanoscale fieldNew research describes how the modulation of the geometry of a helical reactor at a macroscopic level enables controlling the sign of chirality of a process at a nanometric scale, an unprecedented discovery to date in the scientific literature
10 May 202210 May 2022 Ed de Jong, Vice President Development at Avantium Technologies (NL), on the current development of the renewable carbon economyInterview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
Marilia Foukaraki, Projectleader R&D Bio-based at Cosun Beet (NL), on the current development of the renewable carbon economyInterview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
CJ BIO inaugurates 5,000 tonne PHA facilityCJ BIO, a division of South Korea (Seoul) based CJ CheilJedang, announced that it has begun manufacturing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) at a newly commissioned facility located in Pasuruan, Indonesia
Matchbox-Autos von Mattel künftig aus Bio-KunststoffenBis 2030 will Mattel sämtliche Matchbox Druckgussautos, Spielsets und Verpackungen mit 100 Prozent recycelten, recycelbaren oder biobasierten Materialien herstellen
Mattel Becomes First Toy Company to Incorporate SABIC’s Certified Renewable Polymers GloballyBy 2030, all Action Driver playsets and the Matchbox Recycling Trucks will contain SABIC materials, die-cast cars, playsets and packaging with 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials
OMV erhält ISCC PLUS-Zertifizierung für die Produktion von erneuerbaren Chemikalien in der Raffinerie BurghausenDies ermöglicht es der OMV, ihre massenbilanzierte Produktion erneuerbarer sowie chemisch recycelter Rohstoffe zu zertifizieren, was für den Übergang zu einer stärker kreislauforientierten Wirtschaft von entscheidender Bedeutung ist
OMV receives ISCC PLUS certification for the production of renewable chemicals at the Burghausen RefineryThis enables OMV to certify its mass-balance production of renewable and chemically recycled raw materials which is crucial for the transition to a more circular economy
Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill WasteResearchers proved the effectiveness of the enzyme, which they are calling FAST-PETase (functional, active, stable and tolerant PETase)
Plastik fressendes Enzym könnte Milliarden von Tonnen Deponieabfall vermeiden"Diese Arbeit zeigt, wie wichtig es ist, verschiedene Disziplinen zusammenzubringen, von der synthetischen Biologie über die chemische Technik bis zur künstlichen Intelligenz"
An interview with Iris Lewandowski“It is needed for industry to look for more sustainable resource supplies and more efficient production processes”
9 May 20225 May 2022 Lars Börger, Vice President Strategy and Long-term Development, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals at Neste Germany GmbH, on the current development of the renewable carbon economyInterview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
John Zhang, Co-founder of GS Biotech (China), on the current development of the renewable carbon economyInterview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
Carbon Capture Coalition Responds to Administration’s CCUS GuidanceWhile direct air capture and carbon utilization are more nascent technologies, they will also play an important role in a deeply decarbonized economy
Power-to-X: Methanisierungsanlagen als EnergiespeicherVDI-Gesellschaft Energie und Umwelt (GEU) hat eine neue Richtlinie für die Planung von Methanisierungsanlagen in Power-to-Gas-Anlagen herausgebracht