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21 November 202315 November 2023

The bio-based foams to keep Christmas orders safe more sustainably

For commercial entities considering renewable versions, the selection of biobased options is wider than ever

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Verhandlungen zu UN-Plastikabkommen: Der Fokus muss auf Kreislaufwirtschaft liegen

Kunststoffe durch andere Materialien zu ersetzen, ist nur in wenigen Ausnahmen sinnvoll und führt oft dazu, dass die Ökobilanz schlechter ausfällt

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C2X takes important step towards large scale green methanol production in Spain

The first plant will be located in the Port of Huelva Service Area, while the land has the potential to support up to one million tons per year of methanol production when fully developed

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Joint Statement on High-Quality Recycling and Recyclability in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal

Several European organizations have collaborated to provide recommendations concerning the ENVI Committee Report on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

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Bottled drink firms attacked over misleading green claims

Bottled water producers such as Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestlé are making misleading claims about the green credentials of their plastic packaging, 13 European consumer groups and umbrella federation BEUC said

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20 November 202317 November 2023

Novel coalition Natural Polymers Group launched

A global coalition of packaging and material companies is calling on UN Treaty makers to recognise natural polymer materials as a key tool in the fight against plastic pollution

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Neue Koalition fordert vor UN INC-3 die Anerkennung natürlicher Biomaterialien

Eine neu gegründete globale Koalition von Unternehmen fordert UN Plastics Treaty INC-3 Teilnehmer auf, Biomaterialien auf Basis von natürlichen Polymeren als Schlüsselinstrument gegen Plastik anzuerkennen

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CATCO2NVERS, CO2SMOS and VIVALDI to support the green transition towards a low-carbon circular economy by turning CO2 emissions into essential products

The use of carbon dioxide to produce essential carbon-containing products like chemicals, but also fuels and building materials can allow various processes to reach net zero or even negative CO2 emissions

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New Forest Analysis: Global Deforestation Veering Off Track, Threatening People, Climate and Biodiversity 

Comprehensive study shows deforestation worsened in 2022 despite high-level pledges to save and restore forests; world fell 21% short of annual targets that must be met to end deforestation by 2030

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Statistik der Woche: Ausmaß der weltweiten Abholzung von Wäldern

Die weltweite Zerstörung von Wäldern hat einem neuen Bericht zufolge im vergangenen Jahr zugenommen. Unsere Infografik zeigt einige Details

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Bioplastics Plant Startup to Invest $83M in Knox County

Turning waste into profit: AgroRenew announces $83M investment in Knox County for a processing facility that will repurpose food waste from the thriving watermelon, cantaloupe, and pumpkin industry into bioplastics

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Hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics

When scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals. The results are published in a study led by scientists at the University of Gothenburg

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Hunderte von giftigen Chemikalien in recyceltem Kunststoff

Wissenschaftler halten recycelte Kunststoffe für die meisten Zwecke für ungeeignet

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17 November 202313 November 2023

AFRY engineering partner in biorefinery project turning harmful seaweed into valuable products

Origin by Ocean and AFRY have entered a collaborative engineering collaboration to plan an industrial-scale biorefinery for processing bio-based seaweed products in Finland. The conceptual study phases aim to define production concepts and the steps required to construct a biorefinery. Origin by Ocean’s first algae biorefinery in Finland is projected to reach full production capacity by 2027

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Spargelschalen für Kunststoffe: IfBB zeigt neuen Bioverbundwerkstoff auf der Agritechnica 2023

Neben Ernterückständen bei Kartoffel oder Zuckerrübe lassen sich auch Spargelschalen insbesondere als Füllstoffe für biobasierte Kunststoffe nutzen, wo sie das bisher gebrauchte Holz ersetzen

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Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Industry Advances Sustainability with $185M Investment in Recycled Content Resin Technologies

The EPS Industry has collectively invested over $185 million in technology to integrate recycled content from used EPS packaging into various applications, with 79 million pounds of capacity already operational and an additional 150 million pounds planned. These advancements, powered by chemistry innovations, are enabling the production of recycled content resin, which can be used in the manufacturing of new materials, fostering increased sustainability in many sectors

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Lignin coating makes geotextiles made from environmentally friendly natural fibers durable

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) are developing a bio-based protective coating that extends their service life

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Ligninbeschichtung macht Geotextilien aus umweltfreundlichen Naturfasern haltbar

Die Deutschen Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) wollen eine biobasierte Schutzbeschichtung entwickeln, die deren Lebensdauer verlängert

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Emerging Molecules Produced Through Industrial Biomanufacturing

White biotechnology not only reduces society's dependence on fossil fuels, but also consumes less energy, generates minimal waste, and produces more environmentally friendly products

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AkzoNobel uses rapeseed and pine rosin to create first bio-based interior coating for KIA Motors

KIA Motors is using bio-based paint supplied by AkzoNobel for the inside of its new EV9 electric SUV. It’s the first time the vehicle manufacturer has specified an interior bio-based coating

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AkzoNobel verwendet Raps- und Kiefernharz zur Herstellung der ersten biobasierten Innenbeschichtung für KIA Motors

KIA Motors verwendet für den Innenraum seines neuen Elektro-Geländewagens EV9 einen biobasierten Lack von AkzoNobel. Es ist das erste Mal, dass der Fahrzeughersteller eine biobasierte Innenbeschichtung spezifiziert hat

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16 November 202317 November 2023

Winter Special 2023 – 20% discount on market and trend reports on renewable carbon until 31 January 2024

From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks and polymers to specific polymer insights: The latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets are available for a special price

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Winter-Special 2023 – 20% Rabatt auf Markt- und Trendberichte rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis 31. Januar 2024

Von neuartigen Recycling-Technologien über bio- und CO2-basierte Chemikalien, Building Blocks und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Polymer-Erkenntnissen: Die aktuellen Berichte des nova-Instituts rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff sind zum Sonderpreis erhältlich

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What does carbon management really mean and involve?

New thinking and terminology is needed to meet climate goals and secure sustainable carbon supply

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MIT design would harness 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel

Conventional systems for producing hydrogen depend on fossil fuels, but the new system uses only solar energy

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Thermochemischer Wasserstoff: Solar-Reaktor soll umweltfreundlichen Treibstoff herstellen

Solarer thermochemischer Wasserstoff (STCH) ist eine völlig emissionsfreie Alternative, da er ausschließlich aus erneuerbarer Sonnenenergie erzeugt wird

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DMC opens new lab in Research Triangle Park, NC – New 9,500 Square Foot R&D Facility

The facility is home to DMC’s workflows in strain and metabolic engineering, high throughput testing, as well as bench and pilot scale fermentation

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Braskem and Oxiteno sign a partnership to supply bio-attributed ethylene

Oxiteno intends to create new sustainable solutions with this new supply

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Kaffe Bueno Inaugurates The World’s First Coffee Biorefinery

Kaffe Bueno has marked a significant milestone in sustainable innovation with the inauguration of the world’s first coffee biorefinery in Rødovre, Denmark. This pivotal moment signifies a major step in the company’s journey towards unlocking the latent potential of coffee

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Going underground: Policy progress on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) 

CCUS is expected to be a vital part of the least-cost net-zero energy system of the future

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Husky Wins Plastics Industry Association Bioplastics Innovation Award

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced Husky Technologies (Husky), as the winner of PLASTICS’ 2023 Innovation in Bioplastics Award. The announcement came as part of PLASTICS’ eighth annual, online #BioplasticsWeek awareness and education event

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Husky gewinnt Innovationspreis für Biokunststoffe

Der Verleihung des Innovationspreises für Biokunststoffe durch den US-Kunststoffverband Plastics erfolgt auf der Kunststoffmesse NPE 2024 in Orlando

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15 November 202315 November 2023

Call for Abstracts – CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024

Only two weeks left to follow the call for abstracts and posters

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OMV and Interzero establish joint venture to build and operate Europe’s largest sorting facility for chemical recycling

Production start of the new plant is expected to take place in 2026. Around 120 new jobs will be created at the new site

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OMV und Interzero gründen Joint Venture für Bau und Betrieb Europas größter Sortieranlage für chemisches Recycling

Der Produktionsstart der neuen Anlage soll 2026 erfolgen. Insgesamt werden rund 120 neue Arbeitsplätze an dem neuen Standort geschaffen

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Avantium awarded Gold Medal in sustainability for the second consecutive year by EcoVadis

This award places Avantium in the top 2% of companies globally (cross sector) rated by EcoVadis

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3D printed reactor core makes solar fuel production more efficient

Using a new 3D printing technique, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed special ceramic structures for a solar reactor. Initial testing show that these structures can boost the production yield of solar fuels

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3D-gedruckter Reaktorkern macht solare Treibstoffproduktion effizienter

Mittels einer neuen 3D-​Drucktechnik können Forschende der ETH Zürich komplexe Keramikstrukturen für den Solarreaktor herstellen, mit denen sich die Ausbeute des Solartreibstoffs deutlich steigern lässt

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The ECN asks for bio-waste recycling targets in proposed recast of the EU waste law

The European Compost Network ECN welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission’s public consultation concerning the new proposal for a revised waste framework directive (WFD), focusing on food and textiles aspect

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Microbial Upcycling of Waste PET to Adipic Acid

A de novo biosynthesis pathway is reported in the bacterium Escherichia coli to convert terephthalate waste from post-consumer and industrial PET samples into the industrial chemical and nylon precursor adipic acid

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Plastikfressende Bakterien verwandeln Abfall in nützliche Ausgangsstoffe für andere Produkte

Mikrobielles Upcycling von PET-Abfällen

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14 November 20238 November 2023

Checking items of clothing using a smartphone, AI and infrared spectroscopy

The technology could be used to optimize the recycling of old clothing, waste apparel could be sorted according to type

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Kleider-Check mit Smartphone, KI und Infrarot-Spektroskopie

Die Technologie könnte das Recycling von Altkleidern optimieren und die sortenreine Trennung von Altkleidern ermöglichen

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Methanol, the engine for energy transition

The environmental benefits make green methanol an appealing option in the context of energetical transition

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Wonderfeel Announces Innovative Bio-Assimilative Packaging Technology for its Refill Program

The Wonderfeel Youngr™ refill pouch is one of the first-ever packaging solutions that's both 100% recyclable and biodegradable in the nutraceutical industry

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Carbios: Bau- und Betriebsgenehmigung für die weltweit erste PET-Biorecyclinganlage

Recyclinglösung für PET-Abfälle im industriellen Maßstab und damit ein alternativer Rohstoff zu neuen Monomeren auf fossiler Basis

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In Italy, a bio-waste plant proves a regenerative bioeconomy is possible

Acqua & Sole, a bio-waste plant in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, embodies many of the principles promoted by the regenerative bioeconomy

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Efficient Biohybrid Batteries

Fast-Charging Hybrid Microbial Fuel Cell and CO2 Electrolyzer, Based on Formic Acid

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Effiziente Hybridbatterie

Schnell ladende mikrobielle Brennstoffzelle und CO2-Elektrolyseur auf der Basis von Ameisensäure

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13 November 20238 November 2023

Gerresheimer partners with Rezemo for bio-based closures 

Innovative bio-based closures to fit glass packaging solutions for cosmetics, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals