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18 June 202116 June 2021

Oberon Fuels plant begins commercial production

As part of a $6 million project grant from the California Energy Commission, Oberon is converting waste methanol into rDME at its Brawley facility

From Waste-to-Chemicals to Waste-to-Jet

Partners repurpose the Rotterdam waste-to-chemicals project to waste-to-jet based on substantial targets and demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, expected support for Recycled Carbon Fuels and a full scope, ‘in-house’ technical solution to be provided by Enerkem and Shell

Fashion for Good Launches The Renewable Carbon Textiles Project

The project brings together key industry players to investigate, test and validate the solutions provided by innovators in the PHA polymer space

Cellulosics avoid SUP rulings but bioplastics included

Commission taking the view that a polymer will only be natural if its polymerization process actually takes place in nature

Biobased BDO, spider silks, new textile hubs: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Supermaterials!

Get the Inside True Story— spider silk proteins and bio-based BDO, what are the techs, projects, apps, rationales and more

Bio-based chemicals capacity build-up continues

A planned 65 ktpa fermentation-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) capacity in Iowa, USA, to be built by a newly-formed joint venture called Qore

17 June 20219 September 2021

A tax on fossil carbon is more effective for a carbon border adjustment mechanism than a tax on CO2 emissions

Experts from the German nova-Institute present a tool for elegantly pricing the true cause of global warming

Nestlé develops two new packaging innovations for Vittel® natural mineral water bottles

New Hybrid bottle drastically reduces plastic and combines 100% recyclable components with patent-pending snap-apart design to facilitate recycling sorting

Die Neuinterpretation der Wasserflasche: Jabil Packaging Solutions bringt VITTEL®-Hybridflasche auf den Markt

Neue Hybridflasche reduziert den Kunststoffanteil drastisch und enthält 100% recycelbare Komponenten sowie ein zum Patent angemeldetes Snap-Apart-Design, das die Sortierung beim Recycling erleichtert

Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings’ carbon footprints

Aalto University researchers discovered that wood-based pulp fibers are also well-suited for making acoustic materials

Greiner Packaging produces first cup prototypes made of Bornewables™

A portfolio of premium polyolefins designed for circularity by Borealis

Einseitige Produktion und Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe kann die Arten- und Klimakrise verschärfen

Neue Studie des IINAS im Auftrag des NABU zeigt, wo die Potenziale für eine nachhaltige Nutzung von Rohstoffen am größten sind

DOE Announces $14.5 Million to Combat Plastics Waste and Pollution

Innovation in plastics recycling technology is a triple win by cutting plastic waste, reducing industrial energy use and emissions, and creating clean manufacturing jobs

EU biorefinery outlook to 2030

European Commission's study presents the possible growth until 2030, provides actions required to increase the deployment of chemical and material driven biorefineries in the EU

16 June 202116 June 2021

Vitol Aviation and Neste enable Heathrow to become first UK major airport to incorporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel into operation

Whilst the fuel supply may be comparatively small, it serves as proof of concept for more flights to be operated using SAF at the UK’s hub airport going forwar

NatureWorks: Neues Werk für PLA-Polymere in Thailand in Planung

Mit der Fertigstellung der Anlagen zur Produktion von Milchsäure, Lactiden und PLA-Polymeren wird 2024 gerechnet

Wall Street wins signal the start of a synthetic biology revolution

Last month, Ginkgo Bioworks landed a blank-check deal that valued the company at $15 billion, more than triple what it was worth last year

Lactips is innovating for sustainable packaging

Industrial and commercial partnership with Plastiques Venthenat to replace polluting plastics for consumer and commercial use

Grüne Chemie: Neue, effiziente Verfahren für biobasierte Fett- und Acrylnitrile und Polyamide entwickelt

Hohe Ausbeuten, milde Reaktionsbedingungen, neue Produkteigenschaften

Cargill and HELM partner to build $300M commercial-scale, renewable BDO facility, first in the US, to meet growing customer demand

New joint venture unveils QIRA, a bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) that saves up to 93 percent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to the use of conventional BDO

Japan to expand cross-sector use of synthetic methane

Inpex has been co-ordinating with Nedo in a pilot project to produce synthetic methane at its oil and gas fields to explore the potential of recycling CO₂

Carbios strengthens its position in polymer biodegradation technologies with the acquisition of the SPI Fund’s entire stake of Carbiolice capital

By holding 100% of Carbiolice’s capital, Carbios is strengthening its capacity to develop its activities on polymers biodegradation beyond PLA

15 June 202116 June 2021

First candidates for NextGen District at port of Antwerp announced

Start of second round of market consultation for pioneers in circularity

Erste Kandidaten für NextGen District im Hafen von Antwerpen bekannt

Start der zweiten Runde der Marktbefragung für Vorreiter in Sachen Kreislaufwirtschaft

Carbios buys out SPI Fund’s stake in Carbiolice capital

This acquisition demonstrates Carbios’ confidence in Carbiolice’s development capability and reinforces its ambition as the world leader in biological technologies to rethink the end of life of plastics and synthetic fibres

Industrielle Textilfärbung mit pflanzlichen Lebensmittelabfällen entwickelt

Erste Textilien-Kollektion in Kleinserie bereits mit lokalen Unternehmen umgesetzt

Kimberly-Clark Partners with Biotech Innovator RWDC to Design Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Plastics

The partnership will provide Kimberly-Clark with RWDC's polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) source material, Solon^TM, to develop additional products that are marine degradable

Mit Russischem Löwenzahn die Mobilität sichern und den Regenwald schützen

Projektträger PtJ und FNR stellen auf der Woche der Umwelt die Entwicklung einer wichtigen Rohstoffalternative vor

Covestro’s circular ambitions take shape

Together with ArcelorMittal and other partners, Covestro is investigating the possibilities of converting carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide into chemical building blocks

Efficiently “switching on” bacteria to produce high-value chemicals

Most high-value chemicals are currently produced using fossil fuels - industrial chemistry's use of petroleum accounts for 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions

14 June 202116 June 2021

The biodegradable battery

Empa researchers have developed a biodegradable mini-capacitor, which consists of carbon, cellulose, glycerin and table salt. And it works reliably

Die biologisch abbaubare Batterie

Empa-Forscher haben einen kompostierbaren Mini-Kondensator entwickelt, der lediglich aus Kohlenstoff, Zellulose, Glycerin und Kochsalz besteht und - funktioniert

SABIC certified renewable polymers used in new more sustainable Delizio coffee capsules

Delica AG has launched the new more sustainable coffee capsule for use in it proprietary Delizio capsule machines

Wenn Getreide zu Kleidung wird

Abfallprodukte der Lebensmittelindustrie werden für das Modelabel RAFFAUF zum Rohstoff für Schadstoff-freie Imprägniermittel

Neste is progressing on its projects on the Innovation business platforms for future growth in renewable and circular solutions

All business platforms established in early 2020 are based on scalable future feedstock pools, which play an important role in tackling the climate change

Ideen für Holzhausfans

FNR aktualisiert Broschüre „Holzhauskonzepte“

RWDC Industries Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Aebischer brings 18 years of public and private company CFO experience and proven leadership track record to RWDC

Top Biofuel Maker Eyes Garbage in Widening Feedstock Hunt

Neste Oyj aims to use forestry waste to produce fuel in Quebec

Lignin leads the way – World’s first lignin bio-asphalt road, lignin’s array of applications and more

In today’s Digest, all about the new bio-road, the tech behind it, lignin’s markets, applications, tech and other recent lignin news

11 June 20219 September 2021

EC Commission stands firm: PHA is a non-natural polymer

GO!PHA: It is disappointing to see that the 2019 impact assessment did not consider polyhydroxyalkanoates and the benefits it can bring to the stakeholders

Coca Cola signs on as global implementation partner for The Ocean Cleanup river project

The partnership will implement cleanup systems, including the Dutch nonprofit’s solar-powered Interceptor, in 15 rivers by the end of 2022

Hermès präsentiert Tasche aus Pilzleder

Im Labor gezüchteter Lederersatz erreicht den Luxusmarkt

Avantium and Roelofs construct the world’s first test road with lignin produced in the Netherlands

The 250-metre-long lignin-based test road will be constructed in the north of the Netherlands, on the N987 between Siddeburen and Wagenborgen

Neuer Atlas zeigt erstmals die weltweiten Power-to-X-Potenziale

Die Bewertung der technischen und ökonomischen Potenziale basiert auf umfangreichen Analysen, beispielsweise der Flächenverfügbarkeit und den Wetterbedingungen

Heimtextil launches digital materials library

Visitors can now discover the potential of previously unknown textiles at any time, to open their minds to experimental approaches and revolutionary ideas

Heimtextil lanciert digitale Materialbibliothek

Besucher*innen können jetzt zu jeder Zeit das Potenzial noch unbekannter Textilien entdecken und sich auf experimentelle Ansätze und revolutionäre Denkweisen einlassen

Green Dot Bioplastics Breaks Ground on Plant Expansion

Kansas-based global bioplastics company expansion project will double capacity ahead of new product launches

Shaping the agriculture of tomorrow – How can farmers and consumers benefit from a reformed CAP?

The impact of the crisis on food markets has remained limited thanks to the resilience of the food chain

10 June 20219 September 2021

Minimise investment risks in renewable chemistry

The nova-institute in Germany offers tailor-made and single client studies to reduce the risk of wrong decisions. And it helps to find the best solutions for the use of renewable carbon sources.

Polypropylene recycling from carpet waste

New solvent developed by the Fraunhofer IBP and its partners was a result as part of the ISOPREP EU project

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