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19 May 202118 June 2021

LyondellBasell: Start der kommerziellen Produktion von Polymeren unter Verwendung von Rohmaterial aus Kunststoffabfällen

LyondellBasell nimmt die nächste Hürde, um mit der Produktion von Reinpolymeren aus Plastikabfällen in seiner Wesselinger Raffinerie die Kreislaufwirtschaft voranzubringen

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Sateri to Acquire Funing Aoyang’s Viscose Fibre Business

Sateri has entered into agreement with Funing Aoyang Technology Co., Ltd. (Funing Aoyang) to acquire its viscose fibre business

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GM crops may soon be permitted in EU as study hails health and sustainability benefits of genetic modification techniques

The European Commission is gearing up to make new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) exempt from current environmental rules

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Recycling durch Pyrolyse: Öl, Gas und Kohlenstoff aus alten Reifen

Eine Firma macht aus Abfall Öl: Sie zerlegt Altreifen in ihre Ursprungsbestandteile. Ein erster Industriekonzern kauft die wiedergewonnenen Rohstoffe

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Bioaktive Papierbeschichtung ersetzt Kunststoffverpackungen bei Lebensmitteln

Fraunhofer-Forscher haben im Projekt »BioActiveMaterials« eine umweltfreundliche Beschichtung für Papierverpackungen entwickelt, die nicht nur Kunststoff einspart und die Beschichtung aus pflanzenbasierten Proteinen und Wachsen verlängert, sondern auch die Haltbarkeit der Lebensmittel

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Leap: Biomaterial Made With Leftover Apple Waste Set to Revolutionise the Leather Industry

Leap is a highly sustainable plant-based leather alternative created from upcycled apple waste from the juice and cider industr

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Burger King® Rolls Out Green Packaging Pilot Program

BK^® Tests Alternatives for Cutlery, Straws, Drink Lids, Frypods^®, Whopper^® Wrappers and Napkins and Expands Loop Reusables Test in Partnership with The Coca-Cola Company and Kraft Heinz

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ITOCHU, Teijin, and JGC Conclude Joint Agreement on the License Business of Polyester Chemical Recycling Technology

Japan has implemented various initiatives aimed at helping to realize a more sustainable society, such as targeting the achievement of net zero emissions by 2050

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June’s highlight: 18th EIHA Annual Conference featuring hemp and the Green Recovery

The hemp sector in Europe is experiencing growth encouraged by the increasing interest of consumers in sustainable and zero-waste products

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18 May 20219 September 2021

The need for bio-based carbon in a sustainable future – Studies on support to R&I policy in the area of bio-based products and services

“Carbon Economy” project illustrates the role of bioeconomy in a low fossil carbon economy for Europe, today and in the future.

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Stora Enso launches bio-based binder for safe and healthy everyday living

Stora Enso is today launching its latest lignin-based innovation, NeoLigno® by Stora Enso

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Holzarchitektur gegen die Klimakrise: Worauf wir bauen können

Der Klimaforscher Schellnhuber will eine Architekturbewegung, die auf Holzbau setzt. Aktuell aber lohnt sich Holzverkauf in Deutschland kaum

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Current and future market applications of new genomic techniques

The scope includes the use of NGTs in any kind of plant, mushroom, animal or microorganism or in human cells

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Clothing recycling: the first automated plant for textile waste is in Sweden

The textile and fashion industry has a huge circular potential that has yet to be developed

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The Global Market for Natural Fibers 2021

There are global concerns regarding the use of non-renewable materials in manufacturing, and increasing environmental legislation

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Luftfahrtbranche: 200.000 Tonnen nachhaltiges Kerosin bis 2030

Die Luftfahrtbranche und die Politik haben konkrete Schritte vereinbart, um zur Klimaneutralität beizutragen

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Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

Fraunhofer-researchers have developed an eco-friendly coating for paper packaging that is either saving plastics, but also extends the coating of plant-based proteins and waxes as it extends the shelf life of food

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Using carbon dioxide to make greener plastics: Christoph Gürtler and Walter Leitner named European Inventor Award 2021 finalists

Technique is accelerating the shift to the circular economy by enabling commercially viable re-use of CO₂

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Mit Kohlendioxidabfällen zu grünerem Kunststoff: Christoph Gürtler und Walter Leitner als Finalisten für Europäischen Erfinderpreis nominiert

Verfahren beschleunigt Übergang zur Kreislaufwirtschaft, indem es eine wirtschaftlich tragfähige Wiederverwendung von CO₂ ermöglicht

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Tufts SilkLab Creates Leather-like Material from Silk Proteins

Alternative leather manufacturing moves towards sustainable sources and environmentally friendly chemical processes

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Advanced Plastic Recycling from INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

Advanced recycling allows key raw materials ethylene and propylene to be manufactured from mixed plastic waste

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17 May 20219 September 2021

New Report: Opportunities and Limits of CO2 Recycling in a Circular Carbon Economy

Examening 19 CO₂ recycling pathways to understand the opportunities and the technical and economic limits of CO₂ recycling products gaining market entry and reaching global scale

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Tech startup Cemvita Factory expanding office footprint, adding scientists, engineers

A Houston-based startup using biotechnology to convert carbon dioxide emissions into a variety of useful chemicals is scaling up

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The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces First Cohort of Carbontech Startup Participants

Climatetech leaders from the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program enthusiastically welcome 10 startups to the initiative

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Forschungsergebnisse aus Forst und Holz in der Praxis etablieren

Ressourcen- und Materialeffizienz zentrale Themen der Online-Statustagung zur Charta für Holz 2.0

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Citrus derivative makes transparent wood 100 percent renewable

KTH researchers have successfully tested an eco-friendly alternative to the former fossil based polymers: limonene acrylate, a monomer made from limonene

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Cosmetics brand LAST® to launch in June 2021

Products have been designed with over 90% natural ingredients and packaging to minimise their environmental footprint

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Dutch government grants €2 billion in subsidies to huge carbon storage project

It aims to lower emissions by 55% relative to 1990 levels by 2030

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New Hope Energy Signs Agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical

New Hope Energy has future plans to create Sustainable Trade Zones to co-locate eco-friendly businesses to facilitate the circular economy

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How technology is weaning the world from plastics

Sustainable solutions of the future

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14 May 202118 June 2021

Carbiolice receives the GreenTech Innovation label by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition

Carbiolice, a French start-up that has developed a revolutionary technology making plastic of plant origin 100% compostable, has just received the GreenTech Innovation label from the French Ministry of Ecological Transition

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High Hopes claims stratospheric breakthrough in direct air CO2 capture

The trouble right now is the extremely high cost of pulling carbon directly out of the air

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Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

After use, the packaging is placed in the waste paper recycling bin with the bioactive materials

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Bioaktive Papierbeschichtung ersetzt Kunststoffverpackungen bei Lebensmitteln

Nach der Nutzung landet die Verpackung mit den bioaktiven Materialien in der Altpapiertonne

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Kirschkerngranulat, Algenmehl und Erbsenfasern

Reststoffe für den biologischen Kreislauf

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Umoja presents its 100% biodegradable sneakers

These eco-friendly, traceable sneakers, made using quality materials rooted in nature took two years to develop

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Nachwachsendes Imprägniermittel für Textilien: Lebensmittelabfälle lösen fluorhaltige Verbindungen ab

Hydrophobierungsmittel werden in der Textilindustrie zur Imprägnierung insbesondere bei Outdoorkleidung verwendet, um sie wasserabweisend zu machen

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12 May 20219 September 2021

Mura Announces Partnership with Dow Chemicals

The new partnership will support the rapid scaling of Mura’s new HydroPRS™ process to prevent millions of tonnes of plastic and carbon

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igus-Partner Mura Technology kooperiert mit Dow Chemical

Globales Projekt für innovatives Kunststoff-Recycling nimmt weiter an Fahrt auf

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New catalyst for lower CO2 emissions

Which catalyst can be used to convert carbon dioxide into other substances? Scientists at TU Wien have now created a new material, which belongs to the class of perovskites

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Neuer Katalysator für geringeren CO2-Ausstoß

An der TU Wien suchte man nach einem Katalysator, der Kohlendioxid in andere Substanzen umwandeln kann. Fündig wurde man nun in der Materialklasse der Perowskite

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Total Cray Valley and Gevo to further Scale Up Development of Renewable Isoamylene from Fusel Oil

The companies are now seeking to advance to Phase 2 of the JDA, which will allow for scale up of Gevo’s technology at a demonstration scale

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Nachhaltiger 3D-Druck – Enzyme machen’s möglich

Viele mittelständische Unternehmen überlegen, auf "Bioplastik" umzuschwenken – aber ist das wirklich DIE Lösung mit Zukunft?

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Unilever expands to CO2-based surfactant raw material

Company’s goal is to convert 100% of its fossil-based raw materials in its cleaning and laundry product formulations in brands

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Nachwachsende Rohstoffalternativen für eine klimaneutrale Bioökonomie

Im schweizerischen Biel steht eine Pilotextraktionsanlage, die gemeinsam mit dem Wirtschaftspartner Schilliger Holz AG die Überführung in die industrielle Umsetzung vorbereitet

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Bridging carbon product’s valley of death

Capturing CO₂ from energy production emissions to create viable and economical carbon products is a reality that could breathe new life into the coal communities

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Sonnet155 is a “temporary handbag” made from discarded fruit peels

Sonnet155's key ingredient is pectin, a gelling agent that is extracted from the cell walls of the waste fruit and acts as a natural binder

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EU carbon price hits record €50 per tonne on route to climate target

With the bloc striving to meet tougher climate goals – including a new target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 – the market has found more impetus

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11 May 202117 December 2024

Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) publishes comic strip and videos to introduce renewable carbon to all

Nora and her FlyPhone, BioBTX, Stahl and nova-Institute explain the renewable carbon concept in new formats for B2C and B2B

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Trinseo and ETB to Collaborate on Development of Bio-Based 1,3 Butadiene

Companies to launch feasibility study for new pilot plant in Europe