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11 May 202118 June 2021

Trinseo und ETB: Gemeinsame Entwicklung von biobasiertem 1,3-Butadien

Unternehmen wollen eine Machbarkeitsstudie durchführen, um den Bau einer Pilotanlage für biobasiertes 1,3-Butadien in Europa zu untersuchen

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Launched: New book celebrating innovation and creativity in eco-design

The 160-page book features Award-winning projects in double-page spreads, along with interviews with the designers

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Bioökonomie im Alltag

AllThings.Bio veröffentlicht Infobroschüren zu Alltagsthemen der Bioökonomie

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Nouryon and Renewcell partner on sustainable textile recycling

New facility to recycle textile waste to manufacture 60,000 metric tons of Circulose^® dissolving pulp per year

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Geld verdienen mit CO2: Bietet der Klimawandel ökonomische Chancen?

Eine sicherere Rohstoffquelle als CO₂ kann aus Sicht eines produzierenden Unternehmens kaum existieren

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A ‘radically sustainable’ partnership

Berlin-based brand i+m chose Sulapac^® Nordic Collection by Quadpack for the new member of its natural cosmetics series

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Eine Partnerschaft im Zeichen echter Nachhaltigkeit

Die Berliner Naturkosmetikmarke i+m wählte Sulapac^® Nordic Collection von Quadpack für den Neuzugang ihres Naturkosmetik Sortiments

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“Dominating” fungus could provide solution to producing more biofuels and valuable chemicals

Researchers have discovered an enzyme in a fungus which can act as a catalyst to bring about a biochemical reaction that breaks down lignocellulose

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SAF, please prepare for take-off…even with aviation industry turned upside down due to pandemic

In today’s Digest, let’s kick the tires and light the fires as SAF is cleared for take-off – The latest SAF news and what it means

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10 May 202118 June 2021

Shchekinoazot and Haldor Topsoe sign an MoU to jointly discover opportunities for CO2 emission reduction

Parties will jointly explore opportunities of implementing Topsoe’s technologies at Shchekinoazot’s plants to produce high quality chemicals with the lowest rates of greenhouse gas emission

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Bioraffinerie-Farm: Uni Hohenheim und KIT forschen an gemeinsamem Technikum

Die eigene Bioraffinerie vor der Haustür am Bauernhof der Zukunft: Für dieses Ziel bündeln Uni Hohenheim und Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) jetzt ihr Know-how

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Repsol to join Enerkem and Agbar to build a waste to chemicals plant in Tarragona

Under the JV the plant will process around 400,000 tons of non-recyclable municipal solid waste from its surrounding regions and produce 220,000 tons of methanol

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Studie zu Papierverbunden bestätigt: Mehr Abfall und weniger Recycling

Nicht selten werden Verbundverpackungen mit „weniger Plastik“ beworben und dem Verbraucher damit eine besondere Umweltfreundlichkeit suggeriert

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The world’s first laundry capsule made using recycled carbon emissions

Through a pioneering new process, we’re capturing waste CO₂ from a factory - before it reaches the atmosphere - and turning it into a cleaning ingredient for our OMO detergent

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Total Corbion PLA: NextChem mit FEED für PLA-Werk beauftragt

Joint Venture will einen Komplex mit Kapazitäten für jährlich 100.000 Tonnen Polylactide (PLA) in Grandpuits errichten

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New contract awarded by Total Corbion PLA to design a biopolymer plant in France

Joint venture between Total and Corbion, to carry out a Front-End Engineering Design for their 100,000 tons per annum Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) plant in Grandpuits

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PHA2Use: Test plant for biodegradable bioplastic from organic waste streams

Partnership between five Netherlands water boards has now been started to produce a high-quality natural polyester made by using bacteria that purify wastewater

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Cellulose fibers against climate change

Joint research project to realize with help of textile-fixed amines an optimized and improved CO₂-Sequestration from the air

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Neste to enable production of up to 500,000 tons/a of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Rotterdam renewable products refinery

Currently Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel annual production capacity is 100,000 tons

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With this new science, plastics could see a second life as biodegradable surfactants

The process has the potential to create more sustainable and economically favorable lifecycles for plastics

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7 May 202118 June 2021

Measuring the size of the European Bioeconomy using an Input-Output Approach

Researchers from the BioMonitor project proposed a novel approach that provides a comparative analysis of the bioeconomy’s development across different Member States and selected bio-based industries

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Beiersdorf selects SABIC certified renewable PP for new Nivea packaging

The new jars of Beiersdorf’s NIVEA Naturally Good day and night face creams will be phased in at point-of-sale outlets worldwide from June 2021 onwards

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Sabic: Biobasiertes Polypropylen für neue „Nivea“-Verpackung

Die neuen Verpackungen der Nivea Tages- und Nachtcremes von Beiersdorf sollen ab Juni 2021 im Handel eingeführt werden

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Competitive Edge: Ionada’s carbon capture tech

Ionada's modular tech allows new approach for carbon capture

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Ananas-Papier und Torfersatz aus Schokobohnen

Start-up-Wettbewerb PlanB zieht Zwischenbilanz - Prämierungsevent im Juni

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Aker Solutions Wins FEED Contract for e-Fuel Plant in Norway

The e-Fuel plant is planned to produce CO₂-neutral fuel by using green hydrogen and furnace gas from an existing factory

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Fraunhofer-Forscher entwickeln recyclingfähigen, faserverstärkten Werkstoff aus 100% biobasierter Polymilchsäure

Verfahrensentwicklung für Schmelzspinnen, Spritzguss-Granulat und Folien

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Using microbes to remove microplastics from the environment

Microbiologists have found a way to use bacteria to trap microplastics, removing them from the environment and making them easier to recycle

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FEATURE: Biomethanol offers renewable fuel alternative

Renewable methanol will offer further emission reduction advantages, estimated at 65%-95% according to the joint IRENA and Methanol report

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Arkema to start up new bio-based polyamide 11 plant in Singapore in the first half of 2022

This plant, for which production will be 100%-derivedfrom renewable castor beans, represents a 50% increase in Arkema’s global polyamide 11 capacity

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Zymergen Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering

Zymergen has applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "ZY"

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6 May 20219 September 2021

How to meet the global need for carbon as a feedstock in the chemical and derived materials sector in the future?

The chemical sector has a long-lasting and increasing demand for carbon that is embedded in its products. Today, 450 million tonnes of carbon are contained in chemicals and polymers, mostly sourced from fossil resources. The free report “Turning off the Tap for Fossil Carbon”, shows how the demand is met today and could be covered by renewable carbon in the year 2050.

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Poster update: Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments According to Established Standards and Certification Schemes

The biodegradation of materials is a complex process that depends mainly on the environmental conditions in which the materials end up after their use. Additionally, only a handful of polymers will be able to biodegrade in different environments.

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Our First Packaging made from Renewable Plastic: another Milestone on our Sustainability Journey

Interview with Julia Wiedemann, Global Category Manager Sustainable Packaging in our Procurement, and Hannah Rasel, Senior Packaging Specialist in Packaging Development

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Unsere ersten Verpackungen aus erneuerbarem Kunststoff: Ein weiterer Meilenstein zur Erreichung unserer Nachhaltigkeitsziele

Interview mit Julia Wiedemann, Global Category Manager Sustainable Packaging im Einkauf, und Hannah Rasel, Senior Packaging Specialist in der Verpackungsentwicklung

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The Chemical Industry’s Balancing Act

Lars Krause and Michael Carus discuss crediting the value of bio- and CO₂-based and recycled materials: the mass balance approach

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From waste to fashion: The future of leather is (olive) green

Oleatex, the Turkish brand creating plant-based leather, was founded by three men

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NatureWorks and IMA Announce New Strategic Partnership for the Compostable Coffee Pods Market

Partnership will accelerate the availability of a turn-key solution for K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods in North America with excellent performance in converting, assembly, filling, brewing, and taste

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Schaufenster Bioökonomie: Altbackwaren als Basis für Biokunststoffe und die chemische Industrie

Universität Hohenheim und das Fraunhofer WKI erforschen Verwendungsmöglichkeit für Altbackwaren, die als Lebensmittel nicht mehr vermarktet werden können

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Seaweed as a source of food and useful compounds

Universities of Exeter and Bath in the UK have developed a process that doesn’t require the salty water to be removed on beforehand.

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How Elon Musk’s CO2 XPRIZE can fight climate change and advance space exploration

Want to win Elon Musk's $100 million XPRIZE for carbon removal? Think small and think Mars

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Keter Group Partners with UBQ Materials to Produce Sustainable Home and Garden Goods at Scale

Solidifying commitment to sustainability – Keter to introduce climate-positive UBQ™ material into product lines in a three-year contract

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Plant breeding: 10,000 years of biodiversity threats?

From non-existent health dangers, the focus has now shifted to biodiversity threats – But is there really any risk from the new technologies via “genetic contamination”?

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5 May 20219 September 2021

Carbios announces the signing of an Expression Of Intent agreement with a major PET producer

Company confirms its plan to build a first-of-a-kind 100% PET recycling production unit using its enzymatic technology (the “Unit”)

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Michelin: PET-Flaschenabfälle für die Reifenherstellung

Erfolg­rei­che Validierung der enzymatischen Recyclingtechnologie von Carbios

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SABIC Debuts A Novel Bio-Based LNP™ Compound That Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions And Fossil Fuel Use

New flame-retardant, carbon fiber-reinforced compound has a reduced carbon/energy footprint compared to its incumbent product, while delivering the same properties

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Total Corbion PLA enters engineering stage for new 100 kTpa PLA plant in Grandpuits, France

First of its kind facility in Europe would make Total Corbion PLA the global market leader in PLA

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They got the beets! Avantium, Cosun partner on 1st commercial plant to produce plant-based glycols

First commercial plant for the production of plant-based glycols, using Avantium’s Ray Technology

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Steel2Chemicals pilot plant in operation at the end of April

ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux and Tata Steel are investigating to convert CO from residual gases from steel production into raw materials for the chemical industry

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Stora Enso initiates a plan to permanently close down pulp and paper production at Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto mills

Both Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto mills are loss-making, and their profitability is expected to remain unsatisfactory also going forward