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17 May 202118 June 2021

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

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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