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4 February 20219 September 2021

DuPont Launches SYNERXIA® Gemstone Collection of New High-Performance Yeasts for U.S. Ethanol Market

SYNERXIA^® SAPPHIRE and SYNERXIA^® RUBY, best-in-class yeasts, deliver combination of both yield and robustness to ethanol producers

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3 February 20219 September 2021

Expanded Deadline for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021”

The award will be granted at the 9^th Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals, 23–24 March 2021, online event

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Microbial Cell Factories Webinar Series – Biological Principles to Commercial Products

11th March, 25th March & 8th April, 17:00-19:00 CET

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New project aims to develop a sustainable, bioplastic bait bag alternative

Sea Trust Wales, together with Macduff Shellfish and the BioComposites Centre seek to find a sustainable alternative to plastic bait bags that are used by shellfish fishermen and in seafood processing factories

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Braskem lagert seine Biokunststoffe nun in Rotterdam

Weltgrößter Hersteller von Drop-in-Biopolymeren hat sein Lager von Antwerpen nach Rotterdam verlegt und stärkt den Rotterdam Polymer Hub in seiner Position als logistischer Knotenpunkt für Biokunststoffe in Europa

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Ingevity polymer aids bioplastics breakdown

The US firm said its Capa polycaprolactone (PCL) thermoplastics technology helps bioplastics  break down into carbon dioxide and water within 40 days

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Weniger Kunststoff im Biomüll, weniger Mikroplastik in der Umwelt

Verbändeanhörung zur Novelle der Bioabfallverordnung gestartet

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Innovation Outlook: Renewable Methanol

Joint IRENA-MI report "Innovation Outlook: Renewable Methanol" provides first comprehensive review of bio-methanol and e-methanol

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Turning food waste back into food

Fermenting used food can improve crop growth

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Sunfire acquires Swiss alkaline electrolysis company IHT

With the expansion of the product portfolio, Sunfire continues to strengthen its position as a leading electrolysis player in the green hydrogen revolution

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Sunfire übernimmt Schweizer Alkali-Elektrolyse-Unternehmen IHT

Mit erweitertem Produktportfolio stärkt Sunfire seine weltweit führende Marktposition als Elektrolyseanbieter für grünen Wasserstoff

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Abbaubare Polymere auf Zuckerbasis als Speicher für nützliche Frachtmoleküle

Möglichkeiten für chemisches Kunststoffrecycling

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2 February 202128 January 2021

Together for clean rivers: Audi Environmental Foundation, BABOR and everwave launch cleanup initiative

Campaign with employee projects, information events and waste collection activities will start in spring

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Gemeinsam für saubere Flüsse: Audi Stiftung für Umwelt, BABOR und everwave starten Cleanup Initiative

Kampagne mit Mitarbeiteraktionen, Info-Veranstaltungen und Müllsammel-Aktivitäten beginnt im Frühjahr

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World first: Bio-asphalt road in Vlissingen put into use

The fact that the Netherlands is leading the way in making road construction more sustainable is partly due to the unique collaboration of partners

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Renewables versus nuclear – a choice already made

Overview about the electricity production costs of the most important technologies, solar and wind power

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Elon Musk will 100 Millionen Dollar an denjenigen zahlen, der die beste Technologie zur CO2-Reduzierung erfindet

Gemeinsam mit anderen Milliardären hatte er versprochen, die Hälfte seines Vermögens zu verschenken

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These new McDonald’s trays are made from food waste

At franchises throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, you’ll now get your food served on an innovative new material

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You Donut Need A Single-Use Plastic Straw: The Biodegradable Phade Is Available At Dunkin’ And Other Locations

The phade is dubbed as a “breakthrough marine biodegradable drinking straw” made with a substrate derived from canola oil, aka PHA - and compostable

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Amyris Acquiring Terasana Brand To Offer Clean Cannabinoid Consumer Products

With Terasana, Amyris is focused on offering leading skincare applications formulated with unique natural cannabinoids

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First roll out of Absolut’s paper bottle launches in the UK

Pernod Ricard’s flagship vodka brand, Absolut, will be rolling out its prototype “paper” bottle from today (25 January), initially in both the UK and Sweden

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1 February 20219 September 2021

nova experts introduced: Ferdinand Kähler (M.Sc.)

Mechanical engineering, life cycle assessment, sustainability

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Probing the European bioeconomy’s development through its drivers and indicators

Partners from the BioMonitor project published its latest paper in the Sustainability journal on the drivers and indicators that will measure the development of the bioeconomy

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Major European project supporting hydrogen technologies about to launch

Call for expressions of interest issued for IPCEI on hydrogen

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Europäisches Großprojekt zur Förderung von Wasserstofftechnologien geht in die Startblöcke

Interessenbekundungsverfahren für ein IPCEI Wasserstoff ist gestartet

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Plastics for a green future: Bio-based semi-finished SMC products

Two companies worked together to develop a weight-reduced semi-finished product based on renewable raw materials of organic origin

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Eco Wrap®: World’s First Compostable Industrial Strength Machine Grade Stretch Film, Patent Pending!

Breakthrough for the industrial packaging and warehousing industries to prepare pallets of goods for storage, inventory, or shipment

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TECLA, a 3D printed global habitat for sustainable living

The challenge of TECLA, the eco-sustainable 3D printed habitat, took form. "From the shapeless earth to the earth as house shaped"

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Neue biologisch abbaubare Polyurethan-Schaumstoffe aus Weizenstroh entwickelt

Forscher der Universität Córdoba konnten aus dem landwirtschaftlichen Überschussmaterial neue Anwendungen entwickeln

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This Amazon-backed startup makes net-zero fuel for planes, ships, and trucks

Infinium uses captured CO₂ to create synthetic gas to power engines

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US DOE Releases Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap

The Plastics Innovation Challenge is a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in energy-efficient plastics recycling technologies, which started in Nov 2019

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Bilfinger Tebodin supports Clariant in building first-of-a-kind advanced biofuels plant

Construction continues with over 650 workers on site operating in full compliancewith all COVID-19 pandemic precautionary measures

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CO2 as Feedstock!: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon to Value Initiative

Carbontech — technologies that capture and convert CO₂ into valuable end products

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29 January 20219 September 2021

nova Session: “Renewable Polymers: Production and Trends 2020-2025” – Final Programme available!

Renewable Polymers and Building Blocks: Technologies, Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2020-2025

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For the first time: Growth rate for bio-based polymers with 8 % CAGR far above overall polymer market growth

Report on the global bio-based polymer market 2020 – A deep and comprehensive insight into this dynamic market

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed!

Completely revised and extended third version of nova’s technology and trend report “Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – Technologies, Polymers, Developers and Producers” available

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New electrode design more efficiently converts CO2 into fuel

Study: University of Illinois researchers team were able to convert CO₂ to ethylene at a rate of up to 87 percent

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Bio-Fed: Neue PLA-Compounds im Programm

Unternehmen entwickelt und fördert jetzt eine große Kollektion an nachhaltigen PLA-basierten Compounds

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Scientists create coatings from nature

UG and AkzoNobel join forces to develop the green chemistry of the future

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In einem Kreislauf: Ökopapier, Energie und Dünger aus Silphie

Die Firma Silphie-Paper hat gemeinsam mit Partnern ein dezentrales Konzept entwickelt, mit dem sie Faserstoffe für ein neuartiges Graspapier gewinnt

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Corbion to Expand Lactic Acid Capacity in North America

Investment to increase production capacity demonstrates company's commitment to regional customers and to meeting their growing needs

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Hemp building materials have big role to play in environmental renewal

According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), hemp is a non-toxic feedstock that delivers a number of unique properties for a broad range of building applications

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U.S. Soy Turf to Cover More Ground Than Ever in 2021

For 2021, North America’s largest manufacturer of artificial grass is set to add more soy than ever to its products, which will increase its use of U.S. soy by 10%

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US-Soja-Rasen soll 2021 mehr Boden als je zuvor abdecken

Für 2021 ist Nordamerikas größter Hersteller von Kunstrasen wird mehr Soja als je zuvor zu seinen Produkten hinzufügen, was den Einsatz von US-Soja um 10% erhöhen wird

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Investigations have not found evidence to support Milieudefensie report allegations on serious sustainability violations within Neste’s raw material supply chain

Ensuring sustainability is central to Neste and we are committed to continuously improve our sustainability performance

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28 January 202125 January 2021

Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Vattenfall and Wärme Hamburg sign Letter of Intent for 100MW Hydrogen Project in Hamburg

The further development of the site into a so-called "Green Energy Hub" is planned

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Wasserstoffprojekt am Standort Hamburg-Moorburg

Vier Partner unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung über 100 MW Elektrolyse

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USDA Announces Deregulation of Cotton Developed Using Genetic Engineering

APHIS considered all public comments and conducted a thorough review of the potential environmental impacts in its final EA pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act

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Solar chemicals and fuels in the dark

Recognition and understanding of persistent photocatalysis is an emerging and exciting field

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Projekt „LeatherProBio“: Neue Nutzungswege für chromgegerbte Gerberei-und Lederabfälle

Polnisches Projekt will chromgegerbte Lederabfälle recyceln und das Chrom zurückgewinnen