7 October 20209 September 2021 Total: Komplette Neuausrichtung der Raffinerie in Grandpuits Konzern avisiert neue Rohöl-freie Plattform mit vier Industriezweigen, um mittels eigener Zugeständnisse zur Energiewende ein Carbon-neutrales Europa bis 2050 zu erreichen
Score Natural Fibres Fairly – IWTO Responds to Green Claims Consultation The wool industry is currently active in developing a Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for apparel and footwear in Europe to ensure a robust and meaningful scoring for wool clothing
Polystyrene can be circulated back to raw-material MoPo project develops collection and reuse of the waste in Europe
Bambusgeschirr: angesagt, aber bedenklich Ob als Kinderteller oder Coffee-to-go-Becher: Bambusware wird als nachhaltig und ökologisch beworben. Doch sind die Produkte tatsächlich eine gute Alternative zu Plastikgeschirr?
natureplus: Decisions of the Criteria Commission natureplus discussed new standards, provides more transparency in assessment methods, and had basic discussions on gypsum-based products and radioactivity tests
Unilever will mit Evonik-Hilfe grüner werden Unilever will bis 2030 in seinen Reinigungs- und Waschmittelprodukten auf fossile Brennstoffe verzichten – unter anderem mit Hilfe von Evonik
Unilever accredits its collaboration with Evonik as one key pillar of its “Clean Future” initiative As a biotechnology leader, Evonik is enabling Unilever to make its household cleaning products more sustainable
Call it by its name: Synthetic gas and oil from old plastics is not ‘recycling’, it’s ‘recovery’ Chemical recovery of plastics to produce new materials could be a welcome complement to mechanical recycling, and a useful way to reduce waste
Chemische Speicher von Sonnenenergie Forschungsteam von Leibniz-IPHT und Universität Jena stellt neuartigen Ansatz vor
6 October 20201 October 2020 Total Corbion PLA announces the first world-scale PLA plant in Europe The new plant is planned to be located on a Total site in Grandpuits, France and to be operational in 2024
natureplus: Klimaverträglichkeit der Produkte wird bewertet Die von natureplus definierten Anforderungen bezeichnen ein Mindestmaß an Klimaverträglichkeit und Energieeffizienz und sind in jedem Fall einzuhalten
natureplus: Climate compatibility of the products is evaluated The requirements defined by natureplus designate a minimum level of climate compatibility and energy efficiency and must be complied within all cases
This fungus-based coffin doesn’t preserve your corpse. It decomposes it Delft University of Technology researcher has come up with what is surely one of the most original startup ideas of 2020
Sustainable Plastics Inspired by Nature Plant-based plastics offer a sustainable alternative to traditional petrochemical plastics. Scientists and engineers are making the shift easier by fine-tuning the structure and function of these biomaterials while also developing better processing techniques
Mars habitats could be built from a super-strong bio-material made of bug shells Javier Fernandez and their team want to give Martian habitats the toughness of arthropod exoskeletons
Not Your Average Refinery Review led by PNNL researchers offers a vision of sustainable energy production through electrochemical reduction
Multifunctional microbe simplifies processing of plant-derived fuels, chemicals ORNL researchers got an organism to co-utilize multiple compounds in a single bioreactor, gaining a better understanding of how these different pathways interact
5 October 20209 September 2021 Call for abstracts: 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany) Lenzing, Levaco Chemicals and Kelheim Fibres will support the conference as gold sponsors. Further sponsors are welcome.
Evonik, Siemens commission artificial photosynthesis pilot plant at Marl Rheticus demonstrates how the Power-to-X idea can be successfully put into practice
Reeboks erster pflanzlicher Laufschuh ist da Der Forever Floatride Grow wurde aus pflanzenbasierten Materialien entwickelt und ist ab Oktober im E-Shop von Reebok erhältlich
FINEX™ Reaches New Milestones; Launches Officially at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics As part of its efforts to promote textile fibre recycling in China, Sateri is in dialogue with the China Association of Circular Economy (CACE)
Kelheim Fibres nominated for Sustainability Heroes Award The award is presented by DQS (German Association for Sustainability) and DGQ (German Association for Quality) to pioneers in sustainability
Kelheim Fibres für Sustainability Heroes Award nominiert Der Preis von der DQS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltigkeit) und der DGQ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität) ergeht an Vorreiter im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit
Sugarcane waste upcycled into plastic-free packaging ‘Dispose SupraPulp the same way you would your salad’
Neste and Shell sign an agreement to increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel Cooperation brings together Neste’s expertise in the production and supply of renewable diesel and SAF with Shell Aviation’s world-class credentials in supplying and managing fuel around the world
Neste: Sweden becomes a frontrunner in sustainable aviation Neste will have the capacity to produce some 1.5 million tons of sustainable aviation fuel annually by 2023
Germany to ban plastic straws by mid-2021 The new law passed by Germany’s lower house of parliament will halt the sale of certain single-use plastics by July 2021
2 October 202029 September 2020 Future transitions for the Bioeconomy towards Sustainable Development and a Climate-Neutral Economy Knowledge Synthesis Final Report
Better catalysts for a sustainable bioeconomy Zeolites have the potential to make a bioeconomy based on renewable resources possible
Bessere Katalysatoren für eine nachhaltige Bioökonomie Zeolithe haben das Potenzial, eine Bioökonomie auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe möglich zu machen
NatureWorks announces additional lactide monomer purification technology to expand the availability of Ingeo biopolymer from Blair facility The manufacturing upgrades increase NatureWorks' responsiveness to rapidly evolving market dynamics and high demand for Ingeo™️ (PLA) biomaterials
LIGNOLOC® now with technical approval The collated nail made of wood from RAIMUND BECK GmbH received the National technical approval / general construction technique permit
Bauzulassung für LIGNOLOC® Holznägel Der magazinierte Nagel aus Holz der RAIMUND BECK GmbH erhielt die Allgemeine bauaufsichtliche Zulassung / Allgemeine Bauartgenehmigung
Avantium grants Kebony rights to use its patented technologies on humins for wood modification With these license rights, Kebony has the potential to successfully commercialise wood modified with a mix of humins and furfuryl alcohol
Celtic Renewables Biorefinery Sparks Boost For Scotland’s Green Economic Recovery Scotland’s ambition to develop a low carbon green bioeconomy is closer to becoming a reality
Commission under fire for including ‘carbon sinks’ into EU climate goals The updated 2030 target aims to put the EU in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement
1 October 202017 December 2024 The future of the chemical and plastics industry: Renewable Carbon nova-Institute publishes a comprehensive background paper on renewable carbon: definition, strategy, measures and potential
Wide range of biodegradable injection moulding compounds The shares of renewable content range from 50 to almost 100% and as a result, petroleum-based raw materials are largely dispensed
Jugend forscht 2021: „Lass Zukunft da.“ Motto ermutigt Kinder und Jugendliche, Verantwortung zu übernehmen und Konzepte für die Zukunft zu gestalten
BASF invests into Pyrum as part of its ChemCyclingTM project Pyrolysis oil from waste tires as additional raw material source next to oil from mixed plastic waste
BASF investiert in Pyrum im Rahmen des ChemCyclingTM-Projekts Pyrolyseöl aus Altreifen als zusätzliche Rohstoffquelle neben Öl aus gemischten Kunststoffabfällen
Mogu Acoustic // Finalist @Plastic Prize 2020 New life to used plastic and waste, exploring their endless possibilities of transformation
Bäume essen: Welche Sorte Holz schmeckt am besten? Wein, Holzofenpizza, bestimmte Käsesorten: Viele Lebensmittel werden mithilfe von Holz besser. Holz ist aber auch pur essbar. Artur Cisar-Erlach hat es probiert. Hier erzählt er, welches besonders lecker ist
Business Trends: The impact of a carbon tax on the European chemical industry Over the past several years, greenhouses gas (GHG) emissions have become a pressing global issue
Green Chemistry – Sustainable p-xylene production Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have developed a green and sustainable approach for selective p-xylene synthesis
Grüne Chemie – Nachhaltige p-Xylol-Produktion Das Team "Bioraffinerie und nachhaltige Chemie" hat einen grünen und nachhaltigen Ansatz für die selektive pXL-Synthese entwickelt
EU climate plan could see bloc’s carbon price double this decade The Commission laid out an analysis of how its 27 member countries could slash emissions by at least 55% by 2030, against 1990 levels
30 September 202025 September 2020 Chemicals in bioplastics not safer than those in conventional plastics Laboratory study analyzes the toxicity of bioplastics and plant-based materials
„Bioplastik“ ist keine unbedenkliche Alternative zu herkömmlichen Kunststoffen Laborstudie zur Toxizität von Produkten aus Biomaterialien
Call for abstracts: 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany)
The future of the chemical and plastics industry: Renewable Carbon
