29 October 202026 October 2020 European Energy Innovator Electrochaea Establishes California Subsidiary to Launch Its Clean Renewable Methane Technology in North America The business development activities of the U.S. subsidiary will focus on development and execution of commercial opportunities and partnerships
InverformTM – a new, sustainable paperboard alternative to plastic food trays Trays made of Inverform with a plastic barrier have a substantially lower carbon footprint than the common plastic tray and can be recycled in existing paper recycling schemes
New book: The man who invented the bioeconomy Bonaccorso did not write a book of denunciation, but the scenarios of that time are outlined with great clarity and wealth of detail
New Technology Turns Delivery Boxes into Biodiesel A newly developed technology is capable of producing biodiesel, an eco-friendly fuel for automobiles, using paper waste generated by parcel deliveries
Dünger kontrolliert freisetzen dank Biopolymer-Chips Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieure haben ein Verfahren konzipiert, mit dem Dünger gezielter in landwirtschaftlich genutzte Böden eingebracht werden kann
28 October 202023 October 2020 Total and Plastic Energy announce a strategic partnership and the construction of the first chemical recycling plant in France This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy to deploy chemical recycling
Total: Kooperation mit Plastic Energy Erstes Projekt dieser Art in Frankreich soll der Start einer Zusammenarbeit zwischen Total und Plastic Energy werden, um das Chemische Recycling voranzubringen
Fabbri Group: The “Nature Fresh” project wins the 2020 Packaging Award! The new route traced by Gruppo Fabbri towards the complete compostability of food packaging is awarded “Best Packaging 2020 ” for Technological Innovation!
Swatch Bio-Reloaded! Die jüngste Version eines Kult-Designs - mit freundlicher Unterstützung von Mutter Natur
Swatch is getting Bio-Reloaded! The latest edition of an iconic design, with a boost from mother nature
Plastic from tapioca? Unpad students create more ecofriendly coronavirus burial shrouds With burial shrouds commonly 2 square meters in size, the tapioca-made burial shrouds would degrade naturally within six months underground
Nordmann launches distribution partnership with Biofibre Fiber-reinforced CO2 neutral biomaterials enabling Nordmann to offer their customers sustainably manufactured products
Arkema has successfully placed its inaugural Green Bond This plant is designed with state-of-the-art technology in order to maximize its efficiency and minimize its environmental impact
First ever biodegradable clothes hanger Hooks Creative - a Dutch company based in The Netherlands - has produced a fully biodegradable clothes hanger, made entirely of CO2 absorbing raw materials
27 October 202022 October 2020 Recycling Technologies, Neste and Unilever combine expertise to test and validate systems to chemically recycle waste plastics The alliance will demonstrate new added-value applications for hard-to-recycle waste plastic materials, such as films, sachets and pouches
Neste, Recycling Technologies und Unilever bündeln Know-how, um Systeme zur chemischen Wiederverwertung von Altkunststoffen zu testen und zu validieren Partnerschaft wird neue, werthaltige Anwendungen für Altkunststoffe wie Folien, Beutel und Tüten hervorbringen, die schwierig zu recyceln sind
Marchon Eyewear, Inc. partners with Eastman to be the first to produce and sell eyewear made with Eastman’s sustainable acetate Scrap from Marchon's manufacturing of acetate frames can be diverted from landfills and used to produce new sustainable acetate
African Bamboo Selects Delft for Applied R&D Center Dutch-Ethiopian company African Bamboo expands R&D activities in the Netherlands
ReNew ELP to build world’s first commercial-scale plastic recycling plant using Cat-HTR technology Key benefit of the Cat-HTR technology is its ability to recycle multi-layer, flexible plastic materials or to process food-contaminated, mixed-polymer streams
Nachhaltige Alternativen zu Einmalprodukten aus Plastik Papstar erweitert umweltfreundliches Sortiment
Toyobo agrees tie-up with Dutch bioventure company to produce 100% biobased resin that outstrips PET barrier performance Toyobo plans to market PEF as a new material that surpasses PET in terms of barrier performance
ANL releases 2020 updates to GREET Models Major expansion and updates to the GREET Models for 2020 include a new “E-fuel” tab that covers several e-fuel production pathways and a carbon capture and storage option
The European Forest Strategy takes a step forward The EU Forest Strategy will need to be consistent with other relevant policies in place at different levels to enable local players to benefit fully from it
Our bio-based Pebax® material, in the heart of the Wave Rider 24 of Mizuno Mizuno launches the new Wave Rider 24 with a bio-based Pebax Rnew wave plate
26 October 202021 October 2020 The path forward for a green transition highlighted at EFIB2020 Conference focused on advancing the green economy with biotechnology innovation and included 24 sessions with over 100 speakers
Flagship EU project aiming to replace toxic solvents with renewable alternatives launches today The new ReSolute project is addressing the need for plant-based, higher-performing and safer chemicals in Europe
Baumrinde als Werkstoff der Zukunft Keine Zauberei: Unter dem Namen "Patronus" werden Wein- und Bierkühler aus biologisch abbaubarer Baumrinde hergestellt
ADM and Spiber to Partner on Production of Innovative Biobased Polymers Companies ally their skills to expand the production of Spiber’s innovative Brewed Protein™ polymers for use in apparel and other consumer products
Plans for UK First Plastic to Hydrogen Facility at Protos Approved £7m development will transform how plastic waste is dealt with in the region - treating up to 35 tonnes of unrecyclable plastics a day and using it to create a local source of hydrogen
Virtuelle Baustelle zeigt Einsatzmöglichkeiten für nachwachsende Bau- und Dämmstoffe Themenseite der FNR erleichtert Verbrauchern die Produktauswahl
Porsche is researching synthetic fuels to make gas-powered cars sustainable Synthetic fuel produced out of hydrogen and CO2 shares properties with kerosene, diesel and gasoline produced from crude oil, Porsche says
Article in Science: Solid oxide electrolysis cell technology to unlock the full potential of renewable power SOEC is a core technology in power-to-X solutions and offers major advantages over alternative electrolysis technologies
Himachal Duo Turn Pine Needles to Tableware, Make Profits While Preventing Fires The duo’s intent was not only to protect the environment but also to eliminate the rampant use of plastic in regular-use items
23 October 202020 October 2020 INOVYN supplies its next generation of sustainable PVC to ‘The Hope Project’ BIOVYNTM is a specialist grade of PVC made using a renewable feedstock derived from wood-based residue from the forestry industry
NENU2PHAR Project Kick-Off New project will develop an original route of production PHA bioplastics from microalgae biomass and selection of bacteria strains
PepsiCo Deutschland leistet signifikanten Beitrag zur Transformation des Getränkemarkts: 100% recycelte PET-Flaschen bis Ende 2021 7 Millionen Euro Investitionen für die Umstellung in Deutschland
Hyundai Motor’s Delivery of XCIENT Fuel Cell Trucks in Europe Heralds Its Commercial Truck Expansion to Global Markets First seven units of the world’s first mass-produced heavy-duty fuel cell truck delivered to customers in Switzerland start hauling today, emitting only water vapor
Biokerosin: Auf dem Weg zum klimaneutralen Fliegen Zwei Prozent jeder Tankfüllung deutscher Flugzeuge sollen bis 2030 aus E-Kerosin bestehen. Zum CO2-neutralen Fliegen fehlen dann allerdings immer noch 98 Prozent
Bacterial cellulose degradation system could give boost to biofuels production New findings of Japanese researchers could help reduce the cost and environmental impact of the use of biomass, including biofuel production
The Revolutionary Technology that coverts Green Energy to Liquid Fuel using waste CO2 The new MefCO2 project aims to eliminate energy fluctuations in green energy production by transforming intermittent renewables into dispensable energy
Cyanobacteria as “green” catalysts in biotechnology Cyanobacteria are environmentally friendly and readily available biocatalysts for the production of new chemicals
Cyanobakterien als „grüne“ Katalysatoren in der Biotechnologie Cyanobakterien sind umweltfreundliche und gut verfügbare Biokatalysatoren zur Herstellung neuer Chemikalien
Host Systems for the Production of Recombinant Spider Silk This review discusses the recent advances in exploiting an increasingly diverse range of host platforms in the heterologous production of recombinant spidroins
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Plastic packaging waste: EU needs to boost recycling to achieve ambitions Scale of the challenges facing the Member States should not be underestimated
Verpackungsabfälle aus Kunststoff: Die EU muss mehr recyceln, um ihre Ziele zu erreichen Ausmaß der Herausforderungen für die Mitgliedstaaten ist nicht zu unterschätzen
SOL Group invests with CropEnergies €15 million in the recovery of biogenic CO2 by alcoholic fermentation in Belgium From 2021 up to 65,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 of the highest purity will be captured annually
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