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16 December 202014 December 2020

Total Corbion PLA appoints Thomas Philipon, new CEO and Chiel Rietvelt, new CFO to drive next phase of growth

Significant next step in the company’s growth and another demonstration of the commitment to driving the growth of the bioplastics industry

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Total Corbion PLA: Thomas Philipon ist neuer CEO – Chiel Rietvelt ist neuer CFO

Klares Zeichen für die Ambition und das Engagement von Total Corbion PLA, das Wachstum des Biokunststoffmarktes weiter zu unterstützen

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Using lignin for greener asphalt

New project using lignin extracted from black liquor as a binding agent in asphalt

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Blue Alp: Neue Anlage produziert Öl aus Kunststoffabfall

Extruder von battenfeld-cincinnati schmilzt und entgast Agglomerat aus Altkunstoff

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Driving hydrogen mobility forward in Europe

During European Hydrogen Week, stakeholders discussed the achievements of EU-funded flagship projects advancing hydrogen technology in the transport sector

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Wasserstoffmobilität in Europa voranbringen

Im Rahmen der Europäischen Wasserstoffwoche besprachen die teilnehmenden Interessengruppen die bisherigen Errungenschaften EU-finanzierter Vorzeigeprojekte zur Förderung der Wasserstofftechnologie im Verkehrssektor

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Zelcor Summer School 2021 – 2nd edition – Postponed to 8-11 February online

Zero waste biorefineries: value chain approach, methods, and processes for lignin upgrading

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Amazon Bans Certain Chemicals and Plastics in Food Packaging

Company said "we are committed to developing high-quality and affordable private-brand products that customers love"

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Evonik to acquire Birmingham-based LACTEL® Absorbable Polymers from DURECT Corporation

LACTEL® brand of biodegradable, PLGA-based polymers to be integrated into Evonik’s Health Care business

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Industry eyes $1B California recycling plan to stop plastics tax

A coalition of industry groups is drafting a $1 billion, business-funded recycling plan for California

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15 December 202015 December 2020

Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2021: One of six nominated new technologies or applications will be awarded this title!

From cellulose-based foam for packaging over plastic-free menstrual pads to EMI shielding materials, the nominated six applications can help build a sustainable economy

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Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles now enabled with VTT’s new FDCA technology using citrus peel as raw material

Carbon footprint of plastic bottles can be lowered by 50% when replacing their raw material of PET with PEF polymers

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Umweltfreundliche Uferbefestigung aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen im Praxistest am Rhein

Pflanzenwurzeln könnten Uferstreifen genauso gut schützen wie Steinwälle und tragen außerdem zur Biodiversität bei

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€7.5 million grant from National Programme Groningen confirmed

Avantium getting support for the construction of a 5 kilotonnes FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) flagship plant, to be built in Delfzijl, Netherlands

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Kreislaufwirtschaft: Dopper-Trinkflaschen jetzt Cradle-to-Cradle-zertifiziert

Komplettes Sortiment ab sofort recycel- oder biologisch abbaubar

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Consumer Trend: Food Waste Among Materials Harvested in H&M’s Latest Collection

New level of waste-upcycling with a line of clothing and accessories created from materials, including food waste, that had been destined for the trash bin

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Chemical recycling should be seen as a last resort, EU official says

European Commission sees chemical recycling as a promising way of dealing with plastic waste - after prevention, reuse, and mechanical recycling processes

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Porsche and Siemens Energy, with partners, advance climate-neutral eFuels development

In the pilot phase, around 130,000 litres of eFuels will be produced as early as 2022

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Porsche und Siemens Energy treiben mit Partnern die Entwicklung klimaneutraler eFuels voran

In der Pilotphase werden in der Großanlage bereits 2022 etwa 130.000 Liter eFuels erzeugt

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Biobased Zero-Calorie Sweetener: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris

Check out this slide guide from Jim Iacoponi of Amyris on how they get it done

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14 December 20209 December 2020

BASF and BillerudKorsnäs cooperate to develop unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging

As all parts of the multi-layer laminate are food-contact approved, it can be used to produce wraps with individually adjusted barrier properties

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Gemeinsame Entwicklung von BASF und BillerudKorsnäs: einzigartiges, heim-kompostierbares Papierlaminat für flexible Verpackungen

Da alle Bestandteile des Mehrschichtlaminats für den Lebensmittelkontakt zugelassen sind, kann es zur Herstellung von Verpackungen mit individuell angepaßten Barriereeigenschaften verwendet werden

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Biopolymer specialist Teysha Technologies urges cosmetic companies to move to green polymers

Teysha Technologies to discuss the use of its biodegradable biopolymers as an additive to reduce environmentally damaging microplastics

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Stroh statt Styropor: Aiwangers Agenda für Bioökonomie

Erdöl als Basis für viele Produkte des Alltags kann schon heute zum Teil durch nachwachsende Rohstoffe ersetzt werden. Auch Bayern will hier stärker in den Umbau der Wirtschaft investieren - sowohl in der Forschung wie auch in der Anwendung

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Unique virtual gathering of bioplastics industry at 15th EUBP Conference

Bio-based and compostable plastics playing a big role in the European Union’s efforts to achieve a green circular economy

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CO2: Raus aus der Luft und ab in den Untergrund

Climeworks lässt durch die Schnellkonstruktion seiner neuen Großanlage ORCA die großdimensionierte Direct Air Capture und CO₂-Entfernung weiter Realität werden

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The rapid construction of Climeworks’ new direct air capture and storage plant Orca has started

Climeworks continues to make large-scale carbon dioxide removal a reality with the rapid construction of its new direct air capture and storage plant Orca

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PtX-Projekt „Haru Oni“: Altmaier übergibt ersten Förderbescheid für internationales Projekt für grünen Wasserstoff

Pilotvorhaben der Industrie in Partnerländern können grünen Wasserstoff und seine Folgeprodukte effizient und kostengünstig erzeugen

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More R&D Activities Open Up Lignin’s Feedstock Potential

Innovative products derived from lignin range from chemical building blocks such as BTX aromatics to material for advanced applications in technical fields

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Cargill, IFPEN and Axens collaborate to advance lactic-to-acrylic-acid technology

The effort will focus on commercializing the P&G company’s lactic-to-acrylic-acid technology

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Huggies launches biodegradable baby wipes in step towards plastic-free goal

Kimberly-Clark owned brand Huggies has launched its first biodegradable product - baby wipes which break down in landfill conditions within 15 days

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11 December 20208 December 2020

Compostability and biodegradability of products under the microscope

WESSLING France inaugurates new laboratory with innovative services

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Kompostierbarkeit und biologische Abbaubarkeit von Produkten unter dem Mikroskop

WESSLING France weiht neues Labor mit innovativen Leistungen ein

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Kaffeekapseln: Was Verbraucher sich künftig erwarten

Aktuelle Studien zeigen: Die meisten Kapsel-User würden heimkompostierbare Kapseln bevorzugen. Eine Riesenchance für die deutsche Innovation SUNCIRCLE HOMEcap

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Toraphene to launch world’s first graphene-reinforced bioplastic

New material is stronger, thinner, and less permeable than alternatives, and improves food safety and shelf-life

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Danimer Scientific/PSI-Sidaplax: Bio-basierte Folien für heimkompostierbare Folien

Neue Folien sollen für eine breite Palette von Anwendungen in den Bereichen Einzelhandel, Verpflegung und anderen Segmenten entwickelt werden

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New developments in the field of PHA

Webinar Lector platform Biobased Economy

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Alcohol Production from Carbon Dioxide

Methanol as a Fuel and Chemical Feedstock

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Stora Enso invests in production line for granulated lignin

The granulation plant will be located at Stora Enso’s Sunila Mill in Finland

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An interview with Chris Patermann. “We do not lose out of sight that we all live on the same planet”

In this long exclusive interviene, the former Director at the EU Commission talks about the Global Bioeconomy Summit and the bioeconomy after the pandemic

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10 December 20207 December 2020

Joint letter to Member States on the EU Taxonomy Regulation

Commission's draft text on EU bioeconomy supply chains and their outlets raising concerns about the consequences

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Bioraffinerien zur Gewinnung von Rohstoffen aus Abfall und Abwasser: „Bio-Ab-Cycling“

Umweltministerium unterstützt den Bau und die Umsetzung von modularen „Bioraffinerien“ mit Umwelttechnologien und biointelligenten Lösungen

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Carbon dioxide converted to ethylene – the ‘rice of the industry’

Understanding intermediates of the electrochemical CO₂ reduction to ethylene. Encouraging catalyst design - a key component of CO₂ utilization using renewable energy

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Braskem + Haldor Topsøe: Demo-Anlage produziert Bio-MEG

Nächste Projektphase sieht die Erprobung und Validierung des in Lyngby gewonnenen Bio-MEG durch strategische Partner vor

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Could This Innovation Be An Answer To Fashion’s Plastic Problem?

How does the use of plants instead of oil to produce plastic weigh up against plastic polluting our environment?

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BIOTEXFUTURE – Transforming the textile industry

More than 30 partners are focusing their research on developing bio-based raw materials to find alternative solutions to traditional plastics

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Power-to-X: Germany’s search for green fuels

Further processing options include the production of synthetic fuels based on hydrogen by adding CO₂

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Power-to-X: Die Sehnsucht nach dem grünen Kraftstoff

Zu den Weiterverarbeitungsmöglichkeiten zählt auch die Herstellung synthetischer Kraftstoffe auf Wasserstoffbasis durch Zufuhr von CO₂

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Industrielle Anwendung der Sunfire-Hochtemperaturelektrolyse startet

HYPOS-Projekt rSOC erfolgreich abgeschlossen

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9 December 20205 December 2020

Development of new bio-based coating materials – ECOAT

Aim is, to develop new bio-based coating materials from highly available, low valorized biomass such as tomatoes, legumes, and sunflowers