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27 March 202024 March 2020

Ein Partydrink aus Kohlendioxid

Wie versucht wird, CO₂ aus der Luft zu holen und zu nutzen

Made to degrade (Eventually)

Osaka researchers developed a transparent plastic mainly from cellulose nanofibers and starch obtained from plants, that degrades in marine environments

Biomass’ Role in Europe’s Green Deal

Along with the Green Deal, the European Commission announced a very ambitious goal: Climate Neutrality by 2050

Nachwachsende Materialien für leichte Konstruktionen

Neue technische Bio-Verbundwerkstoffe für Automobil- und Elektroindustrie

26 March 202021 April 2020

Verbundprojekt EvaChem – ONLINE Stakeholder-Workshop am 14. Mai 2020

Aufgrund der aktuellen Situation und zum Schutz der Gesundheit aller haben wir beschlossen, den EvaChem Stakeholder-Workshop am 14. Mai von 14:00– 17:00 Uhr als Online-Veranstaltung über ZOOM anzubieten. Das Workshop-Programm finden Sie unter: www.nova-institute.eu/evachem/workshop/programm.

Closing the Carbon Cycle to Stop Climate Change

Researchers at TIFR have developed a new catalyst system where metal nanoparticle active sites were replaced with defects as catalytically active sites

Den Kohlenstoffkreislauf schließen, um den Klimawandel zu stoppen

Defekte in Nanosilika können die Erde vor der globalen Erwärmung retten

AR Packaging drives sustainable innovation and targets a major shift to dry molded fibre packaging together with PulPac

Group has joined the PulPac Technology Pool and thereby gets unique access to optimised processes for putting fully fibre based and renewable single-use products on the market

Symposium beleuchtet Wachstumschancen für nachhaltige biobasierte Wirtschaft

Erstes Symposium „Blaue Bioökonomie in Norddeutschland“ an der Kieler Universität mit rund 80 Teilnehmenden aus Wissenschaft, Industrie, Politik und Verbänden

In stressful times, some good news

This legislation to help Maine compete for a market share in the growing global bioeconomy

“What we urgently need is a less emotionally charged debate on plastics”

According to the EU’s plastics strategy, the aim is for PET bottles to contain at least 25 per cent of recycled material by 2025. How realistic is this target?

BMEL legt Waldschadenszahlen vor

Keine Entlastung für 2020 in Sicht

More rapeseed meal in compound feeds despite declining production

UFOP Chart of the week (12 2020)

UPM develops a truly wood based biocomposite material with up to 100% renewable resources

Utilising residues from pulp production, not compromising the food chain

Clariant: Kooperation mit Floreon bei Biopolymer-Anwendungen

Erweiterte Materialperformance bei Biopolymeren, basierend auf Floreon's hauseigenem Wissen um Verbraucherwünschen entgegenzukommen

Clariant and Floreon announce collaboration to expand high-performance biopolymer applications to additional markets

Enhanced material performance of biopolymers based on Floreon’s proprietary know-how to meet demanding material requirements

SuperFOIL doesn’t leave ‘mushroom’ for improvement with recycled plastic insulation

We have worked closely with Texfelt to create a unique insulation product for mushroom polytunnels

25 March 202023 March 2020

EUBP raises concerns over biased EASAC report on bio-based and biodegradable plastics

Statements implicitly lead to some very questionable recommendations to EU institutions and citizens

YC graduate Genecis Bioindustries turns food waste into compostable plastics

Company is working on technologies to solve another major problem: climate change

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft erstellt Wasserstoff-Roadmap für Deutschland

Nationale Strategie Wasserstoff (NSW) der Bundesregierung will die wesentlichen Eckpunkte für die Entwicklung einer Wasserstoffwirtschaft ausarbeiten

Clover Sonoma Advances Social and Environmental Impact with B Corporation Recertification and New Fully Renewable Milk Carton

Company's new packaging will be available on shelves this summer in its organic half gallon and quart milk cartons

Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Plastics Recycling R&D, Launches Upcycling Consortium

Department ’s Plastics Innovation Challenge is offering a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in plastics recycling technologies

The Sustainable Packaging Evolution: Ineos, PS, and Chemical Recycling

As the coronavirus crisis casts polystyrene and PS products in a more favorable light, chemical recycling could change the long-term sustainable equation for the polymer

Umwelt: Statt Einwegverpackungen aus Plastik setzt das Studentenwerk Würzburg auf biologisch abbaubare Materialien

Sieht aus wie Plastik - ist es aber nicht!

DOE offers $25 million for plastics recycling R&D

BETO issued a joint funding opportunity announcement on March titled “BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment.”

Recycling of baby diapers

In our daily life disposable diapers are normally dismissed after single use and their usage is preferred over that of cloth diapers - but what about recycling them?

Building a lemon bioeconomy with green technology

Italy wants to open the route to a broader and richer economy for lemons, well beyond its conventional markets

Sekab and Vertoro to build large-scale demonstration plant to produce a new platform for sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials

Production is expected to start in about a year and deliver biofuel to the shipping sector as a first off take for this lignin ethanol oil product

Spinnenseide zur Heilung von Knochen und Knorpel

Orthopäden des Universitätsklinikums Bonn erforschen neuartige Biomaterialien für die Geweberekonstruktion

24 March 202024 March 2020

nova experts introduced: Andreas Kesenheimer

New head of the IT department.

Sateri Achieves Breakthrough in Commercial Production of Viscose Using Recycled Textile Waste

Forging Ahead with Circular Bioeconomy

Capricorn Partners invests in plant-based protein company Prolupin

Coming years will bring the company's unique Lupine Protein Isolate (LPI) as well as the vegan Made with LUVE brand centre stage for consumers

Start-up-Corner Umweltfreundliche Verpackungen

Firma StartUs stellt junge Firmen vor, die nachhaltige und kompostierbare Verpackungen produzieren

Inline Plastics – First USA Manufacturer to Infuse All Products with Post Consumer Content Derived from Chemical Recycling

rDPET™ is the latest innovative solution from the leading manufacturer of high quality, crystal clear, food packaging containers

Can chemical recycling help lead Europe to a circular economy 2.0?

Cefic views towards a carbon-smart circular future

Beetle Larvae Can Survive on Polystyrene Alone

Also known as superworms, the scavengers are able to digest the plastic, opening up the possibility of harnessing their abilities to help tackle our pollution crisis

Thermoplastische Hybridverbunde mit Holzfasern

Im Technikum der TH Rosenheim können Hackschnitzel zu Holzfasern aufgeschlossen werden - ein großes Potenzial für thermoplastische Hybridverbunde

PTG earmarks B5bn for pumps, expansion

Thai Company to invest $15.5M in PPP Green Complex JV - Goal is No. 2 in Thai market after outlay

Sustainable use of CO2 using a modified bacterium

New paths to the bio-economic use of CO₂

Nachhaltige Nutzung von CO2 mittels eines modifizierten Bakteriums

Neue Wege zur bioökonomischen Nutzung von CO₂

Heat and Light Create Never-Before-Seen Biocompatible Microparticles

Innovative manufacturing technique can create new types of microparticles for applications such as drug delivery, diagnostics and tissue engineering

23 March 20205 May 2020

BioSinn – products for which biodegradation makes sense

2^nd expert workshop as online event, 11 May 2020, 10:00 am–4:00 pm

Wie kann der Transformationsprozess zu einer Bioökonomie gestaltet werden?

Projekt »Transformation-Bio« zeigt auf, dass es den einen Weg hin zur Bioökonomie nicht gibt, sondern sich dieser aus zahlreichen Transformationsmustern und Synergien bildet

Scientists call for action for the EU Common Agricultural Policy to address sustainability challenges

An open statement signed by over 3,600 scientists across Europe and beyond

Appell an EU: Über 3600 europäische Wissenschaftler*innen fordern Abkehr von Umwelt und Ressourcen zerstörender Gemeinsamen EU-Agrarpolitik

Offener Brief fordert "drastische" Verbesserungen und "zukunftsfähige" Agrarmodelle

World’s smelliest fruit could charge your mobile phone

Turn tropical fruits into super-capacitors

Die stinkendste Frucht der Welt könnte Ihr Handy aufladen

Tropische Früchte in Superkondensatoren verwandelt

Michael Carus: “We need a future-oriented renewable carbon strategy”

Founder and managing director of the German nova-Institute presented his views on a renewable carbon strategy on chemicals and polymers at the VoltaChem Annual Event in December 2019

New German cannabis association will fully embrace hemp

Newly-formed Cannabis Industry Association (BvCW) is to establish an innovative and sustainable market for cannabis products based on consumer protection and observance of quality standards

From tree to money faster and more efficiently than ever

Futurity to license MetGen’s award-winning METNIN™ technology for lignin valorization

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