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19 March 202016 March 2020

Abbaubare Wuchshüllen für Waldbäume

Verbundvorhaben entwickelt Wuchshüllen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen und Konzepte zum Rückbau von Plastikwuchshüllen im Wald

Preem selects HydroFlex™ for renewable fuels plant with potential to save 2.5 million tons CO2

New plant is scheduled to be put on-stream in 2024 and will produce renewable fuels from tall oil, tallow, and other renewable feedstocks

Plastik in Feuchttüchern: Lenzing entwickelt nachhaltige Alternative

Mit den biologisch abbaubaren, holzbasierten VEOCEL™ Fasern bietet Lenzing eine nachhaltige Alternative zu erdölbasierten Fasern in Feuchttüchern

European Commission takes aim at ‘greenwashing’ in new circular economy action plan

The EU’s circular economy action plan goes a long way in setting out an agenda on sustainable products

A new JRC report illustrates the work in building a database of EU facilities producing bioproducts

The EU bio-based industry is quickly evolving but clear data on the development of this emerging sector are still missing

Early ballots are in, Praj, LanzaTech leading in “Best Places to Work in the Bioeconomy” voting

The final results will be announced at 630pm ET on March 26th, 2020 at ABLC 2020

18 March 20209 September 2021

b.fab receives funding from BMBF for CO2 utilization in biopolymers

The project “TRANSFORMATE” has set the goal to convert CO₂ emissions from industrial parks into valuable biopolymers

b.fab erhält Förderung vom BMBF zur CO2-Fixierung in Biopolymeren

Im Projekt „TRANSFORMATE“ sollen CO₂-haltige Abgasströme von Industrieparks in werthaltige Biokunststoffe umgewandelt werden

Carbios is a signatory to the European Plastics Pact, a public-private initiative to promote the circular economy of plastics

A coalition to increase the management efficiency of the lifecycle of plastic materials and support the development of innovative technologies

Mehr als nur Strom: Mit den richtigen Rahmenbedingungen können Biogasanlagen eine Menge für die Gesellschaft leisten

THG-Einsparung, Nährstoffmanagement, Gewässer- und Artenschutz - Aktuelle Studie quantifiziert Zusatzleistungen und benennt Potenziale

Kelheim Fibres achieves low risk in first CanopyStyle Audit

Company’s current supply chain is confirmed as low risk of sourcing wood from Ancient and Endangered Forests

Kelheim Fibres erreicht „Low Risk“ im ersten CanopyStyle-Audit

Derzeitige Lieferkette des Unternehmens wird als „low risk“ im Hinblick auf die Verwendung von Holz aus alten und bedrohten Wäldern beurteilt

Nova Pangaea partners with Pakistan’s JS Group to licence biofuel technology

Deal includes a licence for the use of NPT’s REFNOVA end-to-end fractionation process to turn sugar cane bagasse into valuable sugars and chemicals

Making straws that don’t suck for the environment

Straws made from cellulose, the major component of trees and plants, don't lose their shape or collapse in on themselves when in use

Water splitting observed on the nanometer scale

New investigation method provides fundamental insights into electrocatalytic water splitting under operating conditions

Wasserspaltung im Nanobereich beobachtet

Neue Untersuchungsmethode ermöglicht grundlegende Einblicke in die elektrokatalytische Wasserspaltung unter Realbedingungen

Grüne Wasserstoffproduktion in Biogasanlagen

Ziel der Forscher ist es, diesen »grünen« Wasserstoff in industriellem Maßstab in Biogasanlagen zu erzeugen

17 March 202018 March 2020

Aviation fuels, CO2-based fuels and chemicals, PtX and CCU need conferences and meeting places for exchange – especially in times of the corona virus.

Unfortunately, nova won’t be able to hold the major conferences in Cologne next week due to general event bans in Germany: 1^st European Summit on CO₂-based Aviation Fuels (in cooperation with IASA), 23 March 2020 and the 8^th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers, 24 – 25 March 2020

Borealis producing certified renewable polypropylene at own facilities in Belgium

Company takes its commitment commonly with Neste and Henkel to the next level for advancing the circular economy, once again furthers its EverMinds™ ambitions

Borealis: PP-Produktion aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen aufgenommen

Unternehmen will sein Engagement für die Kreislaufwirtschaft gemeinsam mit Neste und Henkel auf die nächste Stufe bringen und seine Ziele im Rahmen von "EverMinds" fördern

Clariant Masterbatches earn ‘OK’ certification for home and industrial composting

Certification means that the masterbatch ingredients, including the polymer carrier, will not compromise the biodegradability of the plastic products and packaging

Video: Winterhanf wirtschaftlich verwerten: Von der Zwischenfrucht zum Textil

Als Zwischenfrucht angebaut lässt sich Winterhanf ökonomisch sinnvoll verwerten. Die Fasern sind feiner als die von Sommerhanf. Der Anbau breitet sich bereits aus

Carbon dioxide as a raw material for the chemical industry – seeking a climate-friendly and economically viable industrial concept

BECCU project will compare a variety of processes to capture carbon dioxide from biomass use in energy production and hydrogen to be produced

Tagungsbroschüre zum 30. Bernburger Winterseminar Arznei- und Gewürzpflanzen erschienen – Von Salbei, Kümmel, Grünhafer & Co…

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Amyris Discovers Major Breakthrough in CBD Delivery

In order for CBD to be effective in topical applications, skin penetration is a key factor

Amyris’s sugarcane-based squalane improves CBD efficacy by 10-40x

This announcement will certainly attract CBD cream and lotion manufacturers and CBD skincare users, but exactly how big is this market?

ABT plant ups production capacity biobased ECH to 120 kT/pa

Biobased chemical company Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has announced a capacity increase at its plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand

Hydrogen energy at the root of life

Hydrogen as fuel and carbon dioxide as a building block for the origin of life

Wasserstoff-Energie stand am Anfang des Lebens

Wasserstoff als Treibstoff und Kohlendioxid als Baustein für die Entstehung des Lebens

16 March 202019 March 2020

PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates) are a class of Natural Polymers that have not been chemically modified

GO!PHA response to the Eunomia study on the plastics definition under the Directive (EU) on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

Corbion Strategy Update: Advance 2025

Company has developed increasingly from an ingredients business into a solutions business

Umweltfreundlicher Biodiesel aus Palmöl?

Universität Göttingen untersucht Auswirkungen von Palmöl-Biodiesel auf Treibhausgase

Eco-friendly biodiesel from palm oil?

Research led by University of Göttingen questions whether palm-oil biodiesel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Queensland Motor Industry Invests in Innovative Australian Tyre Recycler

Green Distillation Technologies has discovered a process that turns end-of-life tyres into high value oil, carbon and steel

Alternative Wickelfolien für den Transport

Forschungsprojekt an der Montanuniversität Leoben will Verpackungs- und Transportkunststoffe mithilfe von bio-basiertem Plastik reduzieren

BBIA responds to Tesco’s packaging strategy

According to a recent study published by University College London, 84% of consumers prefer to purchase products in compostable packaging

Biocomposites

Interesting groups of biocomposites to be exhibited during MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2020

MIND THE GAP: Letter from Europe

We have a climate emergency, not a war emergency

New greener process for producing cheaper biofuel

INRS researchers make biodiesel from sewage sludge and glycerol

13 March 20209 September 2021

Neste invests in Sunfire, leading technology developer of high-temperature electrolysis and Power-to-X solutions

Company’s patented technology allows the production of renewable hydrogen as well as the direct conversion of water and CO₂ into raw material for petrochemical products

Neste investiert in deutsches Wasserstoff-Start-up Sunfire

Sunfire stellt mithilfe der Power-To-X-Technologie grüne Kraftstoffe her

Lloyd’s Register helps create a new standard to tackle plastic waste

For example: The Project 'Standard will work by establishing a framework to measure the true impact of the recovery and/or recycling of waste activities

Dürfen wir vorstellen: Luca, das E-Auto aus recycelten PET-Flaschen

Ecomotive-Team der TU Eindhoven will im Sommer 2020 mit seinem neuesten Modell auf Promotion-Tour gehen

Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Market Research, Recent Trends and Growth Forecast 2025

This report is highly predictive as it holds the over all market analysis of topmost companies into the Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) industry

Singapore Parliament: S’pore looks to create Newoil by transforming waste plastic into alternative fuel

With successful ambitions will this move bring the Singaporean society closer to both their goals of being a zero-waste nation and a low-carbon economy

Sind Popcorn und Stroh die besseren Dämmstoffe?

Klassische Baustoffe wie Mineralwolle, Stahl und Beton dominieren beim Hausbau. Doch die Suche nach nachhaltigeren Lösungen läuft

Smart, compostable thin film packaging material

New biobased films from the start-up Primitives provide an oxygen barrier that outperforms petroleum-based LDPE by over 4 times, as well as bioplastic films

The $4 Trillion Carbon Capture Opportunity

Already, more than 100 companies have committed to lowering their carbon footprint using carbon capture and other technologies

Recycling turbine blades

Intelligently recovering and recycling balsa wood

Recycling von Rotorblättern

Balsaholz intelligent zurückgewinnen und wiederverwerten

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