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14 January 20209 January 2020

Mattel: Spielwarenkonzern mit erstem Spielzeug aus Biokunststoff

Etabliertes Baby-Spielzeug „Rock-a-Stack" der Tochtergesellschaft Fisher-Price wird künftig aus Polyethylen auf Zuckerrohrbasis hergestellt

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Is seaweed the solution to sustainable biofuel?

In a recent biofuel trial, a car reached 80 kph powered by seaweed-based fuel

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Sind Meeresalgen die Lösung für nachhaltigen Biokraftstoff?

Im Testversuch zu Biokraftstoff hat ein Auto, das durch Kraftstoff aus Meeresalgen angetrieben wurde, eine Geschwindigkeit von 80 km/h erreicht

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Help coming for didymo rivers

Young NZ student is turning an algae pest into profit

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Capturing CO2 from trucks and reducing their emissions by 90%

EPFL scientists have patented a new concept to convert trucks’ CO₂ emissions into a storable liquid, could theoretically work with all trucks, buses and even boats

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Biodiverse Forests Better at Storing Carbon for Long Periods, Says Study

A new study has found that diverse natural forests with a mix of tree species are more reliable and stable at absorbing and storing carbon

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Food and Feed from CO2: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NovoNutrients’ CO2 to Products

Multi-Slide Guide from CEO David Tze to enlighten us on how NovoNutrients’ converts CO₂ to products that industries need, like fish feed

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13 January 20208 January 2020

Let’s talk about….bamboo

The forgotten solution at COP 25

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Avantium appoints Bart Welten as Chief Financial Officer

New CFO will bring 30 years of experience in finance to Avantium and has extensive knowledge of the chemical and life-sciences industries

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CO2 muss eingefangen und genutzt werden

DTU-Forscher haben im 'BioCO₂-Projekt' mobile Anlage entwickelt, die CO₂ abfangen und auch in anderen Unternehmen oder Kraftwerken eingesetzt werden kann

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The European Green Deal: It all sounds very nice, but…

Deutsche Bank expert Eric Heymann is doubting ouvertly in the climate ambitions of the European Green Deal

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Der europäische Grüne Deal: Die Botschaft hör ich wohl, …

Deutsche Bank Experte Eric Heymann zweifelt offen an den Klima-Ambitionen des Europäischen Grünen Deals

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Miami Super Bowl Host Committee Announces Five New Official Partners

Biodegradable fiber food packaging company Footprint is among the vendors chosen for the city’s upcoming Super Bowl festivities

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UFOP Chart of the week (02 / 2020)

Biofuels require little arable land

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Bio-on officially declared bankrupt

The court has ordered the temporary continuation of Bio-on’s business, authorizing the ‘provisional exercise of the bankrupt entity’ provided in art

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Carbon Recycling: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech’s CarbonSmart

Jennifer Holmgren CEO of LanzaTech, had this illuminating presentation to share thoughts on predictions versus the unimaginable, recycling carbon to chemicals, and more at ABLC NEXT

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10 January 202010 January 2020

Extended deadline to apply for the innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2020″ – CO2 Value Europe joins as innovation award co-organiser

nova-Institute and the innovation award sponsor Covestro welcome CO2 Value Europe as the co-organiser of the innovation award. The programme promises an outstanding “8^th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers”. Be part of the innovation from the very start – 200 to 300 participants are expected.

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Verlängerte Bewerbungsfrist für den Innovationspreis „Best CO2 Utilisation 2020“ – CO2 Value Europe wird Co-Organisator des Innovationspreises

Das nova-Institut und Covestro als Innovationspreis-Sponsor, freuen sich, CO2 Value Europe als Mitveranstalter des Innovationspreises begrüßen zu können. Das Programm verspricht eine vielversprechende „8th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers”. Werden Sie Teil der Innovation und seien Sie ganz vorne mit dabei – es werden 200 bis 300 Teilnehmer erwartet.

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Endlich! Die weltweit erste Konferenz zu Cellulosefasern findet vom 11.–12. Februar 2020 in Köln statt: „1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres“

Märkte, Technologien und Nachhaltigkeit stehen im Fokus

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Finally! The world’s first conference on cellulose fibres will take place in Cologne on February 11–12, 2020: “1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres”

The focus is on markets, technologies and sustainability

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TANATEX launches bio-based micro-encapsulation for cosmeto textiles with TANA®CARE Bio

New microcapsules are gradually releasing the active ingredients, triggered through enzymatic breakdown

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Everyday Products Made Out of Thin Air

Carbon is a fundamental ingredient in so much of our modern lives, what if we were able to mine the sky and use the CO₂ in the air

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Der Enzymarchitekt: Thomas Happe

Photobiotechnologe der Ruhr-Universität Bochum entdeckt Möglichkeit der Wasserstoff-Herstellung aus Mikroalgen

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Event Report: Biorizon Forging Ahead with Bio-Aromatics Upscaling

Many promising results have since been achieved in all horizons. Since the start-up in 2013, high-quality facilities have been added in the Flanders-Netherlands region

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In Pilotprojekten entstehen sektorübergreifende Lösungen in Bereichen wie Biogas und Power-to-X

Neue SPIN-Partner sind herzlich willkommen - Anzahl der teilnehmenden Unternehmen, Start-ups und Forschungspartner sollen binnen fünf Jahren verdreifacht werden

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Recyclable or compostable still an issue: Bioplastics on course

The heated debate about bioplastics is all about the waste phase. Everyone is convinced that bioplastics are not the answer to the plastic soup

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Adhoc: The decision has been made: Lenzing joint venture to build dissolving pulp plant in Brazil

Collaboration with Duratix to supply the entire volume of dissolving wood pulp to the Lenzing Group

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Specialty Polymer Products: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Itaconix’s Polymers

Illuminating presentation from the company's CEO showed how new economics combined with unique functionality and biobased itaconic acid are creating value

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OUTLOOK ’20: Europe fatty acids, fatty alcohols demand diverges on end-market performance

The European fatty acids and fatty alcohols markets face diverging outlooks for 2020

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9 January 20209 November 2020

Mitsubishi Corporation Joins PET Chemical Recycling Business

Highly recyclable due to well-established collection and recycling facilities, PET has a wide range of applications

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New flagship EU project focused on replacing toxic solvents with renewable alternatives

ReSolute brings together 12 partners from 6 countries and will provide new manufacturing and employment opportunities

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VEnvirotech transforms organic wreck into bioplastics

Spanish biotech start-up developed a process for bioplastic production using bacteria

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Ein nachhaltiges neues Material zur Kohlendioxidabscheidung

Biobasierter Hybridschaumstoff kann mittels hohem Anteil an CO₂-absorbierenden "Zeolithen" optimal Kohlendioxid speichern

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Clariant to present six company pitches on Circular Plastics Economy at the 4th European Chemistry Partnering on February 27, 2020

More than 1,000 decision makers, more than 2,000 networking meetings and 50 pitches are expected at the 4th European Chemistry Partnering in Frankfurt

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Heizen mit Pyrolyseöl

„Residue2Heat“-Workshop präsentierte Forschungsergebnisse

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New packaging material targets single-use plastic waste

As the problem of plastic waste worsens, environment-friendly packaging technologies is gaining traction

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Power-to-X: The secret to a 100% renewable energy system?

By turning renewable electricity into fuel, power-to-X could free transport, heating and industrial process from fossil fuels — once costs fall

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Collaboration with Neste enables AT-Tuote to launch the world’s first industrial lubricant with nearly 100% bio-based content

This is the world’s first industrial lubricant with nearly 100% bio-based content

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Renewable Natural Gas Dominates Cellulosic Biofuels: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen’s Cellulosic Biofuels

Check out this Slide-Guide from Brian Foody’s Iogen presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco

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8 January 202010 November 2020

Understanding the Potential of New Technologies with Our Essentials of Chemical Recycling Course

Uncertainties, Challenges, and Opportunities

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nova Experts introduced: Raj Chinthapalli

Our market opportunities, price forecasts and competitive intelligence analyzer

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New BioHub for Europe’s forestry capital

Three organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding on structural changes in forest bioeconomy markets and development of the forest bioeconomy in Russia and China

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Ein konkreter Schritt in Richtung der Reduzierung der CO2-Emissionen bei der Zementherstellung auf fast null

Eine EU-finanzierte Initiative konnte in einem Pilot-Zementwerk in Belgien erfolgreich eine Technologie zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung einführen

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A concrete step towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions in cement production

An EU-funded initiative has successfully implemented carbon capture technology in a pilot cement plant in Belgium

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Studies confirm that Walki Plastiroll´s Bioska films have fast biodegradability

Finnish environment Institute studied a variety of different biodegradable films and materials both in field and laboratory tests

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Kaneka completes 5000 t/a PHBH® plant

Company will continue to provide value globally as a solution provider based on the idea that they help make the world healthy

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Internationales Power-to-X-Sekretariat in Berlin geplant

Plattform für internationales Power-to-X-Netzwerk will weltweiten Wissensaustausch verbessern, Klimaschutzpotentiale von biobasiertem Ökostrom besser bestimmen und Nachhaltigkeitskriterien für dessen Einsatz entwickeln

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CO2 must be captured – and exploited

Researchers will develop a mobile plant that can capture CO₂ before it is released into the atmosphere and greenhouse gas will instead be exploited for new products

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Senbis realizes pilot field for biodegradable infill

Market launch of Senbis GreenFill is planned for summer 2020, which still gives company the time to evaluate the performance of the material in practical testing

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Ice cream packaging wins international packaging competition

The corrugated board ice cream package that won the WorldStar award will replace the plastic and metal packages previously used to sell bulk ice cream