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27 July 202221 July 2022

Eni launches the first production of vegetable oil for biorefining in Kenya

The initiative in Kenya represents the first integrated project in the world to bring Africa into the vertical bio-refinery supply chain by providing income opportunities and market access to thousands of farmers

Hydrogen storage materials from industrial waste

Recycled metal alloys allow circular economy for solid-state hydrogen storage

Material für Wasserstoffspeicher aus Industrieabfällen

Recycelte Metalllegierungen ermöglichen eine Kreislaufwirtschaft für die Speicherung von Wasserstoff in fester Form

Verbio Grand Opening

First US-biorefinery in Iowa after completion of its second phase of construction next year, will produce both RNG and ethanol. The biogas is cellulosic, the alcohol will be corn derived

Polymers Made from Emissions: The Plastics Industry May Become a Carbon-Capture Leader, says IDTechEx

Fossil inputs are still necessary for the thermochemical CO2-based polyol manufacturing, but producers can replace part of it with waste CO2, potentially saving on raw material costs

Cargill unveils plans for new canola processing facility in Regina, Saskatchewan

$350 million project builds upon Cargill’s overall investment across its North America oilseeds network

Greenbutts Announces Grant of Patent, Adds to IP Portfolio

The patent adds to Greenbutts' proprietary technology stack, offering an all-natural, biodegradable and water dispersing cigarette filter

26 July 202220 July 2022

Accelerating mechanical recycling: Dow becomes first to achieve traceability and recycled content certification for PE compounds

Certification granted by AENOR, a top ten global body for management systems and product certification

Green Deal der EU: Mitwirkung der Verbraucher ist Schlüssel zur Durchsetzung der Kreislaufwirtschaft

Runder Tisch, der von Pro Carton – der Europäischen Vereinigung der Karton- und Faltschachtelindustrie – veranstaltet wurde, untersuchte, wie sich der Deal auf die Verpackungsindustrie auswirkt

Significant next step in developing sustainable methanol for chemical industry

Consortium "Project Air" with Perstorp, Fortum and Uniper aims to move the chemical industry from using fossil raw materials to recycled and bio-based feedstock

Shell to start building Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant

Shell Nederland B.V. and Shell Overseas Investments B.V., have taken the final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I, which will be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025

Neuer Förderaufruf für Netzwerkinitiativen zur Bioökonomie

Baden-Württemberg möchte durch intensiven Austausch entlang der Wertschöpfungskette bis zu den VerbraucherInnen dabei helfen, Lösungsansätze zur Information zu entwickeln

Two cheers for the EU’s new Fit for 55 transport fuels policy

European Parliament to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions in transport by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels – the ‘fit for 55’ package

Nature as inspiration: Bio-based materials for sustainable construction

In its shift toward a circular economy, the construction industry will increasingly rely on the many sustainable qualities of bio-based materials

Nicoll launches low-carbon wastewater evacuation system made from VynoEcoSolutions bio-attributed PVC

An agreement between Vynova and Nicoll has been signed in order to provide low-carbon solutions for wastewater evacuation systems

25 July 202220 July 2022

MGC and Tokuyama Corporation Begin Joint Study on Social Deployment of Circular Carbon Methanol Utilizing CO2, First of its Kind in Japan

Methanol is a base material for various chemical products, and as it can be produced from CO2, a greenhouse gas, it is expected to be a powerful resource for building a carbon neutral society

Nachhaltige Bioraffinerien

Multimedia-Story: Entdeckungstour durch eine Bioraffinerie

New and Sustainable Biodegradable Material BioAcetate S70

The material is ideal for injection moulding applications and handmade acetate frames production that is well-suited for high-end optic and eyewear frames

Algengefüllte Paneele könnten Sauerstoff und Strom erzeugen, während sie CO2 absorbieren

Mexikanische Forscher haben nach zwei Jahren intensiver Versuche im Oktober 2021 ihre Technologie erfolgreich testen können

Algae biopanel windows make power, oxygen and biomass, and suck up CO2

Greenfluidics, a Mexican researchers Start up were able after two years of development to test their method sufficiently in Oct. 2021

Circular Economy: Beyond recycle, reuse & reduce

Within the chemical supply chain, the concept of a circular economy is growing in significance as Businesses are increasingly promoting green credentials to eco-conscious consumers

ReFuel EU – the feedstock challenge

With the Fit-for-55 package, the European Commission has set an ambitious goal in the direction of climate protection and to meet the target of “net zero” CO2 emissions in 2050

Singapore Airlines Operates Its First Flights With Blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel In Singapore

This project will incorporate the blending of neat SAF in local facilities, certification of blended SAF, and delivery to Changi Airport to operationally validate SAF integration options in Singapore

22 July 202219 July 2022

Production plant for novel bioplastics starts operation

Polymer Group and Fraunhofer IAP develop new flexible PLA copolymers

Produktionslinie für neuartige Biokunststoffe eröffnet

Polymer-Gruppe und Fraunhofer IAP entwickeln neue flexible PLA-Copolymere

Twelve and Alaska Airlines to collaborate with Microsoft to advance sustainable aviation fuel derived from recaptured CO2 and renewable energy

Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement Twelve will also work with the companies toward a demonstration flight proving viability of commercial use of e-fuel, and to provide low carbon jet fuel for Microsoft's business travel on Alaska

Spargelschalen für Biowerkstoffe

Spargelschalen für neue Bodenbeläge nutzen. Landwirtschaftsministerin Otte-Kinast übergibt Förderbescheid über 96.300 Euro

The Big Plastic Count: Survey shows ‘recycling doesn’t work’

Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic estimate that the UK throws out nearly 100 billion pieces of plastic a year

Recyclateinsatzquoten: Der Teufel steckt im Detail

Die Diskussion über Recyclateinsatzquoten dauert sowohl in Deutschland als auch innerhalb der Europäischen Union an

Jim Hurt commentary: Can Gov. Scott and VT Climate Council go around the court’s crazy EPA ruling?

The missing ingredient that Gov. Scott and Vermont utilities can bring to the table is a profitable plan for CO2 removal which can be reused to make synthetic fuels and other products

Fit for 55: Parliament pushes for greener aviation fuels

However, MEPs excluded feed and food crop-based fuels, and those derived from palm oil, soy-derived materials and soap stock, because they do not align with the proposed sustainability criteria

UPM Raflatac launches the world’s first certified label material to fight ocean bound plastic pollution

SABIC and UPM Raflatac announced the launch the world’s first packaging label materials made from SABIC-certified circular polypropylene (PP) based on advanced recycled ocean bound plastic (OBP)

Unempfindliches Bakterien-Enzym verwertet Wasserstoff

Polnisch-deutsche Forschungsgruppe fand eine bislang unbekannte Enzymfunktion

21 July 202218 July 2022

BASF introduces PuriCycle® portfolio of catalysts and adsorbents to enable plastics recycling

PuriCycle purifies pyrolysis oils, a secondary raw material obtained from the chemical recycling of plastic waste that is fed into the production process for new plastics at the beginning of the value chain

BASF führt PuriCycle®-Portfolio mit Katalysatoren und Adsorbentien für das Kunststoffrecycling ein

PuriCycle dient zur Reinigung von Pyrolyseölen, die als Sekundärrohstoff beim chemischen Kunststoffrecycling wieder für die Produktion von Kunststoffen eingesetzt werden können

Innovation Fund: EU invests €1.8 billion in clean tech projects*

The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden

Advanced Manufacturing: Simplifyber sichert sich 3,5 Millionen Dollar Startkapital

Unter Leitung der Modedesignerin Maria Intscher-Owrang will das Unternehmen seine additive Fertigung optimieren, um ökonomisch wettbewerbsfähige Kleidung auf den Markt zu bringen

Simplifyber Secures $3.5M Seed Investment to Reinvent How Clothing is Made, with Sustainable, Advanced Manufacturing

Led by fashion designer Maria Intscher-Owrang, company will leverage its additive manufacturing technology to bring economically competitive biodegradable garments to market

Kann man grünen Wasserstoff aus Pflanzen gewinnen?

Fraunhofer IPA-Forscher wandeln Abfälle von Obst aus der Umgebung, Kartonagen und Altholz sowie Kantinenabfälle mittels Elekrolyse in Wasserstoff um

California’s sweeping new plastics law could be a game changer

It will take several years to find out for sure, but the world's fifth largest economy will likely force changes far beyond the state's borders

Indigenous Peoples’ message gets through in EU corridors of power

The draft Regulation on deforestation-free products was a landmark in the fight against deforestation

Newlight and Long Ridge Sign Agreement to Build Aircarbon Production Facility in Ohio

Aircarbon replaces traditional plastics, providing scalable approach to decarbonization, sustainability

20 July 202215 July 2022

What will the future of plastics be about?

The world of plastics is changing as traditionally the manufacturing of plastics has been based on oil refining side streams. Our expert Mikko Koivuniemi, Business & Technology Development Manager, shares his insights about how we at Fortum see the future of plastics recycling

Natürlich. Karton 2.0: Tetra Pak geht mit Kampagne zu den Themen Recycling, nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Zirkularität in die zweite Runde

Nur wenn ein Getränkekarton über den gelben Sack oder die gelbe Tonne entsorgt wird, kann er richtig recycelt und die eingesetzten Rohstoffe wiederverwendet werden

DOMO Chemicals and Hynamics commit to joint project for the production of polyamides from low-carbon hydrogen

New 85-megawatt (MW) hydrogen production plant to supply 100% of the hydrogen for the annual production of hexamethylene diamine, a key component used in the production of plastics

DOMO Chemicals und Hynamics beschließen Gemeinschaftsprojekt zur Produktion von Polyamiden mit kohlenstoffarmem Wasserstoff

Neue Anlage mit einer Leistung von 85 Megawatt zur Produktion von Wasserstoff soll 100% des jährlichen Energiebedarfs zur Fertigung von Hexamethylendiamin zur Produktion von Polyamid decken

Fraunhofer LBF und Ansmann entwickeln Organobleche mit Naturfasern für E-Bike-Batteriegehäuse

Bessere mechanische Eigenschaften, niedrigeres Gewicht

‘Intolerable risk’ – Methanol winning the hydrogen shipping race as new studies highlight dangers of ammonia at sea

Ammonia derived from green hydrogen has been touted as the most likely clean shipping fuel of the future, but shipbuilding orders show that another H2 derivative, methanol, is currently preferred

Solar-powered chemistry uses carbon dioxide and water to make feedstock for fuels, chemicals

Producing synthesis gas, a precursor of a variety of fuels and chemicals, no longer requires natural gas, coal or biomass

Neste erhält Förderung des EU-Innovationsfonds für Projekt zum chemischen Recycling in Porvoo

Neste hat einen positiven Förderbescheid über bis zu 135 Millionen Euro aus dem EU-Innovationsfonds erhalten für das Projekt des Unternehmens zum Aufbau von Kapazitäten für chemisches Recycling in seiner Raffinerie im finnischen Porvoo

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