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9 September 20225 September 2022

A simple, cheap material for carbon capture, perhaps from tailpipes

With an inexpensive polymer called melamine chemists found a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks

Grüner Wasserstoff statt Kohlebergbau

Stromversorger Iberdrola hat in der spanischen Kleinstadt Puertollano die größte "grüne" Wasserstoffanlage für den industriellen Einsatz in Europa in Betrieb genommen

Invisible coating protects wood from fire

It can also solve the carbon intensity problem in the construction industry

Brightmark launches medical waste recycling program with Jamar Health Products

The company will convert plastic medical waste, including Jamar’s PATRAN slide sheets, into circular and sustainable products

Von der natürlichen Photosynthese lernen: Umwandlung von CO₂ in Rohstoffe für Kunststoffe

Technologie bindet CO₂-Emissionen

Evonik and Shell reduce heavy duty transport CO2e emissions with Bio-LNG

Evonik is committed to reduce its own emissions by shipping its products environmentally friendly with Bio-LNG-fueled trucks

8 September 20225 September 2022

UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce strategic partnership to develop renewable products using bio-based raw materials

UPM and Dongsung Chemical will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce fossil resource consumption

UPM und Dongsung Chemical geben strategische Partnerschaft zur Entwicklung erneuerbarer Produkte aus biobasierten Chemikalien bekannt

UPM und Donsung Chemical gaben heute eine Entwicklungspartnerschaft bekannt, die die Einführung erneuerbarer, nachhaltiger Materialien auf dem asiatischen Markt beschleunigen und den Verbrauch fossiler Ressourcen reduzieren wird

Hyosung TNC Commercializes World’s First Bio-based Spandex

"Creora® bio-based" is made by using a natural material extracted from corn instead of coal, and it obtained already a global eco-friendly certification

Phenol and acetone with reduced carbon footprint: INEOS supplies Covestro with mass-balanced raw materials for polycarbonate plastics

Supporting customers in achieving their sustainability goals

Phenol und Aceton mit reduziertem CO₂-Fußabdruck: INEOS beliefert Covestro mit massenbilanzierten Rohstoffen für Polycarbonat-Kunststoffe

Unterstützung von Kunden bei der Erreichung ihrer Nachhaltigkeitsziele

New SUSBIND binder proves environmentally-friendly with improved human health impacts

The SUSBIND consortium partners have developed a novel formaldehyde-free binder that is up to 80% bio-based and which has shown promising technical performance in lab-scale testing and in a prototype IKEA product

Difficulties in lignin valorization

Although this resource is in ample supply, its isolation technology and treatment pose formidable problems

Direct conversion of carbon dioxide into bulk chemicals and liquid fuels

High-efficiency utilization of CO2 facilitates the reduction of CO2 concentration in the global atmosphere and hence the alleviation of the greenhouse effect

Direkte Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Grundchemikalien und flüssige Kraftstoffe

Die hocheffiziente Nutzung von CO2 erleichtert die Verringerung der CO2-Konzentration in der Erdatmosphäre und damit die Abschwächung des Treibhauseffekts

7 September 20226 September 2022

The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 23-25 May 2023

The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled are the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials

Together we drive the evolution of the circular economy for plastics

First 10 speakers from leading and emerging companies confirmed – be part of the solution and submit your abstract by 30 September

Gemeinsam treiben wir die Entwicklung der Kreislaufwirtschaft der Kunststoffe voran

Die ersten 10 Referenten führender und aufstrebender Unternehmen sind bestätigt – seien Sie Teil der Lösung und reichen Sie Ihr Abstract bis zum 30. September ein

Toray Invents 100% Bio-Based Adipic Acid from Sugars Derived from Inedible Biomass, Scaling Up for Application to Eco-Friendly Nylon 66

The company will test polymerization of nylon 66, develop production technology, conduct market research, and take steps to commercialize applications for this bio-based adipic acid by around 2030

A.P. Moller – Maersk engages in green bio-methanol partnership with Debo

Maersk has set an ambitious end-to-end net-zero goal for 2040 and the availability of green methanol at scale is critical to their fleet’s transition to sustainable energy

Kunststoff zersetzendes Enzym entwickelt

Recycling durch biologisches Zerlegen

LG Chem – GS Caltex kickstarts the establishment of white bio ecosystem

Both companies to develop 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) technology and plan to establish a 3HP pilot plant at GS Caltex’s Yeosu plant to produce prototypes

Natural fiber – the bio-option to single use plastics

Recycling is the standard approach for plastics, however not as readily developed or utilized as that of natural fibers in papers and cardboard/packaging, which have a widespread global infrastructure

United States Inflation Reduction Act Delivers Major Incentives for Carbon Capture and Utilization Technologies

Today’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law provides a dramatic boost for efforts to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere

NREL Study: Refineries Increase Revenue and Reduce Carbon Footprint with Renewable Propane

Major refiners like Chevron see value in commercializing renewable propane

6 September 20221 September 2022

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and University of California Berkeley, to develop technology converting air to sugar

CCEP Ventures looks for transformative solutions to industry challenges that will support Coca-Cola Europacific Partners on its journey to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

Das Ende des Lego-Steins naht

Lego zählt zu den erfolgreichsten Spielwarenherstellern weltweit. In fast jedem Kinderzimmer findet sich der berühmte Lego-Stein. Doch nun muss sich das Unternehmen neu erfinden: Nicht nur die Konkurrenz, auch die Kunden verlangen nach Alternativen

Lessons from natural photosynthesis: conversion of CO2 to raw materials for plastic!

Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have managed to create fumarate using artificial photosynthesis on pyruvate and CO2 which can be used to make biodegradable plastic like polybutylene succinate

Covestro invests in the production of more sustainable polycarbonates in Asia Pacific

The company aims to be capable to deliver more than 60,000 tons of polycarbonates with recycled content in Asia Pacific per year until 2026

Covestro investiert in die Produktion von nachhaltigeren Polycarbonaten in Asien-Pazifik

Ein weiterer spannender Schritt für Covestro auf dem Weg zur vollständigen Zirkularität

Pink hempcrete brightens demountable Floriade pavilion by Overtreders W

The Voice of Urban Nature's structure is built from a mix of pink-hued hempcrete and contrasting wood that is finished with a black coating of linseed oil and carbon

Harder, faster, better, stronger: Mass timber is trending up

Many Northern Ontario towns have had lumber mills close over the last few decades and encouraging investment in this new construction technology could help revitalize a key industry

Sustainable Oils, Inc. Signs License Agreement for CRISPR-Cas9 Genome-Editing Technology with the Broad Institute and Corteva Agriscience

Sustainable Oils to develop camelina varieties via gene editing

Recyclingkunststoff ersetzt Beton

Für ein nachhaltigeres Bauen können Hohlkörper aus Recyclingkunststoff in Gebäudedecken bis zu 40% Beton ersetzen

5 September 20221 September 2022

VTT spins out Olefy to revolutionize circular plastic recycling

New company is supposed to extract over 70% virgin grade plastics and chemical raw materials components from plastic waste with a patent-pending technology

VTT: Finnisches Forschungszentrum gründet Pyrolysetechnologie aus

Olefy Technologies soll jetzt mittels patentierter Technologie die 70 Prozent chemischen Vorprodukte aus Kunststoffabfällen zurückgewinnen, die bisher als nicht wiederverwertbar gelten

RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever

Speed-the-Leaf: RIPE’s photosynthesis breakthru offers a 20% increase in crop yield

Some years ago, the RIPE team went down the rabbit hole of transforming photosynthesis, on the noble theory that if plants are more efficient, we’ll have more food, fiber, fuel, and what have you

BASF + Aqua-Spark: Investition in Sea6 Energy

Entwicklung von Biokunststoffen und Biokraftstoffen auf Basis von Rotem Seegras

Mitsui Chemicals and Teijin to Integrate Domestic PET Resin for Bottles Operations

MCI and Teijin have been studying the potential advantages of integrating their PET resin operations and capitalizing on synergistic effects ranging from research and development to production and sales

Carbon storage calculator

The carbon storage calculator calculates the carbon stored in different Metsä Wood products by volume and helps our customers and designers make more sustainable choices for building products

Virginia Tech researcher finds a new method for recycling polystyrene

Ocean trash and overflowing landfills have drawn widespread attention to the plastic waste that we put into our environment

Forscher gewinnen aus Styropor teure Chemikalie

Ohne hohen Energieaufwand

2 September 202231 August 2022

Methane Electrolysis Can Decarbonize LNG/LPG Imports and Achieve EU’s Climate Targets

The German company Graforce has developed a methane electrolysis technology (plasmalysis) that uses LNG or LPG to produce hydrogen and solid carbon for dioxide-free energy generation

Methan-Elektrolyse kann LNG/LPG-Importe dekarbonisieren und die Klimaziele der EU erreichen

Das deutsche Unternehmen Graforce hat eine Methan-Elektrolyse-Technologie (Plasmalyse) entwickelt, die LNG oder LPG zur Herstellung von Wasserstoff und festem Kohlenstoff für eine CO2-freie Energieerzeugung nutzt

Niederlande: Ein Viertel aus Hanfhäusern entsteht

In der Kleinstadt Oude Pekela in Groningen werden gleich 13 Häuser aus Hanf gebaut, wobei der Baustoff aus der eigenen Region stammen wird

Engineering enzymes to help solve the planet’s plastic problem

Manchester researchers have reported a new enzyme engineering platform that can quickly improve the properties of plastic degrading enzymes to help make them more suitable for plastic recycling at large scales

Warum Waldbiomasse nicht zu den „erneuerbaren“ Energien gezählt werden darf

Der Umweltausschuss sieht vor, dass die Verbrennung sekundärer Biomasse weiterhin als erneuerbare Energie im Rahmen der Richtlinie angerechnet werden kann und damit Subventionen erhält

Why forest biomass must not be counted as ‘renewable’ energy

The environment committee amendment still allows burning secondary biomass materials, like sawdust and bark from sawmills, to qualify as renewable energy under the RED and receive subsidies

Hummingbird’s new ultralight 22 lb. (10 kg) electric bike is made of plant fiber

Having a super lightweight e-bike is certainly a lot nicer to carry for commuters on occasion

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