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31 July 202425 July 2024

Biodegradable plastic exists – but it’s not cheap

Several new projects turn waste into food for microbes that create PHA, a type of plastic that fully decomposes on its own, offering a less costly alternative to current bioplastics

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Pläne der Bundesregierung: Warum Milliarden in Wasserstoff investiert werden

Bis 2045 will thyssenkrupp seine Stahlproduktion klimafreundlich umgebaut haben - mittels Wasserstoff sollen jedes Jahr etwa 3,5 Millionen Tonnen CO2 eingespart werden

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Bioplastics from cassava boosting local economy in Nagaland

Nagaland's first Bioplastic Manufacturing Unit inaugurated

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IPCEI: Hydrogenious LOHC receives multi-million grant for GreenHydrogen @ Blue Danube

Starting in 2028, the LOHC ReleasePLANT to be built as part of the Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube project will supply up to 1,800 tons of green hydrogen to offtakers in the Bavarian industrial area in the Danube region

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Hydrogenious LOHC erhält Millionenförderung für Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube

1.800 Tonnen grüner Wasserstoff pro Jahr für lokale industrielle Abnehmer

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30 July 202431 July 2024

PEFerence announces the official opening of the world’s first commercial FDCA flagship plant and highlights the PEF World Congress

Both the flagship plant and the PEF World Congress are milestones on the road to utilising sustainable renewable feedstocks and to defossilise the chemical and materials industry

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Chemists design novel method for generating sustainable fuel

Using a special method researchers for the first time saw those molecules convert themselves into either methanol or carbon monoxide

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Neue Methode zur Erzeugung nachhaltiger Kraftstoffe: Methanol direkt aus Kohlendioxid synthetisiert

Mithilfe einer speziellen Methode konnten die Forscher zum ersten Mal beobachten, wie sich diese Moleküle entweder in Methanol oder in Kohlenmonoxid umwandeln

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TIPA and the Fresh-Lock Team Collaborate to Enhance the Home Compostable Packaging Market

The collaboration will boost the production & reach of compostable packaging solutions through a new portfolio of home compostable closures for pouches

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Messer builds green hydrogen plant in a joint venture with the district of Düren

With a nominal output of 10 megawatts and a production capacity of up to 180 kilograms of hydrogen per hour, the plant will be one of the largest of its kind in Germany

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Messer errichtet im Joint-Venture mit dem Kreis Düren eine grüne Wasserstoffanlage

Mit einer Nennleistung von 10 Megawatt und einer Produktionskapazität von bis zu 180 Kilogramm Wasserstoff pro Stunde wird die Anlage eine der größeren ihrer Art in Deutschland sein

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Hyosung invests $1B in Geno’s biobased spandex production

The partnership marks the establishment of the world’s first fully integrated manufacturing site for biobased spandex from renewable raw materials to fiber

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29 July 202425 July 2024

Unlocking the Future of the European Circular Economy: Factsheet on Carbon Capture and Utilisation by the WaterProof Research Project

The new factsheet defines and explains CCU and its advantage over carbon capture and storage (CCS), describes strategies how to make CCU a sustainable technology and lists a variety of products that can be derived from carbon dioxide (CO₂)

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Circular economy – New life for old mattresses

Several experts at the RWTH Geosciences in Erftstadt are developing chemical recycling technologies for discarded latex mattresses during the REFOAM project

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Kreislaufwirtschaft – Neues Leben für alte Matratzen

Am Geoscience-Institut der RWTH in Erftstadt arbeiten zahlreiche Experten daran, im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts REFOAM alte Latexmatratzen chemisch zu recyceln

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Carbon capture, an uncertain technology

We shouldn’t forget carbon capture; but our main effort should be in promoting renewable energies

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BETO Selects 13 Small Businesses to Develop Innovative Bio-Based Products and Biomass Processing Technologies

Of the 13 BETO awards, six are first-time awardees, four are located in Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) zones, two are in socially and economically disadvantaged areas, and one is a woman-owned business

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Lignocellulosisch in die Zukunft: Wirtschaftliche Verarbeitungslösungen für Biopolymere

Laut European Bioplastics wird der Anteil an Biokunststoffen in zahlreichen Märkten für mehr und anspruchsvollere Produkte verwendet

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Discover the future of sustainable materials with Impala Hub

The environmental impact of plastic is staggering and taking centuries to decompose - but Impala Hub’s intelligent platform significantly simplifies the process of finding suitable plastic alternatives

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Von der Leyen kündigt EU-Gesetz über Kreislaufwirtschaft an

BDE gratuliert und setzt auf Forcierung des Green Deals

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26 July 202425 July 2024

The BioReCer project announces the third stakeholders meeting on certification of biological waste and residues

Following the first two successful stakeholder events in Greece and Sweden, the Horizon Europe project BioReCer organises the next meeting in Milan, Italy on 2nd October 2024

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Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), July 2024

Let's take a look at what happened in July 2024 at RCI:

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Avantium partners with leading textile innovators to create PEF fabrics for Auping mattresses

Together with Monosuisse and Antex, this collaboration demonstrates the broad potential of fibers and yarns made from Avantium’s PEF across different application areas

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Weltpremiere auf der Berliner Fashion Week: Buchenzellstoff als nachhaltige Textilfasern

Die Zusammenarbeit mit TEXOVERSUM sowie Neo.Fashion. verspricht neue zukunftsfähige Entwicklungen für eine nachhaltige Textil- und Modeproduktion

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Kurita America and Solugen to Develop New Carbon-Negative Products for Industrial Water Treatment

One of the recently developed product lines is the Tower NG series of cooling products, which replaces most of the traditional water treatment chemistries and Solugen’s proprietary biodegradable corrosion inhibitor

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Recycled content is key to enable contact sensitive packaging

GreenDot Group is now supplying Pyrolysis Oil to Shell Chemicals Europe B.V.

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Rezyklate sind der Schlüssel zu kontaktsensiblen Verpackungen

GreenDot Group liefert Pyrolyseöl an Shell Chemicals Europe B.V.

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Two-thirds of US’s 100 biggest businesses “avoid greenwashing” by keeping quiet on ESG

In a climate of stringent regulatory scrutiny, where mistakes can result in fines and reputational damage, companies may be hesitant to promote their legitimate ESG credentials due to fears of accusations

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„Textile is coming home to Augsburg“

THA setzt mit der DATIpilot-Innovationscommunity „Circular Textiles“ neue Impulse für eine nachhaltige Textilindustrie am Standort Augsburg

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Biotechnological approaches for producing natural pigments in yeasts

Pigments are widely used in the food, cosmetic, textile, pharmaceutical, and materials industries

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25 July 202431 July 2024

nova Session: Green Claims Directive and Consumer Communication

October 2 2024, 14:00-16:00, CET - Online

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How can certification and labelling support green purchasing decisions?

Interview with Holger Gerdes & Zoritza Kiresiewa (Ecologic Institut gGmbH)

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Dr. Anna Kerps on transnational plastic recycling

“We are creating a basis that can also be transferred to other countries”

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Dr. Anna Kerps über länderübergreifendes Plastikrecycling

»Wir schaffen eine Grundlage, die auch auf andere Länder zu übertragen ist«

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Light, a new factor in biomanufacturing

Engineers have developed a new way to exert control over bioreactions: light. Using light of the correct colour can promote the desired reaction and hence keep costs down in biomanufacturing. As highlighted in an article on worldbiomarketsinsights.com

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Renewi And Freepoint Eco-Systems Announce Intention To Collaborate On Building New Waste Plastic Sorting and Treatment Infrastructure

New Sorting Line Required To Produce Feedstock For Advanced Plastic Recycling

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Meer-wert durch Algen: Was marine Polysaccharide heute und in Zukunft leisten

Einer der Drittplatzierten des Biopolymer Innovation Award 2024 hat die Zerfallseigenschaften von Medikamenten auf Biopolymere übertragen, sodass diese auf Knopfdruck zerfallen. Doch lesen Sie selbst

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The world of bioplastics and their extensive potential in design applications

Bioplastic materials are more than just a sustainable choice; they can represent a shift in the paradigm of material usage in design

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Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation agree on strategic partnership to develop supply chains for renewable chemicals and plastics

Neste and MC have already cooperated on several individual projects in the past

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Neste und Mitsubishi vereinbaren strategische Partnerschaft zur Entwicklung von Lieferketten für erneuerbare Chemikalien und Kunststoffe

Neste und MC haben bereits in der Vergangenheit bei mehreren Einzelprojekten zusammengearbeitet

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24 July 202419 July 2024

Recycling cement paste – a cheap and efficient way to curb emissions

New study led by Imperial College London experts and scientists from Empa and EPFL, highlights that waste cement paste that has undergone CO2 mineralization is a cost effective way to reduce emissions from cement

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Zement-Recycling – ein günstiger und effizienter Weg zu tieferen Emissionen

Neue Studie unter Führung des Imperial College London, an der auch Forscher der Empa und der EPFL beteiligt sind, zeigt auf, dass die CO2-Mineralisierung von Zementabfällen eine kostengünstige Möglichkeit zur Verringerung der Zementemissionen darstellt

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Advancing Circular Bioeconomy with Biomass Feedstocks

The Virtual Institute on Feedstocks of the Future or VIFF is a partnership between Schmidt Sciences and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), to enhance collaboration across scientific and technological disciplines

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EPA approval of rapeseed oil increases US import demand for use in biofuel production

Final rule states that rapeseed oil meets the requirement of at least 50 per cent greenhouse gas reduction for all fuel options (biokerosene, diesel, fuel oil)

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Four 20 Pharma veröffentlicht exklusive Doku über Medizinalcannabis-Produktion

Mit welchen Verfahren kann man aus der Heilpflanze ein hochwertiges Arzneimittel herstellen? - Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantwortet die Four 20 Pharma GmbH, eines der führenden Medizinalcannabis-Unternehmen in Deutschland

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Estonia’s First Green Asphalt Residential Area in Viimsi: A Collaboration between Capital Mill and Fibenol

This bio-based raw material, powered by LIGNOVA lignin, partially replaces bitumen in asphalt mixes, enabling the reduction of Scope 3 emissions

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OQ Chemicals Launches Biomass-Balanced OxBalance Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate for Cosmetics

OxBalance NPG Diheptanoate is particularly effective in sun care, color cosmetics, skin care, hair care, and antiperspirant applications

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The startups using light to scale biomanufacturing

The bioeconomy is associated with the production of tangible and weighty stuff. Yet some biobased startups are using a more ephemeral tool in their biomanufacturing processes: light

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CREO Group Strengthens Sustainability Commitment with New Bio-Based Solutions and Space-Saving System Rebrand

For over 70 years, CREO Group has been at the forefront of sustainable packaging. The company's products are 100% recyclable and contain an average of 63% recycled material

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23 July 202418 July 2024

ANDRITZ to supply world’s largest lignin production system to Södra pulp mill in Sweden

Swedish forest industry group Södra has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to supply a complete solution for kraft lignin production to its Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden