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27 February 202422 February 2024

CARBIOS and De Smet Engineers & Contractors enter engineering partnership for construction of world’s first PET biorecycling plant

Carbios first commercial facility will play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution by offering an industrial-scale solution for the enzymatic depolymerization of PET waste to accelerate a circular economy

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LG Chem and CJ CheilJedang Join Forces to Commercialize Bio-Nylon

LG Chem advances with CJ CheilJedang on a joint venture plant for bio-nylon (Bio-PA: Polyamide) to penetrate the eco-friendly market

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Toray und Honda entwickeln chemisches Recycling

Toray und Honda entwickeln ein Konzept zum chemischen Recycling von Polyamid 6 für die Automobilindustrie

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Veolia feasibility study highlights potential of UK’s first carbon capture technology to produce sustainable fuels using Energy Recovery Facilities

Innovative carbon capture project could deliver greater sustainability to marine and aviation transport, and achieve ecological transformation for these industries

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Carbon farming certification to cover soil and wetland management

The EU framework on ‘carbon farming’ include restoring forests and soil, wetland management, and growing nitrogen fixing crops

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Carbon Farming: Zertifizierung umfasst Boden- und Feuchtgebietsmanagement

Das neue Zertifizierungssystem der EU über die Speicherung von CO2 zielt auch auf die Landwirtschaft ab. Dadurch können Landwirte für ihren Beitrag zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels künftig entlohnt werden

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26 February 202429 January 2025

nova-experts (re)introduced: Dr. rer. nat. Asta Partanen

Economy & Policy – Bio-based Materials · Wood · Cellulose & Natural Fibres · Certification & Marketing

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Legal assessment on the EU packaging regulation PPWR: Special rules for plastic packaging not compatible with EU law

According to a new report by the international law firm Dentons the European Commission laws discriminate with a high probability against plastic packaging

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Sonderregeln für Kunststoffverpackungen nicht mit EU-Recht vereinbar

Rechtsgutachten zur EU-Verpackungsverordnung PPWR

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How CCU Platforms Stack Up

Companies like Carbon Sink LLC, CapCO2 Solutions, and HYCO1 have developed on-site carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology platforms capable of turning waste CO2 streams into high-value products

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More nature in winter sports

EMS-GRIVORY presents tailor-made PA610 products for emerging trend sports

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Mehr Natur im Wintersport

EMS-GRIVORY präsentiert massgeschneiderte PA610 Produkte für aufstrebende Trendsportarten

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Microsoft-backed clean jet fuel startup fires up new CO2 converter

Twelve uses a CO2 electrochemical reactor - called OPUS - that will be at the center of its first commercial SAF production plant under construction in Moses Lake, Washington

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NTU Scientists develops artificial ‘worm gut’ that breaks down plastics

Hopes for a nature-inspired way to tackle global plastic pollution

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Wissenschaftler entwickeln künstlichen “Wurmdarm” zum Abbau von Kunststoffen

Hoffnung auf eine von der Natur inspirierte Methode zur Bewältigung der globalen Plastikverschmutzung

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23 February 202422 February 2024

Advanced Recycling on the Rise – Rapid Growth in Capacities at Global and European level

The update and expansion of the nova-Institute's report "Mapping of advanced plastic waste recycling technologies and their global capacities" provides a detailed insight into technological advances, identifies key players in the field and describes the current state of advanced recycling in Europe and worldwide

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Advanced Recycling verzeichnet rasanten globalen und europäischen Wachstumstrend

Die Aktualisierung und Erweiterung des Berichts "Mapping of advanced plastic waste recycling technologies and their global capacities" des nova- Instituts bietet einen detaillierten Einblick in die technologischen Fortschritte, identifiziert Schlüsselakteure auf dem Gebiet und beschreibt den aktuellen Stand des Advanced Recyclings in Europa und weltweit

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Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed

New data sets have significant implications for the comparison of renewable carbon-based and fossil crude oil-based plastics

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World’s First Pilot Plant for Bio-Based Aniline

Opening ceremony with guests from the world of politics and science

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Weltweit erste Pilotanlage für biobasiertes Anilin

Einweihungsfeier mit Gästen aus Politik und Wissenschaft

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Bioenergy sorghum wax could generate extra revenue for producers

Already valued for its resilience, biomass production and ability to improve soil fertility, bioenergy sorghum has another attribute that researchers have recently characterized: high wax production

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Twelve Launches First Commercial-Scale SAF Production Facility

The plant will run on hydropower and use CO2 captured from a nearby ethanol plant, which will be fed through OPUS and turned into synthetic gas, which is basis of SAF

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JEC Composites Innovation Awards: Das sind die diesjährigen Gewinner

Seit mehr als 25 Jahren zeichnen die JEC Composites Innovation Awards wegweisende Gemeinschaftsprojekte der Verbundwerkstoffindustrie aus. So auch in diesem Jahr. Zu den Gewinnern gehören unter anderem Röchling, das DLR und Silbaerg

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Bill Gates: Greasy – and good for the planet

Why I’m making big bets on novel fats and oils

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The chemical industry is going electric – and using waste as a raw material

Replacing fossil fuels with climate-neutral electricity is now the order of the day - and it is particularly worth looking at process alternatives for the production of basic chemicals such as ethene

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JEC Composites Innovation Awards 2024: here are the 11 winners

Beyond being a ceremony, these awards serve as a platform to spotlight potentially undisclosed projects, offering inspiration and motivation to an expert audience eager to explore new frontiers

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Inexpensive, carbon-neutral biofuels are finally possible

In addition to better lignin utilization the innovative biomass pretreatment technology also proposes to produce renewable chemicals

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Kostengünstige, kohlenstoffneutrale Biokraftstoffe sind endlich möglich

Innovative Biomasse-Vorbehandlungstechnologie sieht neben einer besseren Ligninverwertung auch die Produktion von erneuerbaren Chemikalien vor

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22 February 202420 February 2024

UC engineers’ CO2 conversion helps industry, addresses climate

National research team led by UC professor develops more efficient system to address climate change - a new approach to converting CO2 into ethylene

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Charakterisierung von Holz- und Naturfasern – Eine praxisbezogene Einführung für die Werkstoffentwicklung

Neue Bucherscheinung im Wiley-VCH-Verlag mit 2 Herausgeber:innen seitens der HSB

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Rumpke and Eastman join forces to expand recycling of PET waste

Rumpke will begin collecting and sorting hard-to-recycle and colored PET packaging waste, and will provide 100 percent of this waste stream as feedstock to Eastman’s molecular recycling process

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RUDOLF introduces groundbreaking bio-based innovations for HYDROCOOL® technology

New durable bio-based products, RUCO®-PUR BIO SLB and FERAN® BIO ICR, represent a major turning point in textile chemistry

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Australien: ALT.Leather schließt überzeichnete 1,1-Millionen-Dollar-Runde für biologisch abbaubare Lederalternative ab

Das australische Startup ALT.Leather hat eine innovative plastikfreie und biobasierte Lederalternative entwickelt

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Alt.Leather’s $1.1 million seed round marks a new era in Australian bio-based textiles

Alt.Leather’s first 100% bio-based leather alternative contains zero plastics and utilises agricultural waste to make textiles

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Nanoscale research might help convert CO2 waste into usable products

Researchers used extremely powerful magnification equipment to study at a nanoscale how synthetic materials that catalyze and convert carbon dioxide break down

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Forscher decken schwer fassbaren Flaschenhals auf, der die weltweiten Anstrengungen zur Umwandlung von Kohlendioxidabfällen in verwertbare Produkte behindert

Forscher verwendeten extrem starke Vergrößerungsgeräte, um im Nanomaßstab zu untersuchen, wie synthetische Materialien, die Kohlendioxid katalysieren und umwandeln, zerfallen

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21 February 202421 February 2024

Bio-based innovations for industrial applications: stakeholder event on 24 April 2024 in Brussels presents latest breakthroughs and key findings from research on circular bio-based solutions

Organised by two EU-funded research projects, CHAMPION and PERFECOAT, this stakeholder event is dedicated to the latest developments in bio-based solutions for a variety of materials such as coatings, paints, adhesives and detergents

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European Court of Auditors: Foggy future for biofuels in the EU

EU biofuels policy, legislation and priorities have often shifted, making the sector less attractive and impacting investors’ decisions

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Braskem + Shell: Kooperation bei nachhaltiger PP-Produktion

Braskem will künftig von Shell aus Kunststoffabfall gewonnenes Pyrolyseöl zu einem ISCC-Plus-zertifizierten, neuwertigen PP verarbeiten

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H&S baut Recyclinganlage für Matratzen

H&S hat eine Anlage zum chemischen Recycling gebrauchter PUR-Matratzen errichtet, mit der sich hochwertiges Polyol zurückgewinnen lässt

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H&S completes set-up of a recycling plant for end-of-life mattresses in the Netherlands

Newly built recycling plant with RetourMatras to convert PU foam from 200,000 mattresses into repolyols annually

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Neuartige Windenergieanlage: Holz anstelle von Stahl

Windtürme aus Holz produzieren im Vergleich zu Stahl bei der Herstellung so gut wie kein CO2, binden aber CO2 für den Lebenszyklus des Windturms von rund 25 bis 30 Jahren

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Ein Produkt mit Zukunft: Wiesengras

Interview mit Jens Meyer zu Drewer, Geschäftsführer Biowert Industrie GmbH

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Handover of our first commercial wooden wind turbine tower, the Wind of Change

We at Modvion are delighted to announce the handover of our first commercial wooden wind turbine tower, the Wind of Change, to Varberg Energi

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Fermentation revolution?

Trash becomes treasure as bio-waste yields valuable acetone and isopropanol

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Revolution der Fermentation?

Müll wird zum Schatz: Aus Bioabfall werden wertvolles Aceton und Isopropanol gewonnen

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20 February 202416 February 2024

Capturing greenhouse gases with the help of light

Researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a new method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. It involves molecules that become acidic when exposed to light. Their new process requires much less energy than conventional technologies

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Treibhausgase mit Hilfe von Licht einfangen

Forschende der ETH Zürich entwickeln eine neue Methode, um der Atmosphäre CO2 zu entziehen. Sie arbeiten mit Molekülen, die unter Lichteinfluss sauer werden. Das neue Verfahren benötigt viel weniger Energie als herkömmliche Technologien

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Paptic successfully closed the 2023 growth financing round; EUR 27.5 million was raised to accelerate global growth and ability to serve global customers

The company’s unique contract manufacturing business model enables rapid capacity increase, and the new financing will also speed up the industrial scale-up of Paptic’s foam-based manufacturing technology

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Exposure experiment of wood looks green at the ISS

The research group has determined that LignoSat2, scheduled to be jointly launched in 2024 by NASA and JAXA, will likely use the Magnolia wood for its ideal properties