26 January 202422 January 2024 Resynergi Raises $6.4M in Series B Funding Co-led By Transitions First and Lummus Technology To Scale Plastic Recycling Technology Marked as a significant advancement in plastic circularity, company's groundbreaking Pyrolysis technology converts plastic waste to clean, high-quality, environmentally friendly reusable material
Sonoma County plastic recycler Resynergi gets financial boost to turn trash to petroleum The company announced Wednesday that it has raised $6.4 million in funding through Transitions First and Lummus Technology
25 January 202429 February 2024 Six Weeks Countdown to the International Cellulose Fibres Conference, 13-14 March 2024, in Cologne and Online Networks for Eco Fibres Converge in CologneCellulose-Fibres Conference 2024
New LinkedIn group about certification and labelling for the EU bioeconomy! An initiative by nova’s Horizon Europe projects BioReCer, 3-CO and Star4bbs together with Sustcert4Biobased
Interview with Samira Choupin about LVHM’s appplication of Avantium’s bio-based Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) The Packaging Materials Innovation Manager at LVMH Beauty answers questions about the company's sustainability goals, the motivation to join the PEFerence project and LVMH’s planned applications of PEF to replace fossil feedstock
Textile Recycling 4.0 A second life for clothes: Researchers are developing new processes to enable automated sorting of used garments and textile waste
Altkleidersortierung 4.0 Ein zweites Leben für Kleidungsstücke: Forscher*innen entwickeln neue Verfahren zur automatisierten Sortierung von Altkleidern und Textilabfällen
Going Beyond Plastic: Chung-Ang University Team Explores Tara Gum as a Green Polymer The gum, and its modified forms, can find use as a sustainable and biodegradable polymer in food and drug industries
Better CO2 balance through natural-fiber-reinforced cement-based composites for sustainable construction in Brazil The project is being carried out within the framework of the “Eureka” research initiative, in which more than 45 countries around the world have joined forces with the European Commission
Bessere CO2-Bilanz durch naturfaserverstärkte Verbundwerkstoffe auf Zementbasis für nachhaltiges Bauen in Brasilien Das Projekt wird im Rahmen der Forschungsinitiative »Eureka« durchgeführt, in der über 45 Länder auf der ganzen Welt und die Europäische Kommission zusammengeschlossen sind
Jiva’s New Partnership to Develop the World’s First Biodegradable PCB Laminate Jiva has developed and is commercialising a new laminate called Soluboard® to replace the glass fibre epoxy laminate
‘Let recycling play a fuller part’ A profound shift in how Europe approaches recycling would support the EU’s broader industrial and environmental agenda, according to the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC)
A recipe for sustainable bioeconomy: collaborate, engage locally, involve consumers The JRC put together policy makers, primary producers, consumers and businesses, tasking them with imagining the bioeconomy of the future. Policy recommendations from this exercise are now out
Fungi, coffee, and pineapples – rethinking device materials Don't throw those coffee grounds away, developers are rethinking device materials to lower the environmental impact of future products
24 January 202423 January 2024 Braskem and FKuR sign agreement for distribution of I’m green™ bio-based EVA Deepening the joint cooperation
Braskem und FKuR schließen Vertrag zur Distribution von I’m green™ bio-based EVA Vertiefung der gemeinsamen Zusammenarbeit
Making SAF from sewage James Hygate, Firefly CEO spoke with Air Cargo Weekly to share how his company is making a splash in the sustainable fuels space
New seaweed farm off the Norwegian coast seeks to remove CO2 from the atmosphere Norway has embarked on a pioneering journey to explore the vast potential of large-scale seaweed cultivation as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for ocean-based carbon removal
Auf den grünen Zweig kommen: Nachhaltige und nachwachsende Produkte für eine klimafreundliche Zukunft FNR präsentiert auf der Grünen Woche eine breite Palette an Themen und Exponaten: Von Naturbaustoffen über Plastikalternativen bis zum torffreien Gärtnern und zur Waldbrandvorsorge
Record year of oilseed production – UFOP: proof of origin creates acceptance World trade in oilseeds will presumably drop 5 million tonnes to 196.8 million tonnes
India: A Vibrant Ecosystem for Cost-Effective Bioplastics Production India, with its cost-effective production environment, government support, and abundant resources, has potential to emerge as a global bioplastic hub
Massive expansion of renewable power opens door to achieving global tripling goal set at COP28 World added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 and next 5 years will see fastest growth yet, but lack of financing for emerging and developing economies is key issue
European Parliament heads for tight vote on plant gene editing The European Parliament heads for tight vote on the proposal for new rules for innovative types of gene-edited plants, which currently fall under the more restrictive genetically modified organisms (GMO) framework
23 January 202423 January 2024 Greenwashing – No, thanks! Workshop 7 February 2024: The Green Claims Directive on the rise – Everything companies need to know
Greenwashing – Nein, danke! Workshop am 7. Februar 2024: Die Green Claims Direktive auf dem Vormarsch – Wie sich Unternehmen jetzt darauf vorbereiten können
Parts of Your Future Car Could be Made from Olive Trees Ford trialled using foliage discarded during harvest into auto parts - the COMPOlive project is committed to delivering environmental change in olive production, using biocomposites instead of plastic
Ford erkundet Möglichkeiten, um Fahrzeugteile aus Olivenblättern statt Kunststoffen herzustellen Das Projekt COMPOlive soll den Olivenanbau umweltfreundlicher gestalten und Grünabfälle, die bei der Ernte anfallen, als Werkstoff nutzen, statt sie zu verbrennen
Novozymes and Chr. Hansen announce name of futurecombined company: Novonesis Novozymes and Chr. Hansen have announced that the name of the future combined company will be ‘Novonesis’. Novonesis means ‘A new beginning’ and derives from the Greek word ‘genesis’. The name reflects a new era of biosolutions where innovation in biological sciences and technology will offer solutions to solve some of the biggest challenges facing humanity
The U.S. Plastics Industry in 2023 in Seven Charts The year witnessed divergent trajectories: while certain segments, such as resin manufacturing, grappled with equilibrium adjustments, others, like the mold for plastics trade, mirrored global economic oscillations
Weltweit große Nachfrage nach Kunststoffen US-Kunststoffverband Plastics Industry Association meldet im Global Trends Report eine überdurchschnittlich stark gewachsene Nachfrage nach Kunststoffen
SQIM secures € 11 million in series a funding for industrialization of mycelium-based technologies Formerly known as MOGU SRL, SQIM has successfully closed a €11 Million funding round to expand Industrial Scale-Up through the launch of a newly dedicated Demo Plant
The return of bioplastics in 2023 The venture capital world has been embracing a new generation of substitutes that aims to address the environmental problems posed by earlier biobased plastics
Catalytic Combo Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon Nanofibers Tandem electrocatalytic-thermocatalytic conversion could help offset emissions of potent greenhouse gas by locking carbon away in a useful material
Katalysator-Kombination wandelt Kohlendioxid in feste Kohlenstoff-Nanofasern um "Das Neue an dieser Arbeit ist, dass wir versuchen, CO2 in etwas umzuwandeln, das einen Mehrwert bietet, aber in einer festen, nützlichen Form"
22 January 202422 January 2024 nova-Session: Sustainability Claims under New EU Legislation – Everything companies need to know 7 February from 13:00 to 15:00h CET (online), Speaker: Lara Dammer (Head of the Economy and Policy Department) and Matthias Stratmann (Head of the Sustainability Department), Luciano Proto Cassina (Specialist in Bioeconomy and Circular Economy Policy) nova-Institute
Towards zero plastic waste in 2050 Wageningen University highlighted global plastics production, but our goal is to arrive at a circular economy, which means to recycling all plastic waste
Nachhaltige Tenside auf Pflanzenölbasis Zwei Forschungsprojekte für nachhaltige bio-basierte Tenside und Chemikalien werden an der Technischen Hochschule Köln durchgeführt
Can Europe’s blue bioeconomy live up to its promises? The blue bioeconomy refers to marine-based sectors that draw specifically on biomass from the sea, either for primary extraction or to create processed materials and new biotechnologies for consumer markets
Celanese begins carbon capture and utilization operations at Clear Lake, Texas, Facility The Now Operational Project is One of the Largest Active CCU Facilities in the World
Kommunales Informationssystem Holzbau: Tool weist Klimaschutz-Beitrag des Bauens und Sanierens mit Holz aus Innovative Kombination von Geo- und Ökobilanzdaten für kommunale Entscheider
The Fab Finns, the Top 20 Bioproducts from the bioeconomy’s forest heartland In Finland, although it's known as the "Quiet Country", there have come several innovative products without any spectacular performances
Axalta Becomes First Powder Coatings Manufacturer to Receive International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus For Biobased Feedstock Sourcing Practices This milestone further reinforces Axalta’s commitment to ensuring sustainability remains central to every part of its business
Industrietransformation aus einem Guss Gemeinsames Thesenpapier des BDI e.V. zur Einordnung von Carbon Management als Teil einer umfassenden Klimastrategie
German industry joins forces with green groups on CO2 capture A group of Germany's most influential lobby groups have demanded Berlin present a carbon management strategy
CO2-Abscheidung: Deutsche Industrie und NGOs ziehen an einem Strang Während die Europäische Kommission ihre CO2-Management-Strategie für die Veröffentlichung am 6. Februar vorbereitet, drängen deutsche Verbände Berlin, seine eigene zu veröffentlichen – und sich in die EU-Debatte einzubringen
19 January 202412 January 2024 EUBP unveils the results of the 2023 Market Data Report European Bioplastics unveils the 2023 edition of the market development update. Main findings show that after a period of stagnation, the overall plastic production is picking up again
EUBP-Marktbericht: Biokunststoffe wachsen wieder European Bioplastics (EUBP) stellt einen aktuellen Marktbericht vor. Die Produktion von Biokunststoffen zieht wieder an, bis 2028 ist ein starkes Wachstum in Sicht
Reliance Industries becomes first in India to use chemical recycling for circular polymers RIL shipped its first batch of ISCC-Plus certified Circular Polymers, named CircuRepol™ (Polypropylene) and CircuRelene™ (Polyethylene)
UChicago chemists hope to lay foundation for greener chemistry UChicago chemists found a way to use electricity to boost a type of chemical reaction often used in synthesizing new candidates for pharmaceutical drugs