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17 January 202211 January 2022

Wie kreislauffähig sind alltägliche Verpackungen?

Neues Online-Tool der Recyda GmbH soll die Rezyklierbarkeit von jeglicher Verpackung bewerten und wurde vom Fraunhofer-Institut UMSICHT getestet

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Outdoor equipment made from cellulose, castor oil and coffee grounds – functional and durable

Renewable raw materials and the circular economy in the textile industry

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Outdoor-Ausrüstung aus Cellulose, Rizinusöl und Kaffeesatz – funktionell und langlebig

Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Textilindustrie

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LipLid named world’s best lid, wins 2022 WorldStar Packaging Awards

Patented cup lid is made of 100% cellulose fibers. It is recyclable and completely biodegradable in soil and marine environment

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14 January 20228 January 2022

INEOS and Petroineos at Grangemouth partner with Plastic Energy in an important breakthrough in the recycling of plastic

All partners coming together for a preliminary trial and the evolution of the policy environment in the UK will inform the development of a large-scale advanced recycling plant, which aims to be the first of its kind in the UK

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Uni Leipzig: Neues Messverfahren soll Entwicklung mehrfach recyclebaren Kunststoffs beschleunigen

Werden bald aus Kunststoff bestehende Müllberge kleiner?

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11 January 20225 January 2022

Repsol expands its range of low-carbon materials, offering unique solutions to the market

Company has created a new low-carbon polypropylene range for the automotive and non-food packaging sectors, promoting circularity models

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10 January 20225 January 2022

OMV baut innovative ReOil® Recyclingtechnologie in der Raffinerie Schwechat aus

Demonstrationsanlage wird Kunststoffabfälle, welche nicht für das mechanische Recycling geeignet sind und ansonsten in der Müllverbrennung landen, in wertvolle Ressourcen umwandeln

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7 January 20228 January 2022

Eyes on plastic bans – back to science-based material policy

Gut feeling says plastics are bad for the environment – but are the alternatives really better?

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6 January 20222 January 2022

Trinseo Broadens Portfolio with Bio-attributed Polystyrene, ABS, and SAN

Company Expands Styrenics Portfolio Based on Mass Balance

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Fresh salmon packed with Styropor® Ccycled™: The world’s first EPS fish boxes based on chemically recycled plastics introduced in Norway

Common project of three players developed new, recyclable packaging for the transport of some of its high-quality salmon brand BÖMLO®

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Frischer Lachs verpackt in Styropor® Ccycled™: Einführung der weltweit ersten EPS-Fischboxen auf der Basis chemisch recycelter Kunststoffe in Norwegen

Gemeinschaftsprojekt dreier Unternehmen entwickelt neue, wiederverwertbare Verpackungen für den Transport von Qualitätslachs

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LanzaTech and Zara Collaborate to Create a Capsule Collection Made from Recycled Carbon Emissions

LanzaTech teams with Inditex to launch carbon emissions-based fabric for Zara

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5 January 20222 January 2022

European Green Deal: Commission proposals to remove, recycle and sustainably store carbon

The Communication also aims to develop blue carbon initiatives, as using nature-based solutions on coastal wetlands and regenerative aquaculture, provides further benefits for the environment

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Europäischer Grüner Deal: Vorschläge der Kommission zu Entfernung, Recycling und nachhaltiger Speicherung von CO2

Mitteilung der Europäischen Kommission zielt auch darauf ab, Initiativen für blauen Kohlenstoff zu entwickeln, da die Nutzung naturbasierter Lösungen in Küstenfeuchtgebieten und bei regenerativer Aquakultur weitere Vorteile für die Regenerierung der Umwelt bietet

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4 January 202215 December 2021

DSM Engineering Materials’ Recycled Ocean Plastic Used in Ford Bronco Earns Global Innovation Award

This application was also recognized by Ford as the first of many potential uses for recycled ocean plastics in a major vehicle platform

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3 January 20223 January 2022

Covestro starts offering the world’s first climate-neutral* polycarbonate

Climate-neutral* solutions to meet climate and sustainability goals

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Covestro startet Angebot des weltweit ersten klimaneutralen* Polycarbonats

Klimaneutrale* Lösungen zur Erreichung der Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitsziele

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TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium Sign a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Development of Recycled Plastic Materials in the Automotive Industry

Both companies will pool their innovation and engineering skills to design new types of recycled materials that offer enhanced performance and are better for the environment

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Trinseo Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Heathland B.V.

Acquisition will accelerate the Company’s transformation into a specialty materials and sustainable specialty solutions provider

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Trinseo: Übernahme des niederländischen Recyclingunternehmens Heathland

Der Chemiekonzern Trinseo übernimmt das niederländische Recyclingunternehmen Heathland

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Adriano Alfani talks to Il Bioeconomista

An exclusive interview with the CEO of Versalis

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20 December 202122 November 2021

Renewable Carbon News takes a winter break – we will be back on 3 January 2021

Meanwhile, get 20% off nova-Institute's market studies

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17 December 202113 December 2021

Plastics in agrifood systems: The good, the bad and the ugly

Ocean litter has been making the headlines, but a new report by FAO suggests that plastic pollution is also pervasive in our agricultural soils

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Stop downcycling our bottles: Why Europe’s non-alcoholic beverage industry needs fair and necessary access to its recycled packaging

The European non-alcoholic beverage industry urgently calls on the European Commission to facilitate fair and necessary access to its recycled plastic (PET) bottles to effectively ’close the bottle loop’

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ArcelorMittal expands partnership with carbon capture and re-use specialist LanzaTech through US$30 million investment

Investment is ArcelorMittal’s fourth via its XCarb™ innovation fund

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16 December 202117 December 2024

Political Tailwind for Alternative Carbon Sources

More than 30 leading pioneers of the chemical and material sector welcome the latest political papers from Brussels, Berlin and Düsseldorf

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bp: Innovative Anlage für Kunststoff-Recycling am Raffineriestandort Gelsenkirchen in Planung

Gemeinsam mit einem Partner könnte künftig aus gebrauchten Kunststoffen so genanntes Pyrolyseöl produziert und für die nachhaltige Herstellung beispielsweise von Propylen und Ethylen genutzt werden

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15 December 202113 December 2021

Covestro and Eco-mobilier collaborate for tackling next-level PU mattress foam recycling

Both parties want to further develop waste markets for foams, to enable its use in chemical recycling processes with high efficiency at an industrial level

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Covestro und Eco-mobilier kooperieren bei der Wiederverwertung von PU-Matratzenschaum auf der nächsten Ebene

Beide Partner wollen die Abfallmärkte für Schaumstoff weiterentwickeln, um dessen Verwendung in chemischen Recyclingprozessen mit hoher Effizienz auf industrieller Ebene zu ermöglichen

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Cepsa Química launches a new generation of environmentally friendly products to become an industry benchmark in sustainability

Cepsa Química’s new line of research will lead to a wider variety and new generations of products from renewable and reused sources, with an improved environmental footprint, over the next decade

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13 December 20218 December 2021

BIO-FED ergänzt Portfolio um biomassenbilanzierte Polypropylen-Compounds

Die neuen Produkte laufen bei BIO-FED unter dem Namen M·VERA® PPH und M·VERA® PPC und eignen sich trotz reduziertem Carbon Footprint für vielfältige Anwendungen

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10 December 20217 December 2021

Suntory Introduces 100% Plant-Based PET Bottle Prototypes

Along with its best-selling bottled mineral water brand in Japan, Suntory Tennensui the prototype has been produced for the company’s iconic Orangina brand in Europe

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9 December 20216 December 2021

Fast 200 Teilnehmende diskutierten auf der Carbon2Chem®-Konferenz Wege zu einer klimaneutralen und nachhaltigen Industrie

4. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie gab einen kurzen Überblick zum Status Quo der deutschen Klimagas-Wirtschaft

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8 December 20213 December 2021

Investment in Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore to bring circular chemicals to Asia Pacific customers

Company to build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader unit that improves the quality of pyrolysis oil to turn it into chemical feedstock for its plant

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RGE Gives Sustainable Fashion a Boost with New Partnerships in Singapore

The official launch of a research collaboration with NTU is expected to take place next year and a key desire is to complement RGE's pilot urban-fit textile recycling plant in Singapore

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7 December 202112 January 2022

Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022

Cellulose Fibre Solutions are expanding from Hygiene and Textiles as well as Non-wovens up to Alternatives for Carbon Fibres for Light-weight Applications

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nova’s experts (re)introduced: Guido Müller

Key Account Manager

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SABIC Creates the First Certified Circular Polymers from Advanced Recycling of Recovered Ocean-Bound Plastic

Ocean-bound plastic collection helps to create value for local communities by increasing demand for recycled plastic across the industry

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6 December 20214 December 2021

Amcor, Coles, iQ Renew, Licella, LyondellBasell and Nestlé findings support Australian-first advanced recycling plant

Former feasibility study demonstrated, that a circular economy for plastic is not only possible, but is essential for Australia to meet its National Waste Policy commitments

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Gelber Sack: Recyclingquote bei Kunststoffverpackungen erreicht 60,6%

Weitere Fortschritte in der Kreislaufwirtschaft von Kunststoff sind gefragt und kein recyclingschädigendes Greenwashing durch Materialverbunde, die gerne mit dem Scheinargument „weniger Plastik“ beworben werden

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IKEA to phase out plastic from consumer packaging by 2028

With this phase-out, the company aims to reduce plastic waste and pollution, and drive the industry agenda to develop packaging solutions centred around renewable and recycled materials

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Ikea: Abschied von Kunststoff in Verkaufsverpackungen bis 2028

Der Verzicht auf Kunststoffverpackungen soll die Umstellung auf erneuerbare oder recycelte Materialien im eigenen Betrieb vorantreiben und auch ein branchenweites Zeichen setzen

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Shell halves Singapore refining capacity, to change chemical feedstock

Company will build its first pyrolysis oil upgrader to produce 50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of treated pyrolysis oil for its 800,000 tpy cracker on Bukom in 2023

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3 December 202117 December 2024

World BioEconomy Forum awards 2021; winners to unfold their stories in panel discussion

The Awards recognise special efforts made by companies and individuals in an effort to promote and enhance the global circular bioeconomy

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Ineos Styrolution: Investition in Pilotanlage für fortschrittliches Polystyrol-Recycling – Kooperation mit Recycling Technologies, UK

Neue Anlage soll in der zweiten Hälfte des Jahres gemeinsam mit Recycling Technologies 2022 in Betrieb genommen werden

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INEOS Styrolution confirms its investment decision for Europe’s first polystyrene advanced recycling pilot plant

The site will be set up in collaboration with Recycling Technologies in Swindon, UK. It is expected to be operational in the second half of 2022

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2 December 202129 November 2021

Honeywell: Bau einer “UpCycle”-Kunststoffrecyclinganlage in Andalusien in Planung – Kooperation mit spanischem Partner Sacyr

Neuer Industriekomplex soll an einem nicht näher bezeichneten Standort in der südspanischen Region Andalusien entstehen und über Kapazitäten für das Recycling von jährlich etwa 30.000 Tonnen Kunststoffabfall verfügen

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Man kann theoretisch auf fossile Grundstoffe verzichten

In der Interviewreihe „Way2K“ des VDMA-Fachverbands Kunststoff- und Gummimaschinen spricht Peter von Hoffmann, General Manager Business Unit Engineering Plastics Applications bei Coperion, über die Chancen der Kreislaufwirtschaft und chemisches Recycling

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1 December 202126 November 2021

Asahi Kasei: Umweltfreundliche Reifen – Synthesekautschuk aus nachhaltigem Butadien

Die Nachfrage steigt weltweit stetig aufgrund strengerer Umweltvorschriften und einem wachsenden Umweltbewusstsein seitens der Kunden