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1 April 20219 September 2021

Beverage carton industry releases ten-year roadmap outlining vision and commitments for its sustainable packaging

Beverage cartons are a recyclable low carbon packaging solution that protects food and beverages

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TIPA compostable packaging expands into Australian market with expert hire

Compostable packaging producer TIPA has announced its expansion into the Australian and New Zealand markets with an expert new hire

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29 March 20219 September 2021

Why RED III will fail just as three Renewable Energy Directives have already

The EU transport sector had just 6.3% renewables in real terms in 2019, a substantial portion of which was palm oil in various forms.  With a 2010 starting point of around 4%, this 6.3% is a pitiful result, writes Eric Sievers

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26 March 20219 September 2021

Chemicals and Materials for the Future: Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – Final Program

Which renewable materials are solutions that meet the needs of future societies? As a response to this challenging question, nova-Institute has decided to unite all relevant industries in the new “Renewable Materials Conference”, May 18–20, 2021, featuring a unique concept to present all renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO₂-based and recycled.

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The KITKAT that’s the sign of a break in Australia’s waste challenge

In an Australian first, a group of companies have collaborated to produce Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content

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25 March 20219 September 2021

nova experts introduced: Achim Raschka (Dipl. biol.)

Head of the Department of Technology and Markets and the biotechnology and green chemistry working group

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European Trade Groups Form Alliance for Ensuring the Plastics Circular Economy

The group was formed by Petcore Europe, PlasticsEurope, Plastics Recyclers Europe and VinylPlus

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Recycle high-tech waste biologically

Innovative biotechnological process extracts gallium from industrial wastewater

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Hightech-Abfall biologisch recyceln

Innovatives biotechnologisches Verfahren löst Gallium aus Industrieabwässern

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24 March 20219 September 2021

“Best CO2 Utilisation 2021″: The three winners of the innovation award are turning CO2 into methanol, cleaners, plastic packaging or surfactants

CO₂ has become famous in a sad way. Carbon Recycling International from Iceland, LanzaTech from USA and Covestro from Germany transform it into usable raw materials.

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23 March 20219 September 2021

Could we recycle plastic bags into fabrics of the future?

Engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags

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French oil giant backs startup recycling CO2 into animal food

Deep Branch raised 8 million euros to build a pilot plant to turn carbon dioxide into feed for livestock

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18 March 20219 September 2021

Bio-based Naphtha and Mass Balance Approach – Status & Outlook, Standards & Certification Schemes

New report on alternative, non-fossil naphtha with the first comprehensive overview of technology, producers, plants and users

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15 March 20219 September 2021

Werner & Mertz gelingt Recycling-Quantensprung

Reinigungsmittelhersteller erhöht rPET-Anteil in seinen Flaschen auf 50% aus dem Gelben Sack

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Werner & Mertz makes a quantum leap in recycling

Cleaning products manufacturer increases rPET share in its bottles to 50% from Yellow Bag

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12 March 20219 September 2021

BP and SABIC embark on new co-operation for products from advanced plastics recycling

The new collaboration will help to increase production of certified circular products that use used mixed plastics as feedstock, thus reducing the amount of fossil resources needed in the petrochemical process

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bp und SABIC starten Partnerschaft für Produkte aus fortschrittlichem Kunststoffrecycling in Gelsenkirchen

Beide Unternehmen fördern Kreislaufwirtschaft am Petrochemie Standort Gelsenkirchen

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11 March 20219 September 2021

BASF: Innovationen für den gesamten Lebenszyklus von Verpackungen

Alternativbeitrag der BASF für die Online-Interpack 2021. Kostenlose Registrierung!

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Advancing recycled-content progress

Estée Lauder Cos. brand Origins is using advanced recycling to help further its recycled-content goals

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10 March 20219 September 2021

RECENSO and Technip Energies join forces in sustainable plastic recycling

Joint objective will combine RECENSO’s proprietary CARBOLIQ technology with Technip Energies' leading purification technologies

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9 March 20219 September 2021

Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – A unique concept that covers all renewable materials solutions in one event

Program already available – application period for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” still open! The conference will take place as an online event.

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ExxonMobil tests advanced recycling of plastic waste at Baytown facilities

Company formed a joint venture with Agilyx Corporation on developing innovative solutions for large volumes of plastic waste that can be converted into feedstocks

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4 March 20219 September 2021

Chemistry can help make plastics sustainable — but it isn’t the whole solution

How to make plastics less harmful is an urgent question in chemistry — and must be for policy, too

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Bp and SABIC Embark On New Cooperation For Products From Advanced Plastics Recycling

bp and SABIC have signed a new cooperation to drive a circular economy at the Gelsenkirchen, Germany production site

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3 March 20219 September 2021

Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – A unique concept that covers all renewable materials solutions in one event

Almost final program already available – application period for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year” still open! The conference will take place as an online event.

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Shifting to a sustainable and circular textile consumption – where to start?

From 5.8 million tonnes of textile waste per year to sustainable and circular textile consumption in Europe

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1 March 20219 September 2021

Bio-based polymers workshop on 29 March 2021: These 7 innovations bring us closer to a carbon-neutral economy

Atmospheric CO₂ will keep on climbing higher and higher if we don’t stop using fossil resources. How to make the switch to renewable carbon instead? The free online workshop on 29 March will present seven options.

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Tetra Pak introduces certified recycled polymers

First company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification

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26 February 20219 September 2021

ALPLA Group: 50 million euros a year for recycling

Expansion and globalisation of recycling activities to be expedited between now and 2025

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ALPLA Group: jedes Jahr 50 Millionen Euro für Recycling

Bis 2025 werden Ausbau und Internationalisierung von Recyclingaktivitäten forciert

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Entwicklung eines effizienten Verfahrens zum Recycling von Carbonfaserverstärkten Kunststoffen

Carbonfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe (CFK) gewinnen immer mehr an Relevanz, da sie durch ihre Festigkeit und Steifigkeit überzeugen und zusätzlich im Vergleich zu anderen steifen Materialien ein deutlich geringeres spezifisches Gewicht aufweisen

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22 February 20219 September 2021

Meilenstein in puncto Recyclingfähigkeit von Kunststoffen

SÜDPACK-LKW verlässt RECENSO Pilotanlage mit dem ersten Öl, welches aus bis dato mechanisch nicht recyclingfähigen Ressourcen gewonnen wurde

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A milestone in the recyclability of plastics

SÜDPACK truck left the RECENSO pilot plant with the first recovered crude oil made from chemically recycling reusable materials

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19 February 20219 September 2021

Xometry: Biologisch abbaubare Materialien für den 3D-Druck

Biologisch abbaubare Verbundwerkstoffe wie PLA / PHA oder WoodFill aus PLA und Holzfasern sind künftig breit für additive Produktionsverfahren erhältlich

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The Alliance to End Plastic Waste Calls for Submissions for Recycling Technologies

Call for project proposals with innovative solutions in chemical recycling technologies to unlock value for hard-to-recycle plastics

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18 February 20219 September 2021

The circular economy can help save the planet –⁠ if we start innovating now

There is a mismatch between multinationals struggling to keep pace with circular innovation, and entrepreneurs who lack the resources to scale up

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17 February 20219 September 2021

European Parliament adopts resolution on the new Circular Economy Action Plan

MEPs voted 574 in favour, but also called on the commission to include more stringent targets to protect natural resources and reduce consumption

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Eastman: Kunststoffrecycling-Anlage in Tennessee in Planung

Investition von fast $250 Millionen geht in neue Raffinerie, wo mithilfe einer innovativen Recyclingtechnologie Spezialwerkstoffe aus Kunststoffabfällen entstehen sollen

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INEOS Styrolution and Polystyvert establish joint development agreement aimed at advancing a circular economy for polystyrene

Patented advanced recycling technology offers a unique approach to achieving high quality recycled polystyrene

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12 February 20219 September 2021

Renewcell selects Valmet as the main equipment supplier for Sundsvall textile recycling plant in Sweden

Renewcell’s new Ortviken plant is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2022

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11 February 20219 September 2021

SK Global Chemical: Kooperation mit Brightmark beim Kunststoffrecycling

Beide Seiten wollen eine Kunststoffrecycling-Anlage im kommerziellen Stil errichten, um die Recyclingraten von Plastikmüll enorm zu vergrößern

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Circle of plastics

A completely circular plastic, thanks to Versalis' Hoop project which applies innovative chemical recycling techniques to waste

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10 February 20219 September 2021

Mehr Transparenz für Recyclingkunststoffe

Der Recycling Supply Tracker von ICIS verschafft Kunden einen schnellen und umfassenden Überblick und informiert zu potenziellen Lieferanten

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A mild way to upcycle plastics used in bottles into fuel and other high-value products

The researchers developed a method to react simple hydrocarbon chains with hydrogen in the presence of noble-metal nanoparticles under mild conditions

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9 February 20219 September 2021

Eastman and Governor Lee Announce World-Scale Plastic-to-Plastic Molecular Recycling Facility to be Built in Kingsport, Tenn.

Company investing approximately $250 million in facility to make specialty products from plastic waste using its innovative polyester renewal technology

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How the EU wants to achieve a circular economy by 2050

Find out about the EU’s circular economy action plan and what additional measures MEPs want to reduce waste and make products more sustainable

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8 February 20219 September 2021

EEA Report: Plastics, the circular economy and Europe′s environment – A priority for action

Reducing impacts while retaining the usefulness of plastics requires a shift towards a more circular and sustainable plastics system

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Vihreäkeiju is the first food producer to bring herbs packed in carbon-neutral Woodly material to K-Market stores

Finnish innovation called Woodly^® is a new type of wood-based, carbon-neutral material and can be used to reduce the use of fossil raw materials

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Axilone is first manufacturer of sustainable cosmetics packaging made with Eastman Cristal Renew to obtain ISCC PLUS certification in multiple regions

Axilone begins producing luxury packaging with 50% certified recycled content in the U.S., Europe and China

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Chirik Lab Discovers “Transformative” Route to Chemically Recyclable Plastics

The Chirik lab explores sustainable chemistry by investigating the use of iron as a catalyst to synthesize new molecules