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31 October 20226 January 2023

Transparent wood could soon replace plastics

Published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, the Indian study said transparent wood reduced ecological impacts on the environment because of its renewable and biodegradable properties

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Transparentes Holz statt Glas und Plastik

Bei der indischen Version hapert es noch an der Durchsichtigkeit, doch die Herstellung soll umweltverträglich sein

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27 October 202224 October 2022

How are Bioplastics Made?

The IUPAC actually discourages the use of the term “bioplastic,” instead recommending scientists use the expression “biobased polymer”

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26 October 202225 October 2022

‘Biomass availability gap’ looms large over EU’s green bioeconomy

"Studies suggest that the gap between the potential demand for biomass and its sustainable supply can be as big as 40-70%" by 2050 depending on the scenarios, said to John Bell

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21 October 202218 October 2022

Södra plans to add lignin to the range of forest-based sustainable alternatives to fossil materials

Company seeks partners to develop its lignin-based alternatives and is always looking to develop new products from renewable timber products

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20 October 202217 October 2022

Technip Energies and MetGen Join Forces to Industrialize METNIN® Lignin Refining Technology

Memorandum of Understanding to jointly bring a standardized solution for lignin refining to the global market

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5 October 20224 October 2022

MetGen’s Acceleration: A hat-trick of deals put the lignin pioneer on a new trajectory

From MetGen in Finland comes not one story but three, a hat-trick, and Biofuels Digest discusses them

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29 September 202227 September 2022

Holz als Pharma-Rohstoff

Verfahren für neue Buchenholz-Bioraffinerie entwickelt

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22 September 202219 September 2022

The chitosan packaging industry is only just beginning

Earth’s second most abundant natural material is the best natural replacement for single use plastics

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Holz als Alternative zum teuren Gas: Platte oder Pellet?

Energie ist so teuer, dass inzwischen sogar Möbelholz im Kraftwerk landet. Das Europaparlament will nun aus Klimagründen gegensteuern

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20 September 202219 September 2022

BIO-FED at K 2022

BIO-FED is an expert in the development and production of biodegradable and/or biobased plastics as well as biomass-balanced PP compounds – all under the brand name M·VERA®

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BIO-FED auf der K 2022

BIO-FED ist Experte in der Entwicklung und Herstellung von biologisch abbaubaren und/oder biobasierten Kunststoffen sowie biomassenbilanzierten PP-Compounds – alle unter dem Markennamen M·VERA®

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14 September 20228 September 2022

A revolutionary bio-based furniture board, joint development by Koskisen and Stora Enso

Koskisen is a Finnish wood industry company producing sawn timber and panel products, such as birch plywood, furniture, and construction boards made of chip board

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12 September 20227 September 2022

Lignin processing – challenges and limits

Lignin has a very interesting structure, inviting us to try and develop better applications from this feedstock

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8 September 20225 September 2022

UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce strategic partnership to develop renewable products using bio-based raw materials

UPM and Dongsung Chemical will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce fossil resource consumption

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UPM und Dongsung Chemical geben strategische Partnerschaft zur Entwicklung erneuerbarer Produkte aus biobasierten Chemikalien bekannt

UPM und Donsung Chemical gaben heute eine Entwicklungspartnerschaft bekannt, die die Einführung erneuerbarer, nachhaltiger Materialien auf dem asiatischen Markt beschleunigen und den Verbrauch fossiler Ressourcen reduzieren wird

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Difficulties in lignin valorization

Although this resource is in ample supply, its isolation technology and treatment pose formidable problems

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1 September 202229 August 2022

Was hat es mit der “Holzbatterie” von Northvolt auf sich?

Es ist ein Kompromiss für umweltfreundlichere Akkus mit Schnellladung, guter Leistung bei Kälte und etwas weniger Kapazität, der seine Kunden finden wird

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31 August 202223 August 2022

Lignin: the paper byproduct that could change the game

Organic carbon substitute could be used in everything from batteries to biofuel and carbonfibre

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LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics Houses signs offtake agreement with Avantium for the use of PEF for its cosmetics packaging

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that it has signed a conditional offtake agreement with world luxury goods leader LVMH Group (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton)

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30 August 202223 August 2022

Eco-glue can replace harmful adhesives in wood construction

A fast and energy-efficient manufacturing process results in a strong, non-toxic and fire-resistant adhesive—and a great opportunity for the Finnish bioeconomy

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9 August 20224 August 2022

Nachhaltiges Start-up aus Kiel: Mit Algen Gitarre spielen

Mit kleinen Dingen Großes bewirken: Das zeigen fünf Studierende aus Kiel, die aus Algen und Kaffeeresten Alltagsprodukte herstellen und mit dieser Idee das Problem Plastikmüll angehen

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8 August 20221 August 2022

Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel

A treatment process can turn old pieces of wood into a new super-strong material called "healed wood"

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29 July 202227 July 2022

Stora Enso und Northvolt kooperieren bei der Entwicklung von Batterien auf Holzbasis

Die Unternehmen haben eine gemeinsame Entwicklungsvereinbarung geschlossen, um eine nachhaltige Batterie mit einer Anode zu entwickeln, die aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen hergestellt wird, die nachhaltig und lokal in den nordischen Ländern gewonnen werden

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Stora Enso and Northvolt partner to develop wood-based batteries

The companies have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to create a sustainable battery featuring anode produced from renewable raw materials sourced sustainably and locally in the Nordic countries

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18 July 202213 July 2022

Biopolymers from wood and chitin for sustainable textile solutions

DITF researchers are testing CO2-binding wood as a raw material for high-tech textiles and investigating possible uses for chitosan, for example as a binder substitute in coatings for previously petroleum-based systems

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13 July 20229 July 2022

Spinverse helped Lignin Industries secure 4.4 M€ from Innovation Fund to expand their production of bio-based materials

Lignin Industries will use the funding to build a first-of-a-kind large-scale production site in Sweden to produce RENOL®, a patented, renewable, and highly functional bio-based material from lignin

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4 July 202229 June 2022

FRIMO auf der JEC World 2022 in Paris

Die Gruppe wird sich auch in diesem Jahr wieder als Werkzeug- und Ausrüstungslieferant für Komplettlösungen im Bereich der Composite-Anwendungen präsentieren

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FRIMO at JEC World 2022

The Group will present itself again this year as a tool and equipment supplier for complete solutions in the field of composite applications

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28 June 202221 June 2022

Bestimmtes Licht lässt Biokunststoff zerfallen

US-Wissenschaftler entwickeln neues recycelbares Material aus Abfall der Zellstoffproduktion

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27 June 202225 June 2022

Avantium and Carlsberg sign offtake agreement on PEF

Carlsberg further launches consumer test of the Fibre Bottle using PEF as a barrier

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23 June 202222 June 2022

Avantium forms PEF Textile Community with five leading companies to develop PEF yarn applications

The companies of the PEF Textile Community aim to further reduce CO2 emissions in support of the UN Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal objectives and explore sustainable solutions for various applications

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Plastic made of vanillin

Upcycling with light: Biomass-derived crosslinked polymers

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8 June 202214 October 2022

Toward customizable timber, grown in a lab

Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste

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7 June 20224 June 2022

New artificial enzyme breaks down tough lignin

Researchers from WSU and PNNL showed that their artificial enzyme succeeded in digesting lignin, which has stubbornly resisted previous attempts to develop it into an economically useful energy source

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24 May 202219 May 2022

Avantium awarded €3 million EU grant to demonstrate the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to consumer products

Under the new WaterProof programme, Avantium will convert CO2, from wastewater purification and waste incineration into formic acid using its proprietary catalytic electrochemistry platform

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17 May 202216 May 2022

KRAHN Chemie exclusively distributes UPM Biochemicals BioMotion™ RFF Portofolio

KRAHN Chemie and UPM Biochemicals signed an exclusive distribution agreement to market UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

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12 May 20229 May 2022

Toilettenpapier aus Stroh für den Po

Klopapier wird meist aus Holz oder Recyclingmaterial hergestellt. Deutlich nachhaltiger geht es mit Stroh, sagt der „Zewa“-Hersteller Essity

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9 May 20224 May 2022

Competitive Edge: MetGen Oy

With the mission of maximizing the value of renewable feedstock, MetGen has developed and commercially launched a novel lignin valorization technology, METNIN

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6 May 20222 May 2022

Grüne Tenside: Abfall der Papierindustrie kann Erdöl ersetzen

Barta Weissert und ihrem Team vom Institut für Chemie der Universität Graz wurde für ihr Forschungsvorhaben Anfang dieses Jahres eine EU-Förderung in der Höhe von 2,5 Millionen Euro zugesprochen

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Lignin-based jet fuel packs more power for less pollution

In a study published in the journal Fuel, researchers analyzed a Washington State University-developed jet fuel based on lignin, an organic polymer that makes plants tough and woody

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5 May 20223 May 2022

EPBP gives 3-year endorsement to allow multilayer PET/PEF packaging in PET bottle recycling stream

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP)1 has awarded an interim endorsement to Avantium, allowing recycling of multilayer PET/PEF packaging in the European bottle recycling market.

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29 April 202226 April 2022

Avantium celebrates the First Piling Ceremony for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Construction is planned to be completed by the end of 2023, enabling the commercial launch of PEF from 2024 onwards

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Avantium: Bau von FDCA-Anlage gestartet – Kooperation mit Sukano

Dem Unternehmen liegen bereits Abnahmezusagen für etwa die Hälfte der Produktionskapazitäten von ca. 5.000 Tonnen/Jahr vor

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19 April 202212 April 2022

Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop PEF film masterbatches

With PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, Sukano will develop masterbatches for PEF resins, facilitating fast adoption in many diversified markets and thus acceleratin the growth of PEF

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7 April 20221 April 2022

Avantium reaches Financial Close for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Engineering company Worley and the Groningen Consortium have become minority shareholders in the Avantium subsidiary

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4 April 202229 March 2022

Helping Agriculture to Reach its Circular Bioeconomy Goals

The potential use of lignin biopolymers for the development of nanoparticles for agricultural applications and environmental decontamination

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30 March 202225 March 2022

Avantium Announces 2021 Results: Significant business progress with green light to construct the world’s first FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium Renewable Chemistries recorded a number of promising developments in 2021, including the construction of a bioasphalt test road using lignin from Dawn Technology™

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29 March 202228 March 2022

This Norwegian start-up makes carbon-negative roads

Carbon Crusher’s road repair process uses recycled asphalt combined with a plant-based adhesive that they say is faster, cheaper, and actually sequesters carbon

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21 March 202215 March 2022

A unique green composite obtained from coconut fiber: Roads Can Be Built from Coconut

New international study found, that coconut fibers - due to their lightness and strength, can be used to cover autobahns, create interiors for railway cars and airplanes, as well as for domestic needs