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4 June 202528 May 2025

Avantium Awarded Grant to Participate in Michelin-Led Consortium for Biobased Chemical HMF Production

The consortium, led by Michelin Engineered Polymers, aims to construct and operate an HMF Flagship Plant to demonstrate the wide range of applications for HMF


3 June 20252 June 2025

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2025

This Month: New Project on Sustainable Feedstock & Biodiversity Protection, RCI Internal Brands Meeting, Working Group Updates, Denmark’s First E-Methanol Plant, and Lively RCI Webinars on Biomass Availability & LCA


23 April 202515 April 2025

Arkema announces bio performance rheology additives production in Europe

These are the first products made with the recently announced bio-sourced ethyl acrylate produced at the Arkema acrylic monomer facility in Carling France


17 February 202510 February 2025

Arkema and OOYOO LTD. partner to develop gas separation membranes for carbon capture

Arkema will leverage its expertise and its leading innovation in high performance polymers, while OOYOO will develop membrane design – with a specific focus on CO2 separation membranes used for their ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions


4 February 202530 January 2025

Arkema introduces bio-based acrylic binders to lower the product carbon footprint of performance textiles

The new range ENCOR® bio-based waterborne dispersions are designed for textile printing and finishing applications


16 October 202410 October 2024

Biobased nylon and potential from diamine monomers

This latest article delves into the chemistry of synthetic polyamides, most significantly known as Nylon, and discusses the historic and current biobased alternatives to the conventional fossil-based polymers


10 September 20245 September 2024

Arkema obtains mass balance ISCC PLUS certification for its specialty UV/LED/EB curing resins production facility in China

This will support the development of more sustainable solutions for fast-growing applications in local markets


19 June 202413 June 2024

ARKEMA achieves mass balance ISCC Plus certification at its acrylic monomers production facility in Clear Lake, Texas (US)

These certifications support the introduction of a full range of bio-attributed specialty resins and additives for lower VOC or carbon intensive technologies including high solid, waterborne and polyester powders


28 March 20244 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), March 2024

About the 4th Co-Implementation meeting on Transition Pathway and a meetign with DG Grow, DG Clima and DG Envi, the new membership of RCI, an upcoming webinar, discounts for the Renewable Materials Conference and nova commercial reports, and the newest RCI members


7 December 20232 December 2023

Unlocking the green potential: Transforming industrial CO2 into acetone with carbon capture and utilisation technology

PyroCO2 is developing carbon capture and utilisation technology for climate-positive solutions in European chemical production


2 November 202330 October 2023

Firms plan pilot plants for biobased acrylic acid

They all hope to succeed despite false starts to commercialize the process, but there are only few successful - Companies still have more work to do before they can compete with the petrochemical production


19 October 202313 October 2023

Arkema continues to lower the carbon footprint of the global production of its bio-based polyamide 11 chain

The group carried out several energy efficiency improvements in its polyamide 11 chain production sites over the last year


11 September 20236 September 2023

Aimplas coordinates FOREST project to facilitate transportation sector decarbonization

Fourteen partners are developing bio-based polymers, additives and recycled carbon fibers for the creation of competitive multifunctional biocomposite solutions


31 May 202324 May 2023

Hannover Messe 2023: IfBB presents bioplastics for high-temperature applications in automobiles

The research project "HoT-BRo2- Bioplastics for high-temperature applications" will undertake targeted material developments and modifications in order to make thermoplastic bioplastics and bio-composites applicable across all sectors in the high-temperature range


Hannover Messe 2023: IfBB präsentiert Biokunststoffe für Hochtemperaturanwendungen in Automobilen

Im Projekt HoT-BRo2 werden gezielte Materialentwicklungen und -modifizierungen vorgenommen, um thermoplastische Biokunststoffe und Bioverbundwerkstoffe branchenübergreifend im Hochtemperaturbereich anwendbar zu machen


19 May 202319 May 2023

Eleven good reasons to attend the Renewable Materials Conference, 23-25 May, online and on-site (Siegburg/Cologne)

The chemical and plastics industry will need to replace 1 Gt of fossil carbon per year with renewable carbon from biomass, CO2 and recycling to achieve net-zero. How can this work?


5 December 20221 December 2022

Arkema increases its bio-based offer with a new range of mass balance acrylic materials

Arkema announces a major step forward in its innovative sustainable offer with the certification of a range of bio-attributed acrylic monomers using the mass balance* approach


11 October 20226 October 2022

Arkema increases its global Pebax® elastomer capacity expansion for 2023 to +40%

As customer demand is increasingly driven by sustainability and social responsibility, over the last few years Arkema has benefited from strong growth in particular for its bio-based Pebax® Rnew® grades


7 October 20225 October 2022

Biobased chemicals – market opportunities for small and large innovators

Drawing data from NNFCC's own news reviews, this article looks at the chemical giants driving innovation in the biobased chemicals sector in recent years


2 February 202226 January 2022

Update in metathesis technology commercialisation

Metathesis opened up opportunities to produce many new molecules including those that were developed by Elevance using plant oils


27 January 202221 January 2022

Arkema to increase its global Pebax® elastomers production capacity by 25%

To support its customers’ strong growth, in particular in the sports and consumer goods markets, Arkema will increase its global manufacturing capacity for Pebax® elastomers by approximately 25% through an investment at its Serquigny plant in France


20 January 202219 January 2022

Unique equipment for biotechnological capture and conversion of CO2 into chemical building blocks developed in the BioRECO2VER project

Examining the conversion of CO2 emissions from refineries and the cement industry into the chemical building blocks isobutene (C4H8) and lactate (C2H6O3)


14 January 20228 January 2022

Cargill to acquire Croda’s bio-based industrial business, expanding natured-derived solutions for customers

New investment to dramatically expand the company's bioindustrial footprint on searching for "greener" ingredient solutions


13 December 20218 December 2021

Arkema to increase global capacity for Oleris® bio-based oleochemicals by 50%

This new production capacity will be part of Arkema’s previously announced major bio-factory currently under construction on Jurong Island in Singapore


24 November 202119 November 2021

Positive Plastics launches first sample kit featuring sustainable plastics

Positive Plastics will present a complimentary kit to one hundred brands and design agencies to encourage an informed choice of materials and sensible implementation. Kits will be available for purchase online


2 November 202126 October 2021

Arkema: Neues Werk für bio-basiertes PA11-Pulver geplant

Insgesamt investiert Arkema derzeit rund 450 Mio. Euro in den Ausbau der Produktion von biobasiertem Polyamid 11 in Asien


26 October 202126 October 2021

Free webinar: Value from CO2: The power of Biotechnology

23 November 2021, 14:00–17:00 h CET – Final agenda available!


22 October 202119 October 2021

A new bio-based polyamide 11 powders plant in China

Last Arkema investment will further support the growing demand for advanced bio-circular materials in Asia


14 October 202111 October 2021

Converting CO2 emissions into products – European Green Deal project PyroCO2 kicks off

A new innovation project will demonstrate large-scale conversion of industrial carbon emissions into value- added chemicals and materials


10 September 20217 September 2021

Forschung: Biokunststoffe sollen auch für Hochtemperaturanwendungen im Automobilbereich eingesetzt werden

Inwiefern eignen sich Biokunststoffe für Teile im Automobilbereich, die hohen Temperaturen und Belastungen ausgesetzt sind? Am IfBB an der Hochschule Hannover wird genau das im Rahmen einer Studie erforscht


1 July 20211 July 2021

Arkema launches a new renewable PVDF grade for batteries

Arkema announces a major innovation with the launch of its new sustainable Kynar® PVDF range. These new grades will claim 100% renewable attributed carbon derived from crude tall oil bio-feedstock, according to a mass balance approach


24 June 20219 September 2021

VITO optimises CO2 conversion in the European-funded BioRECO2VER project

Industrial point sources of CO2 are well suited for carbon capture & utilisation applications, in short CCU. The conversion of greenhouse gases into added value (base) chemicals can take place in biological processes. With a brand new, unique high-pressure fermenter, VITO is researching how these processes can be optimised.


7 May 202118 June 2021

Arkema to start up new bio-based polyamide 11 plant in Singapore in the first half of 2022

This plant, for which production will be 100%-derivedfrom renewable castor beans, represents a 50% increase in Arkema’s global polyamide 11 capacity


29 April 202118 June 2021

Arkema: Neue biobasierte Polyamid 11-Anlage in Singapur – Inbetriebnahme in der ersten Hälfte des Jahres 2022 geplant

Neue Anlage soll zu 100 Prozent aus Rizinusbohnen produzieren und stellt damit eine 50-prozentige Steigerung der weltweiten Polyamid 11-Kapazität von Arkema dar


Arkema to start up new bio-based polyamide 11 plant in Singapore in the first half of 2022

New production will be 100%-derived from renewable castor beans, represents a 50% increase in Arkema’s global polyamide 11 capacity


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.


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.


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.


19 January 202113 April 2022

Chemical Recycling Poised to Take Off

Investments in chemical-recycling facilities abound as the industry moves closer to the Circular Economy model, accompanied by plenty of new rollouts of packaging made from chemical recycling


7 December 20202 December 2020

Northern Light Composites Introduce Ecoprimus Dinghy

- the First Sustainable and Recyclable Dinghy on the Market


28 October 202022 October 2020

Arkema has successfully placed its inaugural Green Bond

This plant is designed with state-of-the-art technology in order to maximize its efficiency and minimize its environmental impact


27 October 202022 October 2020

Our bio-based Pebax® material, in the heart of the Wave Rider 24 of Mizuno

Mizuno launches the new Wave Rider 24 with a bio-based Pebax Rnew wave plate


3 September 20209 September 2021

#Trending: Chemical recycling of plastics – the missing link in the puzzle to enhance plastics circularity

Collection & sorting of plastics waste is quite far from being at the required level and the recycled grades often don’t stand a chance against their low-cost virgin counterparts


31 March 202027 March 2020

The Bioplastics Industry 2020-2024

Focus on Biodegradable Plastics, Featuring Detailed Profiles of Corbion, BASF, Mitsubishi Chemical, Biome Technologies, Solvay & Arkema


4 March 20204 March 2020

Arkema is committed to keeping global warming well below 2°C

Group has now set a new strategic environmental objective: to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 38% in 2030 compared to 2015


3 February 202029 January 2020

Arkema Exhibits its Range of High-Performance Sustainable Solutions for the Sports Market at ISPO 2020

Top sports performance articles benefit from castor-oil based Pebax


16 January 202013 January 2020

Arkema launched high-performance, environmentally friendly solutions at K

With a focus on sustainability, the Paris-based company said it displayed innovative and environmentally sound solutions during the world's biggest plastics and rubber trade fair


27 May 201922 May 2019

Latest Global Bioplastics Packaging Market Report 2019

About Historical Development (2014-2018) and Estimated Forecast (2019-2025)


26 April 201920 April 2019

Global Bioplastics and Biopolymers Market Research Report 2019

Research report focuses on Bioplastics and Biopolymers volume and value at global level, regional level and company level during 2019-2025


Weltmarkt für Biokunststoffe und Biopolymere 2019: Beschränkungen, Nachfrage, Wachstum Von Arkema, BASF, Braskem, NatureWorks, Novamont

Forschungsbericht zu Bioplastics und Biopolymers analysiert die Marktgrößenentwicklung von Biokunststoffen und Biopolymeren aus den Jahren 2019 bis 2025

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