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18 March 201913 March 2019

Green & Light and BASF developed Elastoskin® based paper honeycomb car trunk floor

The world’s first design with Elastoskin^® based paper honeycomb trunk floors

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Green & Light und BASF: Innovative Materialkombination mit Elastoskin® und Elastoflex® E

Weltweit erstes Design von Elastoskin^® und Papierwaben für Ladeböden

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8 March 20195 March 2019

BASF at the Simac 2019 – Shanks made easy!

Company presented the newest material developments, targeted specifically on manufacturing optimized shanks for shoe

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7 March 20196 March 2019

Global Bio Plastics Market 2019:- Braskem, NatureWorks, Novamont, BASF, Corbion, DSM, DuPont, Arkema, Kingfa, FKuR, Biome

Industry Production, Trends, Sales, Supply, Demand, Analysis & Forecast to 2023

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8 February 20195 February 2019

BASF is the first chemical company to certify biomass balanced products according to the new REDcert2 standard for the chemical industry

New REDcert2 standard ensures the correct attribution of renewable resources in BASF’s value chain

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4 February 201930 January 2019

The GC3 Startup Network Seeks Applicants for 2019 Technology Showcase

Apple, BASF, Best Buy Company, Inc., New Balance, Patagonia, and Target among 16 companies seeking new sustainable chemistry and materials technologies

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29 January 201924 January 2019

The Alliance Launches Today

Global corporations join newly launched Alliance to End Plastic Waste

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9 January 20197 January 2019

Avantium: BASF steigt aus JV Synvina aus

Niederländer werden Anteile von BASF an dem Joint Venture übernehmen und damit die vollständige Kontrolle über Synvina erlangen

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7 January 201919 December 2018

BASF notifies Avantium of its exit from Synvina

Companies still discussing terms and conditions of an exit - Avantium continues to disagree with BASF’s interpretation of the joint venture agreement

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21 December 201818 December 2018

RSB Assembly Approves Groundbreaking Standard for Advanced Products

For the first time, products from recycled carbon and non-biogenic waste will be able to carry real and credible sustainability claims

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6 December 20189 September 2021

Carbon2Chem-Experten beraten über CO2-Nutzung in der Industrie

"2. Konferenz zur nachhaltigen chemischen Konversion in der Industrie" brachte ein großes Konsortium aus Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft zusammen

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26 November 201821 November 2018

‘Breakthrough’ harvesting solution, growing market, potential beyond biodiesel – all good signs for castor oil’s future

After all, if we can make shoes and yarn from castor plants, the possibilities seem endless

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31 October 201829 October 2018

Bio-plastic JV Synvina under threat over dispute about investment deadline

"We are determined to purse the commercialisation of FDCA and PEF - with or without BASF."

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25 October 201822 October 2018

BASF, Avantium in Synvina dispute

Companies are said to be discussing possibilities for an amicable settlement to differences of opinion

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23 October 201818 October 2018

New GM canola varieties on way

TruFlex technology has been designed to eventually phase out Bayer’s Roundup Ready counterpart

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29 August 201824 August 2018

Chancen für Biokunststoffe entdecken

Tagung 'Biopolymer Processing & Moulding' in Halle bei Leipzig begeisterte die knapp 120 Teilnehmer durch Praxisnähe

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23 August 201822 August 2018

Innovative Report on Bioplastics and Biodegradable Plastics Market Forecast to 2023

With Trends, Analysis by Regions, Type, Application, Market Drivers and Top Companies

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15 August 201829 October 2018

Plastics proliferation transitioning to bioplastics boost

Current market value of biodegradable plastics exceeding $1.1 billion in 2018, and potentially reaching $1.7 billion by 2023, according to IHS Markit’s report

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18 July 201816 July 2018

BASF Color Solutions: Zertifiziert bioabbaubare Farbmasterbatche

Palette von 15 biobasierten und kompostierbaren Standardfarben wurde zuletzt auf der Biopolymer 2018 in Halle vorgestellt

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28 June 201826 June 2018

Avantium begins construction of plant that spells good news for bio-plastics

Demonstration plant to advance the development of a key ingredient for the production of plastics and polyester textiles, derived from renewable sugars

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20 June 20189 September 2021

BASF invests in carbon recycling company LanzaTech

LanzaTech’s patented technology is now being deployed at commercial scale in the steel industry

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BASF investiert in LanzaTech, ein Unternehmen mit einer Technologie für Kohlenstoff-Recycling

Patentgeschützte Technologie von LanzaTech wird derzeit im kommerziellen Maßstab in der Stahlindustrie eingesetzt

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BASF invests in LanzaTech, ArcelorMittal’s underway on advanced fuels, Syngenta breaks 3B gallon mark, Leaf gets an accelerator: partnership frenzy in the bioeconomy

Robust technologies must find effective routes to market through robust partnership — the days of vertically-integrated companies that can “do it all” appear to be over

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24 May 201822 May 2018

5 Minutes Wth… Gerald Michael, global business manager at Synvina

The company site in Antwerp, Belgium, has a capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes of PEF bio-plastic

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9 May 20188 May 2018

Renewable fiber maker wins chance to present at GC3 showcase

Tandem Repeat will present its protein-based biopolymer technology for making tough, stretchable thermoplastic fibers

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8 May 20184 May 2018

Start-ups recognised for adoption of green chemistry

Announcement of 10 innovative start-up companies at GC3’s 3rd Annual Networking Event

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30 April 201826 April 2018

The tricky task of marketing biomass-balanced plastics

A new approach to reducing fossil-fuel inputs is a tough sell

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26 April 201824 April 2018

Global Bioplastics Market 2018 by Manufacturers, Countries, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023

New market research report on “Bioplastics Market 2018 Global Analysis By Key Players – Braskem, NatureWorks, Novamont, BASF, Corbion, DuPont”

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Force Majeure for ecoflex® and ecovio® lifted

Remaining contaminations removed - Inventories still low

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Force Majeure für die Produkte ecoflex® und ecovio® aufgehoben

Letzte Verunreinigungen in Anlage entfernt - Lagerbestand noch niedrig

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2 March 20182 March 2018

BASF launches resource-saving refinish product line

VIDEO: BASF’s new biomass-balance paints for automotive

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BASF bringt ressourcenschonende Reparaturlackreihe auf den Markt

VIDEO: BASF’s neue Biomass-Balance Lacke für die nachhaltige Autoreparatur

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12 February 20188 February 2018

Plastiktütenhersteller scheitert vor dem Bundesgerichtshof mit Schadenersatzklage gegen die DUH

Gewonnener Mammutprozess macht Mut, auch weiterhin gegen Lobbys und Kartelle vorzugehen

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18 January 201816 January 2018

Avantium: PEF pilot phase set to be extended

Synvina intends to extend the pilot phase, which will in turn extend the timeline to start up the Reference Plant

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18 December 201714 December 2017

BASF: New biomass-balanced Styropor on the market

Conserving resources with EPS food packaging

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BASF: Neues biomassenbilanziertes „Styropor“ am Markt

Ressourcen schonen bei der EPS-Lebensmittelverpackung

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5 December 20176 December 2017

Bioplastics are making the difference

European Bioplastics Conference 2017 attracted over 330 senior executives and NGOs

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17 November 201715 November 2017

DuPont, Corbion, and Synvina pilot furan-based polymers made from sugar but must confront PET’s dominance

Companies are piloting new supply chains based on the sugar-derived furan ring

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2 November 201726 October 2017

BASF inaugurates enzyme-based production plant for biocatalyzed acrylamide in Nanjing, China

Wholly-owned BioACM plant in Nanjing to strengthening its production set-up for reliable and high-quality supply of polyacrylamide to customers in Asia Pacific, especially in China

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25 October 201723 October 2017

BASF declares force majeure for ecoflex and ecovio

Plant has been shut down, company is working intensively to repair the technical defect

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13 September 201711 September 2017

Plastic Stretches Towards the New: Top 10 Trendlines in Bioplastics

What’s the promise, who’s making progress? And when, where, how, and costing how much?

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4 September 20179 September 2021

BASF and bse Engineering sign development agreement to transform CO2 and excess current into methanol

BASF will provide bse Engineering with custom made catalysts adapted to this new process

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31 August 201729 August 2017

DuPont’s Next Big Idea Could Be Huge for Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola's PlantBottle packaging contains 30% renewable materials. DuPont sees an opportunity to make it 100%

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4 August 20172 August 2017

Global Bio-Based Chemicals Market Forecast 2017-2025

Key findings, market, regional and competitive insights by Inkwood Research

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1 August 201728 July 2017

„European Joint Undertaking on Bio-Based Industries (BBI)“ fördert Konsortium „PEFerence“.

Förderung soll innovative Wertschöpfungskette von bio-basierten Rohstoffen bis zu Chemikalien und Materialien auf Basis von Polyethylenfuranoat (PEF) etablieren helfen

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17 July 201713 July 2017

Global Bioplastic Packaging Market is Projected to be Valued at USD 34.24 Billion By 2024

New report from Hexa Research shows that growth is mainly being driven by rising consumer demand for resource efficient and eco-friendly products

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10 July 20176 July 2017

BASF: Sustainable manufacture of palm oil is possible

Factories at Gebze (Turkey) and Dahej (India) received Supply Chain Certificate of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

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6 July 20174 July 2017

Inside story: Synvina – the joint venture of BASF and Avantium

BASF veteran Patrick Schiffers giving an exclusive insight into this partnership

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8 June 20176 June 2017

European PET Bottle Platform says existing recovery systems can handle PEF

Interim approval constitutes a major step towards integration of packaging from Synvina’s PEF in the circular economy

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24 May 201722 May 2017

Got plants? Bio-based shoes, lingerie, auto parts and more

Manufacturers are introducing more bio-based products in response to market demand