26 April 202424 April 2024 Bcomp Closes CHF 36M (US $40M) Series C Funding to Foster Mobility Decarbonisation with High-Performance Bio-Based Materials
6 December 20231 December 2023 Kosmetikbranche von Mikroplastik befreien: Bioweg gewinnt „THE SPARK – Der deutsche Digitalpreis 2023 Handelsblatt und McKinsey verliehen achten THE SPARK Award an Gründer:innen mit Schwerpunkt „Circular Economy“ – Bioweg gewinnt mit Konzept für mikroplastikfreie Kosmetikindustrie – myAbility, die Jobbörse für Menschen mit Behinderung, erhält Diversity Accelerator Award für vielfältige Gründungs- und Arbeitskultur
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?
3 May 202327 April 2023 From scrap to raw material: state-supported Car2Car project develops technologies to improve recycling of end-of-life vehicles The BMW group will recognize in future the recyclability of all applicated Materials already in the designing phase
Vom Schrott zum Rohstoff: Förderprojekt Car2Car entwickelt Technologien für optimiertes Recycling von Altfahrzeugen Die BMW Group will künftig bereits beim Design neuer Modelle die Recyclingfähigkeit der verwendeten Materialien berücksichtigen
11 April 20236 April 2023 Natural fiber composites: Growing to fit sustainability needs A push for sustainability solutions, alongside supply chain and technical advancements in natural fiber materials, processing to manufacture them into composites, are fueling R&D and commercial growth into new markets
17 March 202314 March 2023 Producing cars with sustainable materials Lighthouse project: Development of new concepts with TUM participation
Autos mit nachhaltigen Materialien produzieren Leuchtturmprojekt: Entwicklung neuer Konzepte mit Beteiligung der TUM
5 December 202230 November 2022 BMW / BComp: Replacing carbon with flax With the new BMW M4 GT4, BMW M Motorsport is taking their use of sustainable composite solutions to the next level. There is no other GT racing car in series production matching the amount of natural fiber composite parts
29 July 202225 July 2022 What role does Hemp play in the Automotive Industry? Ford's approach to developing sustainable solutions with cars made from bioplastics did not bear fruit. But almost a century later, companies are again looking at the value of industrial hemp to the automotive industry
20 May 202217 May 2022 BASF und BMW Group setzen auf erneuerbare Rohstoffe für die Automobillackierung Die BMW Group verwendet als erster OEM Lacke von BASF, die nach dem Biomassenbilanzverfahren zertifiziert sind. Reduzierung fossiler Ressourcen und Einsatz nachhaltigerer Rohstoffe senken den CO2-Fußabdruck. Jeweils rund 40% CO2-Vermeidung für Klarlack und Tauchlackierung
BASF and BMW Group rely on renewable raw materials for automotive coatings The BMW Group is the first OEM to use BASF paints certified according to the biomass balance approach. Reducing fossil resources and using more sustainable raw materials minimizes the carbon footprint. Clearcoat and e-coat avoid around 40% of CO2 each
14 April 202211 April 2022 Bcomp closes CHF 32m Series B with mobility- and impact venture capital The combination of investors is unique and confirms the strong interest from the market in Bcomp’s technologies, ranging from the automotive and aerospace industry to wider mobility and sustainability sectors
1 February 202231 January 2022 Deserttex Kaktusleder: BMW entwickelt vegane Lederalternative auf Kaktusbasis mit Start-up aus Mexiko Unter dem Namen “Desserto” haben die Gründer bereits im Jahr 2019 diesen Lederersatz auf Basis der Biomasse von Kakteen und einer biobasierten Polyurethanmatrix für die Modeindustrie präsentiert
7 December 20216 December 2021 Mexico’s DESSERTO Cactus Alt Leather Gets V-Label Certification, Launches Boxing Gloves with Adidas The glove, a one-piece design that improves backhand and wrist support, is certified green and made from sustainable cactus leather in a carbon-neutral environment
16 November 202112 November 2021 Hanf-Kunststoff-Startup startet Crowdfunding in Kanada Canadian Industrial Hemp Corporation sammelt Geld für sein Bio/Hanf-Kunststoff-Projekt
30 September 202127 September 2021 The BMW i Vision Circular This innovative electric powered four-seater has been designed according to circular economy principles across the board