10 September 20245 September 2024 Einführung von biobasierten Materialien für die Herstellung von Verpackungen für Kosmetika durch KOSÉ und Neste Als das japanische Unternehmen KOSÉ seine Nachhaltigkeitsziele für das Jahr 2020 unter dem Motto „Creating Beauty in a Sustainable World“ vorstellte, wurde die Zusammenarbeit mit Neste als eines der vielen Räder ausgewählt, die die Reise von KOSÉ in Gang setzen
12 October 20237 October 2023 Paptic Ltd, a sustainable packaging materials innovator, raises EUR 23 million in financing to accelerate the development of packaging materials and scale up its ability to serve global customers New strategic partners and international equity investors specifically targeted at facilitating the development of the industrial scale-up of Paptic’s foam-based manufacturing technology
28 March 202224 March 2022 ITOCHU and Aquafil announce the signing of a Business Alliance Agreement to expand and accelerate the nylon circular business From the recovery of nylon waste to the development, production and sale of ECONYL® nylon products inspired by their common commitment for a sustainable future
19 May 20219 September 2021 ITOCHU, Teijin, and JGC Conclude Joint Agreement on the License Business of Polyester Chemical Recycling Technology Japan has implemented various initiatives aimed at helping to realize a more sustainable society, such as targeting the achievement of net zero emissions by 2050
12 October 20207 October 2020 ITOCHU, Borealis and Borouge announce collaboration to enable uptake of renewable polypropylene in the Japanese market The renewable PP is made from sustainable feedstock which is composed of various wastes and residues
24 October 201819 October 2018 Metsä Group and Itochu establish a joint venture that builds an industrial demo plant to produce wood-based textile fibres The new technology to be studied and further developed in the demo project is based on direct dissolution using a novel solvent for the pulp dissolution stage
14 March 201615 February 2018 Metsä Group leads the Finnish bioeconomy Metsä Group is building the world’s first next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski
29 July 2013 Genetic Engineering: A New Use for Algae in Biofuel Production Codon usage of Botryococcus braunii (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta): implications for genetic engineering applications
29 October 2012 ZeaChem Completes Construction of Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery $25 million Series C closes with new investors ITOCHU Corp. and Macquarie