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24 October 202317 October 2023

White Biotechnology: Key Technology Trends Reshaping Its Growth

With improvements in biotechnology tools and processes comes the ability to produce everything from commodity chemicals to high-performance materials through white biotechnology

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10 August 20237 August 2023

Newlight Completes US$125M In New Equity Round Led by GenZero

In addition to financial participation, Newlight has completed development agreements with CNG to commercialize specialty films decarbonized with AirCarbon and with OLCV to use direct air capture (DAC)

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31 March 202328 March 2023

Black is the New Green: AIRCARBON STRAWS IN BLACK Now Available

Designed with the consumer experience in mind, AIRCARBON straws in black are smooth, never soggy, and home compostable, making them an ideal alternative to traditional paper straws

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6 December 20221 December 2022

Products Made With Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial Scale

Startups are taking aim at chemicals, one of the largest industrial sources of global emissions

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27 July 202229 July 2022

Polymers Made from Emissions: The Plastics Industry May Become a Carbon-Capture Leader, says IDTechEx

Fossil inputs are still necessary for the thermochemical CO2-based polyol manufacturing, but producers can replace part of it with waste CO2, potentially saving on raw material costs

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21 July 202221 July 2022

Newlight and Long Ridge Sign Agreement to Build Aircarbon Production Facility in Ohio

Aircarbon replaces traditional plastics, providing scalable approach to decarbonization, sustainability

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25 June 202221 July 2022

AIRCARBON x Paper: Newlight Launches the World’s First Plastic-Free AIRCARBON-Coated Paper Bowls and Plates

Company has developed an innovative plastic-free PHB biomaterial using a nature-based carbon capture process, resulting in a paper product that is moisture-resistant and grease-resistant

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2 September 202130 August 2021

AirCarbon x Nike: Newlight and Nike Partner to Reduce Carbon Footprint

The carbon-negative biomaterial will be explored in a variety of applications, with the goal to advance Nike's mission to create products that are better for athletes and the planet

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18 June 202110 September 2021

Fashion for Good Launches The Renewable Carbon Textiles Project

The project brings together key industry players to investigate, test and validate the solutions provided by innovators in the PHA polymer space

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4 May 202118 June 2021

Newlight’s Restore foodware now commercially available from retailer Target

Manufactured in Southern California, AirCarbon straws and cutlery are dishwasher safe for reuse, never get soggy in hot or cold condition and contain no plastic

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29 January 20219 September 2021

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed!

Completely revised and extended third version of nova’s technology and trend report “Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – Technologies, Polymers, Developers and Producers” available

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21 October 20209 September 2021

Newlight Technologies Completes $45MM Series F Expansion Finance Round

Single-use plastic demand is on the rise, driven by the world's need for products that promote hygiene and convenience

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12 October 20209 September 2021

These carbon-negative, ocean-degradable straws and forks are made from greenhouse gases

Newlight has developed a material—made by microbes—that uses methane to make everything from utensils to purses to glasses

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8 October 20209 September 2021

Newlight Technologies opens new commercial-scale AirCarbon production facility

Company develops carbon-negative, ocean-degradable straws and forks made from greenhouse gases

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27 March 202024 March 2020

Next Five Years Could be Pivotal for Bioplastics

Bioplastics industry is yet to take off and the sector is littered with bankruptcies - but the situation is beginning to change

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17 January 20209 September 2021

9 Hot New CO2 Applications

CO₂ applications are tried and true in a range of industrial uses and new and green applications help sustain the industry

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22 March 20199 September 2021

CCU, Carbon Capture and Utilization, even better than biomass as a feedstock

One of the most important objectives proposed by many CCU experts would be mandatory quota for CCU kerosene

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7 February 20198 February 2019

Applications are welcome for the “Bio-based Material of the Year 2019”

Deadline for submission: end of February 2019

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Bewerbungen zum Innovationspreis „Bio-based Material of the Year 2019“ willkommen

Einreichungsfrist: Ende Februar 2019

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23 April 20189 September 2021

The $20 Million Carbon XPRIZE: The 10 Finalists, revealed

As next steps, top 10 teams will have 2 years of access to an integrated test center

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4 April 20184 April 2018

The submission deadline for the Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2018″ is still open until mid of April!

The winners will be chosen by the participants of the “11^th International Conference on Bio-based Materials”

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15 January 20189 September 2021

The Materials Industry Is Pitching In to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

These companies are utilizing alternative technologies to reduce - and reuse - carbon dioxide emissions

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16 June 201713 June 2017

The Sexy 7: The bio markets and apps in PET, PX, PEF, PLA, PHA, PBS, and PE

200,200 downloads for the DOE’s classic report on value-added chemicals — but some hot molecules are missing!

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17 January 20179 September 2021

The AirCarbon methane-to-plastics technology: The Digest’s 20-16 Multi-Slide Guide to Newlight Technologies

Company using greenhouse gas-to-plastic bioconversion technology to produce plastics from air and methane

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28 September 201626 September 2016

IKEA and Neste Join Forces to Commercialize Bio-Based Plastics

Partnership highlights the major trend in multinational corporations being key drivers for commercialization of bio-based products

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9 September 20167 September 2016

PHA business case still shaky

PHA business case does not depend solely on the quality of the process and of the product, but also on the quality of the feedstock and the costs of processing

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1 September 201630 August 2016

PHA: promising, versatile, biodegradable

All members of the PHA family are biodegradable - not just in industrial composting equipment, but also in the soil and in freshwater and seawater

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3 August 20162 August 2016

Gas fermentation: another promising biobased technology

Some overview about top companies and the sector’s achievements

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11 July 20169 September 2021

Newlight Technologies Signs 15-Year Production License Agreement With Paques Holdings bv

Companies will work together to accelerate the expansion of AirCarbon production capacity globally

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28 June 201627 June 2016

Will Lego’s $150 Million Sustainable Plastics Challenge Make Biobased the Norm?

Company’s goal to build better toys from sustainable, raw material might shift the plastics industry away from fossile sources

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27 June 201617 June 2016

EPA Announces the 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Winners!

Each year the EPA honors winners whose chemical technologies incorporate the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, and use

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15 April 201615 February 2018

9th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2

Bio-polymers, lignin utilisation and ​update on ​Polyhydroxyalkanoates ( PHA)

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8 March 20169 September 2021

IKEA joins advanced bioeconomy via Newlight deal

Company to use Newlight’s carbon capture technology to convert bio-based greenhouse gases into AirCarbon thermoplastics

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7 March 20169 September 2021

Newlight Signs Supply, Collaboration, And Technology License Agreement With IKEA

IKEA to purchase AirCarbon from Newlight production facilities and produce AirCarbon under technology license to help move away from virgin fossil-based plastics

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20 January 201619 January 2016

2015: Renewable Chemicals Review

Continued low petrochemical prices led to several rethinking strategies

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14 January 201613 January 2016

Aus Malaysias Palmölabfall wird Bio-Kunststoff

Abfallverwertungsprojekt zur Herstellung von biologischem Kunststoff geplant

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FGV to explore biodegradable plastics production from palm oil biomass waste with Newlight Technologies and Innogas

Sustainable biomass project is aimed at diversifying and further developing the company’s new revenue streams

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20 August 201517 August 2015

Has PHA’s time come?

Newer players in the PHA market are promising that their PHA is affordable, even competitive, in comparison to traditional polymers

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23 July 201522 July 2015

Biology, Catalysts, Electrocatalysis, Oh My!

BIO held a breakout session as part of the Renewable Chemicals Track

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22 July 201521 July 2015

More off-take bio deal with Vinmar

Vinmar is on a roll when it comes to doing off-take supply deals in the renewables sector

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16 July 20159 September 2021

One billion pounds of carbon-negative plastic, made from greenhouse gas and pure air

Vinmar signs historic offtake agreement with Newlight Technologies for 1B lbs of AirCarbon thermoplastic

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15 July 20159 September 2021

Newlight Signs 20-Year Contract for 19 Billion Pounds of AirCarbon PHA

Off-take agreement with Vinmar is a milestone for carbon capture efforts and meeting the growing needs of the sustainable materials market

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20 January 201519 January 2015

Auf der Suche nach dem „Bio-based Material of the Year 2015“

Teilnehmer des Biowerkstoff-Kongresses, 13. – 15. April 2015 in Köln, wählen den Sieger des renommierten Innovationspreises

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Looking for the “Bio-based Material of the Year 2015”

Participants of the International Conference on Bio-based Materials will choose the winner of the prestigious Innovation Award

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27 June 201426 June 2014

Newlight ramping up commercial greenhouse-gas-to-plastic production

Newlight Technologies LLC is preparing to expand its greenhouse gas-to-plastic manufacturing capacity by ramping up to 50-million-pound-per-year capacity over the coming quarters, said CEO Mark Herrema

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4 June 20143 June 2014

Green chemicals investment roundup

Last month saw a lot of successful financing announcements

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3 June 20149 September 2021

Dell Introduces New Packaging Takes Greenhouse Gases Out of the Air and Builds PCs Reusing Plastic from Recycled Electronics

Newlight Technologies’ carbon-negative AirCarbon material is more sustainable and cost effective than traditional oil-based plastics

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20 May 20149 September 2021

Newlight Technologies sprints ahead

Big Telecom player becoming one of the first to use AirCarbon, a new carbon-negative PHA made from greenhouse gas

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9 May 20148 May 2014

Teknor Apex Wins SPI’s 2014 Innovation in Bioplastics Award

Teknor Apex Tops List of Six Finalists with Terraloy^® PLA Compounds

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18 February 201425 July 2014

Bio-basierte Kunst- und Verbundwerkstoffe, Bioraffinerien und die industrielle Biotechnologie – die Höhepunkte aus Europa

Der „7. Internationale Biowerkstoff-Kongress“ präsentiert vom 8. bis 10. April 2014 im Maternushaus, Köln die neuesten und spannendsten Entwicklungen in Europa