3 December 20242 December 2024 Please submit your abstract and innovation to the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025”, 20-22 September 2025 in Siegburg 22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online
5 November 202425 November 2024 Save the date for the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025” 22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online
12 April 202415 April 2024 Dow and Procter & Gamble to develop a new proprietary recycling technology targeting hard-to-recycle plastic waste Vision is to recover polyethylene from hard-to-recycle waste for reuse in consumer packaging. Partnership brings together both companies’ intellectual property to create a novel process with low greenhouse gas emissions footprint
Dow: Entwicklung einer neuen Technologie für das Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen – Kooperation mit Procter & Gamble Die neue Technologie soll die Gewinnung von hochwertigen Rezyklaten ermöglichen und dabei weniger Treibhausgasemissionen verursachen als vergleichbare Verfahren mit fossilen Rohstoffen
21 November 202321 November 2023 The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – Your Ultimate Guide to Cutting-Edge Recycling Solutions With the upcoming recycling quotas set by the EU, as well as quotas for mandatory recycled content for specific products, advanced recycling reaches far beyond the plastic packaging sector In consequence, estimations foresee 55% of renewable carbon to come from recycling until 2050. Join more than 250 other participants to discuss effective solutions to handle these capacities
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
7 July 20234 July 2023 PureCycle: Probebetrieb einer PP-Recyclinganlage in Ohio Das US-amerikanische Kunststoffrecycling-Unternehmen PureCycle Technologies hat den Probebetrieb einer Anlage für das Recycling von Polypropylen-Abfällen in Ohio aufgenommen
16 June 202314 June 2023 Solvent Introduced at PureCycle’s Ironton Facility PureCycle initiated the solvent startup procedure at its polypropylene purification facility in Ironton, Ohio
26 May 202322 May 2023 Bahnbrechende Erfindung für Verpackungsmaterial kommt aus Bayreuth An der Universität Bayreuth wird an biologisch abbaubaren Polymeren geforscht. Nun wurde eine umweltfreundliche Beschichtung entwickelt, die ein vollwertiger Ersatz für weltweit millionenfach verwendete Verpackungsmaterialien aus Kunststoffen sein könnte
Groundbreaking invention in the field of packaging materials comes from Bayreuth Research is being conducted on biodegradable polymers at the University of Bayreuth. Now an environmentally friendly coating has been developed that could be a full-fledged replacement for the millions of plastic packaging materials used worldwide
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?
15 May 202310 May 2023 IDTechEx Examines Whether Advanced Recycling Will Be the Answer to Sustainable Packaging Some of the biggest challenges include the degradation of mechanical properties with recycling, which causes recycled plastic to be “downcycled” from packaging to other applications
10 February 20238 February 2023 Flue2Chem: SCI, Unilever and 13 partners launch £5.4m net zero collaboration project The £5.4m Flue2Chem Project is a two-year programme spearheaded by Unilever and SCI, with 13 other organisations involved
13 July 20229 July 2022 Twelve to Deploy World’s First Industrial-Scale Carbon Transformation Platform DCVC leads a $130 million financing to increase the production of materials made from captured CO2 for customers such as Mercedes-Benz, Procter & Gamble, Shopify, and the U.S. Air Force
11 May 20226 May 2022 Switching to sustainable surfactants As the cosmetic and personal care industry races to drop petroleum-based ingredients, chemical companies are rolling out a dizzying array of biobased surfactants. Choosing from among them isn’t easy
21 February 202214 February 2022 New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics
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
20 September 202115 September 2021 Neue Maßstäbe im Kunststoffrecycling Aufbereitung von bis zu acht Tonnen PP-Teppichresten in der Stunde
12 August 20216 August 2021 Eastman molecular recycling technologies to advance Procter & Gamble packaging goals Innovative Eastman Renew materials reduce reliance on virgin plastic packaging
16 July 20219 September 2021 Twelve, Formerly Opus 12, Secures $57 Million in Series A Funding Led by Capricorn and Carbon Direct Announces carbon transformation partnerships with Mercedes-Benz and Procter & Gamble to convert CO2 emissions into essential products
29 June 20219 September 2021 Fraunhofer, SABIC, and Procter& Gamble join forces in closed-loop recycling pilot project for single-use facemasks The collected waste masks becomes shredded and then thermochemically converted to pyrolysis oils as feedstock for new plastics in virgin quality
Fraunhofer, SABIC und Procter & Gamble kooperieren im Rahmen eines Pilotprojekts zum Closed-Loop-Recycling von Einweg-Gesichtsmasken Neues Verfahren sieht zunächst die automatische Zerkleinerung und anschließend die thermochemische Umwandlung in Pyrolyseöl vor, um im Anschluss daraus neuwertige Rohstoffe für die Kunststoffproduktion zu gewinnen
14 December 202012 December 2020 Cargill, IFPEN and Axens collaborate to advance lactic-to-acrylic-acid technology The effort will focus on commercializing the P&G company’s lactic-to-acrylic-acid technology
27 November 20209 September 2021 Accelerating a Revolution in Plastics Recycling Through Impact Investing One goal: A pure planet - The mission: Solving the massive environmental problem created by plastic waste in landfills and oceans, enabling partners to meet sustainability goals
10 November 20208 November 2020 Pampers Pure Now Features Plant-Based Liner Enriched with Shea Butter, Giving Parents What They Prefer For Their Little Ones Inspired by parents, Pampers Pure diapers have been upgraded to include shea butter designed to help protect and care for baby’s skin
2 June 20201 June 2020 P&G, BioBridges call for Bio-based solutions Under a collaboration with the EU-funded Biobridges project, Procter and Gamble (P&G) is launching a call for innovative circular and bio-based solutions
22 May 202019 May 2020 Procter & Gamble and Cargill collaborate to bring nature-powered innovation, fueling the future for more sustainable products The collaboration leverages P&G’s award-winning technology and Cargill’s bioindustrial expertise to deliver greener alternatives in the personal care space
14 May 20209 September 2021 Circulate Capital invests in plastic recycling in Asia “Our goal is to scale our capacity to recycle locally-sourced plastic, to grow our customer base by partnering with international and local manufacturers and to diversify our products to increase our impact and prevent more plastic from ending up in the environment.”
9 October 20196 October 2019 Greenpeace report exposes how multinationals are pretending to solve the plastic crisis New findings show that companies are investing in risky emerging chemical conversion “recycling” technologies, which offer false hope and lock in demand for plastic packaging
17 September 201912 September 2019 PHA: A biopolymer whose time has finally come Amid the growing plastic waste crisis, producers of polyhydroxyalkanoate think the world is ready for their biodegradable polymers
21 June 201917 June 2019 Spielzeugriese forscht bislang vergeblich: Lego verzweifelt an der Suche nach grünem Plastikersatz Kaum ein natürlicher Rohstoff kann bislang den Baustoff der Lego-Elemente sowie der Verpackungsmaterialien gleichwertig ersetzen
17 May 201913 May 2019 Three winners announced in the GC3 Startup Network’s 4th Annual Technology Showcase Three of the 10 startups won the opportunity to pitch their solutions to a panel of business and technology experts on the main stage during the GC3 Innovators Roundtable
29 January 201924 January 2019 The Alliance Launches Today Global corporations join newly launched Alliance to End Plastic Waste
14 January 20199 January 2019 Remondis, Alba und Procter&Gamble gründen Initiative für mehr Recycling Die dafür gegründete Initiative „geTon“ will die Akzeptanz für das Recyclingsystem in Deutschland bei Wirtschaft und beim Verbraucher weiter steigern
12 June 20188 June 2018 New Downy Nature Blends Helps Extend the Life of Clothes With the Power of Plants New product provides powerful conditioning using a plant-based formula, helping to keep clothes looking newer, longer
22 May 201817 May 2018 World Bio Markets: make it real, give it life With over 400 delegates the conference was certainly lively and offered many networking opportunities
14 May 20183 May 2018 “Naturally” Innovative Our work in 'naturals' is also a classic example of our ability to execute quickly with lean innovation principles
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
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
11 April 20186 April 2018 Green Chemistry: developed procedures for the production of bio-based acrylic acid Mild reaction conditions promise cost savings compared to oil-based technology
Grüne Chemie: Verfahren zur Gewinnung von biobasierter Acrylsäure entwickelt Milde Reaktionsbedingungen versprechen Kosteneinsparung gegenüber erdölbasierter Technologie
30 October 201726 October 2017 Novel and Bio-based Chemicals: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Elevance Here’s a recent slide deck from Elevance on Novel and Bio-based Chemicals Enabled by Natural Oil Metathesis
25 October 201723 October 2017 Over Half a Trillion Soybeans Later, Ford Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Bio-based Foam This decade, Ford’s researchers have tinkered with a variety of bio-based products to use within its automobiles and trucks
20 October 201717 October 2017 Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plastic The Fairy Ocean Plastic Bottles, created in partnership with TerraCycle, will be available to buy in 2018 to raise awareness of ocean plastic pollution
12 October 20179 October 2017 SC Johnson to Acquire Method and Ecover According to SC Johnson, it has an ongoing dialogue about chemicals, disclosure and so-called natural products
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
27 March 201723 March 2017 Dow, BASF, Eastman stir up new formulas for safer chemicals Consumer marketplace seems to be the most powerful force inspiring chemical and materials manufacturers to create safer chemicals
23 January 201716 January 2017 Report says global biobased PET market may hit $13.1 billion by 2023 Bio polyethylene terephthalate weighs lower in comparison to their fossil fuel counterparts
2 December 20161 December 2016 Palmöl: Amnesty erhebt schwere Vorwürfe gegen Kosmetik-Hersteller Große Player wollen Palmöl-Produzenten Wilmar in die Pflicht nehmen
3 November 201617 September 2020 Plastic Not Fantastic: Industry Responds to US Microbeads Ban Bio-degradable polymers, currently on the losing side due to its poor market credibility, demand innovation to succeed