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9 June 202116 June 2021

The rise of CO2 as a feedstock

Carbon Capture and Utilization — could take up billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions if the technologies were adopted across a range of sectors worldwide

4 June 202116 June 2021

Independence from fossil carbon

Textile Technology-Interview with Ferdinand Kähler, nova-Institute, Hürth, Germany

2 June 202116 June 2021

Unilever to introduce recyclable toothpaste tubes

Unilever’s oral care brands including Signal, Pepsodent and Closeup have announced plans to convert their entire global toothpaste portfolio to recyclable tubes by 2025

12 May 202118 June 2021

Unilever expands to CO2-based surfactant raw material

Company’s goal is to convert 100% of its fossil-based raw materials in its cleaning and laundry product formulations in brands

10 May 202118 June 2021

The world’s first laundry capsule made using recycled carbon emissions

Through a pioneering new process, we’re capturing waste CO₂ from a factory - before it reaches the atmosphere - and turning it into a cleaning ingredient for our OMO detergent

3 May 202118 June 2021

World-first laundry capsule in market made from industrial carbon emissions

For the first time a surfactant made using captured carbon emissions will come to market in a cleaning product

26 March 202118 June 2021

Chemicals and Materials for the Future: Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – Final Program

Which renewable materials are solutions that meet the needs of future societies? As a response to this challenging question, nova-Institute has decided to unite all relevant industries in the new “Renewable Materials Conference”, May 18–20, 2021, featuring a unique concept to present all renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO₂-based and recycled.

10 March 20215 March 2021

New H 2020 DEMO project in sustainable packaging based on PHA

NAFIGATE Corporation about to develop ecological packaging of the future

26 November 202023 November 2020

UPM joins the Renewable Carbon Initiative to change the foundation of chemical industry

Just as the energy industry is converting to renewable sources, renewable carbon will become the new foundation of chemical and material industries in the future

17 November 202012 November 2020

The green packaging solution that won’t pollute

Throw your takeout meal container in the compost when you’re done, thanks to SupraPulp’s plant-fiber packaging

27 October 202022 October 2020

Recycling Technologies, Neste and Unilever combine expertise to test and validate systems to chemically recycle waste plastics

The alliance will demonstrate new added-value applications for hard-to-recycle waste plastic materials, such as films, sachets and pouches

7 October 20205 October 2020

Unilever accredits its collaboration with Evonik as one key pillar of its “Clean Future” initiative

As a biotechnology leader, Evonik is enabling Unilever to make its household cleaning products more sustainable

29 September 202024 September 2020

Unilever’s Persil switches to bio-based formula to fill its recycled plastic bottles

Persil’s eco re-launch is the first innovation in the UK as part of Unilever’s ‘Clean Future’ commitment and in its intent to embed the circular economy principles

24 September 202030 September 2020

World market leaders take climate protection seriously: New initiative to replace fossil with renewable carbon wants to change the foundation of the chemical industry

Companies looking for sustainable chemical and material solutions are welcome to join and profit from the support of the initiative

7 September 20204 September 2020

Unilever to eliminate fossil fuels in cleaning products by 2030

Renewable sources of carbon are processed into useful ingredients to produce cleaning and laundry products

Green Chemicals Blog’s Comment: Unilever to eliminate fossil fuels in cleaning products by 2030

This new ambition is a core component of Unilever’s ‘Clean Future’, a ground-breaking innovation programme designed by the company’s Home Care division

3 September 202031 August 2020

#Trending: Chemical recycling of plastics – the missing link in the puzzle to enhance plastics circularity

Collection & sorting of plastics waste is quite far from being at the required level and the recycled grades often don’t stand a chance against their low-cost virgin counterparts

7 August 20207 August 2020

What the oil crash means for bioplastics

The majority are happy to pay 5% extra for a green product, but this drops rapidly if the price difference grows any further

16 July 20207 July 2020

Unilever sets out new actions to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, to preserve resources for future generations

Unilever will achieve Net Zero emissions from all our products by 2039

12 March 20209 March 2020

Unilever switches Ingman ice cream to fully renewable packaging material from Stora Enso

Unilever Finland is introducing Ingman ice cream in a newly designed 1 litre carton made of Stora Enso’s fully renewable and recyclable packaging board in early March

11 March 20206 March 2020

PepsiCo tests recyclable rings made from molded pulp

Molded pulp rings and secondary paperboard packaging will be tested in Sacramento, California on the company's 7.5-ounce six-packs of Pepsi and Sierra Mist

15 January 20205 November 2020

6 circular economy trends that will shape 2020

Ocean plastics crisis has driven both consumers and regulators to seek action. Companies are responding with new strategies to reduce waste

10 January 20207 January 2020

Recyclable or compostable still an issue: Bioplastics on course

The heated debate about bioplastics is all about the waste phase. Everyone is convinced that bioplastics are not the answer to the plastic soup

6 January 202029 October 2020

ALPLA joins cross-industry consortium for chemical recycling

Innovative technology enables circularity for difficult-to-recycle PET plastic waste

16 October 201914 October 2019

Italy’s Bio-on slashes 2019 sales forecast, blames U.S. hedge fund

Company have to cut its full-year sales forecast from external customers to 20 million euros, compared with previous guidance for overall revenue of 78 million

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

24 June 201918 June 2019

Greenpeace-Report beleuchtet Abholzung für Alltagsprodukte

Die Umweltschutzorganisation fordert Gesetze statt Selbstverpflichtung

13 May 201912 May 2019

Unilever Italy changes the world of ice cream by launching a new compostable tray

By 2025 all the packaging of Unilever products in the world will be completely reusable, recyclable or compostable

18 February 201913 February 2019

Flax fiber skis, biobased turf for 2020 Olympics, Gevo’s isoprene, Veja vegan leather, castor oil jacket membrane and more

The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of February 8th

11 February 20196 February 2019

Unilever and Bio-on present My Kai the new line of ultra-green sun creams

World’s first product made from renewable plant sources and 100% biodegradable

20 November 201815 November 2018

Unilever and Bio-on work together to reduce environmental impact in the Personal Care sector

Collaboration aims to meet the sustainability and environmental demands of consumers, to halve the environmental impact of their products by 2030

16 November 201814 November 2018

Unilever started a strategic partnership with Bio-on to make the personal care sector greener

This collaboration is designed to meet the demands of consumers, who are increasingly concerned about sustainability

18 April 201816 April 2018

Unilever to pioneer breakthrough food packaging technology together with Ioniqa & Indorama Ventures

Ioniqa’s innovative technology can turn PET waste into a truly circular material which holds value after disposal by consumers

Unilever, Indorama und Ioniqa kooperieren bei PET-Recycling

Ioniqas neues Verfahren soll künftig ermöglichen, alles PET wieder zu hochwertigen, für Lebensmittel geeignete Verpackungen zu verarbeiten

26 March 201822 March 2018

Cracking new ways to fight plastic waste

How are companies responding to the pressure of consumers demand to greener alternatives?

13 March 20189 March 2018

First 100% biodegradable PG tips tea bags in stores

PG tips tea bags will be made with new plant-based material that is 100% renewable and biodegradable

5 February 20181 February 2018

These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptoms

Businesses, governments and other stakeholders are supposed to make step changes in creating and implementing circular economy solutions to plastic waste

Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging waste

Four key actions the consumer goods industry should take to create the systemic change required and accelerate the transition to a circular economy

12 January 201810 January 2018

Sustainable Packaging Coalition elects representatives from McDonald’s, Nestlé USA, and Braskem to Executive Committee

SPC Executive Committee offers big opportunity for big companies to work together, making real progress in advancing sustainable packaging

8 January 201821 December 2017

Project focus: Maximising the commercial potential of super-strong microfibrillated cellulose

Ambitious flagship project to introduce plant-based cellulose “ten-times as strong as steel” into widespread use

14 November 201710 November 2017

Over 150 organisations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging

Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative has published a statement calling for a ban on oxo-degradable plastic packaging.

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

3 August 20171 August 2017

Rudolf J. Koopmans: Er macht aus Milch Plastik

Plastik ist praktisch, aber eine Belastung für die Umwelt. In Fribourg tüfteln Forscher jetzt an einem biologisch abbaubaren Kunststoff

21 February 201720 February 2017

Norner goes green. 2,5 MEUR grant to research on green packaging for the future

Looking for circular solutions: Norwegians fund green packaging project

26 January 201724 January 2017

Unilever commits to 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025

Invites collective action from fast-moving consumer goods industry to be fully circular on plastic packaging

24 January 201720 January 2017

Industry endorses plan to recycle 70% of plastic packaging globally

New report outlines how a solution could be reached

2 December 20161 December 2016

Palmöl: Amnesty erhebt schwere Vorwürfe gegen Kosmetik-Hersteller

Große Player wollen Palmöl-Produzenten Wilmar in die Pflicht nehmen

25 November 201623 November 2016

SynBio is gearing up

Synthetic Biology's large field of applications became apparent at the EFIB-conference in Glasgow, last October

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

28 October 201628 October 2016

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