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27 August 202124 August 2021

Biofibre: Neuer Biokunststoff mit Naturfasern für den 3D-Druck

Auf der Fakuma 2021 präsentiert Biofibre einen Überblick über die nachhaltige Kunststoffpalette und beispielhafte daraus gefertigte Produkte

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26 August 202123 August 2021

Naturdämmstoffe haben positive Eigenschaften

Ergebnisse eines interdisziplinären Forschungsprojektes

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23 August 202118 August 2021

Making Nylon Sustainable

Nilit sustainability report 2017-2020

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INCA Renewtech Signs Agreement with Genesis Products to Manufacture Bio-panels for RVs and Trucks and Secures Land in Elkhart County

IN to Build Hemp-based Composites Manufacturing Operation

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REI launches partially biobased trail shoe

Outdoor lifestyle brand REI Co-op has released two new athletic shoes featuring biobased and recycled materials

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20 August 202117 August 2021

Nils Björkman nominated as a new member of Avantium’s Supervisory Board

His last position was Executive Vice President of all commercial operations of the Tetra Pak Group

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Nouryon awarded 2021 EcoVadis Gold rating for its sustainability achievements

Nouryon achieved strong scores in all assessed areas, including environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement

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Partially biobased soles help adidas’s new elite running sneaks reach Olympic podium

In Germany, adidas has launched a new running shoe with a 3D printed, partially biobased midsole

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19 August 202119 August 2021

NatureWorks: Grünes Licht für Biopolymer-Werk in Thailand

Das Projekt sieht die Errichtung von Kapazitäten für jährlich 75.000 Tonnen PLA-Polymeren der Marke Ingeo vor

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A European Project will unlock the potential of feathers to foster circularity in agriculture

A new European funded collaborative project, UNLOCK, was launched on 1 May to generate new value from a waste stream that contains nearly 90 % keratin, a valuable protein that can be a source for biodegradable materials.

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18 August 202116 August 2021

Biobased ropes trialed for mussel and seaweed cultivation

In Spain, the BIOGEARS project has developed biodegradable ropes from biobased materials that it will now test out for cultivation purposes at mussel and seaweed farms.

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17 August 202116 August 2021

ALPLA Group acquired Slovak company Panara to step up its activities in bioplastics

Austria-headquartered ALPLA Group acquired the Slovak company Panara, a global packaging specialist, to step up its activities in the research field of alternative, sustainable raw materials for packaging. Panara is focusing on the development of fully bio-based and biodegradable plastics.

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USDA: Biobased products industry responsible for 4.6M US jobs

The report demonstrates that the biobased industry is a substantial generator of economic activity and jobs, and that it has a significant positive impact on the environment.

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30 July 202127 July 2021

H.B. Fuller and Covestro Join Forces to Make Adhesives More Sustainable

Reducing CO2 emissions and conserving fossil raw materials

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Stora Enso’s pilot plant for producing lignin-based carbon materials for batteries is now operational

The global battery market is projected to grow tenfold over the next decade as battery producers seek more sustainable materials for the electrification of mobility

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29 July 202127 July 2021

UNEP demystifies finance for the circular economy

UNEP published a report on financing the circular economy and finds that it could generate 4.5 trillion dollar in economic output by 2030

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SABIC and DSM combine efforts to create DYNEEMA® products from certified circular polymers

DSM will produce Dyneema®, an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (HMPE) made using SABIC’s certified circular ethylene in both a sailing rope and a pelagic trawl net application

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Starkes Plädoyer: Holzbau als Kohlenstoffspeicher und Chance zum Klimaschutz

Europäische Programme zur innovativen, nachhaltigen Holzverwendung im Charta-Dialog

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Bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea Region

Interreg South Baltic project BioBIGG describes opportunities for biobased innovation and green growth

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23 July 202120 July 2021

Exciting future prospects for biorefineries

New EU study describes development paths and outlines strategic roadmap

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Mattel Launches Barbie Loves the Ocean; Its First Fashion Doll Collection Made from Recycled Ocean-Bound* Plastic

New Campaign ‘The Future of Pink is Green™’ Engages Kids in Supporting a Greener Future

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22 July 202119 July 2021

Turning bread waste into biobased packaging

Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge-Europe (BISC-E)

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8 July 202130 June 2021

Meet MoEa, The Company Making Sneakers From Five Types of Sustainable Vegan Leather

Many sustainable fashion brands are now using leather alternatives made from materials like apple, pineapple, corn, cactus, or grape. But French shoe brand MoEa is taking things a step further by using all five

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5 July 202130 June 2021

Siemens Energy to electrify first-of-its-kind biorefinery in Germany

The biorefinery will be the first industrial-scale facility of its type ever built. It will apply novel process innovations to sustainably convert 100 percent wood into bio-based MEG, MPG as well as RFF

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1 July 202130 June 2021

Startup Biomason Makes Biocement Tiles, Retailer H&M Group Plans To Outfit Its Stores’ Floors With Them

The Swedish retailer has some 5,000 stores across eight brands, which makes its joint development agreement with Biomason to produce bio-based flooring a big deal for the startup

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29 June 202128 June 2021

Filtering instead of showering: researchers are developing a new material from a bath sponge

Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg developed an innovative material from a cultured marine sponge

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18 June 202118 June 2021

Biobased BDO, spider silks, new textile hubs: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Supermaterials!

Get the Inside True Story— spider silk proteins and bio-based BDO, what are the techs, projects, apps, rationales and more

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Bio-based chemicals capacity build-up continues

A planned 65 ktpa fermentation-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) capacity in Iowa, USA, to be built by a newly-formed joint venture called Qore

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11 June 202116 June 2021

Green Dot Bioplastics Breaks Ground on Plant Expansion

Kansas-based global bioplastics company expansion project will double capacity ahead of new product launches

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26 May 202116 June 2021

BioBlend’s EPIC EL Dust Suppressant – With Ester Link Technology

Powerful Soy Based Biodegradable Dust Suppressant Featuring ESTER LINK Technology

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25 May 20219 September 2021

Summer Special at the nova-Institute: 20 % discount on all market and trend reports starting now, until 31 August 2021

From technologies over building blocks and polymers to fine chemicals: The latest market reports on bio- and CO₂-based production, recycling, bio-based naphtha and the mass balance approach for a special price

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19 May 202118 June 2021

Sateri to Acquire Funing Aoyang’s Viscose Fibre Business

Sateri has entered into agreement with Funing Aoyang Technology Co., Ltd. (Funing Aoyang) to acquire its viscose fibre business

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17 May 202118 June 2021

Forschungsergebnisse aus Forst und Holz in der Praxis etablieren

Ressourcen- und Materialeffizienz zentrale Themen der Online-Statustagung zur Charta für Holz 2.0

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14 May 202118 June 2021

Nachwachsendes Imprägniermittel für Textilien: Lebensmittelabfälle lösen fluorhaltige Verbindungen ab

Hydrophobierungsmittel werden in der Textilindustrie zur Imprägnierung insbesondere bei Outdoorkleidung verwendet, um sie wasserabweisend zu machen

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12 May 202118 June 2021

Sonnet155 is a “temporary handbag” made from discarded fruit peels

Sonnet155's key ingredient is pectin, a gelling agent that is extracted from the cell walls of the waste fruit and acts as a natural binder

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11 May 202117 December 2024

Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) publishes comic strip and videos to introduce renewable carbon to all

Nora and her FlyPhone, BioBTX, Stahl and nova-Institute explain the renewable carbon concept in new formats for B2C and B2B

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4 May 202118 June 2021

Biologischer Abbau kann sinnvolle End-of-Life-Option bieten

Für 24 der 25 Anwendungen wurden darüber hinaus Alternativen aus biologisch abbaubaren Kunststoffen gefunden

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26 April 202118 June 2021

Avantium successfully produces polyesters with its plantMEG™ from the Ray Technology™ demonstration plant

Both plantMEG and plantMPG are expected to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to their fossil-based equivalents

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Collaborative Checkoff Partnership Leads to Sustainable Soybean Oil Commitment from Goodyear

Goodyear increased its use of soybean oil in 2020 by 73% over 2018, making progress toward its long-term goal of full petroleum replacement

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World’s first wooden satellite slated for launch

UPM partners with Finnish space companies Arctic Astronautics and Huld

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23 April 202118 June 2021

Oxford University Student Creates Vegan Leather from Colombian Succulent

Gabriel Moreno created the sustainable vegan material from the fique plant as an alternative to environmentally damaging plastics and synthetic leather

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22 April 202118 June 2021

An exclusive interview with Philippe Mengal, executive director BBI JU

Philippe Mengal, executive director of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking talks to Il Bioeconomista

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21 April 202118 June 2021

DMC & SCG Execute Agreement for DMC’s Amino Acid Product Line in ASEAN

"We are excited by the opportunity to bring these biobased, sustainable solutions to the region and to contribute to a more sustainable society"

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15 April 202118 June 2021

Sustainable criteria for a forest based biorefinery

Practically sustainable means that we take care of at least three constituent parts: environmental, economic and social systems

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14 April 202118 June 2021

Skepticism Mounts over Utility of Biodegradable Plastics

Yes, these materials will degrade over time. But how long will it take? And under what environmental conditions?

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An exclusive interview with Nicolas Sordet, founder and CEO Afyren

AFYREN collected more than €70 million funding in 2019, which allows the company to grow from a pilot stage to industrial-scale production

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12 April 202118 June 2021

Non-Renewable Carbon User Fee: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to the Disappearing Gas Tax

Like magic, it’s the ‘disappearing’ gasoline tax on just the non-renewable portion of transportation fuel

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9 April 202118 June 2021

Green Looks Good On You: Smile Beverage Werks, P.B.C. Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

Biobased products are cost-comparative, readily available, and perform as well as or better than their conventional counterparts

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7 April 20219 September 2021

Nestlé launches bio-based lids and scoops made from renewable resource

Nestlé announced today that it will introduce bio-based lids and scoops made from sugar cane and its byproduct for a range of its nutrition products for infants and children

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6 April 202118 June 2021

Synthetic Biology, A Tool For Marine Conservation?

New synthetic biology innovations could help protect key marine populations threatened by hidden consumer demands