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28 February 202222 February 2022

Mercedes-Benz’s New VISION EQXX to Feature UBQ Materials’ Sustainable Plastic Substitute

VISION EQXX will feature UBQ™, marking a milestone in lightweight design that meets the exacting Mercedes-Benz requirements of resource efficiency

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Hazelnut shells get new life as strong, sustainable panels

WSU’s Composite Materials Engineering Center, Yadama and a team of doctoral students turn agricultural waste products, such as shells, fibers, and stubble, into resin-strengthened architectural and decorative panels

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Is sustainable and ethical fashion possible? How to combat greenwashing through certification

Despite the emergence of sustainable fashion lines to swing increasingly concerned consumers, hesitancy remains with numerous greenwashing controversies surrounding major fashion brands

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25 February 202221 February 2022

Nexeo Plastics and Stora Enso Sign Agreement to Distribute Renewable Wood-fibre Biocomposites in Europe

Biocomposites by Stora Enso meet certification requirements compatible with multiple end-markets: they can be reprocessed, have high strength and stiffness and can be recycled

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Engineered Bacterial Strains Could Fertilize Crops, Reduce Waterways Pollution

New approach could mitigate a major source of environmental pollution

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24 February 20221 March 2022

Britvic joins forces with Xampla in a £1m packaging innovation partnership

World’s first plant protein material for commercial use was developed from the Cambridge-University Start-up and is using pea protein

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Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. completes acquisition of Lumberton Cellulose from Georgia-Pacific

BFT plans to significantly expand capacity to over 30,000 tonnes per year, establishing BFT Lumberton as one of the largest fully integrated natural fibre processing parks in North America

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fischertechnik stands for sustainable toys made in Germany

Company is launching a construction kit whose contents and packaging largely consist of renewable resources

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Aemetis India to Acquire Site for Biodiesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstock Refining Facility

India biodiesel plant adds pre-treatment facility to convert crude tallow into refined tallow for biodiesel production and export of feedstock to California

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23 February 202217 February 2022

Bioplastics International Launches Water Soluble PVA Replacement for Plastics

Bioplastics International creates water soluble PVA products to replace plastics, to stop the plastic pollution of our oceans and beaches

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Covestro, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd, complete first delivery of certified renewable raw materials in Asia

ISCC Plus certified mass balanced phenol and acetone based on bio-feedstock

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BASF Venture Capital and Orbia Ventures Invest in Israeli Biotech Company FortePhest

FortePhest is leading in nature-inspired development of novel substances. New herbicides inhibit the growth of herbicide-resistant weeds and invasive plants

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22 February 202222 February 2022

Join the competition for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2022”

Submit your innovation by 15 March, participants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners

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Spinnova and adidas unveil their first commercial product

New launched hoodie is the first adidas product made with Spinnova material, containing a minimum of 25% wood-based fibres and is made without harmful chemicals

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Lummus and Synthos Advance Bio-Butadiene Technology Development to Produce Sustainable Rubber

Technology will use renewable bio-derived ethanol feedstock to produce sustainable rubber for modern mobility

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Sustainable and creative: STAEDTLER makes pencils from “Upcycled Wood”

High-quality pencils from the smallest wood chips in order to make full use of wood as a raw material and thus save resources

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LanzaJet and Marquis Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) partner to build an integrated Sustainable Fuels Plant in Illinois

This partnership will utilize carbon capture and sequestration, renewable energy, and other innovative practices to bring lower-cost, low carbon-intensity sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, and other sustainable hydrocarbons to the global market and help accelerate the decarbonization of various industries, including the tough to decarbonize aviation sector

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Fibral Material Alliance brings together plant-based textile industries

Three plant-based textile companies, Ananas Anam, Bananatex and Circular Systems, have come together to form the Fibral Material Alliance

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21 February 202216 February 2022

Covestro receives ISCC Plus certification for its Leverkusen and Dormagen sites

Conversion of production to renewable attributed raw materials makes progress

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New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum

The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics

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A new molecule for the greening of C5 chemistry

New isobutene-process offers an interesting intermediate for the industry, as two chemical functions allow it to be used in a multitude of compounds that are currently derived from petroleum

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Creating a Better Plastic

Carolina chemists may have a solution to the country's plastic problem by "upcycling" plastic trash to tougher, stronger material

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18 February 202217 December 2024

Clariant launches 100% bio-based surfactants range driving the transition towards renewable carbon

Range of Vita surfactants & polyethylene glycols (PEGs) fully based on bio-based, renewable carbon from plants

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Commission aims to decarbonise transport by equally taxing fossil and crop-based biofuels

The EU official added that the real value of its minimum rates has eroded over time and a complex patchwork of exemptions and reductions has proliferated across the bloc since its introduction, leading to a “distortion across the single market”

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10 years after the first EU bioeconomy strategy. An interview with Chris Patermann, the father of the European bioeconomy

In this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, Chris Patermann talks about the new challenges we are facing to make the new economy based on biological resources happen

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17 February 202211 February 2022

LANXESS and Matrìca team up to produce sustainable preservatives from renewable raw materials

Matrìca plant at Porto Torres will supply LANXESS with bio-based raw materials from vegetable oils which LANXESS will use to broaden its Preventol range

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Bluepha and Helian Polymers announce cooperation

This addition will enable Helian Polymers to create and offer an even broader range of PHA based material formulations

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Aafko Scheringa joins Electrochaea as Senior Director Sales

His responsibilities at Electrochaea include the development of business with international customers with a focus on contract and transaction closings

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Almost all chemicals burden the planet

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have calculated in absolute figures the extent to which the production of chemicals is currently interfering with nature worldwide – and the results are staggering. In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, the new method also takes land use and freshwater consumption into account

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16 February 202211 February 2022

Sustainable supply chain: ALBIS receives ISCC PLUS Certification

More than 5,000 companies in over 100 countries have achieved certification so far, including a number of key ALBIS distribution partners

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Lotus effect: Self-cleaning bioplastics repel liquid and dirt

Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable

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TENCEL™ celebrates 30 years of sustainable fiber innovation

Lenzing’s flagship textile brand is celebrating three decades of sustainable fiber innovation this year and is empowering companies across the textile value chain to adopt more eco-friendly practices

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LAST® wins Marie Claire Prix d’Excellence Beauty Award 2022

The panel awarded the prix for “Research and Innovation” to LAST® in recognition of its make-up range combining performance with naturalness

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15 February 202211 February 2022

Bluepha breaks ground on its first commercial scale PHA plant in Binhai County, Jiangsu Province

Bluepha's PHA industrialization project will play a leading role in breaking foreign monopoly, actively responding to the national call for carbon reduction and promoting the sustainable development of green economy

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The Finnish startup – Nordic Bioproducts Group – has successfully spun a new plant-based textile fibre

Six months after the first wet spinning experiments with NBG’s cellulose dissolution method were performed, the first yarn was already made from the new Norratex textile fibre at the University of Tampere

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Kaneka to significantly increase its production capacity for KANEKA Biodegradable Polymer Green Planet™ in Japan

The Act on Resource Circulation for Plastics, slated to go into effect in April of this year, will mandate a reduction in single-use plastics

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Answering Burning Question on Biochar

Biochar is similar to charcoal and can be added to soil with the goal of improving its quality. It can help increase nutrient and water retention. However, what happens in soil impacts fungi and plants that live there, and it is not always clear how they will react to biochar

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14 February 202215 February 2022

The stars of Renewable Materials meet in Cologne, May 10-12

46 Speakers from leading companies in bio-based, CO2-based and Recycling already confirmed their participation – preliminary program already available, innovation award submission by 15 March

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€500,000 subsidy granted to Global Bioenergies by the Grand Est region as part of the France Relance plan

The financial support covers half of the second phase of construction of the industrial unit and consolidates the long-standing links between Global Bioenergies and the Grand Est region

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Renewable raw material: ‘Kompofibre’

Raw materials such as coco peat, bark , compost and wood fibre from renewable sources are increasingly being used in the professional horticulture

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Archroma launches EARTH SOFT system based on Siligen® EH1, a new vegan textile softener with one-third plant-based active content

The new range has been developed in line with the principles of “The Archroma Way to a sustainable world: safe, efficient, enhanced, it’s our nature”

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Cellulosic fibres – A world of opportunity

With production having tripled since 2000, fibres derived from natural cellulose – a non-petrochemical source – are gaining increasing interest

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DMC: Subsequent Close of Series B Financing, Total Raised $39 million

DMC is commercial with its first bio-based chemical intermediate with primary applications in sustainable detergents and human nutrition

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11 February 20228 February 2022

New range of beauty innovation from CHANEL with sustainable Sulapac material

New formulas beside bio-based packaging contain up to 97% ingredients of natural origin without compromising effectiveness, safety or sensory quality

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DSM completes the acquisition of Vestkorn Milling

Vestkorn Milling supplies the buoyant alternative protein market with proteins, starches and dietary fibers for plant-based foods, pet food and animal feed

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10 February 202211 May 2022

Higher price increases for fossils – nova Price Indices for Fossil Resources, Metals and Biomass 1980 – 2021

The biomass index shows a much more moderate increase overall, which improves the competitive situation of biomass also in the chemical industry

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Circa awarded €8.2M grant by French Government “Relance programme”

New 100 billion euro initiative to relaunch the French economy and help France emerge stronger from the Covid crisis

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Kelheim Fibres again on the podium at the Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year Award

For the commercialisation of the the speciality viscose fibre manufacturer's new concept they are looking to bring partners from the entire value chain together

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Nonwovens made from banana/PP fibers

Needlepunched nonwovens made of banana fiber could be used in different areas like geobags, acoustic, heat insulation, car interiors, mats etc.

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Anellotech and Trecora Resources subsdidary South Hampton Resources renew site host and services agreement for process development pilot plant

SHR originally began its site hosting relationship with Anellotech in 2016 with Anellotech’s development of its Bio-TCat process for producing petrochemicals from wood