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28 April 202222 April 2022

Frito-Lay Achieves Ambition for a Quieter, Industrially Compostable, 100% Bio-based Snack Bag

The Off The Eaten Path bag is unique in that the entirety of the materials used—the print web, barrier sealant webs, inks, and adhesive—had to meet current, often stringent, third-party certification requirements for industrial compostability

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Earthworms Break Down Bio-Based Plastic

According to a new study, earthworms have a strong capability for consuming bioplastic derived from polylactic acid (PLA), which is typically made from plant-based sugars

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27 April 202221 April 2022

pre-start-up company Wheyfinery: Acid whey as a valuable raw material for platform chemicals and more

Researchers at the University of Tübingen to make their scalable biorefinery concept marketable some time in the future

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Green Deal: New proposals to make sustainable products the norm and boost Europe’s resource independence

The Commission is presenting today a new strategy to make textiles more durable, repairable, reusable and recyclable, to tackle fast fashion, textile waste and the destruction of unsold textiles, and ensure the producers full respect of social rights

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26 April 202221 April 2022

World’s first LED lights developed from rice husks

Natural products and their residues could have the potential to get converted into non-toxic ungiftige optoelectronic devices

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AFYREN announces the industrial commissioning of its AFYREN NEOXY plant and publishes its 2021 Full-Year Results

Finalization of the construction of the AFYREN NEOXY plant at cost and on time despite the health crisis context

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22 April 202221 April 2022

Freya Burton, Chief Sustainability Officer at LanzaTech (US), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy

Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute

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Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market

The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage.

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21 April 202219 April 2022

Yankee Stadium Introduces Biodegradable, Compostable Straws

A biodegradable and compostable drinking straw will be available for baseball fans in New York at Yankee Stadium this season

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20 April 202213 April 2022

Renewable Methanol Market – Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Application Analysis, Growth And Forecast 2022-2027

The demand for renewable methanol is extensively driven by the automobile sector where it is implemented as fuel for the internal combustion engine, hybrid (fuel/electric) systems, and fuel cells

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Özdemir: Osterpaket macht Landwirtschaft zum Treiber der Energiewende und stärkt die Wertschöpfung im ländlichen Raum

Damit die erneuerbaren Energien mit der erforderlichen Dynamik ausgebaut werden können, wurde das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) überarbeitet

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19 April 202212 April 2022

Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop PEF film masterbatches

With PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, Sukano will develop masterbatches for PEF resins, facilitating fast adoption in many diversified markets and thus acceleratin the growth of PEF

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Sustainable lightweight thermoplastic honeycomb panel with flax fibre composites to replace glass and carbon fibre materials

Innovation by EconCore & Flaxco (Division of Flipts & Dobbels NV) partnership

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Production of bio-fabricated silk up to 6 tons

Based on its scalable biotechnological platform and a best-in-class patent portfolio, AMSilk can provide large quantities of premium bio-fabricated silk materials in constant quality

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14 April 202211 April 2022

Bcomp closes CHF 32m Series B with mobility- and impact venture capital

The combination of investors is unique and confirms the strong interest from the market in Bcomp’s technologies, ranging from the automotive and aerospace industry to wider mobility and sustainability sectors

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Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market

The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage

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13 April 20228 April 2022

Seevix replicates spider silk to produce high performance products

The company, co-founded in 2014 as ​​a spin-off from the Technology Transfer Branch of Hebrew University, manufactures SVX, a biopolymer material, which was created and patented based on its genetic code

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A better way to separate gases

A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions

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TENCEL™ brand and RCGD Global spotlight eco-couture at the Oscars® and unveil winning looks of the 2020 and 2021 Global Design Contest

Winning designs of the 2020 and 2021 Global Design Contest were unveiled publicly for the first time in Los Angeles on March 25th

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12 April 202211 April 2022

Scientists Explore a Genetic Sensor of Blue Light to Double Oil Productivity in Industrial Microalgae

Microalgae-based conversion of carbon dioxide to biofuels

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11 April 20226 April 2022

BASF and Henkel focus on renewable raw materials in Henkel’s consumer goods products

Cooperation on climate protection

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Vow ASA: Builds large scale pyrolysis reactor to meet increased demand for advanced carbon products and CO2 neutral energy

The reactor will be built and delivered by the end of 2022 by C.H. Evensen Industriovner (“Evensen”), the recently acquired company, and now a wholly owned subsidiary in the Vow group

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Start-up C1: with quantum chemistry and prominent investors to green methanol

Berlin-based start-up aims to make the chemical industry more sustainable and less dependent on fossil imports - Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle and Jim Hagemann Snabe among investors

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PEF as a barrier layer: does it influence the bottle blowing process?

Produced by Avantium Renewable Polymers, PEF is a polyester made from renewable resources and is very suitable as a barrier layer in PET-based multilayer bottles

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Consumer Footprint Calculator

New tool is based on a life cycle thinking approach, meaning that it considers the impacts occurring along the entire life cycle of the products and the energy that you consume

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Alfa Laval to acquire Desmet, a world leader in edible oil and biofuel processing

The acquisition will strengthen Alfa Laval's position in the renewable energy arena and complement its offering within edible oils

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8 April 202215 June 2022

Partnership between Avantium and Sukano opens door for industrial application of PEF in flexible packaging

PEF has a significantly improved gas barrier, while still maintaining the favorable properties such as good processability, transparency and mechanics, of its big brother PET

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Metsä Fibre and Veolia conclude long-term partnership for biomethanol production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill

Biomethanol production adds value to methanol, and the resulting product can be used as traffic fuel, for example

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7 April 20221 April 2022

TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize Announces Finalists for Thin-Film Plastic Alternatives Competition

The only global competition focused exclusively on creating scalable and biologically degradable alternatives to thin-film plastic polybags

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INERATEC joins forces with Synhelion

By combining their complementing technologies, the climate pioneers can scale their respective clean technologies, paving the way for solar fuels to replace fossil fuels

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good natured® and ForageGirl Fiddleheads are Reducing the Footprint from Farm to Plate

Second-generation family-run business aims to transition 100% of its packaging to plant-based by 2023

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Avantium reaches Financial Close for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Engineering company Worley and the Groningen Consortium have become minority shareholders in the Avantium subsidiary

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Native Shoes Launches The Robbie with Braskem’s I’m green™ Bio-Based EVA Polymer

The Robbie breaks new ground with environmentally minded footwear created from Braskem's sustainably sourced sugarcane biopolymer

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6 April 202231 March 2022

Seaweed, a versatile crop

Seaweed as a biostimulant can reinforce the qualities of soils and crops, or as an element in the production of high quality food without compromising on environmental quality

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Clariant joins the Renewable Carbon Initiative

Clariant has joined the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) to promote the transition from fossil to renewable carbon and the use of renewable raw materials in the chemical industry

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5 April 202230 March 2022

Bio-based commodity chemicals in the spotlight

Will rising crude oil price again accelerate the investments for the commercialisation of bio-based chemicals especially for drop-in commodities?

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Enmat Y1000P PHBV certified OK Biodegradable Marine

After 12 weeks a part with a thickness of 52 micron was 100% disintegrated - tests were carried out by OWS Belgium

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4 April 202229 March 2022

BioWRAP – Bioplastics with regenerative agricultural properties

New collaboration project created an all-in-one bioplastic system that can better manage weeds, add nutrients to soils, improve soil and plant health, and save water

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BLUEVIEW Enters The Sustainable Footwear Market With The World’s First Biodegradable* Shoe

Committed to protecting the planet, BLUEVIEW is accelerating the global transition to bio-based sneakers

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1 April 20221 April 2022

CHAMPION Webinars: Progress in Materials Designed for a Circular Economy

6th, April, 2022, Time: 14-15h - Location: online & free!

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Less fossil oil in CO2-reducing plastics

The "carbonauten minus CO2 factory 1" will start production of 4,000 t of CO2-reducing plastic granules annually at favorable prices in summer 2022

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ECO profile of Luminy® PLA now available to product designers

Sphera’s Product Sustainability databases provide explicit knowledge of the product’s environmental performance through scenario analysis

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Is the bioeconomy Europe’s biggest hidden opportunity?

From edible insects to 3D jackets on demand - Europe’s bioeconomy comes with some pretty big promises - and just a decade later its potential is seemingly on the cusp of being realised

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Five game-changing innovations share $525,000 prize to end microplastic pollution

Five trailblazing innovations have won a total of $525,000 as a part of Conservation X Labs’ Microfiber Innovation Challenge for their ability to reduce or prevent microfiber pollution.

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31 March 202228 March 2022

Honeywell Introduces New Technology To Produce Key Feedstock For Plastics

Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ process produces bio-naphtha with reduced CO2 footprint compared to products using petroleum-based feedstocks for use as petrochemical feedstock

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UBCO researchers use unique ingredient to strengthen bamboo

Once used to preserve bodies, plastination now strengthens biocomposites

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ABB to automate bioplastics plant to help meet the growing global demand for sustainable materials

ABB technology to automate NatureWorks’ new bioplastics plant in Thailand helping to meet the increasing global market demand for sustainable materials

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30 March 202225 March 2022

Avantium Announces 2021 Results: Significant business progress with green light to construct the world’s first FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium Renewable Chemistries recorded a number of promising developments in 2021, including the construction of a bioasphalt test road using lignin from Dawn Technology™

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Sustainable leather, yarn and paper — from bread-eating fungi

Akram Zamani, Ph.D. and her researchers team from the the University of Borås developed mimic real animal leather from waste bread

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29 March 202224 March 2022

FIP in Lyon: NETSTAL demonstrates biodegradable packaging on all-electric high-performance machine

The ECOCUP drinking cup with a volume of 0.33 l is made of 100% plant-based polymer