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16 May 202410 May 2024

Researchers offer US roadmap to close the carbon cycle

The experts from several DOE laboratories present a United States-based perspective for achieving net-zero carbon emissions

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Cheap catalyst could help turn carbon dioxide into fuels

Molybdenum compound offers an efficient way to make carbon monoxide - a building block of chemicals and fuels

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ABB pioneers advanced cable protection solution crafted from discarded ocean fishing nets

To lower Scope 3 emissions and make this innovation possible, ABB partnered with Envalior, a global leader in sustainable and high-performance engineering materials

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15 May 20248 May 2024

TOMRA to feature latest AI’s plastic and flake sorting solutions at NPE 2024

TOMRA Recycling will feature its latest sorting innovations available to the plastics industry during NPE 2024 in Orlando, May 6-10, 2024, at TOMRA exhibit #S35185

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Messer launches with ZeCarb new “Carbon Capture as a Service” offering

Messer, the world's leading specialist for industrial, medical and specialty gases, is expanding its product portfolio with "ZeCarb". "ZeCarb" stands for "Zero Carbon" and helps to decarbonize industries with high CO2 emissions

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The world’s first wooden wind turbine blades are now installed in Germany

The world’s first wooden wind turbine blades are now installed in Germany – Voodin Blade Technology is on a mission to make wind energy even more sustainable

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SYMBA: promoting circularity in the bio-based industrial ecosystem through AI-driven solutions

The project aims to revolutionize industrial practices by promoting symbiotic relationships within bio-based ecosystems

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14 May 20248 May 2024

First Playmobil toy made from sugar cane

The restaurant chain McDonald's had been looking for bio-based material to produce animal figures from and now they are made from at least 95 percent sugar cane-based plastic

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13 May 20246 May 2024

LYB to build integrated plastic waste recycling hub in Knapsack

The project will be developed in phases; the initial phase will see the construction of an advanced sorting facility that will process mixed plastic waste to produce feedstock for mechanical and advanced recycling

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Industrial compostable biopolymer for greenhouse twines

This means that after harvesting the twines can be collected together with the plant residues and transported to industrial composting facilities (depending on local regulations) where they biodegrade

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The growing relevance of PLA bioplastics in China’s sustainable future

PLA bioplastics offer sustainable solutions for reducing environmental impact by replacing many traditional plastics and contributing to a circular economy

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10 May 20246 May 2024

OMV and Borealis sign long-term supply agreements with TOMRA for recycling feedstock produced from mixed waste

OMV will process feedstock supplied from TOMRA Feedstock plants in its ReOil® plants in Austria, while Borealis will process feedstock produced by TOMRA at its mechanical recycling operations in Europe

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Merck Introduces New Greener Solvent, Cyrene™

New bio-derived product is a safer, more sustainable alternative for Dimethylformamide and N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone solvents

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BASF now offering polyamides for the textile industry according to Recycled Claim Standard (RCS)

The sustainable polyamide PA6 and PA6.6 product range is now also certified as Recycled Claim Standard (RCS)* for textile applications

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Why does the bioeconomy need circularity?

Basic raw materials can be turned into a staggering range of more substances with different applications as being sustainable alternatives to products made from petroleum or other mined substances, minerals and metals

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8 May 20243 May 2024

Suzano Ventures invests up to US$5 million into Bioform Technologies to further develop bio-based plastic alternatives

Bioform’s proprietary technology rapidly produces wood pulp-reinforced hydrogels to create high-performance plastic alternatives, which can be made using Suzano’s wood pulp fibre as a key input

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LanzaTech x lululemon collab births a new sustainable fashion item

Combining two innovative techniques, the fabric was created with captured carbon emissions and an enzyme-based recycling process

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The many uses of carbon dioxide

Putting CO2 to good use may even reduce the burden of preventing its release to the atmosphere

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7 May 20247 May 2024

The World’s Largest Event for the Defossilisation of Chemicals and Materials

The Renewable Materials Conference will take place from 11-13 June 2024 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) and online

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Covestro collaborates with automotive partners on car-to-car plastic recycling

New joint program aiming for efficient, sustainable automotive plastic recycling

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Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future

The team around Prof. Dr. Julia Vorholt is looking for ways to reduce the chemical industry's dependence on fossil fuels

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6 May 202417 December 2024

Breaking news – Milestone for the Transition to Sustainable Carbon in the European Chemical Industry

The Dutch minister for the environment Vivianne Heijnen presented “A Call for a European Sustainable Carbon Policy Package”

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New Approach Could Make Reusing Captured Carbon Far Cheaper, Less Energy-Intensive

A team led by Marta Hatzell designed a new electrochemical reactor to seamlessly integrate into direct air capture systems and turn CO2 into useful raw materials

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New EU packaging rules are almost here. For the pulp and paper industry, legal certainty is a good thing

The pulp and paper industry now urges EU Member States to endorse the agreement in the Council when they cast their vote on the file in autumn

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3 May 20244 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), April 2024

Let's take a look at what happened in April 2024 at RCI

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Earth Day 2024: Angel Yeast Continues to Tackle Plastic Pollution Challenges With Bio-based Material Solutions

EA Earth Action has published an annual report which stated that by 2024, each person on the planet would produce 28 kilos of plastic waste

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New EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging

The regulation aims to tackle constantly growing waste, harmonise internal market rules and boost the circular economy

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2 May 202424 April 2024

Japan’s Spiber Raises $65M to Scale Up Production of Eco Materials Made from Fermented ‘Brewed Protein’

Japanese eco materials startup Spiber has secured ¥10B ($65M) in funding to accelerate mass production of its fermentation-derived Brewed Protein for use in the fashion, automotive and personal care industries

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Neste successfully concludes its first processing run with pyrolysis oil from discarded tires

Currently, car and truck tires mostly end up in landfills or incineration after they have been discarded

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30 April 202424 April 2024

AmphiStar secures €6 million to launch eco-friendly and cost-effective biosurfactants derived from waste

The company is laying the groundwork for future expansion with plans for the construction of a 1.000 tonnes (100% active) per annum launch plant

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Converting used wool fibres to artificial silk

Several reseachers have spun a first set of filaments from dissolved wool

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Rethinking plastics – the new alter­native for current plastic materials is born from CO2

Tony Rehn, Programme Director of Fortum's innov­ative Carbon2x programme discusses the possi­bil­ities and challenges of future plastic production

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Technip Energies and Anellotech to Jointly Develop Sustainable Plastics Recycling

The companies will bring their combined process technology expertise and know-how to complete comprehensive performance trials at Anellotech’s demonstration plant in Silsbee, Texas

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Blooming business: the circular flower waste bioeconomy

Across the world, startups are tapping into large sources of unwanted petals – from Hindu templates to florist shops – and putting them to work in making a huge range of biobased chemicals

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29 April 20249 October 2024

NOOSA™ and NOLT create the R-SOCK, the first circular sport sock

Did you know that socks are the most replaced items in the world? Today, each of us throw on average seven pairs of socks per year. And this only in France accounts for 300 million pairs of socks thrown away every year

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The circular journey of wood fibers: from forest to packaging – and beyond

Stora Enso: A practical guide to a renewable fiber-based packaging future

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26 April 202424 April 2024

The Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic and Ireland call for a European policy package on sustainable carbon in the chemical industry

Vivianne Heijnen, Minister for the Environment of the Netherlands, handed over a joint statement to Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate Action, in Brussels

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Avantium and TNO partner to manufacture electrolyser test stations for green hydrogen production

Under the partnership with TNO, Avantium will get access to TNO’s technical knowledge and expertise on single-cell and multi-cell lab-scale electrolysis test stations to sell these to customers worldwide

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AFYREN commits to Responsible Care® and receives a trophy in the “Societal” category

The Responsible Care® initiative is the global chemical industry’s shared commitment to the safe management of chemical products throughout their life cycle

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deSter partners with Eastman to eliminate single-use plastic waste in the airline industry

Tritan Renew, an innovative material for the production of reusable in-flight drinkware

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25 April 202425 April 2024

“Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” Innovation Award – Three CCU solutions steering society towards a fossil-free future

Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) enables the substitution of fossil carbon in sectors where carbon is necessary. Dioxycle, D-CRBN and Twelve showcase winning solutions that pave the path for a renewable carbon society

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Innovationspreis “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” – Drei CCU-Lösungen führen die Gesellschaft in eine fossil-freie Zukunft

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) ermöglicht die Substitution von fossilem Kohlenstoff in kohlenstoffabhängigen Bereichen. Die Unternehmen Dioxycle, D-CRBN und Twelve ebnen mit ihren Lösungen erfolgreich den Weg zu einer Gesellschaft mit erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff

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Fristads launches their first circular product

Fristads’ first circular product is a sweatshirt made from 15 percent closed loop fibres created from collected used Fristads garments

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Report: The Future Of Synthetics

The Future of Synthetics calls on the fashion, apparel, and textile industry to rapidly divest from new fossil fuel extraction to make synthetic materials, providing brands with guidance on how to do so

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24 April 202419 April 2024

Possibilities to capture and utilize carbon dioxide for sustainable production routes

This report is a result of the cooperation and funding of the International PtX Hub and supports the development of sustainable Power-to-X and hydrogen markets as a building block

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Plastic waste and recycling in the EU: facts and figures

Nearly a third of plastic waste in Europe is recycled. Find out more facts and figures on plastic waste and its recycling in the EU with our infographic

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Sustainable construction materials using industrial CO2 emissions and citrus peels

The BUILD-LIMONENE initiative to develop new additives and biodegradable materials that can be used in the construction industry and become viable alternatives to the materials currently available in the market

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23 April 202419 April 2024

STX Group and Norsk e-Fuel partner to boost biogenic CO2 delivery in the Nordics for sustainable e-fuel production

The collaboration to address key challenges currently hindering the growth of the European Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) market, such as insufficient CO2 transportation infrastructure and scalable CO2 source availability

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From wheat to bioplastics: Partnership between Tereos and Futerro boosts green chemistry in a first in Europe

Besides a large financial investment, the partnership provides a solid basis for maintaining and developing the skilled local workforce

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SABIC & Jessa Hospital achieve successful step towards creating circular polymers on advanced recycling of used medical plastic

Serving as a pilot proof-of-concept, used medical plastic generated at Jessa’s hospitals was converted to pyrolysis oil in an advanced recycling process