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23 April 20243 July 2024

CO₂ as raw material: Heidelberg Materials and Linde build world’s first large-scale CCU facility in a cement plant

This will enable the captured CO₂ from cement production to be reused as a valuable raw material in manufacturing applications

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22 April 202417 April 2024

Biobased Buzzwords: Decoding Eco-Friendly Terminology

Another glossary you can use to navigate the world of sustainability, for reducing your carbon footprint or simply to feed some curiosity about green innovations

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Using Carbon Capture to Replace Fossil-Based Polyester Feedstocks with LanzaTech and On

Textile Exchange speaks with LanzaTech and On about how their partnership opened the door to scaling an apparel collection made using this technology

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Neste and Lotte Chemical team up on renewable chemicals and plastics

This will enable products and applications with a lower carbon footprint

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19 April 202416 April 2024

Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in Porvoo steam cracker, enabling increased share of circular raw materials used in production

The investment ensures, that the Porvoo steam cracker can increase the share of renewable and recycled raw materials used in its (ethylene and propylene) production

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Lululemon launches recycled polyester anorak

The packable outerwear is made with mixed plastic waste, converted carbon emissions and the activewear brand’s old apparel

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Graphjet Technology to Build New Agricultural Waste-to-Graphite Production Facility in Nevada

Facility expected to transform 30,000 metric tons of agriculture waste annually into up to 10,000 metric tons of graphite per year, enough material to power more than 100,000 electric vehicles

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18 April 202415 April 2024

Bia Energy Operating Company Announces Significant Developments for Low Carbon Methanol Project at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Northwest Louisiana

The facility is designed to be able to reduce carbon emissions by over 92% compared to traditional methanol production by capturing CO2 and utilizing hydrogen as both fuel and feedstock

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17 April 202416 April 2024

A Gates-Backed Startup Is Making Fuel From Water and Carbon Dioxide

Infinium counts Bill Gates as an investor and has fuel buyers that include Amazon and American Airlines. Now, the company is trying to scale up

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16 April 202414 April 2024

How to improve the use of recycled materials in Germany

In TAB Working Report No. 207 three different product and waste areas were analysed: plastic packaging, electrical and electronic waste and mineral construction and demolition waste, in order to differentiate the requirements for an improved use of recycled materials

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15 April 202414 April 2024

FDA clears Borealis’ Borcycle™ M recycled plastics for use in food-grade packaging

Letters of No Objection (LNOs) from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) concerning the use of specific grades of its Borcycle™ M post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR) in food-grade packaging

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Climeworks signs 9-year agreement with the LEGO Group and KIRKBI

Climeworks verifiably removes CO₂ from the air and helps companies to address their hard-to-abate CO₂ emissions

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12 April 202415 April 2024

Dow and Procter & Gamble to develop a new proprietary recycling technology targeting hard-to-recycle plastic waste

Vision is to recover polyethylene from hard-to-recycle waste for reuse in consumer packaging. Partnership brings together both companies’ intellectual property to create a novel process with low greenhouse gas emissions footprint

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11 April 202411 April 2024

10 reasons to attend the “CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024”

Cologne, Germany, 17 – 18 April 2024, and online

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Breaking Ground: Revolutionary Bioplastic Produced from Fish Waste

MarinaTex: UK student created a bioplastic from fish that breaks down in 6 weeks

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10 April 202415 April 2024

Best practices in sustainability communication

What brands and label holders need to know

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How to enable the transition from fossil to renewable carbon in the chemical and material sector

RCI members identified several concrete instruments and measures to improve the economic framework conditions for the European chemicals and materials industry

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BIC on the EU Communication on biotechnology and biomanufacturing

With its innovative power and by creating new industrial ecosystems, the bio-based industries sector is a strategic pillar for biomanufacturing in Europe today

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9 April 20243 April 2024

Global goals for sustainable development

In 2015 the international community adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is a roadmap for the future with the overriding objective of enabling people to live in dignity everywhere in the world. The 2030 Agenda embraces the economic, environmental and social dimensions of development and calls on everybody to gear their actions to these imperatives

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Eastman molecular recycling facility achieves on-spec initial production and is generating revenue 

The company expects to ramp up production of the new facility over the coming months and enable growth across a wide range of markets

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8 April 20243 April 2024

Borealis and AKVA group launch groundbreaking Polarcirkel™ workboat hull crafted from renewable feedstock-based plastic

EverMinds™ in action: Borealis’ Bornewables™ range of renewable polyolefins enables the Polarcirkel series to maintain exceptional performance standards while driving progress towards a circular economy

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Avantium publishes its 2023 Annual Report

The report also features sections on Risk Management, Corporate Governance, and the consolidated financial statements and company financial statements

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5 April 20242 April 2024

C1 proves continuous green methanol production process in record time,confirming predictions from quantum chemistry

Berlin-based start-up sets a new standard in green methanol production while tripling innovation speed with the predictive power of quantum chemistry

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Bpacks Launches World’s First Bark-Based Packaging Technology to Replace Seamlessly Plastic Materials 

The firm’s new technology is fully compatible with existing production streams and targets the $384 billion global plastic packaging market

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Vyld expands into algae-based diapers

Seaweed-based tampons came first - the company is now working on an ambitious project called Windelwald, or diaper forest

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Kumho Petrochemical Signs MOU With SK Geo Centric, Tongsuh Petrochemical For ‘Establishment Of Sustainable Bio Raw Material Supply Chain’

Formation of Long-term Mutual Cooperation for Sustainable Growth in the Petrochemical Industry among the Three Companies

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4 April 20244 April 2024

Technip Energies and LanzaTech Selected by the US Department of Energy to Receive $200M

Investment for Breakthrough, Replicable Decarbonized Ethylene Commercial Facility

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Research lights up process for turning CO2 into sustainable fuel 

Researchers have successfully transformed CO2 into methanol by shining sunlight on single atoms of copper deposited on a light-activated material, a discovery that paves the way for creating new green fuels

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Better Earth Introduces Renewable Plant Fiber Trays for Catering Events

These innovative trays represent a significant step forward in sustainable catering solutions, setting a new standard for excellence in the industry

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3 April 202427 March 2024

CO2-negative construction thanks to new composite material

A new composite material is finding its way into the construction industry. Made from natural stone, carbon fibers and biochar, it is an alternative to reinforced concrete. It is characterized by a particularly good CO2 balance

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Avantium: Well Capitalised and Continued Good Progress in the Execution of its Strategy

Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, today reports its unaudited 2023 full year results

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Intek Plastics acquires a large Wisconsin plastics extruder

The acquired facility and equipment greatly expand production capacity

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China: TotalEnergies and SINOPEC join forces to produce sustainable jet fuel at a SINOPEC’s refinery

The jointly owned unit by SINOPEC and TotalEnergies will have the capacity to produce 230,000 tons of SAF per year, and will process local waste or residues from the circular economy

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AFYREN NEOXY receives €3.4 million milestone payment as part of the AFTER-BIOCHEM project

The payment, recognised in the 2023 accounts of AFYREN NEOXY, is the third instalment of a €20 million grant

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2 April 202425 March 2024

Luminy® PLA water bottle with embossed label facilitates recycled PLA production

Sansu and TotalEnergies Corbion to produce a 100% PLA bottle with an embossed label, which significantly expedites the processing of PCR PLA bottles – avoiding labels and caps removal processes

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Celanese Achieves ISCC CFC Certification for Low Carbon CCU Methanol

Newly Certified Methanol Demonstrates a Greater than 70% Reduction in Carbon Footprint

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28 March 20244 October 2024

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

About the 4th Co-Implementation meeting on Transition Pathway and a meetign with DG Grow, DG Clima and DG Envi, the new membership of RCI, an upcoming webinar, discounts for the Renewable Materials Conference and nova commercial reports, and the newest RCI members

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Commission takes action to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU

The EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector is facing several challenges: research and technology transfer to the market, regulatory complexity, access to finance, skills, value chain obstacles, intellectual property, public acceptance and economic security

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MOL, Idemitsu, HIF Team up to Develop e-fuel/e-methanol Supply Chain, Including Marine Transport of CO2

Through this initiative, MOL, Idemitsu, and HIF intend to lead the decarbonization of the energy and transportation industries, and collaborate to develop potential business opportunities

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Biogas: more sustainable thanks to microalgae?

A project involving the Cremona Campus of Politecnico di Milano, A2A and Polo delle Microalghe

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LG Chem Unveils CO2-Based Plastic at the World’s Largest Beauty Expo

LG Chem is set to unveil cosmetic containers made from ‘Poly Ethylene Carbonate (PEC),’ a next-generation eco-friendly material produced from carbon dioxide, in collaboration with its eco-friendly partner, COSMAX

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Romania provides untapped opportunities for Europe’s bio-based sector and green growth

BIC’s updated Country Report on Romania builds on the first edition released in 2018. It maps out the potential for bio-based growth in the country, highlighting untapped and under-exploited bio-based resources

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27 March 202422 March 2024

Shell Chemicals and Braskem bring certified bio-attributed and bio-circular propylene to the U.S. market

Polypropylene manufactured from bio-attributed and bio-circular propylene will support growing consumer demand for more sustainable plastics

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Project STOP marks further major milestones in 2023 and makes significant progress in the Project STOP Banyuwangi Hijau expansion program

As a co-founder of Project STOP, Borealis commits the full funding of the next phase of Project STOP Banyuwangi Hijau

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26 March 202421 March 2024

Circular Economy Report shows: there are progressions in Recycling, but also hurdles

Especially too much plasticwaste goes to incineration - with an upward trend

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Paper coating biomaterials derived from anaerobic granular sludge may be cost-effective

A promising new technique may offer a cost-effective, sustainable approach for transforming wastewater into industrially valuable products and help to reduce carbon emissions

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25 March 202419 March 2024

Strengthening the EU’s bioeconomy strategy with four policy recommendations

From policy briefs to social media campaigns, PROMICON points the way to a sustainable bio-based economy

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Can Biocement Help the Air Force Build New Runways in the Pacific?

Innovative biomanufacturing process, where naturally-occurring bacteria convert road salt and an organic compound called urea into biocement

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22 March 202418 March 2024

Mycelium can help us avoid packaging waste

Research project "Integrated material, process and product development methodology for product life-cycle optimized mycelium-based packaging products as part of circular economy" (MycelCycle) launches - 1.3 Million Euro Funding from VolkswagenStiftung

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NGOs raise concerns: Bioeconomy leads to further ecosystem exploitation

New statement from almost 70 Organisations raises serious concerns over the growing reliance on biomass and biofuels as a response to the climate crisis