19 June 202413 June 2024 OLEAF4VALUE, sustainable tailor-made and market-ready solutions succeed at olive leaf biomass valorization Crafting five processing routes for the smart biorefinery to yield over 40 bioproducts from olive leaves
Altor Acquires Remaining Assets of Renewcell, Ushering in a New Era as Circulose CIRCULOSE® pulp, the innovative solution for textile-to-textile circularity, will remain at the forefront to create a sustainable future for the fashion and textile industry
Introducing Yangi’s Fiber-Based Container Lid: Addressing Market Need in the Food Industry Crafted from 100% renewable material, the cellulose-based container lids fit seamlessly into recycling systems worldwide, delivering a premium tactile experience
IFPEN and ResiCare, leaders in the development of a production process for the non-toxic* biobased molecule 5-HMF Following ten years of laboratory research on the conversion of fructose into a biosourced molecule, 5-HMF, IFPEN joined forces with ResiCare in 2021 to develop a process for producing 5-HMF on an industrial scale
Synthetic leather made from recyclable and bio-based PBS In an AiF project carried out in close cooperation between the DITF and the Freiberg Institute gGmbH (FILK), it has been possible to develop a synthetic leather in which both the fiber material and the coating polymer are identical
18 June 202412 June 2024 AFYREN Provides Business Update on Its AFYREN NEOXY Plant Successful completion of several long production cycles to deliver the first commercial volumes of acids - Confirmation of the objective to start continuous production in 2024
Attero and SABIC enter cooperation for supply of post-consumer recycled feedstock to drive plastics circularity Attero, a European pioneer in plastics sorting and recycling, and SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, have signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces and develop advanced plastic recycling solutions
17 June 202411 June 2024 Freepoint Eco-Systems Announces Agreement with North Sea Port to Develop Flagship Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility in Northwestern Europe The facility will operate as one of the largest plastic recycling facilities globally, will be situated in the Kluizendok site on the left bank of Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, Belgium
Could CO2 be a viable material for making cleaning products? Unilever is exploring new technologies that will help make their cleaning products superior and more sustainable. As part of this, they have extended their partnership with Econic Technologies: a start-up that’s pioneering a process to replace fossil-based raw materials with renewable carbon
Pyrolysis for high-quality recycled plastics Together with chemical company Covestro Deutschland AG, Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a method that makes it possible to reclaim the substances originally used to make the polycarbonates
14 June 202412 June 2024 Russian scientists simplified CO2 conversion into carbon monoxide using nitrogen The authors of the study designed the reactor, in which with the help of the UHF-radiation generator (gyrotron) plasma was created in the flow of carbon dioxide under atmospheric pressure
13 June 202413 June 2024 Alfa Laval – Committed to circular carbon: releasing our new whitepaper at RMC 2024 Siegburg! "Optimizing the upgrading process of your pyrolysis products" displays the best pre-treatment solutions for the circularity of chemicals
UPM to supply Artigo with UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers for next-generation rubber flooring Artigo will achieve a renewable content share of up to 30% of the total weight of the new products thanks to the addition of UPM BioMotion™ RFF
Dow and SCGC sign MOU for a first-of-its kind partnership to transform 200KTA of plastic waste into circular products The partners intend to accelerate technology development in the value chain to enable recycling through both mechanical recycling and advanced recycling and convert a broader range of plastic waste into high-value applications
12 June 20245 June 2024 New Guide to Carbon Dioxide Removal Decisions Launch of the CDRatlas Interactive Information Portal
11 June 20244 June 2024 Amcor’s new European Innovation Center brings brands the latest in material science and packaging design Amcor has opened its European Innovation Center in Belgium. The facility will partner with brands and retailers from across the region to design packaging that delivers better results for consumers and the environment alike
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Principles for High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets The US Government is committed to taking ambitious action to drive the investments needed to achieve the nation’s climate goals – cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050
New US guidelines on VCM – comment from the CEO of Puro.earth Following the news that the US Government introduced new guidelines for high-integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets, we will offer a comment from Antti Vihavainen, CEO at Puro.earth
Climeworks becomes world’s first direct air capture company certified under the Puro Standard Certification under the Puro Standard involves the auditing of Climeworks’ direct air capture process as well as Carbfix’s CO2 mineralization by an accredited entity
10 June 20244 June 2024 Bioplastic from olive tree pruning residues The project, financed by the Regional Ministry of University, makes it possible to create a new material from olive tree waste with good qualities for food packaging
Game-changer from Northern Finland: A new folding boxboard to lead the charge in renewable packaging innovation Produced with Stora Enso’s innovative FiberLight Tec, a technology that creates exceptionally light and strong board, Performa Nova is designed to be superiorly efficient
TECNO CAMON 30 Series LOEWE Design Edition: Launched with Industry-first Coffee Grounds Back Cover, Merging Carbon Neutral Cause with Modern Style New Design Edition offers modern users a super stylish eco-friendly choice, with waste coffee grounds inventively reused in the construction of the smartphone's back cover
Compostable by design platform The platform gathers stakeholders representing the entire value chain from raw material producers, converters, brand owners to waste management organizations as well as testing and certification bodies
PROSPER project on bio-based plastics coordinated by University of Ghent secures 7.5M€ in CBE funding update The 4-year PROSPER project, standing for "Promoting and Supporting Practices for Eco Recycling," targets the effective sorting and recycling of bio-based plastics to foster a circular economy
7 June 20243 June 2024 Linkage Engineering in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Metal-Free Electrocatalytic C2H4 Production from CO2 Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) to produce ethylene (C2H4) is conducive to sustainable development of energy and environment
A fungus converts cellulose directly into a novel platform chemical A new process for the mass production of erythro-isocitric acid from waste could make the substance interesting for industry in the future
6 June 202431 May 2024 Expansion of South Bend Ethanol to establish Verbio’s second biorefinery in the USA Verbio continues to follow its growth strategy in North America. Total investment of EUR 230 million US dollars
Solar-Powered CO2 Capture and Green Methanol Production Unveiled DAC involves the selective adsorption of CO2 from the air using solid capture media, followed by the regeneration of the sorbent using low-temperature heat sources
Recycling carbon dioxide into household chemicals Argonne National Laboratory researchers report about a new catalyst which transforms carbon dioxide from industrial emissions into commonly used chemicals
5 June 20245 June 2024 Urban biorefinery The European URBIOFIN and HOOP projects try to produce more circularity in waste processing
LEAG relies on AFRY for another large-scale Power-to-X project in Germany Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG (LEAG) is developing a second Power-to-X (PtX) plant to be built on the decommissioned area of the coal power site in Boxberg, Saxony - AFRY is supporting LEAG from concept optimisation to permit applications, and tendering processes
Controlling water, transforming greenhouse gases Scientists looking to convert carbon dioxide into clean fuels and useful chemicals often make hydrogen gas and carbonates as unwanted byproducts. A new paper from the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has found a cleaner path
4 June 202428 May 2024 Costly gas separation may not be needed to recycle CO2 from air and industrial plants New study from University of Michigan researchers offers a pathway for fossil fuel-burning operations to capture emissions
Plants instead of petroleum – making new bio-based material solutions tangible on a pilot scale In the INN PRESSME project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC took on the challenging task of preparing the products made from plant-based raw materials with special bio-based functional coatings for their respective requirements in use
3 June 20243 June 2024 Only one week left: 12 Good reasons to attend the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) 11-13 June, Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) and online
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in May 2024 at RCI
BASF expands its biomass balance portfolio for selected chemical intermediates The company will include BMBCertTM 1,4-butanediol (BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF), polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF®) and 3-(dimethylamino)propylamine (DMAPA)
thyssenkrupp Uhde and Johnson Matthey join forces to offer an integrated solution for blue ammonia technology In the drive to reduce CO2 emissions, the role of ammonia has expanded from a vital ingredient used to produce fertilizer for the agricultural sector, to a decarbonized carrier and supplier of hydrogen energy that’s easier to store and transport than pure hydrogen
Urban biorefineries in the EU: from blueprint to implementation The system can help both public authorities and private entities involved in waste management anticipate future sustainability laws that reward or mandate circularity
31 May 202427 May 2024 Consortium develops evolutionary concept for recycling of end-of-life polyurethane mattress foams Ecomaison, Covestro, Secondly and Federal Eco Foam launch research project
Reusable Sulapac® cups introduced in selected Burger King restaurants in Finland Restel, a Finnish restaurant and catering company, accelerates on its journey to cut down waste and emissions; kicks off a pilot with reusable cups made of biobased and recyclable Sulapac® material in selected restaurants, including two Burger King outlets
Trial carbon capture unit begins operating on blast furnace at ArcelorMittal Gent, Belgium In October 2022, the four parties announced their collaboration on a multi-year trial of MHI’s carbon capture technology at multiple carbon dioxide emission points
Hitachi & ASCO to supply CO2 liquefaction plant for innovative Swiss energy project Together with a Swiss energy company the collaboration partners developed a state-of-the-art installation for the separation and liquefaction of renewable carbon dioxide at an existing biogas plant
RMIT and council trial world-first coffee concrete footpath Freshly brewed coffee concrete may be coming to a street near you after RMIT University teamed up with Macedon Ranges Shire Council to conduct a world-first coffee concrete footpath trial
DNFI World Natural Fibre Update May 2024 Free Download of the 9 page report including 6 graphs: “DNFI World Natural Fibre Update May 2024” on the website
A bionanomachine for green chemistry The scientists feel certain that the enzyme will prove extremely useful in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
29 May 202424 May 2024 Climeworks switches on world’s largest direct air capture plant Mammoth is another milestone in Climeworks journey to reach megaton carbon removal capacity by 2030 and gigaton scale by 2050, which is needed to fight global warming
Can we revolutionise the chemical industry and create a circular economy? Yes, with the help of catalysts New commentary puts forth a transformative solution: catalysis to leverage sustainable waste resources, ushering the industry from a linear to a circular economy