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29 May 202427 May 2024

280 Earth, a company that removes CO2 from the air, announces first Direct Air Capture plant in Oregon; closes 50M series B funding round

280 Earth’s facility provides a commercial demonstration of several years of research and development and it maximizes environmental benefits by using electricity with very low carbon content

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Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures

Instead of burning coal or oil to produce cement or steel, in the future solar energy could be used for this purpose. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a thermal trap that can absorb concentrated sunlight and deliver heat at over thousand degrees Celsius

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MTU to lead €9 million CBE JU Farm-based Grass Biorefinery Demonstration Initiative

Munster Technological University will lead a new first-of-its-kind decentralised green biorefinery demonstration initiative funded under the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)

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Dow and Freepoint Eco-Systems announce supply agreement to transform plastic waste into new circular products

The supply agreement for 65,000 metric tons of circular feedstock advances the Companies' shared goal to support a circular economy for plastics in North America

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28 May 202423 May 2024

NatureWorks’ Ingeo PLA Manufacturing Expansion Attracts Record Financing from Krungthai Bank PCL of Thailand

One of the singular largest loans in the bank’s decades-long history supports Thailand's ambitious Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) strategy

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Fermbox Bio Introduces EN3ZYME: A Global Solution Transforming Agricultural Waste into Renewable Biofuels and Sustainable Synbio Products

Transforming agri-based residues into fermentable, cellulosic sugars is paving the way to produce second-generation ethanol and serve as an alternative carbon source in precision fermentation

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BASF now offering first biomass-balanced products for its ammonia and urea portfolio

The mass balanced products are certified according to ISCC PLUS standards, and the company is using electricity from renewable sources, further reducing their production-related emissions

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27 May 202424 May 2024

Online survey on consumer perception of cleaning products made from CO₂ by the European project WaterProof

The WaterProof project partner „Institute for Future Energy and Material Flow Systems (IZES) gGmbH“ developed a concise online survey to analyse the public perception of cleaning products using carbon emissions from waste and wastewater treatment plants

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CO2 as a Sustainable Natural Resource

TU Berlin unveils tandem electrolyzer for a circular economy with carbon dioxide

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UBQ Materials and Plastcom Ink Partnership to Expand UBQ’s Distribution Network in the Scandinavian Region

Extended Agreement Will Enable Measurable Progress on Sustainability Goals for Manufacturers and Global Brands Based in Denmark and Sweden

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Verbio makes the chemical industry green: groundbreaking ceremony at Bitterfeld location for manufacturing bio-based speciality chemicals 

Unique processing engineering: implementing Nobel prize-winning technology | Investment volume in the range of EUR 80 million to EUR 100 million

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New technique by NUS scientists to transform waste carbon dioxide into high-value chemicals achieves cost reduction of about 30%

An energy-efficient, cost-effective way to convert the greenhouse gas into a wide range of chemical feedstocks

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24 May 202417 May 2024

Insempra completes $20 million financing to advance the development of next-generation bio-based ingredients

Series A investment round will accelerate Insempra’s market-first approach to developing superior, intrinsically sustainable ingredients for the beauty & food industries

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Revolutionizing Sustainability: StokedPlastics® Turning Ocean Trash Into Performance Plastic Treasure

Using 10x More Recycled Plastic Than Traditional Methods

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SMA Mineral Partners with Infinium to Advance eFuels Project in Norway

Infinium previously announced it will build Norway’s first commercial scale eFuels plant at the Mo Industripark

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Pet wine bottle made by ALPLA cuts carbon emissions by up to 50%

The plastic packaging meets all the quality requirements, is available as a transparent or a green bottle and is suitable for all types of wine

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23 May 202417 May 2024

KRATON launches ISCC Plus certified renewable solutions manufactured in North America

The certification underscores Kraton’s dedication to advancing the circular economy with the CirKular+ ReNew Series

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Celanese Receives American Chemistry Council’s 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award for Achievements in Circularity 

The company earned the award in the “Circularity” category for its active carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project at its manufacturing site as part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

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Mycocycle Raises $3.6 Million to Transform Waste into Sustainable Raw Materials with Fungi

Seed extension comes as company triples R&D footprint and raises production capacity to 40 metric tons of material treated per month

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Idemitsu Makes $114 Million Investment in HIF Global to Develop eFuels

The Japanese large energy company Idemitsu Kosan will acquire a stake in HIF Global. HIF Global continues to actively expand its eFuels projects in USA, Australia, Chile, and Uruguay

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22 May 202417 December 2024

Chemical and Physical Recycling are Essential for the Realisation of the Green Deal and the Circular Economy

The Renewable Carbon Initiative has published a position paper outlining the importance of chemical and physical recycling and what is needed to realise its huge potential

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Invitation to the BioReCer Stakeholder Workshop: Certifying the sustainability of biological resources at the EU level: focus on the forest industry

13 June 2024, 9:00-15:00m Domsjö, Sweden

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Formerra and AFC Ecoplastics Forge New Path in Compostable Materials

Certified compostable materials will help packaging meet growing eco-demands

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Sweden’s First Biogas CCU Facility to be built by Bright Renewables and Tekniska Verken

The new facility, which will annually produce 20,000 tons of food-grade quality bioCO2, is expected to be completed before next summer in 2025

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21 May 202414 May 2024

Successful acceptance at Republic Services in Las Vegas

With Krones as general contractor, Republic Services received the entire plant from a single source

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BlueAlp and RES partner to build Italy’s first 20kta advanced plastic recycling plant

RES’ experience in sorting and pretreatment of waste combined with BlueAlp’s existing detailed design of a commercial plant, makes this a fast-track project with operations expected to start in mid-2026

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The UN takes stock of the global bioeconomy

A recent FAO seminar and a UN Environment bioeconomy report brought together an international panel discussing the urban bioeconomy with a strong focus on Africa and Asia

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Ecoblaq – Molecular Wood Colours

Natural surface treatment for furniture

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17 May 202416 May 2024

Bioeconomy needs circularity

We need circularity because it reduces the need for mining (and its energy use); and because it cuts the amount of products going to landfill

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Sugar-based catalyst upcycles carbon dioxide

New catalyst could offer a potential solution for using captured carbon

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CARBIOS and Hündgen enter supply agreement for world’s first PET biorecycling plant

From end 2026, Hündgen will supply 15kt/year of post-consumer PET flakes to CARBIOS’ first commercial plant

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FunCell raises €4.8 Million

This fundraising includes a capital increase and support from FunCell’s financial partners

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16 May 20249 July 2024

Exploring the Future of Advanced Recycling: Early Bird Tickets Now Available

Smart birds book early – Future focused attendees of the Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 can save 20% with the early bird bookings until July 16th 2024

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Carbon Clean achieves fabrication milestone on FlagshipONE with the project’s first carbon capture unit module

Europe’s largest commercial-scale eMethanol facility under construction is marking the start of the module assembly process

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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