1 February 202430 January 2024 BP pushes to extend definition of ‘advanced’ biofuels as green aviation targets loom Oil giant BP Europe is pushing for a revision of the EU’s rules for biofuels, fossil fuel alternatives made from crops, animal fats, and waste, to allow more crops into the EU’s definition of ‘advanced’ biofuels that can be used for aviation
31 January 202423 January 2024 Precision Textiles Teams with REPREVE® for Industry First Collaboration to Satisfy Consumer Demand for Eco-Friendly Mattresses First-of-its-kind collaboration within the industry will make Precision Textiles the only bedding component manufacturer to use REPREVE® recycled performance fiber in its nonwoven products
INEOS polymer used to create world’s first sustainable gas pipeline ISCC have certified that the production of the pipes laid by GRDF met ISCC Plus standards
How can bananas build a more equitable bioeconomy? As the search for circular textiles at scale intensifies, banana waste could be one of the raw materials ideally placed to supply the demand
30 January 202422 January 2024 K-water, BKT, and Capture6 announce their strategic partnership to remove CO₂ while recovering freshwater and minimizing brine discharge in South Korea Partners agreed to build the world’s first-of-its-kind facility for water recovery and carbon removal using a seawater desalination plant
IEA: Global renewable energy sources grew by 50% in 2023 IEA’s latest Renewables report includes biogas for the first time - Improvements needed for renewable hydrogen and biofuels
29 January 202426 January 2024 Four Weeks Left to Submit Your Innovation to the ”Renewable Material of the Year 2024“ The Innovation Award, sponsored by Covestro, is part of the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC), 11-13 June 2024, Siegburg/Cologne
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), January 2024 You may find our recent member survey about the Transition to Renewable Carbon, you may participate at a RCI-workshop on 2050 scenario, or a free RCI webinar in February, or at the pitching session of the European Chemistry Partnering in Frankfurt
The Collaboration of Vivobarefoot and Balena Revolutionising the Footwear Industry with a vision for Biodegradable 3D-printed Shoes
What Role Could Biodegradable Materials Play in Building and Construction? This article discusses the role of biodegradable materials in building and construction and how building design can be made more circular using these materials
26 January 202418 January 2024 Potential of waste and residues: DBFZ publishes database on available resources in Germany and the EU The database provides detailed information on the availability of various biomasses, including biowaste from private households, cereal straw and industrial residues
Researcher appointed global Bioeconomy Youth Champion Dr Angelique Greene of Scion Research was appointed as Bioeconomy Youth Champion for Asia-Pacific by the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy
Novel Chemical Recycling System for Vinyl Polymers of Cyclic Styrene Derivatives Researchers propose a new strategy for obtaining monomer precursors via depolymerization of cyclic α-substituted styrene-based vinyl polymers
mBlack, a 100% bio based material derived entirely from renewable resources Its biobased nature aligns seamlessly with the demand for eco-friendly alternatives, positioning the company at the forefront of the material innovation in beauty packaging
Resynergi Raises $6.4M in Series B Funding Co-led By Transitions First and Lummus Technology To Scale Plastic Recycling Technology Marked as a significant advancement in plastic circularity, company's groundbreaking Pyrolysis technology converts plastic waste to clean, high-quality, environmentally friendly reusable material
25 January 202429 February 2024 Six Weeks Countdown to the International Cellulose Fibres Conference, 13-14 March 2024, in Cologne and Online Networks for Eco Fibres Converge in CologneCellulose-Fibres Conference 2024
Textile Recycling 4.0 A second life for clothes: Researchers are developing new processes to enable automated sorting of used garments and textile waste
‘Let recycling play a fuller part’ A profound shift in how Europe approaches recycling would support the EU’s broader industrial and environmental agenda, according to the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC)
A recipe for sustainable bioeconomy: collaborate, engage locally, involve consumers The JRC put together policy makers, primary producers, consumers and businesses, tasking them with imagining the bioeconomy of the future. Policy recommendations from this exercise are now out
Fungi, coffee, and pineapples – rethinking device materials Don't throw those coffee grounds away, developers are rethinking device materials to lower the environmental impact of future products
24 January 202417 January 2024 Making SAF from sewage James Hygate, Firefly CEO spoke with Air Cargo Weekly to share how his company is making a splash in the sustainable fuels space
New seaweed farm off the Norwegian coast seeks to remove CO2 from the atmosphere Norway has embarked on a pioneering journey to explore the vast potential of large-scale seaweed cultivation as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for ocean-based carbon removal
23 January 202416 January 2024 Parts of Your Future Car Could be Made from Olive Trees Ford trialled using foliage discarded during harvest into auto parts - the COMPOlive project is committed to delivering environmental change in olive production, using biocomposites instead of plastic
22 January 202415 January 2024 Towards zero plastic waste in 2050 Wageningen University highlighted global plastics production, but our goal is to arrive at a circular economy, which means to recycling all plastic waste
Celanese begins carbon capture and utilization operations at Clear Lake, Texas, Facility The Now Operational Project is One of the Largest Active CCU Facilities in the World
19 January 202412 January 2024 Reliance Industries becomes first in India to use chemical recycling for circular polymers RIL shipped its first batch of ISCC-Plus certified Circular Polymers, named CircuRepol™ (Polypropylene) and CircuRelene™ (Polyethylene)
How does PepsiCo deliver Positive sustainability impacts? PepsiCo’s latest 2022 Summary shared the results of the first full year of reporting since the pep+ launch, and highlights the progress that has been achieved
18 January 202411 January 2024 SÜDPACK expands its involvement in CARBOLIQ Dirk Hardow, who is responsible for matters such as the development and implementation of closed-loop models, will lead the company as its managing director in the future
Bio-based plasticizers from Central Germany Using rapeseed oil as a starting product in the "Biocerine" project, more sustainable solutions for tires and packaging should become possible
Aether Industries, H.B. Fuller, and Saudi Aramco Technologies Company jointly announce the first commercialization of the sustainable Converge® polyols technology These are a differentiated series of polyols with promising applications in the CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers) industry
Making plastics biodegradable by UV-light The project ULTRADREAM is using agricultural side streams and residues for developing novel modified bio-based, renewable polymers, with inherent biodegradation capabilities
17 January 202417 January 2024 Substantiate your green claims – Get ahead of the curve! In recent years, consumers have been confronted by producers and retailers with statements such as “carbon neutral”, “carbon negative” or “net-zero” that have increasingly lost their credibility. And rightly so, as many of these statements were more marketing than scientifically based
Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2024: Nominated Innovations Range from Resource-efficient and Recycled Fibres for Textiles and Building Panels to Geotextiles for Glacier Protection Six award nominees present innovative and sustainable solutions for various industries in the cellulose fibre value chain. The full economic potential of the cellulose fibre industry will be introduced to a wide audience that will vote for the winners in Cologne (Germany), and online
WSS Research Centre for a circular economy in the chemical industry In the new WSS Research Centre RWTH-scientists will be developing catalysis-driven production processes that enable multidimensional circularity in the chemical industry
Bio-based plastic: Made from renewable materials FuraCore® by Stora Enso is introducing an innovative process that addresses traditional challenges associated with FDCA production
Turning plastic trash into chemistry treasure Researchers employ common plastics to kickstart radical chain reactions, creating a way to reuse plastic waste while improving process safety and efficiency
16 January 202417 January 2024 Renewable Carbon Companies directory with nearly 41,000 company profile downloads in 2023 The Renewable Carbon Companies (ReCaCo) business directory has established itself as the primary source of information on renewable and sustainable materials solutions. Innovative companies in the field of renewable carbon present their products, intermediates and services
Topsoe selected by Essar to provide technology for £360 million carbon capture project Essar’s carbon capture facility is expected to be operational by 2028, eliminating an estimated 1 million tons of CO2 per year
15 January 202416 January 2024 Printing inks made from plants On the path to a circular economy, Judith Deriu is developing natural color pigments from plants and uses them to make sustainable printing inks for industry in the laboratory at the Research Institute of Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics in Dornbirn
Neste doubled the amount of waste plastic processed during 2023 The output of the runs is high-quality, ISCC PLUS certified material for new plastics
ACWA Power signs agreement to develop green hydrogen project in Egypt worth more than $4 billion First phase of project will produce 600,000 tonnes-per-year of green ammonia
LyondellBasell Introduces New Plastics Made from Recycled Marine Maritime Gear Lyondell Basell presents a new recyclate for vehicles. The polypropylene copolymer is made from used fishing nets
12 January 202411 January 2024 Free PEFerence webinars in February: PEF in bottle applications and for textiles PEF is an aspiring new bio-based material aiming at replacing fossil PET in a variety of applications such as PEF bottles and as a new and sustainable material in the textile industry
Novel Catalyst System for CO2 Conversion Homogeneous catalysts investigated under industrial conditions
OMV and Synthos sign MoU to cooperate on sustainability, including the supply of sustainable butadiene for synthetic rubber Sustainable butadiene will be produced in the steam cracker at the Burghausen refinery in Germany, which received full ISCC PLUS certification in March 2022
LyondellBasell and Pigeon Singapore Collaborate to Incorporate CirculenRenew Polymers in Nursing Bottles The used LyondellBasell CirculenRenew polymers are made from renewable feedstocks derived from bio-based wastes and residual oils, such as used cooking oils
A new EU project to valorize slaughterhouse waste and paper and pulp sludge Valorisation of different organic wastes to produce cost-efficient polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) for agricultural and personal care applications
Insights Into the Metabolism of Plastic-Eating Bacteria Researchers have shown for the first time how bacteria break down common plastic coatings
11 January 20244 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2023 The new RCI Scientific Background Report is published and the RCS Label has been presented at the EBC2023, RCI got reinforcement with Jörn Harrandt, you may find project overviews and an invitation to a free RCI webinar
Renewable formic acid derived from captured CO₂ as a replacement of fossil feedstock in consumer goods The Horizon Europe project WaterProof releases a catchy and informative project video describing its innovative carbon capture and utilisation process aiming at a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular EU economy