11 December 20235 December 2023 Bill Gates-backed fund buys into Europe’s largest green hydrogen-to-methanol Project Ørsted’s Green Fuell Plant FlagshipONE gets backing from Bill Gates and the European Union
The circular and biobased Christmas gift guide This last-minute gift guide will inspire more eco-friendly gifting choices as we approach the festive season
8 December 20234 December 2023 The BioSupPack project advances in the development of bio-based packaging solutions derived from beer production waste The prototypes will be assessed regarding their environmental and socio-economic sustainability and safety
Evlox, Recover and Jeanologia Launch Innovative Recycled Denim Capsule Collection, REICONICS Made from Recover™ recycled cotton fiber and Spanish cotton, the REICONICS collection is GRS certified and is a tribute to the classic denim fabrics that have been successful in past decades
Nefab Empowers Tomorrow’s Innovators: Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Student Sustainability Packaging Design Competition Nefab is proud to announce the winners of the first ever Sustainability Design Competition in Canada
7 December 20234 December 2023 Biobased insulation materials: Ceresana gives an optimistic outlook for the European market The new market report expects sales of these "green" building materials in Europe to exceed EUR 2.3 billion by 2032
PANGAIA and Avantium partner to bring sustainable apparel collection based on Avantium’s 100% plant-based PEF to the market PEF fits current polyester infrastructure for both production and recycling; presenting a scaleable future for renewable alternatives to fossil-fuel derived PET
Unlocking the green potential: Transforming industrial CO2 into acetone with carbon capture and utilisation technology PyroCO2 is developing carbon capture and utilisation technology for climate-positive solutions in European chemical production
6 December 20231 December 2023 Swiss Sportswear Brand On presents its first apparel collection made with CleanCloud® technology After reshaping carbon emissions into running shoes, On launches the “Pace Collection” - eight apparel items made with CleanCloud® polyester
Santos and Tokyo Gas to collaborate on carbon-neutral e-methane in Australia Santos continues to build momentum to deliver new energy solutions by partnering with Japan’s largest gas utility company, Tokyo Gas, to investigate the potential for producing carbon-neutral e-methane in Australia
EUBP calls on legislators to appropriately recognise the role of compostable coffee capsules in the PPWR A recent study from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) yet again confirms the advantages of compostable coffee capsules over any other type of coffee capsules
SmartProSys: New Methods and Approaches for Process Engineering in future Chemical Industry Team of scientists around Prof. Kai Sundmacher at MPI Magdeburg is participating in SmartProSys research initiative - Smart Process Systems for a Green Carbon-based Chemical Production in a Sustainable Society
5 December 202317 December 2024 The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – A Success Story Beyond Chemical Recycling With an impressive increase of almost 30% to nearly 300 participants from 26 countries, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) has established itself as the leading event for innovation in recycling in just one year
LyondellBasell to Build Industrial-scale Advanced Recycling Plant in Germany The new plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year and is designed to recycle the amount of plastic packaging waste generated by over 1.2 million German citizens per year
IFP Energies nouvelles and ResiCare, leaders in the development of a production process for the non-toxic* biobased molecule 5-HMF They announce that all the stages of industrial development have been completed, from tests on various scales to pre-FEED and FEED engineering studies for an industrial unit
4 December 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), November 2023 You may find RCI’s Scientific Background Report on peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessments, an overview to the passed Avanced Recycling Conference and RCI presented at the 1st Circular Carbon Summit in Vienna
New ways to showcase your activities on Renewable Carbon News Renewable Carbon News – portal and daily newsletter – is the most targeted way to reach the renewable chemicals and materials sector: bio-based, CO₂-based and advanced recycling
Circular Bioeconomy for the Future we want "Sustainably produced biomass is a scarce resource, thus a ‘cascading use’ approach should be the norm. Biomass sourcing should preferably focus on biomass waste" Janez Potočnik
1 December 202330 November 2023 UPM and VAUDE showcase the future of fabrics at ISPO Munich 2023 with first ever fleece jacket made from wood-based polyester In a close collaboration the partners produced outerwear made with bio-based chemicals to prove that the shift towards renewable materials in textiles is possible already today
Air Liquide and ENEOS partner to accelerate the development of low-carbon hydrogen and energy transition in Japan This partnership intends to capitalize on ENEOS' strong energy infrastructure and market presence in Japan as well as on Air Liquide's more than 60 years of expertise across the entire hydrogen value chain
Japanese scientists want to send a wooden satellite into space The Lignosat satellite is in the final stages of its safety review and is expected to launch in a joint mission by JAXA and NASA in the summer of 2024
The LYCRA Company launches new LYCRA® FiT400™ fiber LYCRA® FiT400™ fiber is made from 60% recycled PET and 14.4% from bio-derived resources and is GRS certified
Coperion Recycling Innovation Center is Up and Running New Coperion Test Center for optimizing plastics recycling
30 November 202324 November 2023 Aker Carbon Capture awarded feasibility study by MAN Energy Solutions to develop power-to-fuel solution In this study, the aim is to integrate a carbon capture unit into a full power-to-fuel solution
29 November 202328 November 2023 PureCycle Makes First Commercial Shipment to Milliken to Advance Sustainability This delivery of UPR resin will allow Milliken to trial the industry’s first fully sustainable concentrate for polypropylene
Scent-flavored hydration leader air up® launches new Generation 2 bottle made with Tritan™ Renew Tritan Renew is made with 50% certified recycled content* using Eastman's molecular recycling technology, which breaks down hard-to-recycle waste plastics into their molecular building blocks to create new polymers
US drive to make green jet fuel with ethanol stalled by CO2 pipeline foes The developments raise questions about future growth for U.S. producers of the biofuel, including POET, Valero and others, who have been banking on proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) pipeline projects
28 November 202317 December 2024 Renewable Carbon-based Materials Show Significant Lower CO2 Footprint Than Fossil Counterparts The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) published their latest report “Case Studies Based on Peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessments – Carbon Footprints of Different Renewable Carbon-based Chemicals and Materials”. The brochure-style report was put together by sustainability experts from nova-Institute
Circular economy: At least €1 billion in additional sales by 2030 Evonik intends to make greater use of defossilized raw materials based on recycled materials, biomass and CO2
IDTechEx Discusses the Technology Trends Driving Sustainable Polymers for a Circular Economy Answering the demand for more sustainable plastics to support the circular economy requires innovations from all stakeholders in the polymer value chain, from the chemical suppliers to the end-users to the recyclers
How This Startup Backed By Bill Gates Is Planning To Remove Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere Graphyte's novel hybrid technology combines engineering with natural photosynthesis processes to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it underground
27 November 202323 November 2023 Zeroing in on a sustainable tomorrow – Sulzer’s new licensing technologies help eliminate plastic waste and industrial emissions The latest addition to the licensing offering from Sulzer Chemtech leverages the company’s extensive experience in efficient separation and mixing technologies to meet growing carbon net zero and zero waste needs
Drinking beer, making algae A 400-litre algae bioreactor installed in the Young Henrys brewery produces as much oxygen as one hectare of Australian forest
DuPont™ Tyvek® Luxembourg Facility Achieves ISCC PLUS Certification Certification helps drive continuous improvement in producing sustainable DuPont™ Tyvek® applications
Compostable Coffee Capsules Made with NatureWorks’ Ingeo Biopolymer Score Highest Sustainability Marks in New Study by Wageningen University & Research The study concludes that compostable coffee capsules are the most sustainable option when considering both greenhouse emissions and material circularity
24 November 202320 November 2023 Liquid Wind and industry leaders solidify partnership to accelerate eFuel production capacity, enabling significant reduction of CO2 emissions in hard-to-abate industries such as global shipping By pooling the partners’ technology expertise and capabilities, the partnership aims to unlock new, innovative, and effective fuel solutions for the shipping industry, other hard-to-abate industries, and society at large
Recover™ and Valdese Weavers partner for circularity in the home textiles industry The integration of Recover™ fiber into Valdese Weaver’s product lines, enables the textile mill to remain frontrunners in delivering sustainable and innovative fabrics
Sulzer technology enables circular gas production plant in the Alps Sulzer’s mass transfer technologies are being leveraged by Messer, the world's largest privately owned industrial gas specialist, in collaboration with a manufacturer of inorganic chemicals to enable innovative carbon capture and utilization (CCU) at a plant in Landeck, Austria
23 November 202317 November 2023 REMONDIS and Pyrum Innovations AG sign a declaration of intent and start planning a joint recycling plant in Bremen The plant is supposed to have a recycling capacity of 20,000 tons of old tires per year, from which the raw material carbon black will be recovered
Sustainable gliding surfaces for skis & co.: through the winter sports season without microplastics Hof University of Applied Sciences experts are currently researching sustainable gliding surfaces made from biodegradable bioplastics to replace the existing components on snowboards, skis and water sports equipment
New European Bauhaus Mission: Join the Wood4Bauhaus support letter The NEB Mission could be embedded in Horizon Europe with an own work programme and substantial possibilities for R&I funding in the coming years
Fate of New European Bauhaus: Mission hangs in the balance Member states aren’t convinced that giving the project Mission status is the best way to ‘green’ neighbourhoods and bring Europe’s architectural and cultural heritage into the net-zero era
22 November 202316 November 2023 Petrobras Technology Enables Riograndense Refinery to Process 100% Renewable Feedstocks Test Unveils Pioneering Advancements in Biorefining on a Global Scale
How to sustainably remove and recycle microplastics from water Wasser 3.0, a non-profit start-up from Karlsruhe, has developed a customisable process to detect, remove and recycle microplastic pollutants
Phantm raises $2M to lead circular regenerative natural materials economy Phantm, a new plastic reduction platform, has announced the successful completion of its oversubscribed seed round, raising $2 million
21 November 202321 November 2023 The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – Your Ultimate Guide to Cutting-Edge Recycling Solutions With the upcoming recycling quotas set by the EU, as well as quotas for mandatory recycled content for specific products, advanced recycling reaches far beyond the plastic packaging sector In consequence, estimations foresee 55% of renewable carbon to come from recycling until 2050. Join more than 250 other participants to discuss effective solutions to handle these capacities
INERATEC produces ASTM-conform Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Drop-in eSAF can be produced from CO₂ and green hydrogen - this has been confirmed at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) site with the operation of a power-to-liquid (PtL) plant by INERATEC
Lummus and Citroniq Announce Licensing and Engineering Agreements for Green Polypropylene Plants Agreements highlight Lummus and Citroniq’s progress in meeting surging demand for sustainable polypropylene
C2X takes important step towards large scale green methanol production in Spain The first plant will be located in the Port of Huelva Service Area, while the land has the potential to support up to one million tons per year of methanol production when fully developed
Joint Statement on High-Quality Recycling and Recyclability in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal Several European organizations have collaborated to provide recommendations concerning the ENVI Committee Report on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation