5 October 20232 October 2023 Scientists Use Bacteria to Turn Plastic Into Useful Substances James Collins from MIT and Ting Lu with the University of Illinois described in a study how to turn plasticwaste into useful products
Keeping carbon sustainably in the cycle with recyclates and biobased plastics FKuR will be presenting at Fakuma its broad portfolio of sustainable plastics solutions, including bio-based bioplastics, a comprehensive recyclate portfolio and customized recyclate compounds
Dow collaborates with LanzaTech to launch readily bio-degradable cleaning solution that utilizes circular carbon capture The official launch of EcoSense™ 2470 Surfactant will take place during a presentation at the Innovation Forum with Dow experts at the SEPAWA Congress, held from October 25 – 27 in Berlin, Germany
European Commission OKs Novamont’s Purchase by Eni Unit Versalis Last Friday European Commission gave the green light to Novamont’s purchase by Versalis
4 October 202327 September 2023 Carbon capture close-up To reinforce a critical new front in the climate fight, GEA has developed a set of carbon capture solutions tailored to the needs of key industrial emitters
2 October 20232 October 2023 Public perception of CO2 capture and storage Surveys show that public opinion about technologies for capturing and storing CO2 in Germany remains divided. Respondents are concerned that the focus on CCS can weaken climate policy, and they have doubts about the process’s safety. Appropriate measures can help to overcome these concerns, according to Danny Otto of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
3D printing with coffee: Turning used grounds into caffeinated creations Coffee can do a lot of things: Wake you up, warm you up and lessen that existential dread. According to a new study, it could also help reduce the waste from 3D printing
Dow launches lower carbon, bio-based, and circular propylene glycol solutions in Europe Decarbia™, Ecolibrium™, and Renuva™ technologies support more sustainable offerings for propylene glycol applications
traceless materials secures €36.6 Million Series A to build first industry plant for bio-circular alternative to plastic The financing round was led by UB FIGG and SWEN CP’s Blue Ocean fund. traceless materials secures the funding to expand the production capabilities for its innovative biomaterial technology to industrial scale
29 September 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2023 Review to the Annual General Meeting of the RCI, an update of the first major RCI-publication, the Guiding Principle Paper, a position-paper on the Commission Proposal for a Green Claims Directive (GCD), RCI in Brussels, about the latest webinar with Alfa Laval and Borealis and more
Roadmap “Circular bioeconomy for Germany” Fraunhofer researchers present a bioeconomy roadmap for resources conservation, climate protection, and food security
Bio-attributed PVC: A breakthrough for sustainable plastics RENOLIT to bring a whole new generation of these sustainable plastics to the market - with ISCC certification
28 September 20235 October 2023 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), net-zero, Green Claims, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, European Standards for Reporting Sustainability, EU Taxonomy – what does all of this mean for the future of your company? 30 October from 13:00 to 17:00h CET - nova-Session: Sustainability Claims under New EU Legislation – From Sustainable Finance to Green Claims
Toray and Honda Start Jointly Validating Chemical Nylon 6 Recycling for Automotive Applications The first step with this work is to recycle used automotive plastic parts into the same automotive materials
27 September 202322 September 2023 How To Build A Climate-Friendly Skyscraper: Start Small. Petri-Dish Small. Prometheus Materials has a solution for replacing one of the biggest contributors of greenhouse gasses, financial backing from Microsoft and an aggressive plan to scale up quickly
26 September 202321 September 2023 Clean Fuels Releases Outlook on Global Supplies of Used Cooking Oil for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Production Global UCO supplies are anticipated to rise from 3.7 billion gallons in 2022 to between 5 billion and 10 billion gallons by 2030. The U.S. market at 850 million gallons could rise to 1.1 billion gallons
MEPs approve SAF mandate, limit eligible feedstocks The ReFuelEU initiative is part of the Fit for 55 package, which is the European Union’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030
25 September 202321 September 2023 Adapting Certification Schemes for Biomass and Biowaste Resources The BioReCer Project aims to adapt the certification schemes for bio-based products to boost market confidence and use by the bio-based industries
Braskem to purchase plastic-waste-derived feedstock from Vitol SA, produced by WPU – Waste Plastic Upcycling A/S in Denmark The agreement with Vitol is part of the Wenew ecosystem, that represents and consolidates Braskem's efforts in the circular economy on four pillars - products, education, technology, and circular design
5 major benefits of joining the circular economy model A circular economy highlights the importance of repairing and reusing what we consume, implementing recycling and organic recycling
70% of jet fuels at EU airports will have to be green by 2050 The European Commission seek to encourage the aviation sector to use sustainable aviation fuels in order to cut emissions
Pyrolysis processes promise sustainable recycling of fiber composites from rotor blades Economic and ecological recycling solution for fiber composites on the horizon
22 September 202319 September 2023 LOIM announces first close of its Plastic Circularity Fund The Fund received strong investor interest with new commitments from Dow and LyondellBasell
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces second partnership to explore CO₂ upcycling technology The research together with Swansea University aims to develop technology capable of using CO₂ captured from the atmosphere as an alternative to fossil fuels used during the ethylene production process
Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials: Plastics2Olefins is closing the loop The Plastics2Olefins project is paving the way for the industrialisation of high-temperature pyrolysis for circular olefins production
21 September 202321 September 2023 A Broad Range of Advanced Recycling Technologies Keeps Carbon in the Loop Register now: The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023, November 28-29, 2023 in Cologne, Germany and online
Evonik cooperates with REMONDIS on sustainable polyurethane recycling The companies both want fewer fossil raw materials are used in the PU value chain by returning valuable materials to the raw material cycle
WVU engineers study how to pull carbon out of building air to make methanol Liu and his partners said they believe they have found a way to erase harmful emissions from the production process by harvesting the carbon needed to synthesize methanol from the air of buildings
UBQ Materials Raises $70 Million in Funding, Led by Eden Global Partners UBQ Materials continues its global expansion and this will include additional facilities in Europe and North America, alongside the impending opening of UBQ’s industrial-scale facility in Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands
20 September 202316 October 2023 Free PEFerence webinar on 7 November: Furanic Humins – 100% bio-based side stream of PEF production, as basis for thermoset and other binder applications Tom Claessen (Avantium) will show the audience how side stream furanic humins can be used as a basis for thermoset and other binder applications. After his 30-minute presentation, he will answer the audiences questions in a live discussion.
UPM and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London showcase new, sustainable design concepts to prototype a world beyond fossils UPM and Central Saint Martins (CSM) collaborate to show possibilities for a future beyond fossils
19 September 202314 September 2023 Fraunhofer ISE Study: Where Germany’s imports for hydrogen and Power-to-X products could come from On behalf of the H2Global Foundation they examined in 12 countries, where the production of such Power-to-X (PtX) products, in conjunction with transport to Germany, would be most cost-effective by 2030
Braskem announces partnership with USP to study and develop CO2 conversion technologies Project with multidisciplinary teams aims to develop solutions to convert the CO2 generated in industrial operations into new chemical products
18 September 202315 September 2023 The Greener Manufacturing Show Europe 2023: Accelerating Renewable Chemicals & Material Solutions Participating in the show will create a powerful message to potential customers and stakeholders that a company is committed to sustainable practices
InvestEU: EIF invests €50 million to support circular plastics Infinity Recycling BV created markets for end-of-life waste streams by investing in advanced recycling technologies that enable circularity in the plastics industry
Cologne Bonn Airport switches to Neste MY Renewable Diesel in its entire diesel-powered ground fleet This important step will save almost 3,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) annually compared to the use of fossil diesel
15 September 202312 September 2023 RAMPF: Groundbreaking Upcycling Approach for the Manufacture of Customized Polymer Aerogels Unsorted polyurethane scraps as feedstock - Project funding by German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Leipzig-based start-up converts CO₂ into green chemicals with patented plasma catalysis CO₂ recycling as a useful complement to carbon capture and storage
14 September 20238 September 2023 McDonald’s Expands Collaboration with UBQ Materials, Becoming First Restaurant Chain to Incorporate UBQ™ into Building Materials Expanding from Serving Trays, Arcos Dorados, World’s Largest Independent McDonald’s Franchisee, Now Using UBQ™ in Bench Seating and Electrical System Components, Showcasing New Applications in Sustainability in New São Paulo Restaurant
AI-based sorting technologies from STEINERT create new cycles at RE Plano Steinert and RE Plano, a subsidiary of the Remondis Group, have joined forces to establish a state-of-the-art sorting facility in Bochum
13 September 20238 September 2023 Aramco, TotalEnergies and SABIC complete MENA region’s first processing of oil from plastic waste at scale to make certified circular polymers The project aims to pave the way for the creation of a domestic value chain for the advanced recycling of plastics to circular polymers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Futamura Celebrates the Opening of New Cutting-Edge Production Line at Wigton Strategic investment to underscore the company's commitment to meeting the growing demand for its flagship range of renewable and compostable NatureFlex™ films
Enerkem and Technip Energies Join Forces on Waste-to-Biofuels and Circular Chemicals Technology Deployment Enerkem intends to establish a Development Company to acquire sites and secure relevant permits for the replicable methanol biorefinery, supporting the production of bio and low-carbon fuels, circular chemicals
12 September 20237 September 2023 The upcyclers from Münster – a visit By putting the ideas of the circular economy into practice, the start-up eeden is showing that sustainability and innovation can go hand in hand
Start of Study on Production and Sales of the World’s First Circular Carbon Methanol Made from CO2 Generated from Glass Production MGC has been promoting the “CCM concept CarbopathTM*5 ” to convert CO2, waste plastics, biomass, etc. to methanol for use in chemical products, fuels, and power generation
BioUPGRADE: Advancing biocatalysts to enrich the global bioeconomy Emma Master, PhD, from Aalto University details how the BioUPGRADE project drives state-of-the-art innovations in biocatalysts
11 September 202317 December 2024 Publication of RCI’s position paper on the Green Claims Directive proposal This September, the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) has released a position paper concerning the Commission’s Proposal for a Green Claims Directive (GCD) from March 2023
A new way to capture and recycle carbon dioxide from industrial emissions Carbon capture could itself be electrified by using electrochemical cells, and these devices could be powered by renewable energy sources
Aimplas coordinates FOREST project to facilitate transportation sector decarbonization Fourteen partners are developing bio-based polymers, additives and recycled carbon fibers for the creation of competitive multifunctional biocomposite solutions
Fraunhofer WKI exhibits 3D-printed column made from natural-fiber-reinforced bioplastic at the Biennale In the project, the researchers are focusing on the extrusion-based 3D printing process “Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)”, using short and continuous-fiber filaments on the basis of natural fibers