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19 April 202314 April 2023

Linde and Heidelberg Materials Announce Large-Scale Carbon Capture Project

Both partners will be supplemented by funding of around €15 million from the Decarbonisation of Industry funding programme on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)

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Exxon’s new ‘advanced recycling’ plant raises environmental concerns

Advocates warn plants like the latest addition to the Texas complex generate hazardous pollutants and provide cover for oil giants to produce new plastic products

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A biohybrid system to extract 20 times more bioplastic from CO2 developed by KAIST researchers​

The scientists produced bioplastics from CO2 by developing a hybrid system that interlinked the electrochemical CO2 conversion and microbial bio conversion methods together

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18 April 202317 December 2024

nova-experts introduced: Verena Roberts

Project Manager Renewable Carbon Initiative - Coordination, Dissemination, and Communication

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From greenhouse gas to value-added product

If one converts CO2 into synthesis gas, a valuable starting material for the chemical industry can be obtained. Researchers at TU Wien show how this works even at room temperature and atmospheric pressure

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Biotrend Energy To Build The First Commercial-Scale Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility Using Honeywell Upcycle Process Technology

Biotrend Energy will transform end-of-life plastic waste into Honeywell Recycled Polymer Feedstock (RPF) which can be used to create new plastics using Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology

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Solvay collaborates with Ginkgo Bioworks

The partnership will strengthen Solvay's position in biotechnology and complements the company’s activities in different key areas

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Solvay announces strategic collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks and expands its R&I footprint in the United States

The investment will accelerate the development of new sustainable biopolymers, strengthening Solvay’s position in biotechnology in this important growth platform

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17 April 202313 April 2023

The rise of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as a renewable carbon feedstock – More than 1.3 million tonnes capacity for CO₂-based products already exist and are expected to at least quadruple by 2030

New report on the use of CO₂ for chemicals, advanced fuels, polymers, proteins and minerals by nova-Institute – A deep and comprehensive insight into the evolving technologies, trends and the dynamically growing market of CO2 transformation and utilisation

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IDTechEx Discusses Which Sustainable Packaging Solutions Are Advancing the Circular Economy

Latest market report explores the sustainable materials, leading players, and technology trends driving the field and presents a forecast for the sustainable packaging market segmented into 21 different materials

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EU eyes CO2-hydrogen combination to make synthetic fuels

Experts say the two molecules of carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen are the foundation of the EU’s future low-carbon synthetic fuel industry

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14 April 202311 April 2023

LyondellBasell and EEW sign LOI for potential advanced waste sorting

This collaboration would close the loop on plastics that are today sent for incineration, by sorting them out for use as feedstock in mechanical and advance recycling processes

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Osaka Gas and MHI to Collaborate in CO2 Value Chain Development for CCUS

The project will leverage Osaka Gas’s know-how on e-methane production and CO2 storage and MHI’s expertise in CO2 capture, liquefied CO2 maritime vessel transport, and CO2 management

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Multilab Separations Consortium puts biofuel on the path to decarbonization

Separations technology critical to converting biomass to low-carbon biofuel

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13 April 20236 April 2023

Why coffee capsules should be compostable

European Bioplastics sides with specific EU Commission proposal

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Coty launches world’s first globally distributed fragrance manufactured using 100% carbon-captured alcohol

New Gucci 'The Alchemist’s Garden, Where My Heart Beats' Eau de Parfum is made from recycled carbon emissions

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Simulation of Miscanthus- and Sorghum-based resilient value chains in the Danube Region

Can the value chains in the Danube macro-region be more sustainable and resilient against disruptions such as pandemics? How modelling could help to simulate the economic viability of developing Miscanthus and Sorghum based value chains in that region?

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12 April 20236 April 2023

AkerBP and OMV awarded licence for CO2 storage

Both companies entered into a collaboration agreement with Höegh LNG to provide the marine CO2 infrastructure required

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Carbios licensing documentation ready for worldwide industrial and commercial deployment of its PET biorecycling technology

The advanced engineering study for its first commercial plant define the engineering basis and operational guidelines for units to be operated under license agreements

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Banning greenwashing: new EU rules to ReSet the Trend in the fashion sector

Greenwashing is particularly prevalent in the fashion industry: a recent screening of green claims in the textile, garment and shoe sector suggested that 39% could be false or deceptive

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External thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) demolition material

Highly promising sorting experiments with styrofoam waste from dismantled buildings. Air sorting table IFE-SORT generates clean fractions of EPS

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11 April 20236 April 2023

Progress with scaling up liquefied waste plastic processing – Neste completed second series of runs at its Porvoo refinery

Since Neste’s first processing run in 2020, the company has concluded a total of six successful runs, processing close to 3,000 tons of liquefied waste plastic in total

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Covestro expands its circular economy portfolio to all major regions

The company's production site in Baytown, Texas (USA) is significantly expanding the reach of its product portfolio for the circular economy

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6 April 20235 April 2023

EU exports of used textiles in Europe’s circular economy

The common public perception of used clothing donations as generous gifts to people in need does not fully match reality

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5 April 20233 April 2023

Agilyx and INEOS Styrolution advance development of large scale TruStyrenyx™ plant

TruStyrenyx is a partnership between Agilyx and Technip Energies and provides an all-in-one solution for the chemical recycling of polystyrene back into high purity styrene monomer

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Carbonaide raises EUR 1.8 million to make manufacturing concrete carbon negative

With its factory-sized pilot unit and fully operational value chain, Carbonaide can mineralize up to five tons of CO2 per day and increase production by 100-fold of its carbon-negative concrete products

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Melodea’s New Solution for Plastic Pollution

Recyclable barrier coating experts' new sealant and pilot coating plant help stop plastic waste

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Encina and Shaw Industries Announce Carpet Waste Recycling Partnership

The agreement calls for Shaw to supply Encina with more than 2 million pounds of carpet manufacturing waste per year, reinforcing Shaw’s ongoing commitment to sustainability which includes its Cradle to Cradle Certified® commitment to product circularity

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4 April 20233 April 2023

Many bioplastics can be mechanically recycled together with their conventional counterparts

"The alleged contamination of recycling streams by compostable plastics is based on misconceptions and false information and concerns, if at all, all kinds of polymers, not only compostable ones." Oliver Buchholz, European Bioplastics

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3 April 202329 March 2023

Mammoth: what it takes to manufacture direct air capture plants at new scales

2023 kicked off with the start of the CO₂ collector container production

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Europe Renewable Methanol Market Size, Trends, Share, Growth, Forecast 2023-2028

By Feedstock: Biomass, CO2 and Hydrogen; By Processing Techniques: Gasification, Reformer-Based Production From Biogas, Others; By Application; Regional Analysis; Market Dynamics; Competitive Landscape

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31 March 202328 March 2023

Innovative and sustainable solutions from Kiefel at Interpack 2023

Kiefel together with the Pagès Group and MCC Verstraete will also present recylable and compostable will also showcase recyclable or compostable label solutions suitable for fiber packaging

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Black is the New Green: AIRCARBON STRAWS IN BLACK Now Available

Designed with the consumer experience in mind, AIRCARBON straws in black are smooth, never soggy, and home compostable, making them an ideal alternative to traditional paper straws

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Sustainable natural-fiber reinforcement for textile-reinforced concrete components

Fraunhofer WKI researchers in collaboration with Biberach University of Applied Sciences and the industrial partner FABRINO were able to verify that textile-reinforced components with natural-fiber reinforcement could replace conventionally reinforced concrete components

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30 March 202327 March 2023

Amcor, Nfinite enter into joint research agreement to leverage nanotechnology in recyclable and compostable packaging

In the proof-of-concept phase of the project, Nfinite’s new coating technology will be applied to Amcor’s existing recyclable and compostable packaging material

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Exclusive interview with Vaude: A sustainably innovative outdoor outfitter

René Bethmann explains their shift from fossil-based materials to renewable carbon sources, including bio-based, CO2-based, and recycled materials

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Poll shows eco-conscious consumers prefer compostables to recycled plastic

A new survey of consumers across the UK has found that eco-conscious consumers are more likely to prefer compostable materials over recycled plastics

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29 March 20235 May 2023

Webinar Series Green Renewable Solutions 2023

Hosted by Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands and nova-Institute, Germany

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INEOS led consortium announces breakthrough in carbon capture and storage

A world first, Project Greensand, shows that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) can work after carbon dioxide (CO2) from Belgium is successfully captured, transported and stored under the Danish North Sea

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Plastic-eating microbes hit the market

The promise – and limits – of plastic guzzling bacteria

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28 March 20234 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), March 2023

Let's take a look at what happened in March 2023 at RCI

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Net-Zero Industry Act: Making the EU the home of clean technologies manufacturing and green jobs

Together with the proposal for a European Critical Raw Materials Act and the reform of the electricity market design, the Net-Zero Industry Act sets out a clear European framework to reduce the EU's reliance on highly concentrated imports

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Researchers Separate Cotton From Polyester in Blended Fabric

The North-Carolina-State-University scientists use a “cocktail” of enzymes in a mildly acidic solution to chop up cellulose in cotton so it will “fall out” of the blended woven structure

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27 March 202324 March 2023

Six Materials Nominated for the Innovation Award “Renewable Material of the Year 2023”

New materials will enable sustainable products in areas such as textiles, cosmetics, packaging, as well as elastic and biodegradable materials for a variety of applications. Participants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners

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Value from waste(water) CO₂ – Invitation to the First Stakeholder Workshop on LCA and S-LCA of the WaterProof Project

Free online webinar – 30 March 14:00-17:00h CET

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CO2 Electrolysis as an Alternative to Coal

Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich are working on a climate-friendly technology, CO2 electrolysis, which the greenhouse gas CO2 converts directly into carbon monoxide

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CO2-Elektrolyse statt Kohle

Wissenschaftler vom Forschungszentrum Jülich arbeiten an einer klimafreundlichen Technik, der CO2-Elektrolyse, die klimaschädliches CO2 direkt in Kohlenmonoxid umwandelt

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Development of Technology to Produce Synthetic Gas from Atmospheric Concentration CO2 Using a Transition-metal-free Catalyst

A big step towards realization of liquid fuel and chemical production using CO2 as a raw material

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24 March 202321 March 2023

What is the difference between ‘biodegradable’ and ‘compostable’?

Any product is 'biodegradable' in compost under aerobic conditions when it can be broken down by the action of microorganisms in the presence of oxygen

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Greening the beauty industry

Professor Christian Euler from the University of Waterloo together with his business partner Vikram Pandit is transforming CO2 into bio-made and eco-friendly products