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?
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
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
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
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
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
Neste welcomes the German government’s plan to approve the sales of 100% synthetic fuels in Germany as an important step in the fight against climate change
The planned approval by the government would in the near future allow 100% renewable diesel to be sold and used unblended in all segments in Germany
Carbios joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular economy network and aims to “make plastic waste and pollution a thing of the past”
Carbios fully adheres to Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s vision for a circular economy for plastic. Its revolutionary biorecycling and biodegradation technologies already match the actions defined by the Foundation
RCI Carbon Flows Report: Compilation of supply and demand of fossil and renewable carbon on a global and European level
The new report provides a comprehensive understanding of today's carbon flows and what it means to replace fossil carbon with renewable carbon in the materials and chemicals sectors
Sustainable, low carbon circular plastic economy enabled by advanced plastic recycling process
University of Warwick researchers publication shows, that advanced recycling technologies can replace the virgin fossil feedstocks used by the chemicals industry to create new plastics and other industrial products
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