Tech4Biowaste co-organises the ‘Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2022’ event in Brussels this SeptemberPosition Paper: “Composting of packaging and products made from compostable or biodegradable plastics is no recycling” – Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.
We like to note that biodegradable/compostable plastics could be made from renewable raw materials, but there are also many biobased plastics that are not degradable
INEOS Phenol launches new lower carbon bio product line to be called INVIRIDIS for its phenol acetone and alphamethylstyrene business
Manufactured at the INEOS Phenol sites in Gladbeck Germany and Antwerp Belgium, INVIRIDIS is made by using bio-attributed cumene, which enables the replacement of fossil fuel resources
Heinz and Tesco partner with Plastic Energy, SABIC, and Berry Global to launch sustainable packaging innovation made with post-consumer recycled soft plastics
The 39% recycled plastic they contain was validated using the “mass balance approach” endorsed by ISCC, which makes it possible to track the amount and sustainability characteristics of materials
Perstorp introduces the world’s first 2-Ethylhexanol partly based on renewables
The new product grade is the world’s first 2-EH partly based on renewable raw materials, reinforcing Perstorp’s position as a sustainable solutions provider meeting the growing demand for more sustainable alternatives in various applications
Avantium forms PEF Textile Community with five leading companies to develop PEF yarn applications
The companies of the PEF Textile Community aim to further reduce CO2 emissions in support of the UN Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal objectives and explore sustainable solutions for various applications
Researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt develop new biobattery for hydrogen storage
A team of microbiologists from Goethe University Frankfurt has succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and release of hydrogen. This is an important step in the search for carbon-neutral energy sources in the interest of climate protection. The corresponding paper has now been published in the scientific journal “Joule"
A series of EU Parliament votes on Fit for 55 sends wrong signals on industry decarbonisation & bioeconomy development
The Committee’s vote notably fails to provide a concrete solution for exports, while accelerating free allowances phasing-out and threatening the existing indirect carbon cost compensation scheme
Biosynthetics can be part of the fashion and textile industry’s journey towards a regenerative and circular future, says Textile Exchange
We need to transition away from the extraction of virgin fossil fuels but include existing preferred materials like recycled synthetics, and new areas of innovation, like biosynthetics made from natural, renewable sources such as agricultural waste, food crops, or plants
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