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2 September 202229 August 2022

Engineering enzymes to help solve the planet’s plastic problem

Manchester researchers have reported a new enzyme engineering platform that can quickly improve the properties of plastic degrading enzymes to help make them more suitable for plastic recycling at large scales

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Why forest biomass must not be counted as ‘renewable’ energy

The environment committee amendment still allows burning secondary biomass materials, like sawdust and bark from sawmills, to qualify as renewable energy under the RED and receive subsidies

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1 September 202229 August 2022

Project revisited: towards bionylon

Genomatica produces biobased caprolactam. They use an engineered high-yield microorganism in the fermentation step of the process; the feedstock being described as ‘sugars from a variety of sources’

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LG Chem exports its first bio-balanced phenol and acetone in earnest

Since LG Chem first started to export bio-balanced Super Absorbent Polymers in August last year, the Company has launched 41 products certified by ISCC PLUS, accelerating the development of new markets

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PLAYMOBIL WILTOPIA Exciting for children – good for the environment

Wiltopia is the first product range from PLAYMOBIL to be made from an average of over 80 percent sustainable material

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Plentyful receives Government investment

New Zealand Bio-Innovation company Plentyful has broken ground on a world-leading facility that will transform organic waste into compostable, environmentally friendly plastic alternatives

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31 August 202224 August 2022

Holistic solution for the recycling of plastics

Circular Resources acquires Germany’s Green Dot to create the industry’s first integrated mechanical and chemical recycling solution for plastic packaging waste

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30 August 202224 August 2022

Concrete using recycled tyre rubber hits the road to a circular economy

Engineers have managed to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete – such as gravel and crushed rock – with rubber from discarded tyres that meets building codes, promising a boost for the circular economy

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Brisil Technologies and Lehmann&Voss&Co. sign agreement to evaluate commercialisation prospects of a silica filler derived from biomass

The evaluation relates to elastomer applications and is limited to Europe

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29 August 202224 August 2022

Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk accelerates transition to become net zero emissions and produce more sustainable chemicals

First step is investment in upgrader plant that recycles plastic waste to produce circular chemicals.

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Meet Bio-Sep, the green tech is turning sawdust into valuable biochemicals with $1.7 million

The funding will be used to recruit staff to operate the firm’s pilot plant and design the first scaled-up, commercial plant planned for development in heavily forested Scotland

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26 August 202217 August 2022

Could fiber-to-fiber recycling at scale be achieved by 2030?

The generation of textile waste is problematic, as incineration and landfills—both inside and outside Europe—are its primary end destinations

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25 August 202223 August 2022

adidas TERREX hoodie made with SPINNOVA® lands in stores

The adidas TERREX HS1 mid-layer hoodie, announced in February, is available for consumers online and in select retail outlets from July 15th onwards

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24 August 202216 August 2022

First concept shoe made entirely from sustainable BASF materials co-created with design house Maddy Plant

Developed using advanced manufacturing capabilities

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IWK Collaborate with EMB business to explore ethanol and biogas production

National sewerage company, Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Sdn Bhd has established a partnership with local player, EMB Business (EMB) Sdn Bhd to pioneer the production of ethanol and biogas generated from wastewater processing for commercial purposes

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19 August 202215 August 2022

Topsoe joins circular industrial plastics initiative – will increase plastic recycling by 20%

The newly formed partnership, Circular Industrial Plastics, which consists of large Danish companies, commits to increase recycling of industrial plastics by at least 20% before 2025

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Braskem extends relationship with Nexus Circular through MOU for commercial off-take of circular plastic feedstocks from new advanced recycling facility

Braskem plans to expand its offering of certified circular polypropylene (PP) by utilizing Nexus Circular's proven, commercial-scale advanced recycling technology, which converts landfill-bound plastics into high-quality materials used in the production of virgin-quality circular plastics

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17 August 202211 August 2022

Could modified rail cars capture CO2 from the air?

This team says “Yes” and they even have a plan to bring it to scale...

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‘Black Land’:- Potent materials from the past

Performances in the Egyptian galleries in the Neues Museum (Berlin) feature the latest in a series of ‘deep recycled’ sludge materials

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10 August 20225 August 2022

A New Proto-Protocol for Bio-oil Sequestration

Carbon Direct and Eco-Engineers developed in collaboration with Charm Industrial this analysis focused on the carbon accounting, life-cycle analysis, monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV)

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Braskem develops catalytic advanced recycling technology

The process, which uses a proprietary catalyst and incorporates efficient heat management, reduces the need for external energy sources. This results in a significant reduction in CO2 emissions compared to the traditional advanced recycling technologies

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Climate impact of plastics

Plastics are frequently criticized for everything from their toxicity to their contributions to ocean pollution, but they play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

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Top three myths busted about renewable plastics

Renewable or bio-based plastics, which are produced with renewable raw materials, may include waste and residue oils and fats

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9 August 20224 August 2022

When waste products can build a wall

Researchers at the Flinders University in Australia have used low-cost feedstocks to make lightweight, durable polymer building blocks which can be bonded together with an adhesive-free chemical reaction

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Playing guitar with algae

Five students from Kiel, Germany, founded a startup and are producing everyday products from algae and leftover coffee - a public radio and television broadcaster recently reported about

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European project on increased use of recycled plastics in electronics has started

By using (in principle) recycled plastics from electrical and electronic waste (WEEE), the INCREACE project will tackle areas where the use of recycled plastics is marginal today

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8 August 20223 August 2022

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak launches feasibility study to accelerate beverage carton recycling in Benelux

The joint initiative aims to advance circular paper-based packaging solutions with a new recycling facility

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Tired of Plastic Packaging? Get Creative with Recyclable EcoShield® Heat Sealable Paper!

New Cortec packaging material offers a recyclable, versatile option and allows the user to create countless customized packaging configurations

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Meet Susan: The Communicator

America's Plastic Makers are introducing people who create innovative plastics which can lead to a more sustainable future

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Neste to acquire Walco Foods to strengthen its renewable raw material sourcing

The transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions and regulatory approval

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Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel

A treatment process can turn old pieces of wood into a new super-strong material called "healed wood"

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5 August 20223 August 2022

Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto successfully starts up ANDRITZ pilot line for post-consumer textile recycling

Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto (LSJH) in Paimio, Finland, has successfully started up a new ANDRITZ pilot line for research and development work on post-consumer textile recycling

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Turning carbon dioxide into valuable products

DNA can help guide the process

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Coperion Recycling Innovation Center – New Construction of State-Of-The-Art Test Lab for Plastics Recycling Applications

Forward-Looking Investment for More Sustainability in Plastics Recycling

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Plasma reactor D-CRBN makes new raw materials out of CO2

Every day Innovation Origins puts a start-up in the spotlight. Today, it is the Antwerp-based D-CRBN

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Gabriele Pinzone, Jon Boles and Mark Pastore join Electrochaea, Liam Bansen and Jay Dalal have new roles

Electrochaea is expanding its management team and promoting key personnel in its North American business unit to help meet the market need for reliable and renewable alternatives to fossil natural gas

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4 August 20223 August 2022

Fiberight leads consortium project to capture and recycle more plastic packaging for the circular economy

Company has embarked on leading a three-year £10 million large-scale demonstrator project focused on the capture, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging currently lost to landfill and incineration

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The Stanford Lab Startup That Found a Constructive Way to Capture Carbon

The company is named Twelve, and it built a machine to capture CO2 and turn it into raw materials to produce durable goods. Mercedes is on board. So is Procter & Gamble

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Cepsa Química supplies Unilever with the world’s first renewable las surfactant, paving the way for circular chemistry

NextLab linear alkylbenzene (LAB) is the first LAB surfactant to be both renewable and biodegradable, as an alternative to the traditional fossil LAB, a surfactant used widely for cleaning and laundry products

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€6m investment: scaling a sustainable solution for plastics recycling

Itero is scaling their plastic-to-product recycling after raising €6m in investments, led by infinity recycling's circular plastics fund

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3 August 202229 July 2022

Eastman partners with award-winning TextileGenesis™ traceability technology to provide track-and-trace solutions for Naia™ brand

Following sustainable fibers from feedstock to store stocks

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Travertine looks to revolutionise metal extraction tech, sulphuric acid production

Company developed a method to extract carbon-negative critical elements and produce fertilisers and wants to accelerate its pathway to pilot-scale implementation in 2023

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Joint EU-Japan Project Aims to Reduce Cost of Green Methanol

Experts from Belgium, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom form the Laurelin project, a four-year international research initiative are working to reduce the costs for e-methanol production

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Dow and Valoregen collaborate to build largest hybrid recycling site in France

Valoregen to build largest single hybrid recycling site in Damazan, France, which will have capacity to process up to 70 kilotons of plastic waste per year. Dow will be the main off-taker of post-consumer resins (PCR) from Valoregen’s new plant.

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2 August 202227 July 2022

Carbios, On, Patagonia, PUMA and Salomon team up to advance circularity in the textile industry

After achieving milestone in packaging recycling, Carbios’ unique biological technology fundamentally changes the circularity of fibers

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MHIENG’s First Compact CO2 Capture System Goes into Commercial Operation at Biomass Power Plant in Hiroshima

Fully Integrated Customer Support Package to Follow

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Tyre Recycling Solutions (TRS) choose BUSS Compounding Technology to manufacture performance materials from used tires

The two companies are collaborating closely to expand the product platform globally and set up more compounding facilities inside the TRS license framework

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1 August 202227 July 2022

Mura Technology and Dow Announce Largest Commitment of its Kind to Scale Advanced Recycling of Plastics

By working together, Mura and Dow will ensure plastic has a viable way to be re-circulated into global supply chains, helping to advance a circular economy for plastics and increase the value of plastic waste

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Canada Nickel Identifies New Method for Accelerated CO2 Capture

New carbon capture process could allow Crawford tailings to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions within 36 hours, and generate up to 21 tonnes of CO2 credits per tonne of nickel produced within just six days

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Nonthermal Plasma-Promoted CO2 Hydrogenation in Presence of Alloy Catalysts

Tokyo Tech researchers combined experimental and computational methods to help improve the efficiency of catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 and allows the engineers to design new concept catalysts