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23 May 202217 May 2022

Newly discovered enzyme breaks down PET plastic in record time

Research finding from Leipzig could help make biological recycling more commercially viable

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Ask the expert: Don’t call it plastic – it’s traceless!

Traceless' Head of R&D Alessandro is the expert when it comes to organic and polymer chemistry - and here he answers to some complex, but interesting questions

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Lights, Catalyst, Reaction! Converting CO2 to Formic Acid Using an Alumina-supported, Iron-based Compound

Research team from Tokyo Tech has developed a method of converting excess atmospheric CO2 into energy-rich chemicals

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20 May 202216 May 2022

European Farmland May Be the Biggest Global Reservoir of Microplastics

Researchers from the University of Cardiff estimate that microplastics removed from raw sewage at wastewater treatment plants make up roughly 1% of the sewage sludge commonly used as a fertiliser across Europe

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Sustainable mobility: Faurecia & Veolia to pioneer in the use of recycled plastics in automotive interiors

In this partnership, the two companies will develop innovative bio-composites for automotive vehicle interiors

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Polymertal and UBQ Materials Partner to Create Lightweight, Sustainable Material With Metallic Functionalities

SPP-50XX, part of the first sustainable series by Polymertal, will bring a lower carbon footprint to automotive, industrial and consumer applications

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A startup in Hawaii just launched the world’s first ocean-assisted carbon removal plant

The current version of the technology can capture CO2 at a cost of $475 per ton - lower than any other direct air capture in the world

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Asahi Kasei to start providing carbon footprint data

Green Transformation is positioned as one of the key areas for strengthening the management foundation, and the Group is advancing reductions of its own GHG emissions as well

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Investing in biofuels from whisky by-products – Celtic Renewables

Three Scottish companies have joined forces to accelerate what they believe to be a 'potentially world-beating' biofuel technology

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19 May 202220 May 2022

Many advanced and proven solutions to replace fossil carbon in chemistry and materials already available

Electrochemical transformation of CO₂, a natural polymer for paper and cardboard coating and material-to-material molecular recycling of plastic waste are the winners of the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2022”

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New EU laws risk promoting ‘downcycling’ of plastic bottles, industry warns

As part of the EU’s drive to create a more sustainable economy, the EU executive is planning to propose mandatory requirements for recycled content and waste reduction measures for key products such as packaging

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Caffe Inc. signs contract for €4 Million to build recycling plant for coffee waste in Amsterdam

In the factory coffee waste is recycled into coffee oil, for use in the personal care industry and into coffee blocks applied in biobased materials

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Breakthrough for cows: NovoNutrients achieves “beef-quality” protein from CO2 instead of cattle

Outperforms plant proteins, on path to deliver beef-level nutrition at soy cost

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18 May 202216 May 2022

Scientists solve the Mystery about the Active Phase in Catalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction

An international research team led by researchers of Stockholm University has for the first time been able to study the surface of a copper-zinc catalyst when carbon dioxide is reduced to methanol

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17 May 202217 May 2022

Recycled HDPE with an excellent carbon footprint

The global manufacturer of plastic packaging ALPLA always advocates a closed packaging loop in accordance with the bottle-to-bottle principle

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16 May 202212 May 2022

WASTE2FUNC’s logistics platform will collect and convert food waste into bioplastics

BBI-JU invests in WASTE2FUNC

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13 May 202210 May 2022

Israeli balloon tipped as world’s 1st affordable, scalable method for carbon capture

High Hopes Lab, in central Israel, which captures frozen carbon 9 miles above Earth, aims to catch 1,000 metric tons per balloon per day, for less than $50 a ton

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12 May 20229 May 2022

ALPLA and Vöslauer reduce carbon footprint with returnable PET

The new bottle, which bears the Austrian Ecolabel, is made of fully recyclable PET monomaterial with a recyclate proportion of around 30 per cent

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Advanced Recycling Is Not Waste Incineration and Is Essential to a Circular Economy for Plastics

Mischaracterization of Advanced Recycling Slows Progress

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10 May 20225 May 2022

OMV receives ISCC PLUS certification for the production of renewable chemicals at the Burghausen Refinery

This enables OMV to certify its mass-balance production of renewable and chemically recycled raw materials which is crucial for the transition to a more circular economy

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Plastic packaging material that is both sustainable and biodegrades

GO!PHA and partner Netherlands-based biotech firm Helian Polymers provides PHA samples for academic, research and development purposes at its PHA Sample Shop

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Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste

Researchers proved the effectiveness of the enzyme, which they are calling FAST-PETase (functional, active, stable and tolerant PETase)

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9 May 20224 May 2022

Carbon Capture Coalition Responds to Administration’s CCUS Guidance

While direct air capture and carbon utilization are more nascent technologies, they will also play an important role in a deeply decarbonized economy

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6 May 20224 May 2022

Francesco Montecchio, Application Engineer at Alfa Laval Technologies (Sweden), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy

Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute

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Ulla Hüppe, Director Sustainability Adhesive Technologies at Henkel (Germany), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy

Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute

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UBC spin-off companies win $2 million in competition for carbon removal technology funded by the Musk Foundation

In this Q&A, two of Carbin Minerals’ founders, Dr. Greg Dipple and Bethany Ladd, discuss what the future holds for the company

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Maip Group announces new sustainable polymers for European automotive market using Eastman’s molecular recycling technologies

Eastman has announced multiple investments for material-to-material molecular recycling facilities to produce new sustainable materials

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Researchers Develop Strong, Recyclable, And Degradable Sugar-Based Plastics

As an alternative to petroleum plastics, biodegradable plastics made from renewable plant sources like corn or sugarcane starch are already on the market and becoming popular

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Biological matrix composites from cultured plant cells

The use of fast-growing plant cells offers the benefits of short harvest time, zero biomass waste during processing, in situ manufacturing, and no arable land requirement

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5 May 20224 May 2022

Lummus and Braskem Announce Partnership for Green Ethylene Technology

Partnership focuses on global licensing of commercial green ethylene technology, which will accelerate development of chemicals and plastics made from bioethanol, a renewable feedstock

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North American plastic recycling volumes highlight need for immediate solutions

Broken down by scrap type, a study found that bottles, non-bottle rigid plastics and other plastics all saw declines individually in 2020

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Origin Materials and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Form Strategic Partnership to Bring Carbon Negative Materials to Perfumes and Cosmetics Industry

LVMH signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative materials from Origin Materials

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EPBP gives 3-year endorsement to allow multilayer PET/PEF packaging in PET bottle recycling stream

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP)1 has awarded an interim endorsement to Avantium, allowing recycling of multilayer PET/PEF packaging in the European bottle recycling market.

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4 May 202228 April 2022

First ‘MechanicalTree’ installed on ASU’s Tempe campus

Carbon Collect’s MechanicalTree, based on the research of ASU engineer Klaus Lackner, will collect carbon from the atmosphere and help fight climate change

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3 May 20223 May 2022

nova-Institute steps up policy activities to push for more renewable carbon

A well-balanced policy framework is needed to achieve a sustainable chemical industry in a timeframe to still reach the Paris climate goals

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ISU team receives XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award for innovative vision to remove carbon from the atmosphere

The scientists have developed a new kind of self-heating pyrolyzer, improving its cost-effectiveness and environmental performance

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Topsoe supports new production of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel in Ontario, Canada

New announced project, called Refuel YYZ, would supply the aviation and terrestrial fuel needs of the Greater Toronto area while lowering the CO2 emissions for the end users by up to 80%

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Infinna™ achieves 99% Recycled Content Certification from SCS Global Services

Infinited Fiber Company has received this recognition as it is using cotton-rich post-consumer textile waste as the sole raw material in the production

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Turkey Looks To Produce Biomethane From Animal Waste

ITC head of business development explained, that the animal waste biogas being produced in existing waste incineration plants needs to be converted into biomethane, in order to be injected into the natural gas network

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Innovative Packaging Solution Cruz Foam Advances Manufacturing with the Support of New Investors

A manufacturer of a biobased alternative to Styrofoam has added Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher to its roster of investors

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2 May 20223 May 2022

Zhang Wei, COO of Zhejiang Sugar Energy Technology (China), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy

Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute

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MHIENG to License Carbon Capture Technology for Natural Gas Plant in Italy

Agreement forms part of CCUS demonstration project, being developed by Eni S.p.A.

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29 April 202225 April 2022

GIDARA Energy announces next advanced methanol facility in the Port of Rotterdam

With the new plant, the company will achieve a reduction of 350,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2eq) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year

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$1.4bln Waste-to-Hydrogen project planned in Oman

The US firm says it plans to utilise its proprietary technology to transform landfill waste in a thermo-chemical process into green hydrogen and pure carbon dioxide

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Enerkem, Nova chart new path from waste plastic to Circularity

Four storylines this month compel attention to the useful products now available from renewable syngas. Some are of everyday usefulness, some are stories of meeting urgent need

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NFW closes $85 million Series B to scale naturally circular materials

Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) upgrades waste cotton and recycled fibers

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28 April 202226 April 2022

McDonald’s Tests Circular Clear Cups Sourced From Recycled and Biobased Materials, Including Used Cooking Oil

Along with its partners Pactiv Evergreen, INEOS, Neste, and LyondellBasell, the company will use a mass-balance approach to produce a recyclable solution

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Borealis selects Axens Rewind® Mix Process for its Plastics Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading Unit in Stenungsund, Sweden

The project will as well include a pyrolysis unit feeding the Rewind® Mix process, and storage and logistic solutions

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A Focus on Pyrolysis Coproducts

CHAR Technologies builds its business case around flexibility in feedstock and outputs

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27 April 202221 April 2022

Creating a sustainable Finnish textile industry with bio-based and recycled fibres

The Telavalue project continues the line of previous projects of the Telaketju network and have promoted the creation of a Finnish circular economy of textiles