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8 July 20219 September 2021

The First Cosmetic Bottle Derived From Enzymatic Plastic Recycling

The first cosmetic bottle made from plastic entirely recycled using Carbios’ enzymatic technology

Carbon-negative bioplastic made from air, invasive plants turned into yoga mats, cultured chicken progress, renewable fiber innovations, and more

The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of July 2nd

BIOSWITCH research analyses Irish and Dutch consumer perspectives of bio-based products

The results show that Irish consumers have a slightly more positive perception of bio-based products than their Dutch counterpart, with 93% of the respondents from Ireland and 81% of the ones from the Netherlands indicating that they prefer to buy bio-based products instead of fossil-based ones

7 July 20212 July 2021

BIO4AFRICA, a new European project to support the deployment of the bioeconomy in Africa, kicks off

Development of value chains and grassroots solutions through a circular approach will encourage the use of local resources and the diversification of farmers’ income

VAUDE bringt erste Radtaschenserie aus vollständig recycelten Hauptmaterialien auf den Markt

Kunststoffverpackungen werden für Radtaschen-Rückensystem recycelt

VAUDE launches first ever pannier made from recycled material

Plastic packaging is recycled for pannier support system

Danish partnership receives support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) for world’s first industrial dynamic green ammonia demonstration plant

The ammonia plant will interface to a green hydrogen solution developed by Vestas, integrating electrolysis with wind and solar in one smart control system

5 July 202113 July 2021

CHASSY – Model-Based Construction and Optimisation of Versatile Chassis Yeast Strains for Production of Valuable Lipid and Aromatic Compounds

CHASSY, a €5.6M Horizon 2020 Industrial Leadership project aimed at unlocking the full potential of yeasts as cell factories for production of high value compounds, makes a substantial contribution to the development of the bioeconomy.

Gunilla Piltz (M.Sc)

Circular Economy and acceptance of bio-based products

SVEVIND and Kazakh Invest National Company JSC sign a memorandum of understanding

SVEVIND and Kazakh Invest National Company JSC sign a memorandum of understanding relating to giant green hydrogen facilities amounting 30 gigawatt in Kazakhstan

Ohne Start-ups keine Bioökonomie

Wettbewerb „PlanB – Biobasiert.Business.Bayern.“ zeichnet grüne Geschäftsideen aus

Eastman collaborating with SAP on GreenToken to track recycled content

Collaboration will leverage the blockchain-based platform of GreenToken to provide visibility through the value chain of sustainable products, such as the specialty plastics produced with Eastman’s molecular recycling technologies

2 July 20219 September 2021

Engineering begins on UK’s first large-scale facility that captures carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere

Another big direct-air-capture plant is moving ahead, but a new study finds we may need to build many more before the economics start to make sens

Carbon negative material company wins Circularity Accelerate contest

Audi AG worked with Made of Air to create a sustainable dealership model featuring a carbon storing plastic facade

1 July 20219 September 2021

A change of tune for chemical industry: VIVALDI turns CO2 emissions into sustainable bio-products

Starting from June 2021, the EU Horizon 2020 project VIVALDI – innoVative bIo-based chains for CO2 VALorisation as aDded-value organIc acids, will develop a set of breakthrough biotechnologies

Arkema launches a new renewable PVDF grade for batteries

Arkema announces a major innovation with the launch of its new sustainable Kynar® PVDF range. These new grades will claim 100% renewable attributed carbon derived from crude tall oil bio-feedstock, according to a mass balance approach

30 June 20219 September 2021

Ground Breaking Trial Returning Cotton Textile Waste to Cotton Fields Launched in Goondiwindi, Queensland

Trial of diverting textiles from landfill to farm has potential to recycle ‘huge amount’ of material

The world’s first ‘infinite’ plastic

The way we normally recycle plastics is a downward spiral of waste and degraded materials, but there is another option – turning plastic back into the oil it was made from

29 June 20219 September 2021

Fraunhofer, SABIC, and Procter& Gamble join forces in closed-loop recycling pilot project for single-use facemasks

The collected waste masks becomes shredded and then thermochemically converted to pyrolysis oils as feedstock for new plastics in virgin quality

Fraunhofer, SABIC und Procter & Gamble kooperieren im Rahmen eines Pilotprojekts zum Closed-Loop-Recycling von Einweg-Gesichtsmasken

Neues Verfahren sieht zunächst die automatische Zerkleinerung und anschließend die thermochemische Umwandlung in Pyrolyseöl vor, um im Anschluss daraus neuwertige Rohstoffe für die Kunststoffproduktion zu gewinnen

Clariter recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the 2021 technology innovation leader for Excellence in best practices

In 2021 Clariter excelled in all of the criteria in its commitment to innovation and creativity, commercial success, application diversity, and customer acquisition, as well as in the growth potential space

28 June 202123 June 2021

New mobile, modular chemical recycling system converts non-recyclable waste into high value-added additives

New process developed in an AIMPLAS led EU-Project, is particularly effective at recovering waste from the automotive, electrical and electronic, and packaging industries

TotalEnergies, MPG Manifattura Plastica S.p.A. and Froneri launch bio-based ice cream cups made from Certified Renewable PP

New polypropylene produced from bio-based naphtha offers virgin-like performances with a reduced carbon footprint and is fully recyclable

Bacteria serves tasty solution to plastic crisis

Scientists have devised a novel way of tackling the mounting issue of plastic pollution… by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavouring

24 June 202117 March 2025

Covenant Energy chooses Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ and H2bridge™ solution to produce renewable diesel with low carbon footprint

With HydroFlex™, customers can convert low value feedstocks to renewable fuels that qualify for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit

Kao Aims for Material Recycling of Plastic Bottles for Cosmetics, Begins Using Chemically Recycled PET Material

Joint cooperation with PET Refine Technology to produce chemically recycled PET - achieving material recycling from bottle container to bottle container

23 June 20219 September 2021

TotalEnergies, Sunfire, and Fraunhofer give the Go-Ahead for Green Methanol in Leuna

Hy2Chem platform allows testing of regeneratively produced hydrogen for the production of feedstock chemicals and fuelson a large scale for the first time

Enzymatic biorecycling tech for PET and PLA: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbios

Here’s a follow up you won’t want to miss of the top story early this week which reported on Carbios’ latest acquisition

Brightmark to Build World’s Largest Advanced Plastics Recycling and Renewal Facility in Macon, GA

New state-of-the-art plant will sustainably recycle and convert all types of plastic waste into fully circular products

22 June 20215 April 2022

GIDARA Energy announces a new facility converting non-recyclable waste into advanced biofuels

The produced renewable fuel will replace fossil-based fuels, creating significant carbon savings

Bandai Is Offering a Recycling Service for Its Gunpla Model Kits

Offering to take in your plastic model runners

21 June 202116 June 2021

Sustainable colouring at the highest level: Lifocolor presents the trendy colours of 2022 for home-compostable biopolymers

For the first time, Lifocolor has designed its trending colour series 2022 according to the standards of bio-C masterbatches

Dan*na launches a pilot plant for biomaterials and bioplastics production in the Barcelona Science Park

Company is among the 5 TOP startups in the world that develop sustainable plastics, in a recent report by StartUs Insights

World-first discovery could fuel the new green ammonia economy

Australian chemists have found a clean, efficient method of making large amounts of ammonia

18 June 202116 June 2021

OLEAF4VALUE: An Innovative Upcycling Project

Three-year project to develop a complete valorisation system for the olive leaf

From Waste-to-Chemicals to Waste-to-Jet

Partners repurpose the Rotterdam waste-to-chemicals project to waste-to-jet based on substantial targets and demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, expected support for Recycled Carbon Fuels and a full scope, ‘in-house’ technical solution to be provided by Enerkem and Shell

Fashion for Good Launches The Renewable Carbon Textiles Project

The project brings together key industry players to investigate, test and validate the solutions provided by innovators in the PHA polymer space

Cellulosics avoid SUP rulings but bioplastics included

Commission taking the view that a polymer will only be natural if its polymerization process actually takes place in nature

17 June 20219 September 2021

Nestlé develops two new packaging innovations for Vittel® natural mineral water bottles

New Hybrid bottle drastically reduces plastic and combines 100% recyclable components with patent-pending snap-apart design to facilitate recycling sorting

Die Neuinterpretation der Wasserflasche: Jabil Packaging Solutions bringt VITTEL®-Hybridflasche auf den Markt

Neue Hybridflasche reduziert den Kunststoffanteil drastisch und enthält 100% recycelbare Komponenten sowie ein zum Patent angemeldetes Snap-Apart-Design, das die Sortierung beim Recycling erleichtert

Greiner Packaging produces first cup prototypes made of Bornewables™

A portfolio of premium polyolefins designed for circularity by Borealis

DOE Announces $14.5 Million to Combat Plastics Waste and Pollution

Innovation in plastics recycling technology is a triple win by cutting plastic waste, reducing industrial energy use and emissions, and creating clean manufacturing jobs

16 June 202116 June 2021

Cargill and HELM partner to build $300M commercial-scale, renewable BDO facility, first in the US, to meet growing customer demand

New joint venture unveils QIRA, a bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) that saves up to 93 percent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to the use of conventional BDO

Japan to expand cross-sector use of synthetic methane

Inpex has been co-ordinating with Nedo in a pilot project to produce synthetic methane at its oil and gas fields to explore the potential of recycling CO₂

15 June 202116 June 2021

First candidates for NextGen District at port of Antwerp announced

Start of second round of market consultation for pioneers in circularity

Carbios buys out SPI Fund’s stake in Carbiolice capital

This acquisition demonstrates Carbios’ confidence in Carbiolice’s development capability and reinforces its ambition as the world leader in biological technologies to rethink the end of life of plastics and synthetic fibres

Covestro’s circular ambitions take shape

Together with ArcelorMittal and other partners, Covestro is investigating the possibilities of converting carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide into chemical building blocks

14 June 202116 June 2021

The biodegradable battery

Empa researchers have developed a biodegradable mini-capacitor, which consists of carbon, cellulose, glycerin and table salt. And it works reliably

SABIC certified renewable polymers used in new more sustainable Delizio coffee capsules

Delica AG has launched the new more sustainable coffee capsule for use in it proprietary Delizio capsule machines

Neste is progressing on its projects on the Innovation business platforms for future growth in renewable and circular solutions

All business platforms established in early 2020 are based on scalable future feedstock pools, which play an important role in tackling the climate change

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