16 November 202111 November 2021 Twenty per cent of new homes in Amsterdam to be constructed from timber Dutch capital declares biobased construction minimums
SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech to explore synthetic sustainable aviation fuel production "This initiative shows the potential of cross industry partnerships to drive the decarbonization of a hard-to-abate sector" says Anna Borg
Carbon capture and utilisation technologies are solutions to reduce CO2 emissions and move away from fossil resources Most of these technologies, when appropriately integrated, will significantly aid in meeting climate goals
15 November 202111 November 2021 On announces CleanCloud™ – turning carbon emissions into running shoes in cooperation with LanzaTech and Borealis Swiss sports brand On leads supply chain coalition to reshape carbon waste into running shoes
Electrochaea’s BioCat Biomethanation Process Is Certified by the Environmental Technology Verification programme The Statement of Verification assures the BioCat process performance claims are based on reliable test data collected by appropriate analytical methods, under plant operations conducted by competent personnel
Intensified solar thermochemical carbon dioxide splitting over iron-based perovskite Recently, a research team from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported a novel material for intensified CO production via the two-step STCS process
CEMEX invests in pioneer solar technology Together with Synhelion the company is developing an innovative solar-driven technology to eliminate the carbon footprint in cement manufacturing process
12 November 202112 November 2021 Top fashion CEOs called out for being ‘woven in’ with fossil fuels Synthetics Anonymous report by Changing Markets Foundation found out that some brands have reported almost 90 percent of their collection as being produced from fossil fuels
SPRIN-D: CO2-Challenge of the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation Your Challenge: Carbon-to-value
Honeywell announces commercialisation of chemical recycling technology for waste plastics The UpCycle Process Technology reduces CO2 emissions by 57% compared with the production of the same amount of virgin plastic from fossil feeds
11 November 20215 November 2021 Welcome to the 2021 Biodiversity Insights First global baseline of the apparel and textile industry
Plant from Plastics: Bio-based Polymers Can Be Transformed into Fertilizers At Tokyo Institute of Technology a new environmentally friendly process is being developed, in which plastics produced using biomass (bioplastics) are chemically recycled back into fertilizers
10 November 20215 November 2021 GCI Calls for Urgent Action on Carbon Capture and Utilization as the World Watches COP26 In addition to minimizing the amount of CO2 emissions now, we must also remove substantial amounts of legacy CO2 emissions from the atmosphere
CEMEX and Carbon Clean work on carbon capture project in Germany CEMEX has appointed Carbon Clean to work on a FEED study for a ground-breaking carbon capture project at its Rüdersdorf plant in Germany, as part of its Carbon Neutral Alliance at the site
Plastic Energy, Freepoint Eco-Systems and TotalEnergies partner on Advanced Recycling Project in the U.S. New plant is expected to become operational by mid-2024 and will process and convert yearly 33,000 tons of post-consumer end-of-life plastic waste
Klimapioniere Jan Wurzbacher und Christoph Gebald: Die CO₂-Sauger Zwei deutsche Ingenieure entwickelten vor Jahren ein winziges Gerät, das Kohlendioxid filtert. Inzwischen ist die Technik erwachsen – und aus dem kleinen Start-up eine große Zukunftshoffnung geworden
Affordable housing in outer space: Scientists develop cosmic concrete from space dust and astronaut blood Scientists at The University of Manchester have now developed a concrete-like material made of extra-terrestrial dust along with the blood, sweat and tears of astronauts
First of a Kind Bagasse to Ethanol Project in India LanzaTech teams with Indian engineers to develop bagasse-based ethanol
9 November 20214 November 2021 Honeywell and Sacyr join forces to implement innovative plastics recycling plant in Andalucia, Spain The plant will use Honeywell’s UpCycle process technology, which expands the types of plastics that can be recycled, and, when combined with other chemical and mechanical recycling processes, can potentially increase the amount of global plastic waste that can be recycled to 90%
MHI Invests in Cemvita Factory, Inc., a Leading Industrial Biotechnology Startup, to Accelerate Decarbonization Efforts The partnership contributes to MHI’s strategic focus on identifying and accelerating decarbonization opportunities through investments in renewable projects and climate tech startups
EU recycled 41% of plastic packaging waste in 2019 In 2019, each person living in the EU generated 34.4 kg of plastic packaging waste, out of which 14.1 kg was recycled
Closed loop recycling in Europe: What helps and what hinders? The new EU Circular Economy Action Plan is one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal for a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and competitive economy
Axens and Sumitomo Chemical Achieve Historical Landmark with the First Waste-based Polyolefin Production This initiative opens the path for plastics sustainability, promotes the adoption of the circular economy in Japan, and significantly cuts the value chain's GHG emissions
8 November 20213 November 2021 SABIC Announces World’s First Bio-Based, Certified Renewable High-Performance Amorphous Polymer To Support Customer Sustainability Goals For every 100 kg of ULTEM resin produced, SABIC replaces 25.5 kg of fossil-based feedstocks with bio-based materials derived from waste or residue
5 November 202130 October 2021 From Slurry to High-Purity Hydrogen Hydrogen from real biogas: TU Graz and the start-up Rouge H2 Engineering have scored a world's first in producing high-purity hydrogen from biogas directly at a biogas plant using a new chemical looping process
Toppan FutureCard Certified as Sustainable Using current industry benchmarks, cards made from bio-sourced, recycled, chlorine-free or ocean plastics will carry the sustainable card badge if they significantly reduce energy- or material consumption
New refinery to turn used tyres into advanced biofuels The plant will be operational early next year and will be the first in Spain and the largest in Europe capable of transforming the product into advanced biofuel and other high-quality secondary raw materials
European Parliament approves Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking The EU Council is now anticipated to ratify the rule in the second half of November, paving the way for the CBE JU to be launched and its Programme Office to be established by the end of 2021
4 November 202130 October 2021 Fraunhofer CCPE publishes position paper and research programme on plastics recycling The focus is on chemical recycling processes, industry activities and the Fraunhofer competence landscape in plastics recycling
New Organics Recycling Program Allows Cortec® Corporation to Use Its Own Compostable Bags! Eco Film® Bags are certified compostable under BPI certificate #890974 for disposal in a commercial composting facility
LLNL researchers turn to bioengineered bacteria to increase U.S. supply of rare earth metals To help increase the U.S. supply of rare earth metals, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team has created a new way to recover rare earths using bioengineered bacteria
Call for Early Adopters of Cellulosic Climate Positive HeiQ AeoniQ Yarn New fiber, derived from third generation cellulosic biopolymers, is advancing to pilot production prior to mass commercialization
Clariant Joins Pre-Competitive Development Platform for Low Carbon Emitting Technologies This agreement follows a two-year collaboration between WEF and the founding companies of the LCET initiative
3 November 202128 October 2021 Luminy® PLA made from chemically recycled feedstock now commercially available Total Corbion PLA is already receiving and depolymerizing reprocessed PLA waste, which is then purified and polymerized to produce virgin Luminy® PLA
2 November 20212 November 2021 SABIC Announces Carbon Neutrality Strategy at Inaugural Saudi Green Initiative Forum The company’s range of certified renewable polymers are providing an important bridge for the value chain to evolve from a linear to a circular economy
Carbon capture and storage: Another arrow in the green quiver Given the steep Paris targets, companies are looking to reduce their emissions by capturing carbon and using it for the production of a host of items including soda ash As is the case with any new technology, the cost of capturing carbon dioxide is exorbitant at present ($45-50 per tonne), though it has fallen considerably since 2004 when it was $250 per tonne.
World BioEconomy Forum concludes in Belém; first bioeconomy strategy published in Brazil Governor of Pará State took the opportunity to launch a dedicated biostrategy for the state, the first of its kind in Brazil
Europe and US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics globally, patent data shows Of all recycling technologies, chemical and biological methods generated highest level of patenting activity
29 October 202129 October 2021 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Lara Dammer Head of the „Economy & Policy“ Department
Global Chemical Companies Collaborate in Pivotal Move to Net-Zero Major chemical sector companies and the World Economic Forum are establishing a breakthrough, pre-competitive development platform to accelerate net-zero climate technologies
Neste und Ravago beabsichtigen Gründung eines Joint Ventures für chemisches Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen Die neue Anlage basiert auf der Weiterentwicklung der thermochemischen Verflüssigungstechnologie des US-amerikanischen Unternehmens Alterra Energy
28 October 202125 October 2021 Shell and Pryme sign strategic plastic waste to chemicals cooperation agreement Pryme to begin supply of pyrolysis oil to Shell in 2022
LANXESS launches sustainable high-performance plastic The specialty chemicals company’s latest product is Durethan BLUEBKV60H2.0EF to take another major step to circular economy
5 things you must know about the stage of circularity in European wood products Lessons learned from the development of a Good Practice Catalogue and a circularity rating system for wood products
27 October 202122 October 2021 Mitsubishi Polyester Film: Expansion of production capacity for polyester films in Germany Company has announced an investment in a new production line of HOSTAPHAN® polyester films in Europe
Mitsubishi Polyester Film: Erweiterung der Produktionskapazität für Polyesterfolien in Deutschland Unternehmen will die Produktionskapazität von HOSTAPHAN®-Polyesterfolien in Europa ausbauen und in eine neue Anlage investieren
Renewcell and Kelheim Fibres form collaboration to establish a European closed loop for fashion Both companies will collaborate on developing commercial scale production of superior quality viscose fibers from up to 10,000 tonnes of Renewcell’s 100% textile recycled material Circulose® annually
Neste and Ravago plan to set up a joint venture to focus on chemical recycling of waste plastic New facility is built upon the advancement of the thermochemical liquefaction technology of US-based Alterra Energy
How a bacterium may help solve the plastic pollution crisis Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis can not only degrade petroleum-based plastics but can also sustainably produce biodegradable plastics
26 October 202122 October 2021 Accelerating electrification with the “Cracker of the Future” Consortium Today the “Cracker of the Future” consortium announces two new members and accelerating the development of a game changing technology for the electrification of the steam cracking process. This enables a revolutionary decrease in greenhouse gas emissions