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3 February 202129 January 2021

Ingevity polymer aids bioplastics breakdown

The US firm said its Capa polycaprolactone (PCL) thermoplastics technology helps bioplastics  break down into carbon dioxide and water within 40 days

Turning food waste back into food

Fermenting used food can improve crop growth

1 February 20219 September 2021

US DOE Releases Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap

The Plastics Innovation Challenge is a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in energy-efficient plastics recycling technologies, which started in Nov 2019

29 January 20219 September 2021

nova Session: “Renewable Polymers: Production and Trends 2020-2025” – Final Programme available!

Renewable Polymers and Building Blocks: Technologies, Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2020-2025

For the first time: Growth rate for bio-based polymers with 8 % CAGR far above overall polymer market growth

Report on the global bio-based polymer market 2020 – A deep and comprehensive insight into this dynamic market

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed!

Completely revised and extended third version of nova’s technology and trend report “Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – Technologies, Polymers, Developers and Producers” available

27 January 20219 September 2021

SABIC and Plastic Energy set to start construction of pioneering advanced recycling unit to increase production of certified circular polymers

Project demonstrates Plastic Energy and SABIC’s ongoing commitment to drive towards a circular economy for plastics by increasing the availability of more sustainable products

INEOS Styrolution plans to build a demonstration polymerisation plant for production of ABS plastic from recycled feedstock

New site to test production of ABS plastic from recycled feedstock

26 January 202129 January 2021

nova Session: “Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges” – Final Programme available!

10 February 2021, 10:00 – 14:00 h (webinar via zoom)

VIDEO: Solvents and the EU Green Deal

Watch the webinar-video from European Solvents Industry Group - as the EU Green Deal is expected to impact the European chemicals industry supply chain

Chemical recycler Quantafuel acquires 40 per cent of Geminor

Quantafuel is acquiring as stake in the company with whom it was already working to secure feedstock for its recycling facility

25 January 20219 September 2021

Doctoral student of the BioRECO2VER project wins the Green Talents Award from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research!

Laura Rovira Alsina is doctoral student in Water Science and Technology from University of Girona (Spain) and is working in the EU-funded BioRECO₂VER project focusing on bio-electrochemical systems for the conversion of CO₂ into chemical building blocks under thermophilic conditions.

22 January 20219 September 2021

STADLER opens new Test and Innovation Center in Slovenia focused on plastic sorting and recycling

At the new Test and Innovation Center, STADLER will offer demonstrations of the sorting process

20 January 20219 September 2021

The battle over biodegradable plastics

A British company promotes its vision for plastics that break down into harmless substances

19 January 202119 January 2021

Cellulose fibres are virtually miracle materials – Almost endless possibilities and high market growth due to great demand!

2^nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2-3 February (online event) – Cellulose fibres have a wide range of applications that are increasingly expanding. The markets are driven by technological developments and political framework conditions, especially bans and restrictions on plastics and increasing sustainability requirements.

Chemical Recycling Poised to Take Off

Investments in chemical-recycling facilities abound as the industry moves closer to the Circular Economy model, accompanied by plenty of new rollouts of packaging made from chemical recycling

18 January 202114 January 2021

Scientists make sustainable polymer from sugars in wood

Scientists from Bath's Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies have made a sustainable polymer using the second most abundant sugar in nature, xylose

14 January 20219 September 2021

DSM and Clariter partner to pursue chemical recycling solution for Dyneema®-based end-products

Partners will test the feasibility of using Dyneema^® as a feedstock in Clariter’s chemical recycling process.

What is renewable carbon and why did Stahl join the Renewable Carbon Initiative?

Only capturing of carbon followed by conversion to materials, or efficient recycling will help us to reduce the need for virgin fossil carbon within the chemical sector

Neste acquires minority stake in Alterra Energy

Companies partnering to commercialize Alterra’s waste plastic liquefaction technology in Europe

12 January 20217 January 2021

SABIC Collaborates With Beiersdorf To Implement Sustainable Cosmetics Packaging Using Certified Renewable Polypropylene

The new packaging products will be introduced in the market in 2021 and replace fossil-based virgin PP

Calyxt Announces Collaboration with NRGene® to Advance its Product Pipeline

NRGene’s Genomics Platform to Accelerate Calyxt’s Trait Discovery in Hemp

11 January 20219 September 2021

The innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year”

The award is new and unique worldwide. For the first time, there will be a comprehensive award for the best renewable materials – which can be produced either from biomass, directly via CO₂ utilisation, or recycling.

8 January 202112 January 2021

nova Session: “Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges” – Check out the preliminary programme!

10 February 2021, 10:00 – 14:00 h (webinar via zoom)

2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Online event

Cellulose fibres are the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy, and a solution to avoid microplastics

Recorded Webinar: TWatch™ Greener Plastics: the high value Multi-Partner Technology Intelligence Program you must consider

Watch the video about the webinar on Greener Plastics, held at 12 November 2020

Neste successfully completed its first industrial-scale processing run with liquefied waste plastic in Finland

Company successfully processed 400 tons of liquefied plastic waste at its refinery in Finland this fall

5 January 202124 February 2021

nova experts introduced: Nicolas Hark (M.Sc.Agricultural Economics)

Agriculture, economics, policy & regulations, markets

Braskem America and Encina Announce Intent to Develop Circular Feedstock Agreement for Production of Recycled Polypropylene

Company is considering three locations in the northeast, and it should complete site selection in the first quarter of 2021

German Sustainability Award Design 2021: OceanSafe wins

The Krefeld-based start-up OceanSafe received the German Sustainability Award Design 2021 as a “pioneer”

Sanitation Districts Expand Food Waste Recycling System to Produce Vehicle Fuel

With a new biogas purification system, the Los Angeles County District is enabled to produce renewable natural gas as fuel for vehicles like cars, buses and trucks

4 January 202116 December 2020

Kemira announces exclusive partnership with Danimer Scientific to develop biodegradable coating for paper and board industry

The companies aim to manufacture coatings for limited commercial applications in 2021 before exploring broader production options

The same but different: What makes sugar 7Sdh a better herbicide?

Microbiologist and discoverer Prof. Dr. Karl Forchhammer believes, that this sugar has clear ecological advantages over glyphosate. In an interview with Rebecca Debo

18 December 202022 December 2020

Inside the Port of Antwerp’s NextGen District, a new global hub set to accelerate the growth of the circular economy

The closing of a General Motors factory in 2010 created a space for those working to transition to a sustainable and climate neutral society

17 December 20209 September 2021

Batteries, plastics, renewable raw materials: new ideas for the circular economy

BASF aims to double its sales generated with solutions for the circular economy to €17 billion

15 December 20209 September 2021

Chemical recycling should be seen as a last resort, EU official says

European Commission sees chemical recycling as a promising way of dealing with plastic waste - after prevention, reuse, and mechanical recycling processes

14 December 20209 December 2020

BASF and BillerudKorsnäs cooperate to develop unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging

As all parts of the multi-layer laminate are food-contact approved, it can be used to produce wraps with individually adjusted barrier properties

Unique virtual gathering of bioplastics industry at 15th EUBP Conference

Bio-based and compostable plastics playing a big role in the European Union’s efforts to achieve a green circular economy

9 December 20204 December 2020

Borealis to gain International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) for all its European polyolefin production sites

Sustainable hydrocarbons such as ethylene, propylene and phenol, as well as renewable polyolefins, can then be produced and taken to market

Total Corbion PLA outlines most favorable end-of-life options for PLA bioplastics

New whitepaper also clarifies where PLA products and applications can significantly contribute towards the circular economy

8 December 20209 September 2021

Neste RE enables a future where all plastic products can be made of renewable and recycled materials – and the future starts today

Neste RE makes it possible to use bio-based waste and residues and waste plastic in the manufacture of high-quality products

Optimal management and use of plastic waste, a key matter for the future of Europe

Waste sorting performed in the purest and highest efficient way is the key to success of the subsequent steps in the value chain

Start-up Carbiolice launches Evanesto®, the first additive that allows plastics with a high PLA content to achieve certification “OK compost HOME” by TÜV AUSTRIA Group

A solution that allows plastic of vegetable origin to be compostable, even from home, in a maximum of 180 days

7 December 20202 December 2020

Northern Light Composites Introduce Ecoprimus Dinghy

- the First Sustainable and Recyclable Dinghy on the Market

3 December 20203 December 2020

Final programme available: 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, hybrid event

With 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the “1^st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres” in 2020 was a great success and exceeded all expectations. Building on this success, the 2^nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres will again cover the entire value chain

Preliminary programme: 9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals” and “2nd European Summit on Co2-based Aviation Fuels”

23–24 March 2021, hybrid event

DSM and Neste announce strategic partnership to create high performance materials made from sustainable feedstock

DSM Engineering Materials will start replacing a significant portion of the fossil feedstock used to date in the manufacture of its high performance polymers portfolio

How will the chemical industry contribute to the circular economy?

Chemistry has a key role to help making Europe’s economy circular by enabling innovative technologies that better use and reuse existing materials says Martin Brudermüller, President of Cefic and CEO of BASF

1 December 20209 September 2021

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