5 August 20214 August 2021 Weber GreenTech AG invests in innovative biogas technology The partnership brings together industry leaders with proven technologies and experienced skills who recognize the need for an integrated approach to finding solutions
Scholle IPN Announces Strategic Partnership With Chemical Plastic Recycler OBBOTEC The two companies will work to engineer and test new chemical recycling methods with a focus on flexible packaging like pouches and bag-in-box
4 August 20219 September 2021 XPRIZE Carbon Removal Team Matchmaking Series Spotlight Ten exciting teams working on everything from ocean alkalinization, solar biomass digestion, robotic mineralization, and carbon negative building materials
3 August 20219 September 2021 R-Cycle gewinnt Deutschen Award für Nachhaltigkeitsprojekte 2021 R-Cycle ist ein digitaler Produktpass, der auf einem offenen Standard basiert und über spezielle Markierungen maschinell ausgelesen werden kann
2 August 20219 September 2021 Chemical recycling – snapshot of a technology everybody talks about Chemical recycling is also an option for bio-based plastic
30 July 20219 September 2021 R-Cycle wins the German Sustainability Award 2021 R-Cycle is a digital product passport
Dole Makes Moves Toward Zero Waste Goal As Repurposed Pineapple Leaves Find Their Way To Global Lifestyle Brands The Dole Sunshine Company partners with Ananas Anam to turn pineapple plant leaves into a natural textile that is driving sustainable design, furthering its commitment to zero fruit loss by 2025
21 July 202116 July 2021 Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock 6 July CBBD network meeting biorefinery
20 July 20219 September 2021 The LEGO Group reveals first prototype LEGO® brick made from recycled plastic Over the past three years, materials scientists and engineers tested over 250 variations of PET materials and hundreds of other plastic formulations to get a prototype that meets several of their quality, safety and play requirements – including clutch power
19 July 202114 July 2021 Covestro unterstützt die Entwicklung chinesischer Normen für recycelte Kunststoffe China ergreift verschiedenste Maßnahmen, um das inländische Kunststoffrecycling zu fördern und gleichzeitig Einwegkunststoffe zu verbieten oder einzuschränken
Covestro supports development of Chinese standards for recycled plastics China is one of the most important producing countries to promote domestic plastics recycling while banning or restricting single-use plastics
16 July 20219 September 2021 Twelve, Formerly Opus 12, Secures $57 Million in Series A Funding Led by Capricorn and Carbon Direct Announces carbon transformation partnerships with Mercedes-Benz and Procter & Gamble to convert CO2 emissions into essential products
Holy Grail: Startup entwickelt Mini-Carbon Capture Anlage für den eigenen Garten Die modalen Geräte des Startups sollen mittels Elektrizität zur Erzielung der chemischen Reaktion für die CO2-Bindung verwendet werden
These ‘supertrees’ are engineered to capture more carbon But the introduction of genetically modified trees raises some difficult questions
15 July 202112 July 2021 GUCCI introduces DEMETRA: A new groundbreaking luxury material The eco-innovation behind Demetra combines efficient processes with animal-free raw materials that are primarily from sustainable, renewable, and biobased sources
Global Consumer Brands Unveil World’s First Enzymatically Recycled Bottles Food grade sample bottles produced by Consortium – including Carbios, L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe – using breakthrough enzymatic recycling process
Recycling: Flaschen aus enzymatisch recyceltem PET vorgestellt Carbios forscht seit fast 10 Jahren an neuem Verfahren, welches ein in Komposthaufen natürlich vorkommendes Enzym verstärkt, das normalerweise die Blattmembranen abgestorbener Pflanzen abbaut
Bacteria can recover precious metals from electric vehicle batteries – here’s how With a method called bioleaching, also called biomining, Coventry University researchers have found that all metals present in EV batteries can be recovered
14 July 20219 September 2021 SABIC named global company of the year for its contribution towards a circular economy for plastics Frost & Sullivan presented SABIC with this year’s award for its efforts in driving forward the development of a circular economy for used plastics and its commitment to innovation and technology
13 July 20219 September 2021 Views on Sustainability : Michael Carus, Managing Director, nova-Institute Sustainability is moving into wider and wider deployment in industry. What is the plan of action for its effective implementation and how can the results from transition to sustainable operations from each industry and every company be measured?
12 July 20217 July 2021 Sateri Continues Investment and Collaboration with Infinited Fiber Company to Scale Next-Generation Textile Fibre Technology New funding allows Infinited Fiber Company to build a flagship factory in Finland in response to the strong growth in demand from global fashion and textile brands
Circular economy: Commission provides guidance for harmonised application of Single-Use Plastic rules and advances on monitoring of fishing gear New rules aim to reduce marine litter from single-use plastic products and fishing gear and promote the transition to a circular economy
9 July 20219 September 2021 New mobile, modular chemical recycling system converts non-recyclable waste into high value-added additives AIMPLAS coordinated the LIFE ECOMETHYLAL Project to convert non-recyclable waste into a new substance that can be used as a solvent and as a raw material to produce new plastics
Borealis acquires a minority stake in Renasci N.V. to jointly develop novel recycling solutions EverMinds™ in action: Game-changing collaboration to accelerate plastics circularity
Agrimax formally opens two new processing facilities to create value from crop and food processing waste Both pilot plants (biorefineries) – one in Spain and one in Italy – aim to develop and demonstrate the production of multiple, high-value bio-based products from food and farming waste
8 July 20219 September 2021 Plastipak’s Clean Tech and BioteCH4 form Unique Partnership to Power Recycling Operation With this new partnership, the electricity generated through the CHP process at BioteCH4 is connected directly to Clean Tech to power the recycling process
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.
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