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23 November 20209 September 2021

Statusbericht der deutschen Kreislaufwirtschaft 2020

Eine systemrelevante Branche präsentiert positive Circular-Economy-Ergebnisse

Spinnova, Bergans and Halley Stevensons introduce apparel as next step of Collection of Tomorrow

More consumers can now experience the circular future of textiles

Kelheim Fibres Partner of ETP in „Bio-Based Fibres“ and “Circular Economy” programs

The goal is to bring key players from industry and science together to develop a long-term strategy to shape the sustainable realignment of the European textile industry

20 November 20209 September 2021

NextChem is Growing In Circular Economy and Launches Myrechemical, its Subsidiary for Waste to Chemical Technologies

NextChem can offer a complete and integrated platform on industrial scale for the recovery of all types of plastic waste

Agilyx Expands Global Presence with New European Hub

Underscoring commitment to expand technology partnerships

MIXed plastics biodegradation and UPcycling using microbial communities

Through a combination of intensive protein or metabolic engineering of defined mixed cultures and bioprocess-optimisation, MIX-UP will enable new value chains across sectors like materials, chemicals, and environmental technologies

19 November 20209 September 2021

NREL recycles biorefinery waste streams to create high-value chemical products

Thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising route to produce renewable biofuels and oxygenated biochemicals while enabling the reuse, recovery, and recycling of materials containing carbon

Vynova pioneers production of circular-attributed PVC

New material is produced using ethylene which is made from pyrolysis oil as feedstock

17 November 20209 November 2020

Neste and LG Chem building a strategic partnership to drive the polymers and chemicals industry transformation towards a circular bioeconomy

LG Chem will start replacing fossil feedstock commonly used in the manufacturing of polymers and chemicals with Neste Renewable Hydrocarbons in the upcoming months

Biodegradable mushroom packaging makes Seedlip gifts special

Mycelium creates a durable and sustainable packaging alternative for the upcoming holiday season

The green packaging solution that won’t pollute

Throw your takeout meal container in the compost when you’re done, thanks to SupraPulp’s plant-fiber packaging

Braskem Affirms Commitment to Circular Economy and to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050

Company has invested in the development of I'm green^TM products sourced from renewable sources and recycled content, while in the same period reducing the intensity of carbon emissions from its operations by 20 percent

16 November 202016 November 2020

Giving a glimpse of our future with the bioeconomy at the GBS 2020

The BioMonitor project will play a major role at the virtual Global Bioeconomy Summit next week to discuss the role of the bioeconomy in a policy-based contex

5 Minutes With… Maria Moræus Hanssen, Chairperson of the Board of Wastefront

“The investors may remain hesitant, but when “Big Oil” redirects its industrial and organisational strengths towards renewable energy, the outcome will be impressive.”

13 November 202013 November 2020

Study: Recycling is the key to climate protection

In 2019, the ALBA Group saved more than 4.2 million tonnes of climate-damaging greenhouse gases through the closed-loop circulation of 6 million tonnes of recyclables

Possibilities and limitations of biotechnological plastic degradation and recycling

Researchers group found six principles to get plastics into circulation - progressions in microbial recycling you may just find with PET

Our students present ‘waste car’ Luca: a car made largely from recycled waste

Sporty-looking electric car has been made with a base of flax and recycled plastic, a large part of which was even fished out of the ocean

12 November 20209 November 2020

Finding the Right Balance within the Bioeconomy

BioMonitor partners have published a series of scientific papers that investigate the different trends and scenarios that have and will take place once the bioeconomy is in sync with the Sustainable Development Goals

11 November 20209 September 2021

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in Plastics Recycling Research and Development

All new projects will help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products

10 November 20205 November 2020

3D printing on the path to Circular Economy

New products made from recycled plastics and alternative raw materials

OMV and Mubadala Complete Borealis Transaction

OMV now holds a 75% interest in Borealis and Mubadala retains a 25% interest in the company

LyondellBasell sets ambitious plastics sustainability target

2020 Sustainability Report showcases the Company’s strategy and ambitions for the next decade, focussing on three areas, including plastic waste and climate change

9 November 20204 November 2020

Aliplast and NextChem team up for plastics recycling

The synergy between skills and resources of these two big players will result in the only plant of its kind in Europe

These diamonds are made of CO2 sucked from the air

Forget conflict-free: Your next diamond can be carbon negative

Sateri Launches Sustainability Vision for 2030; Pledges to Be World’s Leading Net-Positive Fibre Producer

Four key pillars have been anchored in response to environmental and social challenges faced by the cellulosic fibre industry

6 November 20209 September 2021

New market and technology report: Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges – Technologies, Sustainability, Policy and Key Players

nova’s new market and technology report „Chemical Recycling - Status, Trends, and Challenges” is addressed to the chemical and plastic industry, brands, technology scouts, investors, and policy makers. On 190 pages the report provides information around chemical recycling including 21 figures and 10 tables.

Australian recycler can turn old tyres into hydrogen

GDT approach provides an economic recycling solution by turning them into valuable and highly saleable materials

5 November 20202 November 2020

Orkla and IRPLAST join SABIC’S TRUCIRCLE™ Initiative for Consumer Goods Packaging using certified renewable plastics

First chips packaging using certified renewable polypropylene (PP) polymer made from tall oil, a residual product from the Nordic forestry industry

Carbontech is getting ready for its market moment

It's the exciting idea that we can take something that could be considered waste, draw it out of the atmosphere and turn it into a source of economic growth

4 November 202030 October 2020

HOOP Project to Vitalise Europe’s Urban Bioeconomy

23 Partners from 10 Countries and 8 Lighthouse Cities/Regions to Deploy Circular Bioeconomy Solutions for Making Innovative Bio-Based Products

ELC and Origins Announce Sustainable Packaging Partnership With SABIC and ALBÉA

Origins becomes first global prestige beauty brand to utilize advanced recycled resin in tube pack format

Carbon Dioxide: The New Chemical Feedstock for Valuable Consumer Products

NETL research team Team focuses on recycling CO₂ generated by fossil energy plants and other industrial sources into chemicals, alcohols, acids and syngas as progressing tools

2 November 202031 October 2020

Cargill invests to promote circular economy with its first multi waste- and residues-based biodiesel plant

$150 million investment in Belgium helps customers remove carbon emissions from their supply chains using innovative technology that supports new regulations

NNFCC joins 43 other signatories in open letter to UK government

Signatories are calling for the immediate banning of plastics containing additives to degradation

Meet the dairy firm hoping to power its delivery trucks using cow manure

Currently, Arla is running a trial with two of its farms to produce gas from the natural methane, which is then cleaned and liquified into fuel

28 October 202023 October 2020

Total and Plastic Energy announce a strategic partnership and the construction of the first chemical recycling plant in France

This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy to deploy chemical recycling

27 October 202022 October 2020

Recycling Technologies, Neste and Unilever combine expertise to test and validate systems to chemically recycle waste plastics

The alliance will demonstrate new added-value applications for hard-to-recycle waste plastic materials, such as films, sachets and pouches

Marchon Eyewear, Inc. partners with Eastman to be the first to produce and sell eyewear made with Eastman’s sustainable acetate

Scrap from Marchon's manufacturing of acetate frames can be diverted from landfills and used to produce new sustainable acetate

ReNew ELP to build world’s first commercial-scale plastic recycling plant using Cat-HTR technology

Key benefit of the Cat-HTR technology is its ability to recycle multi-layer, flexible plastic materials or to process food-contaminated, mixed-polymer streams

26 October 20209 September 2021

Plans for UK First Plastic to Hydrogen Facility at Protos Approved

£7m development will transform how plastic waste is dealt with in the region - treating up to 35 tonnes of unrecyclable plastics a day and using it to create a local source of hydrogen

Porsche is researching synthetic fuels to make gas-powered cars sustainable

Synthetic fuel produced out of hydrogen and CO₂ shares properties with kerosene, diesel and gasoline produced from crude oil, Porsche says

Allégorie Is Making Bags Out of Apples and Mangos

Some pieces even smell like the fruit. Yum

23 October 20209 September 2021

The Revolutionary Technology that coverts Green Energy to Liquid Fuel using waste CO2

The new MefCO₂ project aims to eliminate energy fluctuations in green energy production by transforming intermittent renewables into dispensable energy

22 October 202019 October 2020

Plastic packaging waste: EU needs to boost recycling to achieve ambitions

Scale of the challenges facing the Member States should not be underestimated

Research to develop more efficient methods of recycling composite materials

Results of a new project will run into new affordable composite thermoplastic products made from recycled materials

21 October 202016 October 2020

Lactips builds its future with a new plant in the Gier Valley

Redevelopment and extension of a former regional industrial site to bring it into line with ecological standards

Coca-Cola in Western Europe transitions to 100% recycled plastic (rPET) bottles in two more markets

Transition to 100% rPET confirmed the Netherlands and in Norway - important transition from use of new virgin oil-based plastic in PET bottles towards a local closed-loop recycling system

Messer to build CO2-recovery unit at Vertex Bioenergy site in France

The new plant is part of Messer’s long-term strategy to continue to diversify its CO₂ sourcing and to ensure a reliable gas supply

19 October 20208 October 2025

From grapevine waste to a sustainable building material

Grapevine prunings are an abundant source of agricultural crop waste that are now being turned into recycled building materials

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