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19 January 202113 April 2022

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

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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

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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.

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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

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Neste acquires minority stake in Alterra Energy

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

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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

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Calyxt Announces Collaboration with NRGene® to Advance its Product Pipeline

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

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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.

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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5 January 202124 February 2021

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

Agriculture, economics, policy & regulations, markets

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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

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German Sustainability Award Design 2021: OceanSafe wins

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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7 December 20202 December 2020

Northern Light Composites Introduce Ecoprimus Dinghy

- the First Sustainable and Recyclable Dinghy on the Market

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1 December 20209 September 2021

Closing the plastic loop

German nova-Institute recently published a comprehensive overview of the present status of chemical plastic recycling technologies

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Circular Plastics Alliance: A step closer to 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics

In January 2021, the CPA will deliver three more actions, including a monitoring system to track the plastics materials flows in Europe

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Carbios will knock your socks off, produces first clear plastic bottles from enzymatically recycled textile waste

With ‘fast fashion’ and record-breaking tons of clothing going into landfills, their tech could help solve a huge global problem

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30 November 202027 November 2020

Braskem wins the Chemical Week’s Sustainability Awards

The award was credited to the I'm green^TM portfolio, a family of bioplastics with negative carbon footprint

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Michelin and Pyrowave join forces to industrialize an innovative plastic waste recycling technology

Pyrowave, a pioneer in the electrification of chemical processes and plastics recycling, and Michelin agree to industrialize an innovative plastic waste recycling technology

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27 November 20209 September 2021

Carbios produces first clear plastic bottles from enzymatically recycled textile waste

The company’s latest recycling milestone brings new value to an otherwise waste-destined 42 million tons of polyester textiles produced annually^[1]

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Accelerating a Revolution in Plastics Recycling Through Impact Investing

One goal: A pure planet - The mission: Solving the massive environmental problem created by plastic waste in landfills and oceans, enabling partners to meet sustainability goals

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Chemical recycling boost could see global plastic packaging recycling hit 50% by 2040

If the plastics value chain becomes more sustainable, the industry must focus on reducing the amount of mismanaged waste and recapturing as much of its value as possible

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26 November 202017 December 2024

UPM joins the Renewable Carbon Initiative to change the foundation of chemical industry

Just as the energy industry is converting to renewable sources, renewable carbon will become the new foundation of chemical and material industries in the future

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Nestle partners with Plastic Energy in first steps for recycling facility in the UK

Nestlé and Plastic Energy will come together to explore the scope for the first-commercial large-scale facility of its kind in the UK

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AmSty and Agilyx Announce Completion of a Certified Circular Recycling Pathway for Polystyrene

Together, both companies can begin now moving circular recycled products from concept to reality, and directly into the hands of consumers

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25 November 202025 November 2020

nova-Institute’s Winter Special – 20 % discount on all market and trend reports till 8 January 2021

From technologies over building blocks and polymers to fine chemicals: Get the latest and upcoming reports on bio- and CO₂-based and recycling markets for a special price

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Canopy ranking: Lenzing for the first time achieves highest Hot Button category

In its annual ranking of sustainable wood procurement, the Canadian environmental organization Canopy particularly highlights Lenzing’s continuous leadership over the last number of years

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Gruppo Maip, Eastman partner on sustainable automotive materials

Partnership allows to develop specialty plastic formulations for automakers to meet their high targets for sustainable content and replacement of fossile-based materials

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EU defines sustainable plastic manufacturing in draft green finance rules

Chemical recycling will need to emit less than manufacturing with virgin materials to be considered 'green'

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INEOS Styrolution and Ferrero explore advanced recycling for future packaging solutions

Aim is to develop a process to convert complex plastic waste back to fully recyclable materials

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24 November 20209 September 2021

Reuben Selby Showcases Infinited Fiber in Paris Fashion Week Debut

In his debut collection, the regenerated fibers in the textiles are created out of 100% post-consumer textile waste