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26 February 201925 February 2019

Eastman announces post-PV partnership with C.L.A.S.S. to support ‘circular economy’

Maker of bio-based Naia™ to participate in global hub focused on smart fashion

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31 January 201928 January 2019

WOW! Exploiting the potential of sewage

Enter WOW!, a project designed to ensure that no waste is wasted

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Sustainable plastics – If we want a sustainable future, it will be driven by companies

If the plastics economy can be completely transformed, then the new circular economy starts to take over and almost roll forward on its own

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24 January 201924 January 2019

Vision 2040 of the European Forest-based Sector launched in Vienna

Conference aimed to show that the forest-based sector is a leading actor in and enabler of a circular bioeconomy

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18 January 201915 January 2019

TheCircularLab creates a plastic from plant waste that can be recycled, composted and can biodegrade in a marine environment

New sustainable plastic is just one example of how packaging will be in the future

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10 January 20197 January 2019

University lands £1.1m award to investigate plastics waste

UK researchers work on developing a new range of biodegradable plastics

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8 January 20197 January 2019

Single-use plastics: Commission welcomes ambitious agreement on new rules to reduce marine litter

Europe's businesses and consumers to be ahead as a world leader in producing and using sustainable alternatives

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21 December 201818 December 2018

RSB Assembly Approves Groundbreaking Standard for Advanced Products

For the first time, products from recycled carbon and non-biogenic waste will be able to carry real and credible sustainability claims

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19 December 201814 December 2018

Commission launches Circular Plastics Alliance to foster the market of recycled plastics in Europe

Key industry stakeholders are invited to join the Alliance, in particular from those sectors, which account for most demand for plastics in Europe

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Waste incineration is waste incineration, no matter the classification

The European Parliament must reject any proposal that provides Cohesion Funds to incineration facilities, no matter their classification, writes Dr. Ingrid Behrsin

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17 December 201813 December 2018

New report issued by SusChem and partners: Robust Agenda to achieve Circularity of Plastics

The analysis from this report has helped to identify priorities, projects and the level of investment needed to achieve full circularity of plastics

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5 December 201830 November 2018

New guidelines on cascading use fail to meet expectations of EU’s new Bioeconomy Strategy

The guidelines should be aligned with the new EU strategy to make the bioeconomy more circular

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26 November 20189 September 2021

Net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate sectors is technically and financially possible by mid-century

New report by the Energy Transitions Commission shows that reaching net-zero carbon emissions from heavy industry and heavy-duty transport can be done through ambitious policy, accelerated innovation, and investment, with minimal cost to the global economy

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Novamont and Gruppo CAP join forces to promote the circular economy

The first of a series of potential projects are the ecodesign of microplastics for the cosmetics industry and the production of raw materials from wastewater

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13 November 20188 November 2018

Braskem plans initiatives to promote the Circular Economy

The world's leading biopolymer producer is committed to the goal of having all plastic packaging reused, recycled or recovered by 2040

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9 November 20186 November 2018

An interview with Dirk Carrez, BIC: “In 2050, we will live in a Circular Bio-Society”

Building on the successes of the BBI JU will ensure industry commitment, applicable results, and continued investments

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8 November 20185 November 2018

Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging

100% of packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025

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6 November 201831 October 2018

CHINAPLAS to highlight Circular Economy

Achieving sustainable development is a major Chinese economic and social development strategy

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5 November 201830 October 2018

Reduction of single-use plastics needs to tie in with circular economy actions and consumption realities in Europe

European Bioplastics fully supports the transition from a linear to a circular economy and emphasize bioplastics as more sustainable solutions for a range of products

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25 October 201822 October 2018

BIOrescue: New bio-based products set the scene for a sustainable and circular economy

Opportunities arising from the bio-based industry sector and discover the cutting-edge products and processes that will shape the Spanish bioeconomy of tomorrow

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17 October 201815 October 2018

Henkel announces ambitious targets for sustainable packaging

Expanded strategic framework promoting a circular economy

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20 September 201817 September 2018

Powerful tools from VTT to solve challenges in bio- and circular economy

The SES toolbox is expected to enable development of numerous novel microbial production processes for valorization of various waste materials to higher value compounds

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19 September 20189 September 2021

Kreisläufe für Kohlenstoff

Positionspapiere vom nova-Institut und der Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI)

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5 September 20184 September 2018

ICT-BIOCHAIN Europe’s first Digital Innovation Hub for Circular Bioeconomy

New EU-project focuses on the development of efficient biomass supply chains for sustainable chemical production in bioeconomy regions across Europe

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31 July 20189 September 2021

Covestro collaborates with Chinese students

Focus on circular economy and sustainable materials / Professors and students visit German company headquarters for the first time

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8 June 20189 September 2021

Ingenza embarks on collaborative project to recycle CO2

Scottish JV aims to reduce the waste carbon dioxide generated by industrial biotech manufacturing applications

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7 June 20185 June 2018

This plastic bag is 100% biodegradable

Businesses, policy makers, and investors too, need to make clear commitments and collaborate towards a circular economy for plastics

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23 May 201821 May 2018

Going against the grain: AB InBev adopt circular economy thinking to create new by-products

"These plant-based circular economy nutrients are much more sustainable than traditional sources like animals..."

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22 May 201817 May 2018

World Bio Markets: make it real, give it life

With over 400 delegates the conference was certainly lively and offered many networking opportunities

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9 May 201827 December 2019

Renewable materials for a low-carbon and circular future

Ellen MacArthur Foundation forums such as the CE100 network are essential to achieving shared global goals - new paper is designed to start a conversation

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2 May 201828 April 2018

Biowaste collection and biodegradable plastics discussed at the Bio-waste Conference in Kassel, Germany

Event hosted a meeting of representatives from the national composting associations of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy

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25 April 201823 April 2018

Sweden and Finland sign LOI for biofuels, biomaterials

Government’s collaborative program to find solutions for replacing fossil-based products with biobased ones

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20 April 201818 April 2018

Doing Dutch biobased business in Midwest USA

Availability of biomass, knowledge on agriculture and biotechnology combined with relatively low costs of doing business could provide openings for Dutch industry

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19 April 201817 April 2018

Circular bioeconomy: an uneasy marriage of concepts, so far

The unified term circular bioeconomy still needs much clarification. Or do we rather need a precision economy, in the end?

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18 April 201816 April 2018

Unilever to pioneer breakthrough food packaging technology together with Ioniqa & Indorama Ventures

Ioniqa’s innovative technology can turn PET waste into a truly circular material which holds value after disposal by consumers

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29 March 201827 March 2018

20 Expert Insights from Day One of World Bio Markets

Central question posed by Luke Upton, founder and editor of Bio-Based World News: "What role does bio-based plays within the circular economy?"

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13 March 20189 March 2018

Meet Noah: World’s first circular car

Fifth car in TU/ecomotive's history will feature new technologies focused on the future

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28 February 201828 June 2018

A Circular, Renewable and Smart Bioeconomy – Finland’s priority proposals for European Union

Finland firmly believes in the value of placing the bioeconomy on the list of top priorities, leading to a coherent and systemic new bioeconomy strategy

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6 February 20182 February 2018

Novamont starts a new partnership in Serbia

Serbian Chamber of Commerce’s vocation, is to create a pilot project enabling the introduction of new technologies in the city of Gornji Milanovac

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5 February 20181 February 2018

These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptoms

Businesses, governments and other stakeholders are supposed to make step changes in creating and implementing circular economy solutions to plastic waste

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Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging waste

Four key actions the consumer goods industry should take to create the systemic change required and accelerate the transition to a circular economy

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1 February 201830 January 2018

Circular economy in the limelight in Davos

The first Circularity Gap Report indicates that merely 9% of the world’s exploited natural resources are re-used. EURACTIV’s partner La Tribune reports

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29 January 201825 January 2018

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation awards VTT for a bio-based packaging solution that reduces the use of plastics

Plastic-like cellulose-packaging material is suitable for dry and greasy products, such as nuts, cereals, coffee, condiments and raisins

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22 January 201822 January 2018

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Form Collaboration to Further Shared Vision of a Circular Economy

The organisations will develop initiatives that recognise the value of the Cradle to Cradle methodology in contributing to the advancement of a circular economy with safe materials

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Kunststoffabfälle: eine europäische Strategie zum Schutz unseres Planeten und unserer Bürger und zur Stärkung unserer Industrie

Ansatz will neue Chancen für Innovation, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und die Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen eröffnen

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Plastic Waste: a European strategy to protect the planet, defend our citizens and empower our industries

Approach will bring new opportunities for innovation, competitiveness and job creation

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Why the EU’s renewable energy proposal subverts the circular economy

The draft Renewable Energy Directive creates a distortion in the waste market by making it comparatively cheaper to burn waste rather than to prevent it or recycle it

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17 January 201816 January 2018

The “Circular Bioeconomy” – Concepts, Opportunities and Limitations

The new nova paper #9 aims at highlighting the most important aspects related to bioeconomy and circular economy, clarifying some common misconceptions and addressing limitations

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16 January 201816 January 2018

Axion launches ‘Design for Recycling’ service

Unique service could support industrial initiatives to increase the recycling of plastics and develop end markets for recycled plastics

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19 December 201715 December 2017

Europe must look beyond the Circular Economy Package

The circular economy will need to remain top of the agenda for many years to come if the EU is to see a step change in resource productivity