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19 December 202214 December 2022

Produktion von Biokunststoffen legt deutlich zu

Trotz der vielen Herausforderungen rechnet European Bioplastics mit einer deutlichen Steigerung der globalen Produktionskapazitäten für Biokunststoffe

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15 December 20228 December 2022

From a greenhouse gas to an industrial raw material

Rather than being released into the atmosphere and exacerbating the problem of climate change, CO2 can also be used as a raw material for substances required in industrial processes, such as formic acid or methanol

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Vom Klimagas zum industriellen Rohstoff

Statt CO2 in die Atmosphäre zu entlassen, wo es den Klimawandel weiter antreibt, kann es auch als Rohstoff dienen: Etwa für industriell benötigte Substanzen wie Ameisensäure oder Methanol

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14 December 20229 January 2023

The Success Story of Cellulose Fibres Continues – First Peaks Into the Program of the Upcoming Cellulose Fibres Conference 2023 Available

The Presentations Will Introduce the Latest Development in the Sustainable Circular Industry. 8-9 March, 2023 in Cologne, Germany and Online

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Die Erfolgsgeschichte der Cellulosefasern schreitet fort – Erste Einblicke in das Programm der kommenden Cellulose Fibres Conference 2023 (CFC) verfügbar

Die Vorträge stellen die neuesten Entwicklungen der nachhaltigen Kreislaufwirtschaft vor. 8.-9. März 2023 in Köln und online

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‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’

Chemical Recycling Summit

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13 December 20227 December 2022

Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging

Commission misses opportunity to fully embrace necessary shift to biobased feedstock

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30 November 202229 November 2022

Small but powerful – microorganisms contribute to greater sustainability at BASF

BASF drives transformation towards more sustainability with innovative solutions for raw materials, processes and products

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Klein, aber wirkungsvoll – Mikroorganismen sorgen bei BASF für mehr Nachhaltigkeit

BASF treibt Wandel zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit mit innovativen Lösungen bei Rohstoffen, Prozessen und Produkten voran

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23 November 202221 November 2022

Sulzer helps build leading renewable fuel plant

Sulzer Chemtech will support Vandelay Ventures Sdn Bhd in the construction of a world scale production facility for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and renewable diesel

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22 November 202221 November 2022

SHV Energy and GTI Energy announce new partnership to produce renewable propane

SHV Energy and US-based GTI Energy announced that they are entering into a strategic partnership to further develop a process for commercial-scale, on-purpose production of renewable propane

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8 November 20222 November 2022

First structure overview shows performance of Flemish bioeconomy

For the first time, the numerous streams of renewable raw materials and processes in the Flemish economy have been mapped and their economic value for Flanders has been estimated

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Breakthrough Energy Announces First Catalyst Project Funding in $50 Million Grant to LanzaJet for the World’s First Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Plant

Projected to be operational in 2023, LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels project is the firm’s first commercial-scale SAF plant and will be the first in the world to produce Alcohol-to-Jet SAF, which will lower emissions by at least 70% compared to fossil jet fuel

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7 November 20222 November 2022

Life Cycle Assessment demonstrates significantly lower carbon footprint of Avantium’s plantMPG™

For the plantMPG™ production process, electricity from wind power, green hydrogen based on wind power and thermal energy from natural gas was assumed

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3 November 202231 October 2022

Biorefineries – the engine of the bio-based economy

The European Union is investing billions of euros in biorefineries that can develop products based on organic materials and help decrease the bloc’s reliance on oil and gas

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28 October 202229 October 2022

New Report Sets Out Quality Guidelines of Plastic Waste Feedstock for Pyrolysis

The Eunomia study aims to provide clarity on feedstock requirements and propose model specification guidelines that can be used to enable greater alignment across the recycling value chain

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25 October 202220 October 2022

Living Lab for Sustainable 3D Printing: New Products from Renewable Raw and Residual Materials

Together with the Technical Universities in Chemnitz and Dresden, the new Living Lab SAMSax will proof, how a circular economy with renewable raw materials as well as local residues from industry and agriculture can be implemented in Saxony by using additive manufacturing

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PETRONAS and Heriot-Watt announce research partnership

The research will initially focus on utilising the estimated 4m tonnes of waste and by-products created by distilleries in the UK and the approximately 127m tonnes of agriculture waste generated annually in Malaysia for hydrogen production

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19 October 202214 October 2022

Berlin kickstarts process to inspire biomass strategies across the EU

“Biomass – e.g. wood, energy crops or organic waste – is a resource that is in great demand and also indigenous,” explained Robert Habeck, the green minister of economy and climate action, on Thursday

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17 October 202214 October 2022

LanzaTech Produces Ethylene from CO2, Changing the Way We Make Products Today

Breakthrough Discovery to Replace the Barrel with Synthetic Biology, Addressing One of the Largest Carbon Emitters in the Chemical Industry

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23 September 202221 September 2022

Anellotech Wins Plastics Industry Association Bioplastics Innovation Award

Sustainable technology company Anellotech has been named the 2022 recipient of the P2022 Innovation in Bioplastics Award

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16 September 202215 September 2022

BIORECER – Guidelines to strengthen current certification schemes for bio-based feedstock

The research consortium is also going to assess the acceptance of new bio-value chains from biological feedstocks, including residual feedstock and waste

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13 September 202210 September 2022

Aviation Can’t Decarbonize Without Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

All GE engines can operate today and in the future on approved SAF, which can be made from plant-based material, fats, oils and greases, alcohols, waste streams, captured CO2, and other alternative feedstocks

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12 September 20227 September 2022

DOE Announces $46 Million to Explore New Technologies That Convert Carbon and Waste Into Clean Energy

Funding Supports 22 Projects to Convert Waste Streams and Carbon Captured from Algal Systems into Biofuel Energy, Spurring Multi-Sector Decarbonization

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7 September 20221 September 2022

A.P. Moller – Maersk engages in green bio-methanol partnership with Debo

Maersk has set an ambitious end-to-end net-zero goal for 2040 and the availability of green methanol at scale is critical to their fleet’s transition to sustainable energy

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1 September 202229 August 2022

Continental Relies on Bio-​Attributed PVC BIOVYN™ for Technical and Decorative Surface Materials

The use of BIOVYN™ resins meets increasing customer demand for more sustainable raw materials

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31 August 202224 August 2022

BASF Venture Capital and Aqua-Spark invest in Sea6 Energy

Sea6 Energy Pvt. Ltd. is a pioneer in tropical marine agriculture. The company has developed an integrated approach to cultivating and utilizing red seaweed, a promising sustainable raw material

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30 August 202224 August 2022

Tubes made from cooking oil?

New generation of tubes are produced using a mix of renewable bio-based and fossil-based feedstocks

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23 August 202216 August 2022

Genecis Raises US$10 Million in Funding to Commercialize Biodegradable Plastic Products

Genecis Bioindustries Inc. ("Genecis") announced that it has raised US$7 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures and BDC Capital's Cleantech Practice

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19 August 202217 August 2022

Braskem extends relationship with Nexus Circular through MOU for commercial off-take of circular plastic feedstocks from new advanced recycling facility

Braskem plans to expand its offering of certified circular polypropylene (PP) by utilizing Nexus Circular's proven, commercial-scale advanced recycling technology, which converts landfill-bound plastics into high-quality materials used in the production of virgin-quality circular plastics

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Braskem + Nexus: Kunststoffrecyclinganlage in Illinois in Planung

Der brasilianische Kunststoffkonzern Braskem plant gemeinsam mit der US-amerikanischen Nexus Circular die Errichtung einer neuen Kunststoffrecyclinganlage

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10 August 20225 August 2022

Top three myths busted about renewable plastics

Renewable or bio-based plastics, which are produced with renewable raw materials, may include waste and residue oils and fats

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9 August 20224 August 2022

When waste products can build a wall

Researchers at the Flinders University in Australia have used low-cost feedstocks to make lightweight, durable polymer building blocks which can be bonded together with an adhesive-free chemical reaction

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4 August 20221 August 2022

Cepsa Química supplies Unilever with the world’s first renewable las surfactant, paving the way for circular chemistry

NextLab linear alkylbenzene (LAB) is the first LAB surfactant to be both renewable and biodegradable, as an alternative to the traditional fossil LAB, a surfactant used widely for cleaning and laundry products

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27 July 202221 July 2022

Verbio Grand Opening

First US-biorefinery in Iowa after completion of its second phase of construction next year, will produce both RNG and ethanol. The biogas is cellulosic, the alcohol will be corn derived

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26 July 202220 July 2022

Two cheers for the EU’s new Fit for 55 transport fuels policy

European Parliament to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions in transport by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels – the ‘fit for 55’ package

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Nicoll launches low-carbon wastewater evacuation system made from VynoEcoSolutions bio-attributed PVC

An agreement between Vynova and Nicoll has been signed in order to provide low-carbon solutions for wastewater evacuation systems

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25 July 202219 July 2022

Circular Economy: Beyond recycle, reuse & reduce

Within the chemical supply chain, the concept of a circular economy is growing in significance as Businesses are increasingly promoting green credentials to eco-conscious consumers

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ReFuel EU – the feedstock challenge

With the Fit-for-55 package, the European Commission has set an ambitious goal in the direction of climate protection and to meet the target of “net zero” CO2 emissions in 2050

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14 July 202211 July 2022

Why using methanol could be cost effective for Indian industries

With the government interested in developing a domestic methanol economy, India embarked on the road to a greener future

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13 July 20229 July 2022

Sustainability accelerates with promising profit: Concept to reality bio-PET

Logistics chaos, reliable production and the need to ensure enough feedstocks to operate remains the main concern for products in the polyester chain in Europe and the US

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12 July 20227 July 2022

ReHubs 2022: circulating textile waste into value

Transforming a societal challenge into an opportunity

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11 July 20226 July 2022

Borealis introduces Borvida™, a portfolio of circular base chemicals, to feed a future that is circular in both plastic and in carbon

The range will initially be based on non-food waste biomass, and chemically-recycled waste; in the future it will also draw from atmospheric carbon capture

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6 July 20221 July 2022

The chemicals companies decarbonising with bio-feedstocks

Organic feedstocks are essential in decarbonising the chemicals sector. We identify key trends and opportunities for a biobased transition in this key industry

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Plastic recyclers in Europe struggle to get enough plastic waste

What happens with the collected waste?

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30 June 202223 June 2022

Bioeconomy: Poised at a historic crossroads

Beside shipping issues and energy disruption, business operations have been prevented by pandemic-related effects, supply chain tightness, higher demand as well as digitalisation, blockchains and AI

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20 June 202213 June 2022

Green aviation fuels could save 5 million tonnes of CO2 in 2030

Sustainable fuel manufacturers in Europe could produce 1.83 million tonnes of e-kerosene in 2030, saving about 5 Mt of CO2, a new forecast by Transport & Environment finds

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15 June 202210 June 2022

Novel Silver Hollow Fiber Boosts CO2 Electroreduction

A research team from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a hierarchical micro/nanostructured silver hollow-fiber electrode to boost CO2 electroreduction

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14 June 20229 June 2022

Topsoe technology to support Cresta’s renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production in Canada

The startup of the site for production of renewable fuels is expected in second half of 2022

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13 June 20228 June 2022

Biobased succinic acid: Is the sustainable route becoming economically viable once more?

Industrial biotechnology with an innovative purification process and chemical catalysis presents an alternative way to convert renewable feedstocks into chemicals for use in a wide variety of everyday products