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29 November 202225 November 2022

Bangor University: Greening some of our foundational manufacturing sectors

In a £7.3 million Innovate UK research grant, called BONDIFI, the University’s BioComposites Centre is leading on the testing required to reduce the carbon footprint of some of the UK’s major and most carbon-heavy industrial sectors

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P2 Science Launches an Innovative Biobased Range of Pigment Dispersions

The Citrosperse™ range comprises 10 colors for use in cosmetics and personal care products

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28 November 202228 November 2022

nova Experts introduced: Dr. rer. nat. Nadja Wulff, Dipl. -Chem.

Life Cycle Assessment · Fine Chemicals · Chemical Recycling

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23 November 202218 November 2022

The gold standard PCF Guideline is now complete

With more accurate data, corporations will have a clearer picture of their upstream supply chain emissions, making collaboration with their suppliers much easier. And by sharing accurate PCF data, suppliers can better identify areas for improvement, and see the benefits of that work reflected in reduced emissions measurements

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17 November 202223 November 2022

100% Efficient Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide

Researchers from the University of Twente, in collaboration with Shell, developed a new mechanism that makes the conversion of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which is an essential feedstock in the production of chemicals

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16 November 202214 November 2022

Borealis advances plastics circularity with the first-of-its-kind Borcycle™ M commercial-scale advanced mechanical recycling plant

EverMindsTM at work: This milestone confirms how innovation & technology continue to drive our transformation to a circular economy

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14 November 20229 November 2022

Global Bioenergies awarded for its innovative ingredient Isonaturane® 12 at the In-Cosmetics™ Asia trade show

The world’s first 100% naturally sourced isododecane, paving the way for naturalness in longwear make-up

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10 November 20227 November 2022

Green Epichlorohydrin Project in Sarawak

RM1.7 bln epichlorohydrin manufacturing plant project in Samalaju holds groundbreaking

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ALIGNED, a project to improve environmental assessment in multiple bio-based sectors

By bringing together scientific and industrial knowledge, the goal of the new collaboration project is to provide a systematic evidence-based methodology for decision-making

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2 November 20225 November 2022

Award for fair and sustainable textiles presented

From numerous applications three winners for the Young Scientist Award of Lenzing for innovative research work were nominated and on the opening day of the GFC in Dornbirn (Austria), the prize money was awarded

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An interview with Kelly Smith, VP R&D DMC Biotech

“The crises, while tragic, created an opportunity to rethink security of supply in terms of where things are manufactured, and DMC is positioned to lead the change.” Kelly Smith, VP R&D at DMC Biotech talks with Il Bioeconomista

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31 October 202227 October 2022

CCNY study: advanced plastics recycling yields climate benefits

Thirteen recently completed life cycle assessments found that advanced recycling can transform hard-to-recycle plastics into products with a smaller carbon footprint than those made from new resources

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Sasol, ArcelorMittal South Africa partner to decarbonise and reindustrialise Vaal, Saldanha through green hydrogen

Both partners will advance studies into two potential projects in South Africa and explore the regions potential as export hub for green hydrogen and derivatives

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28 October 202228 October 2022

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Throwing tomatoes at bacteria

In a cover article, an ITQB NOVA team shows strides in the usage of discarded tomato peel to develop antimicrobial mixtures

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Bio-Electrocatalytic Conversion of Food Waste to Ethylene via Succinic Acid as the Central Intermediate

Reisner Lab researchers found a new approach which provides an alternative strategy to produce ethylene from food waste under ambient conditions using renewable energy

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26 October 202221 October 2022

Green energy transition will be cheap

A recent study claims that a rapid green energy transition will likely result in overall net savings of many trillions of dollars – even without accounting for climate damages or co-benefits of climate policy'

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24 October 202219 October 2022

TotalEnergies and Indaver sign an offtake agreement for petrochemical feedstock from advanced recycling

Indaver will supply and transform post-consumer mixed plastic waste into a petrochemical feedstock at its plant in Antwerp using its proprietary depolymerization technology

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21 October 202218 October 2022

Södra plans to add lignin to the range of forest-based sustainable alternatives to fossil materials

Company seeks partners to develop its lignin-based alternatives and is always looking to develop new products from renewable timber products

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Dragons’ Den: chemical building blocks from CO2

Innovator Oxylum, a spin-off of the University of Antwerp, is capable of producing a variety of chemical building blocks, including formic acid, methanol, ethylene, as well as carbon monoxide

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19 October 202217 October 2022

Building the bio-based chemical economy: Circa launches Circa Renewable Chemistry Institute

New industrial innovation hub, tasked with supporting customer and market applications for renewable chemicals, is including Circa’s portfolio of bio-based products based on platform chemical levoglucosenone

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18 October 202213 October 2022

GreenCHEM: Berlin becomes a transfer region for green chemistry

Up to 10 million euros funding for transfer in the field of green chemistry

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13 October 202210 October 2022

ChainCraft raises €11M to produce biochemicals from organic waste

The company’s first product range, Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFA), can be used in a wide range of applications in animal feed, lubricants, plasticisers, polymers, coatings, and flavours and fragrances

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Artificial Enzyme Splits Water

Progress has been made on the path to sunlight-driven production of hydrogen. Chemists from Würzburg present a new enzyme-like molecular catalyst for water oxidation

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12 October 20227 October 2022

Bio-BDO and Succinic Acid Updates

According to Tecnon OrbiChem analysis, around 1.37 million tpa maleic anhydride capacity is expected to come on stream around 2024. Many of these downstream projects will be associated with BDO production

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7 October 20225 October 2022

Biobased chemicals – market opportunities for small and large innovators

Drawing data from NNFCC's own news reviews, this article looks at the chemical giants driving innovation in the biobased chemicals sector in recent years

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5 October 202228 September 2022

Chemical industry agrees on global standard for calculating product carbon footprint

The new TfS Guideline for Product Carbon Footprint provides specific calculation instructions for emissions from “cradle-to-gate” for chemicals

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MetGen’s Acceleration: A hat-trick of deals put the lignin pioneer on a new trajectory

From MetGen in Finland comes not one story but three, a hat-trick, and Biofuels Digest discusses them

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4 October 202228 September 2022

Covestro and SOL Kohlensäure sign framework agreement for biogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂)

The CO2 used is obtained by SOL Kohlensäure from various sources, such as bioethanol and biogas plants, where CO2 is produced as a by-product during the treatment of various biomasses, such as plant residues

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New Balance, Wolverine Worldwide, Camper, Deckers & Allbirds All Join NFW’s Naturally Circular Footwear Collective

NFW aligns with brands to innovate sustainable footwear adding to growing ecosystem of plastic-free performance materials, with shoes in-market and coming soon

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29 September 202226 September 2022

University of Oklahoma Study Explores the Use of Carbon Dioxide to Make Acrylic Acid

How carbon dioxide could be combined with ethylene to make a common component of many household industrial products

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28 September 202227 September 2022

BASF announces innovation partnership with RiKarbon on emollients derived from bio-waste

RiKarbon’s innovative technologies facilitate commercial production of renewable chemicals and high-performing ingredients

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23 September 202220 September 2022

$813k for ‘breathtaking’ CO2 research

Dr Lei Ge one of 100 mid-career researchers funded through ARC Future Fellowships

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22 September 202219 September 2022

Sekab joins forces with Polestar to create the world’s first truly climate neutral car

Sekab and Swedish electric car company Polestar join forces to start collaborating in the project to create the world’s first truly climate-neutral car

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21 September 202219 September 2022

Encina Announces Delivering First-Ever High Purity Aromatics Made Entirely from End-of-Life Plastics

The company operates a circular chemicals facility in San Antonio, Texas and recently completed an expansion phase with engineering and construction work undertaken by Chemex Global, LLC of The Woodlands, Texas

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19 September 202214 September 2022

New CEO for Novamont’s Biobag Subsidiary

Patrik Fogelström has worked in several senior management positions with both start-up and multinational companies (including Tetra Pak)

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A greener route to blue – a new method drastically reduces the amount of solvent needed to produce widely used organic dyes

Phthalocyanines are used in renewable energy production, sensing, nanomedicine and more

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16 September 202213 September 2022

CropEnergies acquires stake in Dutch biobased chemicals start-up Syclus

Syclus plans on building a plant with an annual production capacity in the range of 100,000 tonnes, starting production in 2026

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Cascade degradation and upcycling of polystyrene waste to high-value chemicals

New report reveals a highly efficient and resilient approach of degradation-upcycling (Deg-Up) to upcycling plastic wastes, by utilizing judiciously selected cascade reactions rather than complicated and expensive catalysts

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Green adhesives made from whey

In collaboration with TU Dresden, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a process for obtaining valuable, high-purity ethyl acetate from whey

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15 September 202212 September 2022

Technip Energies Acquires Biosuccinium® Technology from DSM for Bio-Sourced and Fully Biodegradable Polymers Production

PBS itself is fully biodegradable and can be an ideal bio-based sustainable packaging material for food contact applications

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13 September 202210 September 2022

Anellotech Demonstrates New Direct Route to Light Olefins and BTX from Conversion of Mixed Plastic Waste in 0.5 TPD Pilot Plant

Plas-TCat’s scalable fluidized bed reactor design provides a path to larger commercial production plants capable of addressing substantial global recycling goals

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8 September 20225 September 2022

UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce strategic partnership to develop renewable products using bio-based raw materials

UPM and Dongsung Chemical will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce fossil resource consumption

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Difficulties in lignin valorization

Although this resource is in ample supply, its isolation technology and treatment pose formidable problems

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Direct conversion of carbon dioxide into bulk chemicals and liquid fuels

High-efficiency utilization of CO2 facilitates the reduction of CO2 concentration in the global atmosphere and hence the alleviation of the greenhouse effect

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7 September 20227 September 2022

Together we drive the evolution of the circular economy for plastics

First 10 speakers from leading and emerging companies confirmed – be part of the solution and submit your abstract by 30 September

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Toray Invents 100% Bio-Based Adipic Acid from Sugars Derived from Inedible Biomass, Scaling Up for Application to Eco-Friendly Nylon 66

The company will test polymerization of nylon 66, develop production technology, conduct market research, and take steps to commercialize applications for this bio-based adipic acid by around 2030

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LG Chem – GS Caltex kickstarts the establishment of white bio ecosystem

Both companies to develop 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) technology and plan to establish a 3HP pilot plant at GS Caltex’s Yeosu plant to produce prototypes

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6 September 20221 September 2022

Lessons from natural photosynthesis: conversion of CO2 to raw materials for plastic!

Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have managed to create fumarate using artificial photosynthesis on pyruvate and CO2 which can be used to make biodegradable plastic like polybutylene succinate

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1 September 202229 August 2022

Project revisited: towards bionylon

Genomatica produces biobased caprolactam. They use an engineered high-yield microorganism in the fermentation step of the process; the feedstock being described as ‘sugars from a variety of sources’