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162 Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) extends scope to alternative carbon feedstocks (2024)
85 Researchers invent one hundred percent biodegradable "barley plastic" (2024)
56 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), June 2024 (2024)
53 Textilrecycling: Raus aus der Greenwashing-Falle (2024)
49 OMV Petrom invests ~EUR 750 million at Petrobrazi to become the first major producer of sustainable fuels in Southeast Europe (2024)
45 Kunststoff aus Gerstenstärke soll das Plastikproblem verringern (2024)
44 Biologischer Abbau von Mikroplastik durch „PlasticWorms“ (2024)
40 Volkswagen Group Retail Deutschland und Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge präsentieren den ID. Buzz Green auf Sylt  (2024)
37 Bioelements Expands Into the United States to Offer Biobased, Biodegradable and Compostable Packaging Solutions (2024)
36 A deal is a deal: EU parties must stand by the European Green Deal (2024)
35 Eco-Products offers new compostable products to help businesses comply with Colorado law starting July 1 (2024)
29 BioBTX secures over € 80 million to launch world’s first renewable aromatics plant (2024)
29 EUROSAC Congress 2024: Empowering circularity (2024)
23 EUROSAC-Kongress 2024: Stärkung der Kreislaufwirtschaft (2024)
23 Summer Special 2024 – 20% Discount on All Market and Trend Reports all Around Renewable Carbon until 31 August 2024 (2024)
22 Webinar "Painting a Bio-based Future with PERFECOAT" (2024)
19 Female-founded bioeconomy start-up traceless partners with Mondi toscale natural, regenerative solutions in paper coating (2024)
19 The Renewable Materials Conference Hits the Mark Again (2024)
17 The future of the chemical industry, plastics and recycling at the Renewable Materials Conference (2024)
15 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Dr. Stefanie Fulda (2024)
15 Lenzing, Cobalt Fashion und Exponent Envirotech revolutionieren die Modebranche mit der ECOHUES™-Technologie für wasserloses Färben von holzbasierten Cellulosefasern (2024)
14 Lenzing and Cobalt Fashion partner with Exponent Envirotech to revolutionize fashion with ECOHUES™ waterless dyeing technology for wood-based cellulosic fibers (2024)
13 Integration of carbon capture in bioproduct mill: Metsä orders process concept study from ANDRITZ (2024)
12 PureCycle to Receive Expanded FDA No Objection Letter for PureFive™ Resin Use in Cosmetics, Personal Care, and Food Applications (2024)
12 Ambercycle and Hyosung TNC Join Forces to Scale Decarbonized, Circular Polyester (2024)

Last week

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194 The future of the chemical industry, plastics and recycling at the Renewable Materials Conference (2024)
165 Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) extends scope to alternative carbon feedstocks (2024)
144 The Renewable Materials Conference 2024 kicks off between talks of carbon, CO₂ and CCU (2024)
144 Impact matters more than content when using non-fossil feedstocks (2024)
143 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Dr. Stefanie Fulda (2024)
141 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), June 2024 (2024)
139 Building e-Fuel Production in Europe by Creating Value from Biocarbon (2024)
133 Female-founded bioeconomy start-up traceless partners with Mondi toscale natural, regenerative solutions in paper coating (2024)
108 Developing bio-based composites that are fit to fly (2024)
104 A project converts biodegradable plastic waste into green energy (2024)
101 Aufbau der e-Fuel-Produktion in Europa durch Wertschöpfung aus Biokohlenstoff (2024)
95 EU countries call for more checks on Asian biofuel imports (2024)
90 BioBTX secures over € 80 million to launch world’s first renewable aromatics plant (2024)
87 Recycling Plastics - Protecting Ecosystems  (2024)
86 Green leather: Innovative Plant-Based Substitute Developed from Pineapple Leaf Fiber and Natural Rubber (2024)
85 Researchers invent one hundred percent biodegradable "barley plastic" (2024)
84 A deal is a deal: EU parties must stand by the European Green Deal (2024)
83 PureCycle to Receive Expanded FDA No Objection Letter for PureFive™ Resin Use in Cosmetics, Personal Care, and Food Applications (2024)
83 Webinar "Painting a Bio-based Future with PERFECOAT" (2024)
80 BiDebA project supports bio-based adhesives development for composites (2024)
79 Bioökonomie-Start-Up traceless kooperiert mit Mondi für skalierbare, regenerative Papierbeschichtung (2024)
78 Innovative plastic film material made from PLA bioplastic (2024)
77 Modern Meadow and Earthletica Announce World's First Sustainable Collaboration on Bronte Jacket Made with Bio-Alloy™ Shield Technology (2024)
76 Kooperation für nachhaltige Mode: Technikum Laubholz, TEXOVERSUM und Neo.Fashion (2024)
75 Braskem + SCGC: Grünes Licht für thailändisches Bio-Ethylen-Projekt (2024)

Last 4 weeks

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852 Reusable Sulapac® cups introduced in selected Burger King restaurants in Finland (2024)
555 Only one week left: 12 Good reasons to attend the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) (2024)
400 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Dipl.-Ec. Dušica Banduka (2024)
306 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
302 The Renewable Materials Conference Hits the Mark Again (2024)
276 New Market Analysis: Bio-based and Biodegradable Plastics Industries in China (2024)
231 Attero and SABIC enter cooperation for supply of post-consumer recycled feedstock to drive plastics circularity (2024)
225 Innovative plastic film material made from PLA bioplastic (2024)
218 Covestro becomes a shareholder in company BioBTX (2024)
197 The future of the chemical industry, plastics and recycling at the Renewable Materials Conference (2024)
196 Pyrolysis for high-quality recycled plastics (2024)
192 An industry-first: BASF is expanding its Biopolymers portfolio by introducing biomass-balanced ecoflex® (PBAT) (2024)
178 From old tires to new car parts: Neste, Borealis and Covestro aim at closing the loop for automotive industry (2024)
178 Alfa Laval – Committed to circular carbon: releasing our new whitepaper at RMC 2024 Siegburg! (2024)
174 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2024 (2024)
169 Summer Special 2024 – 20% Discount on All Market and Trend Reports all Around Renewable Carbon until 31 August 2024 (2024)
169 nova-Session: The latest on the EU policy framework for plastics, ecodesign and sustainability (2024)
165 Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) extends scope to alternative carbon feedstocks (2024)
160 Introduction of the new "OK renewable carbon" certificate: Award ceremony for the first products (2024)
159 Costly gas separation may not be needed to recycle CO2 from air and industrial plants (2024)
159 Safety and Sustainability of Novel Bio-Based Materials – Assessments and Used Methodology (2024)
158 BASF researching CO2-neutral production of bio-based fumarate using bacteria found in cow stomachs (2024)
156 Integration of carbon capture in bioproduct mill: Metsä orders process concept study from ANDRITZ (2024)
155 Claros Technologies, Inc. Raises $22 Million to Accelerate PFAS Destruction and Analytical Technologies (2024)
154 Evonik drives sustainable biosurfactant revolution with inauguration of new facility in Slovakia (2024)
153 Delignit and Amorim Cork Composites launch FiberCork to boost the sustainability of electric batteries (2024)
152 Freepoint Eco-Systems Announces Agreement with North Sea Port to Develop Flagship Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility in Northwestern Europe (2024)
152 Trillium Renewable Chemicals Selects INEOS Green Lake for World’s First Demonstration Plant for Sustainable Acrylonitrile Production (2024)
151 Expansion of South Bend Ethanol to establish Verbio’s second biorefinery in the USA (2024)
149 Dow and SCGC sign MOU for a first-of-its kind partnership to transform 200KTA of plastic waste into circular products (2024)
148 thyssenkrupp Uhde and Johnson Matthey join forces to offer an integrated solution for blue ammonia technology (2024)
147 nova-Institute launches new website showcasing the expertise of its five main departments (2024)
146 New Guide to Carbon Dioxide Removal Decisions (2024)
146 The Renewable Materials Conference 2024 kicks off between talks of carbon, CO₂ and CCU (2024)
146 Impact matters more than content when using non-fossil feedstocks (2024)
143 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Dr. Stefanie Fulda (2024)
141 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), June 2024 (2024)
141 Bioplastic from olive tree pruning residues (2024)
141 HVO gains in importance in the US (2024)
140 Building e-Fuel Production in Europe by Creating Value from Biocarbon (2024)
138 Navigating Consumer Choices: Factors Shaping Consumer Attitudes Towards Sustainable Products  (2024)
137 LEAG relies on AFRY for another large-scale Power-to-X project in Germany (2024)
136 Female-founded bioeconomy start-up traceless partners with Mondi toscale natural, regenerative solutions in paper coating (2024)
133 Auf dem Weg zu Wasserstoff aus Algenenzymen  (2024)
131 2024/25 vegetable oil production to hit record levels  (2024)
130 A fungus converts cellulose directly into a novel platform chemical (2024)
128 Ambercycle and Hyosung TNC Join Forces to Scale Decarbonized, Circular Polyester (2024)
126 Compostable by design platform (2024)
126 31 new projects to receive €215 million in CBE JU funding  (2024)
126 BASF expands its biomass balance portfolio for selected chemical intermediates (2024)

Last 12 months

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5112 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
2452 nova-Institute, Plastics Europe and European Bioplastics join forces on bio-based polymers and plastics production data  (2023)
1734 Hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics (2023)
1480 No Sustainable Future Without Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) (2023)
1345 Call for Abstracts – CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 (2023)
1220 Gaining momentum – Bio-based polymers grow at a CAGR of 14% between 2022 and 2027 (2023)
1178 Explorative scenario for a global net-zero chemical industry in 2050, Update October 2023 (2023)
1175 Current market study forecasts annual growth of 17% for bio-based polymers between 2023 and 2028. Demand from Asia and the USA in particular is driving growth, Europe is lagging behind (2024)
1145 Fit for 55: The EU's plan for a green transition (2022)
1014 New bio-based polymer PEF shows low CO2 footprint (2022)
993 Strong Interest in Renewable Materials: Record Conference Attendance and Three Winners of the “Renewable Material of the Year 2023” Innovation Award (2023)
944 “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2023” Innovation Award – Three winning CCU solutions open the road to transition away from fossil resources (2023)
933 Breaking news – Milestone for the Transition to Sustainable Carbon in the European Chemical Industry (2024)
894 The rise of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as a renewable carbon feedstock – More than 1.3 million tonnes capacity for CO₂-based products already exist and are expected to at least quadruple by 2030 (2023)
891 Reusable Sulapac® cups introduced in selected Burger King restaurants in Finland (2024)
836 Making plastics biodegradable by UV-light (2024)
802 Bacteria-Based Cellulose Fibre NullarborTM (“No Trees“) Wins “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2023” Award Against Strong Competition (2023)
757 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Dipl.-Ec. Dušica Banduka (2024)
731 Catalysing Change – Smart CO₂-Solutions Wanted for the "Best CO₂Utilisation 2024" Innovation Award (2024)
699 Recycling paths are best walked jointly: This year’s Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) showed the importance of collaboration (2022)
693 Renewable Materials of the Year 2023: Bio-based and biodegradable elastic materials, carbon-light yeast oil, and a plastic-free natural polymer (2023)
685 Greenwashing – No, thanks! (2024)
625 The 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023 (2023)
583 Six Materials Nominated for the Innovation Award “Renewable Material of the Year 2023” (2023)
577 The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – A Success Story Beyond Chemical Recycling (2023)
574 A Broad Range of Advanced Recycling Technologies Keeps Carbon in the Loop  (2023)
565 nova-Session: Sustainability Claims under New EU Legislation – Everything companies need to know (2024)
555 Only one week left: 12 Good reasons to attend the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) (2024)
549 SOLVAY and SYENSQO revealed as new company names (2023)
541 Renewable Carbon-based Materials Show Significant Lower CO2 Footprint Than Fossil Counterparts (2023)
528 LUNAFORM™, a new kind of biomaterial, unveiled by Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week (2023)
518 No Greenwashing, please! (2023)
511 Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2023 – From Hygiene Products, Sustainability Improved Technologies to Cellulose from Textile Waste and Banana Production Waste (2023)
507 The Use of Food and Feed Crops for Bio-based Materials and the Related Effects on Food Security – Recognising Potential Benefits (2023)
494 NetZero inaugurates in Brazil world’s largest biochar factory using crop residues (2023)
494 Invitation to the Stakeholder Event "Bio-Based Innovations for Industrial Applications“ (2024)
489 Smart Carbon Cycles Require Advanced Recycling – Call for Abstracts for the Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 (2023)
473 Interview with Dr. Adrian Brandt about Henkel's use of Avantium's FDCA, a bio-based aromatic building block (2023)
473 Cellulose Fibres Conference 2024 – Call for Abstracts (2023)
466 New Market Analysis: Bio-based and Biodegradable Plastics Industries in China (2024)
462 Camm Solutions: Eine echte Alternative zu Plastik (2023)
461 Biobased insulation materials: Ceresana gives an optimistic outlook for the European market (2023)
461 Bioplastics International Creates World's First Sugar Cane Alcohol Water Soluble PVA to Replace Plastics (2022)
461 Direct air capture of CO2: dangerous nonsense (2023)
456 How to be green – What is a valid scientific proof for environmental claims? (2023)
453 Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in Porvoo steam cracker, enabling increased share of circular raw materials used in production (2024)
453 How to enable the transition from fossil to renewable carbon in the chemical and material sector (2024)
453 Advanced Recycling on the Rise – Rapid Growth in Capacities at Global and European level (2024)
452 Renewable Materials Conference: Six Innovations Nominated and Final Program Available (2024)
447 Painting a Bio-Based Future with Microbially Produced Alginates, Lipids and Pigments   (2023)

All time

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12067 Worldwide growth in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals (2014)
11693 Biocomposites: 350,000 t production of wood and natural fibre composites in the European Union in 2012 (2013)
11416 Sativex - Novel cannabis derived treatment for MS pain now available in Canada by prescription (2005)
8854 Microplastics in the Environment (2014)
7438 nova-Pressespiegel: Amflora - Pro und Contra sowie Sinn und Nutzen in der Diskussion (2010)
7339 Options for Designing a New Political Framework of the European Bio-based Economy (2014)
7113 "Bambusfaser" ist Viskose (2008)
7103 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed! (2021)
7009 Map of 224 European biorefineries published by BIC and nova-Institute (2017)
6918 Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) Market - Global Trends & Segment Forecast to 2024 (2016)
6846 Greenwashing: misuse of EU composting standard EN 13432 (2015)
6749 nova-Bericht: Globale Marktsituation der Biokunststoffe (2008)
6496 Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms (2014)
6483 Global Bio-Based Chemicals Market Forecast 2017-2025 (2017)
6475 For the first time: Growth rate for bio-based polymers with 8 % CAGR far above overall polymer market growth (2021)
6446 2018 was a very good year for bio-based polymers: Several additional capacities were put into operation (2019)
6424 Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plastic (2017)
6417 Bioplastics reduce CO2 emissions (2019)
6393 Natural Fibres and the World Economy July 2019 (2019)
6343 TECNARO eröffnet Internet-Shop für nachhaltige ARBOFORM®-Produkte (2003)
6212 CO2 is ready to go as a fuel and chemical feedstock (2013)
6108 New grades of polyamide based on naturally occurring feedstocks (2011)
6017 Alternative Resin Binders for Particle Boards Reduce Health Problems (2009)
5978 Green Refinery (2014)
5807 Naturfasern aktuell: Preise und Anbauflächen (2009)
5641 nova-Bericht: Wandbaustoffe aus Hanfschäben und Kalk (2009)
5574 ZOE B Organic Introduces the World’s First Biodegradable Beach Toys: Finally Toys that Clean Up after Themselves (2014)
5224 Malaysia's pioneer bioplastics pilot plant is operational (2011)
5191 nova-Bericht: IKEA nimmt weltweiten den zweiten WPC-Stuhl ins Sortiment! (2007)
5115 Biobased Ingredients for the Cosmetics Sector (2019)
5112 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
5109 High-tech strategies for small farmers and organic farming (2018)
5073 Compostable plastic bags carry goods and hopes for the future (2016)
5015 The rise of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as a renewable carbon feedstock – More than 1.3 million tonnes capacity for CO₂-based products already exist and are expected to at least quadruple by 2030 (2023)
5004 New market and technology report: Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges – Technologies, Sustainability, Policy and Key Players (2020)
4934 Increasing interest in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals (2014)
4852 Reißfest, wasserdicht und kompostierbar: die Biomülltüte aus Ecovio (2011)
4815 Levulinic acid and succinic acid – A realistic look at the present and future of two versatile bio-based platform chemicals and their market development (2019)
4718 The safest and most sustainable electrical cable (2016)
4632 nova-Studie: Neubewertung der stofflichen Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe (2010)
4598 Fast growth of bio-based polymers: Production capacity will triple from 5.1 million tonnes in 2013 to 17 million tonnes in 2020, representing a 2% share of polymer production in 2013 and 4% in 2020 (2015)
4595 Rape cake: more than just a by-product (2007)
4549 The global bio-based polymer market 2019 – A revised view on a turbulent and growing market (2020)
4494 Bioverbundwerkstoffe: 350.000 t Produktion von Holz- und Naturfaserverbundwerkstoffen in der Europäischen Union im Jahr 2012 (2013)
4475 Bio-based polymers worldwide: Ongoing growth despite difficult market environment (2017)
4464 Viskose-Textilien aus Bambus-Zellstoff richtig kennzeichnen (2009)
4313 SABIC launches new renewable polyolefins portfolio (2014)
4253 nova Session "Gene Editing, CRISPR/Cas9 and more for the Bio-based Economy“ (2017)
4223 Diplomarbeit zum Thema "Schwindungsverhalten naturfaserverstärkter Thermoplaste" erschienen (2001)
4139 Zelfo Technology: Making not breaking the mould! (2015)