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116 “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” Innovation Award – Three CCU solutions steering society towards a fossil-free future (2024)
95 Special discount for the Renewable Materials Conference until 6 May (2024)
76 Innovationspreis "Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024" – Drei CCU-Lösungen führen die Gesellschaft in eine fossil-freie Zukunft (2024)
68 The Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic and Ireland call for a European policy package on sustainable carbon in the chemical industry (2024)
57 Plastic waste and recycling in the EU: facts and figures (2024)
53 BASF, SABIC, and Linde celebrate the start-up of the world's first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace (2024)
49 deSter partners with Eastman to eliminate single-use plastic waste in the airline industry (2024)
44 Zu kompliziert: Lindner verschiebt Plastiksteuer erneut (2024)
42 Nachhaltigen Rohstoffen auf der Spur: internationales Forschungsprojekt zu biobasierten Polyurethanschäumen (2024)
41 Possibilities to capture and utilize carbon dioxide for sustainable production routes (2024)
38 Avantium and TNO partner to manufacture electrolyser test stations for green hydrogen production (2024)
38 CJ Biomaterials Introduces Two Revolutionary PHACT™ PHA-Based Compounds for Compostable Film Packaging (2024)
38 Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in Porvoo steam cracker, enabling increased share of circular raw materials used in production (2024)
33 Scaling Biobased Nylon with Geno and lululemon (2024)
33 Warum sind wir in Deutschland im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit hinterher? (2024)
31 Bcomp Closes CHF 36M (US $40M) Series C Funding (2024)
31 Plant One new owner of Bioprocess Pilot Facility at Biotech Campus Delft (2024)
31 Luminy® PLA water bottle with embossed label facilitates recycled PLA production (2024)
30 Report: The Future Of Synthetics (2024)
29 Using CO2 and biomass, FAMU-FSU researchers find path to more environmentally friendly recyclable plastics (2024)
29 Plastikmüll und Recycling in der EU: Zahlen und Fakten (2024)
28 Tracking down sustainable raw materials: international research project on bio-based polyurethane foams (2024)
26 Fristads launches their first circular product (2024)
26 Innovation Meets Sustainability: Intek Plastics Unveils New Bioplastic Composite Extrusion Materials (2024)
26 Luminy® PLA-Wasserflasche mit geprägtem Etikett erleichtert die Produktion von recyceltem PLA (2024)

Last week

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334 Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in Porvoo steam cracker, enabling increased share of circular raw materials used in production (2024)
226 Breaking news – Milestone for the Transition to Sustainable Carbon in the European Chemical Industry (2024)
192 Six pathways to smart certification of bio-based systems (2024)
179 Plastic waste and recycling in the EU: facts and figures (2024)
178 Next free PEFerence webinar with a market update on bio-based building blocks and polymers  (2024)
147 Possibilities to capture and utilize carbon dioxide for sustainable production routes (2024)
125 Validating Biobased Content Claims With Carbon-14 Testing (2024)
119 From wheat to bioplastics: Partnership between Tereos and Futerro boosts green chemistry in a first in Europe (2024)
119 “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” Innovation Award – Three CCU solutions steering society towards a fossil-free future (2024)
109 BASF auf der UTECH 2024: Bereit für die Kreis­lauf­wirtschaft mit nach­haltigen Recycling-Lösungen für Polyurethane (2024)
104 Now the jointly owned biorefinery for biofuel has opened (2024)
102 SABIC & Jessa Hospital achieve successful step towards creating circular polymers on advanced recycling of used medical plastic (2024)
100 Polyurethan-Lösungen zur Förderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft in wichtigen Industrien (2024)
96 Special discount for the Renewable Materials Conference until 6 May (2024)
94 The green revolution of food waste upcycling to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (2024)
90 Biodegradable aerogel: Airy cellulose from a 3D printer (2024)
88 Biobased Buzzwords: Decoding Eco-Friendly Terminology (2024)
87 Nachhaltigen Rohstoffen auf der Spur: internationales Forschungsprojekt zu biobasierten Polyurethanschäumen (2024)
86 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
86 Neste and Lotte Chemical team up on renewable chemicals and plastics (2024)
86 Bodenbelag aus Birkenrinde für Nassräume (2022)
84 Can Greener CO2-derived Chemicals Accelerate CCUS Uptake? (2024)
83 Composites-Recycling-Study now also available in English (2024)
81 Nordic Bioproducts Group and Thailand’s PTT MCC Biochem Co. Ltd. forge a strategic partnership to advance bioplastic innovation for everyday items (2024)
80 Using Carbon Capture to Replace Fossil-Based Polyester Feedstocks with LanzaTech and On (2024)

Last 4 weeks

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507 Breaking news – Milestone for the Transition to Sustainable Carbon in the European Chemical Industry (2024)
480 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
387 How to enable the transition from fossil to renewable carbon in the chemical and material sector (2024)
335 Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in Porvoo steam cracker, enabling increased share of circular raw materials used in production (2024)
257 Shell Chemicals and Braskem bring certified bio-attributed and bio-circular propylene to the U.S. market (2024)
238 Commission takes action to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU (2024)
212 Evolution of synthetic rubber: bio-based raw materials and new types of rubber (2024)
207 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), March 2024 (2024)
203 Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics (2024)
196 Dow and Procter & Gamble to develop a new proprietary recycling technology targeting hard-to-recycle plastic waste (2024)
195 Six pathways to smart certification of bio-based systems (2024)
181 Renewable Materials Conference: Six Innovations Nominated and Final Program Available (2024)
180 Next free PEFerence webinar with a market update on bio-based building blocks and polymers  (2024)
179 Plastic waste and recycling in the EU: facts and figures (2024)
176 C1 proves continuous green methanol production process in record time,confirming predictions from quantum chemistry (2024)
174 Hyosung TNC Invests $1 Billion in Future "Bio" Business (2024)
162 CO2-negative construction thanks to new composite material (2024)
155 Technip Energies and LanzaTech Selected by the US Department of Energy to Receive $200M (2024)
153 Celanese Achieves ISCC CFC Certification for Low Carbon CCU Methanol (2024)
150 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)
149 Avantium: Well Capitalised and Continued Good Progress in the Execution of its Strategy (2024)
148 Rice researchers develop 3D-printed wood from its own natural components (2024)
147 Possibilities to capture and utilize carbon dioxide for sustainable production routes (2024)
147 Bpacks Launches World’s First Bark-Based Packaging Technology to Replace Seamlessly Plastic Materials  (2024)
141 nova-Institute, Plastics Europe and European Bioplastics join forces on bio-based polymers and plastics production data  (2023)
140 Best practices in sustainability communication (2024)
138 UvA chemists develop new type of bio-based plastic: “Strong, recyclable and biodegradable” (2024)
135 Avantium publishes its 2023 Annual Report (2024)
131 MOL, Idemitsu, HIF Team up to Develop e-fuel/e-methanol Supply Chain, Including Marine Transport of CO2 (2024)
131 Romania provides untapped opportunities for Europe’s bio-based sector and green growth (2024)
131 CBE JU boosting the EU’s biotech and biomanufacturing sectors (2024)
131 Promising environmental degradation of PISOX polyesters (2024)
130 The DEEP PURPLE project – deriving bioplastics out of wastewater (2024)
130 UPM Specialty Papers and Fazer develop a recyclable packaging solution without a plastic lining (2024)
129 Bright Future of Cellulose Fibres in Textiles, Hygiene, Construction and Packaging – Conference Shows Top-Innovations (2024)
127 FDA clears Borealis’ Borcycle™ M recycled plastics for use in food-grade packaging (2024)
127 Landmark study on offloading onboard captured carbon dioxide identifies low port readiness as key barrier to large-scale commercialisation (2024)
127 Pushing out plastic in consumer-goods packaging (2024)
126 Validating Biobased Content Claims With Carbon-14 Testing (2024)
125 Metsä Group starts pre-engineering project for Muoto™ wood fibre packaging products (2024)
122 From wheat to bioplastics: Partnership between Tereos and Futerro boosts green chemistry in a first in Europe (2024)
122 Successful demonstration in Dunkirk of the CO₂ capture DMX™ process (2024)
121 Research lights up process for turning CO2 into sustainable fuel  (2024)
121 UPM launches new biostimulant product range as a long-term solution for sustainable agriculture (2024)
121 From carbon-negative diamonds to CO₂-based fuels for transport – Smart innovations replace fossil-based products (2024)
121 Luminy® PLA water bottle with embossed label facilitates recycled PLA production (2024)
120 Durchbruch mit Quantenchemie: Cleantech-Unternehmen C1 macht Herstellung von grünem Methanol in Rekordzeit möglich (2024)
119 “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2024” Innovation Award – Three CCU solutions steering society towards a fossil-free future (2024)
118 Transformationsbericht der Bundesregierung: Mit Kreislaufwirtschaft gegen Umweltkrisen  (2024)
117 ReMatBuilt: How residual materials become high-performance construction products (2024)

Last 12 months

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4160 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
2917 Durchbruch auf dem Weg zur biologischen Solarzelle (2023)
2202 nova-Institute, Plastics Europe and European Bioplastics join forces on bio-based polymers and plastics production data  (2023)
1711 Hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics (2023)
1511 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)
1446 No Sustainable Future Without Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) (2023)
1414 Gaining momentum – Bio-based polymers grow at a CAGR of 14% between 2022 and 2027 (2023)
1324 Fit for 55: The EU's plan for a green transition (2022)
1301 Call for Abstracts – CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 (2023)
1151 Strong Interest in Renewable Materials: Record Conference Attendance and Three Winners of the “Renewable Material of the Year 2023” Innovation Award (2023)
1129 New bio-based polymer PEF shows low CO2 footprint (2022)
1126 Renewable Materials of the Year 2023: Bio-based and biodegradable elastic materials, carbon-light yeast oil, and a plastic-free natural polymer (2023)
1098 Explorative scenario for a global net-zero chemical industry in 2050, Update October 2023 (2023)
1076 “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2023” Innovation Award – Three winning CCU solutions open the road to transition away from fossil resources (2023)
1058 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)
967 The Chemical and Plastics Industry Will Need to Replace 1 Gt of Fossil Carbon per Year with Renewable Carbon from Biomass, CO2 and Recycling to Net-Zero (2023)
903 Recycling paths are best walked jointly: This year’s Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) showed the importance of collaboration (2022)
861 Bacteria-Based Cellulose Fibre NullarborTM (“No Trees“) Wins “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2023” Award Against Strong Competition (2023)
825 Interview with Dr. Adrian Brandt about Henkel's use of Avantium's FDCA, a bio-based aromatic building block (2023)
817 Making plastics biodegradable by UV-light (2024)
723 The Use of Food and Feed Crops for Bio-based Materials and the Related Effects on Food Security – Recognising Potential Benefits (2023)
713 Catalysing Change – Smart CO₂-Solutions Wanted for the "Best CO₂Utilisation 2024" Innovation Award (2024)
682 The 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023 (2023)
647 Six Materials Nominated for the Innovation Award “Renewable Material of the Year 2023” (2023)
630 Greenwashing – No, thanks! (2024)
609 Free Webinar on the Life Cycle Assessment of Avantium's PEF (2023)
561 Camm Solutions: Eine echte Alternative zu Plastik (2023)
549 nova-Session: Sustainability Claims under New EU Legislation – Everything companies need to know (2024)
539 A Broad Range of Advanced Recycling Technologies Keeps Carbon in the Loop  (2023)
538 Cellulose Fibres Conference 2024 – Call for Abstracts (2023)
531 SOLVAY and SYENSQO revealed as new company names (2023)
526 Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2023 – From Hygiene Products, Sustainability Improved Technologies to Cellulose from Textile Waste and Banana Production Waste (2023)
520 Norwegian partners with Norsk e-Fuel to build new e-fuel plant in Norway (2023)
507 Breaking news – Milestone for the Transition to Sustainable Carbon in the European Chemical Industry (2024)
500 Renewable Carbon-based Materials Show Significant Lower CO2 Footprint Than Fossil Counterparts (2023)
500 The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – A Success Story Beyond Chemical Recycling (2023)
483 New trend and technology report: Mapping of advanced recycling technologies for plastics waste – providers, technologies, and partnerships (2022)
481 Invitation to the Stakeholder Event "Bio-Based Innovations for Industrial Applications“ (2024)
478 Smart Carbon Cycles Require Advanced Recycling – Call for Abstracts for the Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 (2023)
478 No Greenwashing, please! (2023)
468 Bioplastics International Creates World's First Sugar Cane Alcohol Water Soluble PVA to Replace Plastics (2022)
466 LUNAFORM™, a new kind of biomaterial, unveiled by Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week (2023)
465 Bio-based content, compostable plastics, and chemical recycling – many opportunities for more innovation and sustainability in the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) (2023)
460 NetZero inaugurates in Brazil world’s largest biochar factory using crop residues (2023)
449 Rashki Launches India's First Ever Range of Handbags Made from Banana Leather in Its Pursuit to Encourage a Fashionably Kind Way of Life (2023)
448 Carbon Recycling International Builds the World’s Largest CO2-to-Fuel Facility (2023)
435 Direct air capture of CO2: dangerous nonsense (2023)
417 Painting a Bio-Based Future with Microbially Produced Alginates, Lipids and Pigments   (2023)
417 From carbon-negative diamonds to CO₂-based fuels for transport – Smart innovations replace fossil-based products (2024)
416 Plasma technology makes recycling of CO₂ local and 100% circular (2023)

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12062 Worldwide growth in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals (2014)
11629 Biocomposites: 350,000 t production of wood and natural fibre composites in the European Union in 2012 (2013)
11310 Sativex - Novel cannabis derived treatment for MS pain now available in Canada by prescription (2005)
8765 Microplastics in the Environment (2014)
7375 nova-Pressespiegel: Amflora - Pro und Contra sowie Sinn und Nutzen in der Diskussion (2010)
7327 Options for Designing a New Political Framework of the European Bio-based Economy (2014)
7089 "Bambusfaser" ist Viskose (2008)
6926 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed! (2021)
6915 Map of 224 European biorefineries published by BIC and nova-Institute (2017)
6849 Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) Market - Global Trends & Segment Forecast to 2024 (2016)
6810 Greenwashing: misuse of EU composting standard EN 13432 (2015)
6744 nova-Bericht: Globale Marktsituation der Biokunststoffe (2008)
6461 Global Bio-Based Chemicals Market Forecast 2017-2025 (2017)
6407 Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms (2014)
6374 2018 was a very good year for bio-based polymers: Several additional capacities were put into operation (2019)
6350 Bioplastics reduce CO2 emissions (2019)
6333 Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plastic (2017)
6324 For the first time: Growth rate for bio-based polymers with 8 % CAGR far above overall polymer market growth (2021)
6314 TECNARO eröffnet Internet-Shop für nachhaltige ARBOFORM®-Produkte (2003)
6262 Natural Fibres and the World Economy July 2019 (2019)
6193 CO2 is ready to go as a fuel and chemical feedstock (2013)
6039 New grades of polyamide based on naturally occurring feedstocks (2011)
5953 Alternative Resin Binders for Particle Boards Reduce Health Problems (2009)
5877 Green Refinery (2014)
5746 Naturfasern aktuell: Preise und Anbauflächen (2009)
5595 nova-Bericht: Wandbaustoffe aus Hanfschäben und Kalk (2009)
5526 ZOE B Organic Introduces the World’s First Biodegradable Beach Toys: Finally Toys that Clean Up after Themselves (2014)
5186 Malaysia's pioneer bioplastics pilot plant is operational (2011)
5114 nova-Bericht: IKEA nimmt weltweiten den zweiten WPC-Stuhl ins Sortiment! (2007)
5060 Biobased Ingredients for the Cosmetics Sector (2019)
5050 High-tech strategies for small farmers and organic farming (2018)
5016 Compostable plastic bags carry goods and hopes for the future (2016)
4933 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)
4932 Increasing interest in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals (2014)
4895 New market and technology report: Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges – Technologies, Sustainability, Policy and Key Players (2020)
4793 Reißfest, wasserdicht und kompostierbar: die Biomülltüte aus Ecovio (2011)
4702 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)
4622 nova-Studie: Neubewertung der stofflichen Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe (2010)
4606 The safest and most sustainable electrical cable (2016)
4554 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)
4501 Rape cake: more than just a by-product (2007)
4485 Bioverbundwerkstoffe: 350.000 t Produktion von Holz- und Naturfaserverbundwerkstoffen in der Europäischen Union im Jahr 2012 (2013)
4482 The global bio-based polymer market 2019 – A revised view on a turbulent and growing market (2020)
4426 Bio-based polymers worldwide: Ongoing growth despite difficult market environment (2017)
4376 Viskose-Textilien aus Bambus-Zellstoff richtig kennzeichnen (2009)
4269 SABIC launches new renewable polyolefins portfolio (2014)
4248 nova Session "Gene Editing, CRISPR/Cas9 and more for the Bio-based Economy“ (2017)
4174 Diplomarbeit zum Thema "Schwindungsverhalten naturfaserverstärkter Thermoplaste" erschienen (2001)
4160 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
4131 Third German WPC Congress (2010)