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    Advanced recycling technologies developing at a fast pace (PDF)

    Technology

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    2022-06

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    Advanced recycling technologies are developing at a fast pace, with new players constantly appearing on the market, from start-ups to giants and everything in between – new plants are being built, new capacities are being achieved, and new partnerships are established. Due to these developments, it is difficult to keep track of everything. The report “Mapping of advanced recycling technologies for plastics waste” aims to clear up this jungle of information providing a structured, in-depth overview and insight. It has an exclusive focus on profiling available technologies and providers of advanced recycling including the addition of new technologies and updated/revised profiles.

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    Die neue Tugend: Kunststoff im Kreislauf (PDF)

    Markets & Economy, Policy, Sustainability & Health

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    2022-05

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    Rohstoffe werden knapp, sowohl Metalle wie auch Mineralien. Nur erneuerbarer Kohlenstoff ist praktisch unbegrenzt verfügbar. Daher werden Kunststoffe in Zukunft noch wichtiger sein als heute, und deshalb müssen sie so nachhaltig wie möglich gestaltet werden: aus erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff und voll recycelbar.

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    Biokomposite bieten Alternativen aus erneuerbaren Materialien (PDF)

    Markets & Economy

    6 Pages
    208 Downloads

    2022-05

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    Zahlreiche Bioverbundwerkstoffe können heutzutage problemlos in einem breiten Spektrum von Anwendungen eingesetzt werden und haben als gleichwertige Alternative zu herkömmlichen Kunststoffen den Massenmarkt erreicht.

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    Augen auf bei Plastikverboten – zurück zur wissenschaftsbasierten Materialpolitik (PDF)

    Markets & Economy

    2 Pages
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    2022-05

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    Zahlreiche Bioverbundwerkstoffe können heutzutage problemlos in einem breiten Spektrum von Anwendungen eingesetzt werden und haben als gleichwertige Alternative zu herkömmlichen Kunststoffen den Massenmarkt erreicht.

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    Biocomposites offer alternatives from renewable materials (PDF)

    Markets & Economy

    6 Pages
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    2022-05

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    Nowadays, numerous biocomposites can easily be used in a wide range of applications and have reached the mass market as an equivalent alternative to conventional plastics. The second part of the document is in English.

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    RCI’s scientific background report: “CO2 reduction potential of the chemical industry through CCU” (May 2022)

    Sustainability & Health, Technology

    28 Pages
    1961 Downloads

    2022-05

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    In an exploratory scenario, this study investigates the CO₂ emission reductions that can be achieved in the global chemical and derived material industries if the entire demand for embedded carbon is met solely and exclusively via CO₂ instead of from fossil sources. Major simplifications are used to achieve transparency and comprehensibility of the issue. Methanol (CH3OH) is considered to cover the needs for hydrocarbons for chemicals and derived materials among the various chemical intermediates as a representative pathway for renewable carbon. It is a plausible scenario to assign methanol a central role in supplying the chemical industry of the future.

    The GHG emissions of CCU-based methanol could be 67 to 77 % lower compared to emissions from releasing embedded carbon of fossil fuels, when using current energy supply based on photovoltaics. With improvements in renewable energy production, the reduction could increase to levels between 96 and 100 %.

    DOI No.: https://doi.org/10.52548/UTRL5869

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    Mimicking Nature The PHA Industry Landscape Latest trends and 28 producer profiles

    Markets & Economy

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    2022-03

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    Natural PHAs are a class of materials that exist in nature for over millions of years. These materials are both bio-based and biodegradable, similar to other natural materials such as cellulose, proteins and starch. Natural PHAs are produced by an extensive variety of microorganisms through bacterial fermentation. Due to its high performance, biocompatibility, biodegradability and green credentials, the PHA family has a large design space and accommodates a wide range of market applications, as a broad variety of different polymers can be produced and blended. The potential of PHAs is enormous.

    The report is a must-read for all those interested in the very latest in PHAs, as developers, producers or, above all, users. The information on the companies described has been checked with each of them and is state-of-the-art for February 2022.
    Author of “Mimicking Nature” is Prof. Jan Ravenstijn, who has been working intensively on the topic of PHAs for 20 years, is the author of numerous publications and co-founder of the PHA industry association GO!PHA (www.gopha.org). The report is a joint publication of GO!PHA and nova-Institute (www.nova-institute.eu).

    DOI No: https://doi.org/10.52548/FUAQ6608

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    RCI’s scientific background report: “Renewable carbon as a guiding principle for sustainable carbon cycles” (February 2022)

    Policy, Sustainability & Health

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    2022-02

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    Why it is right to choose renewable carbon as a guiding principle for sustainable development in the chemicals and materials sectors.
    The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) publishes this fundamental strategy paper on the defossilisation of the chemical and material industry with eleven policy recommendations. The Renewable Carbon Initiative is an interest group of more than 30 well-known companies from the wide field of the chemical and material value chains. (www.renewable-carbon-initiative.com)

    Read more here: https://renewable-carbon-initiative.com/media/press/?id=315

    DOI No.: https://doi.org/10.52548/QUHG1295

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    Das wechselhafte Image der Kunststoffe: Von Begeisterung zur Skepsis, vom Siegeszug zum Umweltproblem (PDF)

    Markets & Economy, Sustainability & Health

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    2022-01

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    Das Image der Kunststoffe steht heute in der Krise. Wie konnte es so weit kommen und was kann man tun, um das Image wieder zu verbessern? Kunststoffe sind wichtiger denn je für eine nachhaltige Zukunft. Alle Technologien stehen zur Verfügung, um Kunststoffe umweltfreundlich zu gestalten und im Kreislauf zu fahren. Wie können wir die Gesellschaft wieder davon überzeugen, dass eine Welt mit den richtigen Kunststoffen komfortabler, ressourcenschonender und klimafreundlicher sein wird als ohne?

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    WoodCircus good practice catalogue (PDF)

    Markets & Economy

    38 Pages
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    2021-12

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    The good practice catalogue is the result of the collection and evaluation of good practices of the circular economy from the work of the project WoodCircus. 26 good practices are showcased, divided into four different categories:

    1. Circular economy concepts;
    2. Efficiency and processing;
    3. Reuse and recycling and
    4. Waste and side stream utilisation. Each good practice is presented with an individual fact sheet describing the focus on the technology or process, regionality and transferability, and highlighting particular strengths with respect to the circular economy.
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    Circularity rating system for wooden products (PDF)

    Markets & Economy

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    2021-12

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    WoodCircus opened the discussion with industry experts on how to measure the circularity of wood. The result is a rating system with the 13 social, economic and environmental indicators, which was used to compare practices in the wood sector and develop a catalogue of good practices. This document describes the 13 criteria in detail and provides an example of their application.

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    Solution made from renewable materials (PDF)

    Markets & Economy, Technology

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    2021-11

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    Today, the various biocomposites can be easily used in a wide range of applications and have reached the mass market as an alternative to conventional plastics. The annual growth of biocomposite granulates has been estimated be 5 % by nova-Institut for 2020 to 2028 (CAGR). What are biocomposites? Basically, any material that consists of natural fibres or particles and a binder (e.g., polymer, resin) can be called a biocomposite. Biocomposites are a collective term for natural fibre-reinforced materials that are partly or entirely of biogenic origin. The report shows a full list of all biocomposite granulate producers in Europe.

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    Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) draws worldwide attention (PDF)

    Policy, Sustainability & Health

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    2021-11

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    The climate crisis is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, with global warming, greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation leading to food insecurity, global health problems and biodiversity loss. Greenhouse gas emissions associated with the use of carbon-containing fossil energy sources such as oil, coal and natural gas have been shown to be a major contributor to climate change. Thus, for decades the focus of climate protection has been predominantly on the energy sector. A new initiative is now expanding this view. Learn about the history and activities of the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI).

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    Studie Bioökonomie: Potenziale im Rheinischen Revier – Industrie und Verwertung (PDF)

    Markets & Economy, Technology

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    2021-11

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    Eine Transformation der Wirtschaftsweise mit nachhaltigen, biobasierten Methoden eröffnet der Industrie einmalige Chancen für den Strukturwandel im Rheinischen Revier. Doch wie genau sehen die Beschäftigungseffekte, Umsätze sowie die Relevanz regionaler Industrie-Sektoren für eine biobasierte Wertschöpfung im Einzelnen aus?

    Das nova-Institut hat im Auftrag der Strukturwandelinitiative BioökonomieREVIER hierzu eine Studie vorgelegt. Sie beleuchtet qualitative und quantitative Potenziale der Industrien in der Region. Diese erste Bestandsaufnahme zeigt, dass die regionale Sektorenvielfalt förderlich sein wird für die Etablierung neuer, branchenübergreifender Wertschöpfungsketten.

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    European Bioeconomy in Figures 2008–2018 (PDF)

    Markets & Economy

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    2021-10

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    European Bioeconomy in Figures 2008–2018
    BIC Consortium
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    Biokomposite: überzeugende Lösungen aus erneuerbaren Materialien

    Markets & Economy, Technology

    3 Pages
    435 Downloads

    2021-09

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    Heute können die verschiedenen Bioverbundwerkstoffe problemlos in einem breiten Spektrum von Anwendungen eingesetzt werden und haben als Alternative zu herkömmlichen Kunststoffen den Massenmarkt erreicht. Das jährliche Wachstum der Biokomposit-Granulate wird von nova-Institut von 2020 bis 2028 auf 5 % (CAGR) geschätzt. Der Bericht zeigt zudem die 20 führenden Produzenten von Biokompost-Granulaten in Europa.

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    The Renewable Carbon Initiative – A new movement draws worldwide attention NORA and her FlyPhone on Renewable Carbon

    Policy, Sustainability & Health

    3 Pages
    313 Downloads

    2021-08

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    A short history of the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), goals and current activities – supplemented by a simple comic about the Renewable Carbon concept.

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    The home compostable coffee capsule of Golden Compound in comparison with coffee capsules made from Aluminium

    Sustainability & Health

    8 Pages
    272 Downloads

    2021-08

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    Die heimkompostierbare Kaffeekapsel von Golden Compound im Vergleich zur Kaffeekapsel aus Aluminium

    Sustainability & Health

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    144 Downloads

    2021-08

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    nova-paper #15: A Tax on Fossil Carbon is More Effective Than a Tax on CO2 Emissions

    Policy

    12 Pages
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    2021-06

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    This paper describes a fossil carbon tax as a potential realisation of the planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism of the EU. It provides several advantages compared to a CO2 emission tax, such as complexity, carbon leakage, eligibility to WTO rules or taxation coverage of all sectors in the economy. With its focus on the raw material aspect, it is a much simpler and elegant approach than an end-of-pipe solution that looks at CO2 emissions.