Category: M&A, Corporate and Financial News
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Afyren Announce Big Deals for Neoxy
AFYREN announces the signing of two strategic contracts for AFYREN NEOXY in the nutrition and health markets
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Oceanium Raises 1 Million $
Vote of confidence in the emerging seaweed industry: Oceanium funding reaches new heights in 2021
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Horizons Ventures Invests in Notpla
Notpla Secures £10M To Industrialize Sustainable Packaging Made Of Seaweed, Including Flexible Films, Coatings And Paper
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Lignin Industries Funded by EU Innovation Fund
The European Union co-funds Lignin Industries expansion to create a green industry to replace fossil-based plastics
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Chevron Phillips Goes Chemical Recycling
Six Pines Investments LLC purchases stake in top plastics recyclers to accelerate transformation to a circular economy for plastics
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Remade Institute Invests Millions in US Circular Economy
REMADE Announces $33 Million in New Technology Research to Accelerate the U.S.’s Transition to a Circular Economy
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Auburn University Funded for Bioplastics Research
Auburn projects receive $1.6 million in latest round of state research development funding
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Good Natured Results Q3 2021
good natured Products Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
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DOE Funds CO2 Reduction Projects for Manufacturing Sector
Department of Energy Awards over $16 Million for 23 Projects that will Reduce Carbon Emissions Across the Manufacturing Sector
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EcoSynthetix DuraBind Business Update
EcoSynthetix Announces Ongoing Commercial DuraBind™ Volumes with Top 15 Wood Composites Manufacturer and Leading Retailer
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Shell Invests in Chemical Recycling in Singapore
Investment In Shell Energy And Chemicals Park Singapore To Bring Circular Chemicals To Asia Pacific Customers
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BlackRock CEO on Climate Risks and Opportunities
How can investors address the issues of climate and nature while creating new opportunities for green growth?
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Danimer Scientific Third Quarter 2021 Results
Danimer Scientific Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results
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Mondelez Joins Circulate Capital Ocean Fund
Mondelēz International Invests In Circulate Capital’s Ocean Fund To Advance Global Efforts In Plastic Waste Collection And Recycling
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UMass Dartmouth to Build Bioplastic Lab
UMass Dartmouth awarded nearly $1.2M for new Biodegradable Plastics Lab
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Plastic Energy Completes Chemical Recycling Fundraising
Plastic Energy Completes €145 Million Fundraise To Accelerate Global Expansion Of Recycling Technology And Plants
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ADM Invests in Acies Bio
ADM Further Expands Microbial Science and Technology Innovation Capabilities with Investment in Precision Fermentation Leader Acies Bio
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Symphony Environmental Signs Asian Deal (FREE)
CEO Michael Laurier explains the new Distribution Agreement for the sale of finished products made with Symphony’s technologies. This is a FREE article.
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EIC New Wave of Startup Champions
European Innovation Council announces new wave of start-up champions
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McDo and Starbucks to Boost NextGen Consortium
Starbucks and McDonald’s Deploy Additional $10 Million with NextGen Consortium to Accelerate the Circularity of Foodservice Packaging & Address Urgent Waste Challenge
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ECBF Raises over EUR 200 Million
Investing in a greener future: European sustainability fund ECBF raises over EUR 200 million
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Vertoro Closes Series A Funding
Vertoro raises funding to scale up its Goldilocks® liquid lignin technology
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Multibillion Investment Needed for Circular Plastics
Analysis Indicates Need for Multibillion-Dollar Capital Spending to Achieve a “Circular Plastics Economy” by 2050
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DL Chemical to Acquire Kraton
Kraton Corporation Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Be Acquired By DL Chemical Co., Ltd.
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Cargill Buys Arkema Epoxides Business
The acquisition positions Cargill to supply the growing need for bio-based solutions for plastics, automotive and other industries
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Canadian Bioplastic Startup Goes Crowdfunding
Canadian Startup has already raised one million dollar through crowdfunding
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Versalis invests in Mechanical Recycling
Versalis to acquire technologies and plants for the new mechanical recycling hub at Porto Marghera
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Agricultural Funding Harms the Environment
Most agricultural funding distorts prices, harms environment: UN report
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France Invests to Boost Circular Economy
Investments for the Future: Barbara Pompili And Agnes Pannier-Runacher Announce 370M € To Accelerate The Transition Towards The Circular Economy
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Smurfit Kappa Green Finance Framework
Smurfit Kappa Announces the Launch of its Green Finance Framework and Commencement of Discussions with Potential Investors on a New Green Financing Transaction
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Shell and BlueAlp Partner on Chemical Recycling
Shell Invests In Plastic Waste-To-Chemicals Technology Company Bluealp
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Viridis Chemical to Produce Bio Chemicals in Nebraska
Viridis Chemical Announces Completion of Capital Improvement to Produce USP Grade Bio-Based Ethanol (Phase I) and Begins Construction on Upgrade to Produce Bio-Based Ethyl Acetate (Phase II) at the Columbus, Nebraska plant
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Solugen Raises Millions to Produce Bio Chemicals
Solugen Raises Over $350 Million in Series C Funding Led by Baillie Gifford & GIC to Make Carbon Negative Chemicals
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Danimer Scientific Receives Grant from United Soybean Board
Danimer Scientific Receives Grant from United Soybean Board to Expand Research of High-Oleic Soybean Oil in Biodegradable Plastic Production
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Afyren Goes Stock Exchange
Afyren has initiated the first stage of its IPO on Euronext to accelerate its development
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Itochu Invests in Paptic
Paptic Ltd Attracts A New International Investment – Itochu Corporation Invests In The Sustainable Packaging Material Company
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Michigan Bio Economy
USDA report ranks Michigan among top 10 states across multiple biobased product categories
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UMD to Work on Food Waste Bioplastics
$6M in Grants Support Work to Create Biofuels, Bioplastics From Food Waste
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Closed Loop Partners Invest in Evergreen Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling
Closed Loop Partners and Every Bottle Back Invest $5 Million in Evergreen to Expand Bottle-to-Bottle Plastics Recycling
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Precision ADM Acquires Roswell Downhole Technologies to Supply Canada with Compostable PPE
Precision ADM Acquires Roswell Downhole Technologies to Manufacture Canada’s First Supply of 100% Compostable Fabrics for PPE and Reduce Canada’s GHG Emissions
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Yield 10 Bioscience Q2 2021 Results
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results
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Sealed Air Invests in Closed Loop Plastics Fund
Sealed Air Invests $5 Million in Closed Loop Partners’ Circular Plastics Fund to Scale Plastics Recycling
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Evonik Acquires JeNaCell
Evonik acquires German biotech company JeNaCell to expand biomaterials portfolio for new medical device markets
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CEO Neste Interview (FREE)
Neste is involved in the discrimination of individuals and in the dirty business of palm oil. Peter Vanacker is aware of this and plays head in the sand. This is a FREE article.
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John Deere Invests in Carbon Capture and Storage
Summit Carbon Solutions Announces Strategic Investment from John Deere
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Closed Loop Partners Invest in Restaurants Chain
Just Salad Receives Investment from Leading Circular Economy Investor Closed Loop Partners; Plans to Expand Geographic Footprint and Zero-Waste Programs
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Danimer Scientific Buys Novomer
Danimer Scientific to Acquire Biodegradable Polymer Producer Novomer
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NDSU Funded for Bioplastic Research Center
Sen. Cramer Announces over $1 million Federal Funds for North Dakota Schools, Cities, and Airports
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PHA Startup Receives Funding to Scale Up Production
Genecis Receives Funding from NGen to Scale Sustainable Bioplastic Production from Organic Waste
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Zume and Jefferson Enterprise Partner on Zero Carbon Compostable Packaging
Zume and Jefferson Enterprise Energy Secure $122M to Build the World’s First 100% Renewable Energy Powered Compostable Packaging Factory
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Genomatica Raises $ 118 Million
Genomatica Closes $118M Series C to Amplify the Scale and Impact of Sustainable Materials
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Domtar to be Acquired by Deforestation Group
Domtar to be acquired by famous deforestation company. UPM buys Lignin from Domtar
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Ravago Buys Stake in Alterra
Ravago continuous to push the boundaries in recycling by acquiring equity interest in leading advanced recycling company Alterra Energy
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BMW i Ventures Goes Vegan Leather
Turning Plants Into Leather: Our Investment in Natural Fiber Welding
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Alpla Invest in Bioplastic Company
Acquisition of a significant minority stake in a Slovak company specialised in the manufacturing and research of bio-based and biodegradable plastics
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SPI Fund Buys Stake in Metabolic Explorer
The SPI fund, operated on behalf of the State by Bpifrance, becomes METEX’s reference shareholder with 25.9% of its capital in order to support the emergence of a European leader in industrial biotechnology.
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Covestro New Group Structure
Covestro creates the foundation for sustainable growth with its new Group structure
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Chips Board Completes Fundraising
Bioplastics company Chip[s] Board to expand after successful fundraise, advised by M&A specialists Ciesco
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EU Recovery Funds for NL Circular Chemistry
6 groundbreaking projects in the field of circular chemistry in South Holland receive €7 million from the REACT EU fund for green recovery of regional economies
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US to Fund New Energy Technologies
DOE Announces Over $65 Million in Public and Private Funding to Commercialize Promising Energy Technologies
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Promateris Completes New Round of Investment
Promateris finalizes 2.5 million euro investment in the production of compostable packaging
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SK Global Chemical Buys Stake in Loop industries
SK Global Chemical announces strategic investment in Loop Industries to recycle waste PET plastic and polyester fiber
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Stora Enso Shutting Down Production Site Update
Stora Enso has completed the co-determination negotiations concerning closing down the pulp and paper production at its Veitsiluoto site in Finland
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Stora Enso to Modernise Production Sites
Stora Enso invests in competitiveness of Anjala-Ingerois and Nymölla production sites
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Green Skeletons in the Closet of Total Energies (FREE)
Total is greenwashing claims NGO. Insights from Reclaim Finance following the shareholder vote in support of Total’s so-called “climate” plan.
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First Fully Sustainable Insurer
They claim it’s the launch of the world’s first fully sustainable insurer
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Sudzucker Receives Grant to Develop Bioplastic
You know there’s a problem regarding the allocation of tax payer money in Europe when the largest sugar company in the world receives subsidies to develop bioplastics
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good natured Closes Acquisition of Ex-Tech Plastics
good natured Products Inc. Announces the Closing of its Acquisition of Ex-Tech Plastic
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EU Industry Investment Plan in Chemical Recycling
European plastics manufacturers plan 7.2 billion Euros of investment in chemical recycling – ROQUETTE, Perfecting the Performance of PET
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Origin.Bio Secures Funding to Bioengineer Materials
Origin.Bio secures $15 million funding led by EQT Ventures to help manufacturers create a more sustainable future
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Closed Loop Circular Plastic Fund by Dow, LyondellBasell and NOVA Chemicals
Closed Loop Partners Launches Multi-Million Dollar Circular Plastics Fund with Dow, LyondellBasell, & NOVA Chemicals to Accelerate Investment in Plastics Recycling Infrastructure
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Leveling Cost and Carbon Footprint of Chemical Recycling
Leveling the cost and carbon footprint of circular polymers that are chemically recycled to monomer
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UB Funded to Research Plastic Packaging Recycling
UB-led team receives $555,000 grant to improve recycling of plastic packaging
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Woodly Raises Millions in New Funds
Woodly Ltd. has raised EUR 3 million in growth funding – an exceptional approach to solving the plastic problem convinced both investors and customers
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Danimer Scientific Q1 2021 Results
Danimer Scientific, a Next Generation Bioplastics Company, Announces First Quarter 2021 Results















