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On May 20, the winners for the innovation award, “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” held at the three-day Renewable Materials Conference 2021 were announced. The three winners include Plantics and Vepa (Netherlands) for a hemp fiber and thermoset bioresin chair collection; LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill., U.S.) for household cleaners produced from recycled carbon from steel emissions; and Carbios (France) for enzymatic recycling of PET, respectively. According to event organizers, this was the first time innovations highlighted covers bio- and CO
2-based chemicals and materials, as well as chemical recycling.
The conference advisory board previously selected six companies from 36 individually listed innovative submissions to showcase their technologies and applications to the event audience. All products presented, per the award’s eligibility, were already available on the market or will be launched soon. The three winners were selected by the pa