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4 June 202029 May 2020

USDA expands rule on biorefinery loan program

New rule allows applications to develop renewable chemical and biobased products without having to produce some amount of advanced biofuel

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Unterwegs zum effektiven Plastik-Kreislauf

Zott launcht die erste Food-Verpackung mit Anteil an chemisch recyceltem Kunststoff – Zur Mühlen-Gruppe will in Kürze folgen

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New Lords of Circular Carbon: ArcelorMittal, EU complete financing of Steelanol project

New plant is expected to produce up to 80 million liters of recycled-carbon ethanol a year and will create up to 500 construction jobs over the next two years

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Breaking down stubborn cellulose in time lapse

The fundamental insights thus obtained could support sustainable concepts of cellulose utilization to make a breakthrough in industrial biotechnology

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Abbau widerspenstiger Cellulose im Zeitraffer

Das Wissen könnte nachhaltigen Konzepten in der industriellen Biotechnologie zum Durchbruch verhelfen

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USIPA Applauds EU’s Recognition of Biomass as Integral to Energy Transition

Over the past decade, sustainable biomass has made significant contributions towards current 2020 emissions targets and biodiversity goals

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3 June 202017 December 2024

Update on the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI)

Michael Carus, CEO of nova-Institute, summarises the focus of the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI):

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2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne, Germany –Call for abstracts and innovation is open!

2^nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy and the solution for avoiding microplastics

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In the Name of Innovation: Industry controls billions in EU research funding, de-prioritises the public interest

Two extensive reports on research public-private partnerships in the EU by the NGOs Global Health Advocates and Corporate Europe Observatory

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BIC rejects the unfounded and erroneous claims made against the BBI JU by the Corporate Europe Observatory and Global Health Advocates

The bio-based industries are a crucial partner to the EU in realising the Green Deal and green recovery

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TechnikRadar 2020: Was die Deutschen über die Bioökonomie denken

Biokunststoff und Biosprit aus Reststoffen stoßen bei den Deutschen auf Zuspruch, Laborfleisch und grüne Gentechnik werden abgelehnt

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Wärtsilä and Vantaa Energy Ltd. to cooperate on a carbon neutral synthetic biogas production project in Finland

Power-to-Gas facility would produce carbon-neutral synthetic biogas using carbon dioxide emissions and electricity generated at the waste-to-energy plant

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Covestro: Wandel zur Kreislaufwirtschaft soll beschleunigt werden

Neben alternativen Rohstoffen wie Altmaterialien, CO₂ und Biomasse ist auch erneuerbare Energie nötig, um eine ressourceneffizienten Kreislaufwirtschaft zu erreichen

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Scrap to Wrap, a new app? NOVA, Enerkem set sights on garbage-to-ethylene, and how, and why

Joint development agreement to explore turning non-recyclable and non-compostable municipal waste into ethylene

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On our way to the bio-economy: Bayreuth researchers discover high-performance biocatalyst

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have now discovered an enzyme that offers great advantages as a biocatalyst

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Auf dem Weg zur Bioökonomie: Bayreuther Forscher entdecken leistungsstarken Biokatalysator

Forscher der Universität Bayreuth haben jetzt ein Enzym entdeckt, das als Biokatalysator große Vorteile bietet

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NELC Planning Committee approves waste-to-jet-fuel plant

Altalto Immingham plant gets local council go ahead

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2 June 202028 May 2020

UPM Raflatac expands Forest Film product range with the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label film

Companys want to continue driving the industry forward by innovating products that reduce the use of nonrenewable virgin raw materials

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Chemical recycling makes useful product from waste bioplastic

A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham

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Chemisches Recycling macht aus Biokunststoffabfällen ein nützliches Produkt

Wissenschaftler der Universitäten Bath und Birmingham entwickeln schnelleren und effektiveren Weg, um pflanzenbasierte Biokunststoffe zu recyceln

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Towards Closed-Loop Manufacturing – Sateri Enters China’s Lyocell Fibre Market

New 20,000 ton Lyocell line commences production in Shandong

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Forstwirte in der Krise – Holz verbrennen in Kohlekraftwerken?

Große Mengen an Schadholz belasten den Markt, viele Waldbesitzer resignieren - Staat soll Käferholz aufkaufen und verheizen, um Unternehmen zu retten

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EU Biodiversity Strategy must be based on incentives, not obligations

Biodiversity is a laudable and desirable ambition, but the means to achieve it lie best in a pull, not a push-based approach. Incentives will always trump sanctions

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EU-funded YPACK’s bio-paper discoveries reveal “bright future” for food waste prevention

For the past three years, the YPACK partners have been developing a bio-based plastic alternative from upcycled cheese whey and cellulose from almond shells

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P&G, BioBridges call for Bio-based solutions

Under a collaboration with the EU-funded Biobridges project, Procter and Gamble (P&G) is launching a call for innovative circular and bio-based solutions

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Einblicke in den Dialogprozess zur Charta für Holz 2.0

Verfolgt wird ein Ziel: Holz aus nachhaltiger Forstwirtschaft zugunsten von Klimaschutz, Wertschöpfung und Ressourceneffi­zienz verstärkt zu verwenden

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29 May 20209 September 2021

Belgium: EU supports ArcelorMittal with EUR 75m EIB loan to scale up breakthrough technology to reduce carbon emissions

Two ground-breaking projects at ArcelorMittal plant in Ghent, Belgium, to considerably reduce carbon emissions by converting waste and by-products into valuable new products

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Leichte Bauteile in schweren Zeiten

Smudo und Four Motors am 23. Mai 2020 im Livestream

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Corona-Schutzschilde für die Massenproduktion

Campus Schwarzwald und Universität Stuttgart initiieren Allianz für Entwicklung eines zertifizierten Gesichtsschildes

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BD Zones and BDO Zones: Weaponizing Biomass to support a Bio-Fueled Economic Recovery

BD and BDO Zones are shovel-ready, actionable initiatives that unlock billions of dollars of institutional investment into communities with a surplus of biomass, and where employment and bioeconomy development can be closely linked

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DSM boosts maternal and infant nutrition portfolio with new plant-based high potency DHA oil

Produced from Schizochytrium algae, life’sDHA SF55-O200DS offers a sustainable plant-based alternative to fish oil

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28 May 202028 May 2020

Six candidates are nominated for the innovation award “Hemp Product of the Year 2020”

This year, nova-Institute will host the established “17^th EIHA Hemp Conference”, 16–17 June 2020, ONLINE. More than 400 participants are expected. The winners of the innovation award will, also ONLINE, be elected by the conference participants.

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EuropaBio highlights synergies between biotechnology and Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategy ambitions

EuropaBio's reaction on the publication of the Farm to Form and Biodiversity Strategies of the European Commission

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BMBF-Förderung: Forscher lassen Bakterien hochwertige Pflanzenprodukte herstellen

Die Grundsubstanz Ferulasäure lässt sich jetzt biotechnologisch mithilfe von Mikroorganismen gewinnen

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EU court advises against hemp-derived oil imports ban

The legal case concerns the marketing in France of Kanavape, an e-cigarette using CBD oil imported from the Czech Republic

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Biokunststoffe boomen im Sog des European Green Deal

Auch Kunststoffverpackungen sollen bis 2030 recycelt respektive wiederverwertbar sein

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Millions in Australian government funding for renewable methane, hydrogen, solar hydropower projects

Today’s Digest will report everything you need to know about the 3 new ARENA projects

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The role of biotechnology in sustainable cleaning products

The evolution of biotechnologies for professional cleaning is booming. Many products using bio-surfactants while providing outstanding cleaning performance

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Air Products and Topsoe sign global alliance agreement for collaboration on large-scale ammonia, methanol, and/or dimethyl ether projects around the world

Topsoe’s technology will be incorporated into Air Products’ recently announced world-scale coal-to-methanol production facility in Bengalon, Indonesia

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The genome of jojoba: The only plant to store wax in its seeds

An international team of scientists investigated the transcriptome, proteome and lipidome of jojoba seeds

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Das Genom des Jojobastrauches (Simmondsia chinensis) – eines einzigartigen Wachsspeichers

Ein internationales Team von Wissenschaftlern hat seine Kräfte gebündelt, um Transkriptom, Proteom und Lipidom von Jojobasamen umfassend zu untersuchen

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27 May 202019 June 2020

Early summer promotion: 30% discount on all market and trend studies on the bio-based economy

The latest market report “Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks” has been updated to include the immediate effects of the corona crisis.

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Frühsommer-Aktion: 30% Rabatt auf alle Markt- und Trendstudien zur Bio-basierten Ökonomie

Der neueste Markt-Report "Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks" wurde aktualisiert, um die unmittelbaren Auswirkungen der Corona-Krise mit einzubeziehen.

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Pluton Biosciences, Evolugate Enter License Agreement to Advance Bacterial Strains for Commercial Biopesticide Development

Under the exclusive agreement, Evolugate will identify the most effective combination of Pluton’s parent strains to use its proprietary Evolugator™ evolution technology

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Kraftstoffe der Zukunft: Was werden wir tanken?

Position des Fraunhofer UMSICHT zu Kraftstoffen, Rohstoffen und Klimaschutz

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NovoCarbo turns plant waste into biochar

Different properties making biochar suitable for different uses, including as a soil conditioner, in biogas plants or as bedding for stables and cowsheds

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NovoCarbo verarbeitet Pflanzenabfälle zu Pflanzenkohle

Pflanzenkohlen mit unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften können als Bodenverbesserer, Stalleinstreu oder in Biogasanlagen eingesetzt werden

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HempFlax launches building supplies division to capitalise on increasing demand for organic materials

Europe's biggest hemp grower moves into building and insulation products to meet the rising consumer demand for sustainable building materials

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Fueling the Sustainable Bioeconomy – updates from RSB’s project with Boeing

The project demonstrates the aviation industry’s impact and the leading role it can play in tackling the threat of climate change

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Surplus rice at FCI to make your drive greener

It is for the first time surplus rice has been notified to be used for ethanol production