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13 June 20256 June 2025

Plantae Technologies and Zylotex enter into an exclusive joint development agreement to commercialize hemp fibre-based lyocell production

Performance and Sustainability in Fashion, Sport, Composites and Geo Textiles at Core of the Global Development Goals

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12 June 20256 June 2025

Summer Special 2025 – 20% Discount on all Market and Trend Reports all Around Renewable Carbon until 31 August 2025

From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks, and polymers to specific insights on regions and renewable building blocks like alternative naphtha: The latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets are available for a special price

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Summer Special 2025 – 20% auf alle Markt- und Trendreports rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis 31. August 2025

Von fortschrittlichen Recyclingtechnologien, über bio- und CO₂-basierte Chemikalien, Bausteine und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Einblicken in Regionen und erneuerbare Building-Blocks wie alternatives Naphtha: Alle aktuellen Reports des nova-Instituts rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff sind zum Sonderpreis erhältlich

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INERATEC opens ERA ONE: Europe’s largest e-Fuel production plant goes into operation in Frankfurt

“ERA ONE shows that climate-neutral e-Fuels are ready for the market”

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INERATEC eröffnet ERA ONE: Europas größte Produktionsanlage für e-Fuels geht in Frankfurt in Betrieb

„ERA ONE zeigt, dass klimaneutrale e-Fuels marktreif sind“

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Environmental fate of chemicals in societal use

Much remains to be done to bring the full life cycle of chemicals in the environment under acceptable control

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TERI and the Netherlands Innovation Network Release White Paper on Indo-Dutch Bioeconomy Collaboration

The White Paper explores policy frameworks, growth projections, and emerging areas of synergy between the two nations, particularly in bioenergy, biochemicals, and bio-based materials

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THWS-Start-up Looppack erhält Sonderpreis

Wettbewerb für Bioökonomie-Gründungsideen unterstützt Innovationen für klimafreundliche Wirtschaft

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Scotland’s bioeconomy boosted by launch of £850,000 scale-up technology

The installation of a new fermenter will provide a significant boost for Scotland’s bioeconomy, offering the vital scale-up infrastructure that many companies need to take the next step

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HH Chemical launches BIODEX® – the world’s first fully integrated bio-based materials brand tackling multi-industry challenges through innovation

The BIODEX® product portfolio spans high-performance monomers, elastomers, polymer chips, fibers, functional fabrics, and customizable garments

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11 June 202513 June 2025

The 3-CO Consumer APP – a digital tool that enables sustainable shopping by providing information about labels and certificates

Interview with Loha Hshimi and Armand Carreras from ENIDE – consortium members of the EU-funded WaterProof project

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Stora Enso launches Performa Nova, a high-yield folding boxboard for consumer packaging

Performa Nova is produced using FiberLight Tec™, Stora Enso’s extensively tested and proven proprietary technology that enables the creation of strong yet lightweight board

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Wasserstoffproduzierender und sauerstoffstabiler Biokatalysator

Forschende der Ruhr-Universität Bochum haben ein Wasserstoff-produzierendes Bakterienenzym entdeckt, dem Sauerstoff nichts anhaben kann

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Pangaia Launches Most Advanced Plant-Based Activewear To Date

Next-generation material that combines 100% bio-based EVO® Nylon by Fulgar from plant and renewable sources, with Hyosung’s regenTM BIO Max elastane

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Produktion von CO2-negativem Wasserstoff – Forschungsprojekt optimiert Verfahren

Das so gewonnene Carbon Black liegt anschließend in Form von Nanopartikeln vor und ist hochreaktiv - von dem könnten mehrere hundert Kilogramm im Industriemaßstab täglich anfallen

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“Power of fungi” – Norwegian startup NoMy raises €1.25 million to scale its sustainable protein alternative

NoMy is a fermentation technology company transforming food industry side streams into proven, high-value ingredients

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10 June 20255 June 2025

Fishleather production with CO₂-based formic acid

Interview by the EU-funded project WaterProof with Hlynur Arsælsson from Nordic Fishleather

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Sulzer and Emirates Biotech advance strategic partnership with equipment supply contract for world’s largest bioplastics facility

Sulzer will manufacture and supply the essential proprietary equipment for the integrated PLA production process from lactic acid

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Sulzer und Emirates Biotech vertiefen strategische Partnerschaft mit Ausrüstungsliefervertrag für weltweit grösste Biokunststoffanlage

Sulzer-Chemtech wird die Schlüsselkomponenten für den integrierten Prozess zur PLA-Produktion auf der Basis von Milchsäure herstellen und liefern

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Green chemistry: a partnership between Futerro and Galactic to develop the potential of lactic acid on the European market

This new plant will transform part of the lactic acid produced by Futerro into various derivatives and bio-based molecules for the agri-food and green chemistry markets

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Tec4Egg – Eierschalen als multifunktionales Additiv

Aufbereitetes Eierschalenpulver (ESP) soll in Abhängigkeit der Partikeleigenschaften als biogenes Nukleierungsmittel und Additiv mit UV-stabilisierender Wirkung untersucht und angewendet werden

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100-plus Locations Now Offer Sustainable Aviation Fuel

4Air announced this milestone by adding the approved locations to its “Where to Find SAF” online map

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6 June 20252 June 2025

New bio-based polyamide 6 resins under the DOMAMID® brand from DOMO Chemicals 

DOMO Chemicals now offers an extended range of medium, high and low viscosity DOMAMID® MBB (Mass Balanced Biocircular) solutions with up to 69% bio content without compromising performance

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DOMO Chemicals bringt neue biobasierte DOMAMID® PA6-Typen auf den Markt 

DOMO Chemicals bietet nun ein erweitertes Sortiment an DOMAMID® MBB (Mass Balanced Biocircular) Lösungen mit mittlerer, hoher und niedriger Viskosität und einem Bioanteil von bis zu 69% ohne Leistungseinbuße

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Jilin Chemical Fiber Scales Up Production of Select Next Gen MMCF Lines

The company will increase production of JIRECELL™ to an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes, additionally the company is starting to increase the share of recycled content in JIRECELL™ to 50% by 2028

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Infinium Announces Construction of Large Scale eFuels Production Facility in Texas

Project Roadrunner, a sustainable aviation fuel plant in West Texas, to bring skilled jobs and generate economic growth for the region

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The Fiber Year 2025

Raw cotton and polyester prices further eased and the average apparel import price into EU decreased by 7% - while the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) has more than tripled by mid-2024 compared with late 2023

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5 June 202530 May 2025

30 new projects driving Europe’s bio-based future 

These projects will play a critical role in delivering on the goals of the CBE JU Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), building a competitive, resilient and sustainable bioeconomy for Europe

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Comparative study highlights benefits of paper sacks over WPP alternatives

CEPI Eurokraft commissioned lab tests comparing paper and woven polypropylene (WPP) cement sacks - and the results were clear

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European natural fibers emerge in bio-based architectural projects

Two lightweight structures have been created using filament-wound flax fibers, demonstrating the material’s strength and design flexibility

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Addressing the UK’s Polysemous Bioeconomy

New report from BB-REG-NET highlights how differing departmental priorities are creating contradictory policies that stifle innovation and limit economic growth in the sector

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4 June 202528 May 2025

Avantium Awarded Grant to Participate in Michelin-Led Consortium for Biobased Chemical HMF Production

The consortium, led by Michelin Engineered Polymers, aims to construct and operate an HMF Flagship Plant to demonstrate the wide range of applications for HMF

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PulpForm: the new shape of sustainable packaging 

PulpForm is a cellulose-based airlaid that can be dry-molded to create high-protection, structured packaging without the use of water

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Cemvita Surpasses Key Milestones in FermOil™ and FermNPK™ Development, Accelerating Path to FID for the First Commercial Plant in Brazil

The combined progress not only further derisks the FermWorks™ project but also signals the viability of a new model for industrial-scale, waste-to-value biomanufacturing

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3 June 20252 June 2025

A global first: Michelin announces the construction of an industrial demonstrator in France for the 5-HMF molecule, an essential component of green chemistry

It will allow for the creation of approximately 30 direct jobs and should begin its activities during 2026

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Do Biodegradable Plastics Encourage Littering?

A Critical Review: Unpacking the Paradox

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Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2025

This Month: New Project on Sustainable Feedstock & Biodiversity Protection, RCI Internal Brands Meeting, Working Group Updates, Denmark’s First E-Methanol Plant, and Lively RCI Webinars on Biomass Availability & LCA

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Standard Textile Advances Commitment to Sustainability with Sustainability Impact Report and SBTi Pledge

Over the next 24 months, the company will develop science-based emission reduction goals and submit them for validation, striving to meet global standards for emissions reduction

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Flussufer natürlich stabilisieren, bis die Vegetation den Job übernimmt

Forscher entwickeln durchwurzelbare, biologisch abbaubare Geotextilien aus Hanf, Flachs und PLA-Fasern

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Intec Bioplastics, Inc. Announces the Successful Launch of their Newest Sustainable Packaging

The EarthPlus®Hercules Bioflex™ Stretch Wrap can be used for pallet wrap and food wrap, the most economically, feasible, and sustainable stretch wrap in the Global market

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USDA Certifies First Black Pigment for Cosmetics as 100% Biobased

Nature Coatings’ award-winning, nontoxic, and sustainably sourced BioBlack Beauty pigments for cosmetics are the first to receive the coveted BioPreferred certification from the USDA

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2 June 20252 June 2025

World Bio Markets – Driving the Commercialisation of Industrial Biomanufacturing

Over 400 industry leaders will exchange their knowledge and network in order to accelerate the transition to a fossil-free economy

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Leading Companies Launch American Alliance for Biomanufacturing (AAB) to Bolster U.S. Industrial Leadership

New coalition aims to accelerate U.S. capabilities in scalable, secure biomanufacturing

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Huntsman to launch bio-based I-BOND® resins for composite wood products

Two new bio-based products for woodworking and wood processing technology to reduce the carbon footprint of composite wood products

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NNFCC Limited Rebrands to Alder BioInsights, reinforcing its commitment to advancing the bioeconomy

The new brand identity represents an important change that prepares the organisation for continued growth and leadership in the bioeconomy sector

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Neuseeland: ​Neues Bioeconomy Science Institute wird gegründet

Das Institut will Innovationen in Landwirtschaft, Aquakultur, Forstwirtschaft und Biotechnologie sowie die Herstellung neuer biobasierter Technologien und Produkte vorantreiben

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New Zealand: New Bioeconomy Science Institute to be formed

Minister Shane Reti, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, today announced that new consolidated Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) will be formed from 1 July 2025

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Global 2025/26 vegetable oil production set to hit record levels

According to research by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (mbH), palm oil is set to remain the world's most important vegetable oil in terms of production and consumption

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30 May 202528 May 2025

Borealis introduces renewables-based polymer grade for footwear midsoles

Borealis has introduced a renewables-based ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) grade, designed for shoewear midsoles

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Borealis stellt eine Polymertype auf Basis erneuerbarer Rohstoffe für Schuhzwischensohlen vor

Borealis hat ein Ethylenvinylacetat (EVA) auf Basis erneuerbarer Rohstoffe auf den Markt gebracht, das für Zwischensohlen von Schuhen entwickelt wurde