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7 April 20219 September 2021

Nestlé launches bio-based lids and scoops made from renewable resource

Nestlé announced today that it will introduce bio-based lids and scoops made from sugar cane and its byproduct for a range of its nutrition products for infants and children

RED II: EU Commission can’t see the wood for the trees, analysts warn

Transport is responsible for 27% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and several pieces of legislation have failed to bring about major changes

Nachhaltigkeitsprämie Wald

Die anhaltende Trockenheit seit dem Jahr 2018 hat auf 285.000 Hektar so große Schäden hinterlassen, dass sie wiederbewaldet werden müssen

6 April 202118 June 2021

DMC CTO & Co-Founder Mike Lynch Publishes Technoeconomic Analysis (TEA) Calculator to Take the Guesswork Out of Bioprocess Development

The Bioprocess Technoeconomic Analysis (TEA) tool will help users – academics, startups, funding agencies, R&D team, and investors – make commercially relevant decisions about technology development and deployment

Deutschlands 725-Milliarden-Euro-Schatz ist in Gefahr

Der deutsche Wald stirbt – und mit jedem Baum wird auch ein finanzieller Wert vernichtet

BFH spin-off NaturLoop launches Cocoboard®

Former students have founded the BFH spin-off NaturLoop and are launching their first product, called Cocoboard®

Air Liquide and ArcelorMittal join forces to accelerate the decarbonisation of steel production in the Dunkirk industrial basin

This partnership is the first step towards the creation of a new low-carbon hydrogen and CO₂ capture technologies ecosystem in this major industrial basin

Synthetic Biology, A Tool For Marine Conservation?

New synthetic biology innovations could help protect key marine populations threatened by hidden consumer demands

Marktrecherche mit Hilfe der FNR-Datenbank „Nachwachsende Produktwelt“

Über 6.000 gelistete biobasierte Produkte sowie Hersteller- u. Händleradressen

1 April 202118 June 2021

Bioeconomy is not alone – from Bioeconomy to Carbon Management

The bioeconomy faces great expectations and hopes in the fight against climate change, and at the same time is viewed critically. The biggest problems in building a strong bioeconomy are direct and indirect land use changes, which have significant impacts on biodiversity, climate change, and food security

WASTX Plastic: World’s biggest factory for chemical recycling announced

Test phase of the first P 1000 module of the WASTX Plastic, which processes up to 1,000 kg of plastic daily

WASTX Plastic: Weltweit größter Standort für chemisches Recycling angekündigt

Fertigstellung des ersten P1000-Moduls der WASTX Plastic, das täglich bis zu 1.000 kg Kunststoff verarbeitet.

Researchers mimic photosynthesis, convert CO2 into solar fuel

This process of converting CO₂ into solar fuel also generates oxygen from water

Electrochaea Expands Business Development Team in North America and Europe

Electrochaea’s grid-scale energy storage solution converts renewable energy and carbon dioxide into grid-quality renewable methane for storage and distribution

Neste joins the eFuel Alliance

Low-carbon fuels are the only sustainable solution to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from existing combustion engines around the world

Neste tritt der eFuel Alliance bei

CO₂-arme Kraftstoffe sind die einzige nachhaltige Lösung, um die Treibhausgasemissionen der existierenden Verbrennungsmotoren weltweit zu reduzieren

Beverage carton industry releases ten-year roadmap outlining vision and commitments for its sustainable packaging

Beverage cartons are a recyclable low carbon packaging solution that protects food and beverages

TIPA compostable packaging expands into Australian market with expert hire

Compostable packaging producer TIPA has announced its expansion into the Australian and New Zealand markets with an expert new hire

31 March 202118 June 2021

Wheat straw, mango peels could be used for renewable food packaging

This is one of the main findings of a recent doctoral study at Stellenbosch University (SU)

Devan launches range of bio-based fragrances for textiles

The range consists of Natural Lavender, Menthol, Wild Mint, a Citrus Blend and will be expanded over time

Der Fonds der Chemischen Industrie hat das Unterrichtsmaterial zu Nachwachsenden Rohstoffen auf den neusten Stand gebracht

Diese Themen gehören in den Schulunterricht

Emballator Innovation Center is testing new bio-based material

A bio-based material made from lignin, a residual product from Scandinavian woods, is being tested at Emballator Innovation Center for packagings

Haldor Topsoe and Nel ASA to offer end-to-end green ammonia and eMethanol™ solutions

Green ammonia and eMethanol™ are both considered promising low-carbon transportation fuels and energy carriers

30 March 202118 June 2021

Aviation leaders launch first in-flight 100% sustainable aviation fuel emissions study on commercial passenger jet

A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft

Landesregierung fördert Aufbau einer weltweit einzigartigen Speicher- und Transporttechnologie für Wasserstoff mit neun Millionen Euro

Minister Pinkwart: Hochinnovatives Projekt in Dormagen unterstützt das Rheinische Revier dabei, zu einem führenden Wasserstoffstandort zu werden

The Global Industrial Bioeconomy Opportunity: Is Canada Going to Get Serious?

If you heard Canada is sitting on an untapped $200 billion/year sustainable economic development opportunity, would you not want to hear more?

Sustainable farming ambitions: between the CAP and the Green Deal

After years of negotiations, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for reaching a deal on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft: Zwischen GAP-Reform und Green Deal

Nach jahrelangen Verhandlungen scheint es Licht am Ende des Tunnels zu geben: Eine Einigung über die Reform der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik der EU ist in Sicht

29 March 20219 September 2021

Why RED III will fail just as three Renewable Energy Directives have already

The EU transport sector had just 6.3% renewables in real terms in 2019, a substantial portion of which was palm oil in various forms. With a 2010 starting point of around 4%, this 6.3% is a pitiful result, writes Eric Sievers

Outdoor pants made of old tires

The new product line of the outdoor apparel company VAUDE will be available in stores from March 2022

Altreifen werden zu Outdoor-Hosen

Das Ziel: Einen messbaren Beitrag für die Umwelt leisten

BASF invests in biotechnology start-up Bota Bio

Bota Bio’s next-generation industrial biology platform is a combination of computation and cutting-edge biotechnology

BASF investiert in junges Biotechnologie-Unternehmen Bota Bio

Industrielle Biologie-Plattform der nächsten Generation von Bota Bio ist eine Kombination aus Computer- und hochmoderner Biotechnologie

Univar Solutions and Novozymes partner to bring innovative, sustainable biotechnology products to customers in the United States and Canada

Under the agreement, Novozymes will continue to utilize direct sales in addition to Univar Solutions’ strong distribution capability to address customers of all sizes

26 March 202118 June 2021

The Biocomposite Recycling Industry Group (BRIG)

News from the first meeting

How will the Bioeconomy of the Future look like?

The BioMonitor project released two policy briefs that focused on future-oriented scenarios developed for the analysis with the BioMonitor Model Toolbox. These scenarios present possible future development pathways for the European Bioeconomy by 2030 and by 2050

Chemicals and Materials for the Future: Renewable Materials Conference 2021 – Final Program

Which renewable materials are solutions that meet the needs of future societies? As a response to this challenging question, nova-Institute has decided to unite all relevant industries in the new “Renewable Materials Conference”, May 18–20, 2021, featuring a unique concept to present all renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO₂-based and recycled.

BBI JU flagship projects: how new sustainable business models are boosting the bio-based industries across Europe

With 11 flagship first-of-their-kind biorefineries funded across Europe, BBI JU is demonstrating the essential role of bio-based industries in the green recovery of Europe

Bioökonomie? So einfach wie nie mit AllThings.Bio

EU-Projekt entwickelt Lernspiel und App zu Themen der Bioökonomie

HELM U.S. Corporation and Viridis Chemical Announce Global Marketing Partnership

HELM will immediately assume the exclusive responsibility for global sales, marketing and logistics management for both of Viridis Chemical’s products

The KITKAT that’s the sign of a break in Australia’s waste challenge

In an Australian first, a group of companies have collaborated to produce Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content

25 March 20219 September 2021

nova experts introduced: Achim Raschka (Dipl. biol.)

Head of the Department of Technology and Markets and the biotechnology and green chemistry working group

Expert knowledge is required – nova needs you!

The bio-based shares are based on expert knowledge and help us quantify the bioeconomic activities in various industries

EU planning staggered increase in use of green jet fuel

The EU’s upcoming ReFuelEU proposal, aimed at cutting emissions in the aviation sector, will apply a staggered blending mandate for green jet fuel

European Trade Groups Form Alliance for Ensuring the Plastics Circular Economy

The group was formed by Petcore Europe, PlasticsEurope, Plastics Recyclers Europe and VinylPlus

BASF and the bubbling bio-surfactants market

BASF recently signed two partnership agreements to expand its global leading position in the bio-based surfactants and actives market

AFYREN and Südzucker reach long term deal to supply factory producing biobased organic acids

AFYREN secures procurement of sugar beet co-products, major feedstock for industrial-scale production of its sustainable chemicals

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