10 October 20196 October 2019 Biobasierte Carbonfasern – Nachhaltige Hochleistung für den Leichtbau Carbonfasern, auch Kohlenstofffasern oder C-Fasern genannt, sind das festeste und steifste Material, das derzeit in großtechnischen Anlagen erzeugt werden kann
25 September 201922 September 2019 Versalis confirms the resumption of the former Mossi Ghisolfi’s biorefinery in Crescentino Versalis confirms that maintenance operations and investments to adapt the Crescentino site to regulatory requirements have already been defined
13 September 201911 September 2019 Der Umwelt zuliebe: Bioplastik aus Lignin Forschungsteam von LignoPure will aus Lignin im industriellen Maßstab Kunststofflösungen für seine Kunden entwickeln und selbst produzieren
10 September 201910 September 2019 Stora Enso: Bio-based carbon materials for batteries Interview with with Lauri Lehtonen, Head of Innovation, Biomaterials, about this exciting innovation to replace fossil-based and mined raw materials with renewable solutions
Finland Makes Batteries from Trees. Can Maine? Stora Enso has recently made an exciting and innovative new investment that could one day come to Maine
9 September 20194 September 2019 Avantium awarded €6 million EU grant to accelerate its technologies Company will lead a 4-year research programme 'IMPRESS' consortium containing ten industry and academic organisations across Europe
5 September 201931 August 2019 From Lignin to Value: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen’s Enzymes Alex Michine, CEO of MetGen gave this enlightening overview of MetGen’s ‘how’, the Sweetwoods project and its integrated biorefinery flagship, and more at ABLC 2019
2 September 201928 August 2019 Beyond food: the role of animals in the bioeconomy The bioeconomy may be dominated by plant-based processes, but animals also have key roles to play
30 August 201927 August 2019 Avantium plans to open bio-MEG demo plant in November Based on the results of a demo plant, Avantium will be able to validate the technical performance and refine its economic opportunities
27 August 201922 August 2019 Research: ‘Nanowood’ membrane is 20% more efficient, finds study Wood shows promise as sustainable membrane material
23 August 201923 August 2019 CMBlu stellt Bundesverkehrsminister Scheuer Organic-Flow-Batterie vor Lignin statt Lithium: Organische Energiespeicher aus Alzenau
22 August 20199 September 2021 Hydrogen Production – how much will be sustainable, how sustainable, when, and how? We need new methods of affordable production, new sources that justify the time, money and aggravation of building out a hydrogen infrastructure
12 August 20196 August 2019 These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2019 Bioplastics for a circular economy in first place
7 August 20194 August 2019 Sayings and images from 12 years traveling on the bioeconomy road The Digest turns 12
5 August 201931 July 2019 Could genomics turn pulp’s ‘black liquor’ into consumer goods UBC research designed to turn ‘black liquor’—a by-product of pulp and paper manufacture—into consumer goods has received funding from Genome BC and the BC Pulp and Paper Bio-Alliance
Researcher uses canola to create biodegradable cling wrap A University of Alberta researcher has found a new use for a canola byproduct, providing potential for diverse markets beyond China
30 July 201926 July 2019 Potential of Lignin Use in Plastic Recycling: A Random Match Value the Random Structure of Lignin by Nature
Stora Enso invests in producing bio-based carbon materials for energy storage Another step on Stora Enso's transformation journey to explore new ways to replace fossil-based, scarce and high-cost materials with renewable alternatives
What to do in an increasingly paperless society? Stora Enso adapts and innovates with 3 big announcements on being ‘fit for the future’ Moving from paper to packaging and other biobased products and more
17 July 201914 July 2019 The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of July 10th Paper pen, bioasphalt, water activated bio shampoo, lignin self-healing elastomer, bio crop coating, and more
15 July 201910 July 2019 Dutch soil as a game changer – Key role for biomass in climate plans Cyclical management brings more variety and quality to the landscape, and the extraction of biomass as a residual stream makes the work affordable
GGC gears up for pioneer bioeconomy complex SET-listed Global Green Chemicals Plc (GGC) plans a groundbreaking for the country's first bioeconomy complex in October
8 July 20198 July 2019 CH-Bioforce revolutionizes biomaterials production Finnish start-up successfully provides a completely new way of replacing fossil- and food-based raw materials
4 July 20192 July 2019 BTG commissions innovative thermo-chemical fractionation plant Important step towards the commercialisation of a fast pyrolysis based biorefinery
2 July 201927 June 2019 Could the roads of the future be bio-based? Some researchers, concerned about the environmental impacts of bitumen asphalt and future supply after petroleum-slowdown, have started to develop bio-based alternatives
28 June 201924 June 2019 BTG commission world-first fast pyrolysis biorefinery pilot plant New facility enables the transformation of lignocellulosic biomass such as sunflower seed husks into a huge range of products
24 June 201924 June 2019 Webinar on cascading conversion of ligno-cellulosic recalcitrant residues: screening for efficient biocatalysts Broadcast date: July 4, 2019 - Time: 2:00 pm, CET
14 June 201911 June 2019 Avantium Technology & Markets Day: “Entering the Commercialization Phase for PEF” Company to build 5 ktpa FDCA, PEF flagship plant
13 June 201911 June 2019 Study identifies most promising feedstocks for pyrolysis based biorefinery A shortlist of 10 feedstocks were studied, focusing on residues from agriculture, food/feed processing and forestry
12 June 20199 June 2019 Die Keimzelle der Biobatterie Nachhaltige Batteriekomponenten auf dem Prüfstand
7 June 20193 June 2019 Yanfeng Automotive Interiors and Prisma Renewable Composites Collaborate to Bring Plant-Based Lignin Technology to Vehicle Interiors The agreement includes plans to introduce Prisma’s BioLANTM material to YFAI’s broad customer base for use in various automotive interior applications
4 June 20193 June 2019 FPInnovations and Resolute Inaugurate Thermomechanical Pulp Bio-Refinery in Thunder Bay TMP-Bio is a patented technology developed by FPInnovations for the commercial production of large quantities of bio-sourced chemicals
31 May 201928 May 2019 How companies across Europe are creating sustainable products using no fossil fuels European Union is planning to invest another 10 billion euros in Bioeconomy research by 2027
27 May 201922 May 2019 Researchers develop biobased, self-healing elastomer derived from lignin To achieve these results, ORNL researchers developed a unique method to extract a specific form of lignin
LignoPure: aufstrebendes Start-up Future Hamburg Award für einzigartigen Produktionsprozess von kosmetisch reinem Lignin verliehen
24 May 201921 May 2019 Biobased nanocarriers to cure plant diseases for the first time Nanocarriers are very tiny degradable capsules that have been studied for medical applications in the last 30 years
Global Lignin Products Market 2019 – Borregaard, LignoTech, KMT Polymers, Tembec (Rayonier Advanced Materials), Domtar Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the market based on segmentation involving both economic as well as non-economic factors
20 May 201915 May 2019 Wenn aus Stärke Klebstoff wird LH Mikl-Leitner und LR Bohuslav: Neues Forschungsprojekt „BioSet“ gestartet
14 May 20199 May 2019 Of Renmatix and All These Pivots Without the use of any harsh chemicals or solvents, company is able to release building blocks of nature to create an entirely new material with multiple functional benefits
Eco-friendly formulations based on vegetable oils There is an increasing demand for green products, but for them to be genuinely sustainable, manufacturers must also use adhesives and paints that are made of bio-based feedstocks
Ökologische Klebstoffe aus Pflanzenöl Nachhaltig sind Waren erst dann, wenn die verwendeten Klebstoffe und Lacke ebenfalls aus biobasierten Rohstoffen hergestellt werden
10 May 20196 May 2019 Using Only Plants and Water, the Plantrose® Process Delivers Celltice™, a New, Petro-Free Breakthrough in Clean Cosmetic Formulations Petroleum-free ingredient fosters gentle skin health, protects against environmental stressors and enables indulgent textures
6 May 201930 April 2019 Tailor-made enzymatic solutions reduce time and cost of biorefinery processes In the EU-funded research project BIOrescue, Finnish company MetGen developed more efficient enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions and reduce the cost of the process
2 May 201926 April 2019 Finnish bioethanol project worth millions – Swedish SEKAB provides technology New biorefinery in Finland, Nordfuel, will open in 2021 using Sekab’s Celluapp technology
29 April 201924 April 2019 Future opportunities for bio-based adhesives – advantages beyond renewability Researcher at the Fraunhofer WKI Institute is currently developing new bio-based adhesives with a focus on the renewable resource lignin
24 April 201924 April 2019 Lost Sheep Coffee founder Stuart Wilson launches world’s first fully compostable Nespresso-compatible capsule First Nespresso-compatible airtight compostable capsule made from lignin - a woody waste product from the paper industry which can rot to nothing in few weeks
Glas aus Holz Dringt Licht auch bald durch Holz? Forscher arbeiten daran, Baustoffe aus dem Naturmaterial transparent zu machen
23 April 201918 April 2019 „BioBall“ will Projekte für biobasierte Stoffkreisläufe voranbringen Provadis Hochschule initiiert nachhaltiges Innovationskonzept – Bundesregierung fördert Innovationsraum im Rhein-Main-Gebiet mit bis zu 20 Millionen Euro
16 April 201911 April 2019 CENER is developing technology for future urban biorefineries, to move towards a circular bioeconomy CENER is involved in 4 specific initiatives, in order to develop the most adequate management and valorization routes of different urban biowastes
15 April 201910 April 2019 This “glass” is made of wood, and you can control how much heat it conducts Researchers from KTH have developed a window material made of wood that regulates how much heat it lets in – and out
Webinar on cascading conversion of ligno-cellulosic recalcitrant residues: screening for efficient biocatalysts
