15 February 202314 February 2023 Die nachhaltige Chemie- und Werkstoffindustrie der Zukunft wird vollständig auf Recycling, Biomasse und CO₂ basieren Vom 23. bis 25. Mai 2023 treffen sich die größten Stars der erneuerbaren Materialien in Siegburg/Köln (Deutschland). Mehr als 500 Teilnehmer werden zur „Renewable Materials Conference 2023“ (www.renewable-materials.eu) erwartet – dem Treffpunkt für weltweit führende Vertreter aus Industrie, Wissenschaft und Politik
7 February 20236 February 2023 Only three weeks left – submit your Innovative Product now: The Innovation Award “Renewable Material of the Year 2023 For the third time, a comprehensive award will be presented for the best renewable materials – which can be produced either from biomass, directly via CO₂ utilisation, or recycling
10 January 20236 February 2023 Submit Your Innovative Product now: The Innovation Award “Renewable Material of the Year 2023 For the third time, a comprehensive award will be presented for the best renewable materials – which can be produced either from biomass, directly via CO₂ utilisation, or recycling
30 November 202230 November 2022 Countdown for abstracts: Only two weeks left to submit your abstract for the Renewable Materials Conference 2023 (RMC) The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 23-25 May 2023. The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled are the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials www.renewable-materials.eu
Countdown für Abstracts: Nur noch zwei Wochen Zeit, um Ihr Abstract für die Renewable Materials Conference 2023 (RMC) einzureichen Vom 23. bis 25. Mai 2023 treffen sich in Siegburg bei Köln die Stars der erneuerbaren Materialien. Das einzigartige Konzept, alle erneuerbaren Lösungen auf einer Veranstaltung zu präsentieren, trifft ins Schwarze: Bio-basiert, CO2-basiert und recycelt sind die einzigen Alternativen zu fossil-basierten Chemikalien und Materialien www.renewable-materials.eu
24 November 202217 December 2024 Recycling paths are best walked jointly: This year’s Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) showed the importance of collaboration From dissolution to enzymolysis, gasification, pyrolysis, solvolysis, and thermal depolymerisation, ARC 2022 introduced the versatile and innovative landscape of advanced recycling solutions that reach way beyond conventional recycling
Gemeinsam für den Fortschritt des Recyclings: Die diesjährige Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) machte deutlich, wie wichtig Zusammenarbeit ist Von der Dissolution bis zur Enzymolyse, Gasifizierung, Pyrolyse, Solvolyse und thermischen Depolymerisation – die ARC 2022 präsentierte die Vielfalt innovativer Advanced Recycling-Lösungen, die weit über das herkömmliche Recycling hinaus reichen
19 May 202220 May 2022 Many advanced and proven solutions to replace fossil carbon in chemistry and materials already available Electrochemical transformation of CO₂, a natural polymer for paper and cardboard coating and material-to-material molecular recycling of plastic waste are the winners of the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2022”
Viele fortschrittliche und bewährte Lösungen zur Substitution fossilen Kohlenstoffs in Chemie und Materialien bereits verfügbar Elektrochemische Umwandlung von CO2, ein natürliches Polymer zur Beschichtung von Papier und Pappe, und molekulares Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen sind die Gewinner des Innovationspreises "Renewable Material of the Year 2022"
13 December 20217 December 2021 Mehrzweck-Demonstrationsanlage: BioCampus MultiPilot Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen aus der ganzen Welt sollen hier ihre im Labor erprobten Prozesse in den Industriemaßstab überführen können
11 October 202111 October 2021 Does your innovation have what it takes for the innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022”? International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022, 2-3 February in Cologne, Germany and online – Call for Innovations – Six nominees will get the chance to present their unique products
16 March 202112 March 2021 International Women’s day. The bioeconomy revolution is led by women This year, as every year, for the International Women’s Day, we dedicate a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen all around the world
10 March 20215 March 2021 Bioraffinerien in der Kreislaufwirtschaft Die Konferenz „BIO-raffiniert“ stellte diesmal Reststoffe, Bioabbaubarkeit und innovative Prozesse in den Mittelpunkt
8 January 20218 January 2021 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Online event Cellulose fibres are the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy, and a solution to avoid microplastics
19 October 202019 October 2020 For the first time the innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year” will be granted at the “2<sup>nd</sup> International Conference on Cellulose Fibres”, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany) The conference will be held as hybrid event – as physical meeting in which an online audience also participates
5 October 20209 September 2021 Call for abstracts: 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany) Lenzing, Levaco Chemicals and Kelheim Fibres will support the conference as gold sponsors. Further sponsors are welcome.
18 May 202018 May 2020 Crises need clever minds – The winner of the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2020” is a wood fibre-based ready meal tray certified for home composting from Huhtamaki Lurgan (UK/Finland)! The second place goes to a self-adhesive tape from monta Klebebandwerk (Germany), which consists of 90% renewable raw materials. Third place goes to a functional barrier coating from Fraunhofer ISC (Germany), which is a paper-based and compostable functional barrier coating for food packaging, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Zwei prominente Sprecher für das neue Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie berufen Dr. Günter von Au von der Clariant AG, und Professor Volker Sieber, Rektor des TUM Campus Straubing, unterstützen das Cluster von nun an mit ihrer Expertise
21 April 20204 May 2020 Only one established event on bio-based economy was neither cancelled nor postponed: The “13th International Conference on Bio-based Materials” will be held ONLINE this year on 12–14 May 2020 – final programme available online 44 speakers from leading companies have confirmed their presentations. Topics of the online conference are circular economy, renewable carbon, chemical recycling and latest investments in biorefineries. Information on technologies, markets and policy will be provided for bio-based building blocks and polymers. One special focus is on lignin utilisation, another on fine chemicals for pharma, cosmetics, body care & specialities.
2 April 20207 May 2020 Novel bio-based alternatives from renewable resources – Six candidates are nominated for the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2020” Due to the positive experience with its first online conference in March, nova-Institute will also host the established “International Conference on Bio-based Materials”, 12–13 May, 2020 ONLINE. The winners of the innovation award will be elected online by the conference participants.
17 March 202018 March 2020 Aviation fuels, CO2-based fuels and chemicals, PtX and CCU need conferences and meeting places for exchange – especially in times of the corona virus. Unfortunately, nova won’t be able to hold the major conferences in Cologne next week due to general event bans in Germany: 1st European Summit on CO2-based Aviation Fuels (in cooperation with IASA), 23 March 2020 and the 8th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers, 24 – 25 March 2020
20 February 202021 February 2020 Despite storm and virus warnings, 210 participants joined “1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres” in Cologne, Germany With 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the first conference on cellulose fibres was a great success and exceeded all expectations. The focus of the conference was on markets, technologies and sustainability – and especially alternative cellulose feedstocks.
10 January 202010 January 2020 Endlich! Die weltweit erste Konferenz zu Cellulosefasern findet vom 11.–12. Februar 2020 in Köln statt: „1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres“ Märkte, Technologien und Nachhaltigkeit stehen im Fokus
Finally! The world’s first conference on cellulose fibres will take place in Cologne on February 11–12, 2020: “1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres” The focus is on markets, technologies and sustainability
31 October 201928 October 2019 BIC hosts first-ever European bio-based student challenge to develop innovative, sustainable products from bio-based raw materials Five teams presented their innovative projects to an audience of leading figures from the bio-based industry
16 May 201916 May 2019 Compostable sanitary pads from India, sustainable fibres from Finland and home compostable coffee capsules from Germany are the winners of the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2019” For the 12th year in a row, the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year” has been granted to the young, innovative bio-based chemicals and materials industry. The award has been sponsored by InfraServ Knapsack and organized by nova-Institute (both located in Hürth, Germany)
11 April 2019 Six candidates are nominated for the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2019” – you have the choice The winners will be selected at the “12th International Conference on Bio-based Materials”, 15-16 May 2019, in Cologne, Germany
20 July 201817 July 2018 The partners of the BIOPEN project carried out 5 perspective studies: the global market for bioproducts should reach $714.6 billion by 2021 Raw materials include lignocellulosic biomass, micro and macro algae, and waste
9 July 20189 September 2021 From emissions to a valuable feedstock for plastic precursors The new project BioCOnversion unites multidisciplinary expertise from academia and industry in a cross-border consortium to make CO-containing process gases available for the production of added-value chemicals
13 April 201810 April 2018 BIOPEN: An Open-innovation Platform to strengthen cooperation and joint development of bioindustries and downstream sectors A knowledge centre, to share information and to collect the insights of the community
3 August 20171 August 2017 An interview with Tatjana Schwabe, CLIB2021. “Clusters can bring the right people together” Tatjana Schwabe talks about the role of clusters in supporting the European bioeconomy
1 June 201730 May 2017 Bioökonomierat lädt Bundesländer-Vertreter zum Austausch ein Die Bioökonomie wird vermehrt von Bund und Ländern getragen
28 February 201724 February 2017 Neue Kohlenstoffquellen gesucht Die Bioökonomie macht langsame Fortschritte. Doch um alle Bedürfnisse zu befriedigen, braucht es neben Kohlenstoff auch jede Menge Wasserstoff – bereitgestellt von erneuerbaren Energiequellen
5 October 201626 September 2016 IFIB 2016: Sustainability is the single largest business opportunity of this generation The use of biological resources by the chemical industry does not simply depend on economic reasons
28 September 201626 September 2016 New €5.83 million project to boost growth for biobased SMEs and Start-ups in North-West Europe BioBase4SME network to advise SMEs from across North-West Europe on how to develop new ideas into marketable products
16 March 201615 March 2016 Will Berlin Be the Global Capital of the Bioeconomy? Vision, Strategy and Teamwork: The German Winning Formula
1 December 201530 November 2015 Save the date: Bio-based Start-up Day, 7 April 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany High-potential start-ups from the field of bio-based chemistry, polymers and biotechnology are invited to present themselves to industry and investors!
11 November 201511 November 2015 Final Programme Released: Microplastic conference in Cologne from 23-24 November 2015 +++ Final programme released +++ Already 130 participants +++ Just 14 days left +++
21 August 201519 August 2015 Bioeconomy Factsheet – Europe Part of a new series of guides outlining "Need to Know" information about the bioeconomy in Europe
15 June 201512 June 2015 BIG-C wins German Federal Research Ministry competition Four million Euros support for CLIB2021 network between NRW, Flanders and The Netherlands
BIG-C im BMBF Wettbewerb ausgezeichnet 4 Millionen Euro Förderung für Projekt „BioInnovation Growth mega-Cluster“
11 March 201510 March 2015 BIO-raffiniert VIII: »Bioökonomie: Vom Konzept zum Produkt« Bioökonomie als Schlüssel für nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung
10 March 20159 March 2015 The war for biomass Heiner Grussenmeyer, Michael Carus speaking at Cluster CLIB2021 International Conference
15 January 201515 January 2015 Start-up Day at the 8th International Conference on Bio-based Materials 13 - 15 April 2015, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
24 November 201421 November 2014 Financial support up to 30.000€ for SME’s developing biobased innovations Bio Base NWE to gain extra tool for assisting larger SME’s in process-validation
22 May 201422 March 2015 Bio Innovation Growth megaCluster BIG-C launched Important initiative to add value for the whole region, bringing sustainable solutions a big step further
23 April 201414 August 2014 “Bio-based Material of the Year 2014” Innovation award presented to QMilch (Germany) at the 7th International Conference on Bio-based Materials 160 participants from more than 20 countries came together at the 7th International Conference on Bio-based Materials
Innovationspreis „Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2014“ auf dem Kölner Biowerkstoff-Kongress an QMilch aus Deutschland 160 Teilnehmer aus über 20 Ländern trafen sich beim 7. Biowerkstoff-Kongress, einem der wichtigsten Branchentreffpunkte der Bio-basierten Ökonomie in Europa
28 March 201415 June 2014 Start-ups & Science Day – The latest and hottest innovations in bio-based economy in Europe! The 7th International Conference on Bio-based Materials, 8-10 April 2014, at the Maternushaus in Cologne (Germany)