9 October 20172 October 2017 First product bottling at the Leuna demo plant Refinery site has successfully operated its entire technical process
1 June 201731 May 2017 Global Bioenergies inaugurates bio-isobutene demo plant Global Bioenergies is now preparing its first full-scale plant through a joint venture with Cristal Union
11 April 201730 March 2017 An interview with Marc Palahi, director of EFI: An ambitious bioeconomy strategy is needed In this exclusive interview, Marc Palahi talks about bioeconomy and circular economy, Brexit and Donald Trump, the role of mass media and much more
8 September 20165 September 2016 Global Bioenergies: IBN-One awards front-end engineering design to Technip and IPSB for the first plant converting renewable resources into isobutene IBN-One, a subsidiary of Global Bioenergies and Cristal Union, today announced it has awarded the first engineering contract for its bio-isobutene plant to Technip and IPSB
18 July 201615 July 2016 GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, IBN-One and ASPEN enter into partnership on isooctane for specialty fuels Agreement conferring Lantmännen Aspen access rights to renewable isooctane for specialty fuel applications
14 June 20167 June 2016 The Investissements d’Avenir programme provides €9 million funding to Global Bioenergies and IBN-One, as part of a programme involving Cristal Union and L’Oréal New opportunities identified in the cosmetics industry
Im Rahmen des französischen Programms Zukunftsinvestitionen wird Global Bioenergies und IBN-One für ein gemeinsames Projekt mit Cristal Union und L’Oréal eine Förderung in Höhe von 9 Millionen Euro gewährt Neue Absatzmöglichkeiten in der Kosmetikindustrie erkannt
15 April 201615 February 2018 9th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2 Bio-polymers, lignin utilisation and update on Polyhydroxyalkanoates ( PHA)
23 September 201521 September 2015 The Digest’s 2015 6-Minute Country Guide to France’s Advanced Bioeconomy Mandates and national consumption
11 September 201526 November 2015 Bioplastics as strong contenders in the market The pursuit of environmentally materials has been growing considerably
4 August 20153 August 2015 Agreement to realise the first France-based facility for producing PHA biopolymers from sugar beet co-products Bio-on and Cristal Union will work together to build a production site with a 5 thousand tons/year output, expandable to 10 thousand tons/year
24 July 201523 July 2015 Global Bioenergies adapts its Bio-Isobutene process to sucrose The adaptation of the process to sucrose was one the first technical milestones set as part of “IBN-One”, the Joint-Venture between Global Bioenergies and Cristal Union
19 June 201518 June 2015 Avantium partners with Tereos Exclusive partnership agreement to produce an alternative to PET called polyethylene furanoate (PEF) made from 2,5 furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) in Lillebonne, France
12 June 201511 June 2015 France’s ARD: New premises and a new dynamic France’s ARD opens new premises and touts ‘a new dynamic’
28 May 201528 May 2015 Cristal Union und Global Bioenergies: Joint Venture für Isobuten aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen gegründet Gründung der gemeinsamen Gesellschaft „IBN-One“ - Planung einer Produktionsanlage von Isobuten aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen in Frankreich
Cristal Union and Global Bioenergies have formed a joint venture Cristal Union and Global Bioenergies have formed a joint venture to build and operate France’s first bio-sourced isobutene production plant
20 May 201519 May 2015 Global Bioenergies: First production of liquid hydrocarbons from biological feedstock using the isobutene process First batch of « renewable oil » - Ground and air transportation fuels - Perspective of new industrial sectors - Prevention of climate change
10 February 201510 February 2015 Global Bioenergies: Erster Meilenstein im Rahmen des BioMA+ Projekts erreicht Französischer Staat finanziert Projektkonsortium mit insgesamt 5,2 Millionen Euro
Global Bioenergies: First milestone hit in BioMA+ project French State granted €5.2m “Investissements d’Avenir” financing to a companies consortium
4 September 20143 September 2014 Europe biofuels consumption declines for the first time EurObserv'ER releases annual Biofuels Barometer report
11 July 201410 July 2014 Global Bioenergies and Fraunhofer CBP take the next step towards the set-up of the Leuna industrial pilot Next important step in transitioning the isobutene process from a breakthrough scientific innovation into a high-value industrial asset
11 March 201410 March 2014 Global Bioenergies entrusts Linde with the design of its German pilot plant Global Bioenergies built its second isobutene industrial pilot plant at the Leuna refinery site
20 May 2011 Development Showcase: Champagne-Ardenne, France Overview through the attributes by Ben Lazarus