9 October 20172 October 2017First product bottling at the Leuna demo plantRefinery site has successfully operated its entire technical process
1 June 201731 May 2017Global Bioenergies inaugurates bio-isobutene demo plantGlobal Bioenergies is now preparing its first full-scale plant through a joint venture with Cristal Union
11 April 201730 March 2017An interview with Marc Palahi, director of EFI: An ambitious bioeconomy strategy is neededIn 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 2016Global Bioenergies: IBN-One awards front-end engineering design to Technip and IPSB for the first plant converting renewable resources into isobuteneIBN-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 2016GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, IBN-One and ASPEN enter into partnership on isooctane for specialty fuelsAgreement conferring Lantmännen Aspen access rights to renewable isooctane for specialty fuel applications
14 June 20167 June 2016The Investissements d’Avenir programme provides €9 million funding to Global Bioenergies and IBN-One, as part of a programme involving Cristal Union and L’OréalNew 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 gewährtNeue Absatzmöglichkeiten in der Kosmetikindustrie erkannt
15 April 201615 February 20189th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2Bio-polymers, lignin utilisation and update on Polyhydroxyalkanoates ( PHA)
23 September 201521 September 2015The Digest’s 2015 6-Minute Country Guide to France’s Advanced BioeconomyMandates and national consumption
11 September 201526 November 2015Bioplastics as strong contenders in the marketThe pursuit of environmentally materials has been growing considerably
4 August 20153 August 2015Agreement to realise the first France-based facility for producing PHA biopolymers from sugar beet co-productsBio-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 2015Global Bioenergies adapts its Bio-Isobutene process to sucroseThe 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 2015Avantium partners with TereosExclusive 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 2015France’s ARD: New premises and a new dynamicFrance’s ARD opens new premises and touts ‘a new dynamic’
28 May 201528 May 2015Cristal Union und Global Bioenergies: Joint Venture für Isobuten aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen gegründetGründung der gemeinsamen Gesellschaft „IBN-One“ - Planung einer Produktionsanlage von Isobuten aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen in Frankreich
Cristal Union and Global Bioenergies have formed a joint ventureCristal 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 2015Global Bioenergies: First production of liquid hydrocarbons from biological feedstock using the isobutene processFirst batch of « renewable oil » - Ground and air transportation fuels - Perspective of new industrial sectors - Prevention of climate change
10 February 201510 February 2015Global Bioenergies: Erster Meilenstein im Rahmen des BioMA+ Projekts erreichtFranzösischer Staat finanziert Projektkonsortium mit insgesamt 5,2 Millionen Euro
Global Bioenergies: First milestone hit in BioMA+ projectFrench State granted €5.2m “Investissements d’Avenir” financing to a companies consortium
4 September 20143 September 2014Europe biofuels consumption declines for the first timeEurObserv'ER releases annual Biofuels Barometer report
11 July 201410 July 2014Global Bioenergies and Fraunhofer CBP take the next step towards the set-up of the Leuna industrial pilotNext important step in transitioning the isobutene process from a breakthrough scientific innovation into a high-value industrial asset
11 March 201410 March 2014Global Bioenergies entrusts Linde with the design of its German pilot plantGlobal Bioenergies built its second isobutene industrial pilot plant at the Leuna refinery site
20 May 2011Development Showcase: Champagne-Ardenne, FranceOverview through the attributes by Ben Lazarus