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29 July 201628 July 2016

The EU offers strong support for the realization of the Kemi biofuel refinery

EUR 88.5 million of NER 300 investment subsidies to advance the project significantly

28 July 201626 July 2016

Chemical industry key enabler for future EU transport sector

Decarbonising EU transport will require innovative chemistry

22 July 201621 July 2016

EU-Project AGRIFORVALOR Kick-off meeting

A very successful event for the formal launch of the project

20 July 201619 July 2016

Precision agriculture: future of the CAP?

New Common Agricultural Policy could play a significant role in providing EU member states some innovative instruments and new measures

Creation of Evertree, a new international actor in renewable chemistry

Avril Group teams up in JV to produce bio-VOCs

19 July 20169 September 2021

Promise of sustainable CO2 utilisation technology to boost European industry

EU-funded SCOT project showcased its innovative work in Brussels

Technologie für nachhaltige CO2-Nutzung soll die europäische Industrie fördern

Mitglieder des EU-Projekts SCOT stellten innovative Forschungsergebnisse in Brüssel vor

30 June 201629 June 2016

European Parliament calls for improved policies for high GHG saving biofuels post-2020

Sustainable biofuels with high GHG savings, such as European ethanol, are an essential part of the energy mix and a vital tool to decarbonise transport

20 June 20169 September 2021

Turning CO2 into rock

International study has shown for the first time that the greenhouse gas CO₂ can be permanently and rapidly locked away by injecting it into volcanic bedrock

6 June 20163 June 2016

Cars and trucks burn almost half of all palm oil used in Europe

Numbers from a EU Comission's study show the ugly truth of Europe’s biofuel policy

18 May 201611 May 2016

Repairing Your Teeth with a Bunch of Barbera

Focus on Wine

17 May 201610 May 2016

Green transport target will be scrapped post-2020, EU confirms

Cap on food-based biofuels

13 May 20164 May 2016

Recommendations for bio-based products in public procurement

Op-ed by Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director, European Bioplastics

12 May 20164 May 2016

Agriculture, growth and jobs: what role for the CAP?

Europe’s agri-food industry provides 46 million jobs in 15 million businesses, accounting for 6% of the EU’s GDP

2 May 201628 April 2016

EU biofuels: A lost opportunity?

Globiom Study brings the high cost of contradictory policies it promotes into sharp focus

29 April 201628 April 2016

Borregaard: EU support for commercialisation of Exilva granted

Grant Agreement now approved and signed by the EU Commission

28 April 201620 April 2016

Dibbiopack, four years of collaborative work in the field of Bioplastics Smart Packaging

Multifunctional smart-packaging from bioplastics for the 3 most relevant sectors involved in their use: food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical

21 April 201619 April 2016

Circular economy: New Regulation to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers

FAQs: The Commission presents first deliverable of Circular Economy Package with new rules on organic and waste-based fertilisers in the EU

15 recommendations for an increased uptake of bio-based products in public procurement

Report, launched at the BioEconomyUtrecht2016 stakeholder conference, states that benefits are reciprocal

15 April 201612 April 2016

Edible film: The future of eco-friendly packaging?

Scientist at a green chemistry conference in Berlin interviewed by DW

24 March 201623 March 2016

WaterWorks: Bekanntmachung zur nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft

BMEL beteiligt sich mit dem „Förderprogramm Nachwachsende Rohstoffe“ am Forschungsnetzwerk (ERA-NET) zur nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft

WaterWorks: Stepping up EU research and innovation cooperation in the water area

2016 Joint Call on "Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture, forestry and freshwater aquaculture sectors"

16 March 201615 March 2016

Will Berlin Be the Global Capital of the Bioeconomy?

Vision, Strategy and Teamwork: The German Winning Formula

8 March 20167 March 2016

Wissenschaftlicher Durchbruch: Der erste biologische Supercomputer funktioniert

Forschende des EU-finanzierten Projekts ABACUS haben ein Modell eines biologischen Superrechners geschaffen, das sowohl nachhaltig als auch höchst energieeffizient ist

3 March 20162 March 2016

Tecnaro GmbH is part of the BBI JU project consortium

European Commission to provide public-private partnership “Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking” with funding of 10 Mio Euro

From Upstream to Downstream, the importance of the Value Chain

Plant Based Summit shows optimism surrounding the commercialisation of renewable chemicals

2 March 20162 March 2016

Tecnaro GmbH in Projektkonsortium des BBI JU

Europäische Kommission fördert „Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking" mit 10 Mio. Euro

1 March 201629 February 2016

Ireland can be a leader in the new bioeconomy

We have considerable strengths in this area. Can we position ourselves to take advantage?

26 February 201625 February 2016

EU agricultural emissions: On the table

European Commission is working on reducing the impact of agriculture on global warming

19 February 201617 February 2016

Bioenergy is the weakest link in EU renewable energy policy

As the Commission closes it public consultation on the future of the EU’s renewable energy policies, their success greatly depends on the questionable sustainability of bioenergy

18 February 201617 February 2016

Circular Economy – a ‘no-brainer’?

Some take-aways for the bio-based economy from “The 2016 European Circular Economy Conference"

17 February 201617 February 2016

French Decree Supports Biobased and Home-Compostable Bags

New decree will come into effect on 1 July 2016

Französische Gesetzgebung fördert biobasierte und für Heimkompostierung zugelassene Kunststofftüten

Keine Einwegkunststofftüten mehr ab 1. Juli 2016

10 February 20169 February 2016

Finns continue to have more confidence in forest sector

New poll to show: Finns’ attitudes towards forestry issues differ significantly from the rest of Europe

3 February 201629 January 2016

Jukka Kantola talks to Il Bioeconomista. An interview on Finnish bioeconomy

Interview by Mario Bonaccorso

26 January 201621 January 2016

“The shift to a European bioeconomy is now irreversible”. An exclusive interview with John Bell

Director of Bioeconomy Directorate of the EC addresses different topics related to the new industrial revolution

21 January 201620 January 2016

New report: In EU5 the bioeconomy is worth €1.27 trillion and employs 7 million people

Global look shows amount of worldwide exports related to bioeconomy in 2014

20 January 201619 January 2016

Bioeconomy in Europe

Global look shows considerable growth of products related to bioeconomy

Gnadenfrist für die Einweg-Plastiktüte in Frankreich

Ab dem 1.4.16 von den Supermarktkassen verbannt - Weitere Schritte geplant

19 January 201621 February 2018

EU project pioneers eco-innovative construction materials

Problems relating to indoor air quality are important risk factors for human health. Indoor air quality is therefore a major concern, as today, people spend much of their time in buildings

16 December 201515 December 2015

Jennewein Biotechnologie: Finanzspritze für Wachstumskurs

Unternehmen produziert mit Hilfe von Mikroben komplexe Oligosaccharide

EIB lends EUR 10 million to Jennewein Biotechnologie, a German producer of healthy sugars

Company to build a commercial scale production plant for complex human milk oligosaccharides

9 December 20158 December 2015

Bio-aggregates sow the seeds for a revolution in building materials

ISOBIO project aims to develop construction materials with 50% lower embodied energy and carbon

8 December 20157 December 2015

European Commission delivers value: Circular Economy package recognises renewability and closes the loop

CEPI is looking forward to concrete actions in the field of bio-based products in the future

Kreislaufwirtschaftspaket der EU-Kommission lässt Spielraum für ambitioniertere Pläne für die Bioökonomie und Biokunststoffe

European Bioplastics begrüßt den Entwurf und wird in den bevorstehenden Beratungen darstellen, wie biobasierte und biologisch abbaubare Materialien zu den ambitionierten Zielen beitragen können

7 December 20154 December 2015

Den Kreislauf schließen: Kommission verabschiedet ehrgeiziges neues Maßnahmenpaket zur Kreislaufwirtschaft, um die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu steigern, Arbeitsplätze zu schaffen und ein nachhaltiges Wachstum zu erreichen

Gesamter Lebenszyklus von Produktion und Verbrauch bis zur Abfallbewirtschaftung und dem Markt für Sekundärrohstoffe abgedeckt

Closing the loop: Commission adopts ambitious new Circular Economy Package to boost competitiveness, create jobs and generate sustainable growth

Full covering lifecycle from production and consumption to waste management and the market for secondary raw materials

Timmermans defends ambition of new Circular Economy package

New legislation is under heightened scrutiny, because Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans promised, the new package would be “more ambitious” than its predecessor

Commission’s Circular Economy Proposal leaves room for more ambitious actions on bio-industries such as bioplastics

European Bioplastics association looking forward to contributing to the forthcoming debate on how renewable and biodegradable materials can best fit into this vision

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