12 October 201811 October 2018 EU starch industry looks to protein & plastic potential following isoglucose ‘disappointment’ Global sugar prices have weighed heavily on European prices which are below the cheapest starches
26 September 201824 September 2018 Enerkem commits to taking action on ocean plastics waste Company pledges to help advance climate action, and endorses the Ocean Plastics Charter, during the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministerial Meeting
4 September 201830 August 2018 Integrating circular economy and bioeconomy would improve sustainability in Europe New EEA report shows that the policy agendas would benefit from stronger links in product and infrastructure design and collaboration throughout the value chain
2 August 201831 July 2018 Ruling on gene editing crops a threat to innovation and future food security, scientists say Plants traits introduced by Crispr gene editing will be subject to the same regulatory process as 1980s-style gmos containing genes from other species, Europe’s highest court rules
31 July 201830 July 2018 European market ‘open to palm oil’, EU ambassador in Malaysia says EU is and remains the most open market for Indonesian palm oil
27 July 201825 July 2018 Battle lines drawn as EU court weighs fate of gene-edited crops Currently, strict rules mean only one GM crop, a variety of maize, is grown in Europe and while the EU allows the import of others they are exclusively used as animal feed
19 July 20189 September 2021 ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech break ground on €150million project to revolutionise blast furnace carbon emissions capture Pioneering new installation which will convert carbon-containing gas from its blast furnaces into bioethanol
18 July 201816 July 2018 EU project seeks to improve sustainability aviation industry ECO-COMPASS project has identified potential bio-sourced and recycled materials that can be developed into eco-friendly composites for aircraft
17 July 20189 September 2021 EU and Industry Counting on Sustainable Chemistry CO2 is replacing petroleum as a source for carbon in a joint effort to make the chemical industry more sustainable
28 June 201826 June 2018 Land ohne Plastik Im ewigen Eis, im Essen, im Körper: Plastik ist überall. Nun will die EU Verbote. In Ruanda, dem wohl saubersten Land Afrikas, gibt es die seit Jahren. Ein Vorbild?
22 June 201819 June 2018 EU recognises importance of crop-based ethanol to achieving climate goals RED II agreement by negotiators is a step in the right direction, allowing Member States to use sustainable biofuels in fighting climate change
20 June 201818 June 2018 Horizon Europe Welcomed by BIC as a Promising Bioeconomy Programme BIC expects Horizon Europe to deliver R&I solutions to market, which would make a real difference in EU citizens’ lives
8 June 20186 June 2018 AGRIMAX: from Agricultural and Food-processing Waste to Bioproducts How can we use agricultural and food-processing waste to create useful products for a sustainable Europe?
25 May 201822 May 2018 Jourova to press for EU-US data sharing deal next week New legal measures in both the US and the EU give authorities more power to obtain data that is stored in another country if they need it to investigate crimes
2 May 201828 April 2018 Biowaste collection and biodegradable plastics discussed at the Bio-waste Conference in Kassel, Germany Event hosted a meeting of representatives from the national composting associations of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy
26 April 201824 April 2018 Winners and losers from the proposed ban on palm oil Prof. Gernot Klepper of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy has analysed the effects of the proposed palm oil ban for biofuels and who would be likely to win or loose
25 April 201823 April 2018 New European Investment Bank loans under Juncker Plan set to mobilise €1 billion in investment for agriculture and bio-economy sectors New financing initiative aims to unlock close to €1 billion of investment in the agriculture and bio-economy sector
Programmdarlehen der EIB für Landwirtschaft und Bioökonomie im Rahmen des Juncker-Plans wird knapp eine Milliarde Euro an privaten Investitionen in ganz Europa auslösen Neue Finanzierungsinitiative soll rund eine Milliarde Euro an Investitionen in der Landwirtschaft und Bioökonomie mobilisieren
For The First Time Germany Rules The Medical Marijuana Market German market meanwhile offers more profit opportunities than even the Canadian market
24 April 201824 April 2018 CelluSome Plus: Neuer, maßgeschneiderter Ansatz für Biokraftstoffe EU-Wissenschaftler haben Zellstrukturen, Zellulosome, entwickelt und getestet, die dabei helfen, große Mengen an Biomasseabfall aufzuschlüsseln, um Mehrwertchemikalien zu erzeugen, wie z.B. fortschrittliche Biokraftstoffe
18 April 201817 April 2018 EU-funded project looks to produce biodiesel and biomaterials from olive mill wastewater In Turkey, a EU-funded project is helping researchers from Turkey, Slovenia, Spain, Italy, Germany and Latvia to further develop technology to produce biofuels from olive oil processing wastewater
16 April 20185 April 2018 Commission official: ‘We want to improve CAP’s agro-environment architecture’ Farming and cohesion might suffer cuts
12 April 201810 April 2018 EU sugar companies struggle to survive as prices plunge post-quotas At the current price level, there is hardly a sugar company in Europe which can still produce at a break-even
10 April 20183 April 2018 Straw is not waste but co-product, EU farmers tell Commission Straw has many uses, from fuel to livestock bedding
6 April 201829 March 2018 Copa and Cogeca outline key elements for a successful EU climate and energy policy Copa and Cogeca call for a stable long-term policy to maximise the potential of crop-based biofuels to decarbonise the transport sector
4 April 20183 April 2018 Are wood pellets a green fuel? The EU aims to generate 20% of its electricity by 2020 using renewable sources, including burning woody biomass
19 March 201815 March 2018 RED II: Wood you believe Europe may turn its bio economy into ash? State-supported funding schemes risk distorting raw material markets, pulling the plug on Europe’s bio economy ambitions, warns Sylvain Lhôte
16 March 20189 September 2021 ADVANCEFUEL – Die ADVANCEFUEL Stakeholder Plattform ADVANCEFUEL Projekt untersucht flüssige, erneuerbare Kraftstoffe aus lignocellulosehaltiger Biomasse sowie erneuerbarem H2 und CO2
8 March 20188 September 2018 Auf der Suche nach dem biobasierten heiligen Gral – ist das Ergebnis in Europa das gleiche wie in den USA? Die US-Regierung und die EU versuchen vorherzusagen, welches die vielversprechendste biobasierte Chemikalie ist
7 March 20186 March 2018 Halting deforestation – a critical contribution from the EU The European Commission is supposed to release a feasibility study on policy options to step up EU action against imported deforestation
6 March 201829 April 2019 Breakthrough technologies for a sustainable mushroom industry New biorefinery project to recover used mushroom compost is now halfway to success
5 March 20181 March 2018 What should the EU’s Plant Protein Strategy do? A review of existing CAP measures for protein, oil protein and oilseed crops and market trends what lessons? What next?
European farmers want conventional biofuels included in new “protein strategy” Speaking at a meeting of EU farm ministers on 19 February 2018, EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan presented the idea of an EU protein strategy
28 February 201828 June 2018 A Circular, Renewable and Smart Bioeconomy – Finland’s priority proposals for European Union Finland firmly believes in the value of placing the bioeconomy on the list of top priorities, leading to a coherent and systemic new bioeconomy strategy
27 February 201823 February 2018 U.S. pellet exports boom as Europe mixes wood with coal to reduce carbon footprint Enviva’s wood pellet production plant in Ahoskie, N.C., is booming because of the European Union’s aggressive renewable and low-carbon policies
16 February 201814 February 2018 Packaging and the environment: A plan for plastics Commission ready to push ahead with a headline goal of making all plastics produced in the EU reusable or recyclable by 2030
14 February 201812 February 2018 BRAIN: Bereit für den Paradigmenwechsel – spekulatives Must-have! Mittelfristig rechnet der Bioökonomie-Spezialist mit Erlösen im dreistelligen Millionenbereich
Power-to-Gas mit hohem Wirkungsgrad Das EU-Projekt HELMETH konnte den Wirkungsgrad der Methangasproduktion aus regenerativem Strom dank thermischer Verkettung chemischer Prozesse auf über 75 Prozent steigern
13 February 20189 February 2018 GoJelly project officially kicks off! Suitability of the organisms as microplastic filters, fertilizers or fish feed empowering the industry sector to develop blue-green biotechnology products
Yay or Nay – Will EU really say no more palm-based biodiesel? The chaos continues about the proposed EU palm oil ban and outlook
9 February 20187 February 2018 2017 marks the first year in which more electricity in Europe was generated from wind, sun, and biomass than from coal Agora Energiewende and Sandbag present annual evaluation of the European energy transition
2017: Erstmals mehr Strom aus Wind, Sonne und Biomasse als aus Kohle in der Europäischen Union Agora Energiewende und Sandbag legen Bericht zur EU-Energiewende vor
7 February 20185 February 2018 EU and Gates Foundation pledge €500 million for innovations in agriculture Joint initiative to drive research and technical and organisational innovations across agricultural and food systems in developing countries
2 February 201831 January 2018 Study warns wood bioenergy supporters can’t see carbon emissions for the trees New research challenges the popular belief that biofuels are better for the environment
31 January 201829 January 2018 Ökosystemleistungen der EU-Wälder Europäische Waldgebiete haben sich in den vergangenen 60 Jahren kontinuierlich vergrößert und erstrecken sich heute auf ungefähr 160 Millionen Hektar
Ecosystem services of EU forests European forests have expanded continuously over the last 60 years and now cover around 160 million hectares
30 January 20189 September 2021 BioRECO2VER: turning CO2 into chemicals using bioconversion 4 year project to focus on refining biotechnological processes which can turn CO2 from industrial point sources into valuable platform chemicals
26 January 201819 January 2018 Biodegradable bags? Yes, thanks Many Italians complain about the cents to buy the biodegradable bags but say nothing about toxic clouds that devastate the territory from North to South
24 January 201823 January 2018 Palmöl-Streit mit Südostasien: Europa droht ein Handelskrieg Das EU-Parlament will umstrittene Palmöl-Importe eindämmen. Doch der Schritt, der die Umwelt schützen soll, sorgt in Malaysia und Indonesien für Empörung. Kleinbauern fürchten um ihre Existenz
22 January 201818 January 2018 Kunststoffabfälle: eine europäische Strategie zum Schutz unseres Planeten und unserer Bürger und zur Stärkung unserer Industrie Ansatz will neue Chancen für Innovation, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und die Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen eröffnen