16 May 202310 May 2023Senbis: Marine degradable fishing net protectionA conclusion after 20 years of monitoring showed the fishing nets as the biggest source of waste found on the Dutch shores
3 March 202328 February 2023Protecting the climate during textile production – polyester fibers bind CO2Under the new collaborative EU-project with leadership of the French company Fairbrics are 17 project partners from 7 European countries will contribute their special expertise and further develop the process technologically and make it suitable for industrial use
Klimaschutz bei der Textilproduktion: Polyesterfasern binden CO2Unter dem neuen EU-Verbundprojekt ‚Threading CO2‘ arbeiten unter der Leitung des Unternehmens Fairbrics 17 Projektpartner aus sieben europäischen Ländern zusammen, die mit ihrem speziellen Fachwissen den Prozess technologisch weiterentwickeln und industriefähig machen wollen
28 February 202328 February 2023 Free PEFerence Webinar on 21 March: From bio-based feedstocks to FDCA and PEF – And how can we keep PEF in the loop?Ed de Jong and Roy Visser (Avantium) will give a deep insight into the PEFerence project on 21 March 2023, 10:00 CET.
21 February 202316 February 2023Global Bioenergies: First significant sales in 2022Trade payables increased as a result of the negotiation of more favourable payment terms for the Company in connection with the initiation of production activities
9 February 20237 February 2023Fairbrics Raises €22 M to Bring to Market its CO2-Based Polyester Fiber and Reduce the Textile Industry’s Carbon Footprint€17 M come from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Program and 5 M€ from Partners to the Technology Upscaling Project
Fairbrics beschafft 22 Millionen €, um seine CO2-basierte Polyesterfaser auf den Markt zu bringen und die Kohlenstoffbilanz der Textilindustrie zu reduzieren17 Millionen € kommen aus dem Horizon 2020 Forschungs- und Innovationsprogramm der Europäischen Union und 5 Millionen € von Partnern des Technology Upscaling Projects
1 December 202230 November 2022 Monitoring the Bioeconomy – The BioMonitor ProjectBioMonitor addresses the information gap in bioeconomy research by re-structuring existing data and modelling framework. After more than four years of great scientific collaboration, the 17 partners share their results
8 November 20222 November 2022Möbel, Dielen, Verpackungen – wie Pappel-Produkte den Einsatz fossiler Rohstoffe reduzierenForscher der TU Dresden haben Möglichkeiten erarbeitet, wie der Einsatz fossiler Rohstoffe durch die Nutzung umweltfreundlicherer, bio-basierter Materialen aus Pappeln reduziert werden kann
26 October 202221 October 2022Improved itaconic acid production by using synthetic biologyNew metabolic pathway produces itaconic acid and enables the development of a microbial cell factory capable of producing itaconic acid in E. coli using low-cost raw materials
30 September 20225 October 2022 Making the most of sustainable biomass – certification schemes and labels developed in new EU research projectsnova-Institut GmbH announces its participation in two new HORIZON Europe projects – STAR4BBS and BIORECER – which both focus on the development of innovative certification schemes and labels for bio-based feedstock
Nachhaltige Biomasse optimal nutzen – neue EU- Forschungsprojekte entwickeln Zertifizierungssysteme und LabelsDie nova-Institut GmbH gibt ihre Beteiligung an zwei neuen Horizon Europe-Projekten – STAR4BBS und BIORECER – bekannt. Beide Projekte beschäftigen sich mit der Entwicklung innovativer Zertifizierungssysteme und Labels für bio-basierte Rohstoffe
16 September 202215 September 2022 BIORECER – Guidelines to strengthen current certification schemes for bio-based feedstockThe research consortium is also going to assess the acceptance of new bio-value chains from biological feedstocks, including residual feedstock and waste
BIORECER – Leitlinien zur Stärkung aktueller Zertifizierungssysteme für biobasierte RohstoffeForschungskonsortium will auch die Verbraucherakzeptanz neuer Bio-Wertschöpfungsketten aus biologischen Rohstoffen, einschließlich Restrohstoffen und Abfällen bewerten
29 June 20225 September 2022 Tech4Biowaste co-organises the ‘Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2022’ event in Brussels this SeptemberA one-day event of intense cross-border pitching, matchmaking and networking in the heart of Europe: 26 September 2022, 10 am – 5 pm, Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel
29 April 202226 April 2022Avantium celebrates the First Piling Ceremony for its FDCA Flagship PlantConstruction is planned to be completed by the end of 2023, enabling the commercial launch of PEF from 2024 onwards
7 February 202228 January 2022CHAMPION consortium reaches milestone in safe and circular material developmentResearchers of the CHAMPION project have successfully prepared a first set of innovative bio-based materials with promising properties for coatings, adhesives and home care ingredients
14 October 202111 October 2021Converting CO2 emissions into products – European Green Deal project PyroCO2 kicks offA new innovation project will demonstrate large-scale conversion of industrial carbon emissions into value- added chemicals and materials
22 March 202117 March 2021Usable Packaging project: Launching a revolution in bioplasticsWhilst plant-based applications (like cotton, linen or starches) are as old as humanity, using plants to produce new types of plastics is very recent
19 March 202116 March 2021Zelcor – Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin ValorisationEU project Zelcor ended after four and a half years
10 March 20215 March 2021New H 2020 DEMO project in sustainable packaging based on PHANAFIGATE Corporation about to develop ecological packaging of the future
5 March 20219 September 2021New EU project funded to develop cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel using CO2 emissions and renewable energyThe European Union awards 5M€ to the Take-Off project for helping the aviation sector reach the EU 2050 climate-neutrality targets
3 February 20213 February 2021Microbial Cell Factories Webinar Series – Biological Principles to Commercial Products11th March, 25th March & 8th April, 17:00-19:00 CET
19 January 202113 April 2022Chemical Recycling Poised to Take OffInvestments in chemical-recycling facilities abound as the industry moves closer to the Circular Economy model, accompanied by plenty of new rollouts of packaging made from chemical recycling
9 December 20205 December 2020Development of new bio-based coating materials – ECOATAim is, to develop new bio-based coating materials from highly available, low valorized biomass such as tomatoes, legumes, and sunflowers
Entwicklung von neuen biobasierten Barrierebeschichtungen – ECOATAnfallende biologische Reststoffe werden zu Beschichtungen funktionalisiert und auf verschiedene zellulose- und polymerbasierte Substrate beschichtet
25 November 202020 November 2020How the bioeconomy contributes to the European Green DealUnder Horizon 2020, the European Commission already dedicated €3.85 billion of public funds into bioeconomy projects over the past seven years
3 September 20209 September 2021Dyes from atmospheric CO2Value creation by combining electrochemistry with biotechnology
Farbstoffe aus atmosphärischem CO2Wertschöpfung durch Kombination von Elektrochemie mit Biotechnologie
21 July 20209 September 2021EU-Forschungsprojekt IDEALFUEL ist gestartetEntwicklung nachhaltiger Schiffskraftstoffe
12 May 20209 September 2021New materials for capturing CO2 could be used to reduce industrial emissions and as catalystsThe European GRAMOFON Project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, developed an innovative CO2 capture process based on novel nanomaterials and microwave energy
21 April 20209 September 2021MULTIPLHY – Green hydrogen for Renewable products refinery in rotterdamCEA, Neste, Paul Wurth, ENGIE and Sunfire announce a project-partnership to build and operate the world’s first multi-megawatt scale high-temperature electrolyser for highly efficient hydrogen production
MULTIPLHY – Grüner Wasserstoff für Raffinerie erneuerbarer Produkte in RotterdamCEA, Neste, Paul Wurth, ENGIE und Sunfire haben eine Projektpartnerschaft zum Bau und Betrieb des weltweit ersten Multi-Megawatt Hochtemperatur-Elektrolyseurs zur hocheffizienten Wasserstoffproduktion angekündigt
19 March 202016 March 2020European Commission takes aim at ‘greenwashing’ in new circular economy action planThe EU’s circular economy action plan goes a long way in setting out an agenda on sustainable products
9 March 20204 March 2020VAMOS project secures EU fundingProject has received almost €7m from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
6 January 202019 December 2019Transforming cod heads, frames and intestines from waste to valueHow the new project 'WaSeaBi' is transforming codling waste into valuable side products
19 December 201917 December 2019New value chains for urban biowaste for producing high value-added bioproductsThe project aims to turn urban biowaste into resources such as food additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastics
11 December 201911 December 2019Avantium secures financing milestone with €25 million EU funding for FDCA flagship plantThe PEFerence partners aim to replace a significant share of fossil-based polyesters with 100% plant-based PEF
10 December 20198 December 2019A European fund to support the circular bioeconomyThe European Commission and the EIB announce the selection of an Investment Advisor for the upcoming European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
14 October 20199 September 2021Inspired by nature – Converting CO2 to valuable resources with the help of nanoparticlesEnzymes use cascade reactions to produce complex molecules from comparatively simple raw materials. Researchers have now copied this principle
Wie die Natur – CO2 mithilfe von Nanopartikeln in Rohstoffe umwandelnEnzyme nutzen Kaskadenreaktionen, um komplexe Moleküle aus vergleichsweise simplen Rohstoffen herzustellen. Das Prinzip haben Forscher sich abgeschaut
11 October 20198 October 2019Meilenstein in der Entwicklung neuer WerkstoffsystemeFraunhofer ICT auf der Messe K 2019: Neue Verbundwerkstoffe: biobasiert, funktionalisiert und mechanisch hochfest
8 October 20196 October 2019Complete production chain from biomass residues to Fischer-Tropsch products successfully validatedThe main focus of the test was to study and verify the performance of the gas cleaning train
7 October 20192 October 2019Verbraucherinformationen zu biobasierten ProduktenBioCannDo präsentiert Projektergebnisse http://www.allthings.bio/ als zentrale Anlaufstelle
4 October 20192 October 2019BioMonitor expert workshop14 November 2019, 13 - 17 h, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
Big success for the CO2 Value Workshop on CCU Innovation Fund and other EU Funding OpportunitiesEuropean Commission revised version of the ETS Innovation Fund will provide €10 billion over the next 10 years to support innovative low carbon projects
26 September 201923 September 2019Joint Statement for an Ambitious Horizon Europe ProgrammeJoint statement of 93 associations representing key European research & innovation stakeholders calling for ambitiours Horizon Europe programme
16 September 201915 September 2019Clariant successfully concludes testing of energy crop miscanthus at Straubing plant for GRACE projectAbout 30 tons of miscanthus were processed at Clariant’s pre-commercial plant in Straubing, Germany
Clariant testet erfolgreich die Energiepflanze Miscanthus in der Straubinger Anlage für das GRACE ProjektRund 30 Tonnen Miscanthus-Gras wurden in Clariants vorkommerzieller Anlage in Straubing verarbeitet
9 September 20194 September 2019Avantium awarded €6 million EU grant to accelerate its technologiesCompany will lead a 4-year research programme 'IMPRESS' consortium containing ten industry and academic organisations across Europe