4 August 20231 August 2023 Contaminated Plastic Waste Finds New Life via Dissolution Recycling In April of this year, Trinseo inaugurated its dissolution recycling pilot plant for polycarbonate in the Netherlands. In this article, Trinseo’s Ben Porter explains how the technology works and the role it can play in furthering the circularity of plastics
7 July 202316 February 2024 World’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower being built in Sweden The company’s first commercial installation is being built for the energy company Varberg Energi
19 June 202314 June 2023 Successful LIGNOFLAG project completion: EU-funded large-scale commercial plant produces bioethanol from agricultural residues Clariant’s sunliquid® technology converts unused agricultural residues into cellulosic ethanol, an advanced, highly sustainable biofuel that can already be used as a drop-in solution in fuel blending
Erfolgreicher LIGNOFLAG-Projektabschluss: EU-geförderte kommerzielle Großanlage produziert Bioethanol aus Agrarreststoffen Die von Clariant entwickelte sunliquid®-Technologie wandelt landwirtschaftliche Reststoffe in Zellulose-Ethanol um, einen fortschrittlichen und nachhaltigen Biokraftstoff, der bereits als Drop-in-Lösung bei der Treibstoffmischung eingesetzt werden kann
16 May 202310 May 2023 Senbis: Marine degradable fishing net protection A 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 2023 Protecting the climate during textile production – polyester fibers bind CO2 Under 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 CO2 Unter 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 2023 Global Bioenergies: First significant sales in 2022 Trade 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 2023 Fairbrics 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 reduzieren 17 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 Project BioMonitor 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 2022 Möbel, Dielen, Verpackungen – wie Pappel-Produkte den Einsatz fossiler Rohstoffe reduzieren Forscher 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 2022 Improved itaconic acid production by using synthetic biology New 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 projects nova-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 Labels Die 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 feedstock The 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 Rohstoffe Forschungskonsortium 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 September A 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 2022 Avantium celebrates the First Piling Ceremony for its FDCA Flagship Plant Construction is planned to be completed by the end of 2023, enabling the commercial launch of PEF from 2024 onwards
7 February 202228 January 2022 CHAMPION consortium reaches milestone in safe and circular material development Researchers 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 2021 Converting CO2 emissions into products – European Green Deal project PyroCO2 kicks off A new innovation project will demonstrate large-scale conversion of industrial carbon emissions into value- added chemicals and materials
22 March 202117 March 2021 Usable Packaging project: Launching a revolution in bioplastics Whilst 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 2021 Zelcor – Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation EU project Zelcor ended after four and a half years
10 March 20215 March 2021 New H 2020 DEMO project in sustainable packaging based on PHA NAFIGATE Corporation about to develop ecological packaging of the future
5 March 20219 September 2021 New EU project funded to develop cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel using CO2 emissions and renewable energy The 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 2021 Microbial Cell Factories Webinar Series – Biological Principles to Commercial Products 11th March, 25th March & 8th April, 17:00-19:00 CET
19 January 202113 April 2022 Chemical Recycling Poised to Take Off Investments 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 2020 Development of new bio-based coating materials – ECOAT Aim 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 – ECOAT Anfallende biologische Reststoffe werden zu Beschichtungen funktionalisiert und auf verschiedene zellulose- und polymerbasierte Substrate beschichtet
25 November 202020 November 2020 How the bioeconomy contributes to the European Green Deal Under 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 2021 Dyes from atmospheric CO2 Value creation by combining electrochemistry with biotechnology
Farbstoffe aus atmosphärischem CO2 Wertschöpfung durch Kombination von Elektrochemie mit Biotechnologie
21 July 20209 September 2021 EU-Forschungsprojekt IDEALFUEL ist gestartet Entwicklung nachhaltiger Schiffskraftstoffe
12 May 20209 September 2021 New materials for capturing CO2 could be used to reduce industrial emissions and as catalysts The European GRAMOFON Project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, developed an innovative CO2 capture process based on novel nanomaterials and microwave energy
21 April 20209 September 2021 MULTIPLHY – Green hydrogen for Renewable products refinery in rotterdam CEA, 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 Rotterdam CEA, 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 2020 European Commission takes aim at ‘greenwashing’ in new circular economy action plan The EU’s circular economy action plan goes a long way in setting out an agenda on sustainable products
9 March 20204 March 2020 VAMOS project secures EU funding Project 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 2019 Transforming cod heads, frames and intestines from waste to value How the new project 'WaSeaBi' is transforming codling waste into valuable side products
19 December 201917 December 2019 New value chains for urban biowaste for producing high value-added bioproducts The project aims to turn urban biowaste into resources such as food additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastics
11 December 201911 December 2019 Avantium secures financing milestone with €25 million EU funding for FDCA flagship plant The PEFerence partners aim to replace a significant share of fossil-based polyesters with 100% plant-based PEF
10 December 20198 December 2019 A European fund to support the circular bioeconomy The European Commission and the EIB announce the selection of an Investment Advisor for the upcoming European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
14 October 20199 September 2021 Inspired by nature – Converting CO2 to valuable resources with the help of nanoparticles Enzymes 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 umwandeln Enzyme nutzen Kaskadenreaktionen, um komplexe Moleküle aus vergleichsweise simplen Rohstoffen herzustellen. Das Prinzip haben Forscher sich abgeschaut
11 October 20198 October 2019 Meilenstein in der Entwicklung neuer Werkstoffsysteme Fraunhofer ICT auf der Messe K 2019: Neue Verbundwerkstoffe: biobasiert, funktionalisiert und mechanisch hochfest
8 October 20196 October 2019 Complete production chain from biomass residues to Fischer-Tropsch products successfully validated The main focus of the test was to study and verify the performance of the gas cleaning train
7 October 20192 October 2019 Verbraucherinformationen zu biobasierten Produkten BioCannDo präsentiert Projektergebnisse http://www.allthings.bio/ als zentrale Anlaufstelle
4 October 20192 October 2019 BioMonitor expert workshop 14 November 2019, 13 - 17 h, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
Big success for the CO2 Value Workshop on CCU Innovation Fund and other EU Funding Opportunities European Commission revised version of the ETS Innovation Fund will provide €10 billion over the next 10 years to support innovative low carbon projects