6 December 201820 January 2019 Welcome to the 12th newsletter of the RoadToBio project In this newsletter, we will talk about deliverable D2.4 “Ways to overcome regulatory and acceptance hurdles”, as one piece in the puzzle on our way
9 October 20189 September 2021 Methanation with CO2 captured from air: Climeworks launches DAC-3 plant in Italy New plant will filter up to 150 tons of CO2 directly from ambient air
Methanisierung mit CO2 aus der Umgebungsluft: Climeworks nimmt DAC-3 Anlage in Italien in Betrieb Neue Anlage dient zur Filterung von jährlich bis zu 150 Tonnen CO2 direkt aus der Umgebungsluft
9 August 20189 September 2021 Carbon Capture, Solar Fuels, Fossil Bubble Tackling the CO2 challenge provides possibilities for encouraging innovation and a more sustainable circular economy
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
6 July 201820 January 2019 Welcome to the eigth RoadToBio newsletter With this newsletter, we once more want to highlight our work on barriers that oppose an increase of bio-based resources in the chemical industry
13 June 201812 June 2018 Biomonitor – Monitoring the Bioeconomy Eighteen European partners from public and private research institutions to establish a sustainable data and modelling framework for the bioeconomy
29 May 201828 May 2018 Aquafil and Genomatica Collaborate on Project EFFECTIVE to Increase Adoption of Sustainable Materials A coalition of brands, ingredient manufacturers, technology developers supported by EU’s Horizon 2020 program
28 May 20189 September 2021 Methanisierungsanlage in Falkenhagen wird eröffnet – wichtiger Schritt für eine erfolgreiche Energiewende Europäisches Forschungsprojekt STORE&GO tritt in die nächste Phase ein
Methanation plant in Falkenhagen opens – important step for a successful energy transition European research project STORE&GO enters next phase
9 May 20189 May 2018 SWEETWOODS Consortium brings together 9 European bio-innovation oriented stakeholders The project receives major EU funding to establish a first-of-a-kind wood fractionation Flagship plant to create new industrial value-chains using sustainable hardwood as a resource
4 May 20187 January 2019 Welcome to the sixth RoadToBio newsletter In this newsletter we will discuss the most promising opportunities for the chemical industry to change from fossil-based to bio-based production
4 April 20183 April 2018 New environmentally-friendly composites to provide competitiveness for the construction and automotive industries AIMPLAS is taking part since last June in the European project ECOXY, coordinated by CIDETEC
16 March 20189 September 2021 ADVANCEFUEL – Die ADVANCEFUEL Stakeholder Plattform ADVANCEFUEL Projekt untersucht flüssige, erneuerbare Kraftstoffe aus lignocellulosehaltiger Biomasse sowie erneuerbarem H2 und CO2
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
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 201825 January 2018 Using Big Data for sustainable agriculture, forestry and fishery Main goal of a new Horizon-project is to use Big Data particularly in the raw material production for the bioeconomy industry
12 January 201810 January 2018 New sustainable packaging will allow a longer preservation of food product without metallized materials and modified atmospheres Project REFUCOAT, coordinated by AIMPLAS, to develop innovative food packaging material based on biopolymers
30 November 201728 November 2017 Biomass will provide chemical compounds to elaborate PEF, additives and pharmaceutical ingredients European project EnzOx2, under the coordination of CSIC, will develop new bio-chemical technologies based on the use of oxidative enzymes
Four-year project to develop an integrated solution for the recovery and conversion of relevant fractions from wastewater to make natural additives and bioplastics AFTERLIFE, a 4 million € EU project focused on finding an integrated solution for the recovery and conversion of relevant fractions from wastewater
24 November 201722 November 2017 research*eu RESULTS PACK – Biokunststoffe: Nachhaltige Materialien für den Aufbau einer starken, zirkulären europäischen Bioökonomie Aktionsplan der EU soll den Übergang Europas zu einer Kreislaufwirtschaft anregen
16 November 201716 November 2017 Online toolbox for bio-based procurement to make buyers’ lives easier Toolbox is designed to assist public buyers considering alternatives to plastics produced from fossil fuel based materials
Der Online-Werkzeugkoffer, der das Leben von Beschaffern vereinfacht InnProBio-Projekt verfolgt das Ziel, die öffentliche Beschaffung von biobasierten Produkten und Dienstleitungen zu erleichtern
Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff nutzen Kohlendioxid ist weitgehend als klimaschädliches Abgas bekannt – Die immer wiederkehrende Frage ist, ob man dieses Gas auch als Rohstoff nutzen könnte
14 November 201710 November 2017 BioCannDo präsentiert AllThings. Bio Slideshow zu biobasierten Produkten EU-Projekt will Wahrnehmung und Bewusstsein für biobasierte Lösungen bei den Konsumenten stärken
9 November 20177 November 2017 Clariant to build flagship sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania Mid double-digit million peak sales potential from sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol
Clariant baut sunliquid®-Zellulose-Ethanol-Anlage in Rumänien Umsatzpotenzial im mittleren zweistelligen Millionenbereich durch sunliquid®-Zellulose-Ethanol
3 November 201727 October 2017 Building New Moss Factories New EU project will promote the environmentally friendly production of complex molecules for medicine and industry
Aus der Moosfabrik Neues EU-Projekt will die umweltfreundliche Produktion komplexer Moleküle für Medizin und Industrie vorantreiben
25 October 201727 February 2018 Five-year EU flagship project to establish an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF PEFerence, a €25 million EU project was officially launched Wednesday, September 20th 2017
24 October 201719 October 2017 The launch of Pilots4U heralds a boost for the bioeconomy in Europe Purposes of the project is to map open access pilot and demonstration infrastructures across Europe
13 September 201721 February 2018 Bio-waste valorisation Major study says, European Union produces approximately 700 million tons of bio-waste annually
5 September 201715 February 2018 EU funding for Metsä Fibre’s long-term development projects Long-term development projects aim to prove the commercial viability of new technologies to produce lignin-based products and pulp-based textile fibres, bark as a replacement for coal
28 August 201724 August 2017 New review of processes for extraction & use of valuable compounds from by-products of crops New strategies for processing added value from these wastes are needed to reduce the environmental burden and provide new income streams
1 August 20179 September 2021 Issue 64 of the research*eu results magazine – The grand plan for carbon capture The latest research*eu results magazine is now available in free, accessible PDF.
31 July 201727 July 2017 PolyBioSkin develops biopolymers for high-demand skin-contact applications Kick-off meeting in Spain to discuss how new generation bio-based polymers can help advance sustainable alternatives in sanitary, cosmetic, and biomedical fields
28 July 201726 July 2017 PlastiCircle – Improvement of the plastic packaging waste chain from a circular economy approach EU-project aims to develop and implement a holistic process to increase recycling rates of packaging waste in Europe
26 July 201724 July 2017 Latest results: Commission to invest € 97 million to help 64 small businesses bring their innovations to the market Total amount of € 96.815 million to be distributed between the SMEs working on 57 projects to finance innovation activities
11 July 20177 July 2017 Focus will shift to security and greening the economy in last three years of Horizon 2020 EU research chief Robert-Jan Smits talks about the priorities for 2018 – 2020
5 July 20173 July 2017 EU increases its commitment to funding the circular economy and bioeconomy sectors New study giving recommendations to address funding gaps and specific needs of project promoters in the bioeconomy sector
21 June 201720 June 2017 Bio-based solvent EU project launched Three-year project looking for alternatives to substances categorized as very high concern
20 June 201715 February 2018 New eco-friendly packages from wastes of the poultry industry European project KARMA 2020 aims at developing innovative processes to extract the keratin from poultry litter
7 June 20172 June 2017 Bioplastics to produce fabrics with advanced properties FIBFAB project has been initiated to successfully launch and industrialize the production of biodegradable and sustainable polylactic acid (PLA) based fabrics
6 June 20171 June 2017 Active packaging: wastes from the fishing sector and MSW to have a second life as plastics, barrier packages, edible coatings and flame-retardant additives European project's DAFIA key objectives is to obtain new plastic materials from natural resources
24 May 201722 May 2017 BIO-ON Bioplastic spearheads development of the food packaging of tomorrow New international EU-project will focus on PHAs biopolymers produced using Bio-on technology
12 May 201728 April 2017 BioCannDo Informationsportal online BioCannDon nutzt neues Infoportal um über interessante Produkte und allgemeine Fragen zur Bioökonomie zu berichten
30 March 201730 March 2017 Borregaard’s BALITM process reaches Technical Readiness Level 7 as BIOFOREVER project advances The BALITM technology is at TRL (Technology Readiness Level) 6-7.
15 March 201714 March 2017 #BIO2017: A Peek at Pavilions | European Commission The buzz words in Brussels right now are breakthrough, inclusion, and flexibility, as the European Commission touts big innovations underway throughout Europe
9 February 20177 February 2017 Composite Materials from Renewable Biomaterials Launch of the European Research Project LIBRE, with the Participation of the ITCF