15 March 202214 March 2022 Umweltfreundliche Mulchfolien für die Landwirtschaft Einladung zur Abschlusskonferenz des Projektes iMulch
11 March 20228 March 2022 LVMH Beauty joins Avantium’s PEFerence consortium to develop sustainable packaging for Perfumes and Cosmetics LVMH Beauty will be the first luxury cosmetic company to join the PEFerence consortium, further enabling the commercial introduction of PEF to the Cosmetics market
9 March 202210 March 2022 Six Carbon Capture and Utilisation technologies for a sustainable chemical and fuel production nominated for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022” Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals 2022 – Cologne (Germany) and online, hybrid conference, 23-24 March 2022
8 March 20228 March 2022 PHAs: Tenfold increase in production capacity in sight in just six years Market report “Mimicking Nature – The PHA Industry Landscape. Latest trends and 28 producer profiles” published
3 March 20221 March 2022 Stellenausschreibung: Projektmanager im Bereich Bioökonomie bzw. „Renewable Carbon Economy“ – Ökonomie, Politik, Strategie (m/w/d) Standort Hürth bei Köln, Vollzeit
2 March 20223 March 2022 Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Join our conference and meet forerunners in CO2 utilisation / 23-24 March 2022, hybrid event – Cologne (Germany)
Life Cycle Assessment study demonstrates the potential of Avantium’s FDCA and PEF technology to curb global warming Use of renewable feedstock in PEF results in clear reductions in GHG emissions throughout the entire life cycle
1 March 20221 March 2022 nova Session: The Future of Refineries & Big Chemical Production Sites Nine experts present and discuss their scenarios for the future of the chemical industry, hybrid session at 31 March 2022, Wöllhaf Conference Center Airport Cologne/Bonn
22 February 202222 February 2022 Join the competition for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2022” Submit your innovation by 15 March, participants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners
16 February 202217 December 2024 Renewable Carbon as a Guiding Principle for Sustainable Carbon Cycles Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) publishes a fundamental strategy paper on the defossilisation of the chemical and material industry with eleven policy recommendations
14 February 202215 February 2022 The stars of Renewable Materials meet in Cologne, May 10-12 46 Speakers from leading companies in bio-based, CO2-based and Recycling already confirmed their participation – preliminary program already available, innovation award submission by 15 March
Cellulosic fibres – A world of opportunity With production having tripled since 2000, fibres derived from natural cellulose – a non-petrochemical source – are gaining increasing interest
10 February 202211 May 2022 Higher price increases for fossils – nova Price Indices for Fossil Resources, Metals and Biomass 1980 – 2021 The biomass index shows a much more moderate increase overall, which improves the competitive situation of biomass also in the chemical industry
9 February 20229 February 2022 Connecting fibres: The cellulose fibre industry impresses with innovation and vision Cellulose Fibre Innovations of the Year: Carbon Fibres from Wood, Carbon-negative Virgin Fibres from Straw and Sustainable Menstruation Panties
1 February 202231 January 2022 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Dr Ángel Puente Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), sustainability and chemistry, bio-based chemicals
20 January 202219 January 2022 Experts on biological feedstocks and bio-based value chains: Join the survey to evaluate environmental requirements for future EU funded bio-based demonstration and flagship projects and their feedstocks Early guidance to ensure funded projects meet certain environmental sustainability criteria and avoid awarding projects that cannot
Unique equipment for biotechnological capture and conversion of CO2 into chemical building blocks developed in the BioRECO2VER project Examining the conversion of CO2 emissions from refineries and the cement industry into the chemical building blocks isobutene (C4H8) and lactate (C2H6O3)
13 January 202212 January 2022 Cellulose fibres strengthen networks: The industry meets again in Cologne, Germany, and online Strict security measures make it possible: long-missed meetings essential for the growth of the industry will take place again
12 January 202211 January 2022 Das wechselhafte Image der Kunststoffe Von Begeisterung zur Skepsis, vom Siegeszug zum Umweltproblem
10 January 202217 December 2024 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Dipl.-Ing. Christopher vom Berg Executive Manager of the Renewable Carbon Initiative and Deputy Head Economy and Policy
The need for a Marshall Plan for the expansion of European solar PV production capacity by 100 GW until 2030 A better alternative to the expensive, slow, risky and misguided path of nuclear energy
7 January 20228 January 2022 Eyes on plastic bans – back to science-based material policy Gut feeling says plastics are bad for the environment – but are the alternatives really better?
20 December 202122 November 2021 Renewable Carbon News takes a winter break – we will be back on 3 January 2021 Meanwhile, get 20% off nova-Institute's market studies
13 December 20218 December 2021 European Bioplastics Conference confirms bioplastics make significant contributions to the European Union’s ambitious climate goals New European Bioplastics market data, based on research from the nova-institute, gave a very positive outlook for bioplastics production
8 December 20213 December 2021 Global bioplastics production will more than triple within the next five years A more than 200 percent growth rate in the global bioplastics production within the next five years is predicted by market data from European Bioplastics and the nova-Institute
Marktprognose Biokunststoffe sieht starkes Wachstum Die weltweite Produktion von Biokunststoffen wird in den nächsten fünf Jahren stark wachsen. Das zeigt eine neue Marktprognose von EUBP und nova-Institut
7 December 202112 January 2022 Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022 Cellulose Fibre Solutions are expanding from Hygiene and Textiles as well as Non-wovens up to Alternatives for Carbon Fibres for Light-weight Applications
6 December 20217 December 2021 Mikrobielles Upcycling – Eine Lösung für die Verwertung von Mulchfolien? Forscher der RWTH Aachen entwickeln im iMulch-Projekt mithilfe von Mikroorganismen Upcycling-Strategien zur Verwertung von Mulchfolien
3 December 202117 December 2024 World BioEconomy Forum awards 2021; winners to unfold their stories in panel discussion The Awards recognise special efforts made by companies and individuals in an effort to promote and enhance the global circular bioeconomy
2 December 202125 January 2022 Free Webinar: Innovative Financing Support for the Circular Bioeconomy Circular Bioeconomy needs investment, startups are looking for investors – what innovative financing options are available?
New updated version of the poster on Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments According to Established Standards and Certification Schemes In this new version of the poster, a further biodegradable polyester "polycaprolactone (PCL)" has been added, which can be compounded with a large variety of biodegradable polymers
23 November 202122 November 2021 Winter Special – 20% discount on all of nova-Institute’s market and trend reports till 31 January 2022 From technologies over building blocks and polymers to fine chemicals: Get the best reports on bio-based, CO2-based and recycling markets for a special price
12 November 202112 November 2021 BioökonomieREVIER: Studie zu Potenzialen in Industrie und Verwertung im Rheinischen Revier Die am Forschungszentrum Jülich angesiedelte Koordinierungsstelle BioökonomieREVIER hat das nova-Institut damit beauftragt, die Industrie-Potenziale der Region quantitativ und qualitativ zu analysieren
2 November 202129 October 2021 DuroBast – Dauerhafte und ressourcenschonende Composit-Strukturbauteile auf Basis neuartig vorbehandelter und verarbeiteter Bastfastern Neues Verbundvorhaben will thermoplastisch umformbare naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe (NFK) mit geringer Feuchteaufnahme und verbesserten mechanischen Eigenschaften herstellen
29 October 202129 October 2021 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Lara Dammer Head of the „Economy & Policy“ Department
28 October 20217 January 2022 5 things you must know about the stage of circularity in European wood products Lessons learned from the development of a Good Practice Catalogue and a circularity rating system for wood products
27 October 202127 October 2021 MeMBrane project ends after more than three years The ERA CoBio funded MeMBrane project is drawing to a close at the end of this year and the team are reflecting on a successful project in difficult times
26 October 202126 October 2021 Free webinar: Value from CO2: The power of Biotechnology 23 November 2021, 14:00–17:00 h CET – Final agenda available!
11 October 202111 October 2021 Does your innovation have what it takes for the innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022”? International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022, 2-3 February in Cologne, Germany and online – Call for Innovations – Six nominees will get the chance to present their unique products
6 October 202111 October 2021 Free Webinar: Value from CO2: The Power of Biotechnology SAVE THE DATE: 23 November 2021, 14:00–17:00 h CET, online via Zoom
4 October 20216 October 2021 European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EUR The analysis of the 2018 Eurostat data shows that the turnover of the total bioeconomy, including food and beverages and the primary sectors of agriculture and forestry had an increase of around 25% since 2008
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy paper: Guidance for a Biorefining roadmap for Thailand Experts of the OECD and nova-Institute have written a Guidance Report for Biorefineries in Thailand in the framework of the project “Realising the Circular Bioeconomy”. The work was part of the umbrella of the Thailand Country Programme (TCP), an OECD-wide programme of work wholly supported through voluntary contributions by Thailand.
1 October 202128 September 2021 Kohlenstoff im Kreislauf führen Wie kann der weltweite Bedarf in Zukunft gedeckt werden?
30 September 202130 September 2021 The winners of the last innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation” transformed CO2 into methanol, cleaning agents, plastic packaging or surfactants. What technology or product in the field of CCU have you developed? nova-Institute and YNCORIS together with CO2 Value Europe are looking forward to your application for the innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022”. The award will be granted at the well-established “Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals”, 23–24 March 2022 in Cologne (hybrid event)
28 September 202129 September 2021 The answer to your hunt for renewable materials: The Renewable Materials Conference, 10–12 May 2022, Cologne, Germany (hybrid) The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled are the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials
2 September 20219 September 2021 Free Webinars on Markets and Strategies for Renewable Chemicals and Materials 11-22 October 2021 – 9 Sessions, 18 Presentations
1 September 20211 September 2021 The success story of cellulose fibres continues – plastic bans drive innovation International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022, 2-3 February in Cologne, Germany and online – Call for Abstracts and Posters – 300 participants and 30 exhibitors are expected