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Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

7 April 20258 April 2025

TÜV AUSTRIA’s ‘OK renewable’ Certification: a step towards a carbon circular economy

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), which was launched by nova-Institut in 2020, turned to us to implement the RCS concept through the "OK renewable" certification scheme

8 January 202422 December 2023

That’s a wrap for EBC23

European Bioplastics wraps up two days of insightful sessions, policy panel and market data analysis at EBC23

1 September 202229 August 2022

Continental setzt bei technischen und dekorativen Oberflächenmaterialien auf bio-attribuiertes PVC BIOVYN™

Die Verwendung von BIOVYN™-Harzen trägt der erhöhten Kundennachfrage nach nachhaltigeren Rohstoffen Rechnung

28 July 20219 September 2021

Understanding our footprint – outcomes of RSB’s Monitoring & Evaluation in 2020

RSB is committed to the continuous improvement of its systems to ensure its ongoing applicability, credibility, and practicality for those committing to sustainability

2 June 202116 June 2021

INEOS and LACTEL partner to produce the world’s first HDPE Milk Bottles from advanced recycling

LACTEL is the first dairy brand to explore a solution for UHT milk bottles produced with circular polyethylene, derived from post-consumer recycled material

27 May 20219 September 2021

RSB, Agroicone publish study to support sustainable transformation in Brazil with SAF

RSB worked with Agroicone to map the availability and potential of bio-based residues for the production of SAF in Brazil in order to support decision-making processes

1 March 20219 September 2021

Tetra Pak introduces certified recycled polymers

First company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification

19 January 202115 January 2021

Building Europe’s first of its kind Alcohol-to-Jet production plant

Sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste-based ethanol resources

25 August 202020 August 2020

iQ Natural: Closing the loop on PVC with bio-attributed materials

World’s first floor with bio-attributed vinyl - BIOVYN^TM is substituting 100% of fossil feedstock by renewable biomass

24 August 202018 August 2020

RSB launches new research, engagement in the Chinese SAF Market

With a domestic aviation market that is predicted to be the world’s largest by 2028, China will be key to unlocking global sustainability in aviation

27 May 20209 September 2021

Fueling the Sustainable Bioeconomy – updates from RSB’s project with Boeing

The project demonstrates the aviation industry’s impact and the leading role it can play in tackling the threat of climate change

18 February 202017 February 2020

INEOS and UPM Biofuels announce supply agreement for renewable raw materials to make plastic

INEOS plans to use UPM BioVerno, a sustainable raw material from a renewable residue of wood pulp processing, to produce bio-attributed polyolefins

6 November 20197 November 2019

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe announces range of Bio-attributed Olefins and Polyolefins

The INEOS bio-attributed polyolefins can be made with 100% substitution of bio-feedstock and provide more than 100% Greenhouse Gas savings (GHG)

25 October 201924 October 2019

INOVYN launches World’s first commercially available grade of bio-attributed PVC

BIOVYN^TM is made using bio-attributed ethylene, a renewable feedstock derived from biomass that does not compete with the food chain

14 October 20199 October 2019

SkyNRG: Board now leads the way towards sustainable flying

Launch of SkyNRG’s ground-breaking program paves the way to sustainable aviation - 85 per cent reduction of emissions as a result of sustainable aviation fuel

3 September 201929 August 2019

Applying sustainability to save the Amazon Rainforest

Large-scale agriculture has experienced sizeable expansion and becomes the newest driver of deforestation in the Amazon region

7 June 20194 June 2019

Giving credit where credit is due…Certifications and the bioeconomy

Certifications are one way to help gauge transparency, honesty, verification. And there’s been some big news in certifications over the last week

31 May 20199 September 2021

KLM, SkyNRG and SHV Energy announce project first European plant for sustainable aviation fuel

Europe’s first dedicated production facility for sustainable aviation fuel to be built at Delfzijl

21 December 201818 December 2018

RSB Assembly Approves Groundbreaking Standard for Advanced Products

For the first time, products from recycled carbon and non-biogenic waste will be able to carry real and credible sustainability claims

6 November 201831 October 2018

Alternative Aviation Fuels: A Sustainable Future is Taking Off

RSB publishes report on the future of alternative aviation fuels

9 October 20184 October 2018

The world’s first commercial flight on fuel made from waste carbon gases

Now, will policy get the framework right for global deployment?

12 July 201810 July 2018

UK Government Grant to Develop World First Waste Carbon to Jet Fuel Project

Successful bid in Future Fuels for Flight and Freight competition

2 May 201828 April 2018

UPM Biofuels gains the world’s first RSB low indirect land use change (ILUC) risk certification for its feedstocks

RSB is one of the world's most trusted, valued and peer-reviewed standards for biomaterials, one of the European Commission's approved voluntary schemes

6 April 20185 April 2018

BASF Joins the RSB

BASF is engaging in advanced standard setting to support the circular economy

30 June 201727 June 2017

Ecofys study on Crude Tall Oil markets and availability: sufficient supply for advanced biofuels, biomaterials and energy usage

The study brings necessary information into the debate concerning raw material availability for various end-uses such as advanced biofuels and biomaterials

13 June 20171 June 2017

UPM Biofuels gains the world’s first RSB certification for wood-based liquid biofuels

UPM Biofuels uses crude tall oil to produce both biofuels and biomaterials

1 March 201728 February 2017

A global corporate market for low-carb fuels: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Below50

Below50 is a game-changing collaboration designed to grow a global corporate market for the best-of-breed sustainable low-carbon transport fuels (LCTFs)

11 November 201610 November 2016

New, improved Principles and Criteria from RSB, the world’s most trusted biomaterial coalition

Revised Principles and Criteria will provide users with streamlined and easier to follow requirements

20 September 20169 September 2021

Low Carbon Fuel Project Achieves Breakthrough as LanzaTech Produces Jet Fuel from Waste Gases for Virgin Atlantic

World’s first jet fuel derived from waste industrial gases from steel mills via a fermentation process

Virgin ♥ LanzaJet fuel: “A real game changer for aviation,” says Branson

New LanzaTech's Lanzanol works in passenger cars and drops carbon by 80 percent

27 May 201623 May 2016

Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials launches investment, general advisory services

The global multi-stakeholder coalition said that it would now offer technical and strategic advice

4 December 20153 December 2015

Solvay Epicerol® Earns Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Certification

Certificate covers the manufacture of bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH) from vegetable glycerol

15 September 201511 September 2015

The New Tobacco Road: a path beyond smoking for America’s traditional cash crop

Tobacco’s been re-thought, re-engineered and re-invented as a platform for sustainable, low-carbon fuels, and green chemicals – who’s doing what, where and how?

7 September 20154 September 2015

Looking at Solazyme, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials: free “Emerging Bioeconomy” event

Discussion will focus on benefits and impacts of new materials and ingredients, future implications for land use, carbon mitigation, and water use

Project Solaris in South Africa earns RSB certification

Nicotine-free and GMO-free tobacco variety yielding significant amounts of sustainable oil that can be used as feedstock for bio jet fuel

23 July 201522 July 2015

Achieving Sustainability in the Biobased Economy

Ways to sustainable intensify production using industrial biotechnology, without using additional agricultural land needed for food production

8 June 20158 June 2015

RSB General Assembly opens with approval of new low iLUC risk standard

Approved by consensus: new standard will be an ‘optional module’ for operations undergoing RSB certification

26 May 201522 May 2015

UN Sustainable Energy for All announces global bioenergy initiative

UN FAO, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Carbon War Room, KLM, Novozymes and the UN Foundation partner to scale up the development and deployment of sustainable bioenergy solutions to meet the global need for sustainable energy

19 May 201518 May 2015

LanzaTech CEO Holmgren selected to receive the 2015 BIO Rosalind Franklin Award

BIO is pleased to honor Dr. Holmgren for her accomplishments in the field of industrial biotechnology

8 May 20157 May 2015

New RSB Standard for low iLUC Biofuels

New criteria and indicators are developed in collaboration with WWF and Ecofys

23 March 201520 March 2015

Leading biofuels supplier Greenergy earns RSB sustainability certification

Waste-based biodiesel from the UK has now been certified

27 February 201526 February 2015

Appropriate traceability for bioplastics – mass balance vs. certificate trading

RSB: before claiming a bioproduct's certification, a product should have a minimum renewable carbon level of 25 percent

8 December 201415 February 2018

Effiziente Ressourcennutzung und optimierte Entsorgung mit Biokunststoffen

Über 320 Teilnehmer bei 9. European Bioplastics Konferenz in Brüssel

Bioplastics – efficient in use of resources and waste management

9th European Bioplastics Conference connects more than 320 participants in Brussels

25 November 201424 November 2014

RSB partners with Elements Traceability Software to help keep track of biofuel feedstock sustainability data

Set of online tools ease the management of sustainability data as product travels through the supply chain

10 November 20147 November 2014

Joint forces in the development of an aviation biokerosene value chain in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

BE-Basic, SkyNRG and KLM to join Plataforma Mineira de Bioquerosene

30 September 201429 September 2014

Lufthansa conducts first European scheduled flight using sugar-based biofuel

Memorandum of Understanding signed with JatroSolutions GmbH on the cultivation of jatropha

26 August 201425 August 2014

MBP Trading SA is getting certified according to the RSB Scheme

Company providing services and expertise in by-product collection to a wide range of industries

6 August 20146 August 2014

Can ISSC PLUS certification be misleading – if the bio-based share is not labelled too?

Comment by Michael Carus, nova-Institute

18 June 201417 June 2014

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