4 June 202528 May 2025 Avantium Awarded Grant to Participate in Michelin-Led Consortium for Biobased Chemical HMF Production The consortium, led by Michelin Engineered Polymers, aims to construct and operate an HMF Flagship Plant to demonstrate the wide range of applications for HMF
27 March 202422 March 2024 The DEEP PURPLE project – deriving bioplastics out of wastewater Different companies using wastewater as a source of biomass to make circular, eco-friendly products using Purple Phototrophic Bacteria (PPB)
12 March 20247 March 2024 NENU2PHAR project: end of project after 42 months After 42 months of dedicated effort and collaboration among 17 partners, we are proud to announce the successful conclusion of the project
19 October 202114 October 2021 nenu2PHAr project update after 1 year of work One year after the launch of the project, the 16 European partners gathered online to review their work and plan the next activities of the project
23 October 202020 October 2020 NENU2PHAR Project Kick-Off New project will develop an original route of production PHA bioplastics from microalgae biomass and selection of bacteria strains
4 June 202029 May 2020 The packaging research center ITENE, recognized by TÜV Austria for Home compostability testing In 2015 ITENE became the first Spanish laboratory certified to carry out industrial compostability testing by TÜV AUSTRIA and DIN CERTCO
3 November 201727 October 2017 Biomasse ohne Abfall: Hochwertige Erzeugnisse und Anwendungen aus Bioraffinerie-Nebenprodukten Forschungsverbund untersucht Verfahren zur möglichst vollständigen Verwendung aller Abfallprodukte aus Bioraffinerien
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
3 March 20171 March 2017 New use for paper industry’s sludge and fly ash in plastics Side streams probably could replace up to 50% of oil-based polypropylene, used as raw material in plastic composites
22 August 201617 August 2016 European-funded Valor Plus project seeks to boost cellulosic biorefinery capacity Improving by-product output through sustainable and integrated closed loop biorefineries
5 November 20144 November 2014 BYK Additives & Instruments unterzeichnet Vermarktungsabkommen mit ITENE Vertriebsorganisation von BYK soll Zugang für ITENE-Technologie auf den weltweiten Verpackungsmärkten schaffen
BYK Additives & Instruments signs marketing agreement with ITENE Sales organization of BYK now responsible for global distribution of ITENE technology on the US, European, and many Asian packaging markets
10 April 2013 Project develops biodegradable packaging using hemp, flax Composite materials to improve current properties of bioplastics for food packaging
22 February 2013 ADCELLPACK project advances the use of cellulose-based materials in food packaging Wood-fibre-based packaging material to be developed by consortium
28 August 200818 January 2018 New European project develops innovative sustainable wood-based composite materials 6.5 million Euro for the development of sustainable wood-based composite materials
