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2 June 202527 May 2025

Leading Companies Launch American Alliance for Biomanufacturing (AAB) to Bolster U.S. Industrial Leadership

New coalition aims to accelerate U.S. capabilities in scalable, secure biomanufacturing


14 March 202511 March 2025

An interview with Dirk Carrez, Executive Director of BIC (Biobased Industries Consortium)

Is there Enough Biomass to Defossilise the Chemicals and Derived Materials Sector by 2050?


12 December 20249 December 2024

The Department of Defense in the US bioeconomy

We look at the reasons for its interest in biomaterials and how it reached its pre-eminent position in the US biobased ecosystem


21 November 202418 November 2024

How will Trump’s return impact US biomanufacturing?

It’s difficult to say at this early stage, but here we break down what to watch for


11 June 20244 June 2024

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Principles for High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets

The US Government is committed to taking ambitious action to drive the investments needed to achieve the nation’s climate goals – cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050


New US guidelines on VCM – comment from the CEO of Puro.earth

Following the news that the US Government introduced new guidelines for high-integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets, we will offer a comment from Antti Vihavainen, CEO at Puro.earth


2 May 202426 April 2024

How Earth Day Went Global, and How We Can Use it To Save Our Earth

Earth Day 2024 highlights need for plastic solutions


17 April 202415 April 2024

USDA Celebrates Second National Biobased Products Day

New Report Shows Biobased Products Contribute $489 Billion to the U.S. Economy, Supporting Jobs in Every State


26 March 202421 March 2024

The US plans a biomass supply chain for Biden’s biomanufacturing push

New report identifies the US’ raw material potential as well as bottlenecks to scaling the bioeconomy, including the regulation and infrastructure needed to get biomass flowing into industry


21 March 202419 March 2024

USDA: Biobased products contributed $489 billion to the U.S. economy in 2021, up from $464 billion in 2020

As part of USDA’s activities to honor National Biobased Products Day, the Department has released two reports and announced a major investment in Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center


USDA Outlines Vision to Strengthen the American Bioeconomy through a More Resilient Biomass Supply Chain

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing environmental sustainability and market opportunities for small and mid-sized producers


23 February 202420 February 2024

Inexpensive, carbon-neutral biofuels are finally possible

In addition to better lignin utilization the innovative biomass pretreatment technology also proposes to produce renewable chemicals


Kostengünstige, kohlenstoffneutrale Biokraftstoffe sind endlich möglich

Innovative Biomasse-Vorbehandlungstechnologie sieht neben einer besseren Ligninverwertung auch die Produktion von erneuerbaren Chemikalien vor


7 September 20235 September 2023

Rules for Chemicals Made from Plastic Waste-Based Feedstocks under the Toxic Substances Control Act

EPA is proposing rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 18 chemicals made from plastic waste-derived feedstocks that would ensure they are free from unsafe contaminants before they can be used to make transportation fuels


6 September 202330 August 2023

Plant-Based Plastics Gain Favor as Companies Pursue Sustainability Goals

Bioplastics production is now growing 14% a year, putting them on track to reach up to 3% of the plastics market in the next five years


21 August 202316 August 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Up To $1.2 Billion For Nation’s First Direct Air Capture Demonstrations in Texas and Louisiana

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Fund Projects to Kickstart Critical New Industry, Remove Historic Climate-Harming Carbon Emissions Out of the Air, and Create 4,800 Good-Paying Jobs


2 June 202330 May 2023

U.S. Government Sets Bold Goals For The U.S. Bioeconomy – Including A Target For 30% Of Bio-Based Chemicals

Number of specific strategies developed by agencies like the USDA, NIH, NSF, DOE, and DOD and different change solutions can have an impact across a lot of sectors


12 May 202310 May 2023

Perspective: Bioplastics

An idea whose time has come


9 May 20234 May 2023

Tester introduces bipartisan bill to deregulate industrial hemp

The Industrial Hemp Act would loosen testing restrictions and other regulations for varieties of hemp plants grown for industrial purposes, like fiber, grain, biofuel or 'hempcrete'


4 April 202330 March 2023

BOLD biomanufacturing and biotech goals in the USA

New goals will be grouped into four themes where biotechnology can play a critical role in reducing GHG emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere


16 February 202314 February 2023

Efforts to Regulate Plastic Pollution Likely to Increase in 2023

Actions by Congress and the Biden Administration indicate that regulation of plastic pollution and related activities will accelerate over the coming year


26 January 202324 January 2023

Recycling bill undermines the innovation it relies on

Whether we are trying to improve the use of resources, make energy generation cleaner and more reliable, or reduce our impact on wildlife habitat - innovation will be central to improving our stewardship of the environment. That innovation ethic, however, is at odds with the top-down, government planning mindset that drives much of Washington’s environmental policy


28 November 202223 November 2022

Biden Administration Moves to Boost the Bioeconomy

A new Executive Order in the U.S. aims to ease the path to market for products that use synthetic biology or genome editing. Emily Marden explains the thinking behind the announcement and its efforts to streamline the current U.S. framework for biotech


14 October 202210 October 2022

Biden’s $2 Billion Bioeconomy Plan Puts Biomanufacturing At Heart Of Federal Policy

How the plan marks a sea change in US green policymaking


5 October 202228 September 2022

As much plastic as people by weight? Legislating a more sustainable future

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development’s latest annual Global Plastics Outlook reports around 40% of global plastic waste as packaging, but just 9% of the plastic waste is recycled


26 September 202222 September 2022

USA launches National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

Here you find a video from the White House on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Summit roundtable, which included speeches from various US government agencies, industry organizations and companies


20 September 202215 September 2022

White House Unveils Strategy To Grow Trillion Dollar U.S. Bioeconomy

Through the Executive Order, the Biden Administration calls for strategic federal investments in biotechnology, enhanced domestic biomanufacturing, and the formation of a sustainable workforce


FACT SHEET: President Biden to Launch a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

President Biden signed an Executive Order to launch a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative that will ensure we can make in the United States all that we invent in the United States


15 September 202212 September 2022

CCUS planned capacity nearing 1 billion tonnes per annum

The US Inflation Reduction Act bill set to boost CCUS uptake but more is needed to meet net zero goals by 2050 says a Wood Mackenzie report


30 August 202222 August 2022

Bolen: ‘Genuine Progress’ on Sustainable Fuels With Signing of Inflation Reduction Act Into Law

The expansive legislative package addresses a wide range of issues, including inflation reduction, domestic energy production and manufacturing, carbon emissions reductions, Medicare and health care costs, and tax loopholes


21 January 202220 January 2022

LanzaJet Secures $50M in Funding from Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund

LanzaJet partners with Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund to enable the transition towards net-zero sustainable fuels


18 January 202213 January 2022

The Year Ahead in Resin Pricing

More US resin capacity coming online, new opportunities for recycling, and the ripple effects of the wild ride of 2021 will affect resin prices in the year ahead, experts say


20 October 202119 October 2021

US Secretary of Energy Granholm and US Senator Ossoff Visit LanzaTech Innovation Hub in Georgia and Site of the World’s First LanzaJet Sustainable Fuels Plant

Visit highlights the potential of rural America to create domestic supplies of sustainable fuels and chemicals


29 May 202026 May 2020

BD Zones and BDO Zones: Weaponizing Biomass to support a Bio-Fueled Economic Recovery

BD and BDO Zones are shovel-ready, actionable initiatives that unlock billions of dollars of institutional investment into communities with a surplus of biomass, and where employment and bioeconomy development can be closely linked


8 October 20194 October 2019

Cannabis research pioneer hopes latest discovery is not overlooked — again

Decades after Raphael Mechoulam linked CBD with treating epilepsy, his latest finding may help develop new drugs for psoriasis, arthritis and anxiety


21 August 20199 September 2021

A push from Congress could help advance carbon management tech

Government leadership could help fund early-stage program to use carbon dioxide as a resource for profitable products


10 January 20194 January 2019

Through International Support, U.S. Has Opportunity to Align Own Agencies on Precision Biotech

The non-binding statement presents several principles that each country agrees to follow in order to create an international system that is harmonized on how to regulate products of precision biotechnology, including gene editing


8 March 20188 September 2018

Auf der Suche nach dem biobasierten heiligen Gral – ist das Ergebnis in Europa das gleiche wie in den USA?

Die US-Regierung und die EU versuchen vorherzusagen, welches die vielversprechendste biobasierte Chemikalie ist


5 December 20162 December 2016

Palm oil prices hit four-year high after US lifts biodiesel target

The US government is trying to encourage energy companies to use a greater amount of biofuel


17 November 201615 November 2016

US elections: what Trump’s victory means for the bioeconomy

How to spread the wealth of any nation is one discussion that parties grapple with — should it be through unleashing more opportunity for those left behind, or through redistributive tax and spending policies?


14 November 201610 November 2016

OPINION: Trump Presidency: What is the future of US bioeconomy?

Utilization of waste to higher value products will always make good business sense


3 May 201628 April 2016

How the GE Mushroom Could Change the Debate Around GMOs

CRISPR allows scientists to cut and paste gene sequences more easily than ever


17 December 20159 September 2021

Photanol prepares itself for the market

Fragrances and flavourings from cyanobacteria


16 December 201515 December 2015

Microbead ban headed for Obama’s signature

House passed new bill banning manufacture of products containing microbeads


1 October 201530 September 2015

China May Approve Several Biotech Crop Traits Sooner Than Later

Cotton, four soybean and two corn varieties are in the final phase of the Chinese approval system


17 February 201516 February 2015

U.S. ethanol expands global reach

RFA releases new 2014 export/import publication

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