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28 November 202525 November 2025

Plastic definitions in UK regulation

Establishing a consistent and shared definition across stakeholder groups is essential for effective communication, policy development, environmental regulation, and public understanding

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15 July 202514 July 2025

£15 million investment announcement at Futamura

This project will be the largest investment the Wigton site has undertaken since their Japanese owners purchased the cellulose plant in 2016

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3 June 20252 June 2025

Do Biodegradable Plastics Encourage Littering?

A Critical Review: Unpacking the Paradox

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2 June 202527 May 2025

NNFCC Limited Rebrands to Alder BioInsights, reinforcing its commitment to advancing the bioeconomy

The new brand identity represents an important change that prepares the organisation for continued growth and leadership in the bioeconomy sector

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27 March 202525 March 2025

Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel 

Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source

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12 June 20245 June 2024

Jet Fuel Could Soon Be Made From Carbon Dioxide – Here’s How

The sci-concept of turning emissions into jet fuel is already here. How quickly it can power the world's jets is still up in the air

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11 March 20245 March 2024

IAG reaches one-third of 2030 SAF target with major e-SAF deal with Twelve

Under the terms of the fourteen-year contract, Twelve will supply IAG with 785,000 tonnes* of e-SAF to support its five European airlines (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and LEVEL)

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7 March 20241 March 2024

bp selects BASF’s carbon capture technology for blue hydrogen project in Teesside

License agreement for BASF’s gas treating technology, OASE® white, to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) generated during hydrogen production at bp’s proposed blue hydrogen facility

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28 November 202323 November 2023

UK sued for counting wood burning with carbon capture as ‘negative emissions’

Environmental groups are taking the UK government to court on Monday (13 November) over plans to spend billions on Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), a technology aimed at removing CO2 from the atmosphere that is also being promoted by the European Union

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16 November 20239 November 2023

Going underground: Policy progress on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) 

CCUS is expected to be a vital part of the least-cost net-zero energy system of the future

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16 October 202312 October 2023

New bans and restrictions on polluting: single-use plastics come into force

Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October

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What is the Single-Use Plastic Ban? 

The Single-Use Plastic Ban explained

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30 March 202327 March 2023

Poll shows eco-conscious consumers prefer compostables to recycled plastic

A new survey of consumers across the UK has found that eco-conscious consumers are more likely to prefer compostable materials over recycled plastics

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9 December 20226 December 2022

89% of people call on UK government to support compostables as “solution to plastic crisis”

New data shows that the majority of UK adults support substituting conventional plastic with compostable alternatives and want local authorities and government to do more to incentivise the collection of compostable packaging

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27 April 202221 April 2022

How biomass can enable a hydrogen economy

Building a collaborative net zero future through negative emissions and zero-carbon fuel

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7 December 20216 December 2021

bp plans major green hydrogen project in Teesside

To be developed in multiple stages, HyGreen Teesside is expected to match production to demand ‎and build on experience to drive down costs

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11 November 202124 November 2021

New insights reveal confusion about sustainable packaging

New vox pop study as part of the Usable Packaging project suggest that the concept of plant-based plastics is even less familiar to the British general public

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Carbon Clean launches breakthrough industrial carbon capture solution

The prefabricated, modular solution will make carbon capture simple, affordable, and scalable

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13 October 202112 October 2021

Drax to showcase best of British renewable energy innovation to global investors

Renewable energy pioneer Drax joins line-up of 12 UK businesses chosen to support the UK government’s Global Investment Summit, demonstrating the company’s commitment to net zero

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1 October 202128 September 2021

Climate crisis: do we need millions of machines sucking CO2 from the air?

From turning CO2 into rock to capturing the breath of office workers, a growing number of companies think the answer is yes

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3 August 20219 September 2021

LanzaTech UK and Carbon Engineering team to produce SAF from CO2

The companies are investigating a commercial facility in the UK that will produce more than 100 million litres per year of jet fuel made from atmospheric carbon dioxide

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1 September 202027 August 2020

Is greener aviation set for take-off?

If we are to see green aviation take off in the near future, aviation fuel users can take key actions today to make overall emission levels decline

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5 September 20192 September 2019

For GW Pharma CEO Justin Gover, The CBD Trend Started 20 Years Ago

Justin Gover, CEO of British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals in a conversation with Biocom president and CEO Joe Panetta

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3 September 201929 August 2019

Edible seaweed-based packaging gets boost from Innovate UK

Innovative capsules, called Oohos, are made from a material called Notpla™ based on seaweed extract and offer a way to deliver drinks under 100ml in a plastic-free form

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1 August 201928 July 2019

UK to lead global innovation in sustainable plastics in drive to net zero

New forms of packaging and plastic made from plants, wood chippings and food waste could be a step closer, thanks to new business and government investment

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4 June 201929 May 2019

Gove ergreift Maßnahmen, um Plastikstrohhalme, Rührer und Wattestäbchen zu verbieten

Die britische Regierung bestätigt ein Verbot von Plastikstrohhalmen, Rührern und Wattestäbchen, Plastikabfälle zu zerschneiden

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17 January 20199 September 2021

BP announces its part in the Clean Gas Project, a world-first in CCUS technology for capturing emissions from gas-fired power generation

World’s first large-scale commercial facility for capturing carbon emissions from gas-fired power generation to be set up in Teesside

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BP unterstützt die Speicherung und Nutzung von Kohlendioxid

Weltweit erstes kommerzielles Stromkraftwerk auf CCUS-Basis entsteht in Teesside

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7 January 201919 December 2018

UK to launch call for evidence on development of standards for bio-based and biodegradable plastics

Government has acknowledged the bio-based industry as a growing sector and that new packaging types could help reduce the environmental impact of plastics

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17 December 201813 December 2018

UK aims to double bioeconomy to £440 billion by 2030

New UK Bioeconomy strategy aims to increase the size of the impact of the bioeconomy from its 2014 level of £220 billion (€247 billion) to £440 billion (€494 billion)

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14 December 201811 December 2018

Biome Technologies awarded further funding to scale solutions to plastic waste

Government's £6 million programme aims to use industrial biotechnology techniques to produce a new range of sustainable polymers

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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

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16 February 201814 February 2018

The fight on plastics heats up in the EU

A wind of change is blowing across Europe, trying to sweep away all the plastic bags that are littering our countries. January 2018 has been a busy month in this sense

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9 February 20187 February 2018

The ‘Blue Planet effect’ kick-starts focus on plastic use in UK but Brexit and funding challenges remain

"In years to come, I think people will be shocked at how today we allow so much plastic to be produced needlessly.”

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24 January 201823 January 2018

Biome’s CEO Paul Mines: ‘UK bioeconomy is part of the solution to eliminating plastic waste’

With Brexit looming, the UK has been setting its own course on plastic and plastic waste, calls for increased focus on more sustainable plastics

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18 December 201714 December 2017

The UK’s Industrial Strategy has graduated from green to white paper, has the situation changed for the bioeconomy?

After a consultation period, the government have updated the policy proposals, which will form the basis of subsequent policy decisions

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7 September 20175 September 2017

UK government announces sustainable airline fuel from rubbish funding

Transport Minister Jesse Norman said the government is committed to cutting carbon emissions and promoting new environmentally-friendly fuels

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2 March 201728 February 2017

Scottish farmers body calls for rethink over distillery biomass plants

Livestock farmers concerned about government's intentions to produce renewable energy from by-products of the distilling industry

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3 February 20171 February 2017

What does the UK’s Industrial Strategy mean for the Bioeconomy?

Following the UK's Industrial Strategy Green Paper, where does the Bioeconomy fit in?

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24 October 201619 October 2016

New Study: Biomass Costlier, Dirtier Than Wind, Solar for Replacing Coal Power in the UK

New economic analysis shows that wind and solar are likely to be the least-cost way to power the UK over the next decade, as costs for clean wind and solar energy decline and biomass uncertainty grows

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22 January 201621 January 2016

US biotech company, Calysta Inc. to open its first R&D and market introduction facility in the UK

Company to develop FeedKind^TM protein, a new fish feed ingredient

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15 January 201614 January 2016

BA waste-to-jet fuel project fails to take off

Partnership with Solena Fuels has ended, lack of policy support

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27 May 201526 May 2015

NNFCC teams with Inspire Biotech to increase Consultancy capabilities

Collaboration to focus on strategic bioeconomy development and industrial biotechnology

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20 March 201520 March 2015

Top 10 European Biopharma Clusters

Europe is home to numerous regional communities. Find out how they rank on this GEN list.

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9 February 20156 February 2015

Horizon 2020: funding new technology for the UK biobased economy

NNFCC workshop attendees discussed EU funding opportunities and new technologies

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2 December 20141 December 2014

Ex-Tory MP entangled in EU plastic bag lobbying row

Symphony Environmental Technologies accused to orchestrate an EU blocking minority against her bag ban in the EU Council

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27 June 201427 June 2014

NNFCC assists Celtic Renewables in partnership with Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Collaboration will allow company to develop its process turning whisky by-products into biofuel

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24 June 201424 June 2014

Government issues response to Select Committee’s ‘Waste or Resource? Stimulating a bioeconomy’ Report

The Government has published its response to the Lords Science and Technology Select Committee’s report waste or resource? Stimulating a bioeconomy

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2 January 201431 December 2013

EU ministers reject reduction of arable biofuels

Farmers and industry invested heavily after the EU agreed on the biofuels targets in 2006

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28 October 201327 October 2013

Cameron pledges review of green energy tariffs

Annual competition review to examine costs of green regulations and the level of profits