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27 November 202322 November 2023

Compostable Coffee Capsules Made with NatureWorks’ Ingeo Biopolymer Score Highest Sustainability Marks in New Study by Wageningen University & Research

The study concludes that compostable coffee capsules are the most sustainable option when considering both greenhouse emissions and material circularity

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18 October 202312 October 2023

Dutch project BIOTTEK aims to develop new biopolyester with 6.6 million EUR investment

The focus of the project is to find a solution for the enormous microplastic pollution caused by apparel textiles

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29 June 202322 June 2023

Compostable bioplastics biodegrade in real conditions, study confirms

The preliminary report shared by TotalEnergies Corbion confirmed that compostable packaging can help in managing waste in the food packaging industry

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11 May 20238 May 2023

Biobased asphalt with lignin can cut emissions up to 60%

According to new figures from WUR are the potential savings huge, since 10 million tonnes of asphalt containing 300,000 tonnes of bitumen are produced annually in the Netherlands alone

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29 March 20235 May 2023

Webinar Series Green Renewable Solutions 2023

Hosted by Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands and nova-Institute, Germany

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11 October 20227 October 2022

CocoPallet: smart concept, bright future

The development of creating value from the byproduct of the coconut industry has been much slower than desired and expected - but the company still exists and has the same goal

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1 April 20221 April 2022

CHAMPION Webinars: Progress in Materials Designed for a Circular Economy

6th, April, 2022, Time: 14-15h - Location: online & free!

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16 March 202210 March 2022

PLA does not endanger PET recycling

Wageningen conducted study concludes that considering current industrial methods for sorting and recycling, PLA has little to no influence on recycled PET (rPET)

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11 March 202211 March 2022

Spain: New study confirms that compostable plastics biodegrade

Evaluation results showed that unlike conventional plastics, no compostable plastic (certified EN13432) could be found in the final compost samples

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10 March 20227 March 2022

Market introduction of PHAs

PHAs are made by micro-organisms from raw materials such as sugars and vegetable oils or from various waste streams like food waste and sewage sludge, but production volumes are still limited and production costs are high

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9 March 20224 March 2022

Fashion for Good’s latest project transforms agricultural waste into fibres

The new consortium project will assess the technical feasibility of natural fibres created by selected innovators using agricultural waste such as rice husks, hemp, wheat straw, banana and pineapple

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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

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2 December 202129 November 2021

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

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2 September 20219 September 2021

Free Webinars on Markets and Strategies for Renewable Chemicals and Materials

11-22 October 2021 – 9 Sessions, 18 Presentations

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17 August 202112 August 2021

New generation of Biobased polyesters for durable products

Starch-based molecule called ISOIDIDE allows researchers to develop a new generation of polymer that can be used not only in BPA(Bisphenol A)-free packaging but also in engineering applications

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3 August 20216 August 2021

Sulzer Chemtech and Wageningen Food & Biobased Research announce development partnership for bio-based foamed materials

The global process technology specialist and research institute are combining their capabilities to develop new methods to produce competitive bio-based foamed polymers

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23 July 202120 July 2021

Exciting future prospects for biorefineries

New EU study describes development paths and outlines strategic roadmap

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Spannende Zukunftsperspektiven für Bioraffinerien

Neue EU-Studie beschreibt Entwicklungspfade und zeigt Strategiefahrplan auf

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17 June 202116 June 2021

EU biorefinery outlook to 2030

European Commission's study presents the possible growth until 2030, provides actions required to increase the deployment of chemical and material driven biorefineries in the EU

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10 June 202116 June 2021

1000 Rivers Emit Nearly 80% of Riverine Plastic Pollution into Worlds Oceans, Newly Published Research Shows

One Percent of Rivers Worldwide, Including Many Small and Medium-Sized Rivers, Represent the Largest Contributors of Ocean Plastic; New Research Challenges Previous Estimations

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2 February 202128 January 2021

World first: Bio-asphalt road in Vlissingen put into use

The fact that the Netherlands is leading the way in making road construction more sustainable is partly due to the unique collaboration of partners

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1 February 20211 February 2021

Probing the European bioeconomy’s development through its drivers and indicators

Partners from the BioMonitor project published its latest paper in the Sustainability journal on the drivers and indicators that will measure the development of the bioeconomy

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16 December 202011 December 2020

Using lignin for greener asphalt

New project using lignin extracted from black liquor as a binding agent in asphalt

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18 November 202016 November 2020

European Bioeconomy University brings together bioeconomy studies from different sectors

The courses seek to expand students’ ideas and experiences of what the European bioeconomy in different sectors is, and what it can be in the future

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16 November 202016 November 2020

Giving a glimpse of our future with the bioeconomy at the GBS 2020

The BioMonitor project will play a major role at the virtual Global Bioeconomy Summit next week to discuss the role of the bioeconomy in a policy-based contex

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13 November 202013 November 2020

Finding Value in the Margins to Build a Bioeconomy

Monetizing environmental services of biofuel feedstocks could incentivize farmers to take advantage of marginal agricultural lands while also benefiting the landscape

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19 October 202017 October 2020

Dutch Zeeland premieres with first stretch of road paved with bio-asphalt

Next Friday the first stretch of road will be constructed in Vlissingen with asphalt that uses plant-based material called lignin to replace petroleum-based bitumen

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19 August 202015 August 2020

Towards a future with bioplastics

Plastic products manufacturer Rompa Group to show the world how it can contribute to a cleaner environment by reusing the own waste

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28 July 202024 July 2020

Developing new circular materials from safe bio-based building blocks

New library of biobased materials will bring the circular ambitions of the European Union a step closer

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1 July 202030 June 2020

Circular High-performance Aza-Michael Polymers as Innovative materials Originating from Nature

Recovery, chemical recycling and organic recycling (with the option of controlled energy recovery) are the end-of-life options planned for the design of products using CHAMPION polymers

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25 March 202023 March 2020

EUBP raises concerns over biased EASAC report on bio-based and biodegradable plastics

Statements implicitly lead to some very questionable recommendations to EU institutions and citizens

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28 February 202026 February 2020

Compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting

New study shows that the tested objects have the same disintegration and degradation rate as regular biowaste or are even faster

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Praxistest: Kompostierbare Kunststoffe zersetzen sich bei der industriellen Kompostierung in weniger als 22 Tagen

Neue Studie zeigt auf, dass die getesteten Produkte die gleiche oder sogar schnellere Zersetzungs- und Abbaurate wie normaler Bioabfall aufweisen

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26 February 202022 February 2020

Compostable plastics disintegrate fast enough in the current Dutch Biowaste disposal system

No compostable plastics were found in the final compost

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17 February 202017 February 2020

Which measures could boost the European bio-based economy?

The Independent Bio-Based Expert Group presents the results of an expert survey on the impact and implementation of measures and instruments to stimulate the bio-based economy

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14 January 20209 January 2020

Is seaweed the solution to sustainable biofuel?

In a recent biofuel trial, a car reached 80 kph powered by seaweed-based fuel

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Sind Meeresalgen die Lösung für nachhaltigen Biokraftstoff?

Im Testversuch zu Biokraftstoff hat ein Auto, das durch Kraftstoff aus Meeresalgen angetrieben wurde, eine Geschwindigkeit von 80 km/h erreicht

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10 January 20207 January 2020

Recyclable or compostable still an issue: Bioplastics on course

The heated debate about bioplastics is all about the waste phase. Everyone is convinced that bioplastics are not the answer to the plastic soup

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3 December 201928 November 2019

BioMonitor seek experts’ knowledge on data collection methodologies used to measure the bioeconomy

As part of the long run data collection strategy, BioMonitor will address the integration of new bio-based products into the official Eurostat statistics

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31 October 201928 October 2019

BIC hosts first-ever European bio-based student challenge to develop innovative, sustainable products from bio-based raw materials

Five teams presented their innovative projects to an audience of leading figures from the bio-based industry

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26 September 201925 September 2019

Call for Partners: Use or Invest in (Biobased) Polymerization Shared Facility

New plant to produce innovative and redesigned bio-polymers at a sub-commercial scale

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5 September 201931 August 2019

All-in-one: Re­cently dis­covered mi­crobe de­grades oil to gas

Mi­cro­scopy sug­gests that the re­cently dis­covered mi­crobe Meth­an­ol­i­paria pro­duces meth­ane from crude oil all by them­selves

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Al­les in ei­ner Zel­le: Die Mi­kro­be, die Öl in Gas um­wan­delt

Neue Bil­der aus dem Mi­kro­skop deu­ten dar­auf hin, dass die kürz­lich ent­deck­ten Mi­kro­ben Me­tha­no­lip­a­ria Me­than aus Roh­öl er­zeu­gen kön­nen – und zwar ohne frem­de Hil­fe

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2 July 201927 June 2019

Could the roads of the future be bio-based?

Some researchers, concerned about the environmental impacts of bitumen asphalt and future supply after petroleum-slowdown, have started to develop bio-based alternatives

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12 June 201911 June 2019

Necessary measures to achieve a level-playing field for bio-based products

Seven measures to achieve better policies and standards for bio-based industries

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30 April 201925 April 2019

Ein Unternehmen produziert Paletten, ohne Bäume zu fällen

Die Erträge von Kokosnuss-Abfällen sind noch besser als bei herkömmlichen Paletten

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11 February 20196 February 2019

It is technically feasible to double the yield of EU agriculture by 2050, says researcher

Preparatory action to boost global crop yield for food & nutrition security and fueling a bioeconomy

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5 February 20195 February 2019

EIP-Agri Operational Group to coordinate Ireland’s first small-scale biorefinery demonstration project

The Biorefinery Glas project aims to address key challenges in Irish agriculture while promoting farmer diversification into Ireland’s growing bioeconomy

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31 January 2019

Developing standards for bio-based industries

What are the current EU standards or other related issues that hamper the growth of bio-based products?

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21 January 201916 January 2019

Bioplastics: the solution to India’s plastic pollution woes?

For ensuring greater adoption of the biodegradable variant, manufacturers say a major policy push is needed from government to help make it more affordable