Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens Announce Successful Progress in BioButterfly™ R&D Project: the most mature technology to produce biobased butadiene from bioethanol
Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens are pleased to announce significant advancements in the BioButterfly™ project, supported by ADEME, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine and Bordeaux Metropole, which aims to produce bio-based butadiene from bioethanol
New EU Bioeconomy Strategy. Catia Bastioli talks to Il Bioeconomista: “The contribution of bio-based products should be acknowledged in legislative acts”
Compared to the 2012 strategy and the revisions carried out in 2018 and 2022, the focus has shifted toward industrial implementation, market expansion, competitiveness, and resilience
An interview with Nicolò Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director at CBE JU. “We have no time to waste if we want to maintain the leadership in the circular bioeconomy”
The new Bioeconomy strategy comes in a new context, in which the bioeconomy is at the heart of EU policies for green growth and European competitiveness
UPM and Sappi have signed a non-binding letter of intent to form a graphic paper Joint Venture
By optimizing capacity utilization, enhancing operational efficiencies and continuing to invest in decarbonization, the Joint Venture could reduce its overall climate impact, helping to advance the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal objectives
Commission adopts rules and launches initiatives to boost carbon removals and carbon farming in the EU
The European Commission has adopted rules to implement the EU-wide voluntary certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming. This will be boosted further by three initiatives announced in the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy
European Bioplastics Celebrates 20 Years of EBC and Calls for Unity in the Sector to Accelerate the Bioeconomy Transition
European Bioplastics concludes its 20th edition of the European Bioplastics Conference – two days of insightful presentations, panel discussions, networking, and market data analysis
Sustainable on the Trail: DITF Develop Hiking Pole Made from Natural Fibers and Bio-based Matrix
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) and LEKI Lenhart GmbH have collaborated on a project to develop a hiking pole made largely from renewable raw materials. The finished product demonstrates that sustainable materials can also offer high performance in the outdoor industry
Groundbreaking Ceremony of the New Biorefinery by PETRONAS, Enilive and Euglena in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia
Pengerang Biorefinery Sdn. Bhd., a joint venture between PETRONAS, Enilive S.p.A and Euglena Co., Ltd, marked a key milestone with the groundbreaking ceremony for the development of the new biorefinery in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia
Emirates Biotech launches its Embio product range – a new generation of PLA biopolymers made in the Emirates
With the Embio product launch, Emirates Biotech begins pre-marketing across the Middle East, offering customers the opportunity to source locally stocked PLA for faster delivery times and smaller minimum order volumes
Renewable Materials Conference 2026 — Save the Date: 22–24 September in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany)
Defossilisation through innovation: Early bird registration, exhibition and workshop booking, as well as submissions for abstracts and innovations for the "Renewable Material of the Year 2026" award are now open
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