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21 November 202519 November 2025

Oterra signs partnership with Seprify to bring natural white color replacement for titanium dioxide to food and beverage industry

Seprify’s proprietary extraction technology produces particles inspired by natural structures that scatter light in a particular way to create a bright white surface


EU palm oil imports continue to decline

UFOP: Total imports shaped by palm oil exclusion and rising waste oil demand


Literature review on micro- and nanoplastic release from food contact materials during their use

This review identifies methodological shortcomings and data gaps, and makes recommendations on related future research needs


Arkema and Catalyxx accelerate biomanufacturing of low-carbon acrylic resins

Their patented technology, validated at a demonstration plant in Seville, Spain, offers a significantly reduced carbon footprint compared to fossil-based alternatives


20 November 202514 November 2025

Avantium and Logoplaste Sign Capacity Reservation Agreement for Releaf® to Accelerate High-Performance Packaging Innovation

Collaboration beyond the paper bottle and into Logoplaste’s core business of high-performance bottles for beverages, food, pharma, home care, and personal care


GBL, ICT Mumbai launch pilot plant to convert CO2 into clean fuel alternative 

The innovative pilot plant aims to transform carbon dioxide emissions from bio-ethanol production into a sustainable fuel alternative


18 November 202517 November 2025

EPA Issues Proposed Registration Decision for Biotalys’ EVOCA™ Biofungicide

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Initiates Public Participation Procedure


17 November 202512 November 2025

European paper sack industry sets course for net zero

This work builds on a life cycle inventory and carbon footprint project that the industry initiated more than 20 years ago


14 November 202510 November 2025

Scientists Produce Powerhouse Pigment Behind Octopus Camouflage

UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab


13 November 20257 November 2025

Sustainable batteries made from wood industry by-products

Fraunhofer researchers and their project partners are working on a sodium-ion battery system based on lignin, a by-product of the wood and pulp industry


With Braskem’s I’m greenTM bio-based Polyethylene, Balsam Hill Made the World’s First Plant-Based Plastic Christmas Trees

For Balsam Hill, these trees are an important part of the company's reNEWT commitment to move towards new and more sustainable materials


Moeve enters Chinese market with phenol from biomass waste

The company’s NextPhenol BC is designed to deliver the same high performance as traditional fossil-based phenol but with a significantly lower carbon footprint


12 November 20257 November 2025

Bio-based industries are Europe’s assets says EIB report

A new study provides a series of actionable recommendations to address several challenges, from creating a European bioeconomy booster programme to expanding venture debt options under InvestEU guarantee


11 November 20254 November 2025

Seaweed-to-plastic startup Uluu attracts EUR 9 million investment

Uluu's next-generation materials (poly3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate – PHBV) perform like conventional plastics and can be processed using existing plastic manufacturing equipment


Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Continue Partnership Exploring Advanced Biodesign and the Future of Mobility 

The Regeneration Studio, led from RISD’s Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab, is bringing to life entirely new concepts in bio-innovation, examining natural environments, systems, processes, and organisms with the intent to design a more circular and less harmful human-planet relationship


Soy protein fuels the future of eco-friendly solid-state batteries

The world's most grown legume could be used to make the batteries of the future


7 November 20253 November 2025

UFOP status report ‘Biodiesel & Co. 2024/2025’ published

UFOP call for a fuel strategy


Arkema adds Boretto, Italy site to global list of ISCC PLUS certified waterborne resins facilities

Multiple Arkema waterborne resin sites have already obtained certification, including facilities in Saint Charles, Louisiana (US), Zwickau, Germany (EMEA) and Changshu, China (Asia)


6 November 20253 November 2025

Brenntag Specialties and Synonym Partner to Launch the “Better with Bio” program to accelerate bioproducts to market

Together, the companies will work closely to increase the adoption of biobased ingredients, focusing first on the Beauty & Personal Care and Household, Industrial and Institutional Cleaners markets


Case: Granulous – Upcycling spent grains to compostable bioplastics 

VTT helped Finnish startup Granulous move from a concept to a final recipe for a biobased plastic alternative made from spent grains from the global brewing industry


4 November 202530 October 2025

A computer mouse made of wood: Green electronics thanks to biodegradable circuit boards

Empa researchers have developed a biodegradable version - their biomaterial is based entirely on wood and can be processed into functional circuit boards for electronic devices


3 November 202528 October 2025

Lignin valorization

There is still much work to be done before lignin-based products are commercialized, like ensuring consistent lignin supplies, achieving consistent quality and compatibility of end products with end-use applications


31 October 20253 November 2025

AI Circular Economy Conference 2026: How AI Powers Progress from Chemical and Material Innovations to Data Security – Preliminary Program now Published

Leading experts highlight the diverse role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across circular chemistry, materials, and industrial innovation


30 October 202524 October 2025

GFBiochemicals Accelerates Growth with Strategic Leadership Hires and Sustainable Market Expansion

As part of this development, GFBiochemicals partnered with Listgrove, the specialist international recruitment consultancy for the plastics, packaging and chemicals industries


28 October 202522 October 2025

Eni launches authorisation process in Priolo for new biorefinery and chemical recycling plant for plastics

The Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security approved the application to proceed with the construction on Versalis’ proprietary Hoop® technology


Palsgaard introduces Einar® 987 anti-fouling additive for the PE and PP polymerisation process as a safer alternative to ethoxylated amines

Made completely from renewable raw materials, the food-grade additive Einar® 987 has been developed to address concerns about the ethoxylated amine (EA) chemistry


27 October 202521 October 2025

BIOS MATER Project Launches to Drive Safe, Circular, and Low-Carbon Construction

A central focus of the project is the development of four innovative bio-based construction products: sandwich panels for flooring, interior panelling, and furniture


24 October 202525 October 2025

Dutch living coffin makes it into TIME’s best inventions list

Loop's biodegradable, moss-lined coffin made from mushrooms and hemp fibers has been recognized as one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025


23 October 202517 October 2025

Braskem Unveils Bio-based Product Innovations at K 2025

Braskem's collaboration with Dutch innovators Bottle Up and Eurobottle brings bio-based materials into practical, reusable designs


22 October 202516 October 2025

Sustainable Plastics from Plants

TU Graz is coordinating the European B3PO Doctoral Network, which is developing innovative materials from plant by-products. The EU has supplied funding of EUR 4.3 million for the project


EU Commission prepares the new Bioeconomy Strategy and therefor encourages stakeholders to participate in the discussion 

The public consultation is open until 23 June 2026 and marks a significant step forward in harnessing the opportunities of the bioeconomy


Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) – Bio-based Plastic with a Future

New Types of the Bioplastic PBS for Industrial Applications


Building a young but ambitious bioeconomy: South Africa and the Netherlands join forces

The Netherlands Agricultural Network (LAN) team at the Dutch Embassy in Pretoria sees a growing number of companies interested in innovative projects and pilots


21 October 202520 October 2025

Strengthening Europe’s Bioeconomy through Smarter Certification – What Policy can do

The final policy brief of the EU-funded project BioReCer identifies key-challenges for certification of bio-based feedstock and provides targeted recommendations for businesses, certification and labelling scheme (CSL) holders and policy makers


20 October 202516 October 2025

Turning residual materials into resources: Bio-based adhesives for wood-based materials

In the “LowEPanel” research project, scientists at the Fraunhofer WKI testing formaldehyde-free adhesives made from lignin and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) for the production of sustainable particle boards using regional wood residues


Special offer from The Renewable Carbon Initiative – profit from free membership in 2025

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) unites more than 80 companies leading the shift toward renewable carbon in chemicals and materials – and it is time for your organisation to take its place at our table!


IFIB 2025, International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy

The presentations covered a wide range of bioeconomy subjects, as did the discussions - rom keynotes to innovations, from long-term strategies to concrete business cases


16 October 202510 October 2025

Navigating standards for biobased and biodegradable materials

New report provides an accessible overview of the key standards, certifications, and testing methods that underpin claims of bio-based content, biodegradability, and compostability


15 October 202514 October 2025

Invitation to the 3-CO Final Event: Empowering Bio-Based Choices Through Smart Certification

By developing smart label design guidelines, digital support tools, and implementing social innovation strategies, 3-CO addresses transparency and trust in bio-based products


Battery made from natural materials could replace conventional lithium-ion batteries

What if the next battery you buy was made from the same kinds of ingredients found in your body? That’s the idea behind a breakthrough battery material made from natural, biodegradable components. It’s so natural, it could even be consumed as food


14 October 20258 October 2025

TotalEnergies and CooperVision Join Forces to Introduce ISCC PLUS-certified Plastic into Contact Lens Packaging

Both companies are implementing certified renewable polypropylene through a mass balance approach in certain CooperVision blister packs


Pipes moulded from its biobased polycarbonate

Pipes moulded from its biobased polycarbonate (PC) resin have been adopted for use in the world’s first pipe organ made from bioplastic


13 October 20257 October 2025

Under Armour and UNLESS introduce three regenerative footwear styles

Planet-conscious innovation and design meet the fashion of tomorrow


10 October 20256 October 2025

BioBond Enters the Hot Melt Market With BioBased Technology For Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) Applications

BioBond Accelerates the Transition to Biobased Hot Melt Adhesives with Better Performance, Better Pricing and Better for Everyone Approach


9 October 20259 October 2025

New startup Biophelion: Using fungi to produce sustainable platform chemicals

The latest spin-off from Leibniz-HKI, biotech startup Biophelion, is working on extracting new valuable materials from industrial waste


8 October 20257 October 2025

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2025

September Highlights: Publication of LCIA Report, RCI appointed as Member of the Ecodesign Forum, RMC 2025, RCI Roundtables, and New Members & Partners


7 October 20257 October 2025

Breaking the Bubbles of the Different Renewable Carbon Sectors to Enhance the Transformation of the European Chemical Industry

The Renewable Materials Conference opened up new avenues for the chemical industry in Europe. The three winners of the Innovation Award demonstrate the industry's potential for innovation: These include plasma technology for utilising waste and CO₂, white lignin for cosmetics and a bio-based solution for replacing PFAS and plastic in paper packaging


Muoto Laminated Fibre Series is launched for market testing in more demanding food applications

New Laminated Fibre series was developed in collaboration with global packaging leader Amcor, represents a significant step forward


2 October 20251 October 2025

Agriculture and Bioeconomy: New Report Confirms Benefits of Using First-Generation Biomass for Food, Fuels and Chemicals in Europe

The new study from the nova-Institute confirms that the EU has the biomass resources necessary to realise Europe’s bioeconomy


Groundbreaking ceremony for the Chemical Invention Factory

The Chemical Invention Factory – John Warner Center for Start-ups in Green Chemistry will create Europe's largest laboratory infrastructure for transfer and pre-start-up teams in green chemistry

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