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1 December 202228 November 2022

First 100% bio-based 3D-printed home unveiled at the University of Maine

New, 600-square-foot prototype features 3D-printed floors, walls and roof of wood fibers and bio-resins

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30 November 202230 November 2022

Countdown for abstracts: Only two weeks left to submit your abstract for the Renewable Materials Conference 2023 (RMC)

The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 23-25 May 2023. The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled are the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials www.renewable-materials.eu

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ISPO 2022: Freudenberg presents sustainable product innovations for outdoor clothing, sports and active wear

Wide range of innovative and sustainable interlinings for active sports outfits, stretch interlinings for yoga wear, Pilates & Co, and thermal insulations that combine perfect outdoor wearing comfort with high warmth retention

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Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive

Efforts include advancing NAFILean materials family in weight reduction and sustainability, as well as new Sustainable Materials division and R&D Center

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29 November 202224 November 2022

Wood-based plastic may enable circular home furnishings and building materials

KTH researchers combined polymer chemistry with process technology similar to what is used for carbon fiber composites and got a degradable wood composite

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P2 Science Launches an Innovative Biobased Range of Pigment Dispersions

The Citrosperse™ range comprises 10 colors for use in cosmetics and personal care products

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28 November 202228 November 2022

nova Experts introduced: Dr. rer. nat. Nadja Wulff, Dipl. -Chem.

Life Cycle Assessment · Fine Chemicals · Chemical Recycling

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Melodea Enters U.S. with Plastic-Free Packaging Solution

New U.S. plant to boost production of its paper sidestream-sourced barrier coating to serve the Americas

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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

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Embraced, a step forward for a Circular Bioeconomy in Europe

Horizon 2020 Embraced Project was protagonist at Ecomondo in Rimini in early November

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25 November 202222 November 2022

Premium Leather Producer ECCO Leather Partners With Ecovative to Pursue New Mycelium Materials

The two companies will collaborate directly to develop the next generation of mycelium materials for footwear, fashion and apparel

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24 November 202221 November 2022

Cows Fed With Industrial Hemp Produce Milk With THC, Study Finds

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature Food on Monday found that dairy cows fed with industrial hemp could produce milk containing THC levels about to pose a risk for the consumers

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22 November 202217 November 2022

HEXPOL TPE Launch Medical Mass Balance Thermoplastic Elastomers

Mass balance allows for a gradual increase of the bio-circular share using existing infrastructure with the target to reduce the use of fossil resources step by step

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Bioeconomy 2.0: Creating a bio-based, resilient future

Ali Harlin, research professor at Finland’s VTT research centre in an interview about the potential benefits of bio-based materials for the packaging industry, the impact of current solutions and some of the main challenges

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World BioEconomy Forum talks on bioeconomy – live from the UNFCCC COP27!

The World BioEconomy Forum was invited to the UNFCCC COP27 to take part in a bioeconomy panel organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

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21 November 202216 November 2022

Increased funding to mitigate rising costs of bioeconomy innovation

Scottish bioeconomy: Researchers are now invited to apply for the latest round of feasibility funding, with the deadline for proposals on 9th February

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Plastics recycling

The European RevoluZion-project together with the largest and smartest European factory for sorting plastic waste aim to tackle plastic pollution in our environments

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18 November 202216 November 2022

Below Zero: why Less is More for the Advanced Bioeconomy

Above zero, the bioeconomy is just another path competing with EVs, or wind, or solar, getting grief over costs, or land-use, or diversion of feedstocks. Better to be the necessary helper than the competitor

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17 November 202214 November 2022

First Industrial Hemp Fiber LCA For Carbon Negative Additives

Research of Heartland’s Imperium Filler as a replacement for mineral fillers commonly used in plastics shows, how this can systematically help large manufacturers reduce the carbon footprint of everyday products

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How global-scale changes in forest cover could affect weather patterns

Planting trees has become a trendy carbon offsetting activity. However, large-​scale forestation projects may alter the Earth’s energy balance, affecting both global atmospheric and ocean circulation patterns, suggests a modelling study published in Nature Communications

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16 November 202214 November 2022

Grand largue composites and Sicomin enable first flax-fibre-built Class40

Company has supplied a range of composite materials to build a racing yacht that incorporates flax rather than carbon fibers

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15 November 202210 November 2022

22 years Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH – 22 years Wood K plus

Prior to the celebration, a top-class scientific symposium took place, and there was also given a glimpse into the future of the competence center and wood as a material in general

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Bioeconomy strategies in EU regions. Where are we?

Research shows there's a growing number of regional bioeconomy strategies following the launch of the revised EU Bioeconomy strategy in 2018

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14 November 20229 November 2022

AIMPLAS to develop bioplastics for active packaging for cosmetics and absorbent litter for pets for the BeonNAT Project

New project fosters the creation of value chains to make use of trees and shrubs grown on marginal land as a biomass source for bio-industries

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Stora Enso’s pilot plant for a breakthrough bioplastic is well underway. What will happen next?

The launch of a new bioplastics pilot plant in the Flanders region in Belgium will enable a new bioplastics production technology, ready for implementation at industrial scale

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11 November 202211 November 2022

Braskem and Sojitz Corporation launch Sustainea

New brand aims to be the global leader in the bioMEG market; project involves the construction of three industrial plants with annual production capacity of 700,000 tons of renewable MEG

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KRATON announces collaboration with Asphalt Pavement net zero initiative “The Road Forward”

Pavements constructed with Kraton solutions have a lower carbon footprint due to extended pavement life and minimal maintenance

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New cooperation enables Evonik to provide tire industry with silica made from biobased raw materials

Evonik has entered a strategic cooperation with the Pörner Group, Austria and Phichit Bio Power Co., Ltd., Thailand, to supply sustainably precipitated ULTRASIL® silica to tire manufacturers

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10 November 20228 November 2022

ALIGNED, a project to improve environmental assessment in multiple bio-based sectors

By bringing together scientific and industrial knowledge, the goal of the new collaboration project is to provide a systematic evidence-based methodology for decision-making

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Design of biomass-based renewable materials for environmental remediation

Coupling bioremediation-capable bioagents and adsorptive media enable a partial treatment for environmental remediation where contaminant adsorption, enrichment, and degradation occur in the same space

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9 November 20227 November 2022

Stora Enso launches building solution for low carbon construction

The Sylva kit includes everything needed to create a modern, sustainable wood structure for low-carbon buildings

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New heart disease treatment could stem from daffodils

Initial findings suggest alkaloids from daffodils could prevent cardiovascular disorders

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8 November 20222 November 2022

UBC researcher creates wood-based alternative to single-use plastic

The film can be made into coffee bags or chip bags, pouches like pouches for cereal or frozen fruit, or protective wrap like bubble wrap or envelopes

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Calyxt produces plant-based squalene

The company says it is working with its infrastructure partner, Evologic Technologies, to optimise speed to achieve commercial-scale production of its plant-based squalene

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First structure overview shows performance of Flemish bioeconomy

For the first time, the numerous streams of renewable raw materials and processes in the Flemish economy have been mapped and their economic value for Flanders has been estimated

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Urban waste as opportunity for the bioplastic sector

Novamont and the Circular Biocarbon flagship project’s approach at the international Circular Week

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7 November 20222 November 2022

Renewable cellulose-based fillers

Empa and the Datwyler Schweiz AG collaborated as part of an Innosuisse project, and successfully developed a process that brought together the worlds of cellulose and rubbers

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World’s first plant-based medical grade face mask authorized under EUA by U.S. FDA

PADM Medical PRECISION ECO™ plant based procedural mask with earloops is the world's first plant based mask to receive EUA for use in medical and healthcare settings

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4 November 202231 October 2022

Pharmaceutical packaging: first compostable stick pack made of bio-based raw materials

The Novamont Mater-Bi bioplastic film is convincing the customers within an innovative, compostable packaging which contains more than 65% renewable resources

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Neoplants Bioengineers Houseplants to Remove Harmful Air Pollutants

Neoplants unveils the first generation of plants built to purify the air, Neo P1: designed and evolutionarily directed to remove harmful air pollutants

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From flower waste to bio-leather

One more of the projects on the Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress, where on the opening day the winners of the Young Scientist Award of Lenzing for innovative research work in the fiber and textile sector were awarded

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Eni considers the possibility of building a third bio-refinery in Livorno

Eni met with the president of Tuscany, Eugenio Giani, and the mayors of Livorno, Luca Salvetti, and Collesalvetti, Adelio Antolini, to confirm that the company is investigating the opportunity to build a new bio-refinery at Eni's industrial site in Livorno

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3 November 202217 December 2024

nova-experts (re-)introduced: Michael Carus

Founder and CEO of nova-Institute and Executive Manager of the Renewable Carbon Initiative

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LignoValue Pilot inaugurated

Several studies have identified biomass containing lignin (e.g. wood, grass, straw, corn straw) as the biomass of choice for the sustainable production of chemicals and especially so-called bio-aromatics

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Creating biomaterials from wool waste

The new 3d-printing project of Petra Garajová, co-founder of the start-up p2lab is investigating the chemical properties of wool fibers through extracting keratin and implementing it in the fabrication of new biomaterials

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Biorefineries – the engine of the bio-based economy

The European Union is investing billions of euros in biorefineries that can develop products based on organic materials and help decrease the bloc’s reliance on oil and gas

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2 November 20229 January 2023

Winter special – 20% discount on market and trend reports all around renewable carbon until 6th of January 2023

From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks and polymers to specific polymer insights: Get the latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets for a special price

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Winterspecial – 20% Rabatt auf Markt- und Trendberichte rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis zum 6. Januar 2023

Von fortschrittlichen Recycling-Technologien, über bio- und CO2-basierte Chemikalien, Bausteine und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Polymer-Einblicken: Sichern Sie sich die aktuellen Berichte des nova-Instituts rund um die Märkte für erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff zum Sonderpreis

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Bioplastics made of bacteria can reduce plastic waste in oceans

A team of scientists of the Nereid Biomaterials team, including Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer, is developing bioplastics to degrade in oceans

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An interview with Kelly Smith, VP R&D DMC Biotech

“The crises, while tragic, created an opportunity to rethink security of supply in terms of where things are manufactured, and DMC is positioned to lead the change.” Kelly Smith, VP R&D at DMC Biotech talks with Il Bioeconomista