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27 June 202221 June 2022

Vegetable-based fur

The Dutch company Geneus Biotech has grown biobased mink fur in the lab which is called FUROID and is made of vegetable feedstock through a biotechnological process

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Hytrel® ECO B – DuPont’s new drop-in solution

Based on a biomass balance approach, these newest Hytrel ECO grades are true drop-in replacements with no need to requalify products or retool

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INTERVIEW: High energy prices to boost sustainability megatrend – Covestro CFO

Like all chemicals producers in Europe, the company is experiencing higher energy and raw materials costs, but in Q1 it was able to pass on over 90% of these costs and sees demand momentum carrying into Q2

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Novozymes and AgroFresh to explore development of biological solutions to combat post-harvest waste

Novozymes and AgroFresh form partnership to unlock the potential of biotechnology to improve post-harvest quality and reduce food waste

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Suzano launches venture capital initiative with US$70 million to invest in startups

Suzano Ventures will stimulate the development of new solutions in areas including climate technology, bio-based products, agroforestry and sustainable packaging

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24 June 202220 June 2022

CBE JU strategic priorities set for 2030

Delivery of innovative bio-based solutions will be the key priority of the partnership, along with a strong focus on the EU’s environmental goals and support to local economies

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FEDIOL releases environmental footprint study

The product environmental footprint is a method developed by the European Commission and its goal is to provide a common approach to measuring environmental performance of products

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Clariant produces first commercial sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol at new plant in Podari, Romania

The offtake of the entire production has been contracted to global energy company Shell for several years

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Assessment of Biofuels Policy: Effectiveness of Emissions Reductions

The Fuels Institute published a new white paper, which explores the carbon benefits to using biofuels and looks at fuel ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and gasoline, hydrogen and R80B20

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23 June 202222 June 2022

Avantium forms PEF Textile Community with five leading companies to develop PEF yarn applications

The companies of the PEF Textile Community aim to further reduce CO2 emissions in support of the UN Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal objectives and explore sustainable solutions for various applications

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The Absolut Company partners with Blue Ocean Closures to develop innovative fibre-based bottle cap

The Absolut Company, part of Pernod Ricard, is working with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), a start-up based in Sweden, to develop an innovative natural fibre-based closure cap for Absolut Vodka’s iconic bottle

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We need to radically rethink how we design

Design decisions determine what we eat, what we wear, what we value, and how we communicate

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22 June 202215 June 2022

Adoption of the bioeconomy strategy progress report

New EU Bioeconomy strategy progress report 2022 identifies gaps for possible future EU bioeconomy action and initiatives

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Ingevity’s Capa® grades obtain OK MARINE certificate

The certification by TÜV Austria confirms that Capa thermoplastics fully biodegrade in a marine environment within four weeks, prohibiting formation of persistent microplastics

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VTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packaging

Company is piloting a new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic

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21 June 202214 June 2022

Discovering Exciting New Uses for ‘Green’ Film Technology

Eco Works® 10 not only aligned with Cortec®’s mission to eliminate plastic waste - it is even easier to work with it than with the previous plastic wrap

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New technology center in Leverkusen: Fresh impulses for wind energy

Covestro is developing innovative PUR resins for use in wind turbine rotor blades at its new Wind Technology Center

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20 June 202213 June 2022

The Vallès School of Architecture presents a construction prototype made from corn and sunflower stalks

The Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology (GICITED), linked to the UPC’s Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV), participates in the cross-border project SAVASCO, which aims to develop new bio-based materials to minimise the environmental impact of construction. In this context, the ETSAV has developed a sustainable building prototype made from corn and sunflower stalks, which was presented on 6 May

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BTC Europe and NXTLEVVEL Biochem sign agreement to distribute biobased and biodegradable solvents throughout Europe

BASF’s European distribution organization and the leading manufacturer of biomass-derived chemicals join forces to expand offerings of levulinate solvents across Europe

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17 June 202211 June 2022

Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector anticipated to surpass £1 billion turnover milestone by 2025

Updated National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology outlines new ambitions for Scotland’s bioeconomy, including reaching a target of 220 companies operating in the sector and more than 4,000 employees by 2025

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15 June 202211 June 2022

BASF offers range of chemical intermediates with product carbon footprint significantly below global market average

The outcome of the analysis shows that due to the production set-up the PCF of a range of BASF’s chemical intermediates is significantly below the global average PCF of the corresponding third-party chemicals

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World Bioproduct Day 7 July 2022 – a new digital biorefinery service published

During the campaign any stakeholders of the circular bioeconomy can share their story of their favourite bioproduct via social media by using the hashtag #bioproductday2022 and/or #bioproductday

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Global Bioenergies receives first orders from a number of major cosmetics players totalling several tonnes of Isonaturane® 12

Bio-sourced version of isododecane is manufactured entirely in France from locally sourced raw materials and meets ISO 16128 requirements in terms of naturalness in cosmetics products

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14 June 20229 June 2022

Lanzatech and Zara collaborate on CCU fashion

Capturing and repurposing carbon emissions from industrial processes limits the direct release of these emissions into the atmosphere and helps limit the use of virgin fossil resources

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Capturing carbon with crops, trees and bioenergy

MSU researchers find an integrated approach to land management practices can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates

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13 June 20228 June 2022

BIOPOLYMER-Award: Winners come from Belgium, Brazil and Germany

The abundance of international high-quality applications was an exciting and demanding task for the jury of the BIOPOLYMER Innovation Awards this year again

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A series of EU Parliament votes on Fit for 55 sends wrong signals on industry decarbonisation & bioeconomy development

The Committee’s vote notably fails to provide a concrete solution for exports, while accelerating free allowances phasing-out and threatening the existing indirect carbon cost compensation scheme

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10 June 202210 June 2022

Urine, bacteria, and calcium: A green and simple recipe for biocement

The result is a solid block of material that's resistant to water seepage, and that is the same color as the original sand or soil while the whole production process takes place at room temperature

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EU Parliament vote on internal combustion engine ban

The climate punishes those who miscalculate

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9 June 20224 June 2022

Lenzing boosts circularity and traceability through collaboration with UTEXBEL

Together both firms to provide 80,000 prison personnel shirts for FPS Justice security guards using fabric with TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibers with REFIBRA™ technology

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New EFI study launched – Maintaining and enhancing forest biodiversity in Europe

Forest biodiversity is more than just a mixture of species, as it concerns gene pools, structural and functional diversity as well as scale aspects that range from a single tree to entire regions

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Auramarine introduces methanol fuel supply system for marine engines

Auramarine Ltd has invested in the development of one of the industry’s first methanol fuel supply units to meet the demand for methanol as a promising future fuel

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Launch of covation biomaterials: delivering innovative, high-performance, bio-based materials at scale

Covation biomaterials, a leading global company offering bio-based solutions, launched as an independent business, following the acquisition of dupont biomaterials by the huafon group

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8 June 20224 June 2022

Scientists make plastic more degradable under UV light

Scientists at Bath found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light

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Why the EU’s Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act correctly lists bio-based plastics as “green investments”

The Climate Delegated Act supplementing the Regulation clearly supports “plastics derived wholly or partially from renewable feedstock” as “substantially contributing to climate change mitigation”

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Walki introduces a broad portfolio of recyclable materials for the growing frozen food segment

Walki is answering to the growing demand for frozen food by expanding its portfolio of recyclable materials

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Toward customizable timber, grown in a lab

Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste

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Bioeconomy strategy development in EU regions

Overall, there are 359 bioeconomy-related strategies and 334 frameworks have been published. Of these 334, 324 are regional and 10 are multi-regional (e.g. cross-border, interregional or macroregional, mostly Interreg-funded) strategic frameworks

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7 June 20224 June 2022

New artificial enzyme breaks down tough lignin

Researchers from WSU and PNNL showed that their artificial enzyme succeeded in digesting lignin, which has stubbornly resisted previous attempts to develop it into an economically useful energy source

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CJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymer Solutions

Companies signed letter of intent to collaborate on creating advanced products based on Ingeo™ PLA and PHACT® PHA technologies to meet growing demand for sustainable materials across wide array of markets

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Market-first home compostable wet food container

G. Mondini to trial TIPA compostable films for paper-based food packaging

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3 June 202227 May 2022

Insect Meat Loaf, Fertilizer Trees, and Mosquito-repelling Plants: Malabo Montpellier Panel Report Analyzes How Africa is Harnessing Nature toward Developing a Vibrant Bioeconomy

Africa’s rich resources can allow it to leapfrog to a sustainable bioeconomy and achieve economic development and growth targets, argues new report from Malabo Montpellier Panel of experts

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Tetra Pak tests an industry-first: a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer

Breakthrough towards a fully renewable aseptic package, this innovative fibre-based material is reducing the carbon footprint and is making the packaging more recyclable

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Cepi challenges ‘contradictory’ EU position on the paper industry’s decarbonisation and bioeconomy targets

Cepi claims that some proposed changes to legislation will in fact undermine efforts to maintain forests as sustainable assets for the pulp and paper industry

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LanzaTech, with the support of Danone, Discovers Method to Produce Sustainable PET Bottles from Captured Carbon

Proof of concept for direct production of monoethylene glycol (MEG), a key building block in sustainable PET production, completed at lab scale

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2 June 202225 May 2022

Cognac packaging: A. De Fussigny innovates with flax bottle

The brand hopes that other wine and spirits players will also adopt the 'Green Gen Bottle' made by the French start-up Green Gen Technologies from locally sourced flax fibers and biosourced resin

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PHA and PLA partnerships

PLA’s market size is expected to almost double to 800 ktpa by 2026 with 4-7 new PLA plants being built

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Research Team Advances Biological Alternative to Producing Common Petrochemical

A Genetic Sequence Allows Photosynthetic Organisms To Stably Produce Ethylene

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1 June 20221 June 2022

nova Experts (re-)introduced: Jutta Millich, M.A. Humanities

Senior Relationship Manager · Conference Partnering · Communication

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Bioenergy: important step towards protecting forests & food security taken by the EU Environment Committee

There is a real danger that the positive work of the ENVI committee could be reversed, and BirdLife Europe will continue to bring awareness of the issues with bioenergy all along the process