Unilever & Genomatica’s palm oil alternatives, biobased World Cup soccer balls, mistletoe as natural glue, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of June 23rd
In today’s Digest, check out these bioinnovations as well as mistletoe being used as natural glue, soybean based putting greens, and more…
Tech4Biowaste co-organises the ‘Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2022’ event in Brussels this SeptemberGeno and Unilever launch $120m venture to scale alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels
Using Geno’s cutting-edge biotechnology, the venture aims to commercialize and scale plant-based alternatives to feedstocks like palm oil or fossil fuels, to make key ingredients used in everyday cleaning and personal care products
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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