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25 May 202116 June 2021

BIOVYN™ provides a sustainable solution for fossil-free construction

Norway’s largest manufacturer and supplier of plastic pipe systems, Pipelife today launches a new generation pipes made from BIOVYN™

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Canada’s Good Natured Products acquires Illinois-based sheet extruder Ex-Tech Plastics

The current management team operating Ex-Tech will be joining the good natured^® team

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21 May 202116 June 2021

Paraexcel – Fighting post-harvest loss with edible coatings

The start-up uses only organic raw materials and organic wastes for their innovation named “Phytorbit”

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Mehler: Adhesive based on lignin

MehlerSustainAdhesive are based on the organic biopolymer lignin and a latex component and can be applied for all mechanical rubber goods applications

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20 May 20219 September 2021

Winners of the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021”: A chair made from hemp fibres and bio-resin, PET bottles made from enzymatically recycled textile waste and CO2-based household cleaners

The new concept of the Renewable Materials Conference generated an outstanding response: 420 participants witnessed a firework of innovations of non-fossil material solutions and voted for the winners of the innovation award

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User-friendly textile-based interactive car interior using bio-based materials

Interdisciplinary research project called InBiO, led by the University of Reutlingen, Germany, realized a concept for an innovative, sustainable and user-friendly car interior

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19 May 202118 June 2021

Sateri to Acquire Funing Aoyang’s Viscose Fibre Business

Sateri has entered into agreement with Funing Aoyang Technology Co., Ltd. (Funing Aoyang) to acquire its viscose fibre business

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18 May 20219 September 2021

The need for bio-based carbon in a sustainable future – Studies on support to R&I policy in the area of bio-based products and services

“Carbon Economy” project illustrates the role of bioeconomy in a low fossil carbon economy for Europe, today and in the future.

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Stora Enso launches bio-based binder for safe and healthy everyday living

Stora Enso is today launching its latest lignin-based innovation, NeoLigno® by Stora Enso

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Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

Fraunhofer-researchers have developed an eco-friendly coating for paper packaging that is either saving plastics, but also extends the coating of plant-based proteins and waxes as it extends the shelf life of food

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14 May 202118 June 2021

Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

After use, the packaging is placed in the waste paper recycling bin with the bioactive materials

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12 May 202118 June 2021

Total Cray Valley and Gevo to further Scale Up Development of Renewable Isoamylene from Fusel Oil

The companies are now seeking to advance to Phase 2 of the JDA, which will allow for scale up of Gevo’s technology at a demonstration scale

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11 May 202118 June 2021

Launched: New book celebrating innovation and creativity in eco-design

The 160-page book features Award-winning projects in double-page spreads, along with interviews with the designers

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A ‘radically sustainable’ partnership

Berlin-based brand i+m chose Sulapac^® Nordic Collection by Quadpack for the new member of its natural cosmetics series

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10 May 202118 June 2021

Shchekinoazot and Haldor Topsoe sign an MoU to jointly discover opportunities for CO2 emission reduction

Parties will jointly explore opportunities of implementing Topsoe’s technologies at Shchekinoazot’s plants to produce high quality chemicals with the lowest rates of greenhouse gas emission

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New contract awarded by Total Corbion PLA to design a biopolymer plant in France

Joint venture between Total and Corbion, to carry out a Front-End Engineering Design for their 100,000 tons per annum Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) plant in Grandpuits

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Cellulose fibers against climate change

Joint research project to realize with help of textile-fixed amines an optimized and improved CO₂-Sequestration from the air

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7 May 202118 June 2021

Measuring the size of the European Bioeconomy using an Input-Output Approach

Researchers from the BioMonitor project proposed a novel approach that provides a comparative analysis of the bioeconomy’s development across different Member States and selected bio-based industries

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FEATURE: Biomethanol offers renewable fuel alternative

Renewable methanol will offer further emission reduction advantages, estimated at 65%-95% according to the joint IRENA and Methanol report

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6 May 202118 June 2021

Poster update: Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments According to Established Standards and Certification Schemes

The biodegradation of materials is a complex process that depends mainly on the environmental conditions in which the materials end up after their use. Additionally, only a handful of polymers will be able to biodegrade in different environments.

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Our First Packaging made from Renewable Plastic: another Milestone on our Sustainability Journey

Interview with Julia Wiedemann, Global Category Manager Sustainable Packaging in our Procurement, and Hannah Rasel, Senior Packaging Specialist in Packaging Development

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NatureWorks and IMA Announce New Strategic Partnership for the Compostable Coffee Pods Market

Partnership will accelerate the availability of a turn-key solution for K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods in North America with excellent performance in converting, assembly, filling, brewing, and taste

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Seaweed as a source of food and useful compounds

Universities of Exeter and Bath in the UK have developed a process that doesn’t require the salty water to be removed on beforehand.

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5 May 202118 June 2021

SABIC Debuts A Novel Bio-Based LNP™ Compound That Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions And Fossil Fuel Use

New flame-retardant, carbon fiber-reinforced compound has a reduced carbon/energy footprint compared to its incumbent product, while delivering the same properties

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4 May 202118 June 2021

Cosun Beet Company and Avantium join forces with the ambition to produce plant-based glycols from sugars

Both companies entered into a Term Sheet to establish a joint venture in which Cosun Beet Companywill take a substantial share

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DMC and Conagen Partner for Commercial Manufacturing of L-alanine

Partnership combines Conagen’s production expertise with DMC's bioprocess technology and follows DMC’s demonstration of commercial-scale production in March 2021

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3 May 202118 June 2021

Stahl launches NuVera® breakthrough renewable carbon polyurethanes range

Novel building blocks allow the development of biomass-based and/or captured carbon-based polyurethane polymers

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Ingeo 3D700, a newly developed PLA grade for large-format additive manufacturing, provides significant reduction in warping, minimizes print failures

NatureWorks has introduced Ingeo 3D700, a new PLA grade for use in large-format 3D printing

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Breakthrough as EU negotiators clinch deal on European climate law

EU member states made a concession to MEPs by agreeing to cap the contribution of carbon removals from land use, agriculture and forestry

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A study identifies the top 50 life and biological sciences and technologies driving innovation in the bio-based sectors in Europe

A consortium coordinated by Fraunhofer ISI identifies the novelties expected to drive innovation in the bio-based sectors in the coming ten years

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30 April 202118 June 2021

These New Vegan Leather Shoes and Fruity Cobbler Are Made From the Same Things

On the heels of its announcement to go vegan by the end of 2021, footwear brand Sylven New York is launching the Mel sneaker made from apples and coconut

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This biodegradable faux fur is made from cannabis plants

The new fabric is woven using hemp fibres and viscose with a cotton base making it both animal and plastic-free

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29 April 202118 June 2021

Bath is first UK university to sign ‘green chemistry’ commitment

From 2023, sustainable chemistry will be taught to all chemistry students as part of their core studies

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SABIC and Polyray collaborate to introduce certified renewable polycarbonate into eyewear applications

POLYRAY is the first ISCC PLUS certified lens supplier for the eyewear industry, giving their customers a consistent proof of a sustainable supply chain

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Celanese Expands Methanol Production at Clear Lake Facility

Methanol production expected to expand to 125% of original capacity

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26 April 202118 June 2021

World’s first wooden satellite slated for launch

UPM partners with Finnish space companies Arctic Astronautics and Huld

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Researchers find marine alternatives to the petrochemicals used in everyday items

From 500 initial strains, the research team worked closely with industry partners to scale up production of two strains with very positive feedback from the end users on functionality

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23 April 202118 June 2021

Despite improvement, more changes are needed to allow European bioeconomy to be part of the solution towards climate neutrality

EUBA Statement on revised draft Delegated Act on climate-related objectives

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Circa’s Scientific Advisor James Clark Wins Sustainable Chemistry Award From The European Chemical Society

The award acknowledges Professor Clark’s track record in the commercialisation of fundamental green chemistry research

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22 April 202118 June 2021

Showcase Bioeconomy: Industrial crops make unproductive farmland profitable

Around 65 million hectares of agricultural land in Europe are barely usable or not usable at all for conventional agriculture

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An exclusive interview with Philippe Mengal, executive director BBI JU

Philippe Mengal, executive director of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking talks to Il Bioeconomista

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20 April 20219 September 2021

New roadmap sets out how to reduce CO2 emissions using Industrial Biotechnology

The new report identifies five industry sectors, with short to medium term potential for carbon reduction using industrial biotechnology

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19 April 202118 June 2021

iMulch: Nine criteria for characterising micro- and macroplastics in soils

Researchers of the iMulch project succeeded in establishing the first three test criteria for determining microplastics in the ecological system soil

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iMulch: Neun Kriterien zur Charakterisierung von Mikro- und Makroplastik in Böden

Forschern des iMulch-Projekts ist es gelungen, die ersten drei Prüfkriterien zur Bestimmung von Mikroplastik im Ökosystem Boden zu etablieren

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How can bio-based plastics affect marine organisms?

Investigate the effects of ingested material

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16 April 20219 September 2021

Positive feedback for Project AIR for sustainable methanol production from EU Innovation Fund

World’s largest Carbon Capture and Utilization Unit on Perstorp’s site in Stenungsund, Sweden

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15 April 20219 September 2021

Trinseo and BASF jointly announce Business Collaboration on Circular Feedstock

Partnership based on shared values supporting circularity with styrenic plastics

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Trinseo und BASF kündigen Zusammenarbeit an

Gemeinsames Ziel: Kreislaufwirtschaft bei Styrolkunststoffen fördern

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14 April 202118 June 2021

Skepticism Mounts over Utility of Biodegradable Plastics

Yes, these materials will degrade over time. But how long will it take? And under what environmental conditions?

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13 April 20219 September 2021

EU Bioeconomy Monitoring System extended with new indicators

The nine new indicators that have been added to the EU Bioeconomy Monitoring System dashboards cover four of the five EU Bioeconomy Strategy Objectives