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30 September 202025 September 2020

The 6 Most Exciting Packaging Startups Helping Solve The Plastic Waste Crisis

Several companies are now pioneering innovative solutions to traditional packaging with clever and planet-friendly solutions

29 September 202029 September 2020

Webinar on boosting bio-based products to the market through standardization

Discuss the next steps bio-based industries must take to boost their products in the future in terms of standardization

thyssenkrupp to build second bioplastics plant in China

New plant with an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons of PLA set to go into operation in China in 2021

28 September 202023 September 2020

LEGO to invest $400m over next three years in its sustainability and social responsibility drive

The planned investments include both costs associated with the development of new sustainable materials and the investments in manufacturing equipment

Advanced Biofuel Facility Gets Green Light in India

Distributed Approach Enables Local Production of Ethanol from Agricultural Residues

Join Ford Motor Company and Goodyear Tires to discuss achieving sustainability and performance with soybeans

Share this webinar to learn how U.S. Soybeans will help you meet your sustainability and commercialisation goals

24 September 202022 September 2020

Nestlé Invests USD 30 Million in Closed Loop Leadership Fund

This first investment from the company’s sustainable packaging venture fund will help upgrade U.S. recycling infrastructure and secure access to food-grade recycled plastics

EECi biorefinery project almost 50% complete

EECi’s model biorefineries are developed under cooperation with a partner in Belgium and are expected to be operational by March-May 2021

The World Bioeconomy Forum

Declaration 2020

Collaboration Between DuPont™ Sorona® and Sateri’s EcoCosy® Results in Innovative Fabrics for Fashion and Athleisure

StretchCosy^TM uses a blend of Sorona^®, a partially plant-based fibre, and Sateri’s ultra-comfortable and near weightless EcoCosy^® fibres

23 September 202018 September 2020

Science meets design: strong and flexible composite materials made from lignin

In a collaborative project, researchers and designers have discovered new application possibilities for lignin, hoping to implement them for the industry

22 September 202018 September 2020

European Bioplastics criticises biased interpretation of EEA study on biodegradable and compostable plastics:

Consumers do understand value and proper end-of-life of compostable plastics

Importance of bio-based value chains emphasised in EU’s Strategic Foresight report

Creating new bio-based value chains in order to realise "greener, more cost-effective industrial processes" playing a big role towards a more resilient Europe

Galatea Biotech is launching a revolutionary crowdfunding in the bioplastics sector

Bicocca University of Crowdfunding to develop a new material of natural and biodegradable origin based on PLA

Building materials like insect exoskeletons

The Carl Zeiss Foundation supports a project to research chitin as a basis for smart materials

Preventing infection, facilitating healing: Bayreuth researchers develop new biomaterials from spider silk

Nanostructured materials prevent colonization by bacteria and fungi, but at the same time proactively assist in the regeneration of human tissue

21 September 20209 September 2021

Haldor Topsoe sets out to become the global leader in technologies to reduce carbon emissions

Guided by its new vision, company will lead the transition of more areas to the benefit of customers, the climate, and the world

In ‘landmark decision’, Pakistan approves industrial use of cannabis and hemp

Minister for science and technology Fawad Chaudhry said the move will help Pakistan enter the billion-dollar Cannabidiol (CBD) market

18 September 202016 September 2020

Competitive Edge: Velocys

Company is developing a proprietary technology which enables the production of sustainable transport fuels from a variety of waste materials

17 September 202016 September 2020

Novartis’s Andrew Topen appointed as new chairman of EuropaBio

Topen highlighted his chairmanship of EuropaBio, as it holds a unique position to promote biotechnology innovations to set the course towards Europe’s economic recovery

HEINEKEN UK eliminates plastic from millions of cans as it rolls out innovative sustainable packaging across thousands of UK retailers, despite COVID-19 challenges

New innovative cardboard topper replacing plastic rings on Heineken^®, Foster’s and Kronenbourg 1664 launches in UK retailers this summer, eliminating plastic from supermarket shelves

16 September 202011 September 2020

EU microplastics ban set to make a growing problem worse

The typical cast of powerful industrial polluters has secured a loophole that excludes nano, the most dangerous form of microplastic

A Norwegian Startup Is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland

Desert Control team using their specially designed Liquid Nanoclay spray which mixes water and clay to help bind sand particles. The spray has had a dramatic effect

15 September 202010 September 2020

On the EU’s menu: the Common Agricultural Policy

Faced with a combined climate, health and biodiversity crisis, MEPs need to be held accountable when interfering with science

14 September 202010 September 2020

German, Benelux hydrogen demand could rise five-fold to 2050: study

Aurora Research: Future hydrogen output could mainly be used to replace fossil fuels in the manufacturing processes of steel, chemicals or cement

Bio-based industries equipped to help Europe meet its waste objectives

Research by ZWE and BIC maps bio-waste collection and potential

Essential Requirements for Packaging should consider benefits of bioplastics

Currently, EU legislation defines a ‘hierarchy’ in waste management, where waste prevention and re-use are the most preferred options, followed by recycling

Are all renewable aviation fuels equally sustainable?

This article focuses on dedicated lipids (fats) to renewable aviation fuels production

11 September 20208 September 2020

Can yeast oil save rainforests from palm oil plantation pressure?

Palm oil is cheap, plentiful, and extremely useful — but its production involves destroying tropical rainforests. Startups are racing to replace palm oil with oil from yeast cultures. Can they beat palm oil's low price?

9 September 20204 September 2020

Missouri S&T research on soybean oil may benefit manufacturers, farmers and environment

Two chemical researchers added nanoparticles to high oleic soybean oil and increased cooling capacity, enhanced viscosity, stability, and thermal conductivity

Spotlight on outdoor clothing: Biodegradable fleece made from wood cellulose

Outdoor specialist Vaude comes along with a wood fiber-based Lyocell fleece, which can biodegrade in any environment in about 90 days

8 September 2020

Results of seven years of market research published

Three online surveys on green premium for bio-based products and one in-depth consumer study, published now for the first time

Bloom Biorenewables secures 2.9M€ fundraising to prove biomass valorization at pilot scale and signs partnership agreement with Yokogawa

Bloom’s patented mild lignin extraction method uses stabilizing molecules that prevent lignin (a major fraction in plants) from condensing during extraction

Industry representatives outline key credibility principles for new sustainability standard

Perstorp together with three leading industry representatives has outlined some key principles the new ISO standard needs to embrace for maximum credibility

A sweet way to transform biomass into renewable energy

The use of biomass to produce energy has increased significantly in recent years, supporting a growing bioeconomy across the world

7 September 2020

Bioeconomy worth 2.4 trillion EUR to the European economy as bio-based industries mark sizeable jump in turnover and bio-based share of chemicals reaches record high of 15%

Latest version of nova-Institute's market report for BIC "European Bioeconomy in Figures" covers the whole period from 2008 to 2017

Unilever to eliminate fossil fuels in cleaning products by 2030

Renewable sources of carbon are processed into useful ingredients to produce cleaning and laundry products

Green Chemicals Blog’s Comment: Unilever to eliminate fossil fuels in cleaning products by 2030

This new ambition is a core component of Unilever’s ‘Clean Future’, a ground-breaking innovation programme designed by the company’s Home Care division

Gevo’s historic $900 million offtake deal with Trafigura Group

It is the largest project the company will have in its current configuration plan, and it’s certainly the largest deal we’ve ever seen for SAF and isooctane

3 September 20209 September 2021

#Trending: Chemical recycling of plastics – the missing link in the puzzle to enhance plastics circularity

Collection & sorting of plastics waste is quite far from being at the required level and the recycled grades often don’t stand a chance against their low-cost virgin counterparts

Mixed market reaction to EU plastics charge

New charge of €800/tonne for all non-recycled packaging waste will be paid by EU nations from 1 January 2021

Danimer Scientific and WinCup win PLASTICS Industry Association’s 2020 Innovation in Bioplastics Award

Winners developed first-of-its-kind backyard compostable and marine-biodegradable straw

GO!PHA proudly looks back at the first year and looks forward to what is coming

GO!PHA publishes first annual report to inform our members and wider public about our past, current and future activities

1 September 202027 August 2020

Is greener aviation set for take-off?

If we are to see green aviation take off in the near future, aviation fuel users can take key actions today to make overall emission levels decline

Food peels pure science for new PhD graduate

Young New Zealand researcher has found fruit and vegetable peels can be used to purify water

New Scientific Review Shows Biogenic CO2 Emissions From Agricultural Crops Are De Minimis, Despite EPA’s Decade Long Regulatory Barrier

Science Shows That EPA Should Take Action & Address Long Overdue Issue Harming America’s Heartland

28 August 202025 August 2020

Phillips 66 Plans to Transform San Francisco Refinery into World’s Largest Renewable Fuels Plant

Conversion is expected to reduce the plant’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50%

UC Connect-PhD scholarship: “CORDENKA® fibre centred product design”

New project aims to develop a wide range of previously unknown possibilities for the use of CORDENKA^® fibres and CORDENKA^® fibre composites in product design

Bridge2Brands: FCA and Biobridges Call for Innovative Solutions

Are you a solution provider? An innovative expert in the field of biobased materials? Then this call is directed at you

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