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29 November 201929 November 2019

An exclusive interview with John Bell, Director Healthy Planet at EU Commission: “Europe needs an ambitious ‘Green Innovation Deal’”

In this exclusive interview, John Bell talks about the EU Updated Bioeconomy Strategy one year later its presentation in Brussels

27 November 20199 September 2021

Materials manufacturer launches strategic program: Covestro plans to promote circular economy

Seeing plastic waste as a valuable resource / Alternative raw materials to break away from crude oil / Fostering recycling through innovative processes

26 November 201921 November 2019

Forest-Based Industries Vision 2050

European Forest-Based Industries to present their vision of the European society in 2050 and the essential role that they can play, delivering on the carbon neutrality goal

An exclusive interview with Alex Michine, CEO of MetGen. “Building consumer awareness is key for the expansion of the European bioeconomy”

In this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, the CEO, Alex Michine, talks about the achievements and the next steps of the company

25 November 201920 November 2019

Stora Enso launches a new concept for constructing office buildings from wood

Company has developed a new flexible, modular wooden office concept which meets all requirements for open space, grid space and clear ceilings

Lenzing lays the foundation stone for world’s largest lyocell fibers plant

New production plant is designed to satisfy high demand in Asia for lyocell fibers

20 November 201915 November 2019

Biobased Ingredients for the Cosmetics Sector

The bioeconomy provides the cosmetics sector with a wide variety of sustainable chemical ingredients to improve both performance and environmental impact

Let’s play with rubbish: a new board game for the bioeconomy

New game was developed in collaboration with MeLoop Foundation, India, and the THYME Project, a North of England project to improve productivity of the bioeconomy

19 November 201914 November 2019

Circular economy erected as ‘number one priority’ of European Green Deal

Highlights included a ban on single-use plastic products like cutlery and food containers. And at least 70% of packaging will have to be recycled by 2030

15 November 201912 November 2019

Nature might be better than tech at reducing air pollution

Ohio State researchers found that in 75 percent of the counties analyzed, it was cheaper to use plants to mitigate air pollution than it was to add technological interventions

14 November 201912 November 2019

Finalists for 14th Global Bioplastics Award 2019 announced!

The "Bioplastics Oskar" will be presented this year for the 14th time in succession

Two pilots for the more sustainable chemo-enzymatic production of chemicals via new EU project

The GREEN-CHEM network joins various other partners in a new project hat aims to incite a transition to a more green and sustainable chemistry

13 November 20198 November 2019

Hempcorp’s 10,000 Acre Plantation

Company's new product chain will vary from health foods, cosmetics, textiles, FMCGs, pharmaceuticals, cannabis-medicines, construction materials, bioplastics and biofuels

12 November 20197 November 2019

Naturally! Of course. How nature never stops surprising us

Nature is not a passive object. It can resist our manipulations. New findings launched by Alle Bruggink and Diederik van der Hoeven

8 November 20196 November 2019

The Top 25 Trends in the Bioeconomy

It was ABLC Week last week and it featured the international bioeconomy trends

7 November 20194 November 2019

Neste profit jumps as renewable diesel sruges

Demand for renewable diesel is expected to remain strong - utilization rates of the renewables production facilities are expected to remain high

6 November 201931 October 2019

Funding opportunity for US biorefineries

USDA to fund with project costs up to $250 million the development, construction and retrofitting of Commercial-Scale Biorefineries using Eligible Technology

An interview with Mladen Istuk, director of the biorefinery project development at INA

In this exclusive interview, Mladen Istuk talks about what INA is doing in the circular bioeconomy and its involvement in the BBI JU Demo Project GRACE

4 November 201929 October 2019

Forests in the spotlight of the Finnish EU Council Presidency

Finland’s Presidency program “Sustainable Europe – Sustainable Future” presents four main priorities for the presidency period

European farmers descend on Strasbourg in protest against planned CAP reform

Members of the Agriculture Committee recently indicated to EURACTIV that the new CAP could be delayed by up to two years

31 October 201929 October 2019

Bio-on chairman charged with market manipulation and false accounting

Milan stock market suspended all trading in the shares of Bio-on for an indefinite period

BIC hosts first-ever European bio-based student challenge to develop innovative, sustainable products from bio-based raw materials

Five teams presented their innovative projects to an audience of leading figures from the bio-based industry

Next 50 Companies to Disrupt the World: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Sironix

Sironix Renewables is a seed-stage company developing environmentally friendly and safe chemicals from plants

30 October 201930 October 2019

New International Conference on Cellulose Fibres

11 - 12 February 2020, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany

28 October 201923 October 2019

DSM to introduce bio- and/or recycled-based alternatives for its entire engineering plastics portfolio

Company is taking the next step in its sustainability journey, enabling a circular and bio-based economy

Michelin, IFP Energies nouvelles, and Axens give a new dimension to the BioButterfly project

Construction of this first industrial-scale prototype of a plant will start in late 2019 and is expected to be completed in late 2020 on Michelin’s site in Bassens, near Bordeaux

MetGen Earns Acclaim from Frost & Sullivan for its Unique, Customized Enzyme Technologies, METNIN™ and ENZINE®

The technologies solve the industry’s major pain points regarding the valorization of lignin, shorter technology development cycles, and customization of enzymes

24 October 201921 October 2019

EU-Länder haben keine Strategien für ein Ende der Fossil-Subventionen

Neue Studie zeigt auf, dass nur neun EU-Länder ihre Zusage bekräftigt haben, die versprochene Subventionierung fossiler Brennstoffe bis 2025 einzustellen

The BioImpulse project gives new impetus to biotechnology in materials

Collaborative project brings together public and private players to create a new adhesive resin without any SVHC compound for the automotive and construction markets

23 October 201930 October 2019

Six candidates are nominated for the innovation award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019” – Biocomposites are highly versatile: the choice is yours!

The winners of the innovation award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019” will be chosen at the “8th Biocomposites Conference Cologne”, in Cologne, Germany

Novamont and Saes Group Announce a Technological Partnership for Highly Innovative Solutions

Companies unveil a range of compostable packaging solutions using raw materials of plant origin

22 October 201917 October 2019

Borealis and Neste begin strategic co-operation to accelerate circularity and bioeconomy in plastics

Borealis to produce renewable polypropylene using Neste’s renewable propane by end of 2019

17 October 201915 October 2019

High-impact bio-based initiative for a circular Europe

Institutional public-private partnerships are needed to ensure the full deployment of the bioeconomy in Europe

15 October 201910 October 2019

World’s first combined 2G ethanol and crude lignin oil biorefinery inches closer to reality

New bio-refinery at Villaralto, in Cordoba Province, Andalusia will produce second generation ethanol alongside so-called crude lignin oil

Previous govt’s bioeconomy push fell short in several areas, says audit office

PM Juha Sipilä's key bioeconomy projects created few new jobs and did not help the farming sector, auditors concluded

14 October 20199 October 2019

Request for Information on the Bioeconomy

The Office of Science Technology and Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on the U.S. Bioeconomy

11 October 20198 October 2019

Neste to lead its Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business from its office in Düsseldorf, Germany

New unit to provide the plastics and chemicals industries globally with solutions derived from biomass and chemically recycled plastic waste

10 October 20197 October 2019

IPCC study highlights the role of sustainable forest management for climate adaptation

LIFE RESILIENT FORESTS project promotes a replicable sustainable forest management approach to improve forest resilience to climate change

9 October 20196 October 2019

Greenpeace report exposes how multinationals are pretending to solve the plastic crisis

New findings show that companies are investing in risky emerging chemical conversion “recycling” technologies, which offer false hope and lock in demand for plastic packaging

Exclusive expert insights from day two of EFIB 2019

Bio Market Insight’s Liz Gyekye was on the ground and she picked out some of the highlights from day two

White House Seeks Input from Biotech Stakeholders on Bioeconomy

To establish guiding principles to promote and protect the U.S. Bioeconomy, OSTP is seeking input from interested parties

8 October 20198 October 2019

Open Letter to DG Environment: Which polymers are “natural polymers” in the sense of the single-use plastic ban?

“Single-use plastic ban” excepts bioplastics made from chemically unmodified natural polymers in the sense of the REACH definition of a not chemically modified substance

What is the impact of agricultural mulch foils on terrestrial ecosystems?

In the “iMulch” project, funded by the EU and the German federate state North Rhine-Westphalia, scientists are developing new measuring methods to analyse the effects of plastics (micro and macro plastics) on soils and drainage waters

Can We Redesign The Modern City With Synthetic Biology? Could We Grow Our Houses Instead Of Building Them?

Incorporating living organisms into our existing construction methods— is already underway

BASF strengthens biotechnology footprint to enter natural F&F ingredients market

Company now broadens its portfolio with natural ingredients such as vanillin, nootkatone and valencene and intends to advance the technology for biotech-based aroma ingredients

The next Bad A$$ Super Force in Flavors & Fragrances? BASF – big company doing big things, entering F&F market

BASF – big company doing big things, entering F&F market

7 October 201930 October 2019

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