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11 July 20199 July 2019

BBI JU featured in Euronews Business Planet

Two videos highlight the benefits of participation in BBI JU projects for SMEs

10 July 20195 July 2019

Anellotech’s New Biomass Pre-Treatment Technology to Remove Minerals Successfully Demonstrated at 20 Metric Tons/Day Scale

MinFree™ is expected to provide effective results with woody biomass like eucalyptus and hard woods, and agricultural residues

8 July 201912 July 2019

Total Starts Up the La Mède Biorefinery

French energy giant's final step in the €275m project, aiming the conversion of a former oil refinery into a new energies complex

4 July 20192 July 2019

What Makes for Successful Innovation?

Innovation is essential when developing an economy, but what differentiates innovations that make the grade?

3 July 201928 June 2019

Towards eco-friendly personal care, and other BIO highlights

BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology to raise topics about genetic modification and the future of agriculture

27 June 201924 June 2019

When upcycling, reach for the moon

BIOrescue was launched as most innovative treatment technology for mushroom waste, while the project was being overtaken by more active developers from the start

25 June 201920 June 2019

Neste and LyondellBasell announce commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials

This collaboration marks the first time bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene were produced simultaneously at commercial scale

24 June 201918 June 2019

50 million hectares destroyed as companies disregard zero deforestation pledge

During the 10 years of corporate commitments to end deforestation - an area the size of Spain - is set to be destroyed for commodities

How to communicate the bioeconomy: 10 insights from the BioCannDo project

New brochure discussing experiences and advices with descriptive and practical examples

21 June 201917 June 2019

Fact-or-Myth: Bio-based, organic, biodegradable

What are these terms all about?

19 June 201914 June 2019

Canada to ban harmful single-use plastics and hold companies responsible for plastic waste

Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that the Government is taking additional steps to reduce country’s plastic waste, and promote affordable and safe alternatives

5 Minutes with… Elisabeth Stanger of Lenzing

Derived from pulp from beech wood, LENZING Acetic Acid Biobased is free from solids, high in purity and has a huge range of applications

18 June 201913 June 2019

Going Green: Airlines Roll Out Eco-Friendly Initiatives on World Environment Day

Focusing on aviation’s growing contribution to rising CO₂ levels, airlines are finding new ways to reduce their footprint

FAO Report Shares Lessons on Sustainable Bioeconomy Interventions

The 26 case studies in the report reflect on the extent to which the bioeconomy interventions support the SDG

17 June 20199 September 2021

The world’s best market reports on the bio-based and CO2-based economy

Summer bundle of two top sellers on polymers – you’ll save 1,000 €! Return in case of dissatisfaction!

Palm Oil: Fuelling Bioeconomy Controversy?

The EU has deemed palm oil to be too high-risk a feedstock for biofuels production, but what are the risks and benefits associated with it?

Lessons from 26 case studies to guide countries towards a sustainable bioeconomy

Rubber from dandelions to cosmetics from seaweed - Lessons from 26 case studies

13 June 201911 June 2019

Oceans: they pollute, they pay

For bioplastics – plastic products sourced from renewable material – proper collection schemes are still required

12 June 20196 June 2019

Eaglesford, Biogreen jointly plan unit in Hyderabad

Rs 15-crore biodegradable products making plant to create 200 jobs initially

Physically challenged script success with seed pens

Biodegradable pens filled with seeds provide a viable livelihood to Kerala’s physically challenged people

11 June 20195 June 2019

DSM and Chenyang step up collaboration to drive sustainable coating solutions in China

Collaboration aims more extensively to drive sustainable coating solutions in the Chinese market

Gold-coated fungi are the new gold diggers

Attaching gold to their strands could offer clues for finding new gold deposits

7 June 20194 June 2019

Environmentally friendly alternative to fossil natural gas: methane from biomass

Biobased methane is not only a sustainable energy source, but also opens up new opportunities for temporary storage of renewable energies

Giving credit where credit is due…Certifications and the bioeconomy

Certifications are one way to help gauge transparency, honesty, verification. And there’s been some big news in certifications over the last week

6 June 20193 June 2019

Taskforces for SIRA 2030

Set of actions for developing sustainable and competitive bio-based industries in Europe

Biomass-based 3D printing, renewable solvents, fermentation-based CBD, coffee waste upcycling, algae-based ink, limestone paper and more

The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 31st

Neste and VTT strengthen their partnership through research investments in Finland

New research infrastructure enables partners to develop cleaner solutions for fuels and chemicals

5 June 201931 May 2019

EXCLUSIVE: European bio-based sector sets out 2050 vision for a circular bio-society

New report led by the Bio-based Industries Consortium sets out a vision that focuses on four key drivers

4 June 201929 May 2019

Gove takes action to ban plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds

The government confirms a ban on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds to slash plastic waste

3 June 201929 May 2019

Walki Group Oy acquires Plastiroll Oy and broadens its offering of sustainable packaging solutions

With Walki, Plastiroll becomes part of a significant international packaging materials company. This will enable further international growth

Finland’s ‘bioeconomy’ could provide roadmap for Maine

Finland's top forestry official paints a picture of her country's push to develop a sustainable advanced economy with a natural resource mix that mirrors Maine's own

31 May 201928 May 2019

How companies across Europe are creating sustainable products using no fossil fuels

European Union is planning to invest another 10 billion euros in Bioeconomy research by 2027

29 May 201925 May 2019

Canada and Italy promote national bioeconomy strategies

Only nine countries in Europe have currently adopted national bioeconomy strategies

28 May 201923 May 2019

East European ministers to push EU for more bioeconomy support

EU Council meeting expected to see joint declaration by eastern agriculture and research ministers - a rare effort at coordinated east European lobbying over research in Brussels

27 May 201922 May 2019

Government Invests in Canada’s First National Bioeconomy Strategy to Help Grow a Clean Economy

Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP) focuses on four priority areas: new technology; environmental sustainability; strategic development and emerging issues

24 May 201921 May 2019

New Call for Proposals issued by BBI JU

At an info day in Brussels, visited by over 600 attendees, the organization presented and explained its latest Call

Global Lignin Products Market 2019 – Borregaard, LignoTech, KMT Polymers, Tembec (Rayonier Advanced Materials), Domtar

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the market based on segmentation involving both economic as well as non-economic factors

23 May 201920 May 2019

The Increasingly Legal Cannabis Industry Could Offer Women Entrepreneurs an Even Playing Field

Women are already making major leadership strides in the industry, why shouldn't they have a leg-up on their male counterparts in the newly legal cannabis industry?

22 May 201918 May 2019

Ireland’s first grass-fed biorefinery hits the road to help farmers go green

A New Mobile Refinery Is Travelling Across The West Of Ireland To Turn Grass Into Sustainable Materials

Biome Bioplastics applauds findings of Plastics in the Bioeconomy report

There are approximately 10,000 tonnes of compostable packaging on the UK market at present, which is less than 1% of all consumer plastic packaging

21 May 201916 May 2019

DIN CERTCO increases its international network of laboratory partners

New cooperation with Scion from New Zealand

17 May 201914 May 2019

FAO vegetable oil price index at eleven-year low

UFOP Chart of the week (19 2019)

Three winners announced in the GC3 Startup Network’s 4th Annual Technology Showcase

Three of the 10 startups won the opportunity to pitch their solutions to a panel of business and technology experts on the main stage during the GC3 Innovators Roundtable

16 May 201916 May 2019

Compostable sanitary pads from India, sustainable fibres from Finland and home compostable coffee capsules from Germany are the winners of the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2019”

For the 12^th year in a row, the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year” has been granted to the young, innovative bio-based chemicals and materials industry. The award has been sponsored by InfraServ Knapsack and organized by nova-Institute (both located in Hürth, Germany)

DowDuPont Inc. selling out on sustainability?

Company is currently in the process of breaking up into three independent publicly traded companies

Tender: Survey of hemp cultivation and production in Europe in the year 2018

All hemp raw material producers and importers shall be motivated to take part in the online survey by e-mail, telephone or direct contact

15 May 201912 May 2019

Investing in Canada’s bioeconomy to help provide opportunities for farmers and grow the clean economy

The Canadian bioeconomy is an exciting opportunity for farmers, generating more than $4 billion in sales each year

14 May 201913 May 2019

Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars

Affordable, industry-compatible process produces high yields of the versatile chemical HMF

13 May 20199 May 2019

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