2 April 202527 March 2025 Golden Compound at KUTENO 2025 – Our debut as an exhibitor! We are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at KUTENO - Kunststofftechnik Nord for the first time this year! From May 13 to 15, 2025, we will be presenting our sustainable biomaterials in Hall 20, Stand K3
Toray pioneers sustainable materials with plant-based innovations Toray has incorporated its partially plant-based polyester Ultrasuede into the APURE project, to replicate the look and feel of premium leather while ensuring easy maintenance and durability for frequent transportation use
1 April 202528 March 2025 Bio-based Products – Examples, Facts and the Role of Concise Labelling and Certification In its latest factsheet, the Horizon Europe project 3-CO introduces the characteristics of bio-based products and critically debunks prevalent misconceptions and offers evidence-based insights into the environmental benefits of, and facts on BBPs
Processing pepper chips into raw material for building materials Processing pepper chips into raw material for building materials
31 March 202528 March 2025 Guiding Green Choices: How Digital Tools Support Sustainable Consumption and the EU Bioeconomy The 3-CO research team delved into understanding consumer needs and motivations related to sustainable purchasing - and identified several key drivers
28 March 202531 March 2025 nova Experts (re-)introduced: Dr. rer. nat. Anke Schwarzenberger Communication – Dissemination – Press
The new bio-polymers taking green chemistry by storm What makes biobased vitrimers so special and how could they become commercialised?
Bioeconomy on the rise: Momentum building amid global challenges The 50th anniversary of Asilomar provided a moment to reflect on the evolution of biotechnology and its ethical foundations – reminding us how scientific responsibility has shaped today’s advancements
27 March 202521 March 2025 Sustainable wood preservation offers innovative solutions for longer-lasting, eco-friendly materials Lili Cai’s work paves the way for greener building practices by turning waste into sustainable solutions for wood preservation
26 March 202519 March 2025 Boosting Europe’s future: the case for more biomanufacturing Our 2024-2025 Trend Report published today focuses on ways to realise the potential of biomanufacturing in Europe
Driving circular transformation: Agro2Circular presents the infopack Empowering regions with multilingual tools for a sustainable agri-food future
Danimer Scientific Faces Shutdown as Financial Crisis Deepens The downfall of Danimer Scientific is a sobering reminder of the challenges faced by innovative companies attempting to revolutionize the plastics industry with sustainable solutions
24 March 20251 April 2025 The Urban Woods: very fast high rise wooden building construction A new method will allow 85% reusable buildings of net-zero, up to fifteen storeys, with the inner walls are made from flax, and wood fibre is used as the insulating material
Starting signal for more renewable raw materials in the plastics industry The aim of the network sounds simple: to bring more renewable raw materials into plastics
21 March 202520 March 2025 Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025: Celebrating Innovation and Dynamic Development in the Sustainable Fibres Market The two-day hybrid event attracted around 200 participants from 22 countries, reflecting the growing global interest in sustainable textile solutions
Exploring pathways for a green transition to a bioeconomy This CEPS publication aims to develop a general framework and practical strategies for fostering innovation, economic development and sustainability in specific locations
The world’s first commercially available recycled PLA As the only commercial recycler of PLA, TotalEnergies Corbion offers rPLA in 30% and 100% recycled grades, using its low-energy hydrolysis process at its Rayong, Thailand facility
20 March 202517 March 2025 A*STAR And MojiaBio To Develop Next-gen Sustainable Biomanufacturing Platform In Singapore By integrating advanced synthetic biology and bioprocessing innovations, the SBTP aims to position Singapore as a global leader in sustainable biomanufacturing, accelerating the transition to a circular bioeconomy
Using batteries to produce hydrogen peroxide from air for industrial applications A metal-air battery has a metal like zinc as the anode (negative electrode) and ambient air as the cathode (positive electrode)
19 March 202518 March 2025 Global Bio-Based Polymer Market to Grow 13% Annually Through 2029, Led by Asia and North America New report reveals: Capacity expansions in Asia and North America drive growth – Europe continues to lag behind
Cracking Innovation: UCL Eastman biomaterials team win sustainability business pitch prize Dr David Chau and his team won the award for pitching their business idea, ReOvum - transforming waste eggshells into sustainable wound dressings and eco-friendly alternatives to plastic packaging
Research reveals potential alternatives to ‘forever chemicals’ Previous research on PFAS replacements has been fragmented because forever chemicals do such a good job at what they’re meant to do
18 March 202517 March 2025 Smithers-Oasis Launches Plant-Based Floral Foam OASIS® Renewal ™ Floral Foam is certified OK biobased with a 4-star rating from TÜV Austria
17 March 202512 March 2025 High value, zero waste – ATB researchers conceptualise novel biorefinery Researchers from Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy in Potsdam recently published a concept paper in the scientific Biofuel Research Journal, which combines common bioeconomy models into a comprehensive concept
14 March 202510 March 2025 Pow.Bio Unveils State-of-the-Art Facility in Alameda Expanding Biomanufacturing Capabilities to Support Demand for Continuous Fermentation
An interview with Dirk Carrez, Executive Director of BIC (Biobased Industries Consortium) Is there Enough Biomass to Defossilise the Chemicals and Derived Materials Sector by 2050?
13 March 202513 March 2025 Bio-based raw materials and the role of certification in building and construction – Interview with 3-CO’s advisory board member Martin Behrens In a recent webinar by the EU-funded 3-CO project, Martin Behrens from Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe (FNR) gave an overview on bio-based construction materials and their certification, and presented the Quality Seal for Sustainable Buildings (QNG). His insights are now available as webinar recording and in an in-depth interview
Portugal: EIB finances Galp’s Renewable Hydrogen and Biofuels projects in Sines with €430 million Loan for the construction of two key projects aimed at transforming Galp’s Sines Refinery, making a crucial contribution for the decarbonization of heavy-duty road transport and aviation
12 March 20255 March 2025 EIT Climate-KIC becomes Climate KIC As the EIT grant cycle comes to an end, and EIT Climate-KIC transitions from its EIT roots, the organisation begins a new chapter in its history
11 March 202510 March 2025 NatureWorks Introduces Ingeo™ 3D300: Our Fastest, High-Quality 3D Printing Grade Yet Faster printing, better cost efficiency, and superior quality for the additive manufacturing industry
International Women’s Day: Women in the History of Plastics Female polymer pioneers and their influence on industry, science and everyday life
UPM Timber launches carbon storage calculator Wood is an excellent building material due to its renewability, durability, and carbon sequestration capacity
10 March 20257 March 2025 From ocean to table, without plastic attached: Dundrun switches to sustainable Sulapac seafood tags This marks an important step towards cutting plastic waste in the seafood supply chain
Clean Industrial Deal risks overlooking criticality of plastics manufacturing to Europe’s industrial base Plastics Europe calls for greater urgency and tailored action plan
7 March 20251 March 2025 Metsä Group starts pre-engineering of Kuura textile fibre mill The pre-engineering of the Kuura mill is expected to continue until the summer of 2026
Vision Life Holdings Launches New Water-based Eco Ink for Textile Printing Vision Life Holdings, led by CEO Mu-hyun Choi, South Korea, has introduced UTEX Eco Ink after extensive research
6 March 20252 March 2025 Arsenale Bioyards Raises $10M to Cut Biomanufacturing Costs by 90% with First-of-its-Kind end-to-end Platform Arsenale’s proprietary and first-of-its-kind end-to-end platform aims at drastically reducing costs and time - by up to 90% - and accelerating the adoption of sustainable bio-based alternatives
Pioneering bio-based raw materials in press felts Valmet is determined to lower the carbon footprint of their paper machine clothing. As a result of intensive work, Valmet has launched the first press felt containing bio-based raw materials
EU Commission proposals open new horizons for industries able to combine, circularity, bioeconomy and a phase out of fossils Europe lags behind other global regions in green business growth and loses manufacturing jobs at an accelerated pace
5 March 202526 February 2025 Wildsmith Launches 100% Home Compostable Packaging Together with Shellworks, Wildsmith Skin developed 'Vivomer', a biopolymer derived from natural microbes and plant-based sources, offering the durability of plastic without its environmental harm
LANXESS: Longer-lasting tires through sustainable antioxidant LANXESS’ new rubber additive Vulkanox HS Scopeblue supports tire manufacturers in producing more sustainable, longer-lasting tires and in achieving their sustainability goals
4 March 20253 March 2025 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), February 2025 Let's take a look at what happened in February 2025 at RCI
GOZEN’s radical new biomaterial LUNAFORM™ scales up in first commercial range, making biodesign a reality in fashion and beyond Biotech startup GOZEN has launched its debut LUNAFORM biomaterial range in conjunction with a new facility in Turkey and a short film
Balrampur Chini Mills to set up PLA bio polymer unit in Uttar Pradesh This is India’s first PLA biopolymer plant
Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre shows competitive greenhouse gas emission level Metsä Group has completed a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its Kuura textile fibre. The assessment shows that Kuura’s global warming potential score is less than one-third of the next best option, viscose
The biodegradable microbeads that scrub out plastic pollution For companies seeking biodegradable replacements, circular and plant-based options abound, waiting to be scaled
3 March 202527 February 2025 Superglue Made from the Body’s Own Mucus Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Freie Universität Berlin combined a mixture of mucilaginous and sticky proteins to produce an adhesive for biomedical applications
28 February 202524 February 2025 Win Win Water Introduces 100% Plant-Based, Biodegradable Bottles Designed for rapid biodegradation, the bottles decompose within 90 days in commercial composting facilities as they are made from Poly Lactic Acid from sugarcane
The LEGO Group supports carbon removal solutions to expand sustainability efforts The LEGO Group today announced a DKK 19 million commitment towards four carbon removal projects in partnership with Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi
TIPA aims for improved functionality with home compostable film TIPA has launched a home compostable high-barrier film for laminated savoury snack and crisp packaging, aiming to offer enhanced functionality and durability