Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), July 2025CBE JU welcomes the European Chemicals Industry Action Plan: Bio-based solutions powering a sustainable industrial transformation
The plan recognises the potential of bio-based chemicals to contribute to the decarbonisation of the EU chemicals sector and to the development of new industrial value chains based on sustainably sourced European biomass
Alder Bioinsights News Review: Feedstocks Issue 160, July 2025
European efforts to achieve net-zero targets heavily rely on biomass, but consistent and robust policy support is crucial, with organizations like the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) advocating for fair regulations that treat biomass for materials equally with bioenergy, particularly by adapting forest biomass rules and avoiding caps on primary agricultural biomass
Neste and Chevron Lummus Global are developing a novel technology for processing lignocellulosic waste and residues into renewable fuels
The piloting results indicate that the new technology could offer a significant performance improvement over existing technologies for lignocellulosic raw materials
Origin by Ocean partners with the CABB Group for a first-of-a-kind biorefinery to commercialize and scale ingredients from invasive brown algae
Origin by Ocean aims to build a biorefinery in Finland, opening the pathway to establish multiple facilities globally where algae is a major problem for the environment and people
Free Webinar: Solar-driven Pyrolysis of Biomass: Insights, Experiences and ChallengesMultilayer biocomposite vegan leather materials derived from vegetable-tanned fungal biomass cultivated on food waste
In this study, the researchers used the filamentous fungus Rhizopus delemar cultivated on bread waste, which produces multilayer fungal biocomposites as a promising vegan alternative leather
Country Overshoot Day on 3 May: How methane and CO₂ can help tackle plastic pollution
At Leipzig University innovative approaches are being explored to address the growing scarcity of resources in the face of a rising global population - through sustainable production processes and circular economy technologies
Verbio in Bitterfeld: Construction progress on the new ethenolysis plant
Construction of the new plant in Bitterfeld progressing apace / The first distillation column was built in November 2024 | Verbio will use a Nobel Prize-winning technology to manufacture renewable specialty chemicals in the future / Working for the climate: Verbio is recruiting new employees
Rice straw by-products as an efficient and sustainable solution for the construction and renovation of buildings
The STRAWMAT Operational Group focuses on boosting the economic activity of the rice sector through the valorization of the rice straw by-product as an efficient and sustainable solution for the construction sector
Técnicas Reunidas will carry out the engineering services to develop one of Europe’s largest green methanol plants
In addition to Reolum, the project brings together the services, knowledge and capabilities of four large companies with strong specialization in decarbonization: Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Johnson Matthey and Técnicas Reunidas
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