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25 January 202418 January 2024

Better CO2 balance through natural-fiber-reinforced cement-based composites for sustainable construction in Brazil

The project is being carried out within the framework of the “Eureka” research initiative, in which more than 45 countries around the world have joined forces with the European Commission

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24 January 202416 January 2024

New seaweed farm off the Norwegian coast seeks to remove CO2 from the atmosphere

Norway has embarked on a pioneering journey to explore the vast potential of large-scale seaweed cultivation as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for ocean-based carbon removal

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23 January 202416 January 2024

Parts of Your Future Car Could be Made from Olive Trees 

Ford trialled using foliage discarded during harvest into auto parts - the COMPOlive project is committed to delivering environmental change in olive production, using biocomposites instead of plastic

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22 January 202415 January 2024

Can Europe’s blue bioeconomy live up to its promises?

The blue bioeconomy refers to marine-based sectors that draw specifically on biomass from the sea, either for primary extraction or to create processed materials and new biotechnologies for consumer markets

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The Fab Finns, the Top 20 Bioproducts from the bioeconomy’s forest heartland

In Finland, although it's known as the "Quiet Country", there have come several innovative products without any spectacular performances

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18 January 202411 January 2024

Compostable fishing nets: An end to Ghost Nets in the oceans?

South African initiative Catchgreen is developing nets and other gear from compostable Biodolomer, a net lost at sea would degrade into biomass within a few years

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11 January 20244 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2023

The new RCI Scientific Background Report is published and the RCS Label has been presented at the EBC2023, RCI got reinforcement with Jörn Harrandt, you may find project overviews and an invitation to a free RCI webinar

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Samyang Innochem’s White Bio-Material “Isosorbide” Receives International Eco-Friendly Certification “ISCC Plus”

Samyang Innochem has received international environmental certification for its in-house developed isosorbide, a white bio-material, and is ready to enter the global market

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10 January 202417 December 2024

Non-level playing field for renewable materials vs. fossil in Life Cycles Assessments

Critical aspects of the JRC Plastics LCA methodology and its policy implications

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9 January 20242 January 2024

Paques Biomaterials and Looop partner in producing PHA

With waste streams from the agri-food sector and modified and specified microbes, both partners will join forces in producing a natural alternative to plastic

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8 January 202422 December 2023

First biobased industrial coating demonstrated with partners Worlée Chemie and Baril Coatings

First of a kind, high performance, waterborne alkyd coating turns out to be a renewable solution with lower emissions and improvement of the safety profile

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5 January 202421 December 2023

Improving product sustainability: tesa and BASF join forces for certified renewable raw materials

First more sustainable products with biomass balance BMB will be launched in early 2024

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4 January 202420 December 2023

Paving the way to a circular economy of plastics

How can we turn fossil fuel-based plastic packaging waste into raw material for biodegradable bioplastics? An EU-backed project shows us the way

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3 January 202419 December 2023

Circa Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Vataset Teollisuus in Finland

New plant to manufacture platform chemical levoglucosenone (LGO), biochar and bio-based solvent Cyrene™ from sustainable biomass feedstocks

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2 January 202418 December 2023

Announcing the formation of New Energy Farmers LLC, a biomass aggregation company

Because top-quality biomass is critical to efficient refinery operation and delivery of climate-healing products, over the past decade the New Energy Aggregation System was developed to assure a continuous supply of clean, dry stover in tight, compact bales

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14 December 20238 December 2023

OLEAF4VALUE Unveils Market-Ready, Bio-Based Products from Olive Leaf Valorisation

A staggering volume of biomass stays currently underutilised in Spain, but the discarded olive leaves are rich in valuable bioactive compounds, making it a potential asset in various industries

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“We Want To See The Biochar Industry Have Its Carbon Removal Impact While There Is Still Time,” Dr. Thomas Trabold, Co-Author Of Biochar Report

He talked about his work related to biochar production and shared some of the insights from the recent report, best practices in biochar handling that increase its carbon removal capacities, and more

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11 December 20235 December 2023

Bill Gates-backed fund buys into Europe’s largest green hydrogen-to-methanol Project 

Ørsted’s Green Fuell Plant FlagshipONE gets backing from Bill Gates and the European Union

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7 December 20232 December 2023

Innovation for more sustainable textile coatings

Market launch of Impranil® CQ DLU - New PU dispersion is one-third bio-based

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Circular Matters and StoneCycling launch CornWall®: Organic waste transformed into climate-positive design

CornWall® is a tile or sheet material made from regional (Western Europe) corncob cores destined for fermentation, burning as biomass or simply to remain on the field

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6 December 20231 December 2023

SmartProSys: New Methods and Approaches for Process Engineering in future Chemical Industry

Team of scientists around Prof. Kai Sundmacher at MPI Magdeburg is participating in SmartProSys research initiative - Smart Process Systems for a Green Carbon-based Chemical Production in a Sustainable Society

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4 December 20234 December 2023

Circular Bioeconomy for the Future we want

"Sustainably produced biomass is a scarce resource, thus a ‘cascading use’ approach should be the norm. Biomass sourcing should preferably focus on biomass waste" Janez Potočnik

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30 November 20231 December 2023

Painting a Bio-Based Future with Microbially Produced Alginates, Lipids and Pigments  

To add to the pursuit of a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular economy, the PERFECOAT project develops and validates a new generation of industrial wood and decorative coatings with more than 25% bio-based components

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28 November 202328 November 2023

Circular economy: At least €1 billion in additional sales by 2030

Evonik intends to make greater use of defossilized raw materials based on recycled materials, biomass and CO2

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Meet the Nova Scotians on the frontiers of farming kelp

For shellfish farmers, real advantage of kelp is that it utilizes ocean's productivityFor shellfish farmers, real advantage of kelp is that it utilizes ocean's productivity

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How This Startup Backed By Bill Gates Is Planning To Remove Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere

Graphyte's novel hybrid technology combines engineering with natural photosynthesis processes to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it underground

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UK sued for counting wood burning with carbon capture as ‘negative emissions’

Environmental groups are taking the UK government to court on Monday (13 November) over plans to spend billions on Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), a technology aimed at removing CO2 from the atmosphere that is also being promoted by the European Union

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22 November 202316 November 2023

Petrobras Technology Enables Riograndense Refinery to Process 100% Renewable Feedstocks

Test Unveils Pioneering Advancements in Biorefining on a Global Scale

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17 November 202315 November 2023

Emerging Molecules Produced Through Industrial Biomanufacturing

White biotechnology not only reduces society's dependence on fossil fuels, but also consumes less energy, generates minimal waste, and produces more environmentally friendly products

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16 November 202316 November 2023

Kaffe Bueno Inaugurates The World’s First Coffee Biorefinery

Kaffe Bueno has marked a significant milestone in sustainable innovation with the inauguration of the world’s first coffee biorefinery in Rødovre, Denmark. This pivotal moment signifies a major step in the company’s journey towards unlocking the latent potential of coffee

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15 November 20238 November 2023

The ECN asks for bio-waste recycling targets in proposed recast of the EU waste law

The European Compost Network ECN welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission’s public consultation concerning the new proposal for a revised waste framework directive (WFD), focusing on food and textiles aspect

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14 November 20238 November 2023

Wonderfeel Announces Innovative Bio-Assimilative Packaging Technology for its Refill Program

The Wonderfeel Youngr™ refill pouch is one of the first-ever packaging solutions that's both 100% recyclable and biodegradable in the nutraceutical industry

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10 November 20238 November 2023

Generating clean electricity with chicken feathers

Turning unused waste from food production into clean energy: Researchers at ETH Zurich and Nanyang Technological University Singapore are using chicken feathers to make fuel cells more cost-​effective and sustainable

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UFOP publishes status report “Biodiesel & Co. 2022/2023”

The report makes clear that the EU Commission is overtaking itself with its proposals within the framework of the "Green Deal", but at the same time is putting on the brakes when it comes to practical implementation and impact assessments in the member states

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Goodyear And Visolis To Collaborate On The Production Of Isoprene By Upcycling Materials

The joint effort between Visolis and Goodyear will harness Visolis' technology to create premium isoprene from lignocellulosic feedstocks

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8 November 20232 November 2023

Sustainable feedstocks: Accelerating recarbonization in chemicals

Reducing greenhouse gases is essential for chemical companies to remain competitive. Investing in feedstock sources and conversion technologies can help close the gap to net zero

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6 November 202331 October 2023

CAFIPLA project develops innovative biomass pretreatment process for the bioeconomy

The participation of the DBFZ was to use at least 80 per cent biogenic waste from households as mixed input biomass for the production of platform chemicals and for fibre recovery

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30 October 202329 October 2023

Explorative scenario for a global net-zero chemical industry in 2050, Update October 2023

The occurrence of all scenarios depend above all on political framework conditions and corresponding investments

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Exclusive interview with ADM: A leader in plant-based human and animal nutrition

ADM is shifting from petrochemical ingredients to plant-based alternatives to reduce fossil fuel dependence and combat climate change

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27 October 202324 October 2023

Ingenza and Phibro Ethanol accelerate the green fuel transition

The successful partnership between Ingenza and Phibro led to the introduction of KinetX®  yeast solutions – a highly thermotolerant yeast strain that secretes GA throughout growth and fermentation stages

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25 October 202319 October 2023

BASF and NEVEON provide hotel with recycled mattresses

Using an innovative recycling process developed by BASF, it is now possible to produce polyol on an industrial scale which is derived entirely from used mattresses

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Introducing two new non-toxic bio-solvents for carbon capture processes

With the support of an EU-backed project, patents have been filed for two new solvents derived from biomass

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23 October 202316 October 2023

BASF supplies Asahi Kasei’s ROICA with biomass balanced tetrahydrofuran 

This collaboration aims to support the launch of a new sustainable sportswear and apparel collection by Asahi Kasei’s customers

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Think that your plastic is being recycled? Think again

Plastic is cheap to make and shockingly profitable. It’s everywhere. And we’re all paying the price

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19 October 202318 October 2023

CO2 bioeconomy: Creating value from carbon dioxide

Is the CO₂ bioeconomy creating value from carbon dioxide? Dr Kang Lan Tee and Professor Tuck Seng Wong both explain

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18 October 202312 October 2023

Final Investment Decision on Green Hydrogen and HVO/SAF projects

Galp has taken the final investment decision on two large scale projects to reduce the carbon footprint of the Sines refinery and of its products

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Grüner Wasserstoff: Ko-Produktion von wertvollen Chemikalien steigert die Wirtschaftlichkeit

Konzept der Ko-Produktion ist sehr flexibel; in derselben Anlage können je nach Bedarf verschiedene Produkte hergestellt werden

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Green hydrogen could reach economic viability by co-production of valuable chemicals

Co-production concept is very flexible; different products can be produced in the same plant depending on demand

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13 October 202310 October 2023

BIC Trend Report: rethinking the approach to the EU bioeconomy and taking action

For the first time, BIC has published a Trend Report on how Europe can unleash the full potential of the bioeconomy, enabling it to better contribute to the EU’s green transition

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The rise of nature-sustaining bio-businesses in Southeast Asia and Brazil

Southeast Asia, which contains around 20% of the world’s plant and animal species, and Brazil, which holds between 15 to 20%, investment platforms and biobased companies are taking on the challenge