3 December 202528 November 2025 Governor Hochul Announces Round Seven Winners of the Grow-NY International Food and Agriculture Business Competition $1 million Grand Prize for Brekland of Brooklyn, New York, for building a novel, biodegradable foam coating that brings new, in-field functionality to crop protection products
26 November 202520 November 2025 Alder BioInsights News Review: Biobased Products, November 2025 Alder Bioinsights provides clients with a strategic view of feedstock, technology, policy and marketing opportunity across the bioeconomy
20 November 202514 November 2025 Enzymit Achieves World’s First Scaled Cell-Free Production of Hyaluronic Acid Enzymit and Cosun achieve a major milestone in sustainable biomanufacturing, producing high-purity hyaluronic acid with a novel cell-free process that offers unmatched control over molecular profile
6 November 20253 November 2025 Brenntag Specialties and Synonym Partner to Launch the “Better with Bio” program to accelerate bioproducts to market Together, the companies will work closely to increase the adoption of biobased ingredients, focusing first on the Beauty & Personal Care and Household, Industrial and Institutional Cleaners markets
7 April 20251 April 2025 IFF and Kemira Form Joint Venture To Produce Sustainable Biobased Materials at Scale Joint venture Alpha Bio will use IFF’s proprietary Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials™ technology to provide high-performance, sustainable alternatives to fossil-based ingredients
20 December 202418 December 2024 Wood-based carbon capture is a major opportunity for Finland – and the climate Metsä Group is proceeding stage by stage in the carbon capture project and will pilot carbon capture next summer at the Rauma pulp mill with ANDRITZ
Development of sustainable and hypoallergenic biorubber, biolatex and other bioproducts from new crop Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TKS) TKS contains up to 24% biolatex/biorubber, 40% inulin and 29% proteins, it takes 4 months to grow in moderate climates and its crop value is ~$31K/acre
18 December 202412 December 2024 Infinited Fiber and Norbite collaborate in EU-funded TEX-INSECT project This project aims to further strengthen feedstock versatility by improving side stream utilization including the development of a novel insect-based biorefinery that employs the larvae of Galleria mellonella to digest and transform synthetic polymers into valuable products
26 November 202425 November 2024 CO2SMOS Project Releases Policy Recommendations for Accelerating CarbonCapture and Utilisation in Europe The CO2SMOS Consortium Urges EU Policymakers to Address Key Gaps in Regulatory and Funding Frameworks to Enable Widespread Adoption of Sustainable CO₂-Based Chemicals
18 November 202412 November 2024 USDA Recognizes Leaders in Advancing the Use of Biobased Products Across the Nation BioPreferred Program Awards Recognize Outstanding Efforts for Sustainable Procurement by Federal Employees and Contractors
11 November 202411 November 2024 Finally unlocking lignin Finnish biobased materials pioneer, LignEasy, has developed a method to refine and separate lignin into various kinds of liquid and solid products
25 July 202424 July 2024 How can certification and labelling support green purchasing decisions? Interview with Holger Gerdes & Zoritza Kiresiewa (Ecologic Institut gGmbH)
25 June 202419 June 2024 Integration of carbon capture in bioproduct mill: Metsä orders process concept study from ANDRITZ First of its kind integration of carbon capture into a bioproduct mill would not only enable the removal of CO2 from the flue gas, but also create a basis for future utilization of this side stream
19 June 202413 June 2024 OLEAF4VALUE, sustainable tailor-made and market-ready solutions succeed at olive leaf biomass valorization Crafting five processing routes for the smart biorefinery to yield over 40 bioproducts from olive leaves
17 April 202415 April 2024 USDA Celebrates Second National Biobased Products Day New Report Shows Biobased Products Contribute $489 Billion to the U.S. Economy, Supporting Jobs in Every State
21 March 202415 March 2024 Irish bioeconomy foregrounds commercialisation, not just innovation Even in these early stages, Ireland’s bioeconomy policy has already been distinguished by an emphasis on scaling and marketing biobased products
National Biobased Products Day reminds us of the importance of biotech Switching to biobased products can help reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, compostable biobased items help boost soil health and water quality
USDA: Biobased products contributed $489 billion to the U.S. economy in 2021, up from $464 billion in 2020 As part of USDA’s activities to honor National Biobased Products Day, the Department has released two reports and announced a major investment in Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center
USDA Outlines Vision to Strengthen the American Bioeconomy through a More Resilient Biomass Supply Chain The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing environmental sustainability and market opportunities for small and mid-sized producers
18 March 202413 March 2024 The biotechnology revolution in textile dyeing Biotechnology holds the potential to revolutionize textile dyeing by utilizing biopigments, biodegradable dyes, and fermentative dyeing methods as alternatives to synthetic options
13 March 20248 March 2024 Breaking the Cost Barrier on Biomanufacturing The Biden Administration has set a target of producing “at least 30% of the US chemical demand via sustainable and cost-effective biomanufacturing pathways” within 20 years
7 March 202410 June 2025 Breaking the Cost Barrier on Biomanufacturing Demand is solidifying for products that use biological processes and genetically modified microorganisms in place of traditional production methods. But for change to happen, costs must come down
18 January 202415 January 2024 The lignocellulosic biorefinery concept is sound A commentary on Zhao et al.
3 January 202322 December 2022 To Make Valuable Bioproducts, Pick the Right Solvent Pretreatment Three common solvents for pretreating switchgrass yield lignin extracts with the potential for making different valuable bioproducts
22 November 202217 November 2022 World BioEconomy Forum talks on bioeconomy – live from the UNFCCC COP27! The World BioEconomy Forum was invited to the UNFCCC COP27 to take part in a bioeconomy panel organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
2 November 202231 October 2022 Engineering Duckweed to Produce Oil for Biofuels, Bioproducts Scientists drive oil accumulation in rapidly growing aquatic plants
Entengrütze zur Gewinnung von Öl für Biokraftstoffe und Bioprodukte Wissenschaftler treiben die Ölanreicherung in schnell wachsenden Wasserpflanzen an
5 October 20224 October 2022 MetGen’s Acceleration: A hat-trick of deals put the lignin pioneer on a new trajectory From MetGen in Finland comes not one story but three, a hat-trick, and Biofuels Digest discusses them
13 July 202211 July 2022 Vilsack Announces Bioproduct Pilot Program Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the program intends to provide a roadmap for implementing more bioproduct programs and reducing agricultural operations' carbon footprint
3 April 20202 April 2020 Metsä Group’s investment projects in Finland progress The world’s most modern sawmill will be built in Rauma
19 March 202017 March 2020 A new JRC report illustrates the work in building a database of EU facilities producing bioproducts The EU bio-based industry is quickly evolving but clear data on the development of this emerging sector are still missing
19 August 201912 August 2019 Braskem develops its first solvent made from renewable resources Investment of around R$1 million contributed to the development of the solution made from sugarcane
11 April 2019 Six candidates are nominated for the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2019” – you have the choice The winners will be selected at the “12th International Conference on Bio-based Materials”, 15-16 May 2019, in Cologne, Germany
6 February 20194 February 2019 DuPont Breaks Ground on New European Headquarters for Industrial Biosciences in the Netherlands DuPont Industrial Biosciences to Expand Research Capabilities in Leiden at New Facility Equipped with Cutting-Edge Biotechnology Laboratories
3 December 20182 December 2018 Perstorp announces sale of its BioProducts business The sale includes the production site in Fredrikstad, Norway, while the production site in Stenungsund, Sweden, will remain under Perstorp’s ownership
30 October 201724 October 2017 UA to Head New Center Focusing on Biofuels and Bioproducts The goals of the Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions Center will be to address the nation's needs for biofuels and bioproducts and more
4 August 20171 August 2017 Praj-Gevo Joint Development Agreement to Enter Commercialization Phase The goal of these agreements was for Praj to adapt Gevo’s isobutanol technology to using non-corn based sugars and lignocellulose feedstocks
6 July 201729 June 2017 Start-up of Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill to begin in August 2017 The new wastewater treatment plant has already started up with wastewater from the Äänekoski integrated mill site
21 July 201611 July 2016 Novozymes and DONG Energy enter into agreement on biological waste sorting Novozymes will deliver enzymes for DONG Energy's REnescience plant in the UK. The plant will be sorting household waste from 110,000 UK homes annually
25 May 2016 BiobasedWorld – the whole world of bioeconomy in Cologne First trade show for the biobased industries, debuting 15-16 February 2017 in Cologne, Germany
24 February 201615 February 2016 Synthetic biopathway turns ag waste into ‘green’ products Process could enable biomanufacturing of 1 billion pounds of spandex each year
22 February 201615 February 2016 Cool Terra earns the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label Engineered biocarbon naturally benefits soil health
8 February 20167 February 2016 The safest and most sustainable electrical cable Prysmian expands Afumex Green line of cables with biopolyethylene by Braskem
19 June 201518 June 2015 EIB supports a new Finnish next-generation bio-product mill The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Metsäliitto Cooperative signed last Friday a EUR 75 million loan agreement for the construction of a new large-scale bio-product mill in Finland (Äänekoski)
30 July 201429 July 2014 Governments Boost Competitiveness in the Bioproducts Sector Governments of Canada invest over $1.9 million to the Composites Innovation Centre to support FibreCITY
3 June 20142 June 2014 Institute of Paper Science and Technology Renamed Renewable Bioproducts Institute Georgia Tech division broadened beyond papermaking to include technologies that produce chemicals, biofuels and new material products from forest raw materials
11 December 201310 December 2013 World bioplastics demand to skyrocket 19% annually through 2017 Robust growth expected in all geographic markets, stimulated by consumer preferences for sustainable materials