12 June 202510 June 2025 TERI and the Netherlands Innovation Network Release White Paper on Indo-Dutch Bioeconomy Collaboration The White Paper explores policy frameworks, growth projections, and emerging areas of synergy between the two nations, particularly in bioenergy, biochemicals, and bio-based materials
5 June 202530 May 2025 30 new projects driving Europe’s bio-based future These projects will play a critical role in delivering on the goals of the CBE JU Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), building a competitive, resilient and sustainable bioeconomy for Europe
22 May 20253 June 2025 Renewable Materials Conference 2025: Nominees for the Innovation Award & Final Programme Unveiled Latest update on the world's largest conference on innovative and renewable chemicals and materials, fossil-free plastics and related policies from 22-24 September 2025 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany)
19 May 202519 May 2025 The development of renewable ethanol biorefineries as a strategic resource to accelerate the transition towards a competitive low-carbon economy The debate was moderated by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Senior Network Editor at Euractiv
16 April 202515 April 2025 Eni and Saipem extend collaboration agreement in biorefining Through this agreement, Eni intends to produce biofuels both for aviation and for land and sea mobility (HVO, Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) - meanwhile Saipem further strengthens its expertise in biorefining and decarbonization
31 March 20251 April 2025 Showcase Your Innovation: Apply for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2025“ Award The unique concept of showcasing all renewable materials solutions in one event covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks in any applications
28 February 202528 February 2025 Enzyme discovered from Brazilian biodiversity can revolutionize bio-refineries Unprecedented enzyme class prospected in Brazilian soil can increase biorefinery efficiency and accelerate the sustainable production of energy and chemicals
26 February 20251 April 2025 Deadline 16 March: Please Submit Your Abstract to the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) The unique concept of showcasing all renewable materials solutions in one event covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks in any applications
5 November 202430 October 2024 Eni set outs its transformation, decarbonization and relaunch plan for Versalis Shutdown of Brindisi and Priolo crackers, the last remaining, and polyethylene production in Ragusa announced. A new corporate structure is on the way
28 October 202423 October 2024 The Evolution of the Biofuel and E-Fuel Production Landscape Electrification is widely regarded as a leading solution for decarbonizing the on-road transport sector. However, for certain industries, electrification may not be the most viable option, leading to the growing interest in alternative low-carbon fuels like hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels, and e-fuels
18 October 202417 October 2024 Rapid growth in Europe’s biorefinery sector – new nova-Institute report commissioned by Cepi highlights main results for the pulp and paper industry Turnover in wood fibre-based biorefineries reaches €6 billion, doubling in just three years
10 October 20244 October 2024 LanzaTech Expands Biorefining Platform Capabilities to Include Production of Commercial-scale Nutritional Protein Directly From CO2 Company plans to access $1 trillion alternative protein market by commercializing primary production of nutrient-rich protein through LanzaTech’s proprietary gas fermentation process
Lessons from the Kitchen: of LanzaTech, a protein shake, new markets, and Scooby-Doo The LanzaTech story is the feedstock, CO2, but, it’s part of the everyday feedstock set and the foundational basis of the company
16 September 202411 September 2024 New audit confirms EU renewable ethanol industry makes more food than fuel Data from European producers show significant production of food and feed in 2023 along with sustainable biofuel, highlighting strategic importance of domestic ethanol biorefineries
13 September 202410 September 2024 Scaling Europe’s algal biorefineries Algae holds an immense number of complex chemicals that hold applications across several industries, but for all its advantages, biorefineries making algal products are still rare
21 August 202415 August 2024 Fraunhofer IGB produces hydrogen from industrial wastewater, residue The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) has launched a demonstration plant in Germany that uses industrial wastewater and residual materials to produce green hydrogen and organic raw materials through two coupled biotechnological processes
20 August 202415 August 2024 Valorization of lignin from aqueous-based lignocellulosic biorefineries Valorization has potential to generate lignin feedstocks for production of sustainable feedstocks for manufacture of sustainable aviation biofuels, agricultural applications, and specialty products
11 July 20245 July 2024 What skills does the bioeconomy need? Forestry and farming methods will be a major factor in keeping the environmental impacts of biomaterials to a minimum
5 July 20243 July 2024 New Energy Blue and ARCO/Murray Partner to Build Biomass Refineries to Produce Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals The partners plan to break ground later this year and start up the refinery in 2026
5 June 20245 June 2024 Urban biorefinery The European URBIOFIN and HOOP projects try to produce more circularity in waste processing
4 June 202428 May 2024 31 new projects to receive €215 million in CBE JU funding CBE JU to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe, as well as develop new circular and sustainable products and solutions for the market
22 May 202421 May 2024 Roadmap to a carbon-neutral refinery by 2050 Towards the sustainable production of future fuels, chemicals and materials
Exclusive: Eni aims to sell stakes in biofuel, bioplastic units by year-end, sources say Separately, Eni is in talks with two suitors to sell up to 30% in its bio-plastic business Novamont, which could value it at around 1 billion euros including debt
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
10 April 20244 April 2024 BIC on the EU Communication on biotechnology and biomanufacturing With its innovative power and by creating new industrial ecosystems, the bio-based industries sector is a strategic pillar for biomanufacturing in Europe today
15 March 202411 March 2024 Four perspectives on how Europe can scale its bioeconomy Only high volume substitutes at reasonable cost can set biobased products on a course to cutting petrochemicals, but the industry is still far from this position
14 February 20244 February 2024 Sonichem is leading a £600K Innovate UK-funded consortium to revolutionise the automotive industry with sustainable, bio-based materials One emerging solution to this problem is biorefining, which offers a method of processing low-carbon feedstocks into intermediate chemicals that can be made into renewable plastics for vehicles
1 February 202424 January 2024 Collaborative Project PRIMED: Redesigning the Primary Sector for Maximizing Bioeconomy Development The consortium of 12 European partners will develop diverse fair value chains to convert underutilized biomass resources into value-added bio-based products
9 January 20242 January 2024 Time for a European Shift on Renewable Ethanol There is also growing interest in using ethanol as a feedstock in the biopolymers industry, which are essential if the EU wants to achieve its goals for climate change mitigation, food security and energy independence
2 November 202330 October 2023 Firms plan pilot plants for biobased acrylic acid They all hope to succeed despite false starts to commercialize the process, but there are only few successful - Companies still have more work to do before they can compete with the petrochemical production
31 October 202330 October 2023 Only six weeks left: Call for Abstracts – Renewable Materials Conference 2024 The brightest stars of Renewable Materials meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany), 11-13 June 2024. The Number One Meeting Point for Global Leaders in Industry, Academia and Policy. 465 Participants from 32 Countries Joined the Past Conference
27 October 202324 October 2023 Chemicals from thin air: gas fermentation and the future of bio-manufacturing Commercialisation is just beginning and researchers across both sectors are still finding ways to diversify the suite of functional gas-eating microbes and make them produce chemicals efficiently
6 October 20232 October 2023 Turning pulp mill residues and sugars from biorefineries into high-value products By-products from pulp mills contain organic compounds that have so far been largely unprocessed. An EU-funded project is repurposing this leftover material from the manufacturing process into valuable materials and chemicals
28 August 202323 August 2023 Boosting innovation in European bioeconomy New projects to drive innovation within the European bioeconomy being funded by the CBE JU are outlined here
7 September 20227 September 2022 NREL Study: Refineries Increase Revenue and Reduce Carbon Footprint with Renewable Propane Major refiners like Chevron see value in commercializing renewable propane
25 July 202219 July 2022 Circular Economy: Beyond recycle, reuse & reduce Within the chemical supply chain, the concept of a circular economy is growing in significance as Businesses are increasingly promoting green credentials to eco-conscious consumers
12 April 20226 April 2022 Processing renewable raw materials instead of crude oil in refineries In the project BioMates, researchers made another important step for achieving the project’s goal
4 October 20214 October 2021 OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy paper: Guidance for a Biorefining roadmap for Thailand Experts of the OECD and nova-Institute have written a Guidance Report for Biorefineries in Thailand in the framework of the project “Realising the Circular Bioeconomy”. The work was part of the umbrella of the Thailand Country Programme (TCP), an OECD-wide programme of work wholly supported through voluntary contributions by Thailand.
24 September 202021 September 2020 EECi biorefinery project almost 50% complete EECi’s model biorefineries are developed under cooperation with a partner in Belgium and are expected to be operational by March-May 2021
10 March 20205 March 2020 New online platform connects crop and food producers to biorefineries Waste as feedstock for two biorefineries: one in Spain and one in Italy providing new biobased compounds for the chemicals, food-packaging and agricultural sectors
6 November 201931 October 2019 Funding opportunity for US biorefineries USDA to fund with project costs up to $250 million the development, construction and retrofitting of Commercial-Scale Biorefineries using Eligible Technology
24 June 201924 June 2019 Webinar on cascading conversion of ligno-cellulosic recalcitrant residues: screening for efficient biocatalysts Broadcast date: July 4, 2019 - Time: 2:00 pm, CET
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
16 April 201911 April 2019 CENER is developing technology for future urban biorefineries, to move towards a circular bioeconomy CENER is involved in 4 specific initiatives, in order to develop the most adequate management and valorization routes of different urban biowastes
30 November 201829 November 2018 The Global Biorefinery Products Market is expected to reach $1,110.9 Billion by 2026 The Global Biorefinery Products Market is accounted for $498.02 Billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $1,110.9 Billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 9.3% during the forecast period
22 November 201820 November 2018 Bio4Products: Report shows potential for new biorefineries in four European locations Study was conducted within the Bio4Products Horizon 2020 project, which is testing the feasibility of a fast pyrolysis based biorefinery concept
13 November 20188 November 2018 Bioeconomies aim to become a beating heart of local communities, both rural and urban Biobased industries, which currently account for 8% of the EU’s workforce, could create one million new green jobs by 2030
26 October 201823 October 2018 Bio4Products biomass study published: Virtual Pyrolysis Plant Locations in Europe Availability and quality at four potential sites
22 May 201817 May 2018 Bioeconomy 101: Making rubber tyres from dandelions Advances in biotechnology are allowing us to manufacture fabrics, plastics, fuels and chemicals from bio-based resources using renewable resources