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18 June 202118 June 2021

Bio-based chemicals capacity build-up continues

A planned 65 ktpa fermentation-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) capacity in Iowa, USA, to be built by a newly-formed joint venture called Qore

17 June 202116 June 2021

EU biorefinery outlook to 2030

European Commission's study presents the possible growth until 2030, provides actions required to increase the deployment of chemical and material driven biorefineries in the EU

14 June 202116 June 2021

Lignin leads the way – World’s first lignin bio-asphalt road, lignin’s array of applications and more

In today’s Digest, all about the new bio-road, the tech behind it, lignin’s markets, applications, tech and other recent lignin news

11 June 202116 June 2021

Avantium and Roelofs construct the world’s first test road with lignin produced in the Netherlands

The 250-metre-long lignin-based test road will be constructed in the north of the Netherlands, on the N987 between Siddeburen and Wagenborgen

4 June 202116 June 2021

Haldor Topsoe and Preem achieve 85% co-processing of renewable feedstock

The revamp of the refinery is a significant step in a long-term plan for Preem with the goal to produce five million cubic meters of renewable fuels by 2030

28 May 202116 June 2021

Praj’s technology breakthrough for producing “Bio-bitumen”

Eco-friendly renewable material for road construction

21 May 20219 September 2021

Everfuel plans 300MW HySynergy Phase II electrolyser in Fredericia

The new facility can also provide oxygen for on-site carbon capture and a 25% reduction of the Fredericia refinery emissions by using the green hydrogen for production of fuels

15 April 202118 June 2021

Sustainable criteria for a forest based biorefinery

Practically sustainable means that we take care of at least three constituent parts: environmental, economic and social systems

13 April 202118 June 2021

Neste Porvoo refinery is getting ready for the major turnaround

Neste secures the safe and undisrupted operations of the Porvoo refinery in Finland with major turnarounds, executed approximately every five years

22 March 202119 March 2021

Forestry Products Market Update

Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter recently published an update from major pine chemicals producers Kraton and Ingevity

19 March 202116 March 2021

Zelcor – Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation

EU project Zelcor ended after four and a half years

17 March 202115 March 2021

Multiproduct Microalgae Biorefineries Mediated by Ionic Liquids

The multiproduct biorefinery concepts will be discussed in an outlook on future separations using IL-based systems

11 March 20219 March 2021

Neste favours Rotterdam for new billion-euro refinery

Porvoo is another potential location for the Finnish state-owned company's new facility

4 March 20211 March 2021

Brightplus and Origin by Ocean join forces to utilise redefined seaweed in biomaterials

Both companies share the common vision of improving the climate emissions by creating sustainable materials from biosources

17 February 20219 September 2021

Fintoil gets green light for crude tall oil biorefinery in the Port of HaminaKotka

The 200 000 tonnes-per-annum plant has recently been granted environmental and construction permits

11 February 20219 September 2021

More bio-based naphtha production ahead

The mass balance approach seems to be more popular in Europe at this time but it will probably catch up in the USA and Asia as well

10 February 20215 February 2021

Avantium publishes its Sustainability Plan ‘Chain Reaction 2030’

– a pioneering roadmap for a fossil-free chemical industry

25 January 202120 January 2021

Total and Engie partner to develop France’s largest site for the production of green hydrogen from 100% renewable electricity

40 MW electrolyser will produce 5 tonnes of green hydrogen per day to meet the needs of the biofuel production process at Total's La Mède biorefinery

14 January 202110 January 2021

UPM Biochemicals grows lignin business with new Domtar supply agreement

This step enables UPM to expand its role in the growing lignin business and different application segments

13 January 20218 January 2021

Creating innovative value chains from non-food biomass feedstock

AFTER-BIOCHEM project aims at creating innovative and more sustainable value chains from renewable raw materials to multiple high added-value products at industrial scale

16 December 202011 December 2020

Zelcor Summer School 2021 – 2nd edition – Postponed to 8-11 February online

Zero waste biorefineries: value chain approach, methods, and processes for lignin upgrading

19 November 20209 September 2021

NREL recycles biorefinery waste streams to create high-value chemical products

Thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising route to produce renewable biofuels and oxygenated biochemicals while enabling the reuse, recovery, and recycling of materials containing carbon

13 November 20209 November 2020

Celtic Renewables Launches Crowd Fund Campaign

The new plant is expected to process around 50,000 tonnes of residues each year from the whisky industry, adding value and sustainability to one of the country’s most important sectors

9 November 20203 November 2020

New VTT-based startup company eniferBio producing protein from biorefinery by-products received more than one million euros in funding

eniferBio has developed a new and sustainable production process for a high-quality fish feed ingredient and recently received funding for its solution

6 November 20203 November 2020

Biorefineries and bio-based products – would you like to get to know more about it?

Recently, some major investments in new and existing bioreﬁneries were announced and some are now moving towards implementation

26 October 202021 October 2020

Flagship EU project aiming to replace toxic solvents with renewable alternatives launches today

The new ReSolute project is addressing the need for plant-based, higher-performing and safer chemicals in Europe

22 October 202019 October 2020

The construction of UPM’s innovative biochemicals facility starts in Germany

The biorefinery investment of EUR 550 million is a major milestone in UPM’s strategic transformation

19 October 202014 October 2020

Monster on the Big Muddy: REG Geismar to expand renewable hydrocarbon production to 340 million gallons

Construction should begin in mid to late 2021 with target mechanical completion date in late 2023

28 August 202025 August 2020

Phillips 66 Plans to Transform San Francisco Refinery into World’s Largest Renewable Fuels Plant

Conversion is expected to reduce the plant’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50%

25 August 202020 August 2020

The inside track on Futurity, the New Zealand biorefinery pioneers with a fresh approach to extracting new value from pine

First-of-its-kind commercial biorefinery in New Zealand to break down pine trees into ‘building block’ components for platform chemicals to create bio-materials

17 August 202014 August 2020

Transitioning to the New BioRefining Era & Future Vision for Ethanol Plants

A unique and affordable bolt on technology offered by Catalyxx is available now and can offer options and opportunities to the present and post Covid ethanol infrastructure

5 August 20201 August 2020

TechnipFMC’s Hummingbird® Ethylene Technology Selected by LanzaTech for LanzaJet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Biorefinery

New, sustainable technologies will be deployed in a LanzaJet first commercial demonstration scale integrated biorefinery to produce 10 million gallons per year of SAF and renewable diesel from sustainable ethanol sources

31 July 202030 July 2020

Driving on lignin from the forest – it may be possible!

Two Swedish companies replace a fraction of the oil-based bitumen with softwood lignin on a highly busy road area in Sweden

22 June 202017 June 2020

Solve invasive seaweed problem by turning it into biofuels and fertilisers

Seaweed could produce sustainable fuels, chemicals and fertiliser while helping protect tourist hotspots

12 June 202012 June 2020

How Finnish bioeconomy pioneers the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) are unlocking the “treasure chest” found in the forests and beyond

Bark can be one of the key building blocks for the Finnish circular bioeconomy

4 June 202029 May 2020

USDA expands rule on biorefinery loan program

New rule allows applications to develop renewable chemical and biobased products without having to produce some amount of advanced biofuel

26 May 202020 May 2020

The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year

Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles

19 May 202014 May 2020

Neste baut Bio-Raffinerie für Fintoil

Beide Firmen wollen damit der steigenden Nachfrage nach raffiniertem Rohmaterial für "grüne" Brennstoffe und andere hochwertige erneuerbare Produkte begegnen

Neste Wins Technology and Engineering Contract for Fintoil’s New Biorefinery

Companies respond to the increasing demand for refined feedstock for renewable fuels and other high-quality renewable products

18 May 20209 September 2021

A Glimpse into Real-Time Methanol Synthesis: Dynamic Operation of a Miniplant at Fraunhofer ISE

Examination of the feasibility of a methanol synthesis using renewable electricity and biogenic CO₂ from a biorefinery that produces renewable ethanol

15 May 202012 May 2020

Biorefinery for the field edge: catalysts made from rice straw in a BMBF project

International researchers team will use the waste of rice-harvests as feedstock for biorefineries to convert them into valuable products

14 May 202011 May 2020

Neste acquired Count Terminal Rotterdam to strengthen its growth strategy in renewable raw materials supply

Another important step for Neste in the execution of the company's efforts to build a global renewable waste and residue raw material platform

30 April 20209 September 2021

Avantium awarded funding to produce lignin for the development of bio-based asphalt

The aim of the collaboration is to test a new approach to substantially reduce CO₂ emissions from road construction

20 April 202015 April 2020

Gasum delivers biogas to cleantech company Forchem

The liquefied biogas has been received at the Forchem reception terminal, vaporized and used in the company’s production processes

31 March 202026 March 2020

Avantium announces 2019 results

Company advances its lead technologies towards commercialisation

25 March 202019 March 2020

Building a lemon bioeconomy with green technology

Italy wants to open the route to a broader and richer economy for lemons, well beyond its conventional markets

19 March 202016 March 2020

Preem selects HydroFlex™ for renewable fuels plant with potential to save 2.5 million tons CO2

New plant is scheduled to be put on-stream in 2024 and will produce renewable fuels from tall oil, tallow, and other renewable feedstocks

11 March 20207 March 2020

Brewing greener chemicals from fermented waste

BBI JU's PERCAL project is developing novel solutions for transforming the organic part of municipal solid waste into intermediate chemicals

4 March 20202 March 2020

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