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5 April 20192 April 2019

Biomass analysis: the key to success for your biorefinery process

Celignis has subsequently been developing innovative methodologies to improve biomass analysis processes

SME of the Month April – Phytowelt GreenTechnologies

Interview with Dr Peter Welters, CEO of the winner of the Most Innovative European Biotech SME Awards 2018 in the Agricultural Biotech category

4 April 20191 April 2019

Avantium makes steady progress in challenging year

Company opened a pilot biorefinery for their proprietary Dawn Technology^TM in Delfzijl, that converts non-food feedstock to industrial sugars and lignin

20 March 201915 March 2019

Production begins at Sebacic Oman’s project in Duqm

Operational start of the Sebacic Refinery is paving the way for Duqm to enter the era of heavy industries

19 March 201914 March 2019

Biosolvents solving challenges– from dry cleaning and cleaning shorelines to biomass and biofuel production

Biosolvents are looked at as an environmental win-win - as well as a win for better performance and safety with lower toxicity issues

15 March 201911 March 2019

First Plant in the Works to Turn Dairy Byproducts Into Plastics

Supported by the EU project AgriChemWhey, Glanbia Ireland plans to scale up biorefinery technology

12 March 20197 March 2019

Innovations in dry biorefining

3BCAR Carnot Institute is supporting dry biorefining technologies by funding different studies

28 February 201926 February 2019

Attis Announces R&D Partnership with Iowa State University for Lignin-Based Carbon Fiber

Partnership to Advance Carbon Fiber Research for Use in Major Industries

12 February 20197 February 2019

This Biotech Makes Cosmetics out of Seaweed

Biorefinery company Algaia progressing fresh seaweed into multiple applications

5 February 20195 February 2019

EIP-Agri Operational Group to coordinate Ireland’s first small-scale biorefinery demonstration project

The Biorefinery Glas project aims to address key challenges in Irish agriculture while promoting farmer diversification into Ireland’s growing bioeconomy

31 January 201928 January 2019

Forest-based biomass industry: Where are we today and where are going tomorrow?

8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference took place on 23-25 October and was hosted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

16 January 201911 January 2019

New composite advances lignin as a renewable 3D printing material

Lignin gives plants rigidity and also makes biomass resistant to being broken down into useful products

15 January 201915 January 2019

New composite advances lignin as a renewable 3D printing material

Finding new uses for lignin can improve the economics of the entire biorefining process

3 December 20182 December 2018

A ‘Geneva Convention’ on how we use the biosphere?

In this month’s Newsletter, NC partner Martin Doktar discusses the broader framework within which a globally effective BioFuture ought to be pursued

22 November 201820 November 2018

Gevo releases third quarter results, discusses future plans

Company began installation of Shockwave LLC’s technology at its Luverne plant, that takes in ground corn and separates into germ, bran and starch streams

19 November 201814 November 2018

LCY Chemical purchases BioAmber assets, Sarnia biorefinery

Bankruptcy Court of Delaware said the liquidation of BioAmber’s assets will result in little to no residual value for non-secured creditors and no residual value for equity investors

14 November 201813 November 2018

From oil refinery to biorefinery: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the BIO-CCUS project

Concept of converting Oil Refinery to Biorefinery

9 November 20186 November 2018

Kraft pulping does for the bioeconomy what cracking does for petrochemicals

Where the KaiCell Fibers’s Paltamo mill will be located, only half the potential is currently used - as sustainable and abundant forest resources are still available

5 November 20183 November 2018

Emerging Fuels Technology licenses FT process to Red Rock Biofuels

Through a proprietary integration of existing technologies, IR1 makes the long-commercialized Fischer-Tropsch process economic at the biomass scale

25 October 201822 October 2018

BIOrescue: New bio-based products set the scene for a sustainable and circular economy

Opportunities arising from the bio-based industry sector and discover the cutting-edge products and processes that will shape the Spanish bioeconomy of tomorrow

22 October 201817 October 2018

Minister defends Finland’s push to clear forests for biofuels

Finland's Economic Affairs Minister says government's flagship programme to promote biofuels use is sustainable, despite IPCC statements to the contrary

18 October 201815 October 2018

UPM’s good news bear brings completed EIA on Kotka Biorefinery and more

With fuels produced from forestry waste, the company could provide 30% of Finland’s diesel demand

5 October 20183 October 2018

Researchers find value in unusual type of plant material

Lignin makes up about a quarter of plant biomass and is the most abundant source of renewable aromatics on Earth

27 September 201825 September 2018

Plans for Luverne: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

Gevo’s strategy is to commercialize bio-based alternatives to petroleum-based products to allow for the optimization of fermentation facilities’ assets

25 September 201822 September 2018

POET Biorefining – Marion opens 80 million-gallon expansion

Project highlights biofuel opportunities for growth, employment and new crop demand in the Midwest

6 September 20184 September 2018

Birth of an industrial sugars giant? Sugars in focus in Leaf Resources, Petronas agreement

We hear from Australia and Malaysia that PETRONAS Chemicals Group and Leaf Resources inked a MoU for Leaf’s proposed biorefinery project in Malaysia

Boral could turn sawmill residue into renewable diesel

The Mid North Coast of New South Wales could become home to the world’s first biorefinery turning sawmill residues into renewable diesel and renewable bitumen

30 August 201827 August 2018

Expert View: Growing the Irish forest bio-economy

Clean energy project for Ireland’s transport sector to provide a template for the rest of Europe

23 August 201820 August 2018

Companies join forces on waste plastic-to-fuel project

Collaboration to be one of the steps towards Neste’s goal to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material to fossil refining

20 August 201819 August 2018

BioAmber moves forward with plan to liquidate its assets

BioAmber Inc. it has received court approval to move forward with plans to liquidate its assets

16 August 201812 August 2018

USDA solicits applications for loan guarantee program

The program provides loan guarantees to fund the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale biorefineries using eligible technology

13 August 201813 August 2018

Driving on bark, building with nutshell

Towards the enhanced valorisation of European lignocellulosic biomass for a bio-based economy

10 August 20185 August 2018

New catalyst with a dual function

Plastic production with this catalyst would be sustainable and would also enable the creation of hydrogen as a potential energy source

6 August 20185 August 2018

PETRONAS Chemicals Group enters MOU with Leaf for biorefinery offtake

MOU provides among other things for a study of chemical markets and commercially ready bio-technologies

1 August 201831 July 2018

Lignocellulosic Biorefineries in Europe: Current State and Prospects

This study addresses the challenges and future opportunities of this nascent industry by elucidating key elements of the biorefining sector

24 July 2018

Biorefineries and biotechnology: The future of proteins, flavours, textiles and sustainable chemistry

New biotechnological and chemical processes enable biorefineries for the sustainable and efficient production of proteins, flavours, fibres for textiles, chemicals and plastics from different biomass

Attis Industries to Purchase Site for First Commercial Biorefinery

Facility Will Generate $35 Million in Annual Revenue

27 June 201826 June 2018

Advanced biofuels recognised as a fast-track option for transport decarbonisation – UPM Biofuels welcomes initial agreement on Renewable Energy Directive

UPM started operations at the Lappeenranta Biorefinery at the beginning of 2015

25 June 201821 June 2018

EPA Approves Registration of Isobutanol in 16% Blends in Gasoline

Gevo welcome the announcement, as it allows customers and partners a much better product performance

14 June 201813 June 2018

Avantium starts construction of bio-MEG demonstration plant in the Netherlands

Market demand for MEG is expected to grow from 28 million to 50 million tons in the next 20 years

13 June 201812 June 2018

Renewable Solvents Derived From Lignin Lowers Waste in Biofuel Production

New class of solvents breaks down plant biomass into sugars for biofuels and bioproducts in a closed-loop biorefinery concept

8 June 20186 June 2018

Organic is not a good hallmark of quality – this is why

The organic concept is popular and that testifies to today’s prevailing anti-technological mood. But technology has moved on

AGRIMAX: from Agricultural and Food-processing Waste to Bioproducts

How can we use agricultural and food-processing waste to create useful products for a sustainable Europe?

25 May 201818 May 2018

Green Chemistry PhD wins Excellence Award

Jesús Esteban Serrano takes 2018 EFCE Chemical Reaction Engineering award

18 May 201817 May 2018

Chempolis Seals Deal for Indian Biorefinery

Together with Finnish energy company Fortum, and Indian NRL, joint venture to construct a bamboo biorefinery in Assam

15 May 201813 May 2018

Sweetwater and Graanul Announce First Commercial Biorefinery

Collaboration aiming to build a commercial-scale integrated biorefinery that will produce clean cellulosic sugars and highly pure lignin from local hardwood

14 May 20189 May 2018

Ontario Helping to Create Jobs and Support Agri-food Sector in Sarnia

Province Partnering with Comet Biorefining to Support More Than 200 Jobs in Sarnia

Metsä Group launches a prefeasibility study on renewal of Kemi pulp mill

Prefeasibility study to examine in particular the availability of wood raw material and the potential of Kemi's industrial infrastructure and logistic connections

BioAmber files for Bankruptcy

Filings will impose an automatic stay of proceedings to protect the company, its subsidiaries and their assets from creditors

4 May 20183 May 2018

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