8 July 201912 July 2019 Total Starts Up the La Mède Biorefinery French energy giant's final step in the €275m project, aiming the conversion of a former oil refinery into a new energies complex
CH-Bioforce revolutionizes biomaterials production Finnish start-up successfully provides a completely new way of replacing fossil- and food-based raw materials
4 July 20192 July 2019 BTG commissions innovative thermo-chemical fractionation plant Important step towards the commercialisation of a fast pyrolysis based biorefinery
28 June 201924 June 2019 BTG commission world-first fast pyrolysis biorefinery pilot plant New facility enables the transformation of lignocellulosic biomass such as sunflower seed husks into a huge range of products
19 June 201914 June 2019 5 Minutes with… Elisabeth Stanger of Lenzing Derived from pulp from beech wood, LENZING Acetic Acid Biobased is free from solids, high in purity and has a huge range of applications
13 June 201911 June 2019 Study identifies most promising feedstocks for pyrolysis based biorefinery A shortlist of 10 feedstocks were studied, focusing on residues from agriculture, food/feed processing and forestry
4 June 20193 June 2019 FPInnovations and Resolute Inaugurate Thermomechanical Pulp Bio-Refinery in Thunder Bay TMP-Bio is a patented technology developed by FPInnovations for the commercial production of large quantities of bio-sourced chemicals
31 May 201928 May 2019 How companies across Europe are creating sustainable products using no fossil fuels European Union is planning to invest another 10 billion euros in Bioeconomy research by 2027
22 May 201918 May 2019 Ireland’s first grass-fed biorefinery hits the road to help farmers go green A New Mobile Refinery Is Travelling Across The West Of Ireland To Turn Grass Into Sustainable Materials
8 May 20196 May 2019 Blue Bioeconomy in Northern Germany BMBF has approved a project coordinated by Kiel University: "Bioeconomy at Marine Sites (BaMS)" with funding of up to 20 million Euro
Renewable Diesel is a Game Changer for Sustainable Aviation and Low Carbon Fuel Markets in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Southeast Asia Low Carbon Fuels for Air, Land and Sea finds a growing number of strategic investment partnerships arriving to build new biorefineries
2 May 201926 April 2019 Finnish bioethanol project worth millions – Swedish SEKAB provides technology New biorefinery in Finland, Nordfuel, will open in 2021 using Sekab’s Celluapp technology
25 April 201919 April 2019 The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) Awards $1.5 Million in its Emerging Technology Challenge for Maine’s Forest Resources Maine company funds project by Biofine to produce biobased levulinic acid
23 April 201915 April 2019 KaiCell Fibers has significant economic influence in the province of Kainuu and for Finland Mill site pre-agreement signed
17 April 201912 April 2019 How to convert wheat straw waste into green chemicals An EU initiative has produced renewable bio-isobutene for use in various applications ranging from cosmetics to fuels
15 April 201910 April 2019 The technology to make bioplastics from softwood is here At World Bio Markets trade fair in Amsterdam, clean-tech company SEKAB E-Technology will present their patented technology platform Celluapp
12 April 201912 April 2019 Mega-order from Finland for Dutch energy technology 100 million euros to be invested in production of sustainable oil
8 April 20193 April 2019 NC Partnering Newsletter 3/2019 Vesa Mikkonen from Kaicell Fibres will tell about some evolving ways to control the salinity level in biorefineries
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 TechnologyTM 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
