18 April 201725 April 2017 Biokim’s “innovative business model” to build commercial bio-refinery in Adana, Turkey New plant to produce bio-based Ethylene Oxideas a basis, with further downstream production to various end-products such as MEG and PPL
7 April 201729 March 2017 GFBiochemicals and American Process join forces to create a world-class integrated biorefinery The U.S. company and GFBiochemicals will be cornerstone members of a consortium to develop the biorefinery by repurposing an old industrial site
3 April 201730 March 2017 A Footballer Wants to Turn the World Green GFBiochemicals founder Mathieu Flamini to build a biorefinery in the U.S. to produce fossil-free plastics and solvents
13 March 20179 March 2017 American Process Inc. and Birla Carbon Announce Joint Development Agreement for Combining Nanocellulose and Carbon Black in Tires Low rolling resistance tread material is a key technology development focus area of Birla Carbon’s Sustainability strategy
1 March 201727 February 2017 Loaded terms in the bioeconomy It is up to Parliamentarians and the member states to change the course the Commission has embarked on
15 February 201714 February 2017 Dutch biomass sugar partnership formed More cellulosic sugar partnerships are taking place, and this one is in Europe
8 February 20176 February 2017 U of M’s CFANS and CSE to partner on bio-based industry projects Teams within the U’s Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering to bringing expertise in pulp and paper, food and bio-based industry
30 January 201726 January 2017 BIOSKOH working to fulfil Biorefinery vision BioBased Industries Joint Undertaking to build a first of its kind commercial-scale second generation biorefinery in Europe
24 January 201719 January 2017 Estonian investors plan to build a €1 billion biorefinery Largest ever industry investment in Estonia to become the most modern biorefinery in Europe
12 January 201710 January 2017 MHG Debuts New Corporate Identity Biotechnology Company Salutes its Legacy Brand Identity for Global Recognition
9 January 20174 January 2017 November-December – The Liquid Continent Mediterranean bioeconomy able to build a new bridge between the North and South rims
14 December 201612 December 2016 Leaf Resources, Novozymes in biomass-to-sugars collaboration Glycerine to economically produce cellulosic sugars
13 December 201610 December 2016 Suez and Total partner to recycle cooking oil into biofuel Signature of a 10-year agreement to increase the amount of used cooking oil collected by 20% and supply the La Mède biorefinery in France
7 December 20165 December 2016 Lenzing Number One in the World for Sustainable Wood Sourcing Ranked first by the Canadian environmental organization Canopy Planet Society
9 November 20167 November 2016 Cellulosic Sugar Producers Cooperative Announces Equity Raise and Corn Stover Field Trial Demonstration supply chain CSPC engaging with growers in the region to supply corn stover and wheat straw to a planned dextrose facility
28 October 201626 October 2016 BIO asks congress to extend critical bioenergy tax credits during lame-duck BIO urges U.S. Congress to advance a multi-year extension of renewable energy tax credits
17 October 201613 October 2016 European Commission urged to deliver robust 2030 policies to support advanced biofuels in transport Biofrontiers platform launched policy recommendations on 11 October, 2016, economic and environmental issues associated with developing the next generation of low-carbon fuels
Putting poor quality waste fats into good use while keeping an eye on algae oil and waste plastic Neste's raw material sourcing offers emission-reducing and sustainable use for processing residues
11 October 201610 October 2016 BIOrescue: Valorising mushroom compost to create innovative bio-based products Multidisciplinary project partners to develop new biorefinery process for the conversion of mushroom compost into innovative bio-based products
23 September 201621 September 2016 Mercurius Biorefining and University of California, Davis to Develop Technology for Low-Cost FDCA Production First-of-its-kind technology operating from raw biomass
5 September 201629 August 2016 Enerkem’s facility in Edmonton becomes the first ISCC certified plant in the world to convert municipal solid waste into biomethanol This reputable third-party certification confirms that Enerkem meets high ecological and social sustainability requirements
1 September 201630 August 2016 Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) Growing with New Employment Opportunities New $27 Million Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation (COMM SCI)
U.S. Commerce Department Invests More Than $4 Million In Maine, Deploys Interagency Team To Help Strengthen State’s Forest Economy EDA will deploy an Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) in eastern Maine to evaluate new and existing economic strategies
26 August 201612 November 2016 Editor’s focus: Inside the Bioprocess Pilot Facility in Delft. BPF is offering unique multi-purpose facility with a sustainable production on commercial scale
22 August 201617 August 2016 European-funded Valor Plus project seeks to boost cellulosic biorefinery capacity Improving by-product output through sustainable and integrated closed loop biorefineries
4 August 20163 August 2016 USDA announces application periods for loan guarantee program Loan guarantees of up to $250 million to develop, construct and retrofit commercial-scale biorefineries and renewable chemicals and biobased product manufacturing facilities
The European CYCLALG project brings together six R&D centres to develop an algae-based biorefinery Aim is to obtain biodiesel through algae cultivation
29 July 201628 July 2016 The EU offers strong support for the realization of the Kemi biofuel refinery EUR 88.5 million of NER 300 investment subsidies to advance the project significantly
27 July 201626 July 2016 Energy department grants $2.5M for biorefinery waste use, renewable bioproduct study Three-year study to focus on ways to make plastic materials from lignin waste
22 July 201620 July 2016 New insights in furanic intermediates and aromatic derivatives from biomass New project aims to create applied knowledge for the production of furans and furan-derived biobased aromatics from various sources
19 July 201618 July 2016 Waste Biorefinery: A New Paradigm for a Sustainable Bioelectro Economy Various technologies employable to construct a waste biorefinery platform and its place in a biobased economy
15 July 201614 July 2016 What’s New and Important About C5 and C6 Sugars? Overview and snapshot of the technological progress reported in the three months since Biofuels Digest’s 2016 March Madness Webinar on this topic
29 June 201621 June 2016 Hot Prospects for Chemicals from Biomass A major theme of 21st Century industrial development will be replacement of fossil resources by renewable resources in the production of fuels and chemicals
14 June 201613 June 2016 Ahem, it’s the chems: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Sofinnova and biobased chemicals private equity Company chief Denis Luquin gave these slides on renewable chemical private equity at ABLC 2016
9 May 201628 April 2016 Comet Biorefining Signs Supply Agreement With BioAmber, Announces Investment The offtake agreement is the culmination of development work performed by Comet and BioAmber
29 April 201628 April 2016 MHG Appoints New CEO of Company Former President and CEO of Armor Holdings Products LLC Joins the Biopolymer Company
26 April 201621 April 2016 Bio-based agreement in Canada between Comet and BioAmber Dextrose to be produced from agricultural residues using Comet’s innovative technology
11 April 20165 April 2016 Cellulosic Sugar Producers Cooperative collaborating with Comet Biorefining to develop agricultural biomass supply chain Prospects of establishing the first commercial scale agricultural biomass to cellulosic sugar value chain in Canada
9th Intl Conference on Bio-based Materials – Day 1 Policy and markets, bio-based building blocks and biorefineries
29 March 201629 March 2016 Deinove and Arbiom join forces to develop a “carbon-free” chemical industry Companies to produce biofuels and bio-based chemicals by using Deinococcus bacteria
22 March 201621 March 2016 Iowa Senate OKs subsidy for renewable chemical industry Legislation aiming to attract investments in renewable chemical manufacturing and advanced biorefining
17 March 201616 March 2016 Canada is at the forefront in the bioeconomy Interview with Andrew Richard, Comet Biorefining
Altranex and Minnesota Soybean Processors Sign License and Marketing Agreement The bio-refinery will use Altranex’s patented process using soybean oil as the feedstock
11 March 20169 March 2016 Comet Biorefining Awarded $10.9 Million SDTC Grant for Bio-Based Chemicals Plant Comet's dextrose sugar to help reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions
10 March 20164 March 2016 Improving biorefineries with bubbles Researchers in Japan are developing methods to improve the efficiency of biorefinery systems
7 March 20165 March 2016 Inside Ynsect – the French Revolutionaries aiming to tackle future food challenges French biotech company found insects as the perfect feed for fish and poultry
Optimizing biofuel production from algae using carbon dioxide emissions Optimal design of distributed algae-based biorefineries using CO2 emissions from multiple industrial plants
4 March 20163 March 2016 Leaf Resources expands equity stake in ZeaChem, signs JV to develop celluosic sugars project in US New agreenent advances the relationship between the two companies from an October 2014 Collaboration Agreement
24 February 201623 February 2016 Partner Collaborations Advance Second-Generation Elevance Biorefinery Technology The ethenolysis process advancement represents an important milestone for the development of a second-generation metathesis technology
23 February 201622 February 2016 Next-generation biofuels – economical and climate friendly Hohenheim scientists working on a new, continuous method to produce bioethanol efficiently
