4 January 202420 December 2023 Phabuilder Set to Launch Marine-Degradable Straws and Cutlery New alliance is goint to introduce three remarkable PHA-based product categories: straws, coatings, and injection-molded items into the consumer market
Alfa Laval and Bisviridi partner to revolutionize biofuel production from organic waste New, groundbreaking process, developed and patented by Bisviridi, produces Bio Crude, an eco-friendly alternative to oil-based fuels
2 January 202418 December 2023 Announcing the formation of New Energy Farmers LLC, a biomass aggregation company Because top-quality biomass is critical to efficient refinery operation and delivery of climate-healing products, over the past decade the New Energy Aggregation System was developed to assure a continuous supply of clean, dry stover in tight, compact bales
12 December 20237 December 2023 The University of Manchester and Shell partner to bring more sustainable chemical manufacturing to market The SuCCEED project will look to find new ways of manufacturing the chemicals needed for many every-day products through industrial biotechnology routes
8 December 20236 December 2023 Releasing Brakes on Biocatalysis Formaldehyde can inhibit enzymes that produce hydrogen particularly efficiently. Researchers from Bochum have discovered how this can be prevented
7 December 20232 December 2023 Unlocking the green potential: Transforming industrial CO2 into acetone with carbon capture and utilisation technology PyroCO2 is developing carbon capture and utilisation technology for climate-positive solutions in European chemical production
6 December 20231 December 2023 SmartProSys: New Methods and Approaches for Process Engineering in future Chemical Industry Team of scientists around Prof. Kai Sundmacher at MPI Magdeburg is participating in SmartProSys research initiative - Smart Process Systems for a Green Carbon-based Chemical Production in a Sustainable Society
5 December 202329 November 2023 The Swedish bioeconomy startups branching out beyond forestry Encouraging other forms of feedstock use than wood would be one way to alleviate social conflicts over Sweden’s forestry sector and foster more balanced development in the bioeconomy
4 December 20234 December 2023 New ways to showcase your activities on Renewable Carbon News Renewable Carbon News – portal and daily newsletter – is the most targeted way to reach the renewable chemicals and materials sector: bio-based, CO₂-based and advanced recycling
28 November 20238 January 2024 IDTechEx Discusses the Technology Trends Driving Sustainable Polymers for a Circular Economy Answering the demand for more sustainable plastics to support the circular economy requires innovations from all stakeholders in the polymer value chain, from the chemical suppliers to the end-users to the recyclers
27 November 202323 November 2023 Phabuilder Set to Launch Marine-Degradable Straws and Cutlery With PhaBuilder's expertise and Hengxin Life's position the collaboration seeks to maximize the potential of PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoates)
17 November 202313 November 2023 AFRY engineering partner in biorefinery project turning harmful seaweed into valuable products Origin by Ocean and AFRY have entered a collaborative engineering collaboration to plan an industrial-scale biorefinery for processing bio-based seaweed products in Finland. The conceptual study phases aim to define production concepts and the steps required to construct a biorefinery. Origin by Ocean’s first algae biorefinery in Finland is projected to reach full production capacity by 2027
16 November 202313 November 2023 DMC opens new lab in Research Triangle Park, NC – New 9,500 Square Foot R&D Facility The facility is home to DMC’s workflows in strain and metabolic engineering, high throughput testing, as well as bench and pilot scale fermentation
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
24 October 202317 October 2023 White Biotechnology: Key Technology Trends Reshaping Its Growth With improvements in biotechnology tools and processes comes the ability to produce everything from commodity chemicals to high-performance materials through white biotechnology
10 October 20234 October 2023 Colour expertise for sustainable, bio-based reusable trays Environmentally friendly joint project by GRAFE, ORNAMIN and TECNARO
2 October 20233 October 2023 Qore to supply bio-BDO to BASF US-based Qore, a joint venture of Cargill and HELM AG, is building a 65 ktpa corn-based BDO in Iowa under the QIRA® brand using the Geno (formerly Genomatica) processing technology
28 September 202325 September 2023 Biotech Company MycoWorks Begins Production at the World’s First Commercial-Scale Fine Mycelium™ Plant in Union, South Carolina Providing the company's luxury leather alternative Reishi™
BASF obtains long-term access to bio-based1,4-butanediol QIRA With QIRA from Qore® LLC, BASF will expand its existing offer of BDO derivatives with bio-based variants
Greener sun protection from plants, bacteria, and algae A spinoff from OSU developed a bio-sunsreen by using a biosynthesis method to grow the Zebrafish’s anti-UV compound inside the bodies of rapidly reproducing microorganisms
25 September 202329 September 2023 Be Part of the Chemistry and Materials Industry’s Transition From Fossil to Renewable Carbon! Abstract Submission is Now Open for the Renewable Materials Conference 2024 (RMC)
20 September 202318 September 2023 Lummus and RWDC Announce Agreement to Accelerate and Scale PHA Production Next phase of partnership will increase global availability and adoption of natural alternative to petroleum-based plastics
12 September 20237 September 2023 BioUPGRADE: Advancing biocatalysts to enrich the global bioeconomy Emma Master, PhD, from Aalto University details how the BioUPGRADE project drives state-of-the-art innovations in biocatalysts
6 September 20234 September 2023 Saudi Arabia: is the country set to become a global biotech hub? Saudi Arabia seems set to become a global competitive biotech hub; over the next decade, it is expected to become a world leader in biotech research and generate significant economic growth
24 August 202323 August 2023 How bacteria can be “tamed” for sustainable plastics production Research team at Giessen University develops new system for tailored control of gene expression
15 August 202314 August 2023 New chemical process makes it easier to craft amino acids that don’t exist in nature Chemists describe a powerful new way to create new-to-nature, 'unnatural' amino acids, which could find use in protein-based therapies and open up novel branches of organic chemistry
7 August 20234 September 2023 Novel Enzyme Foams Offer Versatile Possibilities for Industrial Biotechnology Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a new class of materials by producing enzymes as foams which open up versatile avenues for innovations in industrial biotechnology, material sciences or even food technology
4 August 20232 August 2023 Self-healing plastic becomes biodegradable Konstanz chemists develop mineral plastics with numerous positive properties from sustainable basic building blocks and, together with biologists, demonstrate the material's excellent microbiological degradability
1 August 202326 July 2023 Norfolk bio-products firm set to be hit by single-use plastics ban A company that makes biodegradable products says it may have to leave the UK because of an upcoming government ban on single-use plastics
31 July 202327 October 2023 Biobased and biodegradable plastics for safer, more sustainable products As part of the EU project BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE, 22 scientific and industrial project partners from 13 countries are working on sustainable solutions for the production of biobased and biodegradable plastics to bring sustainable and safe products to market – from reusable cutlery and toys to packaging and agricultural products
26 July 202324 July 2023 Paques Biomaterials and Senbis Polymer Innovations agreed to collaborate Paques Biomaterials and Senbis Polymer Innovations have partnered strategically to develop new applications for a breakthrough biopolymer with all the advantages of plastics but without its disadvantages
21 July 202319 July 2023 Alfa Laval and RWDC Industries announce joint development agreement to advance circular economy solutions Combined expertise will accelerate scale-up of sustainable materials production to reduce global reliance on single-use, petroleum-based plastics
20 July 202319 July 2023 When Introducing Bioeconomy Get People on Board Just like others, green industries are also battling “NIMBYism.”
6 July 20234 July 2023 Bloom Labs unveils protein-based alternatives for circular economy Bloom Labs, a company at the forefront of material science, has developed next-generation alternatives to natural and synthetic fibres, as well as plastics to accelerate the global transition towards a circular economy
5 July 20233 July 2023 BRAIN Biotech AG´s Akribion Genomics team successfully competes in Science4Life Venture Cup competition BRAIN Biotech AG is pleased to announce that the Akribion Genomics team has been awarded second place in the Science4Life Venture Cup
4 July 20234 July 2023 The Greener Manufacturing Show 2023 For the third time, The Greener Manufacturing Show Europe, co-located with Plastic Waste Free World Conference & Expo assumes its rightful place in Cologne, Germany on 8-9 November 2023
19 June 202314 June 2023 Microbes powered by electricity How bacteria use electricity and carbon dioxide to produce useful chemicals
16 June 202313 June 2023 Renewable Chemical Innovator Capra Biosciences to Build a Green Biochemical Production Facility in Manassas, Virginia BioMADE Funding To Accelerate Capra Bioreactor Expansion and Technical Advancement, Aligning with New White House Bioeconomy Goals
15 June 202313 June 2023 Milligrams to kilograms: making microbes work at scale Scale-down technology offers a relatively cost-effective way to mimic common industrial stresses on a laboratory scale
13 June 20237 June 2023 “Opening Ceremony of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cellulose High-Tech Materials” The Christian Doppler Labor for Cellulose High-Tech Materials receives funding from four industrial partners and from the Federal Ministry Republic of Austria of Labour and Economy
7 June 20235 June 2023 Biotechnology in developing countries: challenges and opportunities Alongside the opportunities come many challenges, all of which need to be overcome by these countries before a successful biotech sector can be implemented
25 May 202318 May 2023 With formic acid towards CO2 neutrality Researchers develop a new method for the sustainable use of CO2
Carbios recognized as a flagship start-up in French green innovation at the Choose France Summit Carbios’ innovative technologies honored among the 22,000 start-ups of the French Tech ecosystem
12 May 20239 May 2023 Bio-PP and isoprene news Visolis has recently partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks to reportedly improve its microbial strain for the production of bio-isoprene and SAF production
8 May 20233 May 2023 Visolis and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Partnership to Improve Microbial Strain for Bio-Isoprene and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Partnership aims to enable cost-effective decarbonization of rubber tire manufacturing and sustainable aviation fuel production
5 May 20232 May 2023 Scientists Isolate Microbes That Eat Carbon Dioxide Researchers are testing new ways to use micro-organisms called cyanobacteria to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
4 May 202328 April 2023 AMSilk Announces Extension of Series C Financing to EUR 54M Proceeds from the financing will enable the company to accelerate the ongoing scale-up of its industrialization and commercialization projects worldwide, to meet the ever-increasing demand for its innovative materials
3 May 20234 May 2023 Smart Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Technologies and Materials Defossilise the Economy With a current capacity of over 1.3 million tonnes for CO₂-based products and steadily growing demand, smart Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies are helping to establish CO2 as a renewable carbon feedstock. Many of these innovations have been introduced at the Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023