Analytics for Material Development: XPS reveals the surface chemistry of bio-based hybrid materials
Using XPS, Fraunhofer IAP supports companies and research partners in gaining a targeted understanding of the complex surface chemistry of bio-based materials and identifying the causes of differences in performance
Sustainable Innovations joins BIOSPARK, a new EU project to build the skills for a circular bioeconomy
The project consortium will develop a network of 27 Bio-Based Education Centres (BBECs), one in every EU member state, and will narrow the gap between Europe’s education systems, paying particular attention to countries with less research and innovation capacity
How the EU could finally give bio-based plastics a fair chance
As the EU weighs binding targets for bio-based content in plastics, MEP Jeannette Baljeu and Braskem’s Katarina Molin discuss how policymakers can create real market incentives for investment without compromising credible sustainability standards
Munich E-Methane Startup Turn2x Secures €20 Million for Expansion
Munich climate tech Turn2x has raised €20 million in a Series A financing round. The startup plans to use the capital to scale its e-methane technology and set up additional production sites following the launch of a commercial plant in Spain
Novonesis to build next generation enzyme production facility in India
The company will invest €600 million to expand its site in Patalganga and build a state-of-the-art facility. This marks another step in Novonesis’ long-term growth strategy and continued investment in its global production footprint to meet increasing demand
Using Enzymes instead of the Landfill: How Biological Processes Can Help with Recycling
Researchers from the University of Greifswald are investigating how biochemical procedures may help to break plastics down into their individual chemical building blocks and make them available for a new product cycle
Spiber launches SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, opening the biomanufacturing platform behind Brewed Protein™ to partners
Spiber’s biomanufacturing platform, from gene sequence design to commercial fermenters of over 100 kL, is now offered as a contract service for strain development and fermentation manufacturing. First presented at BioJapan 2026, Yokohama, October 7–9
Detergents and Cleaning Agents Made From CO₂, High-Quality Textiles Made From Wood, and Bio-Based Coagulants in Wastewater Treatment: Innovations for the Defossilisation of the Chemical Industry
At the Renewable Materials Conference, held on 22–24 September 2026 in Siegburg/Cologne, experts discussed fundamental questions about the future of the European chemical industry, innovations were awarded, and the framework conditions to accelerate defossilisation were presented. Initial examples demonstrate the potential for this to be effective
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2026
September Highlights: Open Letter to DG GROW and the CCA Steering Group; Biotech Act II, PPWR, public procurement, and cascading use, updates on RCI projects, the Renewable Materials Conference, New RCI member Supercritical Solutions, RCI General Assembly 2026
Alliance to End Plastic Waste Releases 2025 Progress Report, Highlighting First-Year Progress Under Strategy 2030
Under Strategy 2030, the Alliance is transitioning from smaller, standalone projects to larger-scale integrated Country and Thematic Programs, focusing its efforts where they can have the greatest impact
Neste and United Airlines extended agreements for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply in the US and the Netherlands
Flights departing Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the United States and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands will be supplied with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blended with conventional jet fuel
Textile ETP launches textile bioeconomy strategy, calling for urgent collective action to anchor biobased and circular value chains in Europe
The strategy identifies three converging imperatives that make the biobased transition a necessity rather than an option: sustainability, strategic resilience and competitiveness
German-Estonian Joint Project Tests Biomass Valorisation Platform: Chemicals and energy sectors move away from fossil raw materials
The goal is for the Deep-Tech-Start-up New Standard Oil and Fraunhofer researchers in to convert currently unused biowaste streams across Europe into valuable renewable products
Closed-Loop Concept: From Coffee Grounds to a Coffee Mug
Making new coffee cups from coffee grounds: The Danish startup Grounded Cups has brought this idea to mass production. An injection-moldable compound, automated processes, and a closed-loop concept form the basis for producing millions of units
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