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4 February 202030 January 2020

HollyFrontier opts for Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ solution to reduce cost of compliance with renewable fuels blending requirements

HydroFlex™ is the preferred choice for refiners leading the industry transition into producing renewable fuels

13 January 20208 January 2020

UFOP Chart of the week (02 / 2020)

Biofuels require little arable land

6 January 202019 December 2019

The Novozymes Award 2019 goes to James C. Liao

Novozymes honors Professor James C. Liao for his contributions to science that can help develop fuels and chemicals from renewable resources

Renmatix and Cargill Sign Joint Development Agreement

Cargill and Renmatix explore new technology to make label-friendly, functional food ingredients to meet consumer demand

20 December 201917 December 2019

European Green Deal: Bioplastics to play a crucial role in making the deal become reality

EUBP will engage in constructive discussions to explain in further detail the potential of bioplastics and their crucial contribution to achieving the Green Deal

18 December 20199 September 2021

Curbing Carbon Emissions with Green Methanol

Carbon Recycling International (CRI) has pioneered a process to transform CO₂ emissions into methanol by direct hydrogenation of captured CO₂. It now plans to deploy its technology at commercial scale and help curb emissions from the chemicals sector

4 December 201929 November 2019

Verdict’s in for Vertimass: Yep, it’s commercially viable

The innovative catalytic technology of one of the Digest's 'next 50 companies to disrupt the world' allows any feedstock for the conversion of biomass into fuels

7 November 20194 November 2019

Neste profit jumps as renewable diesel sruges

Demand for renewable diesel is expected to remain strong - utilization rates of the renewables production facilities are expected to remain high

6 November 20197 November 2019

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe announces range of Bio-attributed Olefins and Polyolefins

The INEOS bio-attributed polyolefins can be made with 100% substitution of bio-feedstock and provide more than 100% Greenhouse Gas savings (GHG)

29 October 201925 October 2019

Clariant launches new bio-based additives to reduce resource consumption in plastic loops at K 2019

Company also introduces 2 new natural-based waxes and dispersing agents for engineering plastics and biopolymers

25 October 201924 October 2019

INOVYN launches World’s first commercially available grade of bio-attributed PVC

BIOVYN^TM is made using bio-attributed ethylene, a renewable feedstock derived from biomass that does not compete with the food chain

21 October 201916 October 2019

Novamont Named Winner of the 2019 Innovation in Bioplastics Award

Plastics Industry Association recognizing Novamont's years of work in the development of sustainable polymers, within the Mater-Bi family of bioplastic polymers

17 October 201915 October 2019

Greenhouse gas-neutral chemistry is technically feasible

Study on potential and prerequisites for major CO₂ reduction of the industry

10 October 201910 October 2019

Levulinic acid and succinic acid – A realistic look at the present and future of two versatile bio-based platform chemicals and their market development

Two new market reports published by nova-Institute shed light on the current and future market situation of these previously acclaimed promising bio-based building blocks

4 October 20192 October 2019

Delta invests $2 million for study of potential facility to produce biofuel from forest floor debris

Delta expects the feasibility study to be complete by the middle of 2020. At that time, Delta will evaluate the next steps in moving forward with the project's development

1 October 201926 September 2019

PNNL/INL team assesses costs and GHG LCA for converting biomass to drop-in fuels via fast pyrolysis and upgrading

They found that for all eleven feedstocks, the largest cost contribution to minimum fuel selling price is capital-related costs, which is approximately 30%–40% of the MFSP

30 September 201930 September 2019

Dow and UPM partner to produce plastics made with renewable feedstock

Dow is integrating wood-based UPM's BioVerno renewable naphtha – a key raw material used to develop plastics – into its slate of raw materials

9 September 20194 September 2019

Avantium awarded €6 million EU grant to accelerate its technologies

Company will lead a 4-year research programme 'IMPRESS' consortium containing ten industry and academic organisations across Europe

2 September 201928 August 2019

Beyond food: the role of animals in the bioeconomy

The bioeconomy may be dominated by plant-based processes, but animals also have key roles to play

26 August 201921 August 2019

Mineral oil groups ramp up HVO production in the EU

In view of alternative feedstock options, UFOP has urged the EU to step up certification and documentation requirements

22 August 20199 September 2021

Photocatalyzed Insertion of CO2 into Benzylic C–H Bonds

University of Regensburg researchers have developed a visible-light-mediated carboxylation of benzylic C–H bonds with CO₂ to give 2-arylpropionic acids

21 August 201920 August 2019

Braskem renews partnership with French startup specializing in development of microorganisms

Agreement between the two companies enables advances in important tools for the development of biotechnology around the world

Which Molecules Are Key for a Sustainable Chemical Industry?

Cambridge researchers screened a large chemical database with over 105 million compounds and identified "strategic" compounds for a circular economy

24 May 201921 May 2019

New Call for Proposals issued by BBI JU

At an info day in Brussels, visited by over 600 attendees, the organization presented and explained its latest Call

23 May 201918 May 2019

The reinvention of bio-plastics: New kids on the block

Bio-plastics industry is looking into the use of non-food crops (2nd and 3rd-generation feedstock), such as cellulose, with a view to develop new materials

27 March 201922 March 2019

US Federal Agencies Release Framework for Advancing the Bioeconomy

New Framework to increase government accountability and accelerate innovative and sustainable technologies

11 March 201920 June 2020

Cellulosic textile fibers – a growing opportunity in the Bioeconomy

With 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the first conference on cellulose fibres was a great success

20 February 201917 February 2019

Green Dot Bioplastics Secures $6.5 Million to Expand Material Portfolio and Increase Production Capacity

Green Dot Bioplastics has closed a $6.5 million Series A Preferred Round led by Fulcrum Global Capital

18 February 201913 February 2019

Neste describes 2018 as ‘outstanding’ for renewables

Renewable diesel delivered to end-users increased from 25% to 30% of total volumes

15 January 201918 January 2019

Fermentable sugar as a raw material for the chemical industry: first generation as sustainable as the second – significant reduction in greenhouse gases for both

New study conducts quantitative and qualitative sustainability assessment of bio-based raw materials for the chemical industry

30 January 201824 January 2018

New study shows producers where and how to grow cellulosic biofuel crops

Practical agronomic data for five cellulosic feedstocks, which could improve adoption and increase production across the country

4 July 201729 June 2017

S2G BioChem Announces Build of Advanced BioRefinery in Sarnia, Ontario

Production of Xylitol to Begin in 2018

20 October 201618 October 2016

Corbion releases whitepaper on feedstock sourcing for bioplastics

Company states that the concerns of using biobased feedstocks for plastics can be successfully identified and managed

11 October 201610 October 2016

The Rise of Organic Manufacturing: Ginkgo, Amyris, ’s circle of innovation is a trend to watch

Out with the old inorganic feedstocks like coal, oil and gas – in with the new feedstocks like woods, grasses, fibers and sugars

23 August 201622 August 2016

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