7 May 202029 April 2020 Neste’s Interim Report for January-March 2020 Renewable Products’ sales volumes were high, and the renewables facilities reached a new quarterly production record
30 March 20205 May 2020 New strategy paper on Renewable Carbon: Looking for Supporters Before we launch the campaign on renewable carbon worldwide in May, we are looking for 100 representatives of the chemical and plastics industry to support the campaign with their names. Are you in?
25 September 201922 September 2019 Gevo Successfully Secures Renewable Electricity for its Biofuel Production Processes Electricity from Wind Turbines will Power Gevo’s Agri-Energy Luverne Facility
13 September 201910 September 2019 New Neste commercial fueling sites now open in Northern and Central California The new cardlock stations join the first location in San Leandro, California, which opened in March 2019
28 August 201927 August 2019 SoCalGas and Electrochaea Announce Commissioning of New Biomethanation Reactor System Pilot Project Innovative project with U.S. Department of Energy's NREL converts renewable electricity into renewable methane for storage in existing natural gas pipelines
13 August 20196 August 2019 Neste appoints Thorsten Lange Executive Vice President, Renewable Aviation, and Member of the Neste Executive Committee He will join Neste on February 2020, at the latest, and will report to President and CEO Peter Vanacker
25 July 201922 July 2019 Avantium CFO Frank Roerink to step down at the end of 2019 This allowsthe company to start looking fora successor
28 June 201927 June 2019 Renewable Polymer Plant: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium Marcel Lubben, Managing Director of Avantium, shared the latest about their plant-based PEF and their way towards the flagship plant and licensing busines
20 May 201916 May 2019 Neste wants to start selling pure biodiesel in Estonia this summer B100 is currently already sold in Estonia's neighboring countries of Latvia, Finland and Sweden, among others
30 April 201928 April 2019 Circular economies, from California to Sweden: Neste’s wheeling, rolling, moving, flowing In California, waste feedstock from the city of Oakland is now being converted to Neste MY Renewable Diesel and fuels the city’s fleet
25 February 201924 February 2019 Neste to change its organization and composition of the Executive Committee Neste’s growing Renewable Products business area will be divided into three business units and one operational platform each of which has its own Executive Vice President
11 February 20196 February 2019 Gevo Announces Breakthrough Development of Renewable Isoprene, a Key Chemical Building Block for Producing Rubber and Rubber Products Potentially price competitive with petroleum-based isoprene, made with 100% renewable carbon
29 January 201920 January 2019 State of the Renewable Chemicals Industry My key takeaway for 2018 is that the renewable chemicals industry definitely continues to struggle especially when it comes to financing the commercialization phase of their projects
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
11 December 20189 January 2019 Stora Enso and startup Sulapac have joined forces to develop renewable and biodegradable straws The demo, which targets production on an industrial scale, is designed to replace traditional plastic straws with renewable ones
24 October 201821 October 2018 Stora Enso awarded as Finland’s most startup-friendly company Stora Enso runs two startup programmes which have produced good results in business development
23 October 201821 October 2018 VIDEO: Meet Nouryon and the New DuPont The new Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) and the new DuPont have been proactive in the renewable chemicals market
19 October 201816 October 2018 Scaling up biobased BTX: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Anellotech Anellotech CEO David Sudolsky gave this illuminating overview of the technology’s progress and promise as part of The Early Stage webinar series
10 September 20188 September 2018 Lego Wants to Completely Remake Its Toy Bricks (Without Anyone Noticing) It is also pushing for the plastic in its toys to come from sources like plant fibers or recycled bottles by 2030
6 September 20184 September 2018 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
6 August 20184 August 2018 Gevo & Butamax – Remind Me Why I Care By Sam Nejame, Special to The Digest
25 July 201824 July 2018 Re-starting production of Bio-based Acetic Acid from August 2018 GBL has been a pioneer in the use of Sustainable and Renewable Resources to produce chemicals
20 July 201817 July 2018 Surfactants, 100% renewable and biobased: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Croda’s Eco Range Greg Smith gave this illuminating overview of Eco Range’s promise and progress at ABLC 2018 in Washington DC
18 July 201817 July 2018 GLOBAL BIOENERGIES and AUDI renew their partnership in renewable gasoline Global Bioenergies and Audi announced today the signing of a new agreement focused on the implementation of residue usage, preparation of a path to commercialization and engine testing of new blends
27 June 201826 June 2018 Advanced biofuels recognised as a fast-track option for transport decarbonisation – UPM Biofuels welcomes initial agreement on Renewable Energy Directive UPM started operations at the Lappeenranta Biorefinery at the beginning of 2015
25 June 201820 June 2018 Researchers create artificial leaf that converts carbon dioxide into energy and fuel The development is being viewed as a credible candidate in tackling global warming and climate change while keeping the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in check
22 June 201819 June 2018 NMMA Praises EPA Approval of Bio-Isobutanol as New Biofuel Additive NMMA has been a leading voice in the effort to secure approval for bio-isobutanol, raising it directly with Administrator Pruitt on multiple occasions since he took office
14 June 201813 June 2018 Innovative Process for Breaking Down Lignin in Scrap Wood to Make Adhesive Tapes Engineers at the University of Delaware have developed a novel process to make tape out of a major component of trees and plants called lignin
7 June 20186 June 2018 Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Approves Investment in Low Carbon Intensity Biodiesel Company, Benefuel Benefuel is a renewable energy company that utilizes their patented ENSEL® catalyst technology to produce a low carbon intensity biodiesel
5 June 201830 May 2018 Neste to acquire the share majority of the Dutch animal fat trader IH Demeter B.V. The new company is planned to be called Neste Demeter B.V.
1 June 201829 May 2018 EIA says federal subsidies for renewables dropped 56% between 2013-2016 EIA defines subsidies as funds a government expends, or revenue it foregoes, to encourage or support certain activities
16 May 20188 May 2018 BIO Showcases 100 Companies in New Renewable Chemical Platforms Report Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, BIO; head, Industrial & Environmental Section – Special to The Digest
Neste’s Interim Report for January-March 2018 Excellent start for the year with all-time high quarterly profit
11 May 20183 May 2018 Tetra Pak to develop paper straws for its portion-size carton packages Straws play an integral functional role on portion packages, but if not disposed of properly, they then become part of the plastics waste problem
20 April 201817 April 2018 Advocating for Commercialization of Biobased Products: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to BRAG Lauren Graham gave this illuminating overview of BRAG and advocacy for biobased products at ABLC 2018 in Washington DC
17 April 201813 April 2018 First car driving with Global Bioenergies’ renewable gasoline First Audi car to drive at the Montlhéry circuit using over 34% renewable gasoline
16 April 201811 April 2018 RED II Council pressure for double counting renewables must be rejected Transport is Europe’s biggest climate enemy and the only sector still accelerating its fossil emissions output quicker than climate change programmes can catch up
13 April 20185 April 2018 Next steps for succinic: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to BioAmber CEO Rick Eno gave this illuminating overview of the company’s progress and promise at ABLC 2018 in Washington DC
11 April 20183 April 2018 Sewage Sludge Leads to Biofuels Breakthrough JBEI enzyme discovery enables first-time microbial production of an aromatic biofuel
9 April 20185 April 2018 Assobioplastiche: Misleading Conclusions of the ‘Life Cycle Assessment of Grocery Bags’ Produced by the Danish Environmental Agency Biodegradable bags are comparable or better in two key indicators - the potential for global warming and the consumption of non-renewable energy resources
6 April 201829 March 2018 Copa and Cogeca outline key elements for a successful EU climate and energy policy Copa and Cogeca call for a stable long-term policy to maximise the potential of crop-based biofuels to decarbonise the transport sector
5 April 20184 April 2018 Anellotech Achieves Key Process Technology Operating Milestone The Bio-TCat Process’s cost-competitive renewable aromatic chemicals are “drop in” replacements for their identical petroleum-derived counterparts
22 March 201820 March 2018 UPM Biofuels enters the bioplastics market with new partners Choosing the right packaging solution can make a big difference
21 March 201818 March 2018 Key Milestone reached in the Audi – Global Bioenergies partnership Renewable gasoline components were produced and shipped to Audi
16 March 201815 March 2018 Being “Renewable raw materials in purchasing” 3: Office – equipment, material, design t offers a lot of bio-based product alternatives that are innovative, climate contracted, and multiple suitable office and its environment for the workplace
28 February 201823 February 2018 Former Ineos Bio site purchased for conversion into eco-district The projection of renewable fuels and electricity from biogas may be part of the planned eco-district in the future
21 February 201814 February 2018 Failed EU Commission advanced biofuel policy wastes billions of euros The Commission and the Parliament have neglected two common sense rules
16 February 201814 February 2018 Voyage to the Bottom of the Hydrocarbon Cost Curve: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Bioenergies Ronan Rocle recently presented this illuminating overview of the company’s progress and promise
14 February 20187 February 2018 UPM studies opportunities for developing its biofuels business by starting an environmental impact assessment in Kotka, Finland The Kotka Biorefinery would produce approximately 500,000 tonnes of advanced biofuels for transportation
New strategy paper on Renewable Carbon: Looking for Supporters
