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83 Construction begins on Technology Platform for Power-to-Liquid Fuels (TPP) (2024)
69 Advancing Circular Packaging in Europe: PLA, PPWR and the Path Forward (2026)
68 Beyond the bottle: turning wine emissions into bio-based value (2026)
58 Chinese scientists turn CO2 into aviation kerosene (2026)
54 UBQ Materials Issues Carbon Credits, Accelerating Industry Decarbonization through Avoided Plastic-Related Emissions (2026)
44 Start-up Biovox: Biokunststoff soll Müllproblem in Kliniken lösen (2026)
38 Adsorbi launches bio-based air filter media offering fewer filter replacements and lower carbon footprint than activated carbon (2026)
37 Über den Weinanbau hinaus: Weinemissionen in biobasierte Wertstoffe umwandeln (2026)
24 €170.7 million call for project proposals launched (2026)
19 Opinion: The time has come to fully reimagine the chemical industry (2026)
16 Free Webinar: The next 12 months matter – shape EU policy and renewable chemicals with RCI (2026)
14 European paper sacks reduce carbon footprint by 9% between 2021 and 2024 (2026)
14 EU Approves €5 Billion German and Czech Carbon Removal, Green Fuel Plans (2026)
13 Researchers develop scalable method for safer, compostable packaging (2026)
12 Free Webinar: Navigating Green Claims under the EU Empowering Consumers Directive (EmpCo) (2026)
10 Commission proposes actions to protect Europeans from the fossil energy crisis and accelerate the shift to clean, homegrown energy (2026)
10 Europe's new platform to help unlock funding for a bio-based future  (2026)
10 nova-Institute Provides Scientific Basis for EU Policy on Bio-based Plastic Packaging under PPWR (2026)
9 Neue Plattform für biobasierte Rohstoffe in der industriellen Biotechnologie (2026)
9 Direct Air Capture, e-Methanol and CO2 Electrolysis Technologies Win “Best CO2 Utilisation 2026” Innovation Award (2026)
9 Mikroben und Algen als Schatzsucher: Biologisches Recycling von Elektroschrott zeigt großes Potenzial (2026)
9 Alternative plant fibre landscape analysis (2026)
9 VEGANCELIO project – transform organic waste into vegan leather and cosmetic microcapsules  (2026)
8 Europäische Papiersackindustrie senkt CO₂-Fußabdruck zwischen 2021 und 2024 um 9% (2026)
8 Policy and financing momentum sustain CCUS progress despite setbacks (2026)

Last week

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110 BASF at interpack 2026: Solutions for modern packaging concepts (2026)
107 Low-energy path to bioplastics emerges from discarded wood (2026)
101 Commission proposes actions to protect Europeans from the fossil energy crisis and accelerate the shift to clean, homegrown energy (2026)
90 €170.7 million call for project proposals launched (2026)
88 NatureWorks Announces Grand Opening of Fully Integrated Ingeo™ Biopolymer Manufacturing Facility in Thailand (2026)
88 Europe's new platform to help unlock funding for a bio-based future  (2026)
87 Opinion: The time has come to fully reimagine the chemical industry (2026)
86 Construction begins on Technology Platform for Power-to-Liquid Fuels (TPP) (2024)
70 European paper sacks reduce carbon footprint by 9% between 2021 and 2024 (2026)
70 Beyond the bottle: turning wine emissions into bio-based value (2026)
69 Advancing Circular Packaging in Europe: PLA, PPWR and the Path Forward (2026)
65 Direct Air Capture, e-Methanol and CO2 Electrolysis Technologies Win “Best CO2 Utilisation 2026” Innovation Award (2026)
64 Alternative plant fibre landscape analysis (2026)
64 BASF auf der interpack 2026: Lösungen für moderne Verpackungskonzepte (2026)
64 Microbes and algae as treasure hunters: Biological recycling of electronic waste shows great potential (2026)
63 Mikroben und Algen als Schatzsucher: Biologisches Recycling von Elektroschrott zeigt großes Potenzial (2026)
60 UP Catalyst and SGC Energy Partner to Bring Sustainable Carbon Nanotube and Graphite Production to South Korea  (2026)
59 Chinese scientists turn CO2 into aviation kerosene (2026)
55 UBQ Materials Issues Carbon Credits, Accelerating Industry Decarbonization through Avoided Plastic-Related Emissions (2026)
53 EU Approves €5 Billion German and Czech Carbon Removal, Green Fuel Plans (2026)
53 VEGANCELIO project – transform organic waste into vegan leather and cosmetic microcapsules  (2026)
51 Licht statt Hitze für Biokunststoff aus Waldabfällen (2026)
50 AFYREN receives €3 million grant from the Grand Est Region through the European Fair Transition Fund (2026)
48 NatureWorks: Neue PLA-Produktion in Thailand eröffnet (2026)
47 Start-up Biovox: Biokunststoff soll Müllproblem in Kliniken lösen (2026)

Last 4 weeks

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298 nova-Institute Provides Scientific Basis for EU Policy on Bio-based Plastic Packaging under PPWR (2026)
197 New Sustainable Polymer Class Discovered (2026)
182 Policy and financing momentum sustain CCUS progress despite setbacks (2026)
177 Free Webinar: Navigating Green Claims under the EU Empowering Consumers Directive (EmpCo) (2026)
176 Direct Air Capture, e-Methanol and CO2 Electrolysis Technologies Win “Best CO2 Utilisation 2026” Innovation Award (2026)
164 WACKER und Biotechnologie-Pionier Amyris bündeln Kräfte im Personal Care-Sektor (2026)
160 Bridging the gap to commercial scale in bio-based industries (2026)
155 An oil shock is underway – will industries go bio-based? (2026)
150 A new textile-to-textile recycling process validated on an industrial scale (2026)
145 PHAs are natural and fit within the Commission’s vision of a Circular Economy (2026)
144 Renewable Materials Conference: Final Program Released (2026)
140 Green hydrogen from sunlight and water - without electrolyzers and without electricity (2026)
134 Sweet-LOHC: Die nächste Generation chemischer Wasserstoffspeicher (2026)
134 Global Bio-based Polymer Market to Grow by 11% Annually Until 2030, Led by Europe and North America (2026)
130 CO₂ Infrastructure as a Key Enabler for Carbon Capture Utilisation (CCU) and Decarbonisation – The Example of Chemiepark Knapsack in Hürth (Germany) (2026)
128 Engineered enzyme breakthrough offers sustainable solution for polyurethane plastic recycling (2026)
124 WPU (Vitol) plans to build a chemical recycling plant for plastics in Rotterdam (2026)
124 Free Webinar: The next 12 months matter – shape EU policy and renewable chemicals with RCI (2026)
121 Are you ready for a bio-based quota? (2026)
120 The nova-Institute introduces the members of its Renewable Feedstock Department (2026)
119 EU Approves €5 Billion German and Czech Carbon Removal, Green Fuel Plans (2026)
119 Acies Bio Progress on Fermentation Capacity Expansion (2026)
117 Innovation as the answer: Techtextil and Texprocess honour solutions to global challenges with the 2026 Innovation Awards (2026)
116 An interview with Philippe Mengal, executive director of BIC. “The bioeconomy is not just about replacing fossil carbon. It is about redefining Europe’s place in the global economy (2026)
115 High-Performance Meets Bio-Based: Why Furix™ is the Highlight of Yarn Expo 2026 (2026)
115 The LYCRA Company Announces Strategic Partnership on Renewable LYCRA® Fiber (2026)
114 Standing Ovation raises $34.2 million to scale up its breakthrough technology for producing dairy proteins through precision fermentation (2026)
114 Polymerpreise explodieren: Run auf Regranulate (2026)
112 Brazil has a new strategy to make biodiversity one of the country’s main economic assets for development by 2035 (2026)
112 BASF at interpack 2026: Solutions for modern packaging concepts (2026)
111 THUNDER Project Launches to Advance Carbon-neutral e-Methanol Production in Europe (2026)
111 Research project investigates continued biodegradation of compostable plastics in soil (2026)
111 EIB and Eni sign €500 million in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi (2026)
109 Why Naphtha Remains Crucial Despite Promising Greener Alternatives (2026)
109 From overlooked woody biomass to the heart of next-generation batteries: Fibenol and UP Catalyst expand collaboration on lignin-based carbon materials (2026)
108 Low-energy path to bioplastics emerges from discarded wood (2026)
106 ECCO introduces first shoe featuring innovative protein-based fibre (2026)
105 Planetary secures $28M to expand sustainable protein fermentation (2026)
105 EU Enforces Ambitious Packaging and Recycling Rules as New Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Takes Effect Today (2025)
104 EU Single Use Plastics Directive & Natural Polymers (2026)
103 Commission proposes actions to protect Europeans from the fossil energy crisis and accelerate the shift to clean, homegrown energy (2026)
102 Turning CO2 from urban waste into useful consumer products (2026)
102 Researchers turn recovered car battery acid and plastic waste into clean hydrogen  (2026)
101 Neue nachhaltige Polymer-Klasse entdeckt (2026)
101 The world’s first 100% “fiber-to-fiber” biorecycled clothing unveiled by multi-brand consortium: CARBIOS, On, Patagonia, PUMA, PVH Corp. and Salomon (2024)
101 First CBAM certificate price is now available (2026)
100 Researchers develop scalable method for safer, compostable packaging (2026)
100 Microsoft Pauses Carbon Removal Purchases: Reports (2026)
100 Monthly News from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), April 2026 (2026)
98 Developing biowaste coatings to boost CO2-to-fuel conversion (2026)

Last 12 months

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3588 The world’s first 100% “fiber-to-fiber” biorecycled clothing unveiled by multi-brand consortium: CARBIOS, On, Patagonia, PUMA, PVH Corp. and Salomon (2024)
2620 Pioneering the Power-to-X Future: Launch of the World's First Commercial e-Methanol Plant (2025)
1591 The Future of Chemical Industry in Europe: Defossilised and Competitive, how this can work? (2025)
1347 Horizon Europe Project PYSOLO: Mid-term Stakeholder Event on Solar-driven Biomass Pyrolysis (2025)
1335 Global 2025/26 vegetable oil production set to hit record levels (2025)
1170 EU Enforces Ambitious Packaging and Recycling Rules as New Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Takes Effect Today (2025)
1151 From Materials and Models: How AI is Revolutionising the Circular Economy (2025)
1063 Sustainable natural rubber: GNF publishes factsheet with recommendations for action (2025)
1030 Global Launch of AEROVENT ZERO: China-Developed Innovation Ushering Tech Textiles into a PFAS-Free Era (2025)
949 2024/25 vegetable oil production to hit record levels  (2024)
932 Global Bio-Based Polymer Market to Grow 13% Annually Through 2029, Led by Asia and North America (2025)
892 A Billion-dollar business is brewing in textile waste – potential for hundreds of plants across Europe (2025)
882 Advancing circularity: Heidelberg Materials launches first industrial scale facility for enforced carbonation in Poland (2025)
877 Commission launches consultation and call for evidence for upcoming Circular Economy Act  (2025)
872 BioReCer Project: Final Multi-Stakeholder Annual Online Meeting (2025)
868 Mura Technology Announces Expansion into Singapore with New Advanced Recycling Facility (2025)
868 Agreement with Carbon Removal for large-scale DAC in Norway (2025)
867 Consumer attitudes, the effectiveness of labels, and the potential of digital tools to support responsible consumption in the European bioeconomy (2025)
860 Braskem's I'm greenTM bio-based Polyethylene Drives 470,000-Ton Carbon Reduction in Japan's Retail Packaging (2025)
858 Elkem’s pioneering recycled silicones awarded BIG’s Sustainable Product of the Year (2025)
856 AI helps chemists develop tougher plastics (2025)
852 OCOchem and ADM Announce Production Partnership to Build Innovative New CO2 Conversion Facility at ADM Facility (2025)
850 Vioneo Selects Lummus as its Polypropylene Partner for World’s First Industrial Scale Fossil-Free Plastics from Green-Methanol Facility (2025)
846 Mercedes-Benz and recycling specialist TSR launch “urban mining” pilot project for end-of-life vehicles (2025)
841 CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 – Call for Abstracts Now Open (2025)
832 Emvolon and Montauk Renewables Announce Launch of Joint Venture to Convert Biogas into High-Value, Low Carbon Fuel (2025)
832 HiQ-CARB project: More sustainable conductive carbon additives for lithium-ion batteries  (2025)
830 New Market Analysis: Bio-based and Biodegradable Plastics Industries in China (2024)
829 Why PLA must have a place in the Global Plastics Treaty (2025)
826 Sustainability: New ways of producing methanol from electricity and biomass (2025)
825 Scientists repurpose old solar panels to convert CO₂ exhaust into valuable chemicals (2025)
824 Algenesis Labs Announces Breakthrough in Sustainable Polyurethane Chemistry: The World's First 100% Biogenic carbon, Phosgene-Free, Isocyanate (Bio-Iso™) (2025)
823 Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials (2025)
820 CO₂ as a raw material: Power2Polymers sets milestone for climate-friendly chemistry (2025)
819 Glassine by SiOPack®: The sustainable revolution for paper-based window packaging (2025)
817 Blueprint for Sustainable Plastics Developed (2025)
817 “Sustainability isn’t a trend – it’s our responsibility” (2025)
812 Wie Recycling-Verpackungen den Blick auf Produktqualität beeinflussen (2025)
810 Recyclingwirtschaft und Umweltverbände fordern EU-Kommission zu Korrekturen bei SUPD-Umsetzung auf (2025)
810 Re:shell uses discarded eggshells to create modular, biodegradable building bricks (2025)
808 Metsä Group’s carbon capture pilot underway – Investigation of a demo plant beginning (2025)
807 Turning waste and residues into sustainable fuels: LG Chem and Enilive Breaks Ground on Korea’s First HVO/SAF Plant (2025)
806 SEKISUI CHEMICAL Achieves Progress in Creating PFAS-Free Pipes for Ultrapure Process Applications in the Manufacturing of Advanced Semiconductors (2025)
805 Solar goes biobased (2025)
803 Plastic Crisis Unresolved: UN Negotiations Cannot Deliver Treaty Due to Blocking Stance of Petro-States (2025)
801 Transdisciplinary perspectives in the circular economy – WaterProof training workshop for students and early-stage researchers (2025)
801 AIMPLAS to showcase circular, low-carbon and bio-based plastics innovation at the K 2025 (2025)
798 The Fiber Year 2025 (2025)
796 AI Circular Economy Conference 2026: Call for Abstracts Extended Deadline until 26 October 2025 (2025)
794 Cleveland Browns Achieve True Circularity with PureFive™ Resin in Souvenir Cups (2025)

All time

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16358 Sugarcane Bagasse as Aggregate in Composites for Building Blocks (2023)
12231 Worldwide growth in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals (2014)
12062 Biocomposites: 350,000 t production of wood and natural fibre composites in the European Union in 2012 (2013)
12026 Sativex - Novel cannabis derived treatment for MS pain now available in Canada by prescription (2005)
9418 Microplastics in the Environment (2014)
7992 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed! (2021)
7858 CCU, Carbon Capture and Utilization, even better than biomass as a feedstock (2019)
7675 nova-Pressespiegel: Amflora - Pro und Contra sowie Sinn und Nutzen in der Diskussion (2010)
7658 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
7541 Map of 224 European biorefineries published by BIC and nova-Institute (2017)
7439 Options for Designing a New Political Framework of the European Bio-based Economy (2014)
7307 For the first time: Growth rate for bio-based polymers with 8 % CAGR far above overall polymer market growth (2021)
7286 Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) Market - Global Trends & Segment Forecast to 2024 (2016)
7275 "Bambusfaser" ist Viskose (2008)
7221 Natural Fibres and the World Economy July 2019 (2019)
7090 Greenwashing: misuse of EU composting standard EN 13432 (2015)
7013 Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms (2014)
6980 Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plastic (2017)
6857 2018 was a very good year for bio-based polymers: Several additional capacities were put into operation (2019)
6823 nova-Bericht: Globale Marktsituation der Biokunststoffe (2008)
6751 Bioplastics reduce CO2 emissions (2019)
6699 Global Bio-Based Chemicals Market Forecast 2017-2025 (2017)
6528 TECNARO eröffnet Internet-Shop für nachhaltige ARBOFORM®-Produkte (2003)
6513 PUMA launches biodegradable InCycle collection (2013)
6463 Alternative Resin Binders for Particle Boards Reduce Health Problems (2009)
6451 New grades of polyamide based on naturally occurring feedstocks (2011)
6428 Green Refinery (2014)
6392 CO2 is ready to go as a fuel and chemical feedstock (2013)
6212 The world’s first 100% “fiber-to-fiber” biorecycled clothing unveiled by multi-brand consortium: CARBIOS, On, Patagonia, PUMA, PVH Corp. and Salomon (2024)
6123 Naturfasern aktuell: Preise und Anbauflächen (2009)
5984 nova-Bericht: Wandbaustoffe aus Hanfschäben und Kalk (2009)
5929 ZOE B Organic Introduces the World’s First Biodegradable Beach Toys: Finally Toys that Clean Up after Themselves (2014)
5887 nova-Bericht: IKEA nimmt weltweiten den zweiten WPC-Stuhl ins Sortiment! (2007)
5837 The rise of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as a renewable carbon feedstock – More than 1.3 million tonnes capacity for CO₂-based products already exist and are expected to at least quadruple by 2030 (2023)
5504 Malaysia's pioneer bioplastics pilot plant is operational (2011)
5483 New market and technology report: Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges – Technologies, Sustainability, Policy and Key Players (2020)
5477 Levulinic acid and succinic acid – A realistic look at the present and future of two versatile bio-based platform chemicals and their market development (2019)
5439 Biobased Ingredients for the Cosmetics Sector (2019)
5432 High-tech strategies for small farmers and organic farming (2018)
5371 Compostable plastic bags carry goods and hopes for the future (2016)
5294 The safest and most sustainable electrical cable (2016)
5184 Rape cake: more than just a by-product (2007)
5150 Reißfest, wasserdicht und kompostierbar: die Biomülltüte aus Ecovio (2011)
5059 Bio-based Naphtha and Mass Balance Approach – Status & Outlook, Standards & Certification Schemes (2021)
4984 Increasing interest in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals (2014)
4934 Fast growth of bio-based polymers: Production capacity will triple from 5.1 million tonnes in 2013 to 17 million tonnes in 2020, representing a 2% share of polymer production in 2013 and 4% in 2020 (2015)
4929 Viskose-Textilien aus Bambus-Zellstoff richtig kennzeichnen (2009)
4924 The global bio-based polymer market 2019 – A revised view on a turbulent and growing market (2020)
4777 Bio-based polymers worldwide: Ongoing growth despite difficult market environment (2017)
4748 The World’s First Compostable Marker (2020)