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102 Verbio starts industrial production of renewable chemicals (2026)
99 Verbio startet industrielle Produktion erneuerbarer Chemikalien (2026)
73 Magnetic Lignin Catalyst Turns Wood Waste Into a Reusable Green Chemistry Powerhouse (2026)
61 Using Enzymes instead of the Landfill: How Biological Processes Can Help with Recycling (2026)
50 Russian Government Approves Bioeconomy Development Strategy Through 2036 (2026)
39 Koalitionsfraktionen planen neue Plastiksteuer (2026)
36 Enzyme statt Müllhalde: Wie biologische Verfahren beim Recycling helfen (2026)
31 Announcement of Bioeconomy Funding Initiative (FI) (2026)
23 Unlocking Europe’s Bioeconomy: New EU study highlights major potential of bio-based industries and biotechnology for Europe’s green transition (2026)
22 Furanova Plans Pilot Plant for Bio-Based Plastics Feedstock at Gendorf Chemical Park (2026)
21 Last Chance to Join: WaterProof Workshop "From Waste(water) CO₂ to Formic Acid" (2026)
18 ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report 2026 (2026)
15 Biobasierte Grundstoffe und grüner Wasserstoff: Startup Furanova bringt Zukunftstechnologie nach Gendorf (2026)
15 Croatia creates new framework for bioeconomy (2026)
13 Covestro and puren take next step to improve the environmental footprint of purenit® (2026)
12 Innovative Herstellung von E-Fuels und CCU-basierten Vorprodukten (2026)
12 Bioklebstoff hält Wellpappe auch bei Feuchtigkeit in Form (2026)
11 Turning waste into power: scientists convert discarded phone batteries and industrial lignin into high-performance sodium battery materials (2026)
10 Covestro und puren verbessern Umweltbilanz von purenit® weiter (2026)
9 The UK’s bioeconomy: a case for building growth, resilience and sustainability (2026)
9 SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS to carry out the communication and dissemination of BIOEASTWIDE (2026)
9 Kreislaufwirtschaft darf politisch nicht unter die Räder kommen (2026)
9 Avantium announces the start-up of its Flagship Plant, with the first batch of FDCA produced (2026)
8 Spiber launches SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, opening the biomanufacturing platform behind Brewed Protein™ to partners (2026)
8 Global launch of cosmetic product based on AFYREN’s 100% natural propionic acid (2026)

Last week

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154 Spiber launches SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, opening the biomanufacturing platform behind Brewed Protein™ to partners (2026)
143 Unlocking Europe’s Bioeconomy: New EU study highlights major potential of bio-based industries and biotechnology for Europe’s green transition (2026)
141 Carbios reports first-half 2026 results (2026)
115 Covestro and puren take next step to improve the environmental footprint of purenit® (2026)
113 Biotechnology as a platform for hair cosmetic science (2026)
113 Announcement of Bioeconomy Funding Initiative (FI) (2026)
109 University spin-out sets out to turn CO₂ into food protein (2026)
104 Verbio starts industrial production of renewable chemicals (2026)
102 Global launch of cosmetic product based on AFYREN’s 100% natural propionic acid (2026)
102 Scaling Rarity: Lab-grown Perfumes ease Industry Risks (2026)
101 Verbio startet industrielle Produktion erneuerbarer Chemikalien (2026)
99 Croatia creates new framework for bioeconomy (2026)
97 Moeve launches construction of the first phase of Europe’s largest green hydrogen project (2026)
96 European funded projects are scaling up the industrial potential of algae (2026)
93 Neue Regeln gegen Greenwashing: Verbraucherschutz zieht bei Gütezeichen nach (2026)
92 Zymofix to build flagship microbial manufacturing plant as it takes solid-state fermentation to industrial scale (2026)
92 ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report 2026 (2026)
90 Kreislaufwirtschaft darf politisch nicht unter die Räder kommen (2026)
86 The UK’s bioeconomy: a case for building growth, resilience and sustainability (2026)
84 Furanova Plans Pilot Plant for Bio-Based Plastics Feedstock at Gendorf Chemical Park (2026)
81 Last Chance to Join: WaterProof Workshop "From Waste(water) CO₂ to Formic Acid" (2026)
77 The UK is paying to invent the bioeconomy, but letting other countries keep it (2026)
74 Magnetic Lignin Catalyst Turns Wood Waste Into a Reusable Green Chemistry Powerhouse (2026)
70 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 (2026)
69 Covestro und puren verbessern Umweltbilanz von purenit® weiter (2026)

Last 4 weeks

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343 Spin-off Purtiso recycles complex plastic waste into pure raw materials (2026)
271 nova-Institute Launches Groundbreaking Advanced Recycling Database for Strategic Market Insight (2026)
255 Unlocking Europe’s Bioeconomy: New EU study highlights major potential of bio-based industries and biotechnology for Europe’s green transition (2026)
255 Syklo’s factory complex unique on a world scale will produce high-quality recycled plastic pellets and biocomposite (2026)
233 Status and Outlook: Bio-based Polymers worldwide (2025)
232 How VpCI® Packaging Cuts Plant Energy Use and Carbon Emissions (2026)
231 World's Largest Green Methanol Project Achieves ISCC EU Certification (2026)
217 WaterProof Workshop: From Waste(water) CO₂ to Formic Acid (2026)
210 Plastics Recycling: TotalEnergies Becomes the Sole Owner of the Grandpuits Advanced Plastics Recycling Plant (2026)
193 German-Estonian Joint Project Tests Biomass Valorisation Platform: Chemicals and energy sectors move away from fossil raw materials (2026)
192 New EU-funded project UNCOVER to advance the market uptake of CO2 utilisation technologies (2026)
191 Methanol Qualified as a Feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (2026)
190 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 (2026)
187 Holcim’s Eco2fly carbon capture project takes key e-SAF step (2026)
174 Toward circular elastomers: Covestro opens pilot plant in Leverkusen (2026)
172 Eni and PETRONAS explore innovative biofuel solutions (2026)
165 Defossilisation Made Visible: Why OK Renewable Is Becoming the Reference Label for Renewable Carbon Products (2026)
163 Worley Awarded Engineering Contract for D-CRBN’s Renewable Syngas Demonstration Plant (2026)
159 BIOWEG to build Europe's largest bacterial cellulose plant, backed by Series A of €30 million (2026)
156 First batch of products from world’s largest green methanol project undertaken by SWCHEM shipped (2026)
156 Biotech Open Platform inaugurates its biotechnology platform, opening a new chapter for industrial innovation in Europe (2026)
156 Avantium Completes Commissioning of Purification Unit at FDCA Flagship Plant (2026)
155 Moving Advanced Recycling from Innovation to Implementation (2026)
155 Investment in Europe’s alternative protein companies grows – but sector can no longer rely on venture capital alone (2026)
155 Spiber launches SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, opening the biomanufacturing platform behind Brewed Protein™ to partners (2026)
154 INERATEC and Ramboll drive industrial production of e-SAF in Europe (2026)
153 Kirkbi to Significantly Step Up Investment in Plastics Circularity (2026)
152 Stargate Hydrogen secures 21 million Euros from the EU Innovation Fund to further scale up its operations  (2026)
150 PureCycle: Start-up of Antwerp PP recycling plant postponed until 2029 (2026)
150 30 strategies, three visions: What kind of bioeconomy is the world building? (2026)
150 Godavari secures European Patent for bio-based filler (2026)
147 Greewave develops bio-based synthetic rubber from industrial side streams (2026)
146 Carbios reports first-half 2026 results (2026)
145 Twelve Secures $45 Million Financing for CO2-Based Clean Fuels Plant (2026)
137 Bayer and Neste close commercial agreement to jointly scale newgold® winter canola for biofuels production (2026)
137 Bio-based materials and engineered timber construction (2026)
137 Discover How CO₂ from Wastewater Can Become Sustainable Packaging (2026)
137 Plasma Technology Could Help Plant-Based Packaging Replace Plastic (2026)
135 Textile ETP launches textile bioeconomy strategy, calling for urgent collective action to anchor biobased and circular value chains in Europe (2026)
135 Wool and lyocell combine to create a biobased alternative for hygiene products (2026)
134 BIOWEG baut Europas größte Anlage zur Herstellung von bakterieller Zellulose – finanziert durch eine Serie-A-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 30 Millionen Euro (2026)
133 Avantium partners with Sojitz Pla-Net to drive adoption of releaf® in the Japanese market (2026)
132 A Sustainable Flame Retardant Derived From Corn Steep Liquor (2026)
131 From Pollution to Performance: On Scales the First EVA Midsole Made Using Captured Carbon Emissions to Over a Million (2026)
129 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2026 (2026)
129 Green Science Alliance Developed Plant Biomass based, TPO & HEMA-free Vegan Gel Nail Polish (2026)
126 Evonik breaks ground on biotechnology expansion in Slovakia (2026)
126 Skyrenu delivers its first batch of CO2 captured directly from the air as part of a technological showcase for carbon valorization (2026)
126 EU-Projekt UNCOVER will die Markteinführung von Technologien zur CO2-Nutzung vorantreiben (2026)
123 Global Bio-based Polymer Market to Grow by 11% Annually Until 2030, Led by Europe and North America (2026)

Last 12 months

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1627 The world’s first 100% “fiber-to-fiber” biorecycled clothing unveiled by multi-brand consortium: CARBIOS, On, Patagonia, PUMA, PVH Corp. and Salomon (2024)
1150 Global Bio-based Polymer Market to Grow by 11% Annually Until 2030, Led by Europe and North America (2026)
1082 EU Enforces Ambitious Packaging and Recycling Rules as New Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Takes Effect Today (2025)
948 New Report: Mapping of Global Advanced Plastic Recycling Capacities (2025)
858 Developing CO₂-Based PLGA for high performance packaging (2026)
821 Global Bio-Based Polymer Market to Grow 13% Annually Through 2029, Led by Asia and North America (2025)
755 Artificial metabolism turns waste CO2 into useful chemicals (2026)
721 Breakthrough in bio-composite recycling: from post-consumer waste into lactic acid – at scale (2026)
717 nova-Institute Provides Scientific Basis for EU Policy on Bio-based Plastic Packaging under PPWR (2026)
698 Global 2025/26 vegetable oil production set to hit record levels (2025)
659 Downcycling: Was bedeutet das? (2026)
658 CO₂-Entnahme: Ohne schnellen Hochlauf ist Klimaneutralität bis 2045 kaum erreichbar (2026)
651 Melt&Marble Secures €7M to Scale Designer Fats in Beauty and Food  (2026)
631 Could the production of European chemicals be achieved without naphtha and steam crackers? What alternative pathways could be viable in the future? (2026)
624 Breaking the Bubbles of the Different Renewable Carbon Sectors to Enhance the Transformation of the European Chemical Industry (2025)
602 Commission boosts Europe's competitiveness, decarbonisation and independence with Electrification Action Plan and ETS review (2026)
601 Prometheus Just Changed Energy and Fuels Forever (2025)
596 The Updated Poster on Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments has been Released (2026)
589 Consumer Concerns: Certification and Eco-Labels (2025)
578 €170.7 million for new bio-based innovations (2025)
555 CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026: Preliminary Program Now Available (2025)
542 Prometheus’ New e-Kerosene Tech Drives SAF Cost Below $2.50-per-Gallon, Makes Fischer-Tropsch Obsolet (2026)
523 Status and Outlook: Bio-based Polymers worldwide (2025)
511 Why Thailand became Asia’s rising biobased star (2026)
501 Sustainable natural rubber: GNF publishes factsheet with recommendations for action (2025)
489 “Best CO2 Utilisation 2025”: Celebrating Pioneering Innovation in Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies (2025)
479 Renewable Carbon Feedstocks: Building a Net-Zero Chemical Industry in 2050 (2024)
477 Commission presents new Bioeconomy Strategy to drive green growth, competitiveness and resilience across Europe (2025)
471 EU-KunststoffgranulatVO (2025)
461 Direct Air Capture, e-Methanol and CO2 Electrolysis Technologies Win “Best CO2 Utilisation 2026” Innovation Award (2026)
457 Artificial Intelligence Reshaping Recycling (2025)
448 ZOOM-Interview with Alex Hogan (CEO of Vioneo) by Michael Carus (nova-Institut/RCI), 11 May 2026 (2026)
446 Policy and financing momentum sustain CCUS progress despite setbacks (2026)
445 Renewable Materials Conference 2026 — Save the Date: 22–24 September in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) (2025)
444 nova talk #2: Textile Recycling: quo vadis? Just a hype or the next big thing? (2026)
437 Global Launch of AEROVENT ZERO: China-Developed Innovation Ushering Tech Textiles into a PFAS-Free Era (2025)
436 From Waste to Sustainable Fuels – Joint Symposium (2026)
436 Study Confirms Biomass Can Meet 20% of Carbon Demand in Chemicals Sector by 2050 without compromising food and feed supply (2025)
435 CO₂ to E-Methanol, Aviation Fuels and Speciality Chemicals: Six Nominees Announced for the “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2026” Innovation Award (2026)
434 Smarter, Faster, Greener: How Digital and AI-Based Technologies Are Transforming Recycling Systems (2025)
433 CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2027 – Call for Abstracts Now Open (2026)
424 Renewable Materials Conference announces Six Nominees for the Innovation Award, Final Programme and High-Level Expert Panel (2026)
420 Citroniq Chemicals Closes $12 Million Series A Financing (2024)
413 Commission adopts rules and launches initiatives to boost carbon removals and carbon farming in the EU  (2025)
406 Enzymatic Recycling: Sustainable Valorisation of Plastic Waste (2025)
404 Arena Launches the First Swimwear Collection with Bio-based and Renewable LYCRA® Ecomade Fibre (2025)
401 Lignin valorization (2025)
400 Alternative to BPA passes toxicity and sustainability standards set by EU innovation guidelines (2025)
392 Renewable Carbon-based Materials Show Significant Lower CO2 Footprint Than Fossil Counterparts (2026)
386 Pioneering the Power-to-X Future: Launch of the World's First Commercial e-Methanol Plant (2025)

All time

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16396 Sugarcane Bagasse as Aggregate in Composites for Building Blocks (2023)
12268 Worldwide growth in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals (2014)
12132 Biocomposites: 350,000 t production of wood and natural fibre composites in the European Union in 2012 (2013)
12101 Sativex - Novel cannabis derived treatment for MS pain now available in Canada by prescription (2005)
9492 Microplastics in the Environment (2014)
8095 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed! (2021)
7986 CCU, Carbon Capture and Utilization, even better than biomass as a feedstock (2019)
7946 Products made from crude oil have a significantly higher CO2 footprint than previously assumed (2024)
7712 nova-Pressespiegel: Amflora - Pro und Contra sowie Sinn und Nutzen in der Diskussion (2010)
7615 Map of 224 European biorefineries published by BIC and nova-Institute (2017)
7481 Options for Designing a New Political Framework of the European Bio-based Economy (2014)
7418 For the first time: Growth rate for bio-based polymers with 8 % CAGR far above overall polymer market growth (2021)
7328 Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) Market - Global Trends & Segment Forecast to 2024 (2016)
7314 "Bambusfaser" ist Viskose (2008)
7294 Natural Fibres and the World Economy July 2019 (2019)
7136 Greenwashing: misuse of EU composting standard EN 13432 (2015)
7087 Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms (2014)
7038 Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plastic (2017)
6898 2018 was a very good year for bio-based polymers: Several additional capacities were put into operation (2019)
6843 Bioplastics reduce CO2 emissions (2019)
6840 nova-Bericht: Globale Marktsituation der Biokunststoffe (2008)
6739 Global Bio-Based Chemicals Market Forecast 2017-2025 (2017)
6591 PUMA launches biodegradable InCycle collection (2013)
6582 Alternative Resin Binders for Particle Boards Reduce Health Problems (2009)
6554 TECNARO eröffnet Internet-Shop für nachhaltige ARBOFORM®-Produkte (2003)
6530 New grades of polyamide based on naturally occurring feedstocks (2011)
6486 Green Refinery (2014)
6464 The world’s first 100% “fiber-to-fiber” biorecycled clothing unveiled by multi-brand consortium: CARBIOS, On, Patagonia, PUMA, PVH Corp. and Salomon (2024)
6430 CO2 is ready to go as a fuel and chemical feedstock (2013)
6172 Naturfasern aktuell: Preise und Anbauflächen (2009)
6048 nova-Bericht: IKEA nimmt weltweiten den zweiten WPC-Stuhl ins Sortiment! (2007)
6026 nova-Bericht: Wandbaustoffe aus Hanfschäben und Kalk (2009)
5976 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)
5962 ZOE B Organic Introduces the World’s First Biodegradable Beach Toys: Finally Toys that Clean Up after Themselves (2014)
5561 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)
5557 New market and technology report: Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends, and Challenges – Technologies, Sustainability, Policy and Key Players (2020)
5549 Malaysia's pioneer bioplastics pilot plant is operational (2011)
5508 Biobased Ingredients for the Cosmetics Sector (2019)
5469 High-tech strategies for small farmers and organic farming (2018)
5414 Compostable plastic bags carry goods and hopes for the future (2016)
5337 The safest and most sustainable electrical cable (2016)
5298 Rape cake: more than just a by-product (2007)
5210 Reißfest, wasserdicht und kompostierbar: die Biomülltüte aus Ecovio (2011)
5146 Bio-based Naphtha and Mass Balance Approach – Status & Outlook, Standards & Certification Schemes (2021)
5016 Increasing interest in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals (2014)
4985 Viskose-Textilien aus Bambus-Zellstoff richtig kennzeichnen (2009)
4983 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)
4968 The global bio-based polymer market 2019 – A revised view on a turbulent and growing market (2020)
4919 The World’s First Compostable Marker (2020)
4816 Bio-based polymers worldwide: Ongoing growth despite difficult market environment (2017)