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COVID-19 has cost European biobased industries €89 billion in turnover
The COVID-19 epidemic of recent years has cost the biobased industries in Europe €89 billion in…
Industry calls for uniform assessment of carbon footprint biobased products
Fourteen industry associations in the chemicals, plastics and construction materials industries are calling on the European…
MNEXT Lunch lecture on renewable energy carriers
The Renewable Energy Carriers Research Group of MNEXT (formerly Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy) is organising…
BIC highlights AI possibilities for the bio-based industries
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has released a review of some of the current uses for…
Lego once again bets on renewable and recycled plastic
Toy manufacturer Lego plans to make half the plastic in its bricks from renewable or recycled…
Sustainable syngas production, directly from blast furnace gas
The Flemish spearhead cluster Catalisti is looking for industrial partners for the ESSSC project, which focuses…
Drax biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant
The Drax biomass power station in North Yorkshire, UK, was responsible for four times more carbon…
Biorizon 2024 Annual Event: accelerating biobased business together
On November 27 and 28 2024, Shared Research Center Biorizon will host its 11th Biorizon Annual…
BioBTX secures over €80M to launch world’s first renewable aromatics plant
BioBTX has raised more than €80 million to build its first commercial plant to produce renewable…
Better Biobased Building Blocks for the construction industry
In the B4 - Better Biobased Building Blocks - project led by TNO, 11 partners in…
Digital Twins in agri-food
The European project Bio-Based Digital Twins (BBTWINS) is organising a webinar exploring the potential of digitaltwins…
EUR 2.5M for circular products, services and processes
From May 7, the new call for projects of the Circular Economy Knowledge and Innovation Agenda…
€213 Million for advancing circular biobased industries in Europe
This week, CBE JU published its 2024 call for project proposals. A total of €213 million…
New BIC country reports released
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has started producing a new round of country reports. These reports…
More biofuels needed to make Netherlands climate neutral
The Netherlands can be climate neutral by 2050 without adjusting its economic structure, according to new…
Tech Tour Launches Circular 2024 Programme
Tech Tour is announcing the launch of the first edition of the Tech Tour Circular 2024…
Romania provides untapped opportunities for Europe’s bio-based sector and green growth
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has published an updated version of its Country Report on Romania,…
Dutch Parliament pushes pause button for National Growth Fund
The Dutch Lower House this month chose to postpone the fourth round of the National Growth…
GreenLab and Ginkgo to design enzymes that biodegrade PFAS
GreenLab, a US-based plant-biotechnology company producing complex proteins in corn, announced a new partnership with Ginkgo…
EU reviews energy and climate plans of member states
The Commission has published its assessment of EU Member States' draft National Energy and Climate Plans…