SteamBio enabling sustainable carbon for industry
There is much talk nowadays about “decarbonising” the economy, would it be more appropriate for us to use a greener form of carbon instead?…
Category: Bioproducts
European Bioeconomy 2013: € 2.1 trillion turnover and 18.3 million employees
Brussels, 3rd March 2016 – The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) announced at its general assembly the results of the first extensive macro-economic study (*) on…
Creating the right conditions for the bioeconomy
Europe’s current economic model needs to change and embrace the bio-economy. This is one of the new economic models that creates sustainable growth and at the…
Biobased economy and resource efficient agriculture: a sinergy against climate change
Prof. André P.C. Faaij is Conference General Chairman of the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition 2016. In his message to the conference he explains why we definitely…
Developing the Austrian biobased industry
It is stated in the Austrian Federal Government’s Strategy for Research, Technology and Innovation that research and technology development hold a crucial importance for…
Turning wet biomass wastes into high-value products
The project NEWAPP – “New technological applications for wet biomass waste stream products,” focuses on the application of hydrothermal carbonization processes (HTC) to convert…
The bioplastics industry in Korea – Where to Next?
The global bioplastics market is booming – total production capacity is set to grow 400% by 2017, and the European Commission has designated bioplastics…
Biofore concept car showcases the potential of biomaterials
The Biofore Concept Car showcases the use of UPM’s innovative biomaterials in the automotive industry. The majority of parts traditionally made from plastics are…
M&G Chemicals planning a bioethanol and bioglycols plant in China
M&G Chemicals has announced today its decision to build a second generation biorefinery in the region of Fuyang, Anhui Province of China, for the…
Developing the bio-based economy in Flanders
In support of the Flemish Government in developing its own strategy for a biobased economy (BBE) VITO, together with Clever Consult and Ghent University,…