Korean water producer Sansu joined force with TotalEnergies Corbion to develop and embossed label bottle made of PLA bioplastics
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by Il Bioeconomista
2d ago
TotalEnergis Corbion is a global technology leader in Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) and lactide monomers. Together with TotalEnergies Corbion, Korean water producer Sansu is developing an embossed label water bottle made of Luminy® PLA bioplastics to speed adoption of recycled PLA as feedstock. This innovation is set to revolutionize recycled PLA production processes – both companies claim – marking a significant leap towards a more sustainable future. Since 2019, Sansu and TotalEnergies Corbion have been engaging in Post-Consumer-Recycling (PCR) of PLA. Traditionally, recycling PCR PLA has been a cu ..read more
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The USDA released a plan to boost biomass supply chain resilience
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by Il Bioeconomista
1w ago
Joe Biden with former US President Barack Obama The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing environmental sustainability and market opportunities for small and mid-sized producers. The report — Building a Resilient Biomass Supply: A Plan to Enable the Bioeconomy in America — is one of the key USDA deliverables of President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, which was issued in 2022 and defined bold goals and new priorities meant to catalyze action insi ..read more
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EU Commission launched its own Biotechnology and Biomanufactoring Communication
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by Il Bioeconomista
1w ago
The EU Parliament in Brussels Today, the Commission has proposed a series of targeted actions to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU. The Communication on Building the future with nature identifies the challenges and barriers and proposes to tackle them, in line with the Communication on the long-term competitiveness of the EU. The advances in life sciences, supported by digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI), and the potential of solutions based on biology to solve societal issues, make biotechnology and biomanufacturing one of the&nb ..read more
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USDA: Biobased products contributed $489 billion to the U.S. economy in 2021, up from $464 billion in 2020
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by Il Bioeconomista
1w ago
Tom Vilsack, US Agriculture Secretary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) honored last 8 March the second annual National Biobased Products Day, a celebration to raise public awareness of biobased products, their benefits and their contributions to the U.S. economy and rural communities. “Bioproducts offer opportunities for more revenue streams for small and mid-sized farmers while giving consumers more in-demand, clean options for everyday items.” “The Biden-Harris Administration supports and incentivizes biobased products because they are what consumers want — and what farmers, and our ..read more
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The EU celebrated the bioeconomy with a Changemakers festival in Brussels
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by Il Bioeconomista
1w ago
Audience at the satellite event in Rome A Festival that aims to engage youth as drivers of the transformative change required in view of the multiple challenges that Europe faces today, and to unlock the potential of the bioeconomy to make the transformation happen. This is the ‘Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival’ organised by the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation) in cooperation with the Bioeconomy Youth Ambassadors, and accompanied by independent satellite events all over Europe on March 13 and 14 In addition, the Festival helped the European Commission to gather views on an ..read more
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Afyren and Suez join forces to develop a new, complementary organic waste recovery process
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by Il Bioeconomista
2w ago
Afyren, a greentech company that offers manufacturers natural, low-carbon ingredients produced using unique fermentation technology based on a completely circular model, and Suez, a world leader in circular solutions for water and waste management, are working together on a new way of creating value from organic waste. At a time when nearly 20% of global food production is wasted, the importance of limiting these losses throughout the value chain and better valorizing waste streams is a fundamental challenge. Regulatory developments in France are moving in this direction. A provision of ..read more
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International Women’s day: our tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen
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by Il Bioeconomista
2w ago
Equal opportunity and equal treatment in the labour market are at the core of decent work. Unfortunately, women around the world still face additional hurdles to access employment, and once in employment, to access decision-making positions and jobs in certain sectors or of certain characteristics. This horizontal and vertical gender segregation of employment, combined with the unequal distribution of unpaid work (including household and childcare activities), results in differences in working conditions such as the gender pay gap and the over-representation of women in pa ..read more
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Is Reims the capital of Champagne? Yes, but in March it will be also the capital of circular bioeconomy thanks to BioKET
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by Il Bioeconomista
3w ago
Reims is worldwide known as the capital of Champagne, the excellent sparkling wine that is made in the Champagne region of France using the traditional method (méthode traditionnelle). Founded by the Gauls, Reims became a major city in the Roman Empire and played later a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. From 19 to 21 March Reims will be also the capital of the industrial biotechnology and bio-based economy. Indeed BioKET will be held this year in the French cit ..read more
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Airbus and TotalEnergies signed a Strategic Partnership in Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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by Il Bioeconomista
3w ago
Airbus and TotalEnergies signed a strategic partnership to meet the challenges of aviation decarbonization with sustainable aviation fuel. In line with the objective of achieving net carbon neutrality of aviation by 2050, this partnership aims to contribute to the reduction of the sector’s CO2 emissions, in which Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) play a key role. SAF supplied by TotalEnergies – the Franch company claims – can reduce up to 90% CO2 emissions over lifecycle compared to their fossil fuel equivalent. These are biofuels produced from waste and residues from the circular ec ..read more
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An Interview with Bertel Karlstedt, CEO of Circa Group
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by Il Bioeconomista
1M ago
“In future, I believe that regulation, consumer behaviour and sustainability will force the traditional petrochemical industry to rethink and find alternative ways to move forward.” To say it – in this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista – is Bertel Karlstedt, the new CEO of Circa Group, the Oslo-headquartered biochemical company, which is listed on Euronext. Interview by Mario Bonaccorso Mr. Karlstedt, what inspired you to accept the challenge of leading a biochemical company? I already knew Circa and the former CEO Tony Duncan from my time at technology company Valmet. In my last two ..read more
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