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EU Bioeconomy reaches EUR 2.4 trillion in 2017
The nova-Institute report commissioned by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) noted that the analysis of the 2017 Eurostat data shows that the turnover of the total bioeconomy*, including food and beverages and the primary sectors of agriculture and forestry, results in just over 2.4 trillion EUR in the EU-28, meaning an increase by 25% since 2008. … Continue reading
Survey: Americans Embrace Sustainability Despite COVID-19 Upheaval
A new survey from Genomatica shows that sustainability has moved from a fringe preference into a core imperative across American life even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Genomatica conducted this research using an online survey prepared by Method Research and distributed by Dynata among n=2,000 adults in the United States. Data was collected from June 16 … Continue reading
Dutch SER advises biomass use for chems production
The Dutch Social Economic Council (SER) published this month its report: “Biomass in Balance, a sustainability framework for the high value application of bio-feedstocks” (in Dutch) which advises the Dutch government about biomass sustainability and giving a recommendation that biomass should be use more as bio-feedstock (chemicals and materials production) instead of bioenergy and fuel … Continue reading
What future for Coal-to-MEG and Bio-MEG in a Low-Cost Brent World?
Since the start of 2020, we have seen Brent crude oil futures fall from just under $70/bbl to $23/bbl. MEG values followed, plummeting from $608/ton to $350/ton cfr in early April. And although there has been a rebound, relatively low Brent crude prices of around $40/bbl still prevail, along with very low MEG values in … Continue reading
The Great Reset: A Post-Covid19 Bioeconomy Agenda
I just learned from my social media networks that today is apparently #WorldEnvironmentDay so let me share this very interesting initiative called the Great Reset launched jointly on June 3 in a virtual meeting by the World Economic Forum and HRH The Prince of Wales in response to the need for a better world in … Continue reading
Summer Sale! 30% discount on Bio-based Chemicals Report
I love summer sale and this one might hit the right spot if you’re looking for the latest information on the bio-based chemicals market. My latest market report “Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks” has also just been updated to include the immediate effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Especially in times of crisis, it is important … Continue reading
Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks
The exit of key players, restructuring of production capacities worldwide, a shrinking pool of new start-up companies but also burgeoning discovery and increasing production of new building blocks Tecnon OrbiChem and the nova-Institute release their latest “Commercialisation updates on bio-based building blocks” http://bio-based.eu/reports/ Please contact info@orbichem.com to request a Table of Contents Since the last report in … Continue reading
Is levulinic acid making a comeback?
It has been a while since we last heard any activities in the levulinic acid space especially as there are not many players developing end-market applications in this field aside from GF Biochemicals, which has (or had?) a 10 ktpa facility in Caserta, Italy, producing fermentation-based levulinic acid. I was fortunate enough to visit the … Continue reading
The European Green Deal Roadmap
The European Commission recently announced The European Green Deal – a roadmap for making the EU’s economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all. The European Green Deal provides a roadmap with actions to boost the efficient use of resources … Continue reading
PBPC addresses misleading bioplastic statement from Greenpeace
Recently, Greenpeace released a report on corporations and plastics pollution and specifically addressed the use of bioplastics. While some of their discussion had merit, the US organization Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) reported on its Accountability Blog that Greenpeace’s coverage of bioplastics fell short. PBPC took out its red pen to correct the record and … Continue reading